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THE CLOVEN HOOF.

My lady's preparations were completed at last, and, thanks to her maternal supervision, so were those of her favourite son.

Though so close at hand, she went little into Dublin; for the sight of many strange uniforms reminded her of a past time, the associations connected with which she did her best to bury.

She knew only, therefore, by rumour what was passing--by the reports of the _Gazette_, by conversations with Lord Clare.

As for Curran, there was nothing to be got from him.

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Chapter III

Chapter 3 of My Lords of Strogue, Vol. 2 (of 3) is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

THE CLOVEN HOOF. My lady's preparations were completed at last, and, thanks to her maternal supervision, so were those of her favourite son. Though so close at hand, she went little into Dublin; for the sight of many strange uniforms reminded her of a past time, the associations connected with which she did her best to bury. She knew only, therefore, by rumour what was passing--by the reports of the _Gazette_, by conversations with Lord Clare. As for Curran, there was nothing to be got from him.

My Lords of Strogue, Vol. 2 (of 3)

Chapter III

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THE CLOVEN HOOF.

Line 2

My lady's preparations were completed at last, and, thanks to her maternal supervision, so were those of her favourite son.

/maɪ ˈleɪdiz ˌprepərˈeɪʃənz wɜːr kəmˈpliːtəd æt læst ənd θæŋks tuː hɜːr məˈtɜːrnəl ˌsuːpərˈvɪʒən soʊ wɜːr ðoʊz ʌv hɜːr ˈfeɪvərɪt sʌn/

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Though so close at hand, she went little into Dublin; for the sight of many strange uniforms reminded her of a past time, the associations connected with which she did her best to bury.

/ðoʊ soʊ kloʊs æt hænd ʃiː went ˈlɪtəl ˈɪntuː ˈdʌblɪn fɔːr ðə saɪt ʌv ˈmeni streɪndʒ ˈjuːnəfɔːrmz riˈmaɪndɪd hɜːr ʌv ə pæst taɪm ðə əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃənz kəˈnektɪd wɪð wɪtʃ ʃiː dɪd hɜːr best tuː ˈberi/

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She knew only, therefore, by rumour what was passing--by the reports of the _Gazette_, by conversations with Lord Clare.

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As for Curran, there was nothing to be got from him.

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conversations noun US /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃənz/

plural of “conversation” — the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

From this reading “She knew only, therefore, by rumour what was passing--by the reports of the _Gazette_, by conversations with Lord Clare.”

Dublin noun US /ˈdʌblɪn/

capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic

From this reading “Though so close at hand, she went little into Dublin; for the sight of many strange uniforms reminded her of a past time, the associations connected with which she did her best to bury.”

Gazette noun US /ɡəˈzet/

a newspaper or official journal

hoof noun US /huːf/

the foot of an ungulate mammal

From this reading “THE CLOVEN HOOF.”

maternal adjective US /məˈtɜːrnəl/

characteristic of a mother

From this reading “My lady's preparations were completed at last, and, thanks to her maternal supervision, so were those of her favourite son.”

rumour noun US /ˈruːmər/

gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

From this reading “She knew only, therefore, by rumour what was passing--by the reports of the _Gazette_, by conversations with Lord Clare.”

supervision noun US /ˌsuːpərˈvɪʒən/

management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group

From this reading “My lady's preparations were completed at last, and, thanks to her maternal supervision, so were those of her favourite son.”

uniforms noun US /ˈjuːnəfɔːrmz/

plural of “uniform” — clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification

Word partnerships in these lines

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CLOVEN HOOF adjective + noun

the mark of Satan

In this reading “THE CLOVEN HOOF.”

favourite son noun + noun

In this reading “My lady's preparations were completed at last, and, thanks to her maternal supervision, so were those of her favourite son.”

reports of verb + particle counted as “report of”

In this reading “She knew only, therefore, by rumour what was passing--by the reports of the _Gazette_, by conversations with Lord Clare.”

at hand preposition + noun

close in space; within reach

In this reading “Though so close at hand, she went little into Dublin; for the sight of many strange uniforms reminded her of a past time, the associations connected with which she did her best to bury.”

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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 Though so close at hand, she went little into Dublin; for the sight of many strange uniforms reminded her of a past time, the associations connected with which she did her best to bury.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading My lady's preparations were completed at last, and, thanks to her maternal supervision, so were those of her favourite son.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As for Curran, there was nothing to be got from him.

associationsnounUS /əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃənz/

plural of “association” — a formal organization of people or groups of people

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading My lady's preparations were completed at last, and, thanks to her maternal supervision, so were those of her favourite son.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading As for Curran, there was nothing to be got from him.

bestnounUS /best/

the supreme effort one can make

buryverbUS /ˈberi/

cover from sight

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading She knew only, therefore, by rumour what was passing--by the reports of the _Gazette_, by conversations with Lord Clare.

Clare

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From this reading She knew only, therefore, by rumour what was passing--by the reports of the _Gazette_, by conversations with Lord Clare.

closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

CLOVENadjective

(used of hooves) split, divided

From this reading THE CLOVEN HOOF.

completedadjectiveUS /kəmˈpliːtəd/

successfully completed or brought to an end

From this reading My lady's preparations were completed at last, and, thanks to her maternal supervision, so were those of her favourite son.

connectedadjectiveUS /kəˈnektɪd/

being joined in close association

conversationsnounUS /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃənz/

plural of “conversation” — the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

From this reading She knew only, therefore, by rumour what was passing--by the reports of the _Gazette_, by conversations with Lord Clare.

Curran

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From this reading As for Curran, there was nothing to be got from him.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

DublinnounUS /ˈdʌblɪn/

capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic

favouritenounUS /ˈfeɪvərɪt/

a competitor thought likely to win

From this reading My lady's preparations were completed at last, and, thanks to her maternal supervision, so were those of her favourite son.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading As for Curran, there was nothing to be got from him.

GazettenounUS /ɡəˈzet/

a newspaper or official journal

From this reading She knew only, therefore, by rumour what was passing--by the reports of the _Gazette_, by conversations with Lord Clare.

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading As for Curran, there was nothing to be got from him.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading My lady's preparations were completed at last, and, thanks to her maternal supervision, so were those of her favourite son.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading As for Curran, there was nothing to be got from him.

HOOFnounUS /huːf/

the foot of an ungulate mammal

From this reading THE CLOVEN HOOF.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

knewverbUS /nuː/

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading She knew only, therefore, by rumour what was passing--by the reports of the _Gazette_, by conversations with Lord Clare.

lady'snounUS /ˈleɪdiz/

possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading My lady's preparations were completed at last, and, thanks to her maternal supervision, so were those of her favourite son.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading My lady's preparations were completed at last, and, thanks to her maternal supervision, so were those of her favourite son.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

LordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading She knew only, therefore, by rumour what was passing--by the reports of the _Gazette_, by conversations with Lord Clare.

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

maternaladjectiveUS /məˈtɜːrnəl/

characteristic of a mother

From this reading My lady's preparations were completed at last, and, thanks to her maternal supervision, so were those of her favourite son.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My lady's preparations were completed at last, and, thanks to her maternal supervision, so were those of her favourite son.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading As for Curran, there was nothing to be got from him.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading My lady's preparations were completed at last, and, thanks to her maternal supervision, so were those of her favourite son.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading She knew only, therefore, by rumour what was passing--by the reports of the _Gazette_, by conversations with Lord Clare.

passingnounUS /ˈpæsɪŋ/

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading She knew only, therefore, by rumour what was passing--by the reports of the _Gazette_, by conversations with Lord Clare.

pastnounUS /pæst/

the time that has elapsed

preparationsnounUS /ˌprepərˈeɪʃənz/

plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

From this reading My lady's preparations were completed at last, and, thanks to her maternal supervision, so were those of her favourite son.

remindedverbUS /riˈmaɪndɪd/

past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone

reportsnounUS /rɪˈpɔːrts/

plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group

From this reading She knew only, therefore, by rumour what was passing--by the reports of the _Gazette_, by conversations with Lord Clare.

rumournounUS /ˈruːmər/

gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

From this reading She knew only, therefore, by rumour what was passing--by the reports of the _Gazette_, by conversations with Lord Clare.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

sightnounUS /saɪt/

an instance of visual perception

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading My lady's preparations were completed at last, and, thanks to her maternal supervision, so were those of her favourite son.

sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading My lady's preparations were completed at last, and, thanks to her maternal supervision, so were those of her favourite son.

strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

supervisionnounUS /ˌsuːpərˈvɪʒən/

management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group

From this reading My lady's preparations were completed at last, and, thanks to her maternal supervision, so were those of her favourite son.

thanksnounUS /θæŋks/

an acknowledgment of appreciation

From this reading My lady's preparations were completed at last, and, thanks to her maternal supervision, so were those of her favourite son.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE CLOVEN HOOF.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading As for Curran, there was nothing to be got from him.

thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading She knew only, therefore, by rumour what was passing--by the reports of the _Gazette_, by conversations with Lord Clare.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading My lady's preparations were completed at last, and, thanks to her maternal supervision, so were those of her favourite son.

ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading My lady's preparations were completed at last, and, thanks to her maternal supervision, so were those of her favourite son.

uniformsnounUS /ˈjuːnəfɔːrmz/

plural of “uniform” — clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading She knew only, therefore, by rumour what was passing--by the reports of the _Gazette_, by conversations with Lord Clare.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading My lady's preparations were completed at last, and, thanks to her maternal supervision, so were those of her favourite son.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading She knew only, therefore, by rumour what was passing--by the reports of the _Gazette_, by conversations with Lord Clare.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

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