Pronunciation of the English word parapet.
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1. | Last week he hurled the local blacksmith over a parapet into a stream. | |
2. | I start from sleep, the parapet ascend, / and from the sloping roof with eager ears attend. | |
3. | Sheer o'er the highest roof-top to the sky, / skirting the parapet, a watch-tower rose, / whence camp and fleet and city met the eye. | |
4. | They walked hand in hand to the bridge, leant over the parapet, and watched the river eddying below. |