Chapter 4 of The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 2 Jewish poems is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 2 Jewish poems is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BARUCH. Are ye mad? Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man? A VOICE. He flouts the Lord's anointed!
Chapter 4 of The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 2 Jewish poems is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “anoint” — choose by or as if by divine intervention
From this reading “He flouts the Lord's anointed!”
economic advisor to United States Presidents (1870-1965)
From this reading “BARUCH.”
third-person singular of “flout” — treat with contemptuous disregard
From this reading “He flouts the Lord's anointed!”
be earlier in time; go back further
From this reading “Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man?”
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
From this reading “Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man?”
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man?”
past form of “scrape” — scratch repeatedly
From this reading “Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man?”
offering safety; well protected or concealed
From this reading “Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man?
past form of “anoint” — choose by or as if by divine intervention
From this reading He flouts the Lord's anointed!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are ye mad?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man?
economic advisor to United States Presidents (1870-1965)
From this reading BARUCH.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man?
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man?
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man?
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man?
third-person singular of “flout” — treat with contemptuous disregard
From this reading He flouts the Lord's anointed!
be earlier in time; go back further
From this reading Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He flouts the Lord's anointed!
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man?
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
From this reading Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man?
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man?
possessive form of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading He flouts the Lord's anointed!
roused to anger
From this reading Are ye mad?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man?
past form of “scrape” — scratch repeatedly
From this reading Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man?
an elevated geological formation
From this reading Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man?
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man?
offering safety; well protected or concealed
From this reading Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man?
a quantity of money
From this reading Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man?
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading A VOICE.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man?
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Are ye mad?
a late time of life
From this reading Shall we desert snug homes? forego the sum Scraped through laborious years to smooth life's slope, And die like dogs unkenneled and untombed, At bidding of a sorrow-crazed old man?
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