Chapter 8 of Light O' the Morning is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Light O' the Morning is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EDUCATION AND OTHER THINGS. The next day the Squire and Terence went off together. Mrs. O'Shanaghgan was very angry with her husband for going, as she expressed it, to amuse himself in Dublin. Dirty Dublin she was fond of calling the capital of Ireland. “What do you want to go to Dirty Dublin for?” she said.
Chapter 8 of Light O' the Morning is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading “Mrs. O'Shanaghgan was very angry with her husband for going, as she expressed it, to amuse himself in Dublin.”
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From this reading “Dirty Dublin she was fond of calling the capital of Ireland.”
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading “Dirty Dublin she was fond of calling the capital of Ireland.”
capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic
From this reading “Mrs. O'Shanaghgan was very angry with her husband for going, as she expressed it, to amuse himself in Dublin.”
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading “EDUCATION AND OTHER THINGS.”
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
From this reading “Dirty Dublin she was fond of calling the capital of Ireland.”
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading “The next day the Squire and Terence went off together.”
dramatist of ancient Rome (born in Greece) whose comedies were based on works by Menander (190?-159 BC)
From this reading “The next day the Squire and Terence went off together.”
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occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading Mrs. O'Shanaghgan was very angry with her husband for going, as she expressed it, to amuse himself in Dublin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EDUCATION AND OTHER THINGS.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading Mrs. O'Shanaghgan was very angry with her husband for going, as she expressed it, to amuse himself in Dublin.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. O'Shanaghgan was very angry with her husband for going, as she expressed it, to amuse himself in Dublin.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Dirty Dublin she was fond of calling the capital of Ireland.
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From this reading Dirty Dublin she was fond of calling the capital of Ireland.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day the Squire and Terence went off together.
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading Dirty Dublin she was fond of calling the capital of Ireland.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you want to go to Dirty Dublin for?” she said.
capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic
From this reading Mrs. O'Shanaghgan was very angry with her husband for going, as she expressed it, to amuse himself in Dublin.
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading EDUCATION AND OTHER THINGS.
communicated in words
From this reading Mrs. O'Shanaghgan was very angry with her husband for going, as she expressed it, to amuse himself in Dublin.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading Dirty Dublin she was fond of calling the capital of Ireland.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. O'Shanaghgan was very angry with her husband for going, as she expressed it, to amuse himself in Dublin.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “What do you want to go to Dirty Dublin for?” she said.
the act of departing
From this reading Mrs. O'Shanaghgan was very angry with her husband for going, as she expressed it, to amuse himself in Dublin.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. O'Shanaghgan was very angry with her husband for going, as she expressed it, to amuse himself in Dublin.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mrs. O'Shanaghgan was very angry with her husband for going, as she expressed it, to amuse himself in Dublin.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Mrs. O'Shanaghgan was very angry with her husband for going, as she expressed it, to amuse himself in Dublin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. O'Shanaghgan was very angry with her husband for going, as she expressed it, to amuse himself in Dublin.
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
From this reading Dirty Dublin she was fond of calling the capital of Ireland.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. O'Shanaghgan was very angry with her husband for going, as she expressed it, to amuse himself in Dublin.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. O'Shanaghgan was very angry with her husband for going, as she expressed it, to amuse himself in Dublin.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day the Squire and Terence went off together.
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From this reading Mrs. O'Shanaghgan was very angry with her husband for going, as she expressed it, to amuse himself in Dublin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dirty Dublin she was fond of calling the capital of Ireland.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The next day the Squire and Terence went off together.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading EDUCATION AND OTHER THINGS.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “What do you want to go to Dirty Dublin for?” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. O'Shanaghgan was very angry with her husband for going, as she expressed it, to amuse himself in Dublin.
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading The next day the Squire and Terence went off together.
dramatist of ancient Rome (born in Greece) whose comedies were based on works by Menander (190?-159 BC)
From this reading The next day the Squire and Terence went off together.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day the Squire and Terence went off together.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading EDUCATION AND OTHER THINGS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. O'Shanaghgan was very angry with her husband for going, as she expressed it, to amuse himself in Dublin.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The next day the Squire and Terence went off together.
precisely as stated
From this reading Mrs. O'Shanaghgan was very angry with her husband for going, as she expressed it, to amuse himself in Dublin.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “What do you want to go to Dirty Dublin for?” she said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. O'Shanaghgan was very angry with her husband for going, as she expressed it, to amuse himself in Dublin.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The next day the Squire and Terence went off together.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you want to go to Dirty Dublin for?” she said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. O'Shanaghgan was very angry with her husband for going, as she expressed it, to amuse himself in Dublin.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you want to go to Dirty Dublin for?” she said.
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