Chapter 11 of The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"If we fail, it can be no worse for us. But we shall not fail. The cause will raise up armies; the cause will create navies. The people, the people, if we are true to them, will carry us, and will carry themselves, gloriously, through this struggle. I care not how fickle other people have been found.
Chapter 11 of The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “army” — a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading “The cause will raise up armies; the cause will create navies.”
make or cause to be or to become
From this reading “The cause will raise up armies; the cause will create navies.”
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “"If we fail, it can be no worse for us.”
marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
From this reading “I care not how fickle other people have been found.”
with glory or in a glorious manner
From this reading “The people, the people, if we are true to them, will carry us, and will carry themselves, gloriously, through this struggle.”
plural of “navy” — an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
From this reading “The cause will raise up armies; the cause will create navies.”
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading “The cause will raise up armies; the cause will create navies.”
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “The people, the people, if we are true to them, will carry us, and will carry themselves, gloriously, through this struggle.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The people, the people, if we are true to them, will carry us, and will carry themselves, gloriously, through this struggle.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The people, the people, if we are true to them, will carry us, and will carry themselves, gloriously, through this struggle.
plural of “army” — a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading The cause will raise up armies; the cause will create navies.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If we fail, it can be no worse for us.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I care not how fickle other people have been found.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we shall not fail.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "If we fail, it can be no worse for us.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading I care not how fickle other people have been found.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The people, the people, if we are true to them, will carry us, and will carry themselves, gloriously, through this struggle.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading The cause will raise up armies; the cause will create navies.
make or cause to be or to become
From this reading The cause will raise up armies; the cause will create navies.
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading "If we fail, it can be no worse for us.
marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
From this reading I care not how fickle other people have been found.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "If we fail, it can be no worse for us.
set up or found
From this reading I care not how fickle other people have been found.
with glory or in a glorious manner
From this reading The people, the people, if we are true to them, will carry us, and will carry themselves, gloriously, through this struggle.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I care not how fickle other people have been found.
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From this reading I care not how fickle other people have been found.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I care not how fickle other people have been found.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If we fail, it can be no worse for us.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If we fail, it can be no worse for us.
plural of “navy” — an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
From this reading The cause will raise up armies; the cause will create navies.
not any; not one
From this reading "If we fail, it can be no worse for us.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But we shall not fail.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I care not how fickle other people have been found.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The people, the people, if we are true to them, will carry us, and will carry themselves, gloriously, through this struggle.
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading The cause will raise up armies; the cause will create navies.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But we shall not fail.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading The people, the people, if we are true to them, will carry us, and will carry themselves, gloriously, through this struggle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cause will raise up armies; the cause will create navies.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The people, the people, if we are true to them, will carry us, and will carry themselves, gloriously, through this struggle.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The people, the people, if we are true to them, will carry us, and will carry themselves, gloriously, through this struggle.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The people, the people, if we are true to them, will carry us, and will carry themselves, gloriously, through this struggle.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The people, the people, if we are true to them, will carry us, and will carry themselves, gloriously, through this struggle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The people, the people, if we are true to them, will carry us, and will carry themselves, gloriously, through this struggle.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading The people, the people, if we are true to them, will carry us, and will carry themselves, gloriously, through this struggle.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The cause will raise up armies; the cause will create navies.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If we fail, it can be no worse for us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "If we fail, it can be no worse for us.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The cause will raise up armies; the cause will create navies.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading "If we fail, it can be no worse for us.
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