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Hero-Tales of Ireland

Chapter VII

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“I am willing to obey you,” said the son; “but I know no woman that I care for.
I have never seen any one that I would marry.”
With that, the old king sent for a druid, and said, “You must tell where my son can find the right bride for himself.
You must tell us what woman he should marry.”
“There is but one woman,” said the druid, “who can be the right wife for your son, and she is the youngest daughter of the white-bearded scolog; she is the wisest young woman in the world, and has the most power.”
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Hero-Tales of Ireland

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of Hero-Tales of Ireland is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“I am willing to obey you,” said the son; “but I know no woman that I care for.
/aɪ æm ˈwɪlɪŋ tuː oʊˈbeɪ juː sed ðə sʌn bʌt aɪ noʊ noʊ ˈwʊmən ðæt aɪ ker fɔːr/
Line 2
I have never seen any one that I would marry.”
/aɪ hæv ˈnevər siːn ˈeni wʌn ðæt aɪ wʊd ˈmeri/
Line 3
With that, the old king sent for a druid, and said, “You must tell where my son can find the right bride for himself.
/wɪð ðæt ðə oʊld kɪŋ sent fɔːr ə ˈdruːɪd ənd sed juː mʌst tel wer maɪ sʌn kæn faɪnd ðə raɪt braɪd fɔːr hɪmˈself/
Line 4
You must tell us what woman he should marry.”
/juː mʌst tel ʌs wʌt ˈwʊmən hiː ʃʊd ˈmeri/
Line 5
“There is but one woman,” said the druid, “who can be the right wife for your son, and she is the youngest daughter of the white-bearded scolog; she is the wisest young woman in the world, and has the most power.”

Learner Dictionary

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

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bride noun US /braɪd/

a woman who has recently been married

From this reading “With that, the old king sent for a druid, and said, “You must tell where my son can find the right bride for himself.”

daughter noun US /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading ““There is but one woman,” said the druid, “who can be the right wife for your son, and she is the youngest daughter of the white-bearded scolog; she is the wisest young woman in the world, and has the most power.””

druid noun US /ˈdruːɪd/

a pre-Christian priest among the Celts of ancient Gaul and Britain and Ireland

From this reading “With that, the old king sent for a druid, and said, “You must tell where my son can find the right bride for himself.”

marry verb US /ˈmeri/

take in marriage

From this reading “I have never seen any one that I would marry.””

obey verb US /oʊˈbeɪ/

be obedient to

From this reading ““I am willing to obey you,” said the son; “but I know no woman that I care for.”

willing adjective US /ˈwɪlɪŋ/

disposed or inclined toward

From this reading ““I am willing to obey you,” said the son; “but I know no woman that I care for.”

wisest adjective US /ˈwaɪzəst/

superlative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading ““There is but one woman,” said the druid, “who can be the right wife for your son, and she is the youngest daughter of the white-bearded scolog; she is the wisest young woman in the world, and has the most power.””

youngest adjective US /ˈjʌŋɡəst/

superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading ““There is but one woman,” said the druid, “who can be the right wife for your son, and she is the youngest daughter of the white-bearded scolog; she is the wisest young woman in the world, and has the most power.””

Word partnerships in these lines

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

young woman adjective + noun

a young female

In this reading ““There is but one woman,” said the druid, “who can be the right wife for your son, and she is the youngest daughter of the white-bearded scolog; she is the wisest young woman in the world, and has the most power.””

in the world preposition + article + noun counted as “in … world”

In this reading ““There is but one woman,” said the druid, “who can be the right wife for your son, and she is the youngest daughter of the white-bearded scolog; she is the wisest young woman in the world, and has the most power.””

youngest daughter adjective + noun counted as “young daughter”

In this reading ““There is but one woman,” said the druid, “who can be the right wife for your son, and she is the youngest daughter of the white-bearded scolog; she is the wisest young woman in the world, and has the most power.””

old king adjective + noun

In this reading “With that, the old king sent for a druid, and said, “You must tell where my son can find the right bride for himself.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading With that, the old king sent for a druid, and said, “You must tell where my son can find the right bride for himself.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading “I am willing to obey you,” said the son; “but I know no woman that I care for.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading With that, the old king sent for a druid, and said, “You must tell where my son can find the right bride for himself.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading I have never seen any one that I would marry.”

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading “There is but one woman,” said the druid, “who can be the right wife for your son, and she is the youngest daughter of the white-bearded scolog; she is the wisest young woman in the world, and has the most power.”

bridenounUS /braɪd/

a woman who has recently been married

From this reading With that, the old king sent for a druid, and said, “You must tell where my son can find the right bride for himself.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “I am willing to obey you,” said the son; “but I know no woman that I care for.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading With that, the old king sent for a druid, and said, “You must tell where my son can find the right bride for himself.

carenounUS /ker/

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading “I am willing to obey you,” said the son; “but I know no woman that I care for.

daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading “There is but one woman,” said the druid, “who can be the right wife for your son, and she is the youngest daughter of the white-bearded scolog; she is the wisest young woman in the world, and has the most power.”

druidnounUS /ˈdruːɪd/

a pre-Christian priest among the Celts of ancient Gaul and Britain and Ireland

From this reading With that, the old king sent for a druid, and said, “You must tell where my son can find the right bride for himself.

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading With that, the old king sent for a druid, and said, “You must tell where my son can find the right bride for himself.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “I am willing to obey you,” said the son; “but I know no woman that I care for.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading “There is but one woman,” said the druid, “who can be the right wife for your son, and she is the youngest daughter of the white-bearded scolog; she is the wisest young woman in the world, and has the most power.”

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have never seen any one that I would marry.”

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading You must tell us what woman he should marry.”

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading With that, the old king sent for a druid, and said, “You must tell where my son can find the right bride for himself.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “I am willing to obey you,” said the son; “but I know no woman that I care for.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading “There is but one woman,” said the druid, “who can be the right wife for your son, and she is the youngest daughter of the white-bearded scolog; she is the wisest young woman in the world, and has the most power.”

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading “There is but one woman,” said the druid, “who can be the right wife for your son, and she is the youngest daughter of the white-bearded scolog; she is the wisest young woman in the world, and has the most power.”

kingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading With that, the old king sent for a druid, and said, “You must tell where my son can find the right bride for himself.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading “I am willing to obey you,” said the son; “but I know no woman that I care for.

marryverbUS /ˈmeri/

take in marriage

From this reading I have never seen any one that I would marry.”

mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading “There is but one woman,” said the druid, “who can be the right wife for your son, and she is the youngest daughter of the white-bearded scolog; she is the wisest young woman in the world, and has the most power.”

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading With that, the old king sent for a druid, and said, “You must tell where my son can find the right bride for himself.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading With that, the old king sent for a druid, and said, “You must tell where my son can find the right bride for himself.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading I have never seen any one that I would marry.”

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading “I am willing to obey you,” said the son; “but I know no woman that I care for.

obeyverbUS /oʊˈbeɪ/

be obedient to

From this reading “I am willing to obey you,” said the son; “but I know no woman that I care for.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “There is but one woman,” said the druid, “who can be the right wife for your son, and she is the youngest daughter of the white-bearded scolog; she is the wisest young woman in the world, and has the most power.”

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

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

From this reading With that, the old king sent for a druid, and said, “You must tell where my son can find the right bride for himself.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I have never seen any one that I would marry.”

powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/

possession of controlling influence

From this reading “There is but one woman,” said the druid, “who can be the right wife for your son, and she is the youngest daughter of the white-bearded scolog; she is the wisest young woman in the world, and has the most power.”

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading With that, the old king sent for a druid, and said, “You must tell where my son can find the right bride for himself.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “I am willing to obey you,” said the son; “but I know no woman that I care for.

scolog

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

From this reading “There is but one woman,” said the druid, “who can be the right wife for your son, and she is the youngest daughter of the white-bearded scolog; she is the wisest young woman in the world, and has the most power.”

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I have never seen any one that I would marry.”

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading With that, the old king sent for a druid, and said, “You must tell where my son can find the right bride for himself.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “There is but one woman,” said the druid, “who can be the right wife for your son, and she is the youngest daughter of the white-bearded scolog; she is the wisest young woman in the world, and has the most power.”

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading You must tell us what woman he should marry.”

sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading “I am willing to obey you,” said the son; “but I know no woman that I care for.

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading With that, the old king sent for a druid, and said, “You must tell where my son can find the right bride for himself.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “I am willing to obey you,” said the son; “but I know no woman that I care for.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading “I am willing to obey you,” said the son; “but I know no woman that I care for.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading “There is but one woman,” said the druid, “who can be the right wife for your son, and she is the youngest daughter of the white-bearded scolog; she is the wisest young woman in the world, and has the most power.”

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading “I am willing to obey you,” said the son; “but I know no woman that I care for.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading You must tell us what woman he should marry.”

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading You must tell us what woman he should marry.”

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading With that, the old king sent for a druid, and said, “You must tell where my son can find the right bride for himself.

white-bearded

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

From this reading “There is but one woman,” said the druid, “who can be the right wife for your son, and she is the youngest daughter of the white-bearded scolog; she is the wisest young woman in the world, and has the most power.”

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading “There is but one woman,” said the druid, “who can be the right wife for your son, and she is the youngest daughter of the white-bearded scolog; she is the wisest young woman in the world, and has the most power.”

wifenounUS /waɪf/

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading “There is but one woman,” said the druid, “who can be the right wife for your son, and she is the youngest daughter of the white-bearded scolog; she is the wisest young woman in the world, and has the most power.”

willingadjectiveUS /ˈwɪlɪŋ/

disposed or inclined toward

From this reading “I am willing to obey you,” said the son; “but I know no woman that I care for.

wisestadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪzəst/

superlative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading “There is but one woman,” said the druid, “who can be the right wife for your son, and she is the youngest daughter of the white-bearded scolog; she is the wisest young woman in the world, and has the most power.”

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading With that, the old king sent for a druid, and said, “You must tell where my son can find the right bride for himself.

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading “I am willing to obey you,” said the son; “but I know no woman that I care for.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading “There is but one woman,” said the druid, “who can be the right wife for your son, and she is the youngest daughter of the white-bearded scolog; she is the wisest young woman in the world, and has the most power.”

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading I have never seen any one that I would marry.”

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I am willing to obey you,” said the son; “but I know no woman that I care for.

youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading “There is but one woman,” said the druid, “who can be the right wife for your son, and she is the youngest daughter of the white-bearded scolog; she is the wisest young woman in the world, and has the most power.”

youngestadjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡəst/

superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading “There is but one woman,” said the druid, “who can be the right wife for your son, and she is the youngest daughter of the white-bearded scolog; she is the wisest young woman in the world, and has the most power.”

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “There is but one woman,” said the druid, “who can be the right wife for your son, and she is the youngest daughter of the white-bearded scolog; she is the wisest young woman in the world, and has the most power.”

Chapter 7 of Hero-Tales of Ireland by Jeremiah [Compiler] Curtin holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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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