Chapter 14 of An Irish Cousin is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of An Irish Cousin is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN SOCIETY. “Ah! Then was it all spring weather? Nay, but we were young and together.” “Society is now one polished horde Formed of two mighty tribes, the Bores and Bored.”
Chapter 14 of An Irish Cousin is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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tired of the world
From this reading ““Society is now one polished horde Formed of two mighty tribes, the Bores and Bored.””
plural of “bore” — a person who evokes boredom
From this reading ““Society is now one polished horde Formed of two mighty tribes, the Bores and Bored.””
having or given a form or shape
From this reading ““Society is now one polished horde Formed of two mighty tribes, the Bores and Bored.””
a vast multitude
From this reading ““Society is now one polished horde Formed of two mighty tribes, the Bores and Bored.””
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Nay, but we were young and together.””
perfected or made shiny and smooth
From this reading ““Society is now one polished horde Formed of two mighty tribes, the Bores and Bored.””
plural of “tribe” — a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading ““Society is now one polished horde Formed of two mighty tribes, the Bores and Bored.””
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “Then was it all spring weather?”
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In this reading “Then was it all spring weather?”
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From this reading “Ah!
(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 Then was it all spring weather?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nay, but we were young and together.”
tired of the world
From this reading “Society is now one polished horde Formed of two mighty tribes, the Bores and Bored.”
plural of “bore” — a person who evokes boredom
From this reading “Society is now one polished horde Formed of two mighty tribes, the Bores and Bored.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nay, but we were young and together.”
having or given a form or shape
From this reading “Society is now one polished horde Formed of two mighty tribes, the Bores and Bored.”
a vast multitude
From this reading “Society is now one polished horde Formed of two mighty tribes, the Bores and Bored.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN SOCIETY.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Society is now one polished horde Formed of two mighty tribes, the Bores and Bored.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then was it all spring weather?
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading “Society is now one polished horde Formed of two mighty tribes, the Bores and Bored.”
an old word for “no”
From this reading Nay, but we were young and together.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Society is now one polished horde Formed of two mighty tribes, the Bores and Bored.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Society is now one polished horde Formed of two mighty tribes, the Bores and Bored.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Society is now one polished horde Formed of two mighty tribes, the Bores and Bored.”
perfected or made shiny and smooth
From this reading “Society is now one polished horde Formed of two mighty tribes, the Bores and Bored.”
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading IN SOCIETY.
the season of growth
From this reading Then was it all spring weather?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Society is now one polished horde Formed of two mighty tribes, the Bores and Bored.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then was it all spring weather?
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Nay, but we were young and together.”
plural of “tribe” — a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading “Society is now one polished horde Formed of two mighty tribes, the Bores and Bored.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “Society is now one polished horde Formed of two mighty tribes, the Bores and Bored.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then was it all spring weather?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Nay, but we were young and together.”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading Then was it all spring weather?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nay, but we were young and together.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Nay, but we were young and together.”
Chapter 14 of An Irish Cousin by E. Oe. (Edith Oenone) Somerville holds 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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.
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