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Nuala O'Malley
Nuala O'Malley

Chapter XXII

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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.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Nuala O'Malley

Chapter XXII

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE STORM OF MEN COMES TO REST.
Line 2
"Very well, Turlough.
Line 3
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.
Line 4
Send some food up here, and I may come down later."
Line 5
"And, mistress--you will tell me if--" "Surely.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Captain noun US /ˈcaptain/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

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.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Send some food up here, and I may come down later."”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Send some food up here, and I may come down later."”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “Send some food up here, and I may come down later."”

REST noun US /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE STORM OF MEN COMES TO REST.”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Very well, Turlough.”

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andeterminerUS /æn/

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.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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."

answer

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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.

bid

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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.

CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

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.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Send some food up here, and I may come down later."

COMES

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From this reading THE STORM OF MEN COMES TO REST.

down

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From this reading Send some food up here, and I may come down later."

entertain

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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.

food

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From this reading Send some food up here, and I may come down later."

give

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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.

hall

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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.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Send some food up here, and I may come down later."

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "And, mistress--you will tell me if--" "Surely.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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.

kinsman

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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.

later

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From this reading Send some food up here, and I may come down later."

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Send some food up here, and I may come down later."

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "And, mistress--you will tell me if--" "Surely.

MEN

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From this reading THE STORM OF MEN COMES TO REST.

message

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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.

mistress

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From this reading "And, mistress--you will tell me if--" "Surely.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

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.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE STORM OF MEN COMES TO REST.

officers

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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.

other

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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.

Peyton

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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.

RESTnounUS /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE STORM OF MEN COMES TO REST.

Send

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From this reading Send some food up here, and I may come down later."

Shaun

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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.

some

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From this reading Send some food up here, and I may come down later."

STORM

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From this reading THE STORM OF MEN COMES TO REST.

Surely

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From this reading "And, mistress--you will tell me if--" "Surely.

TellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

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.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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.

then

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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.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading THE STORM OF MEN COMES TO REST.

to-night

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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.

Turlough

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From this reading "Very well, Turlough.

up

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From this reading Send some food up here, and I may come down later."

Very

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From this reading "Very well, Turlough.

well

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From this reading "Very well, Turlough.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

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.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

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.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "And, mistress--you will tell me if--" "Surely.