Chapter 9 of An Irish Cousin is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of An Irish Cousin is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“THE TURF, THE CHASE, AND THE ROAD.” “_Ford._ Old woman! What old woman’s that? * * * * * A witch, a quean, an old cozening quean! Have I not forbid her my house?”
Chapter 9 of An Irish Cousin is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading ““THE TURF, THE CHASE, AND THE ROAD.””
command against
From this reading “Have I not forbid her my house?””
United States film maker (1896-1973)
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading ““THE TURF, THE CHASE, AND THE ROAD.””
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading ““THE TURF, THE CHASE, AND THE ROAD.””
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading “* * * * * A witch, a quean, an old cozening quean!”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading ““_Ford._ Old woman!”
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
a woman who is old
In this reading ““_Ford._ Old woman!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading * * * * * A witch, a quean, an old cozening quean!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading * * * * * A witch, a quean, an old cozening quean!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “THE TURF, THE CHASE, AND THE ROAD.”
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading “THE TURF, THE CHASE, AND THE ROAD.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * A witch, a quean, an old cozening quean!
command against
From this reading Have I not forbid her my house?”
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading “_Ford._ Old woman!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have I not forbid her my house?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Have I not forbid her my house?”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Have I not forbid her my house?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Have I not forbid her my house?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Have I not forbid her my house?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Have I not forbid her my house?”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “_Ford._ Old woman!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * A witch, a quean, an old cozening quean!
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “THE TURF, THE CHASE, AND THE ROAD.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What old woman’s that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “THE TURF, THE CHASE, AND THE ROAD.”
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading “THE TURF, THE CHASE, AND THE ROAD.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What old woman’s that?
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading * * * * * A witch, a quean, an old cozening quean!
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “_Ford._ Old woman!
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading What old woman’s that?
Chapter 9 of An Irish Cousin by E. Oe. (Edith Oenone) Somerville holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 9 holds 133 sentences of An Irish Cousin, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of An Irish Cousin by E. Oe. (Edith Oenone) Somerville exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 133 sentences, grouped into 27 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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