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Chapter XIV
“The combat deepens. On, ye brave! Who rush to glory or the grave.” “To all the sensual world proclaim: One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.” “Gashed with honorable scars, Low in Glory’s lap they lie; Though they fell, they fell like stars, Streaming splendor through the sky.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““To all the sensual world proclaim: One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““To all the sensual world proclaim: One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““To all the sensual world proclaim: One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.””
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading ““Gashed with honorable scars, Low in Glory’s lap they lie; Though they fell, they fell like stars, Streaming splendor through the sky.””
in spite of the fact that
From this reading ““Gashed with honorable scars, Low in Glory’s lap they lie; Though they fell, they fell like stars, Streaming splendor through the sky.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Gashed with honorable scars, Low in Glory’s lap they lie; Though they fell, they fell like stars, Streaming splendor through the sky.””
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading ““To all the sensual world proclaim: One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.””
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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 “To all the sensual world proclaim: One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.”
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From this reading “To all the sensual world proclaim: One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.”
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From this reading “To all the sensual world proclaim: One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “To all the sensual world proclaim: One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.”
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From this reading On, ye brave!
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From this reading “The combat deepens.
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From this reading “To all the sensual world proclaim: One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.”
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From this reading “The combat deepens.
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From this reading “Gashed with honorable scars, Low in Glory’s lap they lie; Though they fell, they fell like stars, Streaming splendor through the sky.”
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From this reading “Gashed with honorable scars, Low in Glory’s lap they lie; Though they fell, they fell like stars, Streaming splendor through the sky.”
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From this reading “To all the sensual world proclaim: One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.”
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From this reading Who rush to glory or the grave.”
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From this reading “Gashed with honorable scars, Low in Glory’s lap they lie; Though they fell, they fell like stars, Streaming splendor through the sky.”
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From this reading Who rush to glory or the grave.”
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From this reading “Gashed with honorable scars, Low in Glory’s lap they lie; Though they fell, they fell like stars, Streaming splendor through the sky.”
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From this reading “To all the sensual world proclaim: One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Gashed with honorable scars, Low in Glory’s lap they lie; Though they fell, they fell like stars, Streaming splendor through the sky.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “To all the sensual world proclaim: One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.”
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From this reading “Gashed with honorable scars, Low in Glory’s lap they lie; Though they fell, they fell like stars, Streaming splendor through the sky.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Gashed with honorable scars, Low in Glory’s lap they lie; Though they fell, they fell like stars, Streaming splendor through the sky.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To all the sensual world proclaim: One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Gashed with honorable scars, Low in Glory’s lap they lie; Though they fell, they fell like stars, Streaming splendor through the sky.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Gashed with honorable scars, Low in Glory’s lap they lie; Though they fell, they fell like stars, Streaming splendor through the sky.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To all the sensual world proclaim: One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “To all the sensual world proclaim: One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On, ye brave!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “To all the sensual world proclaim: One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Who rush to glory or the grave.”
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From this reading “To all the sensual world proclaim: One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.”
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From this reading Who rush to glory or the grave.”
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From this reading “Gashed with honorable scars, Low in Glory’s lap they lie; Though they fell, they fell like stars, Streaming splendor through the sky.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To all the sensual world proclaim: One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Gashed with honorable scars, Low in Glory’s lap they lie; Though they fell, they fell like stars, Streaming splendor through the sky.”
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading “Gashed with honorable scars, Low in Glory’s lap they lie; Though they fell, they fell like stars, Streaming splendor through the sky.”
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From this reading “Gashed with honorable scars, Low in Glory’s lap they lie; Though they fell, they fell like stars, Streaming splendor through the sky.”
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From this reading “Gashed with honorable scars, Low in Glory’s lap they lie; Though they fell, they fell like stars, Streaming splendor through the sky.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The combat deepens.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Gashed with honorable scars, Low in Glory’s lap they lie; Though they fell, they fell like stars, Streaming splendor through the sky.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Gashed with honorable scars, Low in Glory’s lap they lie; Though they fell, they fell like stars, Streaming splendor through the sky.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Gashed with honorable scars, Low in Glory’s lap they lie; Though they fell, they fell like stars, Streaming splendor through the sky.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Who rush to glory or the grave.”
which person or people
From this reading Who rush to glory or the grave.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Gashed with honorable scars, Low in Glory’s lap they lie; Though they fell, they fell like stars, Streaming splendor through the sky.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “To all the sensual world proclaim: One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To all the sensual world proclaim: One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.”
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From this reading “To all the sensual world proclaim: One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name.”
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading On, ye brave!
