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Where the Atlantic meets the land

Chapter V

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THE BROTHERS 'Thramp it out, Paddy, thramp it out, ye scutt ye.
D'ye call that buildin' a haycock?
Putt a good head ahn it.
Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'
'Ah! houl yer whisht, ye long-tongued divil, Mick.
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Where the Atlantic meets the land

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Where the Atlantic meets the land is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE BROTHERS 'Thramp it out, Paddy, thramp it out, ye scutt ye.
Line 2
D'ye call that buildin' a haycock?
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Putt a good head ahn it.
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Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'
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'Ah! houl yer whisht, ye long-tongued divil, Mick.

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

edges noun US /ˈedʒəz/

plural of “edge” — the boundary of a surface

From this reading “Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'”

hay noun US /heɪ/

grass mowed and cured for use as fodder

From this reading “Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'”

haycock noun US /ˈheɪkɑːk/

a small cone-shaped pile of hay that has been left in the field until it is dry enough to carry to the hayrick

From this reading “D'ye call that buildin' a haycock?”

lave verb US /leɪv/

wash or flow against

From this reading “Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'”

Mick noun US /mɪk/

(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent

From this reading “'Ah! houl yer whisht, ye long-tongued divil, Mick.”

Paddy noun US /ˈpædi/

(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent

From this reading “THE BROTHERS 'Thramp it out, Paddy, thramp it out, ye scutt ye.”

Putt verb US /pʌt/

strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter

From this reading “Putt a good head ahn it.”

yon adjective US /jɑːn/

distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)

From this reading “Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'”

Word partnerships in these lines

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at the edges preposition + article + noun counted as “at … edge”

In this reading “Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'”

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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 D'ye call that buildin' a haycock?

Ah

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From this reading 'Ah! houl yer whisht, ye long-tongued divil, Mick.

ahn

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From this reading Putt a good head ahn it.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'

AvnounUS /ˌeɪˈviː/

the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August)

From this reading Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'

BROTHERSnounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/

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

From this reading THE BROTHERS 'Thramp it out, Paddy, thramp it out, ye scutt ye.

buildin

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From this reading D'ye call that buildin' a haycock?

callverbUS /kɔːl/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading D'ye call that buildin' a haycock?

clamjaffrey

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From this reading Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'

D'ye

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From this reading D'ye call that buildin' a haycock?

divil

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From this reading 'Ah! houl yer whisht, ye long-tongued divil, Mick.

edgesnounUS /ˈedʒəz/

plural of “edge” — the boundary of a surface

From this reading Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Putt a good head ahn it.

hatin

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From this reading Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'

havin

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From this reading Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'

haynounUS /heɪ/

grass mowed and cured for use as fodder

From this reading Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'

haycocknounUS /ˈheɪkɑːk/

a small cone-shaped pile of hay that has been left in the field until it is dry enough to carry to the hayrick

From this reading D'ye call that buildin' a haycock?

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Putt a good head ahn it.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'

houl

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'Ah! houl yer whisht, ye long-tongued divil, Mick.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE BROTHERS 'Thramp it out, Paddy, thramp it out, ye scutt ye.

laveverbUS /leɪv/

wash or flow against

From this reading Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'

long-tongued

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'Ah! houl yer whisht, ye long-tongued divil, Mick.

looseadjectiveUS /luːs/

not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

From this reading Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'

MicknounUS /mɪk/

(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent

From this reading 'Ah! houl yer whisht, ye long-tongued divil, Mick.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'

ondher

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading THE BROTHERS 'Thramp it out, Paddy, thramp it out, ye scutt ye.

PaddynounUS /ˈpædi/

(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent

From this reading THE BROTHERS 'Thramp it out, Paddy, thramp it out, ye scutt ye.

PuttverbUS /pʌt/

strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter

From this reading Putt a good head ahn it.

rainnounUS /reɪn/

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'

roadnounUS /roʊd/

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'

scutt

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE BROTHERS 'Thramp it out, Paddy, thramp it out, ye scutt ye.

skift

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading D'ye call that buildin' a haycock?

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE BROTHERS 'Thramp it out, Paddy, thramp it out, ye scutt ye.

Thramp

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE BROTHERS 'Thramp it out, Paddy, thramp it out, ye scutt ye.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'

whisht

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'Ah! houl yer whisht, ye long-tongued divil, Mick.

wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'

yepronounUS /jiː/

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading THE BROTHERS 'Thramp it out, Paddy, thramp it out, ye scutt ye.

ye'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'

yer

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'Ah! houl yer whisht, ye long-tongued divil, Mick.

yonadjectiveUS /jɑːn/

distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)

From this reading Av ye lave the hay loose yon road at the edges, the first skift av rain will get in ondher it, an' go right to the heart av it, an' ye'll be havin' the whole clamjaffrey hatin' on us.'

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