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From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

109

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From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

127

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From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

130

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From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

135

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From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

154

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From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

158

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From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

17

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From this reading The Deanery, Rochester: 1892. the claddagh...............Frontispiece THE “CURSED ARISTOCRATn............................7 IRISH MELODY..........................................9 LOVE AT CREWE STATION..............................II THE UNIVERSITY PORTER................................17 THE QUEEN OF BEAUTY.............Tofa.ce 30 CAR VERSUS CAB................

171

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From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

185

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From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

1892

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From this reading The Deanery, Rochester: 1892. the claddagh...............Frontispiece THE “CURSED ARISTOCRATn............................7 IRISH MELODY..........................................9 LOVE AT CREWE STATION..............................II THE UNIVERSITY PORTER................................17 THE QUEEN OF BEAUTY.............Tofa.ce 30 CAR VERSUS CAB................

193

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From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

196

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From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

200

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From this reading THE WAITER AT GLENGARRIFF.............200 AN APPARITION....................202 THE SLEEPING PIG...................209 IRISH CONSTABULARY.................210 THE BLARNEY STONE..............To face 228 A LITTLE TOUR IN IRELAND.

202

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From this reading THE WAITER AT GLENGARRIFF.............200 AN APPARITION....................202 THE SLEEPING PIG...................209 IRISH CONSTABULARY.................210 THE BLARNEY STONE..............To face 228 A LITTLE TOUR IN IRELAND.

209

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From this reading THE WAITER AT GLENGARRIFF.............200 AN APPARITION....................202 THE SLEEPING PIG...................209 IRISH CONSTABULARY.................210 THE BLARNEY STONE..............To face 228 A LITTLE TOUR IN IRELAND.

210

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From this reading THE WAITER AT GLENGARRIFF.............200 AN APPARITION....................202 THE SLEEPING PIG...................209 IRISH CONSTABULARY.................210 THE BLARNEY STONE..............To face 228 A LITTLE TOUR IN IRELAND.

228

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From this reading THE WAITER AT GLENGARRIFF.............200 AN APPARITION....................202 THE SLEEPING PIG...................209 IRISH CONSTABULARY.................210 THE BLARNEY STONE..............To face 228 A LITTLE TOUR IN IRELAND.

30

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From this reading The Deanery, Rochester: 1892. the claddagh...............Frontispiece THE “CURSED ARISTOCRATn............................7 IRISH MELODY..........................................9 LOVE AT CREWE STATION..............................II THE UNIVERSITY PORTER................................17 THE QUEEN OF BEAUTY.............Tofa.ce 30 CAR VERSUS CAB................

32

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From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

37

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From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

40

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From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

42

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From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

45

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From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

55

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From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

56

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From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

57

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From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

6

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From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

69

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From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

7

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From this reading The Deanery, Rochester: 1892. the claddagh...............Frontispiece THE “CURSED ARISTOCRATn............................7 IRISH MELODY..........................................9 LOVE AT CREWE STATION..............................II THE UNIVERSITY PORTER................................17 THE QUEEN OF BEAUTY.............Tofa.ce 30 CAR VERSUS CAB................

77

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From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

86

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From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

9

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From this reading The Deanery, Rochester: 1892. the claddagh...............Frontispiece THE “CURSED ARISTOCRATn............................7 IRISH MELODY..........................................9 LOVE AT CREWE STATION..............................II THE UNIVERSITY PORTER................................17 THE QUEEN OF BEAUTY.............Tofa.ce 30 CAR VERSUS CAB................

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

AGEnounUS /eɪdʒ/

how long something has existed

From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/

in the past

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

alnounUS /æl/

a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite

From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

amusedadjectiveUS /əˈmjuːzd/

pleasantly occupied

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading “By suffering worn and weary, But beautiful as some fair angel yet.”

angelnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəl/

spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading “By suffering worn and weary, But beautiful as some fair angel yet.”

ANOTHERdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

APPARITIONnounUS /ˌæpərˈɪʃən/

a ghostly appearing figure

From this reading THE WAITER AT GLENGARRIFF.............200 AN APPARITION....................202 THE SLEEPING PIG...................209 IRISH CONSTABULARY.................210 THE BLARNEY STONE..............To face 228 A LITTLE TOUR IN IRELAND.

apprehensionnounUS /ˌæprɪˈhenʃən/

fearful expectation or anticipation

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

ARISTOCRATn

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From this reading The Deanery, Rochester: 1892. the claddagh...............Frontispiece THE “CURSED ARISTOCRATn............................7 IRISH MELODY..........................................9 LOVE AT CREWE STATION..............................II THE UNIVERSITY PORTER................................17 THE QUEEN OF BEAUTY.............Tofa.ce 30 CAR VERSUS CAB................

artistnounUS /ˈɑːrtəst/

a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading “By suffering worn and weary, But beautiful as some fair angel yet.”

askverbUS /æsk/

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

askedverbUS /æskt/

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

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

authornounUS /ˈɔːθər/

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

BEACONnounUS /ˈbiːkən/

a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance

From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

BEAUTIESnounUS /ˈbjuːtiz/

plural of “beauty” — the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading “By suffering worn and weary, But beautiful as some fair angel yet.”

BEAUTYnounUS /ˈbjuːti/

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading The Deanery, Rochester: 1892. the claddagh...............Frontispiece THE “CURSED ARISTOCRATn............................7 IRISH MELODY..........................................9 LOVE AT CREWE STATION..............................II THE UNIVERSITY PORTER................................17 THE QUEEN OF BEAUTY.............Tofa.ce 30 CAR VERSUS CAB................

becomesverbUS /bɪˈkʌmz/

third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

BELLEnounUS /bel/

a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals

From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

belovedadjectiveUS /bɪˈlʌvd/

dearly loved

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

BLARNEYnoun

flattery designed to gain favor

From this reading THE WAITER AT GLENGARRIFF.............200 AN APPARITION....................202 THE SLEEPING PIG...................209 IRISH CONSTABULARY.................210 THE BLARNEY STONE..............To face 228 A LITTLE TOUR IN IRELAND.

booknounUS /bʊk/

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

boxnounUS /bɑːks/

a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

BROILEDadjectiveUS /brɔɪld/

cooked by radiant heat (as over a grill)

From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “By suffering worn and weary, But beautiful as some fair angel yet.”

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading “By suffering worn and weary, But beautiful as some fair angel yet.”

CABnounUS /kæb/

a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits

From this reading The Deanery, Rochester: 1892. the claddagh...............Frontispiece THE “CURSED ARISTOCRATn............................7 IRISH MELODY..........................................9 LOVE AT CREWE STATION..............................II THE UNIVERSITY PORTER................................17 THE QUEEN OF BEAUTY.............Tofa.ce 30 CAR VERSUS CAB................

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

CARnounUS /kɑːr/

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading The Deanery, Rochester: 1892. the claddagh...............Frontispiece THE “CURSED ARISTOCRATn............................7 IRISH MELODY..........................................9 LOVE AT CREWE STATION..............................II THE UNIVERSITY PORTER................................17 THE QUEEN OF BEAUTY.............Tofa.ce 30 CAR VERSUS CAB................

cenounUS /ˌsiːˈiː/

a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group

From this reading The Deanery, Rochester: 1892. the claddagh...............Frontispiece THE “CURSED ARISTOCRATn............................7 IRISH MELODY..........................................9 LOVE AT CREWE STATION..............................II THE UNIVERSITY PORTER................................17 THE QUEEN OF BEAUTY.............Tofa.ce 30 CAR VERSUS CAB................

certifiedadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtəfaɪd/

endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

changeverbUS /tʃeɪndʒ/

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

CHOOSINGverbUS /ˈtʃuːzɪŋ/

-ing form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

claddagh

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

From this reading The Deanery, Rochester: 1892. the claddagh...............Frontispiece THE “CURSED ARISTOCRATn............................7 IRISH MELODY..........................................9 LOVE AT CREWE STATION..............................II THE UNIVERSITY PORTER................................17 THE QUEEN OF BEAUTY.............Tofa.ce 30 CAR VERSUS CAB................

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

companionnounUS /kəmˈpænjən/

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

completelyadverbUS /kəmˈpliːtli/

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

condonedverbUS /kənˈdoʊnd/

past form of “condone” — excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

CONNAMARA

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

From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

CONSTABULARYnounUS /kənˈstæbjəleri/

the force of policemen and officers

From this reading THE WAITER AT GLENGARRIFF.............200 AN APPARITION....................202 THE SLEEPING PIG...................209 IRISH CONSTABULARY.................210 THE BLARNEY STONE..............To face 228 A LITTLE TOUR IN IRELAND.

copiesnounUS /ˈkɑːpiz/

plural of “copy” — a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

costnounUS /kɑːst/

the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

CREWE

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

From this reading The Deanery, Rochester: 1892. the claddagh...............Frontispiece THE “CURSED ARISTOCRATn............................7 IRISH MELODY..........................................9 LOVE AT CREWE STATION..............................II THE UNIVERSITY PORTER................................17 THE QUEEN OF BEAUTY.............Tofa.ce 30 CAR VERSUS CAB................

CURSEDadjectiveUS /kɜːrst/

deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier

From this reading The Deanery, Rochester: 1892. the claddagh...............Frontispiece THE “CURSED ARISTOCRATn............................7 IRISH MELODY..........................................9 LOVE AT CREWE STATION..............................II THE UNIVERSITY PORTER................................17 THE QUEEN OF BEAUTY.............Tofa.ce 30 CAR VERSUS CAB................

DAYnounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

DeannounUS /diːn/

an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

Deanerynoun

the official residence of a dean

From this reading The Deanery, Rochester: 1892. the claddagh...............Frontispiece THE “CURSED ARISTOCRATn............................7 IRISH MELODY..........................................9 LOVE AT CREWE STATION..............................II THE UNIVERSITY PORTER................................17 THE QUEEN OF BEAUTY.............Tofa.ce 30 CAR VERSUS CAB................

denouncedverbUS /dɪˈnaʊnst/

past form of “denounce” — speak out against

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

describedadjectiveUS /dɪˈskraɪbd/

represented in words especially with sharpness and detail

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

DIETnounUS /ˈdaɪət/

a prescribed selection of foods

From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

drewnounUS /druː/

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

DUNLOE

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

From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

editionnounUS /əˈdɪʃən/

the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

EVENINGnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

exhaustedadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/

drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

expelledverbUS /ɪkˈspeld/

inflected form of “expel” — force to leave or move out

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

failingsnounUS /ˈfeɪlɪŋz/

plural of “failing” — a flaw or weak point

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

fairadjectiveUS /fer/

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading “By suffering worn and weary, But beautiful as some fair angel yet.”

FANTASTICadjectiveUS /fænˈtæstɪk/

ludicrously odd

From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

fresconounUS /ˈfreskoʊ/

a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster

From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

friendnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

friendsnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

Frontispiecenoun

an ornamental facade

From this reading The Deanery, Rochester: 1892. the claddagh...............Frontispiece THE “CURSED ARISTOCRATn............................7 IRISH MELODY..........................................9 LOVE AT CREWE STATION..............................II THE UNIVERSITY PORTER................................17 THE QUEEN OF BEAUTY.............Tofa.ce 30 CAR VERSUS CAB................

fullyadverbUS /ˈfʊli/

to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

furtheradverbUS /ˈfɜːrðər/

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

gaietynoun

a gay feeling

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

gaiters

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

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

GAPnounUS /ɡæp/

a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures

From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

GATEnounUS /ɡeɪt/

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

GLENGARRIFF

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

From this reading THE WAITER AT GLENGARRIFF.............200 AN APPARITION....................202 THE SLEEPING PIG...................209 IRISH CONSTABULARY.................210 THE BLARNEY STONE..............To face 228 A LITTLE TOUR IN IRELAND.

GOINGnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

hearsaynounUS /ˈhiːrseɪ/

gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

HolenounUS /hoʊl/

an opening into or through something

From this reading S. Reynolds Hole.

HOMEnounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

HOOKSnounUS /hʊks/

large strong hand (as of a fighter)

From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

HORSESnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

IInoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The Deanery, Rochester: 1892. the claddagh...............Frontispiece THE “CURSED ARISTOCRATn............................7 IRISH MELODY..........................................9 LOVE AT CREWE STATION..............................II THE UNIVERSITY PORTER................................17 THE QUEEN OF BEAUTY.............Tofa.ce 30 CAR VERSUS CAB................

IIO

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

From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

IlnounUS /ɪl/

a midwestern state in north-central United States

From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

illustrationsnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz/

plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

insistverbUS /ˌɪnˈsɪst/

be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

IrelandnounUS /ˈaɪərlənd/

a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

IRISHnounUS /ˈaɪrɪʃ/

people of Ireland or of Irish extraction

From this reading The Deanery, Rochester: 1892. the claddagh...............Frontispiece THE “CURSED ARISTOCRATn............................7 IRISH MELODY..........................................9 LOVE AT CREWE STATION..............................II THE UNIVERSITY PORTER................................17 THE QUEEN OF BEAUTY.............Tofa.ce 30 CAR VERSUS CAB................

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

ISLANDnounUS /ˈaɪlənd/

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

issuedverbUS /ˈɪʃuːd/

past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

ITpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

JÇ

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

From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

keepingnounUS /ˈkiːpɪŋ/

conformity or harmony

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

KILLARNEY

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From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

KYLEMORK

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

From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

lnounUS /el/

a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

LeechnounUS /liːtʃ/

carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

LIGHTadjectiveUS /laɪt/

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

LIKEverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

LittleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

lockedverbUS /lɑːkt/

past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

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 I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

LOOKING-GLASS

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

From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

LOVEnounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading The Deanery, Rochester: 1892. the claddagh...............Frontispiece THE “CURSED ARISTOCRATn............................7 IRISH MELODY..........................................9 LOVE AT CREWE STATION..............................II THE UNIVERSITY PORTER................................17 THE QUEEN OF BEAUTY.............Tofa.ce 30 CAR VERSUS CAB................

MAILnounUS /meɪl/

the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service

From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

marketnounUS /ˈmɑːrkət/

the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

MARY'SnounUS /ˈmeriz/

possessive form of “mary” — the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

MELODYnounUS /ˈmelədi/

a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

From this reading The Deanery, Rochester: 1892. the claddagh...............Frontispiece THE “CURSED ARISTOCRATn............................7 IRISH MELODY..........................................9 LOVE AT CREWE STATION..............................II THE UNIVERSITY PORTER................................17 THE QUEEN OF BEAUTY.............Tofa.ce 30 CAR VERSUS CAB................

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

onounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/

many times at short intervals

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

originaladjectiveUS /ərˈɪdʒənəl/

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

Oxonianadjective

of or pertaining to or characteristic of Oxford University

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

PADDYnounUS /ˈpædi/

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

From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

perceptibleadjectiveUS /pərˈseptəbəl/

capable of being perceived by the mind or senses

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

persuasivelyadverbUS /pərˈsweɪsɪvli/

in a persuasive manner

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

PIGnounUS /pɪɡ/

domestic swine

From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

PORTERnounUS /ˈpɔːrtər/

a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

From this reading The Deanery, Rochester: 1892. the claddagh...............Frontispiece THE “CURSED ARISTOCRATn............................7 IRISH MELODY..........................................9 LOVE AT CREWE STATION..............................II THE UNIVERSITY PORTER................................17 THE QUEEN OF BEAUTY.............Tofa.ce 30 CAR VERSUS CAB................

PREFACEnounUS /ˈprefəs/

a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

From this reading PREFACE.

pricenounUS /praɪs/

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

PRIESTnounUS /priːst/

a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

QUEENnounUS /kwiːn/

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading The Deanery, Rochester: 1892. the claddagh...............Frontispiece THE “CURSED ARISTOCRATn............................7 IRISH MELODY..........................................9 LOVE AT CREWE STATION..............................II THE UNIVERSITY PORTER................................17 THE QUEEN OF BEAUTY.............Tofa.ce 30 CAR VERSUS CAB................

raisingnounUS /ˈreɪzɪŋ/

the event of something being raised upward

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

remonstrancenoun

the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

republishverb

publish again

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

requestverbUS /rɪˈkwest/

express the need or desire for

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

resistancenounUS /rɪˈzɪstəns/

the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

RESULTnounUS /rɪˈzʌlt/

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

REVERIEnounUS /ˈrevəri/

absentminded dreaming while awake

From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

ReynoldsnounUS /ˈrenəldz/

English portrait painter and first president of the Royal Academy (1723-1792)

From this reading S. Reynolds Hole.

RochesternounUS /ˈrɑːtʃestər/

a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry

From this reading The Deanery, Rochester: 1892. the claddagh...............Frontispiece THE “CURSED ARISTOCRATn............................7 IRISH MELODY..........................................9 LOVE AT CREWE STATION..............................II THE UNIVERSITY PORTER................................17 THE QUEEN OF BEAUTY.............Tofa.ce 30 CAR VERSUS CAB................

ROCKnounUS /rɑːk/

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

ROYALadjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

SnounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading S. Reynolds Hole.

SALMONnounUS /ˈsæmən/

any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn

From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

scenesnounUS /siːnz/

plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

severelyadverbUS /səˈvɪrli/

to a severe or serious degree

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

SHALLmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

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

From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

SHANNONnounUS /ˈʃænən/

United States electrical engineer who pioneered mathematical communication theory (1916-2001)

From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

SHILLELAGHnoun

a cudgel made of hardwood (usually oak or blackthorn)

From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

SLEEPINGnounUS /ˈsliːpɪŋ/

the state of being asleep

From this reading THE WAITER AT GLENGARRIFF.............200 AN APPARITION....................202 THE SLEEPING PIG...................209 IRISH CONSTABULARY.................210 THE BLARNEY STONE..............To face 228 A LITTLE TOUR IN IRELAND.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

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

From this reading “By suffering worn and weary, But beautiful as some fair angel yet.”

SOMETHINGpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

splendidadjectiveUS /ˈsplendɪd/

having great beauty and splendor

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

STATIONnounUS /ˈsteɪʃən/

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading The Deanery, Rochester: 1892. the claddagh...............Frontispiece THE “CURSED ARISTOCRATn............................7 IRISH MELODY..........................................9 LOVE AT CREWE STATION..............................II THE UNIVERSITY PORTER................................17 THE QUEEN OF BEAUTY.............Tofa.ce 30 CAR VERSUS CAB................

STONEnounUS /stoʊn/

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading THE WAITER AT GLENGARRIFF.............200 AN APPARITION....................202 THE SLEEPING PIG...................209 IRISH CONSTABULARY.................210 THE BLARNEY STONE..............To face 228 A LITTLE TOUR IN IRELAND.

stylenounUS /staɪl/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

sufferingnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/

a state of acute pain

From this reading “By suffering worn and weary, But beautiful as some fair angel yet.”

talentnounUS /ˈtælənt/

natural abilities or qualities

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

thriceadverbUS /θraɪs/

three times

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

Tofa

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From this reading The Deanery, Rochester: 1892. the claddagh...............Frontispiece THE “CURSED ARISTOCRATn............................7 IRISH MELODY..........................................9 LOVE AT CREWE STATION..............................II THE UNIVERSITY PORTER................................17 THE QUEEN OF BEAUTY.............Tofa.ce 30 CAR VERSUS CAB................

TournounUS /tʊr/

a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

TUNNElverbUS /ˈtʌnəl/

move through by or as by digging

From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

unbecomingadjectiveUS /ˌʌnbɪˈkʌmɪŋ/

not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

undergraduatenounUS /ˌʌndərˈɡrædʒəwət/

a university student who has not yet received a first degree

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

UNIVERSITYnounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/

the body of faculty and students at a university

From this reading The Deanery, Rochester: 1892. the claddagh...............Frontispiece THE “CURSED ARISTOCRATn............................7 IRISH MELODY..........................................9 LOVE AT CREWE STATION..............................II THE UNIVERSITY PORTER................................17 THE QUEEN OF BEAUTY.............Tofa.ce 30 CAR VERSUS CAB................

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

upbraidedverbUS /əpˈbreɪdɪd/

past form of “upbraid” — express criticism towards

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

USEFULadjectiveUS /ˈjuːsfəl/

being of use or service

From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

VERSUS

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From this reading The Deanery, Rochester: 1892. the claddagh...............Frontispiece THE “CURSED ARISTOCRATn............................7 IRISH MELODY..........................................9 LOVE AT CREWE STATION..............................II THE UNIVERSITY PORTER................................17 THE QUEEN OF BEAUTY.............Tofa.ce 30 CAR VERSUS CAB................

VILLAGEnounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

WAITERnounUS /ˈweɪtər/

a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)

From this reading THE WAITER AT GLENGARRIFF.............200 AN APPARITION....................202 THE SLEEPING PIG...................209 IRISH CONSTABULARY.................210 THE BLARNEY STONE..............To face 228 A LITTLE TOUR IN IRELAND.

WAITINGnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

wearyverbUS /ˈwɪri/

exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

From this reading “By suffering worn and weary, But beautiful as some fair angel yet.”

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

wornverbUS /wɔːrn/

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading “By suffering worn and weary, But beautiful as some fair angel yet.”

writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

WRONGadjectiveUS /rɔːŋ/

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

From this reading MARY'S LOOKING-GLASS.................Il6 A BEACON ON THE SHANNON..............127 THE BELLE OF THE SHANNON.............130 HOOKS AND EYES...................135 KILLARNEY......................I40 THE GAP OF DUNLOE..............To face 154 BROILED SALMON al fresco...............158 ON THE WRONG ISLAND................l6o A ROCK AT KILLARNEY.................171 CHOOSING A SHILLELAGH................185 RESULT OF A SALMON DIET..............JÇ1 VILLAGE BEAUTIES...................193 THE TUNNEl...................To face 196

wroteverbUS /roʊt/

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading I have been so often and persuasively asked to republish _A Little Tour in Ireland_, which I wrote as “an Oxonian,” many years ago, at the request of my beloved friend and companion, John Leech, and of which only one edition has been issued, and that long since exhausted; I have been so severely upbraided for “keeping his splendid illustrations locked up in a box, and raising the price of the few copies which come into the market, to thrice the original cost;” I have been so fully certified, not only by hearsay but by my own eyes, that there is little or no perceptible change in the scenes, which he drew and I described; and my apprehension, that the style in which the book is written might be denounced as unbecoming, has been so completely expelled by the amused remonstrance of my friends, who insist that gaiety becomes an undergraduate as much as gaiters a Dean;--that I can make no further resistance, and only ask that the failings of the author may be condoned by the talent of the artist.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “By suffering worn and weary, But beautiful as some fair angel yet.”

ÇO

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From this reading “ 32 A PRIEST..............................................37 WHICH SHALL IT BE?..................................42 AN IRISH PIG..........................................45 ANOTHER IRISH PIG....................................55 A USEFUL GATE........................................56 PADDY AT HOME........................................57 WAITING FOR HORSES..................................6l A REVERIE............................................69 EVENING IN CONNAMARA................................77 THE ROYAL MAIL......................................86 1*AGE SOMETHING LIKE A DAY AT KYLEMORK......To face ÇO ON THE LIGHT FANTASTIC...............109 GOING TO THE FAIR..................IIO

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