Chapter 5 of Nuala O'Malley is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Nuala O'Malley is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
YELLOW BRIAN RIDES SOUTH. Outside the castle gates, where cressets flared over the snow, an old seneschal appeared and ordered Brian to leave his men outside. To this the men made some objection, but Brian laughed softly. "Bide where you are," he said. "You shall not be slain unless I am slain inside."
Chapter 5 of Nuala O'Malley is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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dwell
From this reading “"Bide where you are," he said.”
past form of “flare” — burn brightly
From this reading “Outside the castle gates, where cressets flared over the snow, an old seneschal appeared and ordered Brian to leave his men outside.”
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading “Outside the castle gates, where cressets flared over the snow, an old seneschal appeared and ordered Brian to leave his men outside.”
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading “To this the men made some objection, but Brian laughed softly.”
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading “Outside the castle gates, where cressets flared over the snow, an old seneschal appeared and ordered Brian to leave his men outside.”
plural of “ride” — a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
From this reading “YELLOW BRIAN RIDES SOUTH.”
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading “"You shall not be slain unless I am slain inside."”
with low volume
From this reading “To this the men made some objection, but Brian laughed softly.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Outside the castle gates, where cressets flared over the snow, an old seneschal appeared and ordered Brian to leave his men outside.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "You shall not be slain unless I am slain inside."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Outside the castle gates, where cressets flared over the snow, an old seneschal appeared and ordered Brian to leave his men outside.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Outside the castle gates, where cressets flared over the snow, an old seneschal appeared and ordered Brian to leave his men outside.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Outside the castle gates, where cressets flared over the snow, an old seneschal appeared and ordered Brian to leave his men outside.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Bide where you are," he said.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You shall not be slain unless I am slain inside."
dwell
From this reading "Bide where you are," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading YELLOW BRIAN RIDES SOUTH.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To this the men made some objection, but Brian laughed softly.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Outside the castle gates, where cressets flared over the snow, an old seneschal appeared and ordered Brian to leave his men outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Outside the castle gates, where cressets flared over the snow, an old seneschal appeared and ordered Brian to leave his men outside.
past form of “flare” — burn brightly
From this reading Outside the castle gates, where cressets flared over the snow, an old seneschal appeared and ordered Brian to leave his men outside.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading Outside the castle gates, where cressets flared over the snow, an old seneschal appeared and ordered Brian to leave his men outside.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Bide where you are," he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Outside the castle gates, where cressets flared over the snow, an old seneschal appeared and ordered Brian to leave his men outside.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You shall not be slain unless I am slain inside."
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading "You shall not be slain unless I am slain inside."
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading To this the men made some objection, but Brian laughed softly.
go away from a place
From this reading Outside the castle gates, where cressets flared over the snow, an old seneschal appeared and ordered Brian to leave his men outside.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading To this the men made some objection, but Brian laughed softly.
the force of workers available
From this reading Outside the castle gates, where cressets flared over the snow, an old seneschal appeared and ordered Brian to leave his men outside.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You shall not be slain unless I am slain inside."
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading To this the men made some objection, but Brian laughed softly.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Outside the castle gates, where cressets flared over the snow, an old seneschal appeared and ordered Brian to leave his men outside.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading Outside the castle gates, where cressets flared over the snow, an old seneschal appeared and ordered Brian to leave his men outside.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Outside the castle gates, where cressets flared over the snow, an old seneschal appeared and ordered Brian to leave his men outside.
above and across; more than
From this reading Outside the castle gates, where cressets flared over the snow, an old seneschal appeared and ordered Brian to leave his men outside.
plural of “ride” — a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
From this reading YELLOW BRIAN RIDES SOUTH.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Bide where you are," he said.
the chief steward or butler of a great household
From this reading Outside the castle gates, where cressets flared over the snow, an old seneschal appeared and ordered Brian to leave his men outside.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "You shall not be slain unless I am slain inside."
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading "You shall not be slain unless I am slain inside."
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Outside the castle gates, where cressets flared over the snow, an old seneschal appeared and ordered Brian to leave his men outside.
with low volume
From this reading To this the men made some objection, but Brian laughed softly.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading To this the men made some objection, but Brian laughed softly.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading YELLOW BRIAN RIDES SOUTH.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Outside the castle gates, where cressets flared over the snow, an old seneschal appeared and ordered Brian to leave his men outside.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To this the men made some objection, but Brian laughed softly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Outside the castle gates, where cressets flared over the snow, an old seneschal appeared and ordered Brian to leave his men outside.
except if; if not
From this reading "You shall not be slain unless I am slain inside."
in or at the place that
From this reading Outside the castle gates, where cressets flared over the snow, an old seneschal appeared and ordered Brian to leave his men outside.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading YELLOW BRIAN RIDES SOUTH.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Bide where you are," he said.
Chapter 5 of Nuala O'Malley by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 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.
Chapter 5 holds 185 sentences of Nuala O'Malley, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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