Chapter 19 of T. Haviland Hicks, Senior is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of T. Haviland Hicks, Senior is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"VALE, ALMA MATER!" "Oh, it was '_Ave_, Alma Mater--' We sang as Freshmen gay; But it's '_Vale_, Alma Mater' now As our last farewells we say!" "_Honk-Honk! Br-r-rr-r-Bang! Honk-Monk!
Chapter 19 of T. Haviland Hicks, Senior is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “farewell” — an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading “"Oh, it was '_Ave_, Alma Mater--' We sang as Freshmen gay; But it's '_Vale_, Alma Mater' now As our last farewells we say!"”
plural of “freshman” — a first-year undergraduate
From this reading “"Oh, it was '_Ave_, Alma Mater--' We sang as Freshmen gay; But it's '_Vale_, Alma Mater' now As our last farewells we say!"”
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “"Oh, it was '_Ave_, Alma Mater--' We sang as Freshmen gay; But it's '_Vale_, Alma Mater' now As our last farewells we say!"”
immediately past
From this reading “"Oh, it was '_Ave_, Alma Mater--' We sang as Freshmen gay; But it's '_Vale_, Alma Mater' now As our last farewells we say!"”
an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
From this reading “"VALE, ALMA MATER!"”
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading “"Oh, it was '_Ave_, Alma Mater--' We sang as Freshmen gay; But it's '_Vale_, Alma Mater' now As our last farewells we say!"”
express in words
From this reading “"Oh, it was '_Ave_, Alma Mater--' We sang as Freshmen gay; But it's '_Vale_, Alma Mater' now As our last farewells we say!"”
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading “"VALE, ALMA MATER!"”
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From this reading "VALE, ALMA MATER!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Oh, it was '_Ave_, Alma Mater--' We sang as Freshmen gay; But it's '_Vale_, Alma Mater' now As our last farewells we say!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, it was '_Ave_, Alma Mater--' We sang as Freshmen gay; But it's '_Vale_, Alma Mater' now As our last farewells we say!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Br-r-rr-r-Bang!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh, it was '_Ave_, Alma Mater--' We sang as Freshmen gay; But it's '_Vale_, Alma Mater' now As our last farewells we say!"
plural of “farewell” — an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading "Oh, it was '_Ave_, Alma Mater--' We sang as Freshmen gay; But it's '_Vale_, Alma Mater' now As our last farewells we say!"
plural of “freshman” — a first-year undergraduate
From this reading "Oh, it was '_Ave_, Alma Mater--' We sang as Freshmen gay; But it's '_Vale_, Alma Mater' now As our last farewells we say!"
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading "Oh, it was '_Ave_, Alma Mater--' We sang as Freshmen gay; But it's '_Vale_, Alma Mater' now As our last farewells we say!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Honk-Honk!
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From this reading Honk-Monk!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, it was '_Ave_, Alma Mater--' We sang as Freshmen gay; But it's '_Vale_, Alma Mater' now As our last farewells we say!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, it was '_Ave_, Alma Mater--' We sang as Freshmen gay; But it's '_Vale_, Alma Mater' now As our last farewells we say!"
immediately past
From this reading "Oh, it was '_Ave_, Alma Mater--' We sang as Freshmen gay; But it's '_Vale_, Alma Mater' now As our last farewells we say!"
an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
From this reading "VALE, ALMA MATER!"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Oh, it was '_Ave_, Alma Mater--' We sang as Freshmen gay; But it's '_Vale_, Alma Mater' now As our last farewells we say!"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, it was '_Ave_, Alma Mater--' We sang as Freshmen gay; But it's '_Vale_, Alma Mater' now As our last farewells we say!"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Oh, it was '_Ave_, Alma Mater--' We sang as Freshmen gay; But it's '_Vale_, Alma Mater' now As our last farewells we say!"
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading "Oh, it was '_Ave_, Alma Mater--' We sang as Freshmen gay; But it's '_Vale_, Alma Mater' now As our last farewells we say!"
express in words
From this reading "Oh, it was '_Ave_, Alma Mater--' We sang as Freshmen gay; But it's '_Vale_, Alma Mater' now As our last farewells we say!"
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading "VALE, ALMA MATER!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, it was '_Ave_, Alma Mater--' We sang as Freshmen gay; But it's '_Vale_, Alma Mater' now As our last farewells we say!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Oh, it was '_Ave_, Alma Mater--' We sang as Freshmen gay; But it's '_Vale_, Alma Mater' now As our last farewells we say!"
Chapter 19 of T. Haviland Hicks, Senior by James Raymond Elderdice holds 83 sentences, grouped into 17 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.
Chapter 19 holds 83 sentences of T. Haviland Hicks, Senior, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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