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Chapter 4 of The Humors of Falconbridge is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Branthy? Thin it's meself as'll have a wee bit uv a swig at 'em," and Paddy number three took hold, and down he rushed a good slew of it! "Murther and turf! It's every divil ov us are pizened--o-o-och! Murther-r-r!" and he raised such a hullaballoo, that the neighbors were awakened.
Chapter 4 of The Humors of Falconbridge is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused or activated
From this reading “Murther-r-r!" and he raised such a hullaballoo, that the neighbors were awakened.”
plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “Murther-r-r!" and he raised such a hullaballoo, that the neighbors were awakened.”
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
From this reading “Thin it's meself as'll have a wee bit uv a swig at 'em," and Paddy number three took hold, and down he rushed a good slew of it!”
done under pressure
From this reading “Thin it's meself as'll have a wee bit uv a swig at 'em," and Paddy number three took hold, and down he rushed a good slew of it!”
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
From this reading “Thin it's meself as'll have a wee bit uv a swig at 'em," and Paddy number three took hold, and down he rushed a good slew of it!”
a large and hurried swallow
From this reading “Thin it's meself as'll have a wee bit uv a swig at 'em," and Paddy number three took hold, and down he rushed a good slew of it!”
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading “"Murther and turf!”
(used informally) very small
From this reading “Thin it's meself as'll have a wee bit uv a swig at 'em," and Paddy number three took hold, and down he rushed a good slew of it!”
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In this reading “Thin it's meself as'll have a wee bit uv a swig at 'em," and Paddy number three took hold, and down he rushed a good slew of it!”
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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 Thin it's meself as'll have a wee bit uv a swig at 'em," and Paddy number three took hold, and down he rushed a good slew of it!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thin it's meself as'll have a wee bit uv a swig at 'em," and Paddy number three took hold, and down he rushed a good slew of it!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It's every divil ov us are pizened--o-o-och!
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From this reading Thin it's meself as'll have a wee bit uv a swig at 'em," and Paddy number three took hold, and down he rushed a good slew of it!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Thin it's meself as'll have a wee bit uv a swig at 'em," and Paddy number three took hold, and down he rushed a good slew of it!
aroused or activated
From this reading Murther-r-r!" and he raised such a hullaballoo, that the neighbors were awakened.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Thin it's meself as'll have a wee bit uv a swig at 'em," and Paddy number three took hold, and down he rushed a good slew of it!
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From this reading "Branthy?
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From this reading It's every divil ov us are pizened--o-o-och!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Thin it's meself as'll have a wee bit uv a swig at 'em," and Paddy number three took hold, and down he rushed a good slew of it!
a quad with a square body
From this reading Thin it's meself as'll have a wee bit uv a swig at 'em," and Paddy number three took hold, and down he rushed a good slew of it!
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It's every divil ov us are pizened--o-o-och!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Thin it's meself as'll have a wee bit uv a swig at 'em," and Paddy number three took hold, and down he rushed a good slew of it!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Thin it's meself as'll have a wee bit uv a swig at 'em," and Paddy number three took hold, and down he rushed a good slew of it!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thin it's meself as'll have a wee bit uv a swig at 'em," and Paddy number three took hold, and down he rushed a good slew of it!
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Thin it's meself as'll have a wee bit uv a swig at 'em," and Paddy number three took hold, and down he rushed a good slew of it!
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From this reading Murther-r-r!" and he raised such a hullaballoo, that the neighbors were awakened.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thin it's meself as'll have a wee bit uv a swig at 'em," and Paddy number three took hold, and down he rushed a good slew of it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thin it's meself as'll have a wee bit uv a swig at 'em," and Paddy number three took hold, and down he rushed a good slew of it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thin it's meself as'll have a wee bit uv a swig at 'em," and Paddy number three took hold, and down he rushed a good slew of it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Murther and turf!
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From this reading Murther-r-r!" and he raised such a hullaballoo, that the neighbors were awakened.
plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading Murther-r-r!" and he raised such a hullaballoo, that the neighbors were awakened.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading Thin it's meself as'll have a wee bit uv a swig at 'em," and Paddy number three took hold, and down he rushed a good slew of it!
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From this reading It's every divil ov us are pizened--o-o-och!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thin it's meself as'll have a wee bit uv a swig at 'em," and Paddy number three took hold, and down he rushed a good slew of it!
a terrorist group of Protestants who oppose any political settlement with Irish nationalists; a paramilitary group that attacks Catholic interests in Northern Ireland
From this reading It's every divil ov us are pizened--o-o-och!
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
From this reading Thin it's meself as'll have a wee bit uv a swig at 'em," and Paddy number three took hold, and down he rushed a good slew of it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's every divil ov us are pizened--o-o-och!
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Murther-r-r!" and he raised such a hullaballoo, that the neighbors were awakened.
done under pressure
From this reading Thin it's meself as'll have a wee bit uv a swig at 'em," and Paddy number three took hold, and down he rushed a good slew of it!
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
From this reading Thin it's meself as'll have a wee bit uv a swig at 'em," and Paddy number three took hold, and down he rushed a good slew of it!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Murther-r-r!" and he raised such a hullaballoo, that the neighbors were awakened.
a large and hurried swallow
From this reading Thin it's meself as'll have a wee bit uv a swig at 'em," and Paddy number three took hold, and down he rushed a good slew of it!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Murther-r-r!" and he raised such a hullaballoo, that the neighbors were awakened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Murther-r-r!" and he raised such a hullaballoo, that the neighbors were awakened.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Thin it's meself as'll have a wee bit uv a swig at 'em," and Paddy number three took hold, and down he rushed a good slew of it!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Thin it's meself as'll have a wee bit uv a swig at 'em," and Paddy number three took hold, and down he rushed a good slew of it!
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Thin it's meself as'll have a wee bit uv a swig at 'em," and Paddy number three took hold, and down he rushed a good slew of it!
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading "Murther and turf!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It's every divil ov us are pizened--o-o-och!
radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
From this reading Thin it's meself as'll have a wee bit uv a swig at 'em," and Paddy number three took hold, and down he rushed a good slew of it!
(used informally) very small
From this reading Thin it's meself as'll have a wee bit uv a swig at 'em," and Paddy number three took hold, and down he rushed a good slew of it!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Murther-r-r!" and he raised such a hullaballoo, that the neighbors were awakened.
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