Chapter 11 of The Rangers is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Rangers is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Vital spark of heavenly flame! Quit, O quit this mortal frame! Trembling, hoping, lingering, flying, O the pain, the bliss of dying! Cease, fond nature! cease thy strife, And let me languish into life.” Perhaps the nearest and dearest, as well as the most interesting tie of consanguity, is that existing between mother and son.
Chapter 11 of The Rangers is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a state of extreme happiness
From this reading “Trembling, hoping, lingering, flying, O the pain, the bliss of dying!”
presently existing
From this reading “Perhaps the nearest and dearest, as well as the most interesting tie of consanguity, is that existing between mother and son.”
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading ““Vital spark of heavenly flame!”
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
From this reading “Cease, fond nature! cease thy strife, And let me languish into life.””
the act of tarrying
From this reading “Trembling, hoping, lingering, flying, O the pain, the bliss of dying!”
a momentary flash of light
From this reading ““Vital spark of heavenly flame!”
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading “Cease, fond nature! cease thy strife, And let me languish into life.””
urgently needed; absolutely necessary
From this reading ““Vital spark of heavenly flame!”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cease, fond nature! cease thy strife, And let me languish into life.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Perhaps the nearest and dearest, as well as the most interesting tie of consanguity, is that existing between mother and son.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Perhaps the nearest and dearest, as well as the most interesting tie of consanguity, is that existing between mother and son.
a state of extreme happiness
From this reading Trembling, hoping, lingering, flying, O the pain, the bliss of dying!
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading Cease, fond nature! cease thy strife, And let me languish into life.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps the nearest and dearest, as well as the most interesting tie of consanguity, is that existing between mother and son.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading Perhaps the nearest and dearest, as well as the most interesting tie of consanguity, is that existing between mother and son.
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading Trembling, hoping, lingering, flying, O the pain, the bliss of dying!
presently existing
From this reading Perhaps the nearest and dearest, as well as the most interesting tie of consanguity, is that existing between mother and son.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading “Vital spark of heavenly flame!
moving swiftly
From this reading Trembling, hoping, lingering, flying, O the pain, the bliss of dying!
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading Cease, fond nature! cease thy strife, And let me languish into life.”
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading Quit, O quit this mortal frame!
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading “Vital spark of heavenly flame!
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading Trembling, hoping, lingering, flying, O the pain, the bliss of dying!
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading Perhaps the nearest and dearest, as well as the most interesting tie of consanguity, is that existing between mother and son.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Cease, fond nature! cease thy strife, And let me languish into life.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps the nearest and dearest, as well as the most interesting tie of consanguity, is that existing between mother and son.
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
From this reading Cease, fond nature! cease thy strife, And let me languish into life.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Cease, fond nature! cease thy strife, And let me languish into life.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Cease, fond nature! cease thy strife, And let me languish into life.”
the act of tarrying
From this reading Trembling, hoping, lingering, flying, O the pain, the bliss of dying!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cease, fond nature! cease thy strife, And let me languish into life.”
subject to death
From this reading Quit, O quit this mortal frame!
used to form the superlative
From this reading Perhaps the nearest and dearest, as well as the most interesting tie of consanguity, is that existing between mother and son.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Perhaps the nearest and dearest, as well as the most interesting tie of consanguity, is that existing between mother and son.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Cease, fond nature! cease thy strife, And let me languish into life.”
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading Perhaps the nearest and dearest, as well as the most interesting tie of consanguity, is that existing between mother and son.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Quit, O quit this mortal frame!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Vital spark of heavenly flame!
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Trembling, hoping, lingering, flying, O the pain, the bliss of dying!
by chance
From this reading Perhaps the nearest and dearest, as well as the most interesting tie of consanguity, is that existing between mother and son.
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading Quit, O quit this mortal frame!
a male human offspring
From this reading Perhaps the nearest and dearest, as well as the most interesting tie of consanguity, is that existing between mother and son.
a momentary flash of light
From this reading “Vital spark of heavenly flame!
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading Cease, fond nature! cease thy strife, And let me languish into life.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps the nearest and dearest, as well as the most interesting tie of consanguity, is that existing between mother and son.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Trembling, hoping, lingering, flying, O the pain, the bliss of dying!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Quit, O quit this mortal frame!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Cease, fond nature! cease thy strife, And let me languish into life.”
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading Perhaps the nearest and dearest, as well as the most interesting tie of consanguity, is that existing between mother and son.
a shaky motion
From this reading Trembling, hoping, lingering, flying, O the pain, the bliss of dying!
urgently needed; absolutely necessary
From this reading “Vital spark of heavenly flame!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Perhaps the nearest and dearest, as well as the most interesting tie of consanguity, is that existing between mother and son.
Chapter 11 of The Rangers by Daniel P. (Daniel Pierce) Thompson holds 91 sentences, grouped into 19 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 11 holds 91 sentences of The Rangers, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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