Chapter 15 of Garryowen is here in full — 38 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of Garryowen is here in full — 38 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Crowsnest lies upon a hill. It consists of a post-office, a tiny butcher's shop, a greengrocer's, an Italian warehouse, and a church. The London road climbs the hill, passes through the village, descends the hill, and vanishes from sight. Trees swallow it up. Century-old elms cavern it over.
Chapter 15 of Garryowen is here in full — 38 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
possessive form of “butcher” — a retailer of meat
From this reading “It consists of a post-office, a tiny butcher's shop, a greengrocer's, an Italian warehouse, and a church.”
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading “Century-old elms cavern it over.”
plural of “climb” — an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
From this reading “The London road climbs the hill, passes through the village, descends the hill, and vanishes from sight.”
third-person singular of “consist” — originate
From this reading “It consists of a post-office, a tiny butcher's shop, a greengrocer's, an Italian warehouse, and a church.”
third-person singular of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading “The London road climbs the hill, passes through the village, descends the hill, and vanishes from sight.”
plural of “elm” — any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading “Century-old elms cavern it over.”
third-person singular of “vanish” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “The London road climbs the hill, passes through the village, descends the hill, and vanishes from sight.”
a storehouse for goods and merchandise
From this reading “It consists of a post-office, a tiny butcher's shop, a greengrocer's, an Italian warehouse, and a church.”
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 “The London road climbs the hill, passes through the village, descends the hill, and vanishes from sight.”
make a passage or journey from one place to another
In this reading “The London road climbs the hill, passes through the village, descends the hill, and vanishes from sight.”
In this reading “The London road climbs the hill, passes through the village, descends the hill, and vanishes from sight.”
In this reading “It consists of a post-office, a tiny butcher's shop, a greengrocer's, an Italian warehouse, and a church.”
In this reading “The London road climbs the hill, passes through the village, descends the hill, and vanishes from sight.”
In this reading “The London road climbs the hill, passes through the village, descends the hill, and vanishes from sight.”
In this reading “Crowsnest lies upon a hill.”
In this reading “The London road climbs the hill, passes through the village, descends the hill, and vanishes from sight.”
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 Crowsnest lies upon a hill.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It consists of a post-office, a tiny butcher's shop, a greengrocer's, an Italian warehouse, and a church.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It consists of a post-office, a tiny butcher's shop, a greengrocer's, an Italian warehouse, and a church.
possessive form of “butcher” — a retailer of meat
From this reading It consists of a post-office, a tiny butcher's shop, a greengrocer's, an Italian warehouse, and a church.
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading Century-old elms cavern it over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Century-old elms cavern it over.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading It consists of a post-office, a tiny butcher's shop, a greengrocer's, an Italian warehouse, and a church.
plural of “climb” — an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
From this reading The London road climbs the hill, passes through the village, descends the hill, and vanishes from sight.
third-person singular of “consist” — originate
From this reading It consists of a post-office, a tiny butcher's shop, a greengrocer's, an Italian warehouse, and a church.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crowsnest lies upon a hill.
third-person singular of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading The London road climbs the hill, passes through the village, descends the hill, and vanishes from sight.
plural of “elm” — any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading Century-old elms cavern it over.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The London road climbs the hill, passes through the village, descends the hill, and vanishes from sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It consists of a post-office, a tiny butcher's shop, a greengrocer's, an Italian warehouse, and a church.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Crowsnest lies upon a hill.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It consists of a post-office, a tiny butcher's shop, a greengrocer's, an Italian warehouse, and a church.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading It consists of a post-office, a tiny butcher's shop, a greengrocer's, an Italian warehouse, and a church.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading Crowsnest lies upon a hill.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading The London road climbs the hill, passes through the village, descends the hill, and vanishes from sight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It consists of a post-office, a tiny butcher's shop, a greengrocer's, an Italian warehouse, and a church.
above and across; more than
From this reading Century-old elms cavern it over.
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading The London road climbs the hill, passes through the village, descends the hill, and vanishes from sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It consists of a post-office, a tiny butcher's shop, a greengrocer's, an Italian warehouse, and a church.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The London road climbs the hill, passes through the village, descends the hill, and vanishes from sight.
do one's shopping
From this reading It consists of a post-office, a tiny butcher's shop, a greengrocer's, an Italian warehouse, and a church.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The London road climbs the hill, passes through the village, descends the hill, and vanishes from sight.
pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading Trees swallow it up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The London road climbs the hill, passes through the village, descends the hill, and vanishes from sight.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The London road climbs the hill, passes through the village, descends the hill, and vanishes from sight.
very small
From this reading It consists of a post-office, a tiny butcher's shop, a greengrocer's, an Italian warehouse, and a church.
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 Trees swallow it up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Trees swallow it up.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Crowsnest lies upon a hill.
third-person singular of “vanish” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading The London road climbs the hill, passes through the village, descends the hill, and vanishes from sight.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading The London road climbs the hill, passes through the village, descends the hill, and vanishes from sight.
a storehouse for goods and merchandise
From this reading It consists of a post-office, a tiny butcher's shop, a greengrocer's, an Italian warehouse, and a church.
Chapter 15 of Garryowen by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole holds 38 sentences, grouped into 8 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 15 holds 38 sentences of Garryowen, unabridged, divided into 8 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of Garryowen by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 38 sentences, grouped into 8 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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