Chapter 37 of Seventy Years on the Frontier is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of Seventy Years on the Frontier is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FLOWERS OF THE FAR WEST. For centuries the rose--the queen of flowers--has been a never ceasing inspiration to poets and writers. Every bard has sung his lay to the majesty of this peerless flower. Every ancient country has its rose traditions. Fashions do not assail the rose, only in specialty and variety.
Chapter 37 of Seventy Years on the Frontier is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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attack someone physically or emotionally
From this reading “Fashions do not assail the rose, only in specialty and variety.”
a lyric poet
From this reading “Every bard has sung his lay to the majesty of this peerless flower.”
-ing form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “For centuries the rose--the queen of flowers--has been a never ceasing inspiration to poets and writers.”
plural of “fashion” — how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Fashions do not assail the rose, only in specialty and variety.”
arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
From this reading “For centuries the rose--the queen of flowers--has been a never ceasing inspiration to poets and writers.”
eminent beyond or above comparison
From this reading “Every bard has sung his lay to the majesty of this peerless flower.”
an asset of special worth or utility
From this reading “Fashions do not assail the rose, only in specialty and variety.”
plural of “tradition” — an inherited pattern of thought or action
From this reading “Every ancient country has its rose traditions.”
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In this reading “For centuries the rose--the queen of flowers--has been a never ceasing inspiration to poets and writers.”
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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 For centuries the rose--the queen of flowers--has been a never ceasing inspiration to poets and writers.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Every ancient country has its rose traditions.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For centuries the rose--the queen of flowers--has been a never ceasing inspiration to poets and writers.
attack someone physically or emotionally
From this reading Fashions do not assail the rose, only in specialty and variety.
a lyric poet
From this reading Every bard has sung his lay to the majesty of this peerless flower.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For centuries the rose--the queen of flowers--has been a never ceasing inspiration to poets and writers.
-ing form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading For centuries the rose--the queen of flowers--has been a never ceasing inspiration to poets and writers.
plural of “century” — a period of 100 years
From this reading For centuries the rose--the queen of flowers--has been a never ceasing inspiration to poets and writers.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Every ancient country has its rose traditions.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Fashions do not assail the rose, only in specialty and variety.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every bard has sung his lay to the majesty of this peerless flower.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading THE FLOWERS OF THE FAR WEST.
plural of “fashion” — how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Fashions do not assail the rose, only in specialty and variety.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Every bard has sung his lay to the majesty of this peerless flower.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading THE FLOWERS OF THE FAR WEST.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For centuries the rose--the queen of flowers--has been a never ceasing inspiration to poets and writers.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For centuries the rose--the queen of flowers--has been a never ceasing inspiration to poets and writers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Every bard has sung his lay to the majesty of this peerless flower.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fashions do not assail the rose, only in specialty and variety.
arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
From this reading For centuries the rose--the queen of flowers--has been a never ceasing inspiration to poets and writers.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Every ancient country has its rose traditions.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Every bard has sung his lay to the majesty of this peerless flower.
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading Every bard has sung his lay to the majesty of this peerless flower.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading For centuries the rose--the queen of flowers--has been a never ceasing inspiration to poets and writers.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Fashions do not assail the rose, only in specialty and variety.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FLOWERS OF THE FAR WEST.
and nothing more
From this reading Fashions do not assail the rose, only in specialty and variety.
eminent beyond or above comparison
From this reading Every bard has sung his lay to the majesty of this peerless flower.
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading For centuries the rose--the queen of flowers--has been a never ceasing inspiration to poets and writers.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading For centuries the rose--the queen of flowers--has been a never ceasing inspiration to poets and writers.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading For centuries the rose--the queen of flowers--has been a never ceasing inspiration to poets and writers.
an asset of special worth or utility
From this reading Fashions do not assail the rose, only in specialty and variety.
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
From this reading Every bard has sung his lay to the majesty of this peerless flower.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLOWERS OF THE FAR WEST.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Every bard has sung his lay to the majesty of this peerless flower.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For centuries the rose--the queen of flowers--has been a never ceasing inspiration to poets and writers.
plural of “tradition” — an inherited pattern of thought or action
From this reading Every ancient country has its rose traditions.
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading Fashions do not assail the rose, only in specialty and variety.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading THE FLOWERS OF THE FAR WEST.
plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading For centuries the rose--the queen of flowers--has been a never ceasing inspiration to poets and writers.
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