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Garryowen

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Garryowen is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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_This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.
From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.
Everything around Drumgool is on a vast and splendid scale.
To the east, beyond Drumboyne, beyond the golden gorse, the mournful black bogs, and the flushes of purple heather, the sun, with one sweep of his brush paints thirty miles of hills.
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Garryowen

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Garryowen is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.
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From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.
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Everything around Drumgool is on a vast and splendid scale.
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To the east, beyond Drumboyne, beyond the golden gorse, the mournful black bogs, and the flushes of purple heather, the sun, with one sweep of his brush paints thirty miles of hills.

Learner Dictionary

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.

bogs noun US /bɑːɡz/

plural of “bog” — wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel

From this reading “To the east, beyond Drumboyne, beyond the golden gorse, the mournful black bogs, and the flushes of purple heather, the sun, with one sweep of his brush paints thirty miles of hills.”

conch noun US /kɑːntʃ/

any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip

From this reading “_This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.”

flushes noun US /ˈflʌʃɪz/

plural of “flush” — the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

From this reading “To the east, beyond Drumboyne, beyond the golden gorse, the mournful black bogs, and the flushes of purple heather, the sun, with one sweep of his brush paints thirty miles of hills.”

lullaby noun US /ˈlʌləbaɪ/

a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep

From this reading “From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.”

paints noun US /peɪnts/

plural of “paint” — a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating

From this reading “To the east, beyond Drumboyne, beyond the golden gorse, the mournful black bogs, and the flushes of purple heather, the sun, with one sweep of his brush paints thirty miles of hills.”

sheltering verb US /ˈʃeltərɪŋ/

-ing form of “shelter” — provide shelter for

From this reading “From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.”

stunted adjective US /ˈstʌntɪd/

inferior in size or quality

From this reading “From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.”

triton noun US /ˈtraɪtən/

(Greek mythology) a sea god; son of Poseidon

From this reading “_This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

purple heather noun + noun

semi-prostrate evergreen herb of western United States

In this reading “To the east, beyond Drumboyne, beyond the golden gorse, the mournful black bogs, and the flushes of purple heather, the sun, with one sweep of his brush paints thirty miles of hills.”

fir trees noun + noun counted as “fir tree”

any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas

In this reading “From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.”

thirty miles noun + noun counted as “thirty mile”

In this reading “To the east, beyond Drumboyne, beyond the golden gorse, the mournful black bogs, and the flushes of purple heather, the sun, with one sweep of his brush paints thirty miles of hills.”

front door noun + noun

exterior door (at the entrance) at the front of a building

In this reading “_This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.”

faithful friend adjective + noun

In this reading “_This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.”

front windows noun + noun

In this reading “From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.”

little dog adjective + noun

a constellation to the east of Orion; contains Procyon

In this reading “_This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.”

From the top preposition + article + noun counted as “from … top”

In this reading “From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.”

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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.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Everything around Drumgool is on a vast and splendid scale.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

AtlanticnounUS /ətˈlæntɪk/

the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

From this reading From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.

barnnounUS /bɑːrn/

an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading To the east, beyond Drumboyne, beyond the golden gorse, the mournful black bogs, and the flushes of purple heather, the sun, with one sweep of his brush paints thirty miles of hills.

blackadjectiveUS /blæk/

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading To the east, beyond Drumboyne, beyond the golden gorse, the mournful black bogs, and the flushes of purple heather, the sun, with one sweep of his brush paints thirty miles of hills.

blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/

processing that involves blowing a gas

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

blueadjectiveUS /bluː/

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.

bogsnounUS /bɑːɡz/

plural of “bog” — wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel

From this reading To the east, beyond Drumboyne, beyond the golden gorse, the mournful black bogs, and the flushes of purple heather, the sun, with one sweep of his brush paints thirty miles of hills.

booknounUS /bʊk/

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

brushverbUS /brʌʃ/

rub with a brush, or as if with a brush

From this reading To the east, beyond Drumboyne, beyond the golden gorse, the mournful black bogs, and the flushes of purple heather, the sun, with one sweep of his brush paints thirty miles of hills.

calmverbUS /kɑːm/

make calm or still

From this reading From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.

comesnounUS /kʌmz/

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.

conchnounUS /kɑːntʃ/

any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

dedicatedadjectiveUS /ˈdedəkeɪtəd/

devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

dognounUS /dɔːɡ/

a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

doornounUS /dɔːr/

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

dressedadjectiveUS /drest/

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

Drumboyne

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading To the east, beyond Drumboyne, beyond the golden gorse, the mournful black bogs, and the flushes of purple heather, the sun, with one sweep of his brush paints thirty miles of hills.

Drumgool

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

eastnounUS /iːst/

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading To the east, beyond Drumboyne, beyond the golden gorse, the mournful black bogs, and the flushes of purple heather, the sun, with one sweep of his brush paints thirty miles of hills.

eternaladjectiveUS /ɪˈtɜːrnəl/

continuing forever or indefinitely

From this reading From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.

EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Everything around Drumgool is on a vast and splendid scale.

faithfuladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪθfəl/

steadfast in affection or allegiance

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

fancynounUS /ˈfænsi/

something many people believe that is false

From this reading From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.

firnounUS /fɜːr/

nonresinous wood of a fir tree

From this reading From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.

flushesnounUS /ˈflʌʃɪz/

plural of “flush” — the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

From this reading To the east, beyond Drumboyne, beyond the golden gorse, the mournful black bogs, and the flushes of purple heather, the sun, with one sweep of his brush paints thirty miles of hills.

friendnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.

frontnounUS /frʌnt/

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

goldenadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊldən/

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading To the east, beyond Drumboyne, beyond the golden gorse, the mournful black bogs, and the flushes of purple heather, the sun, with one sweep of his brush paints thirty miles of hills.

gorsenoun

very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe

From this reading To the east, beyond Drumboyne, beyond the golden gorse, the mournful black bogs, and the flushes of purple heather, the sun, with one sweep of his brush paints thirty miles of hills.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

greyadjectiveUS /ɡreɪ/

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.

heathernounUS /ˈheðər/

common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere

From this reading To the east, beyond Drumboyne, beyond the golden gorse, the mournful black bogs, and the flushes of purple heather, the sun, with one sweep of his brush paints thirty miles of hills.

hillsnounUS /hɪlz/

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading To the east, beyond Drumboyne, beyond the golden gorse, the mournful black bogs, and the flushes of purple heather, the sun, with one sweep of his brush paints thirty miles of hills.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading To the east, beyond Drumboyne, beyond the golden gorse, the mournful black bogs, and the flushes of purple heather, the sun, with one sweep of his brush paints thirty miles of hills.

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

https

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading See https://

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.

league-long

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.

literallyadverbUS /ˈlɪtərəli/

in a literal sense

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

lullabynounUS /ˈlʌləbaɪ/

a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep

From this reading From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.

menaceverbUS /ˈmenəs/

pose a threat to; present a danger to

From this reading From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.

milesnounUS /maɪlz/

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading To the east, beyond Drumboyne, beyond the golden gorse, the mournful black bogs, and the flushes of purple heather, the sun, with one sweep of his brush paints thirty miles of hills.

mossnounUS /mɔːs/

tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

mournfuladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrnfəl/

expressing sorrow

From this reading To the east, beyond Drumboyne, beyond the golden gorse, the mournful black bogs, and the flushes of purple heather, the sun, with one sweep of his brush paints thirty miles of hills.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Everything around Drumgool is on a vast and splendid scale.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading To the east, beyond Drumboyne, beyond the golden gorse, the mournful black bogs, and the flushes of purple heather, the sun, with one sweep of his brush paints thirty miles of hills.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.

paintsnounUS /peɪnts/

plural of “paint” — a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating

From this reading To the east, beyond Drumboyne, beyond the golden gorse, the mournful black bogs, and the flushes of purple heather, the sun, with one sweep of his brush paints thirty miles of hills.

purplenounUS /ˈpɜːrpəl/

a purple color or pigment

From this reading To the east, beyond Drumboyne, beyond the golden gorse, the mournful black bogs, and the flushes of purple heather, the sun, with one sweep of his brush paints thirty miles of hills.

roarverbUS /rɔːr/

make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

scalenounUS /skeɪl/

an ordered reference standard

From this reading Everything around Drumgool is on a vast and splendid scale.

seanounUS /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

SeeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

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shellnounUS /ʃel/

ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

shelteringverbUS /ˈʃeltərɪŋ/

-ing form of “shelter” — provide shelter for

From this reading From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.

splendidadjectiveUS /ˈsplendɪd/

having great beauty and splendor

From this reading Everything around Drumgool is on a vast and splendid scale.

sportsmannounUS /ˈspɔːrtsmən/

someone who engages in sports

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

standsnounUS /stændz/

plural of “stand” — a support or foundation

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

stormverbUS /stɔːrm/

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.

stuntedadjectiveUS /ˈstʌntɪd/

inferior in size or quality

From this reading From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.

summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.

sunnounUS /sʌn/

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading To the east, beyond Drumboyne, beyond the golden gorse, the mournful black bogs, and the flushes of purple heather, the sun, with one sweep of his brush paints thirty miles of hills.

sweepverbUS /swiːp/

sweep across or over

From this reading To the east, beyond Drumboyne, beyond the golden gorse, the mournful black bogs, and the flushes of purple heather, the sun, with one sweep of his brush paints thirty miles of hills.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

thirtynounUS /ˈθɜːrdiː/

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three

From this reading To the east, beyond Drumboyne, beyond the golden gorse, the mournful black bogs, and the flushes of purple heather, the sun, with one sweep of his brush paints thirty miles of hills.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

thoroughadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːroʊ/

painstakingly careful and accurate

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

topnounUS /tɑːp/

the upper part of anything

From this reading From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.

treesnounUS /triːz/

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.

tremendousadjectiveUS /trəˈmendəs/

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.

tritonnounUS /ˈtraɪtən/

(Greek mythology) a sea god; son of Poseidon

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

uglyadjectiveUS /ˈʌɡli/

displeasing to the senses

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

vastadjectiveUS /væst/

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading Everything around Drumgool is on a vast and splendid scale.

wavesnounUS /weɪvz/

plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.

WhiskynounUS /ˈwɪski/

a liquor made from fermented mash of grain

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

willsnounUS /wɪlz/

plural of “will” — the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention

From this reading From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.

windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.

winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _This book is dedicated to My little dog "Whisky," A thorough sportsman and a faithful friend_ The great old house of Drumgool, ugly as a barn, with a triton dressed in moss and blowing a conch shell before the front door, stands literally in the roar of the sea.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading From the top front windows you can see the Atlantic, blue in summer, grey in winter, tremendous in calm or storm; and the eternal roar of the league-long waves comes over the stunted fir trees sheltering the house front, a lullaby or menace just as your fancy wills.

Chapter 1 of Garryowen by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole holds 73 sentences, grouped into 15 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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Vocabulary met early in Garryowen

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Https
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Dedicated
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Little
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Whisky
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