Chapter 5 of The truce of God — A tale of the eleventh century is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The truce of God — A tale of the eleventh century is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Fierce he broke forth: "And darest thou then To beard the lion in his den? The Douglas in his hall? And hopest thou hence unscathed to got No, by Saint Bride of Bothwell, no! Up drawbridge, grooms!--ho! warder, ho! Let the portcullis fall!"
Chapter 5 of The truce of God — A tale of the eleventh century is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a woman who has recently been married
From this reading “And hopest thou hence unscathed to got No, by Saint Bride of Bothwell, no!”
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading “Fierce he broke forth: "And darest thou then To beard the lion in his den?”
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading “The Douglas in his hall?”
a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it
From this reading “Up drawbridge, grooms!--ho! warder, ho!”
plural of “groom” — a man participant in his own marriage ceremony
From this reading “Up drawbridge, grooms!--ho! warder, ho!”
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading “Fierce he broke forth: "And darest thou then To beard the lion in his den?”
not injured or harmed
From this reading “And hopest thou hence unscathed to got No, by Saint Bride of Bothwell, no!”
a person who works in a prison and is in charge of prisoners
From this reading “Up drawbridge, grooms!--ho! warder, ho!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fierce he broke forth: "And darest thou then To beard the lion in his den?
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading Fierce he broke forth: "And darest thou then To beard the lion in his den?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And hopest thou hence unscathed to got No, by Saint Bride of Bothwell, no!
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading And hopest thou hence unscathed to got No, by Saint Bride of Bothwell, no!
lacking funds
From this reading Fierce he broke forth: "And darest thou then To beard the lion in his den?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And hopest thou hence unscathed to got No, by Saint Bride of Bothwell, no!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fierce he broke forth: "And darest thou then To beard the lion in his den?
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading Fierce he broke forth: "And darest thou then To beard the lion in his den?
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading The Douglas in his hall?
a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it
From this reading Up drawbridge, grooms!--ho! warder, ho!
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Let the portcullis fall!"
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading Fierce he broke forth: "And darest thou then To beard the lion in his den?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Fierce he broke forth: "And darest thou then To beard the lion in his den?
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And hopest thou hence unscathed to got No, by Saint Bride of Bothwell, no!
plural of “groom” — a man participant in his own marriage ceremony
From this reading Up drawbridge, grooms!--ho! warder, ho!
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The Douglas in his hall?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fierce he broke forth: "And darest thou then To beard the lion in his den?
for this reason
From this reading And hopest thou hence unscathed to got No, by Saint Bride of Bothwell, no!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fierce he broke forth: "And darest thou then To beard the lion in his den?
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading Up drawbridge, grooms!--ho! warder, ho!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And hopest thou hence unscathed to got No, by Saint Bride of Bothwell, no!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fierce he broke forth: "And darest thou then To beard the lion in his den?
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let the portcullis fall!"
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading Fierce he broke forth: "And darest thou then To beard the lion in his den?
not any; not one
From this reading And hopest thou hence unscathed to got No, by Saint Bride of Bothwell, no!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And hopest thou hence unscathed to got No, by Saint Bride of Bothwell, no!
gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town; can be lowered to prevent passage
From this reading Let the portcullis fall!"
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading And hopest thou hence unscathed to got No, by Saint Bride of Bothwell, no!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fierce he broke forth: "And darest thou then To beard the lion in his den?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Fierce he broke forth: "And darest thou then To beard the lion in his den?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Fierce he broke forth: "And darest thou then To beard the lion in his den?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fierce he broke forth: "And darest thou then To beard the lion in his den?
not injured or harmed
From this reading And hopest thou hence unscathed to got No, by Saint Bride of Bothwell, no!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Up drawbridge, grooms!--ho! warder, ho!
a person who works in a prison and is in charge of prisoners
From this reading Up drawbridge, grooms!--ho! warder, ho!
Chapter 5 of The truce of God — A tale of the eleventh century by George H. (George Henry) Miles holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 5 holds 412 sentences of The truce of God — A tale of the eleventh century, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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