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Homeward Bound

Chapter XXVI

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Context Illustration Reading 1/48 · 5 lines
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Hark! was it not the trumpet's voice I heard?
The soul of battle is awake within me.
The fate of ages and of empires hangs On this dread hour.
MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.
Her face was pale as when the scene of the cabin occurred, and her lip trembled.
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Homeward Bound

Chapter XXVI

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Hark! was it not the trumpet's voice I heard?
Line 2
The soul of battle is awake within me.
Line 3
The fate of ages and of empires hangs On this dread hour.
Line 4
MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.
Line 5
Her face was pale as when the scene of the cabin occurred, and her lip trembled.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.”

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.”

Within preposition US /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading “The soul of battle is awake within me.”

All words in this reading · 52

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ages

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From this reading The fate of ages and of empires hangs On this dread hour.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The fate of ages and of empires hangs On this dread hour.

appeared

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From this reading MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Her face was pale as when the scene of the cabin occurred, and her lip trembled.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.

awake

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From this reading The soul of battle is awake within me.

battle

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From this reading The soul of battle is awake within me.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.

cabin

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From this reading Her face was pale as when the scene of the cabin occurred, and her lip trembled.

dread

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From this reading The fate of ages and of empires hangs On this dread hour.

empires

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From this reading The fate of ages and of empires hangs On this dread hour.

Eve

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From this reading MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.

face

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From this reading Her face was pale as when the scene of the cabin occurred, and her lip trembled.

fate

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From this reading The fate of ages and of empires hangs On this dread hour.

hangs

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From this reading The fate of ages and of empires hangs On this dread hour.

Hark

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From this reading Hark! was it not the trumpet's voice I heard?

heard

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From this reading Hark! was it not the trumpet's voice I heard?

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Her face was pale as when the scene of the cabin occurred, and her lip trembled.

hour

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From this reading The fate of ages and of empires hangs On this dread hour.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Hark! was it not the trumpet's voice I heard?

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading The soul of battle is awake within me.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Hark! was it not the trumpet's voice I heard?

launches

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From this reading MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.

lip

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From this reading Her face was pale as when the scene of the cabin occurred, and her lip trembled.

MASSINGER

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From this reading MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The soul of battle is awake within me.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Hark! was it not the trumpet's voice I heard?

now

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From this reading MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.

occurred

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From this reading Her face was pale as when the scene of the cabin occurred, and her lip trembled.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The soul of battle is awake within me.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The fate of ages and of empires hangs On this dread hour.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.

pale

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From this reading Her face was pale as when the scene of the cabin occurred, and her lip trembled.

Paul

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From this reading MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.

sailing

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From this reading MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.

scene

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From this reading Her face was pale as when the scene of the cabin occurred, and her lip trembled.

seat

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From this reading MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.

side

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From this reading MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.

soul

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From this reading The soul of battle is awake within me.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Hark! was it not the trumpet's voice I heard?

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The fate of ages and of empires hangs On this dread hour.

trembled

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From this reading Her face was pale as when the scene of the cabin occurred, and her lip trembled.

trumpet's

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From this reading Hark! was it not the trumpet's voice I heard?

two

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From this reading MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.

voice

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From this reading Hark! was it not the trumpet's voice I heard?

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Hark! was it not the trumpet's voice I heard?

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Her face was pale as when the scene of the cabin occurred, and her lip trembled.

window

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From this reading MASSINGER The two launches were still sailing side by side, and Eve now appeared at the open window next the seat of Paul.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading The soul of battle is awake within me.