Chapter 4 of The King of Ireland's Son is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The King of Ireland's Son is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I never heard of the Unique Tale,” said the Crow. “Tell Laheen I was asking for her.” Nothing would rouse the Crow of Achill again. The King of Ireland’s Son set the wheel rolling and followed it. Then he was going and ever going with the clear day before him and the dark night coming behind him.
Chapter 4 of The King of Ireland's Son is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the verbal act of requesting
From this reading ““Tell Laheen I was asking for her.””
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading ““I never heard of the Unique Tale,” said the Crow.”
possessive form of “ireland” — a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
uttered with a trill
From this reading “The King of Ireland’s Son set the wheel rolling and followed it.”
become active
From this reading “Nothing would rouse the Crow of Achill again.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading ““I never heard of the Unique Tale,” said the Crow.”
radically distinctive and without equal
From this reading ““I never heard of the Unique Tale,” said the Crow.”
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading “The King of Ireland’s Son set the wheel rolling and followed it.”
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From this reading Nothing would rouse the Crow of Achill again.
anew
From this reading Nothing would rouse the Crow of Achill again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The King of Ireland’s Son set the wheel rolling and followed it.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading “Tell Laheen I was asking for her.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Then he was going and ever going with the clear day before him and the dark night coming behind him.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Then he was going and ever going with the clear day before him and the dark night coming behind him.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Then he was going and ever going with the clear day before him and the dark night coming behind him.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Then he was going and ever going with the clear day before him and the dark night coming behind him.
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading “I never heard of the Unique Tale,” said the Crow.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Then he was going and ever going with the clear day before him and the dark night coming behind him.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Then he was going and ever going with the clear day before him and the dark night coming behind him.
at any time
From this reading Then he was going and ever going with the clear day before him and the dark night coming behind him.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The King of Ireland’s Son set the wheel rolling and followed it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Tell Laheen I was asking for her.”
the act of departing
From this reading Then he was going and ever going with the clear day before him and the dark night coming behind him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he was going and ever going with the clear day before him and the dark night coming behind him.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “I never heard of the Unique Tale,” said the Crow.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Tell Laheen I was asking for her.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then he was going and ever going with the clear day before him and the dark night coming behind him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I never heard of the Unique Tale,” said the Crow.
possessive form of “ireland” — a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
From this reading The King of Ireland’s Son set the wheel rolling and followed it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The King of Ireland’s Son set the wheel rolling and followed it.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The King of Ireland’s Son set the wheel rolling and followed it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tell Laheen I was asking for her.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I never heard of the Unique Tale,” said the Crow.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Then he was going and ever going with the clear day before him and the dark night coming behind him.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing would rouse the Crow of Achill again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I never heard of the Unique Tale,” said the Crow.
uttered with a trill
From this reading The King of Ireland’s Son set the wheel rolling and followed it.
become active
From this reading Nothing would rouse the Crow of Achill again.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I never heard of the Unique Tale,” said the Crow.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The King of Ireland’s Son set the wheel rolling and followed it.
a male human offspring
From this reading The King of Ireland’s Son set the wheel rolling and followed it.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “I never heard of the Unique Tale,” said the Crow.
express in words
From this reading “Tell Laheen I was asking for her.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I never heard of the Unique Tale,” said the Crow.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he was going and ever going with the clear day before him and the dark night coming behind him.
radically distinctive and without equal
From this reading “I never heard of the Unique Tale,” said the Crow.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Tell Laheen I was asking for her.”
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading The King of Ireland’s Son set the wheel rolling and followed it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then he was going and ever going with the clear day before him and the dark night coming behind him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Nothing would rouse the Crow of Achill again.
Chapter 4 of The King of Ireland's Son by Padraic Colum holds 439 sentences, grouped into 88 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 4 holds 439 sentences of The King of Ireland's Son, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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