expound
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Expound much; it is through the truth that souls are to be sanctified, not through essays upon the truth.
From Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak by McDougall, Henriette
"Expound to me," replied the prince, "this law, which you have called divine."
From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 16 by Scott, Walter, Sir
True Bramin, in the morning meadows wet, Expound the Vedas of the violet, Or, hid in vines, peeping through many a loop, See the plum redden, and the beurré stoop.
From May-Day and Other Pieces by Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Expound the Gospel to the people unceasingly ... be not extortionate....
From The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
Asked he, "What are they?" and she answered, "Expound unto me Al-Islam."
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 05 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Vocabulary lists containing expound
To Kill a Mockingbird
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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