used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BRILLIANT LITTLE AFFAIR.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ‘He had that same, and may the divil fly away wid him, for in about half-an-hour we suddintly saw him coming back wid a troop of Hussars and Cossacks at his heels.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading A BRILLIANT LITTLE AFFAIR.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ‘Had he a black sheep’s-wool cap on, and an orange-coloured sash round his waist?’ asked Jack.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Presently Linham went off to find Sergeant Barrymore, and Larry related what had happened in the village.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ‘Had he a black sheep’s-wool cap on, and an orange-coloured sash round his waist?’ asked Jack.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘He had that same, and may the divil fly away wid him, for in about half-an-hour we suddintly saw him coming back wid a troop of Hussars and Cossacks at his heels.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading ‘He had that same, and may the divil fly away wid him, for in about half-an-hour we suddintly saw him coming back wid a troop of Hussars and Cossacks at his heels.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading ‘He had that same, and may the divil fly away wid him, for in about half-an-hour we suddintly saw him coming back wid a troop of Hussars and Cossacks at his heels.
BarrymorenounUS /ˈbærimɔːr/
United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1882-1942)
From this reading Presently Linham went off to find Sergeant Barrymore, and Larry related what had happened in the village.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading ‘Had he a black sheep’s-wool cap on, and an orange-coloured sash round his waist?’ asked Jack.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading A BRILLIANT LITTLE AFFAIR.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading ‘Had he a black sheep’s-wool cap on, and an orange-coloured sash round his waist?’ asked Jack.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading ‘He had that same, and may the divil fly away wid him, for in about half-an-hour we suddintly saw him coming back wid a troop of Hussars and Cossacks at his heels.
CossacksnounUS /ˈkɑːsæks/
plural of “cossack” — a member of a Slavic people living in southern European Russia and Ukraine and adjacent parts of Asia and noted for their horsemanship and military skill; they formed an elite cavalry corps in czarist Russia
From this reading ‘He had that same, and may the divil fly away wid him, for in about half-an-hour we suddintly saw him coming back wid a troop of Hussars and Cossacks at his heels.
divil
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From this reading ‘He had that same, and may the divil fly away wid him, for in about half-an-hour we suddintly saw him coming back wid a troop of Hussars and Cossacks at his heels.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading ‘We were sitting on our horses, kaping our eyes and ears open,’ he said, ‘when I happened to notice a pasty-faced young gossoon on a pony sneaking off towards the hills.’
opinion or judgment
From this reading ‘We were sitting on our horses, kaping our eyes and ears open,’ he said, ‘when I happened to notice a pasty-faced young gossoon on a pony sneaking off towards the hills.’
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Presently Linham went off to find Sergeant Barrymore, and Larry related what had happened in the village.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading ‘He had that same, and may the divil fly away wid him, for in about half-an-hour we suddintly saw him coming back wid a troop of Hussars and Cossacks at his heels.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘He had that same, and may the divil fly away wid him, for in about half-an-hour we suddintly saw him coming back wid a troop of Hussars and Cossacks at his heels.
gossoon
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From this reading ‘We were sitting on our horses, kaping our eyes and ears open,’ he said, ‘when I happened to notice a pasty-faced young gossoon on a pony sneaking off towards the hills.’
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Presently Linham went off to find Sergeant Barrymore, and Larry related what had happened in the village.
half-an-hour
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From this reading ‘He had that same, and may the divil fly away wid him, for in about half-an-hour we suddintly saw him coming back wid a troop of Hussars and Cossacks at his heels.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Presently Linham went off to find Sergeant Barrymore, and Larry related what had happened in the village.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘We were sitting on our horses, kaping our eyes and ears open,’ he said, ‘when I happened to notice a pasty-faced young gossoon on a pony sneaking off towards the hills.’
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading ‘He had that same, and may the divil fly away wid him, for in about half-an-hour we suddintly saw him coming back wid a troop of Hussars and Cossacks at his heels.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading ‘We were sitting on our horses, kaping our eyes and ears open,’ he said, ‘when I happened to notice a pasty-faced young gossoon on a pony sneaking off towards the hills.’
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘He had that same, and may the divil fly away wid him, for in about half-an-hour we suddintly saw him coming back wid a troop of Hussars and Cossacks at his heels.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Had he a black sheep’s-wool cap on, and an orange-coloured sash round his waist?’ asked Jack.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading ‘We were sitting on our horses, kaping our eyes and ears open,’ he said, ‘when I happened to notice a pasty-faced young gossoon on a pony sneaking off towards the hills.’
Hussars
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From this reading ‘He had that same, and may the divil fly away wid him, for in about half-an-hour we suddintly saw him coming back wid a troop of Hussars and Cossacks at his heels.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘We were sitting on our horses, kaping our eyes and ears open,’ he said, ‘when I happened to notice a pasty-faced young gossoon on a pony sneaking off towards the hills.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Presently Linham went off to find Sergeant Barrymore, and Larry related what had happened in the village.
a small worthless amount
From this reading ‘Had he a black sheep’s-wool cap on, and an orange-coloured sash round his waist?’ asked Jack.
kaping
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From this reading ‘We were sitting on our horses, kaping our eyes and ears open,’ he said, ‘when I happened to notice a pasty-faced young gossoon on a pony sneaking off towards the hills.’
Larry
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From this reading Presently Linham went off to find Sergeant Barrymore, and Larry related what had happened in the village.
Linham
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From this reading Presently Linham went off to find Sergeant Barrymore, and Larry related what had happened in the village.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A BRILLIANT LITTLE AFFAIR.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ‘He had that same, and may the divil fly away wid him, for in about half-an-hour we suddintly saw him coming back wid a troop of Hussars and Cossacks at his heels.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading ‘We were sitting on our horses, kaping our eyes and ears open,’ he said, ‘when I happened to notice a pasty-faced young gossoon on a pony sneaking off towards the hills.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘He had that same, and may the divil fly away wid him, for in about half-an-hour we suddintly saw him coming back wid a troop of Hussars and Cossacks at his heels.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Presently Linham went off to find Sergeant Barrymore, and Larry related what had happened in the village.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘We were sitting on our horses, kaping our eyes and ears open,’ he said, ‘when I happened to notice a pasty-faced young gossoon on a pony sneaking off towards the hills.’
To move from a closed position.
From this reading ‘We were sitting on our horses, kaping our eyes and ears open,’ he said, ‘when I happened to notice a pasty-faced young gossoon on a pony sneaking off towards the hills.’
orange-colouredadjective
having the color of ripe oranges
From this reading ‘Had he a black sheep’s-wool cap on, and an orange-coloured sash round his waist?’ asked Jack.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading ‘We were sitting on our horses, kaping our eyes and ears open,’ he said, ‘when I happened to notice a pasty-faced young gossoon on a pony sneaking off towards the hills.’
pasty-faced
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From this reading ‘We were sitting on our horses, kaping our eyes and ears open,’ he said, ‘when I happened to notice a pasty-faced young gossoon on a pony sneaking off towards the hills.’
ponynounUS /ˈpoʊniː/
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading ‘We were sitting on our horses, kaping our eyes and ears open,’ he said, ‘when I happened to notice a pasty-faced young gossoon on a pony sneaking off towards the hills.’
in the near future
From this reading Presently Linham went off to find Sergeant Barrymore, and Larry related what had happened in the village.
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading Presently Linham went off to find Sergeant Barrymore, and Larry related what had happened in the village.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading ‘Had he a black sheep’s-wool cap on, and an orange-coloured sash round his waist?’ asked Jack.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘We were sitting on our horses, kaping our eyes and ears open,’ he said, ‘when I happened to notice a pasty-faced young gossoon on a pony sneaking off towards the hills.’
Identical; not different.
From this reading ‘He had that same, and may the divil fly away wid him, for in about half-an-hour we suddintly saw him coming back wid a troop of Hussars and Cossacks at his heels.
sashnounUS /sæʃ/
a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
From this reading ‘Had he a black sheep’s-wool cap on, and an orange-coloured sash round his waist?’ asked Jack.
cut with a saw
From this reading ‘He had that same, and may the divil fly away wid him, for in about half-an-hour we suddintly saw him coming back wid a troop of Hussars and Cossacks at his heels.
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading Presently Linham went off to find Sergeant Barrymore, and Larry related what had happened in the village.
sheep's-wool
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From this reading ‘Had he a black sheep’s-wool cap on, and an orange-coloured sash round his waist?’ asked Jack.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading ‘We were sitting on our horses, kaping our eyes and ears open,’ he said, ‘when I happened to notice a pasty-faced young gossoon on a pony sneaking off towards the hills.’
sneakingadjectiveUS /ˈsniːkɪŋ/
not openly expressed
From this reading ‘We were sitting on our horses, kaping our eyes and ears open,’ he said, ‘when I happened to notice a pasty-faced young gossoon on a pony sneaking off towards the hills.’
suddintly
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From this reading ‘He had that same, and may the divil fly away wid him, for in about half-an-hour we suddintly saw him coming back wid a troop of Hussars and Cossacks at his heels.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘He had that same, and may the divil fly away wid him, for in about half-an-hour we suddintly saw him coming back wid a troop of Hussars and Cossacks at his heels.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Presently Linham went off to find Sergeant Barrymore, and Larry related what had happened in the village.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Presently Linham went off to find Sergeant Barrymore, and Larry related what had happened in the village.
in the direction of
From this reading ‘We were sitting on our horses, kaping our eyes and ears open,’ he said, ‘when I happened to notice a pasty-faced young gossoon on a pony sneaking off towards the hills.’
troopnounUS /truːp/
a group of soldiers
From this reading ‘He had that same, and may the divil fly away wid him, for in about half-an-hour we suddintly saw him coming back wid a troop of Hussars and Cossacks at his heels.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Presently Linham went off to find Sergeant Barrymore, and Larry related what had happened in the village.
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading ‘Had he a black sheep’s-wool cap on, and an orange-coloured sash round his waist?’ asked Jack.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘We were sitting on our horses, kaping our eyes and ears open,’ he said, ‘when I happened to notice a pasty-faced young gossoon on a pony sneaking off towards the hills.’
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Presently Linham went off to find Sergeant Barrymore, and Larry related what had happened in the village.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘We were sitting on our horses, kaping our eyes and ears open,’ he said, ‘when I happened to notice a pasty-faced young gossoon on a pony sneaking off towards the hills.’
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Presently Linham went off to find Sergeant Barrymore, and Larry related what had happened in the village.
at the time that
From this reading ‘We were sitting on our horses, kaping our eyes and ears open,’ he said, ‘when I happened to notice a pasty-faced young gossoon on a pony sneaking off towards the hills.’
wid
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From this reading ‘He had that same, and may the divil fly away wid him, for in about half-an-hour we suddintly saw him coming back wid a troop of Hussars and Cossacks at his heels.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading ‘We were sitting on our horses, kaping our eyes and ears open,’ he said, ‘when I happened to notice a pasty-faced young gossoon on a pony sneaking off towards the hills.’
