Chapter 21 of Bashful Fifteen is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Bashful Fifteen is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HOLY WELL. "You won't forget, girls," said Lady Kathleen the next morning when breakfast was over, "that Patrick and Gerald are coming to stay here to-day?" "Hurrah!" said Bridget; "we'll have some shooting and fishing then." "You can't shoot at this time of year," said the squire. "I don't mean to shoot game, father," she replied.
Chapter 21 of Bashful Fifteen is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
From this reading “"Hurrah!" said Bridget; "we'll have some shooting and fishing then."”
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading “"Hurrah!" said Bridget; "we'll have some shooting and fishing then."”
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading “THE HOLY WELL.”
a victory cheer
From this reading “"Hurrah!" said Bridget; "we'll have some shooting and fishing then."”
Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century
From this reading “"You won't forget, girls," said Lady Kathleen the next morning when breakfast was over, "that Patrick and Gerald are coming to stay here to-day?"”
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “"You can't shoot at this time of year," said the squire.”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “"Hurrah!" said Bridget; "we'll have some shooting and fishing then."”
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading “"You can't shoot at this time of year," said the squire.”
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.
In this reading “"You won't forget, girls," said Lady Kathleen the next morning when breakfast was over, "that Patrick and Gerald are coming to stay here to-day?"”
In this reading “"You won't forget, girls," said Lady Kathleen the next morning when breakfast was over, "that Patrick and Gerald are coming to stay here to-day?"”
In this reading “"You can't shoot at this time of year," said the squire.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You won't forget, girls," said Lady Kathleen the next morning when breakfast was over, "that Patrick and Gerald are coming to stay here to-day?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You won't forget, girls," said Lady Kathleen the next morning when breakfast was over, "that Patrick and Gerald are coming to stay here to-day?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You can't shoot at this time of year," said the squire.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "You won't forget, girls," said Lady Kathleen the next morning when breakfast was over, "that Patrick and Gerald are coming to stay here to-day?"
Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
From this reading "Hurrah!" said Bridget; "we'll have some shooting and fishing then."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You can't shoot at this time of year," said the squire.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "You won't forget, girls," said Lady Kathleen the next morning when breakfast was over, "that Patrick and Gerald are coming to stay here to-day?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't mean to shoot game, father," she replied.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "I don't mean to shoot game, father," she replied.
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading "Hurrah!" said Bridget; "we'll have some shooting and fishing then."
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "You won't forget, girls," said Lady Kathleen the next morning when breakfast was over, "that Patrick and Gerald are coming to stay here to-day?"
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading "I don't mean to shoot game, father," she replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You won't forget, girls," said Lady Kathleen the next morning when breakfast was over, "that Patrick and Gerald are coming to stay here to-day?"
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "You won't forget, girls," said Lady Kathleen the next morning when breakfast was over, "that Patrick and Gerald are coming to stay here to-day?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Hurrah!" said Bridget; "we'll have some shooting and fishing then."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "You won't forget, girls," said Lady Kathleen the next morning when breakfast was over, "that Patrick and Gerald are coming to stay here to-day?"
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading THE HOLY WELL.
a victory cheer
From this reading "Hurrah!" said Bridget; "we'll have some shooting and fishing then."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't mean to shoot game, father," she replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You won't forget, girls," said Lady Kathleen the next morning when breakfast was over, "that Patrick and Gerald are coming to stay here to-day?"
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "You won't forget, girls," said Lady Kathleen the next morning when breakfast was over, "that Patrick and Gerald are coming to stay here to-day?"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "I don't mean to shoot game, father," she replied.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "You won't forget, girls," said Lady Kathleen the next morning when breakfast was over, "that Patrick and Gerald are coming to stay here to-day?"
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "You won't forget, girls," said Lady Kathleen the next morning when breakfast was over, "that Patrick and Gerald are coming to stay here to-day?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You can't shoot at this time of year," said the squire.
above and across; more than
From this reading "You won't forget, girls," said Lady Kathleen the next morning when breakfast was over, "that Patrick and Gerald are coming to stay here to-day?"
Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century
From this reading "You won't forget, girls," said Lady Kathleen the next morning when breakfast was over, "that Patrick and Gerald are coming to stay here to-day?"
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I don't mean to shoot game, father," she replied.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You won't forget, girls," said Lady Kathleen the next morning when breakfast was over, "that Patrick and Gerald are coming to stay here to-day?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I don't mean to shoot game, father," she replied.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading "You can't shoot at this time of year," said the squire.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading "Hurrah!" said Bridget; "we'll have some shooting and fishing then."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Hurrah!" said Bridget; "we'll have some shooting and fishing then."
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading "You can't shoot at this time of year," said the squire.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "You won't forget, girls," said Lady Kathleen the next morning when breakfast was over, "that Patrick and Gerald are coming to stay here to-day?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You won't forget, girls," said Lady Kathleen the next morning when breakfast was over, "that Patrick and Gerald are coming to stay here to-day?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOLY WELL.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Hurrah!" said Bridget; "we'll have some shooting and fishing then."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You can't shoot at this time of year," said the squire.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "You can't shoot at this time of year," said the squire.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You won't forget, girls," said Lady Kathleen the next morning when breakfast was over, "that Patrick and Gerald are coming to stay here to-day?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You won't forget, girls," said Lady Kathleen the next morning when breakfast was over, "that Patrick and Gerald are coming to stay here to-day?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You won't forget, girls," said Lady Kathleen the next morning when breakfast was over, "that Patrick and Gerald are coming to stay here to-day?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hurrah!" said Bridget; "we'll have some shooting and fishing then."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading THE HOLY WELL.
at the time that
From this reading "You won't forget, girls," said Lady Kathleen the next morning when breakfast was over, "that Patrick and Gerald are coming to stay here to-day?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You won't forget, girls," said Lady Kathleen the next morning when breakfast was over, "that Patrick and Gerald are coming to stay here to-day?"
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading "You can't shoot at this time of year," said the squire.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You won't forget, girls," said Lady Kathleen the next morning when breakfast was over, "that Patrick and Gerald are coming to stay here to-day?"
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