Chapter 14 of The Druidess: A Story for Boys and Others is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of The Druidess: A Story for Boys and Others is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LEADER OF THE KYMRY. Cormac had never seen Ethne in anguish before; for anguish was the only word to express the condition in which he now beheld her. Her grief and tears appeared to him so unnatural that for a few seconds he had looked and listened without comprehending the scene before him. “I have lost her!” Ethne was saying.
Chapter 14 of The Druidess: A Story for Boys and Others is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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extreme mental distress
From this reading “Cormac had never seen Ethne in anguish before; for anguish was the only word to express the condition in which he now beheld her.”
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading “Cormac had never seen Ethne in anguish before; for anguish was the only word to express the condition in which he now beheld her.”
-ing form of “comprehend” — get the meaning of something
From this reading “Her grief and tears appeared to him so unnatural that for a few seconds he had looked and listened without comprehending the scene before him.”
give expression to
From this reading “Cormac had never seen Ethne in anguish before; for anguish was the only word to express the condition in which he now beheld her.”
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading “Her grief and tears appeared to him so unnatural that for a few seconds he had looked and listened without comprehending the scene before him.”
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading “LEADER OF THE KYMRY.”
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “Her grief and tears appeared to him so unnatural that for a few seconds he had looked and listened without comprehending the scene before him.”
not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature
From this reading “Her grief and tears appeared to him so unnatural that for a few seconds he had looked and listened without comprehending the scene before him.”
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 “Her grief and tears appeared to him so unnatural that for a few seconds he had looked and listened without comprehending the scene before him.”
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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 Her grief and tears appeared to him so unnatural that for a few seconds he had looked and listened without comprehending the scene before him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her grief and tears appeared to him so unnatural that for a few seconds he had looked and listened without comprehending the scene before him.
extreme mental distress
From this reading Cormac had never seen Ethne in anguish before; for anguish was the only word to express the condition in which he now beheld her.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Her grief and tears appeared to him so unnatural that for a few seconds he had looked and listened without comprehending the scene before him.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Cormac had never seen Ethne in anguish before; for anguish was the only word to express the condition in which he now beheld her.
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading Cormac had never seen Ethne in anguish before; for anguish was the only word to express the condition in which he now beheld her.
-ing form of “comprehend” — get the meaning of something
From this reading Her grief and tears appeared to him so unnatural that for a few seconds he had looked and listened without comprehending the scene before him.
a state at a particular time
From this reading Cormac had never seen Ethne in anguish before; for anguish was the only word to express the condition in which he now beheld her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cormac had never seen Ethne in anguish before; for anguish was the only word to express the condition in which he now beheld her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cormac had never seen Ethne in anguish before; for anguish was the only word to express the condition in which he now beheld her.
give expression to
From this reading Cormac had never seen Ethne in anguish before; for anguish was the only word to express the condition in which he now beheld her.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Her grief and tears appeared to him so unnatural that for a few seconds he had looked and listened without comprehending the scene before him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Cormac had never seen Ethne in anguish before; for anguish was the only word to express the condition in which he now beheld her.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading Her grief and tears appeared to him so unnatural that for a few seconds he had looked and listened without comprehending the scene before him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cormac had never seen Ethne in anguish before; for anguish was the only word to express the condition in which he now beheld her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have lost her!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cormac had never seen Ethne in anguish before; for anguish was the only word to express the condition in which he now beheld her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Cormac had never seen Ethne in anguish before; for anguish was the only word to express the condition in which he now beheld her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her grief and tears appeared to him so unnatural that for a few seconds he had looked and listened without comprehending the scene before him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have lost her!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cormac had never seen Ethne in anguish before; for anguish was the only word to express the condition in which he now beheld her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LEADER OF THE KYMRY.
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading LEADER OF THE KYMRY.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Her grief and tears appeared to him so unnatural that for a few seconds he had looked and listened without comprehending the scene before him.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Her grief and tears appeared to him so unnatural that for a few seconds he had looked and listened without comprehending the scene before him.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “I have lost her!”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Cormac had never seen Ethne in anguish before; for anguish was the only word to express the condition in which he now beheld her.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Cormac had never seen Ethne in anguish before; for anguish was the only word to express the condition in which he now beheld her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LEADER OF THE KYMRY.
and nothing more
From this reading Cormac had never seen Ethne in anguish before; for anguish was the only word to express the condition in which he now beheld her.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Ethne was saying.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Her grief and tears appeared to him so unnatural that for a few seconds he had looked and listened without comprehending the scene before him.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Her grief and tears appeared to him so unnatural that for a few seconds he had looked and listened without comprehending the scene before him.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Cormac had never seen Ethne in anguish before; for anguish was the only word to express the condition in which he now beheld her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her grief and tears appeared to him so unnatural that for a few seconds he had looked and listened without comprehending the scene before him.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Her grief and tears appeared to him so unnatural that for a few seconds he had looked and listened without comprehending the scene before him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her grief and tears appeared to him so unnatural that for a few seconds he had looked and listened without comprehending the scene before him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LEADER OF THE KYMRY.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cormac had never seen Ethne in anguish before; for anguish was the only word to express the condition in which he now beheld her.
not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature
From this reading Her grief and tears appeared to him so unnatural that for a few seconds he had looked and listened without comprehending the scene before him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cormac had never seen Ethne in anguish before; for anguish was the only word to express the condition in which he now beheld her.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Cormac had never seen Ethne in anguish before; for anguish was the only word to express the condition in which he now beheld her.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Her grief and tears appeared to him so unnatural that for a few seconds he had looked and listened without comprehending the scene before him.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Cormac had never seen Ethne in anguish before; for anguish was the only word to express the condition in which he now beheld her.
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