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Remember the Alamo

Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

Chapter 17 of Remember the Alamo is here in full — 281 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Where’er we roam, Our first, best country ever is at home.”
What constitutes a state?
Men who their duties know; But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain.
And sovereign law, that states collected will O’er thrones and globes elate, Sits empress; crowning good, repressing ill.
This hand to tyrants ever sworn a foe, For freedom only deals the deadly blow; Then sheathes in calm repose the vengeful blade, For gentle peace, in freedom’s hallowed shade.”
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Remember the Alamo

Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

Chapter 17 of Remember the Alamo is here in full — 281 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/56 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Where’er we roam, Our first, best country ever is at home.”
Line 2
What constitutes a state?
Line 3
Men who their duties know; But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain.
Line 4
And sovereign law, that states collected will O’er thrones and globes elate, Sits empress; crowning good, repressing ill.
Line 5
This hand to tyrants ever sworn a foe, For freedom only deals the deadly blow; Then sheathes in calm repose the vengeful blade, For gentle peace, in freedom’s hallowed shade.”

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.

Sovereign adjective US /ˈsɑːv.rən/

Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.

From this reading ““And sovereign law, that states collected will O’er thrones and globes elate, Sits empress; crowning good, repressing ill.”

All words in this reading · 67

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 “What constitutes a state?

and

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From this reading Men who their duties know; But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain.

at

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From this reading “Where’er we roam, Our first, best country ever is at home.”

best

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From this reading “Where’er we roam, Our first, best country ever is at home.”

blade

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From this reading “This hand to tyrants ever sworn a foe, For freedom only deals the deadly blow; Then sheathes in calm repose the vengeful blade, For gentle peace, in freedom’s hallowed shade.”

blow

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From this reading “This hand to tyrants ever sworn a foe, For freedom only deals the deadly blow; Then sheathes in calm repose the vengeful blade, For gentle peace, in freedom’s hallowed shade.”

But

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From this reading Men who their duties know; But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain.

calm

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From this reading “This hand to tyrants ever sworn a foe, For freedom only deals the deadly blow; Then sheathes in calm repose the vengeful blade, For gentle peace, in freedom’s hallowed shade.”

collected

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From this reading “And sovereign law, that states collected will O’er thrones and globes elate, Sits empress; crowning good, repressing ill.

constitutes

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From this reading “What constitutes a state?

country

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From this reading “Where’er we roam, Our first, best country ever is at home.”

crowning

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From this reading “And sovereign law, that states collected will O’er thrones and globes elate, Sits empress; crowning good, repressing ill.

dare

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From this reading Men who their duties know; But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain.

deadly

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From this reading “This hand to tyrants ever sworn a foe, For freedom only deals the deadly blow; Then sheathes in calm repose the vengeful blade, For gentle peace, in freedom’s hallowed shade.”

deals

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From this reading “This hand to tyrants ever sworn a foe, For freedom only deals the deadly blow; Then sheathes in calm repose the vengeful blade, For gentle peace, in freedom’s hallowed shade.”

duties

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From this reading Men who their duties know; But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain.

elate

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From this reading “And sovereign law, that states collected will O’er thrones and globes elate, Sits empress; crowning good, repressing ill.

empress

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From this reading “And sovereign law, that states collected will O’er thrones and globes elate, Sits empress; crowning good, repressing ill.

ever

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From this reading “Where’er we roam, Our first, best country ever is at home.”

first

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From this reading “Where’er we roam, Our first, best country ever is at home.”

foe

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From this reading “This hand to tyrants ever sworn a foe, For freedom only deals the deadly blow; Then sheathes in calm repose the vengeful blade, For gentle peace, in freedom’s hallowed shade.”

For

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From this reading “This hand to tyrants ever sworn a foe, For freedom only deals the deadly blow; Then sheathes in calm repose the vengeful blade, For gentle peace, in freedom’s hallowed shade.”

freedom

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From this reading “This hand to tyrants ever sworn a foe, For freedom only deals the deadly blow; Then sheathes in calm repose the vengeful blade, For gentle peace, in freedom’s hallowed shade.”

freedom's

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From this reading “This hand to tyrants ever sworn a foe, For freedom only deals the deadly blow; Then sheathes in calm repose the vengeful blade, For gentle peace, in freedom’s hallowed shade.”

gentle

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From this reading “This hand to tyrants ever sworn a foe, For freedom only deals the deadly blow; Then sheathes in calm repose the vengeful blade, For gentle peace, in freedom’s hallowed shade.”

globes

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From this reading “And sovereign law, that states collected will O’er thrones and globes elate, Sits empress; crowning good, repressing ill.

good

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From this reading “And sovereign law, that states collected will O’er thrones and globes elate, Sits empress; crowning good, repressing ill.

hallowed

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From this reading “This hand to tyrants ever sworn a foe, For freedom only deals the deadly blow; Then sheathes in calm repose the vengeful blade, For gentle peace, in freedom’s hallowed shade.”

hand

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From this reading “This hand to tyrants ever sworn a foe, For freedom only deals the deadly blow; Then sheathes in calm repose the vengeful blade, For gentle peace, in freedom’s hallowed shade.”

home

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From this reading “Where’er we roam, Our first, best country ever is at home.”

ill

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From this reading “And sovereign law, that states collected will O’er thrones and globes elate, Sits empress; crowning good, repressing ill.

in

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From this reading “This hand to tyrants ever sworn a foe, For freedom only deals the deadly blow; Then sheathes in calm repose the vengeful blade, For gentle peace, in freedom’s hallowed shade.”

is

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From this reading “Where’er we roam, Our first, best country ever is at home.”

know

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From this reading Men who their duties know; But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain.

knowing

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From this reading Men who their duties know; But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain.

law

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From this reading “And sovereign law, that states collected will O’er thrones and globes elate, Sits empress; crowning good, repressing ill.

maintain

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From this reading Men who their duties know; But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain.

Men

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From this reading Men who their duties know; But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain.

O'er

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From this reading “And sovereign law, that states collected will O’er thrones and globes elate, Sits empress; crowning good, repressing ill.

only

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From this reading “This hand to tyrants ever sworn a foe, For freedom only deals the deadly blow; Then sheathes in calm repose the vengeful blade, For gentle peace, in freedom’s hallowed shade.”

Our

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From this reading “Where’er we roam, Our first, best country ever is at home.”

peace

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From this reading “This hand to tyrants ever sworn a foe, For freedom only deals the deadly blow; Then sheathes in calm repose the vengeful blade, For gentle peace, in freedom’s hallowed shade.”

repose

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From this reading “This hand to tyrants ever sworn a foe, For freedom only deals the deadly blow; Then sheathes in calm repose the vengeful blade, For gentle peace, in freedom’s hallowed shade.”

repressing

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From this reading “And sovereign law, that states collected will O’er thrones and globes elate, Sits empress; crowning good, repressing ill.

rights

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From this reading Men who their duties know; But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain.

roam

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From this reading “Where’er we roam, Our first, best country ever is at home.”

shade

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From this reading “This hand to tyrants ever sworn a foe, For freedom only deals the deadly blow; Then sheathes in calm repose the vengeful blade, For gentle peace, in freedom’s hallowed shade.”

sheathes

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From this reading “This hand to tyrants ever sworn a foe, For freedom only deals the deadly blow; Then sheathes in calm repose the vengeful blade, For gentle peace, in freedom’s hallowed shade.”

Sits

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From this reading “And sovereign law, that states collected will O’er thrones and globes elate, Sits empress; crowning good, repressing ill.

sovereignadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːv.rən/

Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.

From this reading “And sovereign law, that states collected will O’er thrones and globes elate, Sits empress; crowning good, repressing ill.

state

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From this reading “What constitutes a state?

states

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From this reading “And sovereign law, that states collected will O’er thrones and globes elate, Sits empress; crowning good, repressing ill.

sworn

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From this reading “This hand to tyrants ever sworn a foe, For freedom only deals the deadly blow; Then sheathes in calm repose the vengeful blade, For gentle peace, in freedom’s hallowed shade.”

that

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From this reading “And sovereign law, that states collected will O’er thrones and globes elate, Sits empress; crowning good, repressing ill.

the

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From this reading “This hand to tyrants ever sworn a foe, For freedom only deals the deadly blow; Then sheathes in calm repose the vengeful blade, For gentle peace, in freedom’s hallowed shade.”

their

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From this reading Men who their duties know; But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain.

Then

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From this reading “This hand to tyrants ever sworn a foe, For freedom only deals the deadly blow; Then sheathes in calm repose the vengeful blade, For gentle peace, in freedom’s hallowed shade.”

This

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From this reading “This hand to tyrants ever sworn a foe, For freedom only deals the deadly blow; Then sheathes in calm repose the vengeful blade, For gentle peace, in freedom’s hallowed shade.”

thrones

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From this reading “And sovereign law, that states collected will O’er thrones and globes elate, Sits empress; crowning good, repressing ill.

to

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From this reading “This hand to tyrants ever sworn a foe, For freedom only deals the deadly blow; Then sheathes in calm repose the vengeful blade, For gentle peace, in freedom’s hallowed shade.”

tyrants

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From this reading “This hand to tyrants ever sworn a foe, For freedom only deals the deadly blow; Then sheathes in calm repose the vengeful blade, For gentle peace, in freedom’s hallowed shade.”

vengeful

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From this reading “This hand to tyrants ever sworn a foe, For freedom only deals the deadly blow; Then sheathes in calm repose the vengeful blade, For gentle peace, in freedom’s hallowed shade.”

we

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From this reading “Where’er we roam, Our first, best country ever is at home.”

What

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From this reading “What constitutes a state?

Where'er

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From this reading “Where’er we roam, Our first, best country ever is at home.”

who

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From this reading Men who their duties know; But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain.

will

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From this reading “And sovereign law, that states collected will O’er thrones and globes elate, Sits empress; crowning good, repressing ill.

Chapter 17 of Remember the Alamo by Amelia E. Barr holds 281 sentences, grouped into 57 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 17 of Remember the Alamo contain?

Chapter 17 holds 281 sentences of Remember the Alamo, unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 17 of Remember the Alamo by Amelia E. Barr exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 281 sentences, grouped into 57 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 17 of Remember the Alamo?

Work through the 57 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 57 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 17 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 17 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

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

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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
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Advance
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Though
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