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Chapter 1 of The Weird of the Wentworths — Vol. 2 is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh! Liberty, inspire me! And eagle strength supply! Thou, love almighty, fire me, I'll burst my prison--or die!" _James Montgomery._ Perhaps the noble aspirations contained in the lines that head this chapter are misapplied to a murderer flying his just punishment, but even to the felon-convict liberty is sweet.
Chapter 1 of The Weird of the Wentworths — Vol. 2 is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Thou, love almighty, fire me, I'll burst my prison--or die!"”
plural of “aspiration” — a will to succeed
From this reading “_James Montgomery._ Perhaps the noble aspirations contained in the lines that head this chapter are misapplied to a murderer flying his just punishment, but even to the felon-convict liberty is sweet.”
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading “And eagle strength supply!”
heighten or intensify
From this reading “Liberty, inspire me!”
inflected form of “misapply” — apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly
From this reading “_James Montgomery._ Perhaps the noble aspirations contained in the lines that head this chapter are misapplied to a murderer flying his just punishment, but even to the felon-convict liberty is sweet.”
Canadian novelist (1874-1942)
From this reading “_James Montgomery._ Perhaps the noble aspirations contained in the lines that head this chapter are misapplied to a murderer flying his just punishment, but even to the felon-convict liberty is sweet.”
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading “_James Montgomery._ Perhaps the noble aspirations contained in the lines that head this chapter are misapplied to a murderer flying his just punishment, but even to the felon-convict liberty is sweet.”
the act of punishing
From this reading “_James Montgomery._ Perhaps the noble aspirations contained in the lines that head this chapter are misapplied to a murderer flying his just punishment, but even to the felon-convict liberty is sweet.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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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 _James Montgomery._ Perhaps the noble aspirations contained in the lines that head this chapter are misapplied to a murderer flying his just punishment, but even to the felon-convict liberty is sweet.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Thou, love almighty, fire me, I'll burst my prison--or die!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And eagle strength supply!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _James Montgomery._ Perhaps the noble aspirations contained in the lines that head this chapter are misapplied to a murderer flying his just punishment, but even to the felon-convict liberty is sweet.
plural of “aspiration” — a will to succeed
From this reading _James Montgomery._ Perhaps the noble aspirations contained in the lines that head this chapter are misapplied to a murderer flying his just punishment, but even to the felon-convict liberty is sweet.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Thou, love almighty, fire me, I'll burst my prison--or die!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _James Montgomery._ Perhaps the noble aspirations contained in the lines that head this chapter are misapplied to a murderer flying his just punishment, but even to the felon-convict liberty is sweet.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading _James Montgomery._ Perhaps the noble aspirations contained in the lines that head this chapter are misapplied to a murderer flying his just punishment, but even to the felon-convict liberty is sweet.
gotten under control
From this reading _James Montgomery._ Perhaps the noble aspirations contained in the lines that head this chapter are misapplied to a murderer flying his just punishment, but even to the felon-convict liberty is sweet.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Thou, love almighty, fire me, I'll burst my prison--or die!"
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading And eagle strength supply!
divisible by two
From this reading _James Montgomery._ Perhaps the noble aspirations contained in the lines that head this chapter are misapplied to a murderer flying his just punishment, but even to the felon-convict liberty is sweet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _James Montgomery._ Perhaps the noble aspirations contained in the lines that head this chapter are misapplied to a murderer flying his just punishment, but even to the felon-convict liberty is sweet.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Thou, love almighty, fire me, I'll burst my prison--or die!"
moving swiftly
From this reading _James Montgomery._ Perhaps the noble aspirations contained in the lines that head this chapter are misapplied to a murderer flying his just punishment, but even to the felon-convict liberty is sweet.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading _James Montgomery._ Perhaps the noble aspirations contained in the lines that head this chapter are misapplied to a murderer flying his just punishment, but even to the felon-convict liberty is sweet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _James Montgomery._ Perhaps the noble aspirations contained in the lines that head this chapter are misapplied to a murderer flying his just punishment, but even to the felon-convict liberty is sweet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thou, love almighty, fire me, I'll burst my prison--or die!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _James Montgomery._ Perhaps the noble aspirations contained in the lines that head this chapter are misapplied to a murderer flying his just punishment, but even to the felon-convict liberty is sweet.
heighten or intensify
From this reading Liberty, inspire me!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _James Montgomery._ Perhaps the noble aspirations contained in the lines that head this chapter are misapplied to a murderer flying his just punishment, but even to the felon-convict liberty is sweet.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading _James Montgomery._ Perhaps the noble aspirations contained in the lines that head this chapter are misapplied to a murderer flying his just punishment, but even to the felon-convict liberty is sweet.
and nothing more
From this reading _James Montgomery._ Perhaps the noble aspirations contained in the lines that head this chapter are misapplied to a murderer flying his just punishment, but even to the felon-convict liberty is sweet.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading Liberty, inspire me!
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading _James Montgomery._ Perhaps the noble aspirations contained in the lines that head this chapter are misapplied to a murderer flying his just punishment, but even to the felon-convict liberty is sweet.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Thou, love almighty, fire me, I'll burst my prison--or die!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Liberty, inspire me!
inflected form of “misapply” — apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly
From this reading _James Montgomery._ Perhaps the noble aspirations contained in the lines that head this chapter are misapplied to a murderer flying his just punishment, but even to the felon-convict liberty is sweet.
Canadian novelist (1874-1942)
From this reading _James Montgomery._ Perhaps the noble aspirations contained in the lines that head this chapter are misapplied to a murderer flying his just punishment, but even to the felon-convict liberty is sweet.
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading _James Montgomery._ Perhaps the noble aspirations contained in the lines that head this chapter are misapplied to a murderer flying his just punishment, but even to the felon-convict liberty is sweet.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Thou, love almighty, fire me, I'll burst my prison--or die!"
impressive in appearance
From this reading _James Montgomery._ Perhaps the noble aspirations contained in the lines that head this chapter are misapplied to a murderer flying his just punishment, but even to the felon-convict liberty is sweet.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Thou, love almighty, fire me, I'll burst my prison--or die!"
by chance
From this reading _James Montgomery._ Perhaps the noble aspirations contained in the lines that head this chapter are misapplied to a murderer flying his just punishment, but even to the felon-convict liberty is sweet.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading Thou, love almighty, fire me, I'll burst my prison--or die!"
the act of punishing
From this reading _James Montgomery._ Perhaps the noble aspirations contained in the lines that head this chapter are misapplied to a murderer flying his just punishment, but even to the felon-convict liberty is sweet.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading And eagle strength supply!
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading And eagle strength supply!
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading _James Montgomery._ Perhaps the noble aspirations contained in the lines that head this chapter are misapplied to a murderer flying his just punishment, but even to the felon-convict liberty is sweet.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _James Montgomery._ Perhaps the noble aspirations contained in the lines that head this chapter are misapplied to a murderer flying his just punishment, but even to the felon-convict liberty is sweet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _James Montgomery._ Perhaps the noble aspirations contained in the lines that head this chapter are misapplied to a murderer flying his just punishment, but even to the felon-convict liberty is sweet.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _James Montgomery._ Perhaps the noble aspirations contained in the lines that head this chapter are misapplied to a murderer flying his just punishment, but even to the felon-convict liberty is sweet.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou, love almighty, fire me, I'll burst my prison--or die!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _James Montgomery._ Perhaps the noble aspirations contained in the lines that head this chapter are misapplied to a murderer flying his just punishment, but even to the felon-convict liberty is sweet.
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