Chapter 25 of Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 25 of Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SPLICE PARTED. "Oh! for thy voice, that happy voice, To breathe its loving welcome now! Fame, wealth, and all that bids rejoice, To me are vain! For where art thou?" "What is glory--what is fame?
Chapter 25 of Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bid” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “Fame, wealth, and all that bids rejoice, To me are vain!”
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading “"Oh! for thy voice, that happy voice, To breathe its loving welcome now!”
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading “Fame, wealth, and all that bids rejoice, To me are vain!”
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading “"Oh! for thy voice, that happy voice, To breathe its loving welcome now!”
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading “A SPLICE PARTED.”
feel happiness or joy
From this reading “Fame, wealth, and all that bids rejoice, To me are vain!”
join the ends of
From this reading “A SPLICE PARTED.”
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading “Fame, wealth, and all that bids rejoice, To me are vain!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SPLICE PARTED.
(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 Fame, wealth, and all that bids rejoice, To me are vain!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fame, wealth, and all that bids rejoice, To me are vain!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Fame, wealth, and all that bids rejoice, To me are vain!
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading For where art thou?"
plural of “bid” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Fame, wealth, and all that bids rejoice, To me are vain!
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading "Oh! for thy voice, that happy voice, To breathe its loving welcome now!
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading Fame, wealth, and all that bids rejoice, To me are vain!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Oh! for thy voice, that happy voice, To breathe its loving welcome now!
a state of high honor
From this reading "What is glory--what is fame?
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "Oh! for thy voice, that happy voice, To breathe its loving welcome now!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is glory--what is fame?
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh! for thy voice, that happy voice, To breathe its loving welcome now!
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading "Oh! for thy voice, that happy voice, To breathe its loving welcome now!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fame, wealth, and all that bids rejoice, To me are vain!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Oh! for thy voice, that happy voice, To breathe its loving welcome now!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! for thy voice, that happy voice, To breathe its loving welcome now!
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading A SPLICE PARTED.
feel happiness or joy
From this reading Fame, wealth, and all that bids rejoice, To me are vain!
join the ends of
From this reading A SPLICE PARTED.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh! for thy voice, that happy voice, To breathe its loving welcome now!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading For where art thou?"
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Oh! for thy voice, that happy voice, To breathe its loving welcome now!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh! for thy voice, that happy voice, To breathe its loving welcome now!
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading Fame, wealth, and all that bids rejoice, To me are vain!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Oh! for thy voice, that happy voice, To breathe its loving welcome now!
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading Fame, wealth, and all that bids rejoice, To me are vain!
accept gladly
From this reading "Oh! for thy voice, that happy voice, To breathe its loving welcome now!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is glory--what is fame?
in or at the place that
From this reading For where art thou?"
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