The Orange Fairy Book

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

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And now, as to your reward, you shall in truth take your sister home with you, and your brothers I will restore to life; but idle and unfaithful as they are their lot is to wander for ever.

And so farewell, and may wisdom be with you.'

'First tell me your name?' asked Covan softly.

'I am the Spirit of Age,' said the old man.

[Taken from a Celtic Story.

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The Orange Fairy Book

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

Chapter 22 of The Orange Fairy Book is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

And now, as to your reward, you shall in truth take your sister home with you, and your brothers I will restore to life; but idle and unfaithful as they are their lot is to wander for ever.

/ənd naʊ æz tuː jɔːr rɪˈwɔːrd juː ʃæl ɪn truːθ teɪk jɔːr ˈsɪstər hoʊm wɪð juː ənd jɔːr ˈbrʌðərz aɪ wɪl rɪˈstɔːr tuː laɪf bʌt ˈaɪdəl ənd ənˈfeɪθfəl æz ðeɪ ɑːr ðer lɑːt ɪz tuː ˈwɑːndər fɔːr ˈevər/

Line 2

And so farewell, and may wisdom be with you.'

/ənd soʊ ˌferˈwel ənd meɪ ˈwɪzdəm biː wɪð juː/

Line 3

'First tell me your name?' asked Covan softly.

Line 4

'I am the Spirit of Age,' said the old man.

/aɪ æm ðə ˈspɪrət ʌv eɪdʒ sed ðə oʊld mæn/

Line 5

[Taken from a Celtic Story.

/ˈteɪkən frʌm ə ˈseltɪk ˈstɔːri/

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Celtic adjective US /ˈseltɪk/

relating to or characteristic of the Celts

From this reading “[Taken from a Celtic Story.”

farewell noun US /ˌferˈwel/

an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

From this reading “And so farewell, and may wisdom be with you.'”

idle adjective US /ˈaɪdəl/

not in action or at work

From this reading “And now, as to your reward, you shall in truth take your sister home with you, and your brothers I will restore to life; but idle and unfaithful as they are their lot is to wander for ever.”

restore verb US /rɪˈstɔːr/

return to its original or usable and functioning condition

reward noun US /rɪˈwɔːrd/

a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

unfaithful adjective US /ənˈfeɪθfəl/

not true to duty or obligation or promises

wander verb US /ˈwɑːndər/

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

wisdom noun US /ˈwɪzdəm/

accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment

From this reading “And so farewell, and may wisdom be with you.'”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading [Taken from a Celtic Story.

AgenounUS /eɪdʒ/

how long something has existed

From this reading 'I am the Spirit of Age,' said the old man.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading 'I am the Spirit of Age,' said the old man.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And now, as to your reward, you shall in truth take your sister home with you, and your brothers I will restore to life; but idle and unfaithful as they are their lot is to wander for ever.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

askedverbUS /æskt/

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading 'First tell me your name?' asked Covan softly.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading And so farewell, and may wisdom be with you.'

brothersnounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/

plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

CelticadjectiveUS /ˈseltɪk/

relating to or characteristic of the Celts

From this reading [Taken from a Celtic Story.

Covan

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From this reading 'First tell me your name?' asked Covan softly.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

farewellnounUS /ˌferˈwel/

an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

From this reading And so farewell, and may wisdom be with you.'

FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading 'First tell me your name?' asked Covan softly.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading [Taken from a Celtic Story.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

idleadjectiveUS /ˈaɪdəl/

not in action or at work

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

lotnounUS /lɑːt/

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading 'I am the Spirit of Age,' said the old man.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading And so farewell, and may wisdom be with you.'

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading 'First tell me your name?' asked Covan softly.

nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading 'First tell me your name?' asked Covan softly.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading 'I am the Spirit of Age,' said the old man.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading 'I am the Spirit of Age,' said the old man.

restoreverbUS /rɪˈstɔːr/

return to its original or usable and functioning condition

rewardnounUS /rɪˈwɔːrd/

a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading 'I am the Spirit of Age,' said the old man.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/

a female person who has the same parents as another person

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading And so farewell, and may wisdom be with you.'

softlyadverbUS /ˈsɔːftli/

with low volume

From this reading 'First tell me your name?' asked Covan softly.

SpiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading 'I am the Spirit of Age,' said the old man.

StorynounUS /ˈstɔːri/

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 [Taken from a Celtic Story.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

TakenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading [Taken from a Celtic Story.

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading 'First tell me your name?' asked Covan softly.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading 'I am the Spirit of Age,' said the old man.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

truthnounUS /truːθ/

a fact that has been verified

unfaithfuladjectiveUS /ənˈfeɪθfəl/

not true to duty or obligation or promises

wanderverbUS /ˈwɑːndər/

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

wisdomnounUS /ˈwɪzdəm/

accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment

From this reading And so farewell, and may wisdom be with you.'

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

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