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Told in gallant deeds

Chapter X · Our Ally Russia

Chapter X of Told in gallant deeds, “Our Ally Russia,” is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!
Prepare your hearts for Death’s cold hand!
Prepare Your souls for flight, your bodies for the earth!
Prepare your arms for glorious victory!
Prepare your eyes to meet a holy God!
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Told in gallant deeds

Chapter X · Our Ally Russia

Chapter X of Told in gallant deeds, “Our Ally Russia,” is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!
/priˈper priˈper ðə ˈaɪərn helm ʌv wɔːr brɪŋ fɔːrθ ðə lɑːts kæst ɪn ðə ˈspeɪʃəs ɔːrb ðə ˈeɪndʒəl ʌv feɪt tɜːrnz ðem wɪð ˈmaɪti hændz ənd kæsts ðem aʊt əˈpɑːn ðə ˈdɑːrkənd ɜːrθ priˈper priˈper/
Line 2
Prepare your hearts for Death’s cold hand!
/priˈper jɔːr hɑːrts fɔːr deθs koʊld hænd/
Line 3
Prepare Your souls for flight, your bodies for the earth!
/priˈper jɔːr soʊlz fɔːr flaɪt jɔːr ˈbɑːdiz fɔːr ðə ɜːrθ/
Line 4
Prepare your arms for glorious victory!
/priˈper jɔːr ɑːrmz fɔːr ˈɡlɔːriəs ˈvɪktəri/
Line 5
Prepare your eyes to meet a holy God!
/priˈper jɔːr aɪz tuː miːt ə ˈhoʊli ɡɑːd/

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casts noun US /kæsts/

plural of “cast” — the actors in a play

From this reading “Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!”

darkened adjective US /ˈdɑːrkənd/

(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time

From this reading “Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!”

Death's noun US /deθs/

possessive form of “death” — the event of dying or departure from life

helm noun US /helm/

steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered

From this reading “Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!”

lots noun US /lɑːts/

a large number or amount

From this reading “Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!”

orb noun US /ɔːrb/

the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye

From this reading “Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!”

prepare verb US /priˈper/

make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

From this reading “Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!”

spacious adjective US /ˈspeɪʃəs/

very large in expanse or scope

From this reading “Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!”

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glorious victory adjective + noun

In this reading “Prepare your arms for glorious victory!”

Bring forth verb + particle

bring into existence

In this reading “Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Prepare your eyes to meet a holy God!

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!

AngelnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəl/

spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!

armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/

weapons considered collectively

From this reading Prepare your arms for glorious victory!

bodiesnounUS /ˈbɑːdiz/

plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading Prepare Your souls for flight, your bodies for the earth!

BringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!

castverbUS /kæst/

put or send forth

From this reading Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!

castsnounUS /kæsts/

plural of “cast” — the actors in a play

From this reading Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!

coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading Prepare your hearts for Death’s cold hand!

darkenedadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkənd/

(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time

From this reading Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!

Death'snounUS /deθs/

possessive form of “death” — the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Prepare your hearts for Death’s cold hand!

earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading Prepare your eyes to meet a holy God!

FatenounUS /feɪt/

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!

flightnounUS /flaɪt/

a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading Prepare Your souls for flight, your bodies for the earth!

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Prepare your hearts for Death’s cold hand!

forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!

gloriousadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɔːriəs/

having or deserving or conferring glory

From this reading Prepare your arms for glorious victory!

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

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 Prepare your eyes to meet a holy God!

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Prepare your hearts for Death’s cold hand!

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!

heartsnounUS /hɑːrts/

a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades

From this reading Prepare your hearts for Death’s cold hand!

helmnounUS /helm/

steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered

From this reading Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!

holynounUS /ˈhoʊli/

a sacred place of pilgrimage

From this reading Prepare your eyes to meet a holy God!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!

ironnounUS /ˈaɪərn/

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

From this reading Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!

lotsnounUS /lɑːts/

a large number or amount

From this reading Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!

meetverbUS /miːt/

come together

From this reading Prepare your eyes to meet a holy God!

mightyadjectiveUS /ˈmaɪti/

having or showing great strength or force or intensity

From this reading Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!

orbnounUS /ɔːrb/

the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye

From this reading Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!

PrepareverbUS /priˈper/

make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

From this reading Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!

soulsnounUS /soʊlz/

plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading Prepare Your souls for flight, your bodies for the earth!

spaciousadjectiveUS /ˈspeɪʃəs/

very large in expanse or scope

From this reading Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Prepare your eyes to meet a holy God!

turnsnounUS /tɜːrnz/

plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve

From this reading Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!

victorynounUS /ˈvɪktəri/

a successful ending of a struggle or contest

From this reading Prepare your arms for glorious victory!

warnounUS /wɔːr/

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Prepare, prepare the iron helm of war, Bring forth the lots, cast in the spacious orb; The Angel of Fate turns them with mighty hands, And casts them out upon the darkened earth, Prepare, prepare!

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Prepare your hearts for Death’s cold hand!

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