acknowledgedadjectiveUS /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒd/
recognized or made known or admitted
From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
ARDKILL
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From this reading ARDKILL COTTAGE.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
AtlanticnounUS /ətˈlæntɪk/
the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading They are beautifully coloured, streaked with yellow veins, and with great masses of dark red rock; and beneath them lies the broad and blue Atlantic.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
beautifullyadverbUS /ˈbjuːtəfli/
in a beautiful manner
From this reading They are beautifully coloured, streaked with yellow veins, and with great masses of dark red rock; and beneath them lies the broad and blue Atlantic.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading They are beautifully coloured, streaked with yellow veins, and with great masses of dark red rock; and beneath them lies the broad and blue Atlantic.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading They are beautifully coloured, streaked with yellow veins, and with great masses of dark red rock; and beneath them lies the broad and blue Atlantic.
bluestadjectiveUS /ˈbluːəst/
superlative of “blue” — of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
brightestadjectiveUS /ˈbraɪtəst/
superlative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading They are beautifully coloured, streaked with yellow veins, and with great masses of dark red rock; and beneath them lies the broad and blue Atlantic.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
Clare
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From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
clearestadjectiveUS /ˈklɪrɪst/
superlative of “clear” — readily apparent to the mind
From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
cliffsnounUS /klɪfs/
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
colouredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading They are beautifully coloured, streaked with yellow veins, and with great masses of dark red rock; and beneath them lies the broad and blue Atlantic.
comparativeadjectiveUS /kəmˈperətɪv/
relating to or based on or involving comparison
From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
a small house with a single story
From this reading ARDKILL COTTAGE.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading They are beautifully coloured, streaked with yellow veins, and with great masses of dark red rock; and beneath them lies the broad and blue Atlantic.
doubtedverbUS /ˈdaʊtɪd/
past form of “doubt” — consider unlikely or have doubts about
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
exaggerationnounUS /ɪɡˌzædʒərˈeɪʃən/
extravagant exaggeration
From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading They are beautifully coloured, streaked with yellow veins, and with great masses of dark red rock; and beneath them lies the broad and blue Atlantic.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
ten 10s
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
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 The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading They are beautifully coloured, streaked with yellow veins, and with great masses of dark red rock; and beneath them lies the broad and blue Atlantic.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
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 Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
massesnounUS /ˈmæsəz/
the common people generally
From this reading They are beautifully coloured, streaked with yellow veins, and with great masses of dark red rock; and beneath them lies the broad and blue Atlantic.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
Moher
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From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
perpendicularnounUS /ˌpɜːrpənˈdɪkjələr/
a straight line at right angles to another line
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
QuinnounUS /kwɪn/
one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading They are beautifully coloured, streaked with yellow veins, and with great masses of dark red rock; and beneath them lies the broad and blue Atlantic.
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
precisely, exactly
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading They are beautifully coloured, streaked with yellow veins, and with great masses of dark red rock; and beneath them lies the broad and blue Atlantic.
rollsnounUS /roʊlz/
plural of “roll” — rotary motion of an object around its own axis
From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
streakedadjectiveUS /striːkt/
marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations
From this reading They are beautifully coloured, streaked with yellow veins, and with great masses of dark red rock; and beneath them lies the broad and blue Atlantic.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
touristsnounUS /ˈtʊrəsts/
plural of “tourist” — someone who travels for pleasure
From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
undoubtedlyadverbUS /ənˈdaʊtɪdli/
without doubt; certainly
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
veinsnounUS /veɪnz/
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading They are beautifully coloured, streaked with yellow veins, and with great masses of dark red rock; and beneath them lies the broad and blue Atlantic.
precisely as stated
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading The cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare, on the western coast of Ireland, are not as well known to tourists as they should be.
at the time that
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They are beautifully coloured, streaked with yellow veins, and with great masses of dark red rock; and beneath them lies the broad and blue Atlantic.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It may be doubted whether Lady Mary Quin was right when she called them the highest cliffs in the world, but they are undoubtedly very respectable cliffs, and run up some six hundred feet from the sea as nearly perpendicular as cliffs should be.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Lady Mary's exaggeration as to the comparative height is here acknowledged, but had she said that below them rolls the brightest bluest clearest water in the world she would not have been far wrong.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading They are beautifully coloured, streaked with yellow veins, and with great masses of dark red rock; and beneath them lies the broad and blue Atlantic.
