Chapter 18 of The Red Hand of Ulster is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of The Red Hand of Ulster is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Dean and his men did actually march to Belfast. I saw them there two days later. I also saw them start, ranged in very fair order with the Dean at their head. The most surprising thing about their march was that they had no band. There are at least two bands in the town.
Chapter 18 of The Red Hand of Ulster is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in actual fact
From this reading “The Dean and his men did actually march to Belfast.”
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading “The most surprising thing about their march was that they had no band.”
plural of “band” — an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading “There are at least two bands in the town.”
capital and largest city of Northern Ireland; the center of Protestantism in Northern Ireland
From this reading “The Dean and his men did actually march to Belfast.”
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading “The Dean and his men did actually march to Belfast.”
march in a procession
From this reading “The Dean and his men did actually march to Belfast.”
past form of “range” — change or be different within limits
From this reading “I also saw them start, ranged in very fair order with the Dean at their head.”
causing surprise or wonder or amazement
From this reading “The most surprising thing about their march was that they had no band.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The most surprising thing about their march was that they had no band.
in actual fact
From this reading The Dean and his men did actually march to Belfast.
in addition
From this reading I also saw them start, ranged in very fair order with the Dean at their head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Dean and his men did actually march to Belfast.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are at least two bands in the town.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I also saw them start, ranged in very fair order with the Dean at their head.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading The most surprising thing about their march was that they had no band.
plural of “band” — an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading There are at least two bands in the town.
capital and largest city of Northern Ireland; the center of Protestantism in Northern Ireland
From this reading The Dean and his men did actually march to Belfast.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading I saw them there two days later.
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading The Dean and his men did actually march to Belfast.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Dean and his men did actually march to Belfast.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading I also saw them start, ranged in very fair order with the Dean at their head.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The most surprising thing about their march was that they had no band.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I also saw them start, ranged in very fair order with the Dean at their head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Dean and his men did actually march to Belfast.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw them there two days later.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I also saw them start, ranged in very fair order with the Dean at their head.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading I saw them there two days later.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading There are at least two bands in the town.
march in a procession
From this reading The Dean and his men did actually march to Belfast.
the force of workers available
From this reading The Dean and his men did actually march to Belfast.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The most surprising thing about their march was that they had no band.
not any; not one
From this reading The most surprising thing about their march was that they had no band.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading I also saw them start, ranged in very fair order with the Dean at their head.
past form of “range” — change or be different within limits
From this reading I also saw them start, ranged in very fair order with the Dean at their head.
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw them there two days later.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I also saw them start, ranged in very fair order with the Dean at their head.
causing surprise or wonder or amazement
From this reading The most surprising thing about their march was that they had no band.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The most surprising thing about their march was that they had no band.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Dean and his men did actually march to Belfast.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I also saw them start, ranged in very fair order with the Dean at their head.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I saw them there two days later.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I saw them there two days later.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The most surprising thing about their march was that they had no band.
a special situation
From this reading The most surprising thing about their march was that they had no band.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Dean and his men did actually march to Belfast.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading There are at least two bands in the town.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I saw them there two days later.
precisely as stated
From this reading I also saw them start, ranged in very fair order with the Dean at their head.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The most surprising thing about their march was that they had no band.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I also saw them start, ranged in very fair order with the Dean at their head.
Chapter 18 of The Red Hand of Ulster by George A. Birmingham holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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.
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