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Chapter 22 of True Tilda is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HUNTED STAG. "_Three hundred gentlemen, able to ride, Three hundred horses as gallant and free, Beheld him escape on the evening tide Far out till he sank in the Severn Sea . The stag, the runnable stag._"--JOHN DAVIDSON.
Chapter 22 of True Tilda is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading “"_Three hundred gentlemen, able to ride, Three hundred horses as gallant and free, Beheld him escape on the evening tide Far out till he sank in the Severn Sea .”
unflinching in battle or action
From this reading “"_Three hundred gentlemen, able to ride, Three hundred horses as gallant and free, Beheld him escape on the evening tide Far out till he sank in the Severn Sea .”
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading “THE HUNTED STAG.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “"_Three hundred gentlemen, able to ride, Three hundred horses as gallant and free, Beheld him escape on the evening tide Far out till he sank in the Severn Sea .”
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “"_Three hundred gentlemen, able to ride, Three hundred horses as gallant and free, Beheld him escape on the evening tide Far out till he sank in the Severn Sea .”
a river in Ontario that flows northeast into Hudson Bay
From this reading “"_Three hundred gentlemen, able to ride, Three hundred horses as gallant and free, Beheld him escape on the evening tide Far out till he sank in the Severn Sea .”
attend a dance or a party without a female companion
From this reading “THE HUNTED STAG.”
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading “"_Three hundred gentlemen, able to ride, Three hundred horses as gallant and free, Beheld him escape on the evening tide Far out till he sank in the Severn Sea .”
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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading "_Three hundred gentlemen, able to ride, Three hundred horses as gallant and free, Beheld him escape on the evening tide Far out till he sank in the Severn Sea .
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "_Three hundred gentlemen, able to ride, Three hundred horses as gallant and free, Beheld him escape on the evening tide Far out till he sank in the Severn Sea .
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "_Three hundred gentlemen, able to ride, Three hundred horses as gallant and free, Beheld him escape on the evening tide Far out till he sank in the Severn Sea .
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading "_Three hundred gentlemen, able to ride, Three hundred horses as gallant and free, Beheld him escape on the evening tide Far out till he sank in the Severn Sea .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The stag, the runnable stag._"--JOHN DAVIDSON.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading "_Three hundred gentlemen, able to ride, Three hundred horses as gallant and free, Beheld him escape on the evening tide Far out till he sank in the Severn Sea .
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "_Three hundred gentlemen, able to ride, Three hundred horses as gallant and free, Beheld him escape on the evening tide Far out till he sank in the Severn Sea .
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "_Three hundred gentlemen, able to ride, Three hundred horses as gallant and free, Beheld him escape on the evening tide Far out till he sank in the Severn Sea .
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading "_Three hundred gentlemen, able to ride, Three hundred horses as gallant and free, Beheld him escape on the evening tide Far out till he sank in the Severn Sea .
unflinching in battle or action
From this reading "_Three hundred gentlemen, able to ride, Three hundred horses as gallant and free, Beheld him escape on the evening tide Far out till he sank in the Severn Sea .
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading "_Three hundred gentlemen, able to ride, Three hundred horses as gallant and free, Beheld him escape on the evening tide Far out till he sank in the Severn Sea .
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_Three hundred gentlemen, able to ride, Three hundred horses as gallant and free, Beheld him escape on the evening tide Far out till he sank in the Severn Sea .
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "_Three hundred gentlemen, able to ride, Three hundred horses as gallant and free, Beheld him escape on the evening tide Far out till he sank in the Severn Sea .
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "_Three hundred gentlemen, able to ride, Three hundred horses as gallant and free, Beheld him escape on the evening tide Far out till he sank in the Severn Sea .
ten 10s
From this reading "_Three hundred gentlemen, able to ride, Three hundred horses as gallant and free, Beheld him escape on the evening tide Far out till he sank in the Severn Sea .
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading THE HUNTED STAG.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "_Three hundred gentlemen, able to ride, Three hundred horses as gallant and free, Beheld him escape on the evening tide Far out till he sank in the Severn Sea .
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading The stag, the runnable stag._"--JOHN DAVIDSON.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "_Three hundred gentlemen, able to ride, Three hundred horses as gallant and free, Beheld him escape on the evening tide Far out till he sank in the Severn Sea .
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "_Three hundred gentlemen, able to ride, Three hundred horses as gallant and free, Beheld him escape on the evening tide Far out till he sank in the Severn Sea .
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "_Three hundred gentlemen, able to ride, Three hundred horses as gallant and free, Beheld him escape on the evening tide Far out till he sank in the Severn Sea .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The stag, the runnable stag._"--JOHN DAVIDSON.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading "_Three hundred gentlemen, able to ride, Three hundred horses as gallant and free, Beheld him escape on the evening tide Far out till he sank in the Severn Sea .
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading "_Three hundred gentlemen, able to ride, Three hundred horses as gallant and free, Beheld him escape on the evening tide Far out till he sank in the Severn Sea .
a river in Ontario that flows northeast into Hudson Bay
From this reading "_Three hundred gentlemen, able to ride, Three hundred horses as gallant and free, Beheld him escape on the evening tide Far out till he sank in the Severn Sea .
attend a dance or a party without a female companion
From this reading THE HUNTED STAG.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HUNTED STAG.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "_Three hundred gentlemen, able to ride, Three hundred horses as gallant and free, Beheld him escape on the evening tide Far out till he sank in the Severn Sea .
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading "_Three hundred gentlemen, able to ride, Three hundred horses as gallant and free, Beheld him escape on the evening tide Far out till he sank in the Severn Sea .
up to a particular time
From this reading "_Three hundred gentlemen, able to ride, Three hundred horses as gallant and free, Beheld him escape on the evening tide Far out till he sank in the Severn Sea .
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "_Three hundred gentlemen, able to ride, Three hundred horses as gallant and free, Beheld him escape on the evening tide Far out till he sank in the Severn Sea .
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