Chapter 1 of Remember the Alamo is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Remember the Alamo is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What, are you stepping westward?” “Yea.” * * * * * Yet who would stop or fear to advance, Though home or shelter there was none, With such a sky to lead him on!” --WORDSWORTH. “Ah! cool night wind, tremulous stars, Ah! glimmering water, Fitful earth murmur, Dreaming woods!”
Chapter 1 of Remember the Alamo is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading ““Ah! cool night wind, tremulous stars, Ah! glimmering water, Fitful earth murmur, Dreaming woods!””
occurring in spells and often abruptly
From this reading ““Ah! cool night wind, tremulous stars, Ah! glimmering water, Fitful earth murmur, Dreaming woods!””
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
From this reading ““Ah! cool night wind, tremulous stars, Ah! glimmering water, Fitful earth murmur, Dreaming woods!””
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading ““What, are you stepping westward?””
(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
From this reading ““Ah! cool night wind, tremulous stars, Ah! glimmering water, Fitful earth murmur, Dreaming woods!””
toward the west
From this reading ““What, are you stepping westward?””
a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)
From this reading “--WORDSWORTH.”
an old word for “yes”
From this reading ““Yea.””
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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 * * * * * Yet who would stop or fear to advance, Though home or shelter there was none, With such a sky to lead him on!”
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading * * * * * Yet who would stop or fear to advance, Though home or shelter there was none, With such a sky to lead him on!”
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From this reading “Ah! cool night wind, tremulous stars, Ah! glimmering water, Fitful earth murmur, Dreaming woods!”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What, are you stepping westward?”
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “Ah! cool night wind, tremulous stars, Ah! glimmering water, Fitful earth murmur, Dreaming woods!”
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “Ah! cool night wind, tremulous stars, Ah! glimmering water, Fitful earth murmur, Dreaming woods!”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “Ah! cool night wind, tremulous stars, Ah! glimmering water, Fitful earth murmur, Dreaming woods!”
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading * * * * * Yet who would stop or fear to advance, Though home or shelter there was none, With such a sky to lead him on!”
occurring in spells and often abruptly
From this reading “Ah! cool night wind, tremulous stars, Ah! glimmering water, Fitful earth murmur, Dreaming woods!”
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
From this reading “Ah! cool night wind, tremulous stars, Ah! glimmering water, Fitful earth murmur, Dreaming woods!”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading * * * * * Yet who would stop or fear to advance, Though home or shelter there was none, With such a sky to lead him on!”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading * * * * * Yet who would stop or fear to advance, Though home or shelter there was none, With such a sky to lead him on!”
take somebody somewhere
From this reading * * * * * Yet who would stop or fear to advance, Though home or shelter there was none, With such a sky to lead him on!”
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading “Ah! cool night wind, tremulous stars, Ah! glimmering water, Fitful earth murmur, Dreaming woods!”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Ah! cool night wind, tremulous stars, Ah! glimmering water, Fitful earth murmur, Dreaming woods!”
not one, and not any
From this reading * * * * * Yet who would stop or fear to advance, Though home or shelter there was none, With such a sky to lead him on!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading * * * * * Yet who would stop or fear to advance, Though home or shelter there was none, With such a sky to lead him on!”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading * * * * * Yet who would stop or fear to advance, Though home or shelter there was none, With such a sky to lead him on!”
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading * * * * * Yet who would stop or fear to advance, Though home or shelter there was none, With such a sky to lead him on!”
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading * * * * * Yet who would stop or fear to advance, Though home or shelter there was none, With such a sky to lead him on!”
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “Ah! cool night wind, tremulous stars, Ah! glimmering water, Fitful earth murmur, Dreaming woods!”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “What, are you stepping westward?”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading * * * * * Yet who would stop or fear to advance, Though home or shelter there was none, With such a sky to lead him on!”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * Yet who would stop or fear to advance, Though home or shelter there was none, With such a sky to lead him on!”
in or at that place or location
From this reading * * * * * Yet who would stop or fear to advance, Though home or shelter there was none, With such a sky to lead him on!”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading * * * * * Yet who would stop or fear to advance, Though home or shelter there was none, With such a sky to lead him on!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * * Yet who would stop or fear to advance, Though home or shelter there was none, With such a sky to lead him on!”
(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
From this reading “Ah! cool night wind, tremulous stars, Ah! glimmering water, Fitful earth murmur, Dreaming woods!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * Yet who would stop or fear to advance, Though home or shelter there was none, With such a sky to lead him on!”
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “Ah! cool night wind, tremulous stars, Ah! glimmering water, Fitful earth murmur, Dreaming woods!”
toward the west
From this reading “What, are you stepping westward?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What, are you stepping westward?”
which person or people
From this reading * * * * * Yet who would stop or fear to advance, Though home or shelter there was none, With such a sky to lead him on!”
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading “Ah! cool night wind, tremulous stars, Ah! glimmering water, Fitful earth murmur, Dreaming woods!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading * * * * * Yet who would stop or fear to advance, Though home or shelter there was none, With such a sky to lead him on!”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “Ah! cool night wind, tremulous stars, Ah! glimmering water, Fitful earth murmur, Dreaming woods!”
a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)
From this reading --WORDSWORTH.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading * * * * * Yet who would stop or fear to advance, Though home or shelter there was none, With such a sky to lead him on!”
an old word for “yes”
From this reading “Yea.”
but in spite of that
From this reading * * * * * Yet who would stop or fear to advance, Though home or shelter there was none, With such a sky to lead him on!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What, are you stepping westward?”
Chapter 1 of Remember the Alamo by Amelia E. Barr holds 146 sentences, grouped into 30 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
Chapter 1 holds 146 sentences of Remember the Alamo, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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