Chapter 28 of Gloriana is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Gloriana is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Gloria de Lara lives!” The words have rung far and wide o’er land and distant sea. They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die. Yes, Gloria lives, lives! But how?
Chapter 28 of Gloriana is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “breathe” — draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading “They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.”
plural of “cottage” — a small house with a single story
From this reading “They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.”
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading “They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.”
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading “They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.”
plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.”
a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
From this reading “They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.”
a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
From this reading “The words have rung far and wide o’er land and distant sea.”
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading “They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.”
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In this reading “The words have rung far and wide o’er land and distant sea.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The words have rung far and wide o’er land and distant sea.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.
third-person singular of “breathe” — draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But how?
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From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.
plural of “cottage” — a small house with a single story
From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “Gloria de Lara lives!”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading The words have rung far and wide o’er land and distant sea.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The words have rung far and wide o’er land and distant sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Gloria de Lara lives!”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The words have rung far and wide o’er land and distant sea.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But how?
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The words have rung far and wide o’er land and distant sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Gloria de Lara lives!”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Gloria de Lara lives!”
plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.
throughout a period of time
From this reading The words have rung far and wide o’er land and distant sea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.
a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.
a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
From this reading The words have rung far and wide o’er land and distant sea.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The words have rung far and wide o’er land and distant sea.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The words have rung far and wide o’er land and distant sea.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.
during the time that
From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.
which person or people
From this reading They have entered the homes of the great, the cottages of the poor, they have brought joy to millions of weary hearts, who know that while that great name breathes the breath of life, reform cannot die.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The words have rung far and wide o’er land and distant sea.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The words have rung far and wide o’er land and distant sea.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, Gloria lives, lives!
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