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Remember the Alamo
Remember the Alamo

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of Remember the Alamo is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”
Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.
Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.
He sat patiently waiting his sombre eyes fixed upon the mental visions which circled in the enchanted incense of his cigarette.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Remember the Alamo

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of Remember the Alamo is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”
Line 2
Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”
Line 3
Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.
Line 4
Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.
Line 5
He sat patiently waiting his sombre eyes fixed upon the mental visions which circled in the enchanted incense of his cigarette.

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.

Enchanted adjective US /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/

Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.

From this reading “He sat patiently waiting his sombre eyes fixed upon the mental visions which circled in the enchanted incense of his cigarette.”

Worn verb US /wɔːrn/

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading “Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.”

All words in this reading · 109

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

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a

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

and

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

around

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From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”

aspect

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From this reading Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.

aspiring

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

ate

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From this reading Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.

attempt

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From this reading Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.

been

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From this reading Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.

bravely

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From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”

bray

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From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”

but

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

call

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From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”

casements

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

cheerfulness

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From this reading Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.

cigarette

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From this reading He sat patiently waiting his sombre eyes fixed upon the mental visions which circled in the enchanted incense of his cigarette.

circled

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From this reading He sat patiently waiting his sombre eyes fixed upon the mental visions which circled in the enchanted incense of his cigarette.

clear

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From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”

course

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

darted

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

desiring

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

did

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From this reading Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.

do

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From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”

doest

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From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”

enchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/

Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.

From this reading He sat patiently waiting his sombre eyes fixed upon the mental visions which circled in the enchanted incense of his cigarette.

eyes

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

fervid

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From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”

fiery

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

fixed

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From this reading He sat patiently waiting his sombre eyes fixed upon the mental visions which circled in the enchanted incense of his cigarette.

Follow

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From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”

food

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From this reading Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.

for

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From this reading Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.

found

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From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”

greedy

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

had

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From this reading Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.

hath

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From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”

have

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

he

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From this reading Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.

heartily

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From this reading Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.

Heaven's

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From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”

his

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

hot

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

in

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From this reading Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.

incense

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From this reading He sat patiently waiting his sombre eyes fixed upon the mental visions which circled in the enchanted incense of his cigarette.

join

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From this reading Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.

kept

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

know

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

Left

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From this reading Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.

like

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From this reading Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.

looks

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

many

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

mask

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From this reading Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.

meal

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From this reading Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.

men

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From this reading Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.

mental

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From this reading He sat patiently waiting his sombre eyes fixed upon the mental visions which circled in the enchanted incense of his cigarette.

morning

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From this reading Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.

Mounted

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

Navarro

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From this reading Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.

not

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From this reading Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.

of

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

off

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From this reading Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.

old

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

on

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

pace

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

patiently

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From this reading He sat patiently waiting his sombre eyes fixed upon the mental visions which circled in the enchanted incense of his cigarette.

presence

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From this reading Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.

pursue

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From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”

rider

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

sat

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From this reading He sat patiently waiting his sombre eyes fixed upon the mental visions which circled in the enchanted incense of his cigarette.

seemed

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

Senora

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From this reading Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.

since

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From this reading Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.

slow

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

So

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

sombre

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From this reading He sat patiently waiting his sombre eyes fixed upon the mental visions which circled in the enchanted incense of his cigarette.

spoke

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

stately

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

steed

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

the

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

thee

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From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”

their

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

themselves

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From this reading Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.

they

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From this reading Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.

thing

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From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”

Thomas

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From this reading Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.

thou

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From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”

Though

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From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”

thought

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

thousands

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From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”

threw

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From this reading Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.

Through

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

to

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

two

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From this reading Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.

upon

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

very

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

visage

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

visions

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From this reading He sat patiently waiting his sombre eyes fixed upon the mental visions which circled in the enchanted incense of his cigarette.

waiting

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From this reading He sat patiently waiting his sombre eyes fixed upon the mental visions which circled in the enchanted incense of his cigarette.

What

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From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”

wheels

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From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”

When

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From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”

Which

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

windows

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

with

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From this reading “What thing thou doest, bravely do; When Heaven’s clear call hath found thee, Follow--with fervid wheels pursue, Though thousands bray around thee.”

without

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From this reading Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.

wornverbUS /wɔːrn/

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading Left to themselves, the two men threw off like a mask the aspect of cheerfulness they had worn in the presence of the Senora.

Worth

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From this reading Thomas Worth ate heartily, for he had been without food since morning; but Navarro did not attempt to join his meal.

would

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

You

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

young

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From this reading “Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know; With slow but stately pace kept on his course; You would have thought the very windows spoke, So many greedy looks of young and old, Through casements darted their desiring eyes Upon his visage.”

Chapter 13 of Remember the Alamo by Amelia E. Barr holds 223 sentences, grouped into 45 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 13 of Remember the Alamo contain?

Chapter 13 holds 223 sentences of Remember the Alamo, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 13 of Remember the Alamo by Amelia E. Barr exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 223 sentences, grouped into 45 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.

How do I study chapter 13 of Remember the Alamo?

Work through the 45 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 45 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 13 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 13 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Remember the Alamo

Common questions about reading Remember the Alamo by Amelia E. Barr on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Remember the Alamo?

Yes. All 5735 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #287 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Remember the Alamo is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #287, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Remember the Alamo take to read?

About 477 minutes of reading across 1147 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Remember the Alamo section by section

How to work through Remember the Alamo section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 18 chapters of Remember the Alamo to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Remember the Alamo

Words and structures a reader meets early in Remember the Alamo, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Stepping
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Remember the Alamo; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Westward
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Remember the Alamo; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Advance
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Remember the Alamo; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Though
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Remember the Alamo; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.