Chapter 11 of Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British — Volume 2 is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British — Volume 2 is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
10 For this true ease, This healing peace, For this [brief] taste of living glory, My soul and all, Kneel down and fall, And sing his sad victorious story! 11 O thorny crown, More soft than down! O painful cross, my bed of rest! O spear, the key Opening the way! O thy worst state, my only best!
Chapter 11 of Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British — Volume 2 is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading “11 O thorny crown, More soft than down!”
the natural process by which the body repairs itself
From this reading “10 For this true ease, This healing peace, For this [brief] taste of living glory, My soul and all, Kneel down and fall, And sing his sad victorious story!”
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading “O spear, the key Opening the way!”
rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading “10 For this true ease, This healing peace, For this [brief] taste of living glory, My soul and all, Kneel down and fall, And sing his sad victorious story!”
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading “O painful cross, my bed of rest!”
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading “O spear, the key Opening the way!”
bristling with perplexities
From this reading “11 O thorny crown, More soft than down!”
having won
From this reading “10 For this true ease, This healing peace, For this [brief] taste of living glory, My soul and all, Kneel down and fall, And sing his sad victorious story!”
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From this reading 10 For this true ease, This healing peace, For this [brief] taste of living glory, My soul and all, Kneel down and fall, And sing his sad victorious story!
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From this reading 11 O thorny crown, More soft than down!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading 10 For this true ease, This healing peace, For this [brief] taste of living glory, My soul and all, Kneel down and fall, And sing his sad victorious story!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 10 For this true ease, This healing peace, For this [brief] taste of living glory, My soul and all, Kneel down and fall, And sing his sad victorious story!
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading O painful cross, my bed of rest!
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading O thy worst state, my only best!
of short duration or distance
From this reading 10 For this true ease, This healing peace, For this [brief] taste of living glory, My soul and all, Kneel down and fall, And sing his sad victorious story!
travel across or pass over
From this reading O painful cross, my bed of rest!
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading 11 O thorny crown, More soft than down!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading 10 For this true ease, This healing peace, For this [brief] taste of living glory, My soul and all, Kneel down and fall, And sing his sad victorious story!
move gently or carefully
From this reading 10 For this true ease, This healing peace, For this [brief] taste of living glory, My soul and all, Kneel down and fall, And sing his sad victorious story!
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading 10 For this true ease, This healing peace, For this [brief] taste of living glory, My soul and all, Kneel down and fall, And sing his sad victorious story!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 10 For this true ease, This healing peace, For this [brief] taste of living glory, My soul and all, Kneel down and fall, And sing his sad victorious story!
a state of high honor
From this reading 10 For this true ease, This healing peace, For this [brief] taste of living glory, My soul and all, Kneel down and fall, And sing his sad victorious story!
the natural process by which the body repairs itself
From this reading 10 For this true ease, This healing peace, For this [brief] taste of living glory, My soul and all, Kneel down and fall, And sing his sad victorious story!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 10 For this true ease, This healing peace, For this [brief] taste of living glory, My soul and all, Kneel down and fall, And sing his sad victorious story!
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading O spear, the key Opening the way!
rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading 10 For this true ease, This healing peace, For this [brief] taste of living glory, My soul and all, Kneel down and fall, And sing his sad victorious story!
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading 10 For this true ease, This healing peace, For this [brief] taste of living glory, My soul and all, Kneel down and fall, And sing his sad victorious story!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading 11 O thorny crown, More soft than down!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 10 For this true ease, This healing peace, For this [brief] taste of living glory, My soul and all, Kneel down and fall, And sing his sad victorious story!
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 11 O thorny crown, More soft than down!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 10 For this true ease, This healing peace, For this [brief] taste of living glory, My soul and all, Kneel down and fall, And sing his sad victorious story!
and nothing more
From this reading O thy worst state, my only best!
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading O spear, the key Opening the way!
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading O painful cross, my bed of rest!
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading 10 For this true ease, This healing peace, For this [brief] taste of living glory, My soul and all, Kneel down and fall, And sing his sad victorious story!
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading O painful cross, my bed of rest!
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading 10 For this true ease, This healing peace, For this [brief] taste of living glory, My soul and all, Kneel down and fall, And sing his sad victorious story!
deliver by singing
From this reading 10 For this true ease, This healing peace, For this [brief] taste of living glory, My soul and all, Kneel down and fall, And sing his sad victorious story!
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading 11 O thorny crown, More soft than down!
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading 10 For this true ease, This healing peace, For this [brief] taste of living glory, My soul and all, Kneel down and fall, And sing his sad victorious story!
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading O spear, the key Opening the way!
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading O thy worst state, my only best!
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading 10 For this true ease, This healing peace, For this [brief] taste of living glory, My soul and all, Kneel down and fall, And sing his sad victorious story!
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading 10 For this true ease, This healing peace, For this [brief] taste of living glory, My soul and all, Kneel down and fall, And sing his sad victorious story!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading 11 O thorny crown, More soft than down!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading O spear, the key Opening the way!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 10 For this true ease, This healing peace, For this [brief] taste of living glory, My soul and all, Kneel down and fall, And sing his sad victorious story!
bristling with perplexities
From this reading 11 O thorny crown, More soft than down!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading O thy worst state, my only best!
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading 10 For this true ease, This healing peace, For this [brief] taste of living glory, My soul and all, Kneel down and fall, And sing his sad victorious story!
having won
From this reading 10 For this true ease, This healing peace, For this [brief] taste of living glory, My soul and all, Kneel down and fall, And sing his sad victorious story!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading O spear, the key Opening the way!
the least favorable outcome
From this reading O thy worst state, my only best!
Chapter 11 of Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British — Volume 2 by George [Editor] Gilfillan holds 278 sentences, grouped into 56 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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.
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