Chapter 31 of The Czar is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of The Czar is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AFTER WATERLOO. “Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the cross of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.” “A great battle! Napoleon is annihilated! Wellington and the English have done it!”
Chapter 31 of The Czar is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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destroyed completely
From this reading “Napoleon is annihilated!”
show off
From this reading ““Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the cross of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.””
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading ““Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the cross of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.””
command against
From this reading ““Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the cross of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.””
French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
From this reading “Napoleon is annihilated!”
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading ““Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the cross of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.””
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
From this reading “AFTER WATERLOO.”
British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)
From this reading “Wellington and the English have done it!””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““A great battle!”
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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 “A great battle!
later than; following
From this reading AFTER WATERLOO.
(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 “Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the cross of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wellington and the English have done it!”
destroyed completely
From this reading Napoleon is annihilated!
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “A great battle!
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading “Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the cross of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.”
show off
From this reading “Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the cross of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.”
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading “Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the cross of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.”
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading “Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the cross of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.”
travel across or pass over
From this reading “Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the cross of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Wellington and the English have done it!”
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Wellington and the English have done it!”
command against
From this reading “Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the cross of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.”
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 “Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the cross of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “A great battle!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Wellington and the English have done it!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the cross of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the cross of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the cross of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Napoleon is annihilated!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the cross of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the cross of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the cross of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.”
used to form the superlative
From this reading “Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the cross of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the cross of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.”
French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
From this reading Napoleon is annihilated!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the cross of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.”
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading “Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the cross of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the cross of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the cross of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the cross of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the cross of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the cross of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the cross of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the cross of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.”
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading “Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the cross of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.”
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
From this reading AFTER WATERLOO.
British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)
From this reading Wellington and the English have done it!”
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