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Legends of the Saxon Saints

Chapter II · Chapter 2

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I see you, O my People, year by year Strengthened by sufferings; pains that crush the weak, Your helpers.
Men have been that, poison-fed, Grew poison-proof: on pain and wrong feed ye!
The wild-beast rage against you! frost and fire Rack you in turn!
I'll have no gold among you; With gold come wants; and wants mean servitude.
Edge, each, his spear with fish-bone or with flint, Leaning for prop on none.
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Legends of the Saxon Saints

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Legends of the Saxon Saints is here in full — 481 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/96 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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I see you, O my People, year by year Strengthened by sufferings; pains that crush the weak, Your helpers.
/aɪ siː juː oʊ maɪ ˈpiːpəl jɪr baɪ jɪr ˈstreŋθənd baɪ ˈsʌfərɪŋz peɪnz ðæt krʌʃ ðə wiːk jɔːr ˈhelpərz/
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Men have been that, poison-fed, Grew poison-proof: on pain and wrong feed ye!
Line 3
The wild-beast rage against you! frost and fire Rack you in turn!
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I'll have no gold among you; With gold come wants; and wants mean servitude.
Line 5
Edge, each, his spear with fish-bone or with flint, Leaning for prop on none.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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

crush verb US /krʌʃ/

come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

From this reading “I see you, O my People, year by year Strengthened by sufferings; pains that crush the weak, Your helpers.”

flint noun US /flɪnt/

a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony

From this reading “Edge, each, his spear with fish-bone or with flint, Leaning for prop on none.”

frost noun US /frɔːst/

ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)

From this reading “The wild-beast rage against you! frost and fire Rack you in turn!”

helpers noun US /ˈhelpərz/

plural of “helper” — a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading “I see you, O my People, year by year Strengthened by sufferings; pains that crush the weak, Your helpers.”

prop noun US /prɑːp/

a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling

From this reading “Edge, each, his spear with fish-bone or with flint, Leaning for prop on none.”

Rack verb US /ræk/

go at a rack

From this reading “The wild-beast rage against you! frost and fire Rack you in turn!”

servitude noun US /ˈsɜːrvətuːd/

state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment

From this reading “I'll have no gold among you; With gold come wants; and wants mean servitude.”

Strengthened adjective US /ˈstreŋθənd/

given added strength or support

From this reading “I see you, O my People, year by year Strengthened by sufferings; pains that crush the weak, Your helpers.”

All words in this reading · 57

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading The wild-beast rage against you! frost and fire Rack you in turn!

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading I'll have no gold among you; With gold come wants; and wants mean servitude.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Men have been that, poison-fed, Grew poison-proof: on pain and wrong feed ye!

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Men have been that, poison-fed, Grew poison-proof: on pain and wrong feed ye!

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I see you, O my People, year by year Strengthened by sufferings; pains that crush the weak, Your helpers.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading I'll have no gold among you; With gold come wants; and wants mean servitude.

crushverbUS /krʌʃ/

come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

From this reading I see you, O my People, year by year Strengthened by sufferings; pains that crush the weak, Your helpers.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Edge, each, his spear with fish-bone or with flint, Leaning for prop on none.

EdgenounUS /edʒ/

the boundary of a surface

From this reading Edge, each, his spear with fish-bone or with flint, Leaning for prop on none.

feedverbUS /fiːd/

provide as food

From this reading Men have been that, poison-fed, Grew poison-proof: on pain and wrong feed ye!

fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/

start firing a weapon

From this reading The wild-beast rage against you! frost and fire Rack you in turn!

fish-bone

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Edge, each, his spear with fish-bone or with flint, Leaning for prop on none.

flintnounUS /flɪnt/

a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony

From this reading Edge, each, his spear with fish-bone or with flint, Leaning for prop on none.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Edge, each, his spear with fish-bone or with flint, Leaning for prop on none.

frostnounUS /frɔːst/

ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)

From this reading The wild-beast rage against you! frost and fire Rack you in turn!

goldnounUS /ɡoʊld/

coins made of gold

From this reading I'll have no gold among you; With gold come wants; and wants mean servitude.

GrewverbUS /ɡruː/

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading Men have been that, poison-fed, Grew poison-proof: on pain and wrong feed ye!

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Men have been that, poison-fed, Grew poison-proof: on pain and wrong feed ye!

helpersnounUS /ˈhelpərz/

plural of “helper” — a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading I see you, O my People, year by year Strengthened by sufferings; pains that crush the weak, Your helpers.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Edge, each, his spear with fish-bone or with flint, Leaning for prop on none.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I see you, O my People, year by year Strengthened by sufferings; pains that crush the weak, Your helpers.

I'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I'll have no gold among you; With gold come wants; and wants mean servitude.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The wild-beast rage against you! frost and fire Rack you in turn!

LeaningadjectiveUS /ˈliːnɪŋ/

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading Edge, each, his spear with fish-bone or with flint, Leaning for prop on none.

meanverbUS /miːn/

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading I'll have no gold among you; With gold come wants; and wants mean servitude.

MennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading Men have been that, poison-fed, Grew poison-proof: on pain and wrong feed ye!

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I see you, O my People, year by year Strengthened by sufferings; pains that crush the weak, Your helpers.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading I'll have no gold among you; With gold come wants; and wants mean servitude.

nonepronounUS /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading Edge, each, his spear with fish-bone or with flint, Leaning for prop on none.

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading I see you, O my People, year by year Strengthened by sufferings; pains that crush the weak, Your helpers.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Men have been that, poison-fed, Grew poison-proof: on pain and wrong feed ye!

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Edge, each, his spear with fish-bone or with flint, Leaning for prop on none.

painnounUS /peɪn/

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

From this reading Men have been that, poison-fed, Grew poison-proof: on pain and wrong feed ye!

painsnounUS /peɪnz/

an effortful attempt to attain a goal

From this reading I see you, O my People, year by year Strengthened by sufferings; pains that crush the weak, Your helpers.

PeoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading I see you, O my People, year by year Strengthened by sufferings; pains that crush the weak, Your helpers.

poison-fed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Men have been that, poison-fed, Grew poison-proof: on pain and wrong feed ye!

poison-proof

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Men have been that, poison-fed, Grew poison-proof: on pain and wrong feed ye!

propnounUS /prɑːp/

a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling

From this reading Edge, each, his spear with fish-bone or with flint, Leaning for prop on none.

RackverbUS /ræk/

go at a rack

From this reading The wild-beast rage against you! frost and fire Rack you in turn!

ragenounUS /reɪdʒ/

a feeling of intense anger

From this reading The wild-beast rage against you! frost and fire Rack you in turn!

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I see you, O my People, year by year Strengthened by sufferings; pains that crush the weak, Your helpers.

servitudenounUS /ˈsɜːrvətuːd/

state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment

From this reading I'll have no gold among you; With gold come wants; and wants mean servitude.

spearnounUS /spɪr/

a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

From this reading Edge, each, his spear with fish-bone or with flint, Leaning for prop on none.

StrengthenedadjectiveUS /ˈstreŋθənd/

given added strength or support

From this reading I see you, O my People, year by year Strengthened by sufferings; pains that crush the weak, Your helpers.

sufferingsnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋz/

plural of “suffering” — a state of acute pain

From this reading I see you, O my People, year by year Strengthened by sufferings; pains that crush the weak, Your helpers.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I see you, O my People, year by year Strengthened by sufferings; pains that crush the weak, Your helpers.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I see you, O my People, year by year Strengthened by sufferings; pains that crush the weak, Your helpers.

turnverbUS /tɜːrn/

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading The wild-beast rage against you! frost and fire Rack you in turn!

wantsnounUS /wɑːnts/

plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty

From this reading I'll have no gold among you; With gold come wants; and wants mean servitude.

weakadjectiveUS /wiːk/

wanting in physical strength

From this reading I see you, O my People, year by year Strengthened by sufferings; pains that crush the weak, Your helpers.

wild-beast

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The wild-beast rage against you! frost and fire Rack you in turn!

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I'll have no gold among you; With gold come wants; and wants mean servitude.

wrongadjectiveUS /rɔːŋ/

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

From this reading Men have been that, poison-fed, Grew poison-proof: on pain and wrong feed ye!

yepronounUS /jiː/

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading Men have been that, poison-fed, Grew poison-proof: on pain and wrong feed ye!

yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading I see you, O my People, year by year Strengthened by sufferings; pains that crush the weak, Your helpers.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I see you, O my People, year by year Strengthened by sufferings; pains that crush the weak, Your helpers.

YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I see you, O my People, year by year Strengthened by sufferings; pains that crush the weak, Your helpers.

Chapter 2 of Legends of the Saxon Saints by Aubrey De Vere holds 481 sentences, grouped into 97 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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