Chapter 4 of Inez: A Tale of the Alamo is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Inez: A Tale of the Alamo is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Time the supreme! Time is eternity, Pregnant with all eternity can give; With all that makes archangels smile Who murders time, he crushes in the birth A power ethereal." YOUNG. A year had passed away. "How paradoxical is the signification of the term!"
Chapter 4 of Inez: A Tale of the Alamo is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “archangel” — an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy
From this reading “Time is eternity, Pregnant with all eternity can give; With all that makes archangels smile Who murders time, he crushes in the birth A power ethereal."”
plural of “crush” — leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
From this reading “Time is eternity, Pregnant with all eternity can give; With all that makes archangels smile Who murders time, he crushes in the birth A power ethereal."”
time without end
From this reading “Time is eternity, Pregnant with all eternity can give; With all that makes archangels smile Who murders time, he crushes in the birth A power ethereal."”
characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
From this reading “Time is eternity, Pregnant with all eternity can give; With all that makes archangels smile Who murders time, he crushes in the birth A power ethereal."”
plural of “murder” — unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
From this reading “Time is eternity, Pregnant with all eternity can give; With all that makes archangels smile Who murders time, he crushes in the birth A power ethereal."”
seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true
From this reading “"How paradoxical is the signification of the term!"”
carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life
From this reading “Time is eternity, Pregnant with all eternity can give; With all that makes archangels smile Who murders time, he crushes in the birth A power ethereal."”
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading “"Time the supreme!”
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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 Time is eternity, Pregnant with all eternity can give; With all that makes archangels smile Who murders time, he crushes in the birth A power ethereal."
(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 Time is eternity, Pregnant with all eternity can give; With all that makes archangels smile Who murders time, he crushes in the birth A power ethereal."
plural of “archangel” — an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy
From this reading Time is eternity, Pregnant with all eternity can give; With all that makes archangels smile Who murders time, he crushes in the birth A power ethereal."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A year had passed away.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading Time is eternity, Pregnant with all eternity can give; With all that makes archangels smile Who murders time, he crushes in the birth A power ethereal."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Time is eternity, Pregnant with all eternity can give; With all that makes archangels smile Who murders time, he crushes in the birth A power ethereal."
plural of “crush” — leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
From this reading Time is eternity, Pregnant with all eternity can give; With all that makes archangels smile Who murders time, he crushes in the birth A power ethereal."
time without end
From this reading Time is eternity, Pregnant with all eternity can give; With all that makes archangels smile Who murders time, he crushes in the birth A power ethereal."
characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air
From this reading Time is eternity, Pregnant with all eternity can give; With all that makes archangels smile Who murders time, he crushes in the birth A power ethereal."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Time is eternity, Pregnant with all eternity can give; With all that makes archangels smile Who murders time, he crushes in the birth A power ethereal."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A year had passed away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Time is eternity, Pregnant with all eternity can give; With all that makes archangels smile Who murders time, he crushes in the birth A power ethereal."
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From this reading "How paradoxical is the signification of the term!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Time is eternity, Pregnant with all eternity can give; With all that makes archangels smile Who murders time, he crushes in the birth A power ethereal."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Time is eternity, Pregnant with all eternity can give; With all that makes archangels smile Who murders time, he crushes in the birth A power ethereal."
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Time is eternity, Pregnant with all eternity can give; With all that makes archangels smile Who murders time, he crushes in the birth A power ethereal."
plural of “murder” — unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
From this reading Time is eternity, Pregnant with all eternity can give; With all that makes archangels smile Who murders time, he crushes in the birth A power ethereal."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "How paradoxical is the signification of the term!"
seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true
From this reading "How paradoxical is the signification of the term!"
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading A year had passed away.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Time is eternity, Pregnant with all eternity can give; With all that makes archangels smile Who murders time, he crushes in the birth A power ethereal."
carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life
From this reading Time is eternity, Pregnant with all eternity can give; With all that makes archangels smile Who murders time, he crushes in the birth A power ethereal."
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading "How paradoxical is the signification of the term!"
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Time is eternity, Pregnant with all eternity can give; With all that makes archangels smile Who murders time, he crushes in the birth A power ethereal."
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading "Time the supreme!
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading "How paradoxical is the signification of the term!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Time is eternity, Pregnant with all eternity can give; With all that makes archangels smile Who murders time, he crushes in the birth A power ethereal."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Time the supreme!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Time the supreme!
which person or people
From this reading Time is eternity, Pregnant with all eternity can give; With all that makes archangels smile Who murders time, he crushes in the birth A power ethereal."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Time is eternity, Pregnant with all eternity can give; With all that makes archangels smile Who murders time, he crushes in the birth A power ethereal."
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading A year had passed away.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading YOUNG.
Chapter 4 of Inez: A Tale of the Alamo by Augusta J. (Augusta Jane) Evans holds 52 sentences, grouped into 11 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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