Chapter 7 of Celtic Fairy Tales is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Celtic Fairy Tales is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You are exhausting yourself, king's son," says she. "I am," said he. "There fell but these two blackbirds, and both of one colour." "Come over and lay down your weariness on this pretty hillock," says the giant's daughter. "It's I am willing," said he.
Chapter 7 of Celtic Fairy Tales is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “blackbird” — any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black
From this reading “"There fell but these two blackbirds, and both of one colour."”
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading “"There fell but these two blackbirds, and both of one colour."”
having a debilitating effect
From this reading “"You are exhausting yourself, king's son," says she.”
possessive form of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size
From this reading “"Come over and lay down your weariness on this pretty hillock," says the giant's daughter.”
a small natural hill
From this reading “"Come over and lay down your weariness on this pretty hillock," says the giant's daughter.”
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “"You are exhausting yourself, king's son," says she.”
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading “"Come over and lay down your weariness on this pretty hillock," says the giant's daughter.”
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “"It's I am willing," said he.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am," said he.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There fell but these two blackbirds, and both of one colour."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are exhausting yourself, king's son," says she.
plural of “blackbird” — any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black
From this reading "There fell but these two blackbirds, and both of one colour."
the two together, not just one
From this reading "There fell but these two blackbirds, and both of one colour."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "There fell but these two blackbirds, and both of one colour."
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading "There fell but these two blackbirds, and both of one colour."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come over and lay down your weariness on this pretty hillock," says the giant's daughter.
a female human offspring
From this reading "Come over and lay down your weariness on this pretty hillock," says the giant's daughter.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Come over and lay down your weariness on this pretty hillock," says the giant's daughter.
having a debilitating effect
From this reading "You are exhausting yourself, king's son," says she.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading "There fell but these two blackbirds, and both of one colour."
possessive form of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size
From this reading "Come over and lay down your weariness on this pretty hillock," says the giant's daughter.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I am," said he.
a small natural hill
From this reading "Come over and lay down your weariness on this pretty hillock," says the giant's daughter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am," said he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's I am willing," said he.
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "You are exhausting yourself, king's son," says she.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Come over and lay down your weariness on this pretty hillock," says the giant's daughter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There fell but these two blackbirds, and both of one colour."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Come over and lay down your weariness on this pretty hillock," says the giant's daughter.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There fell but these two blackbirds, and both of one colour."
above and across; more than
From this reading "Come over and lay down your weariness on this pretty hillock," says the giant's daughter.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "Come over and lay down your weariness on this pretty hillock," says the giant's daughter.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I am," said he.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "You are exhausting yourself, king's son," says she.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You are exhausting yourself, king's son," says she.
a male human offspring
From this reading "You are exhausting yourself, king's son," says she.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Come over and lay down your weariness on this pretty hillock," says the giant's daughter.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There fell but these two blackbirds, and both of one colour."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "There fell but these two blackbirds, and both of one colour."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Come over and lay down your weariness on this pretty hillock," says the giant's daughter.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "There fell but these two blackbirds, and both of one colour."
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading "Come over and lay down your weariness on this pretty hillock," says the giant's daughter.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading "It's I am willing," said he.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are exhausting yourself, king's son," says she.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come over and lay down your weariness on this pretty hillock," says the giant's daughter.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "You are exhausting yourself, king's son," says she.
Chapter 7 of Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph [Compiler] Jacobs holds 453 sentences, grouped into 91 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 7 holds 453 sentences of Celtic Fairy Tales, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph [Compiler] Jacobs exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 453 sentences, grouped into 91 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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