Chapter 6 of Nuala O'Malley is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Nuala O'Malley is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BRIAN TAKES CAPTIVES. "_Failte abhaile!_ Welcome, Yellow Brian!" "So you won back before me, eh?" Brian swung down from his horse and gripped hands with old Turlough Wolf. "Get the men camped, Cathbarr, then join us."
Chapter 6 of Nuala O'Malley is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “camp” — live in or as if in a tent
From this reading “"Get the men camped, Cathbarr, then join us."”
plural of “captive” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “BRIAN TAKES CAPTIVES.”
inflected form of “grip” — hold fast or firmly
From this reading “Brian swung down from his horse and gripped hands with old Turlough Wolf.”
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading “"Get the men camped, Cathbarr, then join us."”
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading “Brian swung down from his horse and gripped hands with old Turlough Wolf.”
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “BRIAN TAKES CAPTIVES.”
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading “Brian swung down from his horse and gripped hands with old Turlough Wolf.”
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading “"So you won back before me, eh?"”
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From this reading "_Failte abhaile!_ Welcome, Yellow Brian!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Brian swung down from his horse and gripped hands with old Turlough Wolf.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "So you won back before me, eh?"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "So you won back before me, eh?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BRIAN TAKES CAPTIVES.
past form of “camp” — live in or as if in a tent
From this reading "Get the men camped, Cathbarr, then join us."
plural of “captive” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading BRIAN TAKES CAPTIVES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Get the men camped, Cathbarr, then join us."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Brian swung down from his horse and gripped hands with old Turlough Wolf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So you won back before me, eh?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Failte abhaile!_ Welcome, Yellow Brian!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Brian swung down from his horse and gripped hands with old Turlough Wolf.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Get the men camped, Cathbarr, then join us."
inflected form of “grip” — hold fast or firmly
From this reading Brian swung down from his horse and gripped hands with old Turlough Wolf.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Brian swung down from his horse and gripped hands with old Turlough Wolf.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Brian swung down from his horse and gripped hands with old Turlough Wolf.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Brian swung down from his horse and gripped hands with old Turlough Wolf.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading "Get the men camped, Cathbarr, then join us."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "So you won back before me, eh?"
the force of workers available
From this reading "Get the men camped, Cathbarr, then join us."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Brian swung down from his horse and gripped hands with old Turlough Wolf.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you won back before me, eh?"
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading Brian swung down from his horse and gripped hands with old Turlough Wolf.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading BRIAN TAKES CAPTIVES.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Get the men camped, Cathbarr, then join us."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Get the men camped, Cathbarr, then join us."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Brian swung down from his horse and gripped hands with old Turlough Wolf.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Get the men camped, Cathbarr, then join us."
accept gladly
From this reading "_Failte abhaile!_ Welcome, Yellow Brian!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Brian swung down from his horse and gripped hands with old Turlough Wolf.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading Brian swung down from his horse and gripped hands with old Turlough Wolf.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading "So you won back before me, eh?"
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading "_Failte abhaile!_ Welcome, Yellow Brian!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you won back before me, eh?"
Chapter 6 of Nuala O'Malley by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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 6 holds 174 sentences of Nuala O'Malley, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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