Chapter 2 of The White Plumes of Navarre is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The White Plumes of Navarre is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DAY OF BARRICADES "_The good Duke! The sweet Prince! The Church's pillar! Guise! The good Guise!_" Through the open window the shouts, near and far, invaded the quiet class-room of the Sorbonne.
Chapter 2 of The White Plumes of Navarre is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “barricade” — a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
From this reading “THE DAY OF BARRICADES "_The good Duke!”
possessive form of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “The Church's pillar!”
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “THE DAY OF BARRICADES "_The good Duke!”
an artful or simulated semblance
From this reading “Guise!”
past form of “invade” — march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
From this reading “The good Guise!_" Through the open window the shouts, near and far, invaded the quiet class-room of the Sorbonne.”
a fundamental principle or practice
From this reading “The Church's pillar!”
plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “The good Guise!_" Through the open window the shouts, near and far, invaded the quiet class-room of the Sorbonne.”
a university in Paris; intellectual center of France
From this reading “The good Guise!_" Through the open window the shouts, near and far, invaded the quiet class-room of the Sorbonne.”
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In this reading “The good Guise!_" Through the open window the shouts, near and far, invaded the quiet class-room of the Sorbonne.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The good Guise!_" Through the open window the shouts, near and far, invaded the quiet class-room of the Sorbonne.
plural of “barricade” — a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
From this reading THE DAY OF BARRICADES "_The good Duke!
possessive form of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading The Church's pillar!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The good Guise!_" Through the open window the shouts, near and far, invaded the quiet class-room of the Sorbonne.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE DAY OF BARRICADES "_The good Duke!
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading THE DAY OF BARRICADES "_The good Duke!
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The good Guise!_" Through the open window the shouts, near and far, invaded the quiet class-room of the Sorbonne.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading THE DAY OF BARRICADES "_The good Duke!
an artful or simulated semblance
From this reading Guise!
past form of “invade” — march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
From this reading The good Guise!_" Through the open window the shouts, near and far, invaded the quiet class-room of the Sorbonne.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The good Guise!_" Through the open window the shouts, near and far, invaded the quiet class-room of the Sorbonne.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DAY OF BARRICADES "_The good Duke!
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The good Guise!_" Through the open window the shouts, near and far, invaded the quiet class-room of the Sorbonne.
a fundamental principle or practice
From this reading The Church's pillar!
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading The sweet Prince!
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The good Guise!_" Through the open window the shouts, near and far, invaded the quiet class-room of the Sorbonne.
plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading The good Guise!_" Through the open window the shouts, near and far, invaded the quiet class-room of the Sorbonne.
a university in Paris; intellectual center of France
From this reading The good Guise!_" Through the open window the shouts, near and far, invaded the quiet class-room of the Sorbonne.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading The sweet Prince!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DAY OF BARRICADES "_The good Duke!
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The good Guise!_" Through the open window the shouts, near and far, invaded the quiet class-room of the Sorbonne.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading The good Guise!_" Through the open window the shouts, near and far, invaded the quiet class-room of the Sorbonne.
Chapter 2 of The White Plumes of Navarre by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett holds 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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 2 holds 128 sentences of The White Plumes of Navarre, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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