Chapter 6 of Jim and Wally is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Jim and Wally is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OF LITTLE BROWN TROUT “Loughareema! Loughareema! Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.” MOIRA O’NEIL. A WEEK went by with the mysterious swiftness of holiday weeks, especially in Ireland.
Chapter 6 of Jim and Wally is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.””
common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
From this reading “Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.””
plural of “heron” — Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
From this reading “Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.””
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “A WEEK went by with the mysterious swiftness of holiday weeks, especially in Ireland.”
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
From this reading “A WEEK went by with the mysterious swiftness of holiday weeks, especially in Ireland.”
a long narrow (nearly landlocked) cove in Ireland
From this reading “Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.””
a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
From this reading “A WEEK went by with the mysterious swiftness of holiday weeks, especially in Ireland.”
flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
From this reading “OF LITTLE BROWN TROUT “Loughareema!”
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In this reading “Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.””
In this reading “Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.””
In this reading “OF LITTLE BROWN TROUT “Loughareema!”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.”
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From this reading Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.”
(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 Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.”
in a state of sleep
From this reading Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.”
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.”
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading OF LITTLE BROWN TROUT “Loughareema!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A WEEK went by with the mysterious swiftness of holiday weeks, especially in Ireland.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.”
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.”
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading A WEEK went by with the mysterious swiftness of holiday weeks, especially in Ireland.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.”
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.”
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.”
common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
From this reading Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.”
plural of “heron” — Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
From this reading Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.”
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading A WEEK went by with the mysterious swiftness of holiday weeks, especially in Ireland.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A WEEK went by with the mysterious swiftness of holiday weeks, especially in Ireland.
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
From this reading A WEEK went by with the mysterious swiftness of holiday weeks, especially in Ireland.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.”
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading OF LITTLE BROWN TROUT “Loughareema!
a long narrow (nearly landlocked) cove in Ireland
From this reading Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.”
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From this reading OF LITTLE BROWN TROUT “Loughareema!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MOIRA O’NEIL.
of an obscure nature
From this reading A WEEK went by with the mysterious swiftness of holiday weeks, especially in Ireland.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MOIRA O’NEIL.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF LITTLE BROWN TROUT “Loughareema!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.”
a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
From this reading A WEEK went by with the mysterious swiftness of holiday weeks, especially in Ireland.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.”
flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
From this reading OF LITTLE BROWN TROUT “Loughareema!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lies so high among the heather, A little lough, a dark lough, The wather’s black an’ deep: Ould herons go a-fishing there, An’ sea-gulls all together Float roun’ the one green island On the fairy lough asleep.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A WEEK went by with the mysterious swiftness of holiday weeks, especially in Ireland.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A WEEK went by with the mysterious swiftness of holiday weeks, especially in Ireland.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A WEEK went by with the mysterious swiftness of holiday weeks, especially in Ireland.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A WEEK went by with the mysterious swiftness of holiday weeks, especially in Ireland.
Chapter 6 of Jim and Wally by Mary Grant Bruce holds 292 sentences, grouped into 59 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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