Chapter 11 of Penelope's Irish Experiences is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Penelope's Irish Experiences is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Her ancestors were kings before Moses was born, Her mother descended from great Grana Uaile.' Charles Lever. Knockarney House, Lough Lein. We are in the province of Munster, the kingdom of Kerry, the town of Ballyfuchsia, and the house of Mrs. Mullarkey. Knockarney House is not her name for it; I made it myself.
Chapter 11 of Penelope's Irish Experiences is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “ancestor” — someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
From this reading “'Her ancestors were kings before Moses was born, Her mother descended from great Grana Uaile.'”
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading “'Her ancestors were kings before Moses was born, Her mother descended from great Grana Uaile.'”
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading “We are in the province of Munster, the kingdom of Kerry, the town of Ballyfuchsia, and the house of Mrs. Mullarkey.”
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “'Her ancestors were kings before Moses was born, Her mother descended from great Grana Uaile.'”
a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
From this reading “Charles Lever.”
a long narrow (nearly landlocked) cove in Ireland
From this reading “Knockarney House, Lough Lein.”
(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai
From this reading “'Her ancestors were kings before Moses was born, Her mother descended from great Grana Uaile.'”
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “We are in the province of Munster, the kingdom of Kerry, the town of Ballyfuchsia, and the house of Mrs. Mullarkey.”
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plural of “ancestor” — someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
From this reading 'Her ancestors were kings before Moses was born, Her mother descended from great Grana Uaile.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We are in the province of Munster, the kingdom of Kerry, the town of Ballyfuchsia, and the house of Mrs. Mullarkey.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are in the province of Munster, the kingdom of Kerry, the town of Ballyfuchsia, and the house of Mrs. Mullarkey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are in the province of Munster, the kingdom of Kerry, the town of Ballyfuchsia, and the house of Mrs. Mullarkey.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading 'Her ancestors were kings before Moses was born, Her mother descended from great Grana Uaile.'
brought into existence
From this reading 'Her ancestors were kings before Moses was born, Her mother descended from great Grana Uaile.'
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Charles Lever.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading 'Her ancestors were kings before Moses was born, Her mother descended from great Grana Uaile.'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Knockarney House is not her name for it; I made it myself.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'Her ancestors were kings before Moses was born, Her mother descended from great Grana Uaile.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Her ancestors were kings before Moses was born, Her mother descended from great Grana Uaile.'
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading 'Her ancestors were kings before Moses was born, Her mother descended from great Grana Uaile.'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Her ancestors were kings before Moses was born, Her mother descended from great Grana Uaile.'
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Knockarney House, Lough Lein.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Knockarney House is not her name for it; I made it myself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We are in the province of Munster, the kingdom of Kerry, the town of Ballyfuchsia, and the house of Mrs. Mullarkey.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Knockarney House is not her name for it; I made it myself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Knockarney House is not her name for it; I made it myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are in the province of Munster, the kingdom of Kerry, the town of Ballyfuchsia, and the house of Mrs. Mullarkey.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading We are in the province of Munster, the kingdom of Kerry, the town of Ballyfuchsia, and the house of Mrs. Mullarkey.
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading 'Her ancestors were kings before Moses was born, Her mother descended from great Grana Uaile.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Knockarney House, Lough Lein.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Knockarney House, Lough Lein.
a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
From this reading Charles Lever.
a long narrow (nearly landlocked) cove in Ireland
From this reading Knockarney House, Lough Lein.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Knockarney House is not her name for it; I made it myself.
(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai
From this reading 'Her ancestors were kings before Moses was born, Her mother descended from great Grana Uaile.'
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading 'Her ancestors were kings before Moses was born, Her mother descended from great Grana Uaile.'
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading We are in the province of Munster, the kingdom of Kerry, the town of Ballyfuchsia, and the house of Mrs. Mullarkey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are in the province of Munster, the kingdom of Kerry, the town of Ballyfuchsia, and the house of Mrs. Mullarkey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are in the province of Munster, the kingdom of Kerry, the town of Ballyfuchsia, and the house of Mrs. Mullarkey.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Knockarney House is not her name for it; I made it myself.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Knockarney House is not her name for it; I made it myself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Knockarney House is not her name for it; I made it myself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We are in the province of Munster, the kingdom of Kerry, the town of Ballyfuchsia, and the house of Mrs. Mullarkey.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading We are in the province of Munster, the kingdom of Kerry, the town of Ballyfuchsia, and the house of Mrs. Mullarkey.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We are in the province of Munster, the kingdom of Kerry, the town of Ballyfuchsia, and the house of Mrs. Mullarkey.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading We are in the province of Munster, the kingdom of Kerry, the town of Ballyfuchsia, and the house of Mrs. Mullarkey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Her ancestors were kings before Moses was born, Her mother descended from great Grana Uaile.'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Her ancestors were kings before Moses was born, Her mother descended from great Grana Uaile.'
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are in the province of Munster, the kingdom of Kerry, the town of Ballyfuchsia, and the house of Mrs. Mullarkey.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Her ancestors were kings before Moses was born, Her mother descended from great Grana Uaile.'
Chapter 11 of Penelope's Irish Experiences by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin holds 87 sentences, grouped into 18 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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