Chapter 31 of The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck: a romance is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck: a romance is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A CHALLENGE Oh, that stern, unbending man! In this unhappy marriage what have I Not suffered--not endured! SCHILLER'S WALLENSTEIN. Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead! SHAKSPEARE.
Chapter 31 of The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck: a romance is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
From this reading “Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead!”
take exception to
From this reading “A CHALLENGE Oh, that stern, unbending man!”
past form of “endure” — put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading “In this unhappy marriage what have I Not suffered--not endured!”
possessive form of “schiller” — German romantic writer (1759-1805)
From this reading “SCHILLER'S WALLENSTEIN.”
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading “A CHALLENGE Oh, that stern, unbending man!”
incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances
From this reading “A CHALLENGE Oh, that stern, unbending man!”
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading “In this unhappy marriage what have I Not suffered--not endured!”
Austrian general who fought for the Hapsburgs during the Thirty Years' War (1583-1634)
From this reading “SCHILLER'S WALLENSTEIN.”
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anew
In this reading “Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead!”
In this reading “In this unhappy marriage what have I Not suffered--not endured!”
In this reading “Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CHALLENGE Oh, that stern, unbending man!
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
From this reading Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead!
take exception to
From this reading A CHALLENGE Oh, that stern, unbending man!
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead!
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead!
dearly loved
From this reading Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead!
past form of “endure” — put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading In this unhappy marriage what have I Not suffered--not endured!
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 Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead!
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In this unhappy marriage what have I Not suffered--not endured!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In this unhappy marriage what have I Not suffered--not endured!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this unhappy marriage what have I Not suffered--not endured!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A CHALLENGE Oh, that stern, unbending man!
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading In this unhappy marriage what have I Not suffered--not endured!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In this unhappy marriage what have I Not suffered--not endured!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading A CHALLENGE Oh, that stern, unbending man!
on one occasion
From this reading Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead!
possessive form of “schiller” — German romantic writer (1759-1805)
From this reading SCHILLER'S WALLENSTEIN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHAKSPEARE.
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading A CHALLENGE Oh, that stern, unbending man!
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading In this unhappy marriage what have I Not suffered--not endured!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A CHALLENGE Oh, that stern, unbending man!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this unhappy marriage what have I Not suffered--not endured!
incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances
From this reading A CHALLENGE Oh, that stern, unbending man!
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading In this unhappy marriage what have I Not suffered--not endured!
an old word for “to”
From this reading Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead!
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead!
Austrian general who fought for the Hapsburgs during the Thirty Years' War (1583-1634)
From this reading SCHILLER'S WALLENSTEIN.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In this unhappy marriage what have I Not suffered--not endured!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our English dead!
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