Chapter 6 of The Druidess: A Story for Boys and Others is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Druidess: A Story for Boys and Others is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SACRED HEART OF HIBERNIA. “To-morrow--at dawn!” said Ethne. “Be ready!” Cormac was well and strong again; on the morrow he was setting forth to see the wild plains of Hibernia--and Ethne would be at his side. He was once more her slave.
Chapter 6 of The Druidess: A Story for Boys and Others is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the first light of day
From this reading ““To-morrow--at dawn!” said Ethne.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Cormac was well and strong again; on the morrow he was setting forth to see the wild plains of Hibernia--and Ethne would be at his side.”
an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
From this reading “THE SACRED HEART OF HIBERNIA.”
the next day
From this reading ““To-morrow--at dawn!” said Ethne.”
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading “Cormac was well and strong again; on the morrow he was setting forth to see the wild plains of Hibernia--and Ethne would be at his side.”
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading “THE SACRED HEART OF HIBERNIA.”
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading “Cormac was well and strong again; on the morrow he was setting forth to see the wild plains of Hibernia--and Ethne would be at his side.”
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading “He was once more her slave.”
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.
In this reading “Cormac was well and strong again; on the morrow he was setting forth to see the wild plains of Hibernia--and Ethne would be at his side.”
anew
In this reading “He was once more her slave.”
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.
anew
From this reading Cormac was well and strong again; on the morrow he was setting forth to see the wild plains of Hibernia--and Ethne would be at his side.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cormac was well and strong again; on the morrow he was setting forth to see the wild plains of Hibernia--and Ethne would be at his side.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “To-morrow--at dawn!” said Ethne.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Be ready!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cormac was well and strong again; on the morrow he was setting forth to see the wild plains of Hibernia--and Ethne would be at his side.
the first light of day
From this reading “To-morrow--at dawn!” said Ethne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To-morrow--at dawn!” said Ethne.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Cormac was well and strong again; on the morrow he was setting forth to see the wild plains of Hibernia--and Ethne would be at his side.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cormac was well and strong again; on the morrow he was setting forth to see the wild plains of Hibernia--and Ethne would be at his side.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading THE SACRED HEART OF HIBERNIA.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was once more her slave.
an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
From this reading THE SACRED HEART OF HIBERNIA.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Cormac was well and strong again; on the morrow he was setting forth to see the wild plains of Hibernia--and Ethne would be at his side.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He was once more her slave.
the next day
From this reading Cormac was well and strong again; on the morrow he was setting forth to see the wild plains of Hibernia--and Ethne would be at his side.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SACRED HEART OF HIBERNIA.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Cormac was well and strong again; on the morrow he was setting forth to see the wild plains of Hibernia--and Ethne would be at his side.
on one occasion
From this reading He was once more her slave.
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading Cormac was well and strong again; on the morrow he was setting forth to see the wild plains of Hibernia--and Ethne would be at his side.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “Be ready!”
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading THE SACRED HEART OF HIBERNIA.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “To-morrow--at dawn!” said Ethne.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Cormac was well and strong again; on the morrow he was setting forth to see the wild plains of Hibernia--and Ethne would be at his side.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading Cormac was well and strong again; on the morrow he was setting forth to see the wild plains of Hibernia--and Ethne would be at his side.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Cormac was well and strong again; on the morrow he was setting forth to see the wild plains of Hibernia--and Ethne would be at his side.
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading He was once more her slave.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Cormac was well and strong again; on the morrow he was setting forth to see the wild plains of Hibernia--and Ethne would be at his side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SACRED HEART OF HIBERNIA.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cormac was well and strong again; on the morrow he was setting forth to see the wild plains of Hibernia--and Ethne would be at his side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To-morrow--at dawn!” said Ethne.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cormac was well and strong again; on the morrow he was setting forth to see the wild plains of Hibernia--and Ethne would be at his side.
(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 Cormac was well and strong again; on the morrow he was setting forth to see the wild plains of Hibernia--and Ethne would be at his side.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Cormac was well and strong again; on the morrow he was setting forth to see the wild plains of Hibernia--and Ethne would be at his side.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Cormac was well and strong again; on the morrow he was setting forth to see the wild plains of Hibernia--and Ethne would be at his side.
Chapter 6 of The Druidess: A Story for Boys and Others by Florence Gay holds 87 sentences, grouped into 18 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 6 holds 87 sentences of The Druidess: A Story for Boys and Others, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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