Chapter 6 of The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 2 Jewish poems is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 2 Jewish poems is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CLAIRE. What mean these contrary words? These passionate tears? LIEBHAID. Brave girl, who art inured To difficult privation and rude pain, What good shall come forswearing kith and God, To follow the allurements of the heart?
Chapter 6 of The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 2 Jewish poems is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading “Brave girl, who art inured To difficult privation and rude pain, What good shall come forswearing kith and God, To follow the allurements of the heart?”
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading “What mean these contrary words?”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “Brave girl, who art inured To difficult privation and rude pain, What good shall come forswearing kith and God, To follow the allurements of the heart?”
made tough by habitual exposure
From this reading “Brave girl, who art inured To difficult privation and rude pain, What good shall come forswearing kith and God, To follow the allurements of the heart?”
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading “Brave girl, who art inured To difficult privation and rude pain, What good shall come forswearing kith and God, To follow the allurements of the heart?”
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading “These passionate tears?”
a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “Brave girl, who art inured To difficult privation and rude pain, What good shall come forswearing kith and God, To follow the allurements of the heart?”
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading “Brave girl, who art inured To difficult privation and rude pain, What good shall come forswearing kith and God, To follow the allurements of the heart?”
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From this reading Brave girl, who art inured To difficult privation and rude pain, What good shall come forswearing kith and God, To follow the allurements of the heart?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Brave girl, who art inured To difficult privation and rude pain, What good shall come forswearing kith and God, To follow the allurements of the heart?
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Brave girl, who art inured To difficult privation and rude pain, What good shall come forswearing kith and God, To follow the allurements of the heart?
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading Brave girl, who art inured To difficult privation and rude pain, What good shall come forswearing kith and God, To follow the allurements of the heart?
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From this reading CLAIRE.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Brave girl, who art inured To difficult privation and rude pain, What good shall come forswearing kith and God, To follow the allurements of the heart?
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading What mean these contrary words?
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Brave girl, who art inured To difficult privation and rude pain, What good shall come forswearing kith and God, To follow the allurements of the heart?
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Brave girl, who art inured To difficult privation and rude pain, What good shall come forswearing kith and God, To follow the allurements of the heart?
the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)
From this reading Brave girl, who art inured To difficult privation and rude pain, What good shall come forswearing kith and God, To follow the allurements of the heart?
a young female
From this reading Brave girl, who art inured To difficult privation and rude pain, What good shall come forswearing kith and God, To follow the allurements of the heart?
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 Brave girl, who art inured To difficult privation and rude pain, What good shall come forswearing kith and God, To follow the allurements of the heart?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Brave girl, who art inured To difficult privation and rude pain, What good shall come forswearing kith and God, To follow the allurements of the heart?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Brave girl, who art inured To difficult privation and rude pain, What good shall come forswearing kith and God, To follow the allurements of the heart?
made tough by habitual exposure
From this reading Brave girl, who art inured To difficult privation and rude pain, What good shall come forswearing kith and God, To follow the allurements of the heart?
your friends and acquaintances
From this reading Brave girl, who art inured To difficult privation and rude pain, What good shall come forswearing kith and God, To follow the allurements of the heart?
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From this reading LIEBHAID.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading What mean these contrary words?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Brave girl, who art inured To difficult privation and rude pain, What good shall come forswearing kith and God, To follow the allurements of the heart?
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Brave girl, who art inured To difficult privation and rude pain, What good shall come forswearing kith and God, To follow the allurements of the heart?
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading These passionate tears?
a state of extreme poverty
From this reading Brave girl, who art inured To difficult privation and rude pain, What good shall come forswearing kith and God, To follow the allurements of the heart?
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading Brave girl, who art inured To difficult privation and rude pain, What good shall come forswearing kith and God, To follow the allurements of the heart?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Brave girl, who art inured To difficult privation and rude pain, What good shall come forswearing kith and God, To follow the allurements of the heart?
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading These passionate tears?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Brave girl, who art inured To difficult privation and rude pain, What good shall come forswearing kith and God, To follow the allurements of the heart?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading What mean these contrary words?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Brave girl, who art inured To difficult privation and rude pain, What good shall come forswearing kith and God, To follow the allurements of the heart?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What mean these contrary words?
which person or people
From this reading Brave girl, who art inured To difficult privation and rude pain, What good shall come forswearing kith and God, To follow the allurements of the heart?
the words that are spoken
From this reading What mean these contrary words?
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