Chapter 4 of Shaun O'Day of Ireland is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Shaun O'Day of Ireland is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COME AWAY "Come away, O human child! To the woods and waters wild, With a fairy hand in hand." --W. B. YEATS The sea had taken away Shaun's only loved one. Shaun O'Day stood upon the banks of the little lake near his village. He stared out across the blue Irish lake.
Chapter 4 of Shaun O'Day of Ireland is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading “Shaun O'Day stood upon the banks of the little lake near his village.”
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading “To the woods and waters wild, With a fairy hand in hand."”
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading “He stared out across the blue Irish lake.”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “Shaun O'Day stood upon the banks of the little lake near his village.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “He stared out across the blue Irish lake.”
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading “To the woods and waters wild, With a fairy hand in hand."”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “To the woods and waters wild, With a fairy hand in hand."”
Irish poet and dramatist (1865-1939)
From this reading “--W. B. YEATS The sea had taken away Shaun's only loved one.”
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.
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In this reading “Shaun O'Day stood upon the banks of the little lake near his village.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To the woods and waters wild, With a fairy hand in hand."
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He stared out across the blue Irish lake.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To the woods and waters wild, With a fairy hand in hand."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading COME AWAY "Come away, O human child!
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading --W. B. YEATS The sea had taken away Shaun's only loved one.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading Shaun O'Day stood upon the banks of the little lake near his village.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading He stared out across the blue Irish lake.
a young person of either sex
From this reading COME AWAY "Come away, O human child!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading COME AWAY "Come away, O human child!
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading To the woods and waters wild, With a fairy hand in hand."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading --W. B. YEATS The sea had taken away Shaun's only loved one.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading To the woods and waters wild, With a fairy hand in hand."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stared out across the blue Irish lake.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Shaun O'Day stood upon the banks of the little lake near his village.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading COME AWAY "Come away, O human child!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To the woods and waters wild, With a fairy hand in hand."
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading He stared out across the blue Irish lake.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Shaun O'Day stood upon the banks of the little lake near his village.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Shaun O'Day stood upon the banks of the little lake near his village.
held dear
From this reading --W. B. YEATS The sea had taken away Shaun's only loved one.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Shaun O'Day stood upon the banks of the little lake near his village.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading COME AWAY "Come away, O human child!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shaun O'Day stood upon the banks of the little lake near his village.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Shaun O'Day stood upon the banks of the little lake near his village.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading --W. B. YEATS The sea had taken away Shaun's only loved one.
and nothing more
From this reading --W. B. YEATS The sea had taken away Shaun's only loved one.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He stared out across the blue Irish lake.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading --W. B. YEATS The sea had taken away Shaun's only loved one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shaun O'Day stood upon the banks of the little lake near his village.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --W. B. YEATS The sea had taken away Shaun's only loved one.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He stared out across the blue Irish lake.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Shaun O'Day stood upon the banks of the little lake near his village.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading --W. B. YEATS The sea had taken away Shaun's only loved one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To the woods and waters wild, With a fairy hand in hand."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the woods and waters wild, With a fairy hand in hand."
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Shaun O'Day stood upon the banks of the little lake near his village.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Shaun O'Day stood upon the banks of the little lake near his village.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading --W. B. YEATS The sea had taken away Shaun's only loved one.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading To the woods and waters wild, With a fairy hand in hand."
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading To the woods and waters wild, With a fairy hand in hand."
in the company of; together with
From this reading To the woods and waters wild, With a fairy hand in hand."
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading To the woods and waters wild, With a fairy hand in hand."
Irish poet and dramatist (1865-1939)
From this reading --W. B. YEATS The sea had taken away Shaun's only loved one.
Chapter 4 of Shaun O'Day of Ireland by Madeline Brandeis holds 122 sentences, grouped into 25 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 4 holds 122 sentences of Shaun O'Day of Ireland, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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