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Interference

Chapter III

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THE MALONES OF BRIDGETSTOWN.
“For there’s nae luck about the house.”
--W. J. MICKLE.
Between Bridgetstown and Noone lay Ballingoole, and the reasonable visiting distance of one Irish mile.
Bridgetstown was a great, staring white house, with two low wings, that stood familiarly close to the road, although screened from the vulgar gaze by a high hedge of impenetrable laurels.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Interference

Chapter III

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE MALONES OF BRIDGETSTOWN.
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“For there’s nae luck about the house.”
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--W. J. MICKLE.
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Between Bridgetstown and Noone lay Ballingoole, and the reasonable visiting distance of one Irish mile.
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Bridgetstown was a great, staring white house, with two low wings, that stood familiarly close to the road, although screened from the vulgar gaze by a high hedge of impenetrable laurels.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading ““For there’s nae luck about the house.””

Although noun US /ˈalthough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Bridgetstown was a great, staring white house, with two low wings, that stood familiarly close to the road, although screened from the vulgar gaze by a high hedge of impenetrable laurels.”

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “Between Bridgetstown and Noone lay Ballingoole, and the reasonable visiting distance of one Irish mile.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Bridgetstown was a great, staring white house, with two low wings, that stood familiarly close to the road, although screened from the vulgar gaze by a high hedge of impenetrable laurels.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Between Bridgetstown and Noone lay Ballingoole, and the reasonable visiting distance of one Irish mile.”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Bridgetstown was a great, staring white house, with two low wings, that stood familiarly close to the road, although screened from the vulgar gaze by a high hedge of impenetrable laurels.”

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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 Bridgetstown was a great, staring white house, with two low wings, that stood familiarly close to the road, although screened from the vulgar gaze by a high hedge of impenetrable laurels.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “For there’s nae luck about the house.”

althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Bridgetstown was a great, staring white house, with two low wings, that stood familiarly close to the road, although screened from the vulgar gaze by a high hedge of impenetrable laurels.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Between Bridgetstown and Noone lay Ballingoole, and the reasonable visiting distance of one Irish mile.

Ballingoole

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From this reading Between Bridgetstown and Noone lay Ballingoole, and the reasonable visiting distance of one Irish mile.

BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Between Bridgetstown and Noone lay Ballingoole, and the reasonable visiting distance of one Irish mile.

BRIDGETSTOWN

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From this reading THE MALONES OF BRIDGETSTOWN.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Bridgetstown was a great, staring white house, with two low wings, that stood familiarly close to the road, although screened from the vulgar gaze by a high hedge of impenetrable laurels.

close

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From this reading Bridgetstown was a great, staring white house, with two low wings, that stood familiarly close to the road, although screened from the vulgar gaze by a high hedge of impenetrable laurels.

distance

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From this reading Between Bridgetstown and Noone lay Ballingoole, and the reasonable visiting distance of one Irish mile.

familiarly

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From this reading Bridgetstown was a great, staring white house, with two low wings, that stood familiarly close to the road, although screened from the vulgar gaze by a high hedge of impenetrable laurels.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “For there’s nae luck about the house.”

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Bridgetstown was a great, staring white house, with two low wings, that stood familiarly close to the road, although screened from the vulgar gaze by a high hedge of impenetrable laurels.

gaze

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From this reading Bridgetstown was a great, staring white house, with two low wings, that stood familiarly close to the road, although screened from the vulgar gaze by a high hedge of impenetrable laurels.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Bridgetstown was a great, staring white house, with two low wings, that stood familiarly close to the road, although screened from the vulgar gaze by a high hedge of impenetrable laurels.

hedge

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From this reading Bridgetstown was a great, staring white house, with two low wings, that stood familiarly close to the road, although screened from the vulgar gaze by a high hedge of impenetrable laurels.

high

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From this reading Bridgetstown was a great, staring white house, with two low wings, that stood familiarly close to the road, although screened from the vulgar gaze by a high hedge of impenetrable laurels.

house

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From this reading “For there’s nae luck about the house.”

impenetrable

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From this reading Bridgetstown was a great, staring white house, with two low wings, that stood familiarly close to the road, although screened from the vulgar gaze by a high hedge of impenetrable laurels.

Irish

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From this reading Between Bridgetstown and Noone lay Ballingoole, and the reasonable visiting distance of one Irish mile.

J

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From this reading --W. J. MICKLE.

laurels

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From this reading Bridgetstown was a great, staring white house, with two low wings, that stood familiarly close to the road, although screened from the vulgar gaze by a high hedge of impenetrable laurels.

lay

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From this reading Between Bridgetstown and Noone lay Ballingoole, and the reasonable visiting distance of one Irish mile.

low

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From this reading Bridgetstown was a great, staring white house, with two low wings, that stood familiarly close to the road, although screened from the vulgar gaze by a high hedge of impenetrable laurels.

luck

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From this reading “For there’s nae luck about the house.”

MALONES

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From this reading THE MALONES OF BRIDGETSTOWN.

MICKLE

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From this reading --W. J. MICKLE.

mile

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From this reading Between Bridgetstown and Noone lay Ballingoole, and the reasonable visiting distance of one Irish mile.

nae

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From this reading “For there’s nae luck about the house.”

Noone

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From this reading Between Bridgetstown and Noone lay Ballingoole, and the reasonable visiting distance of one Irish mile.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE MALONES OF BRIDGETSTOWN.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Between Bridgetstown and Noone lay Ballingoole, and the reasonable visiting distance of one Irish mile.

reasonable

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From this reading Between Bridgetstown and Noone lay Ballingoole, and the reasonable visiting distance of one Irish mile.

road

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From this reading Bridgetstown was a great, staring white house, with two low wings, that stood familiarly close to the road, although screened from the vulgar gaze by a high hedge of impenetrable laurels.

screened

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From this reading Bridgetstown was a great, staring white house, with two low wings, that stood familiarly close to the road, although screened from the vulgar gaze by a high hedge of impenetrable laurels.

staring

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From this reading Bridgetstown was a great, staring white house, with two low wings, that stood familiarly close to the road, although screened from the vulgar gaze by a high hedge of impenetrable laurels.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Bridgetstown was a great, staring white house, with two low wings, that stood familiarly close to the road, although screened from the vulgar gaze by a high hedge of impenetrable laurels.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Bridgetstown was a great, staring white house, with two low wings, that stood familiarly close to the road, although screened from the vulgar gaze by a high hedge of impenetrable laurels.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE MALONES OF BRIDGETSTOWN.

there's

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From this reading “For there’s nae luck about the house.”

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Bridgetstown was a great, staring white house, with two low wings, that stood familiarly close to the road, although screened from the vulgar gaze by a high hedge of impenetrable laurels.

two

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From this reading Bridgetstown was a great, staring white house, with two low wings, that stood familiarly close to the road, although screened from the vulgar gaze by a high hedge of impenetrable laurels.

visiting

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From this reading Between Bridgetstown and Noone lay Ballingoole, and the reasonable visiting distance of one Irish mile.

vulgar

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From this reading Bridgetstown was a great, staring white house, with two low wings, that stood familiarly close to the road, although screened from the vulgar gaze by a high hedge of impenetrable laurels.

W

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From this reading --W. J. MICKLE.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Bridgetstown was a great, staring white house, with two low wings, that stood familiarly close to the road, although screened from the vulgar gaze by a high hedge of impenetrable laurels.

white

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From this reading Bridgetstown was a great, staring white house, with two low wings, that stood familiarly close to the road, although screened from the vulgar gaze by a high hedge of impenetrable laurels.

wings

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From this reading Bridgetstown was a great, staring white house, with two low wings, that stood familiarly close to the road, although screened from the vulgar gaze by a high hedge of impenetrable laurels.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Bridgetstown was a great, staring white house, with two low wings, that stood familiarly close to the road, although screened from the vulgar gaze by a high hedge of impenetrable laurels.