Chapter XV · Irish Trottings and Jottings

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

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

plural of “accompaniment” — an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

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

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

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

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

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

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

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

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

the Greek goddess of fate who cuts the thread of life

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm

From this reading WHEN writing for an Irish newspaper, I took some pains to point out how easily the country might be made attractive to tourists if only the hotels were improved.

a line of approach

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

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

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

cattle that are reared for their meat

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading But while most of these experiences have some grain of humour in them, that humour is of a type that looks best when viewed from a distance.

a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

past form of “boat” — ride in a boat on water

From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.

plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But while most of these experiences have some grain of humour in them, that humour is of a type that looks best when viewed from a distance.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

something that interests you because it is important or affects you

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

prepare a hot meal

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

(used especially of meat) cured in brine

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading WHEN writing for an Irish newspaper, I took some pains to point out how easily the country might be made attractive to tourists if only the hotels were improved.

of or relating to or used in cooking

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

an overwhelming number or amount

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading But while most of these experiences have some grain of humour in them, that humour is of a type that looks best when viewed from a distance.

plural of “district” — a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)

From this reading WHEN writing for an Irish newspaper, I took some pains to point out how easily the country might be made attractive to tourists if only the hotels were improved.

posing no difficulty; requiring little effort

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

the expression of approval and support

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities

From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading When it is first sprung upon him, this Irish fun is not invariably relished by the traveller.

past form of “fish” — seek indirectly

From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.

(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading WHEN writing for an Irish newspaper, I took some pains to point out how easily the country might be made attractive to tourists if only the hotels were improved.

being two more than forty

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading But while most of these experiences have some grain of humour in them, that humour is of a type that looks best when viewed from a distance.

activities that are enjoyable or amusing

From this reading When it is first sprung upon him, this Irish fun is not invariably relished by the traveller.

the act of departing

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

a relatively small granular particle of a substance

From this reading But while most of these experiences have some grain of humour in them, that humour is of a type that looks best when viewed from a distance.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.

swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading When it is first sprung upon him, this Irish fun is not invariably relished by the traveller.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

plural of “hotel” — a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

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

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

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

From this reading WHEN writing for an Irish newspaper, I took some pains to point out how easily the country might be made attractive to tourists if only the hotels were improved.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading WHEN writing for an Irish newspaper, I took some pains to point out how easily the country might be made attractive to tourists if only the hotels were improved.

made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially made ready for use or marketing

From this reading WHEN writing for an Irish newspaper, I took some pains to point out how easily the country might be made attractive to tourists if only the hotels were improved.

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

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

the batting turn of a cricket player or team

From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.

without variation or change, in every case

From this reading When it is first sprung upon him, this Irish fun is not invariably relished by the traveller.

people of Ireland or of Irish extraction

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

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

From this reading But while most of these experiences have some grain of humour in them, that humour is of a type that looks best when viewed from a distance.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When it is first sprung upon him, this Irish fun is not invariably relished by the traveller.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading But while most of these experiences have some grain of humour in them, that humour is of a type that looks best when viewed from a distance.

take the midday meal

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading WHEN writing for an Irish newspaper, I took some pains to point out how easily the country might be made attractive to tourists if only the hotels were improved.

engage in

From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading WHEN writing for an Irish newspaper, I took some pains to point out how easily the country might be made attractive to tourists if only the hotels were improved.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

of lesser importance or stature or rank

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

used to form the superlative

From this reading But while most of these experiences have some grain of humour in them, that humour is of a type that looks best when viewed from a distance.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

From this reading WHEN writing for an Irish newspaper, I took some pains to point out how easily the country might be made attractive to tourists if only the hotels were improved.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

ctenophores lacking tentacles; comprises one genus: beroe

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

and nothing more

From this reading WHEN writing for an Irish newspaper, I took some pains to point out how easily the country might be made attractive to tourists if only the hotels were improved.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

an effortful attempt to attain a goal

From this reading WHEN writing for an Irish newspaper, I took some pains to point out how easily the country might be made attractive to tourists if only the hotels were improved.

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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

a full supply

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading WHEN writing for an Irish newspaper, I took some pains to point out how easily the country might be made attractive to tourists if only the hotels were improved.

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.

A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction

From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.

past form of “relish” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading When it is first sprung upon him, this Irish fun is not invariably relished by the traveller.

express the need or desire for

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

plural of “sensation” — an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

an adult male who shaves

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading When it is first sprung upon him, this Irish fun is not invariably relished by the traveller.

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 _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

English writer (born in India) (1811-1863)

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But while most of these experiences have some grain of humour in them, that humour is of a type that looks best when viewed from a distance.

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

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading But while most of these experiences have some grain of humour in them, that humour is of a type that looks best when viewed from a distance.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading But while most of these experiences have some grain of humour in them, that humour is of a type that looks best when viewed from a distance.

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading When it is first sprung upon him, this Irish fun is not invariably relished by the traveller.

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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

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

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading WHEN writing for an Irish newspaper, I took some pains to point out how easily the country might be made attractive to tourists if only the hotels were improved.

plural of “tourist” — someone who travels for pleasure

From this reading WHEN writing for an Irish newspaper, I took some pains to point out how easily the country might be made attractive to tourists if only the hotels were improved.

a person who changes location

From this reading When it is first sprung upon him, this Irish fun is not invariably relished by the traveller.

a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

From this reading But while most of these experiences have some grain of humour in them, that humour is of a type that looks best when viewed from a distance.

suggesting the operation of supernatural influences

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

a formal word for “on”

From this reading When it is first sprung upon him, this Irish fun is not invariably relished by the traveller.

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.

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From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

past form of “view” — deem to be

From this reading But while most of these experiences have some grain of humour in them, that humour is of a type that looks best when viewed from a distance.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

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

From this reading WHEN writing for an Irish newspaper, I took some pains to point out how easily the country might be made attractive to tourists if only the hotels were improved.

at the time that

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

in or at the place that

From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.

during the time that

From this reading But while most of these experiences have some grain of humour in them, that humour is of a type that looks best when viewed from a distance.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.

the act of creating written works

From this reading WHEN writing for an Irish newspaper, I took some pains to point out how easily the country might be made attractive to tourists if only the hotels were improved.

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From this reading I have had frequent “innings,” and my experiences of Irish hotels in various districts where I have shot, or fished, or yachted, or boated, would make a pretty thick volume, if recorded.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading _Some Irish hotels--When comfort comes in at the door, humour flies out by the window--A culinary experience--Plenty of new sensations--A kitchen blizzard--How to cook corned beef--A théoriser--Hare soup--A word of encouragement--The result--An avenue forty-two miles long--Nuda veritas--An uncanny request--A diabolic lunch--A club dinner--The pièce de resistance--Not a going concern--A minor prophecy--An easy drainage system--Not to be worked by an amateur--Après moi, le deluge--Hot water and its accompaniments--The boots as Atropos--A story of Thackeray--A young shaver._