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Liége on the Line of March
Liége on the Line of March

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Liége on the Line of March is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 1 of Liége on the Line of March by Glenna Lindsley Bigelow holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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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Chapter 1 holds 438 sentences of Liége on the Line of March, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 1 of Liége on the Line of March by Glenna Lindsley Bigelow exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 438 sentences, grouped into 88 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Vocabulary met early in Liége on the Line of March

Words and structures a reader meets early in Liége on the Line of March, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Peoples
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Liége on the Line of March; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Tremble
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Faces
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Forward
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See http://www.
They bid the peoples tremble and obey: Their faces are set forward, all for wrong.
They trample on the covenant and are strong And terrible.
Who shall dare to say them nay?
How shall a little nation bar the way Where that resistless host is borne along?_ _You never thought, O! gallant King, to bow To overmastering force and stand aside.
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Liége on the Line of March

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Liége on the Line of March is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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They bid the peoples tremble and obey: Their faces are set forward, all for wrong.
Line 3
They trample on the covenant and are strong And terrible.
Line 4
Who shall dare to say them nay?
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How shall a little nation bar the way Where that resistless host is borne along?_ _You never thought, O! gallant King, to bow To overmastering force and stand aside.

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, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Along preposition US /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “How shall a little nation bar the way Where that resistless host is borne along?_ _You never thought, O! gallant King, to bow To overmastering force and stand aside.”

Nay exclamation US /neɪ/

an old word for “no”

From this reading “Who shall dare to say them nay?”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “Who shall dare to say them nay?”

All words in this reading · 54

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading How shall a little nation bar the way Where that resistless host is borne along?_ _You never thought, O! gallant King, to bow To overmastering force and stand aside.

all

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From this reading They bid the peoples tremble and obey: Their faces are set forward, all for wrong.

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading How shall a little nation bar the way Where that resistless host is borne along?_ _You never thought, O! gallant King, to bow To overmastering force and stand aside.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading They bid the peoples tremble and obey: Their faces are set forward, all for wrong.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading They bid the peoples tremble and obey: Their faces are set forward, all for wrong.

aside

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From this reading How shall a little nation bar the way Where that resistless host is borne along?_ _You never thought, O! gallant King, to bow To overmastering force and stand aside.

bar

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From this reading How shall a little nation bar the way Where that resistless host is borne along?_ _You never thought, O! gallant King, to bow To overmastering force and stand aside.

bid

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From this reading They bid the peoples tremble and obey: Their faces are set forward, all for wrong.

borne

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From this reading How shall a little nation bar the way Where that resistless host is borne along?_ _You never thought, O! gallant King, to bow To overmastering force and stand aside.

bow

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From this reading How shall a little nation bar the way Where that resistless host is borne along?_ _You never thought, O! gallant King, to bow To overmastering force and stand aside.

covenant

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From this reading They trample on the covenant and are strong And terrible.

dare

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From this reading Who shall dare to say them nay?

faces

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

From this reading They bid the peoples tremble and obey: Their faces are set forward, all for wrong.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading They bid the peoples tremble and obey: Their faces are set forward, all for wrong.

force

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From this reading How shall a little nation bar the way Where that resistless host is borne along?_ _You never thought, O! gallant King, to bow To overmastering force and stand aside.

forward

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From this reading They bid the peoples tremble and obey: Their faces are set forward, all for wrong.

gallant

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From this reading How shall a little nation bar the way Where that resistless host is borne along?_ _You never thought, O! gallant King, to bow To overmastering force and stand aside.

host

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From this reading How shall a little nation bar the way Where that resistless host is borne along?_ _You never thought, O! gallant King, to bow To overmastering force and stand aside.

How

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From this reading How shall a little nation bar the way Where that resistless host is borne along?_ _You never thought, O! gallant King, to bow To overmastering force and stand aside.

http

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From this reading See http://www.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading How shall a little nation bar the way Where that resistless host is borne along?_ _You never thought, O! gallant King, to bow To overmastering force and stand aside.

King

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

From this reading How shall a little nation bar the way Where that resistless host is borne along?_ _You never thought, O! gallant King, to bow To overmastering force and stand aside.

little

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From this reading How shall a little nation bar the way Where that resistless host is borne along?_ _You never thought, O! gallant King, to bow To overmastering force and stand aside.

nation

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From this reading How shall a little nation bar the way Where that resistless host is borne along?_ _You never thought, O! gallant King, to bow To overmastering force and stand aside.

nayexclamationUS /neɪ/

an old word for “no”

From this reading Who shall dare to say them nay?

never

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

From this reading How shall a little nation bar the way Where that resistless host is borne along?_ _You never thought, O! gallant King, to bow To overmastering force and stand aside.

O

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

From this reading How shall a little nation bar the way Where that resistless host is borne along?_ _You never thought, O! gallant King, to bow To overmastering force and stand aside.

obey

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

From this reading They bid the peoples tremble and obey: Their faces are set forward, all for wrong.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading They trample on the covenant and are strong And terrible.

overmastering

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

From this reading How shall a little nation bar the way Where that resistless host is borne along?_ _You never thought, O! gallant King, to bow To overmastering force and stand aside.

peoples

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

From this reading They bid the peoples tremble and obey: Their faces are set forward, all for wrong.

resistless

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

From this reading How shall a little nation bar the way Where that resistless host is borne along?_ _You never thought, O! gallant King, to bow To overmastering force and stand aside.

say

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From this reading Who shall dare to say them nay?

See

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

From this reading See http://www.

set

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

From this reading They bid the peoples tremble and obey: Their faces are set forward, all for wrong.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Who shall dare to say them nay?

stand

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

From this reading How shall a little nation bar the way Where that resistless host is borne along?_ _You never thought, O! gallant King, to bow To overmastering force and stand aside.

strong

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

From this reading They trample on the covenant and are strong And terrible.

terrible

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From this reading They trample on the covenant and are strong And terrible.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading How shall a little nation bar the way Where that resistless host is borne along?_ _You never thought, O! gallant King, to bow To overmastering force and stand aside.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading They bid the peoples tremble and obey: Their faces are set forward, all for wrong.

TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading They bid the peoples tremble and obey: Their faces are set forward, all for wrong.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Who shall dare to say them nay?

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They bid the peoples tremble and obey: Their faces are set forward, all for wrong.

thought

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

From this reading How shall a little nation bar the way Where that resistless host is borne along?_ _You never thought, O! gallant King, to bow To overmastering force and stand aside.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Who shall dare to say them nay?

trample

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

From this reading They trample on the covenant and are strong And terrible.

tremble

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

From this reading They bid the peoples tremble and obey: Their faces are set forward, all for wrong.

way

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

From this reading How shall a little nation bar the way Where that resistless host is borne along?_ _You never thought, O! gallant King, to bow To overmastering force and stand aside.

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading How shall a little nation bar the way Where that resistless host is borne along?_ _You never thought, O! gallant King, to bow To overmastering force and stand aside.

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Who shall dare to say them nay?

wrong

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From this reading They bid the peoples tremble and obey: Their faces are set forward, all for wrong.

www

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From this reading See http://www.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading How shall a little nation bar the way Where that resistless host is borne along?_ _You never thought, O! gallant King, to bow To overmastering force and stand aside.