adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Only such a blood-tie could have bound them to the clann-Baiscne, for it is not easy, having moved in the world of court and camp, to go hide with a baby in a wood; and to live, as they must have lived, in terror.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bovmall was Uail’s sister, and, consequently, Fionn’s aunt.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Only such a blood-tie could have bound them to the clann-Baiscne, for it is not easy, having moved in the world of court and camp, to go hide with a baby in a wood; and to live, as they must have lived, in terror.
auntnounUS /ænt/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Bovmall was Uail’s sister, and, consequently, Fionn’s aunt.
babynounUS /ˈbeɪbi/
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Only such a blood-tie could have bound them to the clann-Baiscne, for it is not easy, having moved in the world of court and camp, to go hide with a baby in a wood; and to live, as they must have lived, in terror.
belongedverbUS /bɪˈlɔːŋd/
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading THE women druids, his guardians, belonged to his father’s people.
blood-tie
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From this reading Only such a blood-tie could have bound them to the clann-Baiscne, for it is not easy, having moved in the world of court and camp, to go hide with a baby in a wood; and to live, as they must have lived, in terror.
boundadjectiveUS /baʊnd/
confined by bonds
From this reading Only such a blood-tie could have bound them to the clann-Baiscne, for it is not easy, having moved in the world of court and camp, to go hide with a baby in a wood; and to live, as they must have lived, in terror.
Bovmall
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From this reading Bovmall was Uail’s sister, and, consequently, Fionn’s aunt.
bubblingadjectiveUS /ˈbʌbəlɪŋ/
emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
From this reading Of Morna himself, the huge-shouldered, stern-eyed, violent Connachtman; and of his sons--young Goll Mor mac Morna in particular, as huge-shouldered as his father, as fierce in the onset, but merry-eyed when the other was grim, and bubbling with a laughter that made men forgive even his butcheries.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of Morna himself, the huge-shouldered, stern-eyed, violent Connachtman; and of his sons--young Goll Mor mac Morna in particular, as huge-shouldered as his father, as fierce in the onset, but merry-eyed when the other was grim, and bubbling with a laughter that made men forgive even his butcheries.
butcheries
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From this reading Of Morna himself, the huge-shouldered, stern-eyed, violent Connachtman; and of his sons--young Goll Mor mac Morna in particular, as huge-shouldered as his father, as fierce in the onset, but merry-eyed when the other was grim, and bubbling with a laughter that made men forgive even his butcheries.
campnounUS /kæmp/
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Only such a blood-tie could have bound them to the clann-Baiscne, for it is not easy, having moved in the world of court and camp, to go hide with a baby in a wood; and to live, as they must have lived, in terror.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading What stories they would have told the child of the sons of Morna.
clann-Baiscne
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From this reading Only such a blood-tie could have bound them to the clann-Baiscne, for it is not easy, having moved in the world of court and camp, to go hide with a baby in a wood; and to live, as they must have lived, in terror.
Connachtman
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From this reading Of Morna himself, the huge-shouldered, stern-eyed, violent Connachtman; and of his sons--young Goll Mor mac Morna in particular, as huge-shouldered as his father, as fierce in the onset, but merry-eyed when the other was grim, and bubbling with a laughter that made men forgive even his butcheries.
consequentlyadverbUS /ˈkɑːnsəkwəntli/
(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading Bovmall was Uail’s sister, and, consequently, Fionn’s aunt.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Only such a blood-tie could have bound them to the clann-Baiscne, for it is not easy, having moved in the world of court and camp, to go hide with a baby in a wood; and to live, as they must have lived, in terror.
courtnounUS /kɔːrt/
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Only such a blood-tie could have bound them to the clann-Baiscne, for it is not easy, having moved in the world of court and camp, to go hide with a baby in a wood; and to live, as they must have lived, in terror.
druidsnounUS /ˈdruːɪdz/
plural of “druid” — a pre-Christian priest among the Celts of ancient Gaul and Britain and Ireland
From this reading THE women druids, his guardians, belonged to his father’s people.
easyadjectiveUS /ˈiːzi/
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Only such a blood-tie could have bound them to the clann-Baiscne, for it is not easy, having moved in the world of court and camp, to go hide with a baby in a wood; and to live, as they must have lived, in terror.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Of Morna himself, the huge-shouldered, stern-eyed, violent Connachtman; and of his sons--young Goll Mor mac Morna in particular, as huge-shouldered as his father, as fierce in the onset, but merry-eyed when the other was grim, and bubbling with a laughter that made men forgive even his butcheries.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Of Morna himself, the huge-shouldered, stern-eyed, violent Connachtman; and of his sons--young Goll Mor mac Morna in particular, as huge-shouldered as his father, as fierce in the onset, but merry-eyed when the other was grim, and bubbling with a laughter that made men forgive even his butcheries.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading THE women druids, his guardians, belonged to his father’s people.
fierceadjectiveUS /fɪrs/
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading Of Morna himself, the huge-shouldered, stern-eyed, violent Connachtman; and of his sons--young Goll Mor mac Morna in particular, as huge-shouldered as his father, as fierce in the onset, but merry-eyed when the other was grim, and bubbling with a laughter that made men forgive even his butcheries.
Fionn's
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From this reading Bovmall was Uail’s sister, and, consequently, Fionn’s aunt.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Only such a blood-tie could have bound them to the clann-Baiscne, for it is not easy, having moved in the world of court and camp, to go hide with a baby in a wood; and to live, as they must have lived, in terror.
forgiveverbUS /fərˈɡɪv/
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading Of Morna himself, the huge-shouldered, stern-eyed, violent Connachtman; and of his sons--young Goll Mor mac Morna in particular, as huge-shouldered as his father, as fierce in the onset, but merry-eyed when the other was grim, and bubbling with a laughter that made men forgive even his butcheries.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Only such a blood-tie could have bound them to the clann-Baiscne, for it is not easy, having moved in the world of court and camp, to go hide with a baby in a wood; and to live, as they must have lived, in terror.
Goll
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From this reading Of Morna himself, the huge-shouldered, stern-eyed, violent Connachtman; and of his sons--young Goll Mor mac Morna in particular, as huge-shouldered as his father, as fierce in the onset, but merry-eyed when the other was grim, and bubbling with a laughter that made men forgive even his butcheries.
grimadjectiveUS /ɡrɪm/
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading Of Morna himself, the huge-shouldered, stern-eyed, violent Connachtman; and of his sons--young Goll Mor mac Morna in particular, as huge-shouldered as his father, as fierce in the onset, but merry-eyed when the other was grim, and bubbling with a laughter that made men forgive even his butcheries.
guardiansnounUS /ˈɡɑːrdiənz/
plural of “guardian” — a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading THE women druids, his guardians, belonged to his father’s people.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Only such a blood-tie could have bound them to the clann-Baiscne, for it is not easy, having moved in the world of court and camp, to go hide with a baby in a wood; and to live, as they must have lived, in terror.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Only such a blood-tie could have bound them to the clann-Baiscne, for it is not easy, having moved in the world of court and camp, to go hide with a baby in a wood; and to live, as they must have lived, in terror.
hideverbUS /haɪd/
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Only such a blood-tie could have bound them to the clann-Baiscne, for it is not easy, having moved in the world of court and camp, to go hide with a baby in a wood; and to live, as they must have lived, in terror.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Of Morna himself, the huge-shouldered, stern-eyed, violent Connachtman; and of his sons--young Goll Mor mac Morna in particular, as huge-shouldered as his father, as fierce in the onset, but merry-eyed when the other was grim, and bubbling with a laughter that made men forgive even his butcheries.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE women druids, his guardians, belonged to his father’s people.
huge-shouldered
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From this reading Of Morna himself, the huge-shouldered, stern-eyed, violent Connachtman; and of his sons--young Goll Mor mac Morna in particular, as huge-shouldered as his father, as fierce in the onset, but merry-eyed when the other was grim, and bubbling with a laughter that made men forgive even his butcheries.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only such a blood-tie could have bound them to the clann-Baiscne, for it is not easy, having moved in the world of court and camp, to go hide with a baby in a wood; and to live, as they must have lived, in terror.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only such a blood-tie could have bound them to the clann-Baiscne, for it is not easy, having moved in the world of court and camp, to go hide with a baby in a wood; and to live, as they must have lived, in terror.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Only such a blood-tie could have bound them to the clann-Baiscne, for it is not easy, having moved in the world of court and camp, to go hide with a baby in a wood; and to live, as they must have lived, in terror.
laughternounUS /ˈlæftər/
the sound of laughing
From this reading Of Morna himself, the huge-shouldered, stern-eyed, violent Connachtman; and of his sons--young Goll Mor mac Morna in particular, as huge-shouldered as his father, as fierce in the onset, but merry-eyed when the other was grim, and bubbling with a laughter that made men forgive even his butcheries.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Only such a blood-tie could have bound them to the clann-Baiscne, for it is not easy, having moved in the world of court and camp, to go hide with a baby in a wood; and to live, as they must have lived, in terror.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Only such a blood-tie could have bound them to the clann-Baiscne, for it is not easy, having moved in the world of court and camp, to go hide with a baby in a wood; and to live, as they must have lived, in terror.
macnounUS /mæk/
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
From this reading Of Morna himself, the huge-shouldered, stern-eyed, violent Connachtman; and of his sons--young Goll Mor mac Morna in particular, as huge-shouldered as his father, as fierce in the onset, but merry-eyed when the other was grim, and bubbling with a laughter that made men forgive even his butcheries.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Of Morna himself, the huge-shouldered, stern-eyed, violent Connachtman; and of his sons--young Goll Mor mac Morna in particular, as huge-shouldered as his father, as fierce in the onset, but merry-eyed when the other was grim, and bubbling with a laughter that made men forgive even his butcheries.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Of Morna himself, the huge-shouldered, stern-eyed, violent Connachtman; and of his sons--young Goll Mor mac Morna in particular, as huge-shouldered as his father, as fierce in the onset, but merry-eyed when the other was grim, and bubbling with a laughter that made men forgive even his butcheries.
merry-eyed
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From this reading Of Morna himself, the huge-shouldered, stern-eyed, violent Connachtman; and of his sons--young Goll Mor mac Morna in particular, as huge-shouldered as his father, as fierce in the onset, but merry-eyed when the other was grim, and bubbling with a laughter that made men forgive even his butcheries.
Mor
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From this reading Of Morna himself, the huge-shouldered, stern-eyed, violent Connachtman; and of his sons--young Goll Mor mac Morna in particular, as huge-shouldered as his father, as fierce in the onset, but merry-eyed when the other was grim, and bubbling with a laughter that made men forgive even his butcheries.
Morna
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From this reading What stories they would have told the child of the sons of Morna.
movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Only such a blood-tie could have bound them to the clann-Baiscne, for it is not easy, having moved in the world of court and camp, to go hide with a baby in a wood; and to live, as they must have lived, in terror.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Only such a blood-tie could have bound them to the clann-Baiscne, for it is not easy, having moved in the world of court and camp, to go hide with a baby in a wood; and to live, as they must have lived, in terror.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Only such a blood-tie could have bound them to the clann-Baiscne, for it is not easy, having moved in the world of court and camp, to go hide with a baby in a wood; and to live, as they must have lived, in terror.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only such a blood-tie could have bound them to the clann-Baiscne, for it is not easy, having moved in the world of court and camp, to go hide with a baby in a wood; and to live, as they must have lived, in terror.
OnlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Only such a blood-tie could have bound them to the clann-Baiscne, for it is not easy, having moved in the world of court and camp, to go hide with a baby in a wood; and to live, as they must have lived, in terror.
onsetnounUS /ˈɑːnset/
the beginning or early stages
From this reading Of Morna himself, the huge-shouldered, stern-eyed, violent Connachtman; and of his sons--young Goll Mor mac Morna in particular, as huge-shouldered as his father, as fierce in the onset, but merry-eyed when the other was grim, and bubbling with a laughter that made men forgive even his butcheries.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Of Morna himself, the huge-shouldered, stern-eyed, violent Connachtman; and of his sons--young Goll Mor mac Morna in particular, as huge-shouldered as his father, as fierce in the onset, but merry-eyed when the other was grim, and bubbling with a laughter that made men forgive even his butcheries.
particularadjectiveUS /pərˈtɪkjələr/
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Of Morna himself, the huge-shouldered, stern-eyed, violent Connachtman; and of his sons--young Goll Mor mac Morna in particular, as huge-shouldered as his father, as fierce in the onset, but merry-eyed when the other was grim, and bubbling with a laughter that made men forgive even his butcheries.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading THE women druids, his guardians, belonged to his father’s people.
sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Bovmall was Uail’s sister, and, consequently, Fionn’s aunt.
sonsnounUS /sʌnz/
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading What stories they would have told the child of the sons of Morna.
stern-eyed
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From this reading Of Morna himself, the huge-shouldered, stern-eyed, violent Connachtman; and of his sons--young Goll Mor mac Morna in particular, as huge-shouldered as his father, as fierce in the onset, but merry-eyed when the other was grim, and bubbling with a laughter that made men forgive even his butcheries.
storiesnounUS /ˈstɔːriz/
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading What stories they would have told the child of the sons of Morna.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Only such a blood-tie could have bound them to the clann-Baiscne, for it is not easy, having moved in the world of court and camp, to go hide with a baby in a wood; and to live, as they must have lived, in terror.
terrornounUS /ˈterər/
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Only such a blood-tie could have bound them to the clann-Baiscne, for it is not easy, having moved in the world of court and camp, to go hide with a baby in a wood; and to live, as they must have lived, in terror.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of Morna himself, the huge-shouldered, stern-eyed, violent Connachtman; and of his sons--young Goll Mor mac Morna in particular, as huge-shouldered as his father, as fierce in the onset, but merry-eyed when the other was grim, and bubbling with a laughter that made men forgive even his butcheries.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE women druids, his guardians, belonged to his father’s people.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Only such a blood-tie could have bound them to the clann-Baiscne, for it is not easy, having moved in the world of court and camp, to go hide with a baby in a wood; and to live, as they must have lived, in terror.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Only such a blood-tie could have bound them to the clann-Baiscne, for it is not easy, having moved in the world of court and camp, to go hide with a baby in a wood; and to live, as they must have lived, in terror.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE women druids, his guardians, belonged to his father’s people.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading What stories they would have told the child of the sons of Morna.
Uail's
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From this reading Bovmall was Uail’s sister, and, consequently, Fionn’s aunt.
violentadjectiveUS /ˈvaɪələnt/
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading Of Morna himself, the huge-shouldered, stern-eyed, violent Connachtman; and of his sons--young Goll Mor mac Morna in particular, as huge-shouldered as his father, as fierce in the onset, but merry-eyed when the other was grim, and bubbling with a laughter that made men forgive even his butcheries.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bovmall was Uail’s sister, and, consequently, Fionn’s aunt.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What stories they would have told the child of the sons of Morna.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Of Morna himself, the huge-shouldered, stern-eyed, violent Connachtman; and of his sons--young Goll Mor mac Morna in particular, as huge-shouldered as his father, as fierce in the onset, but merry-eyed when the other was grim, and bubbling with a laughter that made men forgive even his butcheries.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Only such a blood-tie could have bound them to the clann-Baiscne, for it is not easy, having moved in the world of court and camp, to go hide with a baby in a wood; and to live, as they must have lived, in terror.
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading THE women druids, his guardians, belonged to his father’s people.
woodnounUS /wʊd/
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Only such a blood-tie could have bound them to the clann-Baiscne, for it is not easy, having moved in the world of court and camp, to go hide with a baby in a wood; and to live, as they must have lived, in terror.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Only such a blood-tie could have bound them to the clann-Baiscne, for it is not easy, having moved in the world of court and camp, to go hide with a baby in a wood; and to live, as they must have lived, in terror.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What stories they would have told the child of the sons of Morna.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Of Morna himself, the huge-shouldered, stern-eyed, violent Connachtman; and of his sons--young Goll Mor mac Morna in particular, as huge-shouldered as his father, as fierce in the onset, but merry-eyed when the other was grim, and bubbling with a laughter that made men forgive even his butcheries.
