Chapter 27 of The Two Admirals is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Two Admirals is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"_Thou_ shouldst have died, O high-soul'd chief! In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead." MRS. HEMANS. The eventful day opened with most of the glories of a summer's morning.
Chapter 27 of The Two Admirals is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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full of events or incidents
From this reading “The eventful day opened with most of the glories of a summer's morning.”
plural of “glory” — a state of high honor
From this reading “The eventful day opened with most of the glories of a summer's morning.”
feel sadness
From this reading “In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."”
past form of “prevail” — be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
From this reading “In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."”
only a very short time before
From this reading “In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."”
an old form of “should”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"_Thou_ shouldst have died, O high-soul'd chief!”
possessive form of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “The eventful day opened with most of the glories of a summer's morning.”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."”
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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 The eventful day opened with most of the glories of a summer's morning.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
a person who is in charge
From this reading "_Thou_ shouldst have died, O high-soul'd chief!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The eventful day opened with most of the glories of a summer's morning.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "_Thou_ shouldst have died, O high-soul'd chief!
full of events or incidents
From this reading The eventful day opened with most of the glories of a summer's morning.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
plural of “glory” — a state of high honor
From this reading The eventful day opened with most of the glories of a summer's morning.
a state of high honor
From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "_Thou_ shouldst have died, O high-soul'd chief!
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From this reading HEMANS.
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From this reading "_Thou_ shouldst have died, O high-soul'd chief!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The eventful day opened with most of the glories of a summer's morning.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The eventful day opened with most of the glories of a summer's morning.
feel sadness
From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
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 "_Thou_ shouldst have died, O high-soul'd chief!
throughout a period of time
From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading The eventful day opened with most of the glories of a summer's morning.
past form of “prevail” — be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
only a very short time before
From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
an old form of “should”, used with “thou”
From this reading "_Thou_ shouldst have died, O high-soul'd chief!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
possessive form of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The eventful day opened with most of the glories of a summer's morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "_Thou_ shouldst have died, O high-soul'd chief!
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
at the time that
From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
in the company of; together with
From this reading The eventful day opened with most of the glories of a summer's morning.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In those bright days of glory fled, When triumph so prevailed o'er grief, We scarce would mourn the dead."
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