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The robbers' cave
The robbers' cave

Chapter XVIII

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VICTORY.
"Onward, onward!
Now or never must we make a struggle for freedom!" exclaimed Horace.
"If your strength fail you, Enrico, lean upon me.
This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.
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The robbers' cave

Chapter XVIII

Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
VICTORY.
Line 2
"Onward, onward!
Line 3
Now or never must we make a struggle for freedom!" exclaimed Horace.
Line 4
"If your strength fail you, Enrico, lean upon me.
Line 5
This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Now or never must we make a struggle for freedom!" exclaimed Horace.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “Now or never must we make a struggle for freedom!" exclaimed Horace.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Now or never must we make a struggle for freedom!" exclaimed Horace.”

Strength noun US /ˈstrength/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"If your strength fail you, Enrico, lean upon me.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “"If your strength fail you, Enrico, lean upon me.”

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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 Now or never must we make a struggle for freedom!" exclaimed Horace.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.

ceased

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From this reading This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.

doubt

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From this reading This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.

Enrico

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From this reading "If your strength fail you, Enrico, lean upon me.

exclaimed

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From this reading Now or never must we make a struggle for freedom!" exclaimed Horace.

fail

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From this reading "If your strength fail you, Enrico, lean upon me.

firing

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From this reading This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Now or never must we make a struggle for freedom!" exclaimed Horace.

freedom

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From this reading Now or never must we make a struggle for freedom!" exclaimed Horace.

gasped

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From this reading This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.

giving

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From this reading This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.

hesitation

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From this reading This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.

Horace

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From this reading Now or never must we make a struggle for freedom!" exclaimed Horace.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "If your strength fail you, Enrico, lean upon me.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.

lean

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From this reading "If your strength fail you, Enrico, lean upon me.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Now or never must we make a struggle for freedom!" exclaimed Horace.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "If your strength fail you, Enrico, lean upon me.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Now or never must we make a struggle for freedom!" exclaimed Horace.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Now or never must we make a struggle for freedom!" exclaimed Horace.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.

Now

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From this reading Now or never must we make a struggle for freedom!" exclaimed Horace.

Onward

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From this reading "Onward, onward!

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Now or never must we make a struggle for freedom!" exclaimed Horace.

strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "If your strength fail you, Enrico, lean upon me.

struggle

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From this reading Now or never must we make a struggle for freedom!" exclaimed Horace.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading "If your strength fail you, Enrico, lean upon me.

VICTORY

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From this reading VICTORY.

way

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From this reading This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Now or never must we make a struggle for freedom!" exclaimed Horace.

weariness

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From this reading This is no time for giving way to weariness; and as for hesitation and doubt—" "The firing has ceased!" gasped Enrico.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "If your strength fail you, Enrico, lean upon me.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "If your strength fail you, Enrico, lean upon me.