Chapter 11 of A Dream of Empire is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of A Dream of Empire is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Give up nothing! Carry out the original plans decided upon here in this library. We expected difficulties--we shall overcome them. All great enterprises are difficult. What do we care for the prattling of this Graham?
Chapter 11 of A Dream of Empire is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading “We expected difficulties--we shall overcome them.”
plural of “enterprise” — a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading “All great enterprises are difficult.”
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading “What do we care for the prattling of this Graham?”
a room where books are kept
From this reading “Carry out the original plans decided upon here in this library.”
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading “Carry out the original plans decided upon here in this library.”
win a victory over
From this reading “We expected difficulties--we shall overcome them.”
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “Carry out the original plans decided upon here in this library.”
-ing form of “prattle” — speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
From this reading “What do we care for the prattling of this Graham?”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All great enterprises are difficult.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All great enterprises are difficult.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading What do we care for the prattling of this Graham?
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Carry out the original plans decided upon here in this library.
recognizable; marked
From this reading Carry out the original plans decided upon here in this library.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading All great enterprises are difficult.
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading We expected difficulties--we shall overcome them.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do we care for the prattling of this Graham?
plural of “enterprise” — a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading All great enterprises are difficult.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading We expected difficulties--we shall overcome them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What do we care for the prattling of this Graham?
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Give up nothing!
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading What do we care for the prattling of this Graham?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading All great enterprises are difficult.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Carry out the original plans decided upon here in this library.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Carry out the original plans decided upon here in this library.
a room where books are kept
From this reading Carry out the original plans decided upon here in this library.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Give up nothing!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What do we care for the prattling of this Graham?
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading Carry out the original plans decided upon here in this library.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Carry out the original plans decided upon here in this library.
win a victory over
From this reading We expected difficulties--we shall overcome them.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading Carry out the original plans decided upon here in this library.
-ing form of “prattle” — speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
From this reading What do we care for the prattling of this Graham?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We expected difficulties--we shall overcome them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Carry out the original plans decided upon here in this library.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We expected difficulties--we shall overcome them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Carry out the original plans decided upon here in this library.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Give up nothing!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Carry out the original plans decided upon here in this library.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We expected difficulties--we shall overcome them.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do we care for the prattling of this Graham?
Chapter 11 of A Dream of Empire by William Henry Venable holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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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