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Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British — Volume 3

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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35 'And shall I now from fear of death Look wan and be dismayed?
No! from my heart fly childish fear, Be all the man displayed.
36 'Ah, godlike Henry!
God forefend And guard thee and thy son, If 'tis his will; but if 'tis not, Why, then his will be done.
37 'My honest friend, my fault has been To serve God and my prince; And that I no timeserver am, My death will soon convince.
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Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British — Volume 3

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British — Volume 3 is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/57 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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35 'And shall I now from fear of death Look wan and be dismayed?
Line 2
No! from my heart fly childish fear, Be all the man displayed.
/noʊ frʌm maɪ hɑːrt flaɪ ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ fɪr biː ɔːl ðə mæn dɪˈspleɪd/
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36 'Ah, godlike Henry!
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God forefend And guard thee and thy son, If 'tis his will; but if 'tis not, Why, then his will be done.
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37 'My honest friend, my fault has been To serve God and my prince; And that I no timeserver am, My death will soon convince.

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.

childish adjective US /ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/

indicating a lack of maturity

From this reading “No! from my heart fly childish fear, Be all the man displayed.”

convince verb US /kənˈvɪns/

make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something

From this reading “37 'My honest friend, my fault has been To serve God and my prince; And that I no timeserver am, My death will soon convince.”

dismayed adjective US /dɪˈsmeɪd/

struck with fear, dread, or consternation

From this reading “35 'And shall I now from fear of death Look wan and be dismayed?”

displayed verb US /dɪˈspleɪd/

past form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent

From this reading “No! from my heart fly childish fear, Be all the man displayed.”

fault noun US /fɔːlt/

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading “37 'My honest friend, my fault has been To serve God and my prince; And that I no timeserver am, My death will soon convince.”

fly verb US /flaɪ/

travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading “No! from my heart fly childish fear, Be all the man displayed.”

serve verb US /sɜːrv/

serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading “37 'My honest friend, my fault has been To serve God and my prince; And that I no timeserver am, My death will soon convince.”

wan adjective US /wɑːn/

(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble

From this reading “35 'And shall I now from fear of death Look wan and be dismayed?”

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35

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From this reading 35 'And shall I now from fear of death Look wan and be dismayed?

36

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From this reading 36 'Ah, godlike Henry!

37

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From this reading 37 'My honest friend, my fault has been To serve God and my prince; And that I no timeserver am, My death will soon convince.

Ah

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From this reading 36 'Ah, godlike Henry!

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 No! from my heart fly childish fear, Be all the man displayed.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading 37 'My honest friend, my fault has been To serve God and my prince; And that I no timeserver am, My death will soon convince.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading 35 'And shall I now from fear of death Look wan and be dismayed?

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading 35 'And shall I now from fear of death Look wan and be dismayed?

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading 37 'My honest friend, my fault has been To serve God and my prince; And that I no timeserver am, My death will soon convince.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading God forefend And guard thee and thy son, If 'tis his will; but if 'tis not, Why, then his will be done.

childishadjectiveUS /ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/

indicating a lack of maturity

From this reading No! from my heart fly childish fear, Be all the man displayed.

convinceverbUS /kənˈvɪns/

make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something

From this reading 37 'My honest friend, my fault has been To serve God and my prince; And that I no timeserver am, My death will soon convince.

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading 35 'And shall I now from fear of death Look wan and be dismayed?

dismayedadjectiveUS /dɪˈsmeɪd/

struck with fear, dread, or consternation

From this reading 35 'And shall I now from fear of death Look wan and be dismayed?

displayedverbUS /dɪˈspleɪd/

past form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent

From this reading No! from my heart fly childish fear, Be all the man displayed.

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading God forefend And guard thee and thy son, If 'tis his will; but if 'tis not, Why, then his will be done.

faultnounUS /fɔːlt/

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading 37 'My honest friend, my fault has been To serve God and my prince; And that I no timeserver am, My death will soon convince.

fearverbUS /fɪr/

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading 35 'And shall I now from fear of death Look wan and be dismayed?

flyverbUS /flaɪ/

travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading No! from my heart fly childish fear, Be all the man displayed.

forefendverb

prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

From this reading God forefend And guard thee and thy son, If 'tis his will; but if 'tis not, Why, then his will be done.

friendnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading 37 'My honest friend, my fault has been To serve God and my prince; And that I no timeserver am, My death will soon convince.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading 35 'And shall I now from fear of death Look wan and be dismayed?

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

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 God forefend And guard thee and thy son, If 'tis his will; but if 'tis not, Why, then his will be done.

godlikeadjective

appropriate to or befitting a god

From this reading 36 'Ah, godlike Henry!

guardnounUS /ɡɑːrd/

a person who keeps watch over something or someone

From this reading God forefend And guard thee and thy son, If 'tis his will; but if 'tis not, Why, then his will be done.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading 37 'My honest friend, my fault has been To serve God and my prince; And that I no timeserver am, My death will soon convince.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading No! from my heart fly childish fear, Be all the man displayed.

HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading 36 'Ah, godlike Henry!

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading God forefend And guard thee and thy son, If 'tis his will; but if 'tis not, Why, then his will be done.

honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnəst/

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading 37 'My honest friend, my fault has been To serve God and my prince; And that I no timeserver am, My death will soon convince.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading 35 'And shall I now from fear of death Look wan and be dismayed?

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading God forefend And guard thee and thy son, If 'tis his will; but if 'tis not, Why, then his will be done.

LookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading 35 'And shall I now from fear of death Look wan and be dismayed?

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading No! from my heart fly childish fear, Be all the man displayed.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading No! from my heart fly childish fear, Be all the man displayed.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No! from my heart fly childish fear, Be all the man displayed.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading God forefend And guard thee and thy son, If 'tis his will; but if 'tis not, Why, then his will be done.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading 35 'And shall I now from fear of death Look wan and be dismayed?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading 35 'And shall I now from fear of death Look wan and be dismayed?

princenounUS /prɪns/

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading 37 'My honest friend, my fault has been To serve God and my prince; And that I no timeserver am, My death will soon convince.

serveverbUS /sɜːrv/

serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading 37 'My honest friend, my fault has been To serve God and my prince; And that I no timeserver am, My death will soon convince.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading 35 'And shall I now from fear of death Look wan and be dismayed?

sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading God forefend And guard thee and thy son, If 'tis his will; but if 'tis not, Why, then his will be done.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading 37 'My honest friend, my fault has been To serve God and my prince; And that I no timeserver am, My death will soon convince.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading 37 'My honest friend, my fault has been To serve God and my prince; And that I no timeserver am, My death will soon convince.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading No! from my heart fly childish fear, Be all the man displayed.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading God forefend And guard thee and thy son, If 'tis his will; but if 'tis not, Why, then his will be done.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading God forefend And guard thee and thy son, If 'tis his will; but if 'tis not, Why, then his will be done.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading God forefend And guard thee and thy son, If 'tis his will; but if 'tis not, Why, then his will be done.

timeservernoun

one who conforms to current ways and opinions for personal advantage

From this reading 37 'My honest friend, my fault has been To serve God and my prince; And that I no timeserver am, My death will soon convince.

tisnounUS /tɪz/

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading God forefend And guard thee and thy son, If 'tis his will; but if 'tis not, Why, then his will be done.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading 37 'My honest friend, my fault has been To serve God and my prince; And that I no timeserver am, My death will soon convince.

wanadjectiveUS /wɑːn/

(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble

From this reading 35 'And shall I now from fear of death Look wan and be dismayed?

WhynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading God forefend And guard thee and thy son, If 'tis his will; but if 'tis not, Why, then his will be done.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading God forefend And guard thee and thy son, If 'tis his will; but if 'tis not, Why, then his will be done.

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