Chapter 21 of Penelope's Irish Experiences is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Penelope's Irish Experiences is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'What ails you, Sister Erin, that your face Is, like your mountains, still bedewed with tears?
Chapter 21 of Penelope's Irish Experiences is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “ail” — aromatic bulb used as seasoning
From this reading “'What ails you, Sister Erin, that your face Is, like your mountains, still bedewed with tears?”
an early name of Ireland that is now used in poetry
From this reading “'What ails you, Sister Erin, that your face Is, like your mountains, still bedewed with tears?”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “'What ails you, Sister Erin, that your face Is, like your mountains, still bedewed with tears?”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “'What ails you, Sister Erin, that your face Is, like your mountains, still bedewed with tears?”
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
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a female person who has the same parents as another person
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not in physical motion
From this reading “'What ails you, Sister Erin, that your face Is, like your mountains, still bedewed with tears?”
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
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plural of “ail” — aromatic bulb used as seasoning
From this reading 'What ails you, Sister Erin, that your face Is, like your mountains, still bedewed with tears?
wet with dew
From this reading 'What ails you, Sister Erin, that your face Is, like your mountains, still bedewed with tears?
an early name of Ireland that is now used in poetry
From this reading 'What ails you, Sister Erin, that your face Is, like your mountains, still bedewed with tears?
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading 'What ails you, Sister Erin, that your face Is, like your mountains, still bedewed with tears?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'What ails you, Sister Erin, that your face Is, like your mountains, still bedewed with tears?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading 'What ails you, Sister Erin, that your face Is, like your mountains, still bedewed with tears?
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading 'What ails you, Sister Erin, that your face Is, like your mountains, still bedewed with tears?
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading 'What ails you, Sister Erin, that your face Is, like your mountains, still bedewed with tears?
not in physical motion
From this reading 'What ails you, Sister Erin, that your face Is, like your mountains, still bedewed with tears?
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used to ask for information about something
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in the company of; together with
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the person or people being spoken to
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belonging to the person or people being spoken to
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Chapter 21 of Penelope's Irish Experiences by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin holds 60 sentences, grouped into 12 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.
Chapter 21 holds 60 sentences of Penelope's Irish Experiences, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 21 of Penelope's Irish Experiences by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 60 sentences, grouped into 12 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 12 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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