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Chapter 4 of Iberia Won is here in full — 367 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
XLVI. A rampart of the brave--of dead and dying! Thy column, Gaul, advances to the line, And halts where stern that gory bulwark’s lying, While Britain’s heroes all their fire combine. Nor ’mid tremendous showers of death repine Their wounded comrades smote, since death may bring The foeman under. Gaul, as drunk with wine, Reels from excess of slaughter.
Chapter 4 of Iberia Won is here in full — 367 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “britain” — a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
have or possess in combination
From this reading “Thy column, Gaul, advances to the line, And halts where stern that gory bulwark’s lying, While Britain’s heroes all their fire combine.”
a person of French descent
From this reading “Thy column, Gaul, advances to the line, And halts where stern that gory bulwark’s lying, While Britain’s heroes all their fire combine.”
covered with blood
From this reading “Thy column, Gaul, advances to the line, And halts where stern that gory bulwark’s lying, While Britain’s heroes all their fire combine.”
plural of “halt” — the state of inactivity following an interruption
From this reading “Thy column, Gaul, advances to the line, And halts where stern that gory bulwark’s lying, While Britain’s heroes all their fire combine.”
an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
From this reading “A rampart of the brave--of dead and dying!”
plural of “reel” — a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector
From this reading “Gaul, as drunk with wine, Reels from excess of slaughter.”
plural of “shower” — a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
From this reading “Nor ’mid tremendous showers of death repine Their wounded comrades smote, since death may bring The foeman under.”
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.
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In this reading “Nor ’mid tremendous showers of death repine Their wounded comrades smote, since death may bring The foeman under.”
In this reading “Gaul, as drunk with wine, Reels from excess of slaughter.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A rampart of the brave--of dead and dying!
plural of “advance” — a movement forward
From this reading Thy column, Gaul, advances to the line, And halts where stern that gory bulwark’s lying, While Britain’s heroes all their fire combine.
(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 Thy column, Gaul, advances to the line, And halts where stern that gory bulwark’s lying, While Britain’s heroes all their fire combine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A rampart of the brave--of dead and dying!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Gaul, as drunk with wine, Reels from excess of slaughter.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading A rampart of the brave--of dead and dying!
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Nor ’mid tremendous showers of death repine Their wounded comrades smote, since death may bring The foeman under.
possessive form of “britain” — a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
From this reading Thy column, Gaul, advances to the line, And halts where stern that gory bulwark’s lying, While Britain’s heroes all their fire combine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thy column, Gaul, advances to the line, And halts where stern that gory bulwark’s lying, While Britain’s heroes all their fire combine.
a line of units following one after another
From this reading Thy column, Gaul, advances to the line, And halts where stern that gory bulwark’s lying, While Britain’s heroes all their fire combine.
have or possess in combination
From this reading Thy column, Gaul, advances to the line, And halts where stern that gory bulwark’s lying, While Britain’s heroes all their fire combine.
plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Nor ’mid tremendous showers of death repine Their wounded comrades smote, since death may bring The foeman under.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading A rampart of the brave--of dead and dying!
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Nor ’mid tremendous showers of death repine Their wounded comrades smote, since death may bring The foeman under.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading Gaul, as drunk with wine, Reels from excess of slaughter.
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading A rampart of the brave--of dead and dying!
a quantity much larger than is needed
From this reading Gaul, as drunk with wine, Reels from excess of slaughter.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Thy column, Gaul, advances to the line, And halts where stern that gory bulwark’s lying, While Britain’s heroes all their fire combine.
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading Nor ’mid tremendous showers of death repine Their wounded comrades smote, since death may bring The foeman under.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Gaul, as drunk with wine, Reels from excess of slaughter.
a person of French descent
From this reading Thy column, Gaul, advances to the line, And halts where stern that gory bulwark’s lying, While Britain’s heroes all their fire combine.
covered with blood
From this reading Thy column, Gaul, advances to the line, And halts where stern that gory bulwark’s lying, While Britain’s heroes all their fire combine.
plural of “halt” — the state of inactivity following an interruption
From this reading Thy column, Gaul, advances to the line, And halts where stern that gory bulwark’s lying, While Britain’s heroes all their fire combine.
plural of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading Thy column, Gaul, advances to the line, And halts where stern that gory bulwark’s lying, While Britain’s heroes all their fire combine.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Thy column, Gaul, advances to the line, And halts where stern that gory bulwark’s lying, While Britain’s heroes all their fire combine.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Thy column, Gaul, advances to the line, And halts where stern that gory bulwark’s lying, While Britain’s heroes all their fire combine.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Nor ’mid tremendous showers of death repine Their wounded comrades smote, since death may bring The foeman under.
used in combination to denote the middle
From this reading Nor ’mid tremendous showers of death repine Their wounded comrades smote, since death may bring The foeman under.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor ’mid tremendous showers of death repine Their wounded comrades smote, since death may bring The foeman under.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A rampart of the brave--of dead and dying!
an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
From this reading A rampart of the brave--of dead and dying!
plural of “reel” — a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector
From this reading Gaul, as drunk with wine, Reels from excess of slaughter.
express discontent
From this reading Nor ’mid tremendous showers of death repine Their wounded comrades smote, since death may bring The foeman under.
plural of “shower” — a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
From this reading Nor ’mid tremendous showers of death repine Their wounded comrades smote, since death may bring The foeman under.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Nor ’mid tremendous showers of death repine Their wounded comrades smote, since death may bring The foeman under.
the killing of animals (as for food)
From this reading Gaul, as drunk with wine, Reels from excess of slaughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nor ’mid tremendous showers of death repine Their wounded comrades smote, since death may bring The foeman under.
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading Thy column, Gaul, advances to the line, And halts where stern that gory bulwark’s lying, While Britain’s heroes all their fire combine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thy column, Gaul, advances to the line, And halts where stern that gory bulwark’s lying, While Britain’s heroes all their fire combine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A rampart of the brave--of dead and dying!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Thy column, Gaul, advances to the line, And halts where stern that gory bulwark’s lying, While Britain’s heroes all their fire combine.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Thy column, Gaul, advances to the line, And halts where stern that gory bulwark’s lying, While Britain’s heroes all their fire combine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thy column, Gaul, advances to the line, And halts where stern that gory bulwark’s lying, While Britain’s heroes all their fire combine.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading Nor ’mid tremendous showers of death repine Their wounded comrades smote, since death may bring The foeman under.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Nor ’mid tremendous showers of death repine Their wounded comrades smote, since death may bring The foeman under.
in or at the place that
From this reading Thy column, Gaul, advances to the line, And halts where stern that gory bulwark’s lying, While Britain’s heroes all their fire combine.
during the time that
From this reading Thy column, Gaul, advances to the line, And halts where stern that gory bulwark’s lying, While Britain’s heroes all their fire combine.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading Gaul, as drunk with wine, Reels from excess of slaughter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gaul, as drunk with wine, Reels from excess of slaughter.
people who are wounded
From this reading Nor ’mid tremendous showers of death repine Their wounded comrades smote, since death may bring The foeman under.
being six more than forty
From this reading XLVI.
Chapter 4 of Iberia Won by T. M. (Terence McMahon) Hughes holds 367 sentences, grouped into 74 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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