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Urith: A Tale of Dartmoor
Urith: A Tale of Dartmoor

Chapter XXVIII

Chapter 28 of Urith: A Tale of Dartmoor is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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ON THE BRIDGE.
Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.
"One for Urith," he said, "one for myself, and then one for Julian."
Before he could strike he was caught by the neck and dragged away.
Luke Cleverdon was in the hall; he had entered unobserved.
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Urith: A Tale of Dartmoor

Chapter XXVIII

Chapter 28 of Urith: A Tale of Dartmoor is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
ON THE BRIDGE.
/ɑːn ðə brɪdʒ/
Line 2
Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.
/fɑːks suːn rəˈkʌvərd hɪmˈself ənd ˈsiːɪŋ ˈænθəni ˈmuːvɪŋ ənd ˈraɪzɪŋ ɑːn wʌn hænd hiː keɪm ʌp tuː hɪm əˈɡen ənd θrʌst hɪm bæk ənd wʌns mɔːr ˈstuːpɪŋ ˈoʊvər hɪm reɪzd ðə naɪf/
Line 3
"One for Urith," he said, "one for myself, and then one for Julian."
Line 4
Before he could strike he was caught by the neck and dragged away.
/bɪˈfɔːr hiː kʊd straɪk hiː wɑːz kɑːt baɪ ðə nek ənd dræɡd əˈweɪ/
Line 5
Luke Cleverdon was in the hall; he had entered unobserved.

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Anthony noun US /ˈænθəni/

Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)

From this reading “Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.”

dragged verb US /dræɡd/

inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance

From this reading “Before he could strike he was caught by the neck and dragged away.”

Fox noun US /fɑːks/

alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs

From this reading “Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.”

Julian noun US /ˈdʒuːliən/

Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)

From this reading “"One for Urith," he said, "one for myself, and then one for Julian."”

knife noun US /naɪf/

edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle

From this reading “Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.”

Luke noun US /luːk/

(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel

From this reading “Luke Cleverdon was in the hall; he had entered unobserved.”

recovered adjective US /rəˈkʌvərd/

freed from illness or injury

From this reading “Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.”

stooping adjective US /ˈstuːpɪŋ/

having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect

From this reading “Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.”

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

once more adverb + adjective

anew

In this reading “Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.”

soon recovered adverb + adjective

In this reading “Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.”

dragged away verb + particle counted as “drag away”

In this reading “Before he could strike he was caught by the neck and dragged away.”

came up verb + adjective counted as “come up”

bring forth, usually something desirable

In this reading “Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.”

ON THE BRIDGE preposition + article + noun counted as “on … bridge”

In this reading “ON THE BRIDGE.”

in the hall preposition + article + noun counted as “in … hall”

In this reading “Luke Cleverdon was in the hall; he had entered unobserved.”

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.

AnthonynounUS /ˈænθəni/

Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)

From this reading Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

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

From this reading Before he could strike he was caught by the neck and dragged away.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.

BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Before he could strike he was caught by the neck and dragged away.

BRIDGEnounUS /brɪdʒ/

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

From this reading ON THE BRIDGE.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Before he could strike he was caught by the neck and dragged away.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.

caughtverbUS /kɑːt/

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading Before he could strike he was caught by the neck and dragged away.

Cleverdon

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Luke Cleverdon was in the hall; he had entered unobserved.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Before he could strike he was caught by the neck and dragged away.

draggedverbUS /dræɡd/

inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance

From this reading Before he could strike he was caught by the neck and dragged away.

enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading Luke Cleverdon was in the hall; he had entered unobserved.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "One for Urith," he said, "one for myself, and then one for Julian."

FoxnounUS /fɑːks/

alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs

From this reading Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Luke Cleverdon was in the hall; he had entered unobserved.

hallnounUS /hɔːl/

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading Luke Cleverdon was in the hall; he had entered unobserved.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Luke Cleverdon was in the hall; he had entered unobserved.

JuliannounUS /ˈdʒuːliən/

Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)

From this reading "One for Urith," he said, "one for myself, and then one for Julian."

knifenounUS /naɪf/

edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle

From this reading Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.

LukenounUS /luːk/

(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel

From this reading Luke Cleverdon was in the hall; he had entered unobserved.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.

movingadjectiveUS /ˈmuːvɪŋ/

in motion

From this reading Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading "One for Urith," he said, "one for myself, and then one for Julian."

necknounUS /nek/

the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

From this reading Before he could strike he was caught by the neck and dragged away.

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ON THE BRIDGE.

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.

raisedadjectiveUS /reɪzd/

located or moved above the surround or above the normal position

From this reading Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.

recoveredadjectiveUS /rəˈkʌvərd/

freed from illness or injury

From this reading Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.

risingadjectiveUS /ˈraɪzɪŋ/

advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status

From this reading Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "One for Urith," he said, "one for myself, and then one for Julian."

seeingnounUS /ˈsiːɪŋ/

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.

stoopingadjectiveUS /ˈstuːpɪŋ/

having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect

From this reading Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.

strikeverbUS /straɪk/

deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

From this reading Before he could strike he was caught by the neck and dragged away.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading ON THE BRIDGE.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "One for Urith," he said, "one for myself, and then one for Julian."

thrustverbUS /θrʌst/

push forcefully

From this reading Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.

unobservedadjective

not seen or observed

From this reading Luke Cleverdon was in the hall; he had entered unobserved.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

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

From this reading Fox soon recovered himself, and seeing Anthony moving and rising on one hand, he came up to him again and thrust him back, and once more stooping over him, raised the knife.

Urith

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "One for Urith," he said, "one for myself, and then one for Julian."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Before he could strike he was caught by the neck and dragged away.

Chapter 28 of Urith: A Tale of Dartmoor by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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.

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