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Remember the Alamo

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Remember the Alamo is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Amelia E. Barr • Curated US English Learning Edition

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“A curious creed they weave, And, for the Church commands it, All men must needs believe, Though no man understands it.

God loves his few pet lambs, And saves his one pet nation; The rest he largely damns, With swinging reprobation.”

“The Church may loose and bind; But Mind, immortal Mind, As free as wave or wind, Came forth, O God, from Thee.”

--BLACKIE.

Dr. Worth had set his daughter a task of no light magnitude.

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chapter XII Reading 1/82

Remember the Alamo

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Remember the Alamo is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

“A curious creed they weave, And, for the Church commands it, All men must needs believe, Though no man understands it.

Line 2

God loves his few pet lambs, And saves his one pet nation; The rest he largely damns, With swinging reprobation.”

Line 3

“The Church may loose and bind; But Mind, immortal Mind, As free as wave or wind, Came forth, O God, from Thee.”

Line 4

--BLACKIE.

Line 5

Dr. Worth had set his daughter a task of no light magnitude.

Learner Dictionary

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Immortal adj US /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/

Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)

From this reading ““The Church may loose and bind; But Mind, immortal Mind, As free as wave or wind, Came forth, O God, from Thee.””

Mind noun US /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading ““The Church may loose and bind; But Mind, immortal Mind, As free as wave or wind, Came forth, O God, from Thee.””

All words in this reading · 62

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A

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From this reading “A curious creed they weave, And, for the Church commands it, All men must needs believe, Though no man understands it.

All

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From this reading “A curious creed they weave, And, for the Church commands it, All men must needs believe, Though no man understands it.

And

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From this reading “A curious creed they weave, And, for the Church commands it, All men must needs believe, Though no man understands it.

As

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From this reading “The Church may loose and bind; But Mind, immortal Mind, As free as wave or wind, Came forth, O God, from Thee.”

believe

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From this reading “A curious creed they weave, And, for the Church commands it, All men must needs believe, Though no man understands it.

bind

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From this reading “The Church may loose and bind; But Mind, immortal Mind, As free as wave or wind, Came forth, O God, from Thee.”

BLACKIE

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From this reading --BLACKIE.

But

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From this reading “The Church may loose and bind; But Mind, immortal Mind, As free as wave or wind, Came forth, O God, from Thee.”

Came

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From this reading “The Church may loose and bind; But Mind, immortal Mind, As free as wave or wind, Came forth, O God, from Thee.”

Church

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From this reading “A curious creed they weave, And, for the Church commands it, All men must needs believe, Though no man understands it.

commands

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From this reading “A curious creed they weave, And, for the Church commands it, All men must needs believe, Though no man understands it.

creed

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From this reading “A curious creed they weave, And, for the Church commands it, All men must needs believe, Though no man understands it.

curious

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From this reading “A curious creed they weave, And, for the Church commands it, All men must needs believe, Though no man understands it.

damns

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From this reading God loves his few pet lambs, And saves his one pet nation; The rest he largely damns, With swinging reprobation.”

daughter

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From this reading Dr. Worth had set his daughter a task of no light magnitude.

Dr

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From this reading Dr. Worth had set his daughter a task of no light magnitude.

few

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From this reading God loves his few pet lambs, And saves his one pet nation; The rest he largely damns, With swinging reprobation.”

for

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From this reading “A curious creed they weave, And, for the Church commands it, All men must needs believe, Though no man understands it.

forth

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From this reading “The Church may loose and bind; But Mind, immortal Mind, As free as wave or wind, Came forth, O God, from Thee.”

free

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From this reading “The Church may loose and bind; But Mind, immortal Mind, As free as wave or wind, Came forth, O God, from Thee.”

from

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From this reading “The Church may loose and bind; But Mind, immortal Mind, As free as wave or wind, Came forth, O God, from Thee.”

God

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From this reading God loves his few pet lambs, And saves his one pet nation; The rest he largely damns, With swinging reprobation.”

had

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From this reading Dr. Worth had set his daughter a task of no light magnitude.

he

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From this reading God loves his few pet lambs, And saves his one pet nation; The rest he largely damns, With swinging reprobation.”

his

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From this reading God loves his few pet lambs, And saves his one pet nation; The rest he largely damns, With swinging reprobation.”

immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/

Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)

From this reading “The Church may loose and bind; But Mind, immortal Mind, As free as wave or wind, Came forth, O God, from Thee.”

it

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From this reading “A curious creed they weave, And, for the Church commands it, All men must needs believe, Though no man understands it.

lambs

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From this reading God loves his few pet lambs, And saves his one pet nation; The rest he largely damns, With swinging reprobation.”

largely

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From this reading God loves his few pet lambs, And saves his one pet nation; The rest he largely damns, With swinging reprobation.”

light

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From this reading Dr. Worth had set his daughter a task of no light magnitude.

loose

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From this reading “The Church may loose and bind; But Mind, immortal Mind, As free as wave or wind, Came forth, O God, from Thee.”

loves

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From this reading God loves his few pet lambs, And saves his one pet nation; The rest he largely damns, With swinging reprobation.”

magnitude

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From this reading Dr. Worth had set his daughter a task of no light magnitude.

man

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From this reading “A curious creed they weave, And, for the Church commands it, All men must needs believe, Though no man understands it.

may

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From this reading “The Church may loose and bind; But Mind, immortal Mind, As free as wave or wind, Came forth, O God, from Thee.”

men

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From this reading “A curious creed they weave, And, for the Church commands it, All men must needs believe, Though no man understands it.

MindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading “The Church may loose and bind; But Mind, immortal Mind, As free as wave or wind, Came forth, O God, from Thee.”

must

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From this reading “A curious creed they weave, And, for the Church commands it, All men must needs believe, Though no man understands it.

nation

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From this reading God loves his few pet lambs, And saves his one pet nation; The rest he largely damns, With swinging reprobation.”

needs

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From this reading “A curious creed they weave, And, for the Church commands it, All men must needs believe, Though no man understands it.

no

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From this reading “A curious creed they weave, And, for the Church commands it, All men must needs believe, Though no man understands it.

O

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From this reading “The Church may loose and bind; But Mind, immortal Mind, As free as wave or wind, Came forth, O God, from Thee.”

of

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From this reading Dr. Worth had set his daughter a task of no light magnitude.

one

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From this reading God loves his few pet lambs, And saves his one pet nation; The rest he largely damns, With swinging reprobation.”

or

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From this reading “The Church may loose and bind; But Mind, immortal Mind, As free as wave or wind, Came forth, O God, from Thee.”

pet

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From this reading God loves his few pet lambs, And saves his one pet nation; The rest he largely damns, With swinging reprobation.”

reprobation

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From this reading God loves his few pet lambs, And saves his one pet nation; The rest he largely damns, With swinging reprobation.”

rest

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From this reading God loves his few pet lambs, And saves his one pet nation; The rest he largely damns, With swinging reprobation.”

saves

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From this reading God loves his few pet lambs, And saves his one pet nation; The rest he largely damns, With swinging reprobation.”

set

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From this reading Dr. Worth had set his daughter a task of no light magnitude.

swinging

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From this reading God loves his few pet lambs, And saves his one pet nation; The rest he largely damns, With swinging reprobation.”

task

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From this reading Dr. Worth had set his daughter a task of no light magnitude.

the

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From this reading “A curious creed they weave, And, for the Church commands it, All men must needs believe, Though no man understands it.

Thee

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From this reading “The Church may loose and bind; But Mind, immortal Mind, As free as wave or wind, Came forth, O God, from Thee.”

they

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From this reading “A curious creed they weave, And, for the Church commands it, All men must needs believe, Though no man understands it.

Though

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From this reading “A curious creed they weave, And, for the Church commands it, All men must needs believe, Though no man understands it.

understands

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From this reading “A curious creed they weave, And, for the Church commands it, All men must needs believe, Though no man understands it.

wave

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From this reading “The Church may loose and bind; But Mind, immortal Mind, As free as wave or wind, Came forth, O God, from Thee.”

weave

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From this reading “A curious creed they weave, And, for the Church commands it, All men must needs believe, Though no man understands it.

wind

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From this reading “The Church may loose and bind; But Mind, immortal Mind, As free as wave or wind, Came forth, O God, from Thee.”

With

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From this reading God loves his few pet lambs, And saves his one pet nation; The rest he largely damns, With swinging reprobation.”

Worth

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From this reading Dr. Worth had set his daughter a task of no light magnitude.

Chapter 12 of Remember the Alamo by Amelia E. Barr holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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.

What does chapter 12 of Remember the Alamo contain?

Chapter 12 holds 411 sentences of Remember the Alamo, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 12 of Remember the Alamo by Amelia E. Barr exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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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