Chapter 22 of Nuala O'Malley is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Nuala O'Malley is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE STORM OF MEN COMES TO REST. "Very well, Turlough. Tell Captain Peyton that I will give him an answer to his message to-night, then bid my kinsman Shaun entertain him in the hall, with the other officers. Send some food up here, and I may come down later." "And, mistress--you will tell me if--" "Surely.
Chapter 22 of Nuala O'Malley is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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propose a payment
From this reading “Tell Captain Peyton that I will give him an answer to his message to-night, then bid my kinsman Shaun entertain him in the hall, with the other officers.”
provide entertainment for
From this reading “Tell Captain Peyton that I will give him an answer to his message to-night, then bid my kinsman Shaun entertain him in the hall, with the other officers.”
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading “Send some food up here, and I may come down later."”
a male relative
From this reading “Tell Captain Peyton that I will give him an answer to his message to-night, then bid my kinsman Shaun entertain him in the hall, with the other officers.”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “Tell Captain Peyton that I will give him an answer to his message to-night, then bid my kinsman Shaun entertain him in the hall, with the other officers.”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “"And, mistress--you will tell me if--" "Surely.”
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “Tell Captain Peyton that I will give him an answer to his message to-night, then bid my kinsman Shaun entertain him in the hall, with the other officers.”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “THE STORM OF MEN COMES TO REST.”
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.
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “Send some food up here, and I may come down later."”
In this reading “Send some food up here, and I may come down later."”
In this reading “Tell Captain Peyton that I will give him an answer to his message to-night, then bid my kinsman Shaun entertain him in the hall, with the other officers.”
In this reading “Tell Captain Peyton that I will give him an answer to his message to-night, then bid my kinsman Shaun entertain him in the hall, with the other officers.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Tell Captain Peyton that I will give him an answer to his message to-night, then bid my kinsman Shaun entertain him in the hall, with the other officers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Send some food up here, and I may come down later."
react verbally
From this reading Tell Captain Peyton that I will give him an answer to his message to-night, then bid my kinsman Shaun entertain him in the hall, with the other officers.
propose a payment
From this reading Tell Captain Peyton that I will give him an answer to his message to-night, then bid my kinsman Shaun entertain him in the hall, with the other officers.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Tell Captain Peyton that I will give him an answer to his message to-night, then bid my kinsman Shaun entertain him in the hall, with the other officers.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Send some food up here, and I may come down later."
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading THE STORM OF MEN COMES TO REST.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Send some food up here, and I may come down later."
provide entertainment for
From this reading Tell Captain Peyton that I will give him an answer to his message to-night, then bid my kinsman Shaun entertain him in the hall, with the other officers.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading Send some food up here, and I may come down later."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Tell Captain Peyton that I will give him an answer to his message to-night, then bid my kinsman Shaun entertain him in the hall, with the other officers.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Tell Captain Peyton that I will give him an answer to his message to-night, then bid my kinsman Shaun entertain him in the hall, with the other officers.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Send some food up here, and I may come down later."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell Captain Peyton that I will give him an answer to his message to-night, then bid my kinsman Shaun entertain him in the hall, with the other officers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tell Captain Peyton that I will give him an answer to his message to-night, then bid my kinsman Shaun entertain him in the hall, with the other officers.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Tell Captain Peyton that I will give him an answer to his message to-night, then bid my kinsman Shaun entertain him in the hall, with the other officers.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "And, mistress--you will tell me if--" "Surely.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tell Captain Peyton that I will give him an answer to his message to-night, then bid my kinsman Shaun entertain him in the hall, with the other officers.
a male relative
From this reading Tell Captain Peyton that I will give him an answer to his message to-night, then bid my kinsman Shaun entertain him in the hall, with the other officers.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Send some food up here, and I may come down later."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Send some food up here, and I may come down later."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And, mistress--you will tell me if--" "Surely.
the force of workers available
From this reading THE STORM OF MEN COMES TO REST.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading Tell Captain Peyton that I will give him an answer to his message to-night, then bid my kinsman Shaun entertain him in the hall, with the other officers.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading "And, mistress--you will tell me if--" "Surely.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Tell Captain Peyton that I will give him an answer to his message to-night, then bid my kinsman Shaun entertain him in the hall, with the other officers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STORM OF MEN COMES TO REST.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Tell Captain Peyton that I will give him an answer to his message to-night, then bid my kinsman Shaun entertain him in the hall, with the other officers.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Tell Captain Peyton that I will give him an answer to his message to-night, then bid my kinsman Shaun entertain him in the hall, with the other officers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tell Captain Peyton that I will give him an answer to his message to-night, then bid my kinsman Shaun entertain him in the hall, with the other officers.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading THE STORM OF MEN COMES TO REST.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Send some food up here, and I may come down later."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tell Captain Peyton that I will give him an answer to his message to-night, then bid my kinsman Shaun entertain him in the hall, with the other officers.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Send some food up here, and I may come down later."
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading THE STORM OF MEN COMES TO REST.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "And, mistress--you will tell me if--" "Surely.
express in words
From this reading Tell Captain Peyton that I will give him an answer to his message to-night, then bid my kinsman Shaun entertain him in the hall, with the other officers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tell Captain Peyton that I will give him an answer to his message to-night, then bid my kinsman Shaun entertain him in the hall, with the other officers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORM OF MEN COMES TO REST.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Tell Captain Peyton that I will give him an answer to his message to-night, then bid my kinsman Shaun entertain him in the hall, with the other officers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE STORM OF MEN COMES TO REST.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tell Captain Peyton that I will give him an answer to his message to-night, then bid my kinsman Shaun entertain him in the hall, with the other officers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Very well, Turlough.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Send some food up here, and I may come down later."
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very well, Turlough.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Very well, Turlough.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Tell Captain Peyton that I will give him an answer to his message to-night, then bid my kinsman Shaun entertain him in the hall, with the other officers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tell Captain Peyton that I will give him an answer to his message to-night, then bid my kinsman Shaun entertain him in the hall, with the other officers.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And, mistress--you will tell me if--" "Surely.
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