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Georgian Folk Tales

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Georgian Folk Tales is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Marjory Scott [Translator] Wardrop • Curated US English Learning Edition
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The shepherd heard all this.
At daybreak he came back to his master, who inquired of him: 'Well, didst thou hear nothing last night?'
The shepherd replied: 'The five angels of the churches assembled, and they said that thou shouldst have a son at the end of a year, but it is ordained that thy shepherd shall be present at the birth.'
'Thank the Lord!
If we have a son thou mayst be present,' answered the husband and wife.
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Georgian Folk Tales

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Georgian Folk Tales is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/90 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The shepherd heard all this.
/ðə ˈʃepərd hɜːrd ɔːl ðɪs/
Line 2
At daybreak he came back to his master, who inquired of him: 'Well, didst thou hear nothing last night?'
/æt ˈdeɪbreɪk hiː keɪm bæk tuː hɪz ˈmæstər huː ˌɪnˈkwaɪərd ʌv hɪm wel dɪdst ðaʊ hiːr ˈnʌθɪŋ læst naɪt/
Line 3
The shepherd replied: 'The five angels of the churches assembled, and they said that thou shouldst have a son at the end of a year, but it is ordained that thy shepherd shall be present at the birth.'
/ðə ˈʃepərd rɪˈplaɪd ðə faɪv ˈeɪndʒəlz ʌv ðə ˈtʃɜːrtʃɪz əˈsembəld ənd ðeɪ sed ðæt ðaʊ ʃʊdst hæv ə sʌn æt ðə end ʌv ə jɪr bʌt ɪt ɪz ɔːrˈdeɪnd ðæt ðaɪ ˈʃepərd ʃæl biː ˈprezənt æt ðə bɜːrθ/
Line 4
'Thank the Lord!
/θæŋk ðə lɔːrd/
Line 5
If we have a son thou mayst be present,' answered the husband and wife.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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angels noun US /ˈeɪndʒəlz/

plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading “The shepherd replied: 'The five angels of the churches assembled, and they said that thou shouldst have a son at the end of a year, but it is ordained that thy shepherd shall be present at the birth.'”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
assembled verb US /əˈsembəld/

past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together

From this reading “The shepherd replied: 'The five angels of the churches assembled, and they said that thou shouldst have a son at the end of a year, but it is ordained that thy shepherd shall be present at the birth.'”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
churches noun US /ˈtʃɜːrtʃɪz/

plural of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading “The shepherd replied: 'The five angels of the churches assembled, and they said that thou shouldst have a son at the end of a year, but it is ordained that thy shepherd shall be present at the birth.'”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
daybreak noun US /ˈdeɪbreɪk/

the first light of day

From this reading “At daybreak he came back to his master, who inquired of him: 'Well, didst thou hear nothing last night?'”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
didst auxiliary verb US /dɪdst/

an old form of “did”, used with “thou”

From this reading “At daybreak he came back to his master, who inquired of him: 'Well, didst thou hear nothing last night?'”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ordained adjective US /ɔːrˈdeɪnd/

fixed or established especially by order or command

From this reading “The shepherd replied: 'The five angels of the churches assembled, and they said that thou shouldst have a son at the end of a year, but it is ordained that thy shepherd shall be present at the birth.'”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shepherd noun US /ˈʃepərd/

a clergyman who watches over a group of people

From this reading “The shepherd heard all this.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shouldst modal verb US /ʃʊdst/

an old form of “should”, used with “thou”

From this reading “The shepherd replied: 'The five angels of the churches assembled, and they said that thou shouldst have a son at the end of a year, but it is ordained that thy shepherd shall be present at the birth.'”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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.

last night adjective + noun

In this reading “At daybreak he came back to his master, who inquired of him: 'Well, didst thou hear nothing last night?'”

53,232 times in 426,211 chapters
At daybreak preposition + noun

In this reading “At daybreak he came back to his master, who inquired of him: 'Well, didst thou hear nothing last night?'”

4,405 times in 426,211 chapters
came back verb + particle counted as “come back”

be restored

In this reading “At daybreak he came back to his master, who inquired of him: 'Well, didst thou hear nothing last night?'”

121,424 times in 426,211 chapters
at the end preposition + article + noun counted as “at … end”

In this reading “The shepherd replied: 'The five angels of the churches assembled, and they said that thou shouldst have a son at the end of a year, but it is ordained that thy shepherd shall be present at the birth.'”

65,688 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 56

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 The shepherd replied: 'The five angels of the churches assembled, and they said that thou shouldst have a son at the end of a year, but it is ordained that thy shepherd shall be present at the birth.'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 The shepherd heard all this.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The shepherd replied: 'The five angels of the churches assembled, and they said that thou shouldst have a son at the end of a year, but it is ordained that thy shepherd shall be present at the birth.'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
angelsnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəlz/

plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading The shepherd replied: 'The five angels of the churches assembled, and they said that thou shouldst have a son at the end of a year, but it is ordained that thy shepherd shall be present at the birth.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading If we have a son thou mayst be present,' answered the husband and wife.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
assembledverbUS /əˈsembəld/

past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together

From this reading The shepherd replied: 'The five angels of the churches assembled, and they said that thou shouldst have a son at the end of a year, but it is ordained that thy shepherd shall be present at the birth.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At daybreak he came back to his master, who inquired of him: 'Well, didst thou hear nothing last night?'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading At daybreak he came back to his master, who inquired of him: 'Well, didst thou hear nothing last night?'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The shepherd replied: 'The five angels of the churches assembled, and they said that thou shouldst have a son at the end of a year, but it is ordained that thy shepherd shall be present at the birth.'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
birthnounUS /bɜːrθ/

the time when something begins (especially life)

From this reading The shepherd replied: 'The five angels of the churches assembled, and they said that thou shouldst have a son at the end of a year, but it is ordained that thy shepherd shall be present at the birth.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The shepherd replied: 'The five angels of the churches assembled, and they said that thou shouldst have a son at the end of a year, but it is ordained that thy shepherd shall be present at the birth.'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading At daybreak he came back to his master, who inquired of him: 'Well, didst thou hear nothing last night?'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
churchesnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃɪz/

plural of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading The shepherd replied: 'The five angels of the churches assembled, and they said that thou shouldst have a son at the end of a year, but it is ordained that thy shepherd shall be present at the birth.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
daybreaknounUS /ˈdeɪbreɪk/

the first light of day

From this reading At daybreak he came back to his master, who inquired of him: 'Well, didst thou hear nothing last night?'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
didstauxiliary verbUS /dɪdst/

an old form of “did”, used with “thou”

From this reading At daybreak he came back to his master, who inquired of him: 'Well, didst thou hear nothing last night?'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading The shepherd replied: 'The five angels of the churches assembled, and they said that thou shouldst have a son at the end of a year, but it is ordained that thy shepherd shall be present at the birth.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fivenounUS /faɪv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading The shepherd replied: 'The five angels of the churches assembled, and they said that thou shouldst have a son at the end of a year, but it is ordained that thy shepherd shall be present at the birth.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The shepherd replied: 'The five angels of the churches assembled, and they said that thou shouldst have a son at the end of a year, but it is ordained that thy shepherd shall be present at the birth.'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading At daybreak he came back to his master, who inquired of him: 'Well, didst thou hear nothing last night?'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hearverbUS /hiːr/

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading At daybreak he came back to his master, who inquired of him: 'Well, didst thou hear nothing last night?'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading The shepherd heard all this.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading At daybreak he came back to his master, who inquired of him: 'Well, didst thou hear nothing last night?'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading At daybreak he came back to his master, who inquired of him: 'Well, didst thou hear nothing last night?'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading If we have a son thou mayst be present,' answered the husband and wife.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If we have a son thou mayst be present,' answered the husband and wife.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inquiredverbUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪərd/

past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from

From this reading At daybreak he came back to his master, who inquired of him: 'Well, didst thou hear nothing last night?'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading The shepherd replied: 'The five angels of the churches assembled, and they said that thou shouldst have a son at the end of a year, but it is ordained that thy shepherd shall be present at the birth.'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The shepherd replied: 'The five angels of the churches assembled, and they said that thou shouldst have a son at the end of a year, but it is ordained that thy shepherd shall be present at the birth.'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading At daybreak he came back to his master, who inquired of him: 'Well, didst thou hear nothing last night?'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading 'Thank the Lord!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
masternounUS /ˈmæstər/

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading At daybreak he came back to his master, who inquired of him: 'Well, didst thou hear nothing last night?'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mayst

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

From this reading If we have a son thou mayst be present,' answered the husband and wife.

Pending verification
nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading At daybreak he came back to his master, who inquired of him: 'Well, didst thou hear nothing last night?'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading At daybreak he came back to his master, who inquired of him: 'Well, didst thou hear nothing last night?'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading At daybreak he came back to his master, who inquired of him: 'Well, didst thou hear nothing last night?'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ordainedadjectiveUS /ɔːrˈdeɪnd/

fixed or established especially by order or command

From this reading The shepherd replied: 'The five angels of the churches assembled, and they said that thou shouldst have a son at the end of a year, but it is ordained that thy shepherd shall be present at the birth.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading The shepherd replied: 'The five angels of the churches assembled, and they said that thou shouldst have a son at the end of a year, but it is ordained that thy shepherd shall be present at the birth.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading The shepherd replied: 'The five angels of the churches assembled, and they said that thou shouldst have a son at the end of a year, but it is ordained that thy shepherd shall be present at the birth.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading The shepherd replied: 'The five angels of the churches assembled, and they said that thou shouldst have a son at the end of a year, but it is ordained that thy shepherd shall be present at the birth.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading The shepherd replied: 'The five angels of the churches assembled, and they said that thou shouldst have a son at the end of a year, but it is ordained that thy shepherd shall be present at the birth.'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
shepherdnounUS /ˈʃepərd/

a clergyman who watches over a group of people

From this reading The shepherd heard all this.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shouldstmodal verbUS /ʃʊdst/

an old form of “should”, used with “thou”

From this reading The shepherd replied: 'The five angels of the churches assembled, and they said that thou shouldst have a son at the end of a year, but it is ordained that thy shepherd shall be present at the birth.'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading The shepherd replied: 'The five angels of the churches assembled, and they said that thou shouldst have a son at the end of a year, but it is ordained that thy shepherd shall be present at the birth.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ThankverbUS /θæŋk/

express gratitude or show appreciation to

From this reading 'Thank the Lord!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The shepherd replied: 'The five angels of the churches assembled, and they said that thou shouldst have a son at the end of a year, but it is ordained that thy shepherd shall be present at the birth.'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The shepherd heard all this.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The shepherd replied: 'The five angels of the churches assembled, and they said that thou shouldst have a son at the end of a year, but it is ordained that thy shepherd shall be present at the birth.'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading The shepherd heard all this.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading At daybreak he came back to his master, who inquired of him: 'Well, didst thou hear nothing last night?'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading The shepherd replied: 'The five angels of the churches assembled, and they said that thou shouldst have a son at the end of a year, but it is ordained that thy shepherd shall be present at the birth.'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading At daybreak he came back to his master, who inquired of him: 'Well, didst thou hear nothing last night?'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading If we have a son thou mayst be present,' answered the husband and wife.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
WelladverbUS /wel/

(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 At daybreak he came back to his master, who inquired of him: 'Well, didst thou hear nothing last night?'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading At daybreak he came back to his master, who inquired of him: 'Well, didst thou hear nothing last night?'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wifenounUS /waɪf/

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading If we have a son thou mayst be present,' answered the husband and wife.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading The shepherd replied: 'The five angels of the churches assembled, and they said that thou shouldst have a son at the end of a year, but it is ordained that thy shepherd shall be present at the birth.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Chapter 5 of Georgian Folk Tales by Marjory Scott [Translator] Wardrop holds 454 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.

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