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Remember the Alamo

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of Remember the Alamo is here in full — 512 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.
The thanks of millions yet to be,” Who battled for the true and just, And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance.
And lives to clutch the golden keys, To mould a mighty state’s decrees.”
The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Remember the Alamo

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of Remember the Alamo is here in full — 512 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/102 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.
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The thanks of millions yet to be,” “Who battled for the true and just, “And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance.
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And lives to clutch the golden keys, To mould a mighty state’s decrees.”
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The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.
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Learner Dictionary

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Liberty noun US /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

From this reading “The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.”

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1806

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

a

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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.

ability

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

America

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

And

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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.

are

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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.

as

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

battle

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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.

battled

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From this reading The thanks of millions yet to be,” “Who battled for the true and just, “And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance.

be

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From this reading The thanks of millions yet to be,” “Who battled for the true and just, “And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance.

blows

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From this reading The thanks of millions yet to be,” “Who battled for the true and just, “And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance.

breasts

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From this reading The thanks of millions yet to be,” “Who battled for the true and just, “And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance.

Burnett

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

But

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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.

by

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

chance

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From this reading The thanks of millions yet to be,” “Who battled for the true and just, “And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance.

circumstance

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From this reading The thanks of millions yet to be,” “Who battled for the true and just, “And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance.

clutch

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From this reading “And lives to clutch the golden keys, To mould a mighty state’s decrees.”

David

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

Declaration

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

decrees

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From this reading “And lives to clutch the golden keys, To mould a mighty state’s decrees.”

dignity

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

drawn

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

early

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

effort

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

experience

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

for

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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.

free

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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.

from

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

G

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

give

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

golden

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From this reading “And lives to clutch the golden keys, To mould a mighty state’s decrees.”

grasps

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From this reading The thanks of millions yet to be,” “Who battled for the true and just, “And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance.

great

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

happy

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From this reading The thanks of millions yet to be,” “Who battled for the true and just, “And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance.

Has

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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.

heard

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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.

here

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From this reading The paper need not be quoted here.

hero

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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.

his

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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.

hollow

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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.

in

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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.

Independence

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

its

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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.

Jersey

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

join

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

just

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From this reading The thanks of millions yet to be,” “Who battled for the true and just, “And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance.

keys

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From this reading “And lives to clutch the golden keys, To mould a mighty state’s decrees.”

learning

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

like

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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.

lives

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From this reading “And lives to clutch the golden keys, To mould a mighty state’s decrees.”

man

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

memorial

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

mighty

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From this reading “And lives to clutch the golden keys, To mould a mighty state’s decrees.”

millions

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From this reading The thanks of millions yet to be,” “Who battled for the true and just, “And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance.

Miranda

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

mould

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From this reading “And lives to clutch the golden keys, To mould a mighty state’s decrees.”

native

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

need

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From this reading The paper need not be quoted here.

New

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

not

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From this reading The paper need not be quoted here.

of

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From this reading The thanks of millions yet to be,” “Who battled for the true and just, “And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance.

paper

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From this reading The paper need not be quoted here.

prophet's

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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.

quoted

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From this reading The paper need not be quoted here.

resulted

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

sailed

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

skirts

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From this reading The thanks of millions yet to be,” “Who battled for the true and just, “And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance.

sounds

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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.

Spanish

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

state's

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From this reading “And lives to clutch the golden keys, To mould a mighty state’s decrees.”

statesmanlike

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

sword

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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.

Texan

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

thanks

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From this reading The thanks of millions yet to be,” “Who battled for the true and just, “And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance.

the

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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.

Thy

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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.

to

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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.

tones

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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.

true

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From this reading The thanks of millions yet to be,” “Who battled for the true and just, “And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance.

up

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

voice

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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.

was

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

when

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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.

which

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

Who

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From this reading The thanks of millions yet to be,” “Who battled for the true and just, “And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance.

with

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

won

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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.

word

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From this reading “But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet’s word, And in its hollow tones are heard.

wrongs

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

yet

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From this reading The thanks of millions yet to be,” “Who battled for the true and just, “And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance.

York

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From this reading The memorial of wrongs, which resulted in the Declaration of Texan Independence, was drawn up with statesmanlike ability by David G. Burnett, a native of New Jersey, a man of great learning, dignity, and experience; who, as early as 1806, sailed from New York to join Miranda in his effort to give Spanish America liberty.

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  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.