Chapter 9 of The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 2 is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 2 is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"'T is enough; my vow is sacred. These shall perish with their brethren. Hark ye! In my veins' pure current Were a single drop found Jewish, "I would shrink not from outpouring All my life blood, but to purge it. Shall I gentler prove to others?
Chapter 9 of The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 2 is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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comparative of “gentle” — soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading “Shall I gentler prove to others?”
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading “Hark ye!”
of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion
From this reading “In my veins' pure current Were a single drop found Jewish, "I would shrink not from outpouring All my life blood, but to purge it.”
a natural flow of ground water
From this reading “In my veins' pure current Were a single drop found Jewish, "I would shrink not from outpouring All my life blood, but to purge it.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “These shall perish with their brethren.”
oust politically
From this reading “In my veins' pure current Were a single drop found Jewish, "I would shrink not from outpouring All my life blood, but to purge it.”
wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading “In my veins' pure current Were a single drop found Jewish, "I would shrink not from outpouring All my life blood, but to purge it.”
make a vow; promise
From this reading “"'T is enough; my vow is sacred.”
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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 In my veins' pure current Were a single drop found Jewish, "I would shrink not from outpouring All my life blood, but to purge it.
(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 In my veins' pure current Were a single drop found Jewish, "I would shrink not from outpouring All my life blood, but to purge it.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading In my veins' pure current Were a single drop found Jewish, "I would shrink not from outpouring All my life blood, but to purge it.
(plural) the lay members of a male religious order
From this reading These shall perish with their brethren.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In my veins' pure current Were a single drop found Jewish, "I would shrink not from outpouring All my life blood, but to purge it.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading In my veins' pure current Were a single drop found Jewish, "I would shrink not from outpouring All my life blood, but to purge it.
let fall to the ground
From this reading In my veins' pure current Were a single drop found Jewish, "I would shrink not from outpouring All my life blood, but to purge it.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "'T is enough; my vow is sacred.
set up or found
From this reading In my veins' pure current Were a single drop found Jewish, "I would shrink not from outpouring All my life blood, but to purge it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In my veins' pure current Were a single drop found Jewish, "I would shrink not from outpouring All my life blood, but to purge it.
comparative of “gentle” — soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Shall I gentler prove to others?
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading Hark ye!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In my veins' pure current Were a single drop found Jewish, "I would shrink not from outpouring All my life blood, but to purge it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In my veins' pure current Were a single drop found Jewish, "I would shrink not from outpouring All my life blood, but to purge it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'T is enough; my vow is sacred.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In my veins' pure current Were a single drop found Jewish, "I would shrink not from outpouring All my life blood, but to purge it.
of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion
From this reading In my veins' pure current Were a single drop found Jewish, "I would shrink not from outpouring All my life blood, but to purge it.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading In my veins' pure current Were a single drop found Jewish, "I would shrink not from outpouring All my life blood, but to purge it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "'T is enough; my vow is sacred.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In my veins' pure current Were a single drop found Jewish, "I would shrink not from outpouring All my life blood, but to purge it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall I gentler prove to others?
a natural flow of ground water
From this reading In my veins' pure current Were a single drop found Jewish, "I would shrink not from outpouring All my life blood, but to purge it.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading These shall perish with their brethren.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading Shall I gentler prove to others?
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading In my veins' pure current Were a single drop found Jewish, "I would shrink not from outpouring All my life blood, but to purge it.
oust politically
From this reading In my veins' pure current Were a single drop found Jewish, "I would shrink not from outpouring All my life blood, but to purge it.
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading "'T is enough; my vow is sacred.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading These shall perish with their brethren.
wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading In my veins' pure current Were a single drop found Jewish, "I would shrink not from outpouring All my life blood, but to purge it.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading In my veins' pure current Were a single drop found Jewish, "I would shrink not from outpouring All my life blood, but to purge it.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading "'T is enough; my vow is sacred.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading These shall perish with their brethren.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These shall perish with their brethren.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In my veins' pure current Were a single drop found Jewish, "I would shrink not from outpouring All my life blood, but to purge it.
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading In my veins' pure current Were a single drop found Jewish, "I would shrink not from outpouring All my life blood, but to purge it.
make a vow; promise
From this reading "'T is enough; my vow is sacred.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In my veins' pure current Were a single drop found Jewish, "I would shrink not from outpouring All my life blood, but to purge it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading These shall perish with their brethren.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In my veins' pure current Were a single drop found Jewish, "I would shrink not from outpouring All my life blood, but to purge it.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Hark ye!
Chapter 9 of The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 2 by Emma Lazarus holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 9 holds 401 sentences of The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 2, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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