Chapter 18 of The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2 is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2 is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1002. TO THE LORD HOPTON, ON HIS FIGHT IN CORNWALL. Go on, brave Hopton, to effectuate that Which we, and times to come, shall wonder at. Lift up thy sword; next, suffer it to fall, And by that one blow set an end to all. 1003.
Chapter 18 of The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2 is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exhale hard
From this reading “Lift up thy sword; next, suffer it to fall, And by that one blow set an end to all.”
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading “Go on, brave Hopton, to effectuate that Which we, and times to come, shall wonder at.”
a hilly county in southwestern England
From this reading “TO THE LORD HOPTON, ON HIS FIGHT IN CORNWALL.”
produce
From this reading “Go on, brave Hopton, to effectuate that Which we, and times to come, shall wonder at.”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “TO THE LORD HOPTON, ON HIS FIGHT IN CORNWALL.”
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “Lift up thy sword; next, suffer it to fall, And by that one blow set an end to all.”
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “Lift up thy sword; next, suffer it to fall, And by that one blow set an end to all.”
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading “Lift up thy sword; next, suffer it to fall, And by that one blow set an end to all.”
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From this reading 1002.
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From this reading 1003.
(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 Lift up thy sword; next, suffer it to fall, And by that one blow set an end to all.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Lift up thy sword; next, suffer it to fall, And by that one blow set an end to all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Go on, brave Hopton, to effectuate that Which we, and times to come, shall wonder at.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Go on, brave Hopton, to effectuate that Which we, and times to come, shall wonder at.
exhale hard
From this reading Lift up thy sword; next, suffer it to fall, And by that one blow set an end to all.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading Go on, brave Hopton, to effectuate that Which we, and times to come, shall wonder at.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Lift up thy sword; next, suffer it to fall, And by that one blow set an end to all.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Go on, brave Hopton, to effectuate that Which we, and times to come, shall wonder at.
a hilly county in southwestern England
From this reading TO THE LORD HOPTON, ON HIS FIGHT IN CORNWALL.
produce
From this reading Go on, brave Hopton, to effectuate that Which we, and times to come, shall wonder at.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Lift up thy sword; next, suffer it to fall, And by that one blow set an end to all.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Lift up thy sword; next, suffer it to fall, And by that one blow set an end to all.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading TO THE LORD HOPTON, ON HIS FIGHT IN CORNWALL.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go on, brave Hopton, to effectuate that Which we, and times to come, shall wonder at.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TO THE LORD HOPTON, ON HIS FIGHT IN CORNWALL.
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From this reading TO THE LORD HOPTON, ON HIS FIGHT IN CORNWALL.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TO THE LORD HOPTON, ON HIS FIGHT IN CORNWALL.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lift up thy sword; next, suffer it to fall, And by that one blow set an end to all.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading Lift up thy sword; next, suffer it to fall, And by that one blow set an end to all.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading TO THE LORD HOPTON, ON HIS FIGHT IN CORNWALL.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Lift up thy sword; next, suffer it to fall, And by that one blow set an end to all.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TO THE LORD HOPTON, ON HIS FIGHT IN CORNWALL.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Lift up thy sword; next, suffer it to fall, And by that one blow set an end to all.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Lift up thy sword; next, suffer it to fall, And by that one blow set an end to all.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Go on, brave Hopton, to effectuate that Which we, and times to come, shall wonder at.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Lift up thy sword; next, suffer it to fall, And by that one blow set an end to all.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading Lift up thy sword; next, suffer it to fall, And by that one blow set an end to all.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Go on, brave Hopton, to effectuate that Which we, and times to come, shall wonder at.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO THE LORD HOPTON, ON HIS FIGHT IN CORNWALL.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Lift up thy sword; next, suffer it to fall, And by that one blow set an end to all.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Go on, brave Hopton, to effectuate that Which we, and times to come, shall wonder at.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO THE LORD HOPTON, ON HIS FIGHT IN CORNWALL.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Lift up thy sword; next, suffer it to fall, And by that one blow set an end to all.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Go on, brave Hopton, to effectuate that Which we, and times to come, shall wonder at.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Go on, brave Hopton, to effectuate that Which we, and times to come, shall wonder at.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Go on, brave Hopton, to effectuate that Which we, and times to come, shall wonder at.
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