The Youth of the Great Elector

Chapter XIV

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"He is a bad man, and I am afraid of him."

"And yet you have come here!

Have not shunned danger in order to save me!"

"I have not shunned danger in order to go to my beloved and be able to tell him--'Lift up your head and rejoice in the Lord; crime is taken away from your head--you are no murderer, for the Electoral Prince lives.'

One thing I would like to add, and I beseech you to grant it to me.

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The Youth of the Great Elector

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of The Youth of the Great Elector is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

"He is a bad man, and I am afraid of him."

/hiː ɪz ə bæd mæn ənd aɪ æm əˈfreɪd ʌv hɪm/

Line 2

"And yet you have come here!

/ənd jet juː hæv kʌm hiːr/

Line 3

Have not shunned danger in order to save me!"

/hæv nɑːt ʃʌnd ˈdeɪndʒər ɪn ˈɔːrdər tuː seɪv miː/

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Line 5

One thing I would like to add, and I beseech you to grant it to me.

/wʌn θɪŋ aɪ wʊd laɪk tuː æd ənd aɪ biˈsiːtʃ juː tuː ɡrænt ɪt tuː miː/

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beloved adjective US /bɪˈlʌvd/

dearly loved

From this reading “"I have not shunned danger in order to go to my beloved and be able to tell him--'Lift up your head and rejoice in the Lord; crime is taken away from your head--you are no murderer, for the Electoral Prince lives.'”

beseech verb US /biˈsiːtʃ/

ask for or request earnestly

From this reading “One thing I would like to add, and I beseech you to grant it to me.”

Electoral adjective US /ɪˈlektərəl/

of or relating to elections

grant verb US /ɡrænt/

let have

From this reading “One thing I would like to add, and I beseech you to grant it to me.”

Lift verb US /lɪft/

raise from a lower to a higher position

murderer noun US /ˈmɜːrdərər/

a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)

rejoice verb US /rɪˈdʒɔɪs/

feel happiness or joy

shunned verb US /ʃʌnd/

inflected form of “shun” — avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

From this reading “Have not shunned danger in order to save me!"”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

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in order preposition + noun

in a state of proper readiness or preparation or arrangement

In this reading “Have not shunned danger in order to save me!"”

come here verb + particle

In this reading “"And yet you have come here!”

rejoice in verb + particle

In this reading “"I have not shunned danger in order to go to my beloved and be able to tell him--'Lift up your head and rejoice in the Lord; crime is taken away from your head--you are no murderer, for the Electoral Prince lives.'”

bad man adjective + noun

In this reading “"He is a bad man, and I am afraid of him."”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "He is a bad man, and I am afraid of him."

ableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪbəl/

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading "I have not shunned danger in order to go to my beloved and be able to tell him--'Lift up your head and rejoice in the Lord; crime is taken away from your head--you are no murderer, for the Electoral Prince lives.'

addverbUS /æd/

make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading One thing I would like to add, and I beseech you to grant it to me.

afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading "He is a bad man, and I am afraid of him."

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "He is a bad man, and I am afraid of him."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "He is a bad man, and I am afraid of him."

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

badadjectiveUS /bæd/

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading "He is a bad man, and I am afraid of him."

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

belovedadjectiveUS /bɪˈlʌvd/

dearly loved

beseechverbUS /biˈsiːtʃ/

ask for or request earnestly

From this reading One thing I would like to add, and I beseech you to grant it to me.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "And yet you have come here!

crimenounUS /kraɪm/

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

dangernounUS /ˈdeɪndʒər/

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading Have not shunned danger in order to save me!"

ElectoraladjectiveUS /ɪˈlektərəl/

of or relating to elections

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

grantverbUS /ɡrænt/

let have

From this reading One thing I would like to add, and I beseech you to grant it to me.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "And yet you have come here!

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "He is a bad man, and I am afraid of him."

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "And yet you have come here!

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "He is a bad man, and I am afraid of him."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "He is a bad man, and I am afraid of him."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Have not shunned danger in order to save me!"

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "He is a bad man, and I am afraid of him."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading One thing I would like to add, and I beseech you to grant it to me.

LiftverbUS /lɪft/

raise from a lower to a higher position

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading One thing I would like to add, and I beseech you to grant it to me.

livesnounUS /lɪvz/

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

LordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading "He is a bad man, and I am afraid of him."

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Have not shunned danger in order to save me!"

murderernounUS /ˈmɜːrdərər/

a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Have not shunned danger in order to save me!"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "He is a bad man, and I am afraid of him."

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One thing I would like to add, and I beseech you to grant it to me.

ordernounUS /ˈɔːrdər/

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading Have not shunned danger in order to save me!"

PrincenounUS /prɪns/

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

rejoiceverbUS /rɪˈdʒɔɪs/

feel happiness or joy

saveprepositionUS /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading Have not shunned danger in order to save me!"

shunnedverbUS /ʃʌnd/

inflected form of “shun” — avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

From this reading Have not shunned danger in order to save me!"

takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading One thing I would like to add, and I beseech you to grant it to me.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Have not shunned danger in order to save me!"

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading One thing I would like to add, and I beseech you to grant it to me.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading "And yet you have come here!

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "And yet you have come here!

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

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