used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The divil mend the both of them for a pair of thievin’ villins!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Yourself’s after biddin’ me get Dan Farrell’s,” Stevie replied.
agentnounUS /ˈeɪdʒənt/
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading If we don’t look out sharp, his story’ll be that the agent took the price off him for rint.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It’s the best chance we have to be gettin’ anythin’ out of the man, and he wid his couple of bastes in at Kenmare fair yisterday.
anythin
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From this reading It’s the best chance we have to be gettin’ anythin’ out of the man, and he wid his couple of bastes in at Kenmare fair yisterday.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It’s the best chance we have to be gettin’ anythin’ out of the man, and he wid his couple of bastes in at Kenmare fair yisterday.
Ay
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From this reading “Ay, did I?
bastes
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From this reading It’s the best chance we have to be gettin’ anythin’ out of the man, and he wid his couple of bastes in at Kenmare fair yisterday.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It’s the best chance we have to be gettin’ anythin’ out of the man, and he wid his couple of bastes in at Kenmare fair yisterday.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading It’s the best chance we have to be gettin’ anythin’ out of the man, and he wid his couple of bastes in at Kenmare fair yisterday.
biddin
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From this reading “Yourself’s after biddin’ me get Dan Farrell’s,” Stevie replied.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The divil mend the both of them for a pair of thievin’ villins!
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading It’s the best chance we have to be gettin’ anythin’ out of the man, and he wid his couple of bastes in at Kenmare fair yisterday.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading It’s the best chance we have to be gettin’ anythin’ out of the man, and he wid his couple of bastes in at Kenmare fair yisterday.
Dan
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From this reading “Yourself’s after biddin’ me get Dan Farrell’s,” Stevie replied.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Ay, did I?
divil
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From this reading The divil mend the both of them for a pair of thievin’ villins!
don't
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From this reading If we don’t look out sharp, his story’ll be that the agent took the price off him for rint.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading It’s the best chance we have to be gettin’ anythin’ out of the man, and he wid his couple of bastes in at Kenmare fair yisterday.
Farrell'snounUS /ˈferɪlz/
possessive form of “farrell” — United States writer remembered for his novels (1904-1979)
From this reading “Yourself’s after biddin’ me get Dan Farrell’s,” Stevie replied.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If we don’t look out sharp, his story’ll be that the agent took the price off him for rint.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Yourself’s after biddin’ me get Dan Farrell’s,” Stevie replied.
gettin
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From this reading It’s the best chance we have to be gettin’ anythin’ out of the man, and he wid his couple of bastes in at Kenmare fair yisterday.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It’s the best chance we have to be gettin’ anythin’ out of the man, and he wid his couple of bastes in at Kenmare fair yisterday.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It’s the best chance we have to be gettin’ anythin’ out of the man, and he wid his couple of bastes in at Kenmare fair yisterday.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If we don’t look out sharp, his story’ll be that the agent took the price off him for rint.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It’s the best chance we have to be gettin’ anythin’ out of the man, and he wid his couple of bastes in at Kenmare fair yisterday.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Ay, did I?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we don’t look out sharp, his story’ll be that the agent took the price off him for rint.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It’s the best chance we have to be gettin’ anythin’ out of the man, and he wid his couple of bastes in at Kenmare fair yisterday.
It's
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From this reading It’s the best chance we have to be gettin’ anythin’ out of the man, and he wid his couple of bastes in at Kenmare fair yisterday.
Kenmare
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From this reading It’s the best chance we have to be gettin’ anythin’ out of the man, and he wid his couple of bastes in at Kenmare fair yisterday.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading If we don’t look out sharp, his story’ll be that the agent took the price off him for rint.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It’s the best chance we have to be gettin’ anythin’ out of the man, and he wid his couple of bastes in at Kenmare fair yisterday.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Yourself’s after biddin’ me get Dan Farrell’s,” Stevie replied.
mendverbUS /mend/
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading The divil mend the both of them for a pair of thievin’ villins!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It’s the best chance we have to be gettin’ anythin’ out of the man, and he wid his couple of bastes in at Kenmare fair yisterday.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading If we don’t look out sharp, his story’ll be that the agent took the price off him for rint.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It’s the best chance we have to be gettin’ anythin’ out of the man, and he wid his couple of bastes in at Kenmare fair yisterday.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading The divil mend the both of them for a pair of thievin’ villins!
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading If we don’t look out sharp, his story’ll be that the agent took the price off him for rint.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Yourself’s after biddin’ me get Dan Farrell’s,” Stevie replied.
rint
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From this reading If we don’t look out sharp, his story’ll be that the agent took the price off him for rint.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading If we don’t look out sharp, his story’ll be that the agent took the price off him for rint.
Stevie
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From this reading “Yourself’s after biddin’ me get Dan Farrell’s,” Stevie replied.
story'll
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From this reading If we don’t look out sharp, his story’ll be that the agent took the price off him for rint.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If we don’t look out sharp, his story’ll be that the agent took the price off him for rint.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It’s the best chance we have to be gettin’ anythin’ out of the man, and he wid his couple of bastes in at Kenmare fair yisterday.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The divil mend the both of them for a pair of thievin’ villins!
thievin
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From this reading The divil mend the both of them for a pair of thievin’ villins!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It’s the best chance we have to be gettin’ anythin’ out of the man, and he wid his couple of bastes in at Kenmare fair yisterday.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading If we don’t look out sharp, his story’ll be that the agent took the price off him for rint.
villins
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From this reading The divil mend the both of them for a pair of thievin’ villins!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It’s the best chance we have to be gettin’ anythin’ out of the man, and he wid his couple of bastes in at Kenmare fair yisterday.
wid
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From this reading It’s the best chance we have to be gettin’ anythin’ out of the man, and he wid his couple of bastes in at Kenmare fair yisterday.
yisterday
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From this reading It’s the best chance we have to be gettin’ anythin’ out of the man, and he wid his couple of bastes in at Kenmare fair yisterday.
Yourself's
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From this reading “Yourself’s after biddin’ me get Dan Farrell’s,” Stevie replied.
