Chapter 24 of Westward Ho! is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Westward Ho! is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW AMYAS WAS TEMPTED OF THE DEVIL “Let us alone. What pleasure can we have To war with evil? Is there any peace In always climbing up the climbing wave? All things have rest, and ripen toward the grave In silence; ripen, fall, and cease: Give us long rest or death, dark death, or dreamful ease.” TENNYSON.
Chapter 24 of Westward Ho! is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/67 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “All things have rest, and ripen toward the grave In silence; ripen, fall, and cease: Give us long rest or death, dark death, or dreamful ease.””
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading “Is there any peace In always climbing up the climbing wave?”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “HOW AMYAS WAS TEMPTED OF THE DEVIL “Let us alone.”
move gently or carefully
From this reading “All things have rest, and ripen toward the grave In silence; ripen, fall, and cease: Give us long rest or death, dark death, or dreamful ease.””
cause to ripen or develop fully
From this reading “All things have rest, and ripen toward the grave In silence; ripen, fall, and cease: Give us long rest or death, dark death, or dreamful ease.””
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading “HOW AMYAS WAS TEMPTED OF THE DEVIL “Let us alone.”
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading “TENNYSON.”
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “Is there any peace In always climbing up the climbing wave?”
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(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 All things have rest, and ripen toward the grave In silence; ripen, fall, and cease: Give us long rest or death, dark death, or dreamful ease.”
Having no one else present.
From this reading HOW AMYAS WAS TEMPTED OF THE DEVIL “Let us alone.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Is there any peace In always climbing up the climbing wave?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW AMYAS WAS TEMPTED OF THE DEVIL “Let us alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All things have rest, and ripen toward the grave In silence; ripen, fall, and cease: Give us long rest or death, dark death, or dreamful ease.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Is there any peace In always climbing up the climbing wave?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading What pleasure can we have To war with evil?
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading All things have rest, and ripen toward the grave In silence; ripen, fall, and cease: Give us long rest or death, dark death, or dreamful ease.”
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading Is there any peace In always climbing up the climbing wave?
absence of light or illumination
From this reading All things have rest, and ripen toward the grave In silence; ripen, fall, and cease: Give us long rest or death, dark death, or dreamful ease.”
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading All things have rest, and ripen toward the grave In silence; ripen, fall, and cease: Give us long rest or death, dark death, or dreamful ease.”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading HOW AMYAS WAS TEMPTED OF THE DEVIL “Let us alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All things have rest, and ripen toward the grave In silence; ripen, fall, and cease: Give us long rest or death, dark death, or dreamful ease.”
move gently or carefully
From this reading All things have rest, and ripen toward the grave In silence; ripen, fall, and cease: Give us long rest or death, dark death, or dreamful ease.”
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading What pleasure can we have To war with evil?
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading All things have rest, and ripen toward the grave In silence; ripen, fall, and cease: Give us long rest or death, dark death, or dreamful ease.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading All things have rest, and ripen toward the grave In silence; ripen, fall, and cease: Give us long rest or death, dark death, or dreamful ease.”
death of a person
From this reading All things have rest, and ripen toward the grave In silence; ripen, fall, and cease: Give us long rest or death, dark death, or dreamful ease.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What pleasure can we have To war with evil?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW AMYAS WAS TEMPTED OF THE DEVIL “Let us alone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Is there any peace In always climbing up the climbing wave?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is there any peace In always climbing up the climbing wave?
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading HOW AMYAS WAS TEMPTED OF THE DEVIL “Let us alone.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading All things have rest, and ripen toward the grave In silence; ripen, fall, and cease: Give us long rest or death, dark death, or dreamful ease.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW AMYAS WAS TEMPTED OF THE DEVIL “Let us alone.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading All things have rest, and ripen toward the grave In silence; ripen, fall, and cease: Give us long rest or death, dark death, or dreamful ease.”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Is there any peace In always climbing up the climbing wave?
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading What pleasure can we have To war with evil?
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading All things have rest, and ripen toward the grave In silence; ripen, fall, and cease: Give us long rest or death, dark death, or dreamful ease.”
cause to ripen or develop fully
From this reading All things have rest, and ripen toward the grave In silence; ripen, fall, and cease: Give us long rest or death, dark death, or dreamful ease.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading All things have rest, and ripen toward the grave In silence; ripen, fall, and cease: Give us long rest or death, dark death, or dreamful ease.”
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading HOW AMYAS WAS TEMPTED OF THE DEVIL “Let us alone.
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading TENNYSON.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW AMYAS WAS TEMPTED OF THE DEVIL “Let us alone.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Is there any peace In always climbing up the climbing wave?
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading All things have rest, and ripen toward the grave In silence; ripen, fall, and cease: Give us long rest or death, dark death, or dreamful ease.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What pleasure can we have To war with evil?
in the direction of
From this reading All things have rest, and ripen toward the grave In silence; ripen, fall, and cease: Give us long rest or death, dark death, or dreamful ease.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Is there any peace In always climbing up the climbing wave?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOW AMYAS WAS TEMPTED OF THE DEVIL “Let us alone.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading What pleasure can we have To war with evil?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW AMYAS WAS TEMPTED OF THE DEVIL “Let us alone.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Is there any peace In always climbing up the climbing wave?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What pleasure can we have To war with evil?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What pleasure can we have To war with evil?
in the company of; together with
From this reading What pleasure can we have To war with evil?
Chapter 24 of Westward Ho! by Charles Kingsley holds 335 sentences, grouped into 67 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 24 holds 335 sentences of Westward Ho!, unabridged, divided into 67 reading sections.
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