Chapter 21 of Roger Trewinion is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Roger Trewinion is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended! Who through death have to God ascended! Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison. --LONGFELLOW. "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
Chapter 21 of Roger Trewinion is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ascend” — travel up
From this reading “Who through death have to God ascended!”
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading “"VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!”
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison.”
United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)
From this reading “--LONGFELLOW.”
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading “Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison.”
in a stiff manner
From this reading “"I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."”
plural of “toil” — productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
From this reading “"VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!”
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading “"VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!”
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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 "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
past form of “ascend” — travel up
From this reading Who through death have to God ascended!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading "VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Who through death have to God ascended!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading "VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Who through death have to God ascended!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Who through death have to God ascended!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison.
United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)
From this reading --LONGFELLOW.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison.
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
in a stiff manner
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
not in physical motion
From this reading Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Who through death have to God ascended!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Who through death have to God ascended!
plural of “toil” — productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
From this reading "VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading "VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading "VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ye have risen From the cares which keep us still in prison.
which person or people
From this reading Who through death have to God ascended!
belonging to which person
From this reading "VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "VISIT HER TOMB" O, how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am at your service for a few minutes," he said stiffly; "but our interview must be short, for I have much to do."
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