Chapter I

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

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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From this reading I’d be noways denyin’ the say’s done ill turns on us now and agin; But our bit of an Inish, begorrah, I’ll stan’ by thro’ thick an’ thro’ thin, For the pleasant ould times we’ve had on it is more than I’ll ever forget, And except for th’ ould master’s misfortins, belike we’d be havin’ thim yet.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Ay, we’ve plenty enough o’ the say, an’ good luck to’t; I don’t understand How the folk keep continted at all that be settled far up on the land, Out o’ reach o’ the tides; ’tis like livin’ wid never a chance to be spied, And what use is one’s life widout chances?

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

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

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

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

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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From this reading Ay, we’ve plenty enough o’ the say, an’ good luck to’t; I don’t understand How the folk keep continted at all that be settled far up on the land, Out o’ reach o’ the tides; ’tis like livin’ wid never a chance to be spied, And what use is one’s life widout chances?

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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From this reading I’d be noways denyin’ the say’s done ill turns on us now and agin; But our bit of an Inish, begorrah, I’ll stan’ by thro’ thick an’ thro’ thin, For the pleasant ould times we’ve had on it is more than I’ll ever forget, And except for th’ ould master’s misfortins, belike we’d be havin’ thim yet.

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

From this reading I’d be noways denyin’ the say’s done ill turns on us now and agin; But our bit of an Inish, begorrah, I’ll stan’ by thro’ thick an’ thro’ thin, For the pleasant ould times we’ve had on it is more than I’ll ever forget, And except for th’ ould master’s misfortins, belike we’d be havin’ thim yet.

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From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

the property of having a relatively great size

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading I’d be noways denyin’ the say’s done ill turns on us now and agin; But our bit of an Inish, begorrah, I’ll stan’ by thro’ thick an’ thro’ thin, For the pleasant ould times we’ve had on it is more than I’ll ever forget, And except for th’ ould master’s misfortins, belike we’d be havin’ thim yet.

plural of “bit” — a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

(used in the plural) the stage of a theater

From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

cause to slow down or get stuck

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading Ay, we’ve plenty enough o’ the say, an’ good luck to’t; I don’t understand How the folk keep continted at all that be settled far up on the land, Out o’ reach o’ the tides; ’tis like livin’ wid never a chance to be spied, And what use is one’s life widout chances?

plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading Ay, we’ve plenty enough o’ the say, an’ good luck to’t; I don’t understand How the folk keep continted at all that be settled far up on the land, Out o’ reach o’ the tides; ’tis like livin’ wid never a chance to be spied, And what use is one’s life widout chances?

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

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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

From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

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From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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From this reading Ay, we’ve plenty enough o’ the say, an’ good luck to’t; I don’t understand How the folk keep continted at all that be settled far up on the land, Out o’ reach o’ the tides; ’tis like livin’ wid never a chance to be spied, And what use is one’s life widout chances?

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers

From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

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From this reading I’d be noways denyin’ the say’s done ill turns on us now and agin; But our bit of an Inish, begorrah, I’ll stan’ by thro’ thick an’ thro’ thin, For the pleasant ould times we’ve had on it is more than I’ll ever forget, And except for th’ ould master’s misfortins, belike we’d be havin’ thim yet.

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From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

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From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates

From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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From this reading Ay, we’ve plenty enough o’ the say, an’ good luck to’t; I don’t understand How the folk keep continted at all that be settled far up on the land, Out o’ reach o’ the tides; ’tis like livin’ wid never a chance to be spied, And what use is one’s life widout chances?

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading I’d be noways denyin’ the say’s done ill turns on us now and agin; But our bit of an Inish, begorrah, I’ll stan’ by thro’ thick an’ thro’ thin, For the pleasant ould times we’ve had on it is more than I’ll ever forget, And except for th’ ould master’s misfortins, belike we’d be havin’ thim yet.

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

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading Ay, we’ve plenty enough o’ the say, an’ good luck to’t; I don’t understand How the folk keep continted at all that be settled far up on the land, Out o’ reach o’ the tides; ’tis like livin’ wid never a chance to be spied, And what use is one’s life widout chances?

at any time

From this reading I’d be noways denyin’ the say’s done ill turns on us now and agin; But our bit of an Inish, begorrah, I’ll stan’ by thro’ thick an’ thro’ thin, For the pleasant ould times we’ve had on it is more than I’ll ever forget, And except for th’ ould master’s misfortins, belike we’d be havin’ thim yet.

apart from; not including

From this reading I’d be noways denyin’ the say’s done ill turns on us now and agin; But our bit of an Inish, begorrah, I’ll stan’ by thro’ thick an’ thro’ thin, For the pleasant ould times we’ve had on it is more than I’ll ever forget, And except for th’ ould master’s misfortins, belike we’d be havin’ thim yet.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

people in general (often used in the plural)

From this reading Ay, we’ve plenty enough o’ the say, an’ good luck to’t; I don’t understand How the folk keep continted at all that be settled far up on the land, Out o’ reach o’ the tides; ’tis like livin’ wid never a chance to be spied, And what use is one’s life widout chances?

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading I’d be noways denyin’ the say’s done ill turns on us now and agin; But our bit of an Inish, begorrah, I’ll stan’ by thro’ thick an’ thro’ thin, For the pleasant ould times we’ve had on it is more than I’ll ever forget, And except for th’ ould master’s misfortins, belike we’d be havin’ thim yet.

set up or found

From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Ay, we’ve plenty enough o’ the say, an’ good luck to’t; I don’t understand How the folk keep continted at all that be settled far up on the land, Out o’ reach o’ the tides; ’tis like livin’ wid never a chance to be spied, And what use is one’s life widout chances?

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

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

From this reading I’d be noways denyin’ the say’s done ill turns on us now and agin; But our bit of an Inish, begorrah, I’ll stan’ by thro’ thick an’ thro’ thin, For the pleasant ould times we’ve had on it is more than I’ll ever forget, And except for th’ ould master’s misfortins, belike we’d be havin’ thim yet.

easy to reach

From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

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From this reading I’d be noways denyin’ the say’s done ill turns on us now and agin; But our bit of an Inish, begorrah, I’ll stan’ by thro’ thick an’ thro’ thin, For the pleasant ould times we’ve had on it is more than I’ll ever forget, And except for th’ ould master’s misfortins, belike we’d be havin’ thim yet.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

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From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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

From this reading Ay, we’ve plenty enough o’ the say, an’ good luck to’t; I don’t understand How the folk keep continted at all that be settled far up on the land, Out o’ reach o’ the tides; ’tis like livin’ wid never a chance to be spied, And what use is one’s life widout chances?

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From this reading I’d be noways denyin’ the say’s done ill turns on us now and agin; But our bit of an Inish, begorrah, I’ll stan’ by thro’ thick an’ thro’ thin, For the pleasant ould times we’ve had on it is more than I’ll ever forget, And except for th’ ould master’s misfortins, belike we’d be havin’ thim yet.

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From this reading I’d be noways denyin’ the say’s done ill turns on us now and agin; But our bit of an Inish, begorrah, I’ll stan’ by thro’ thick an’ thro’ thin, For the pleasant ould times we’ve had on it is more than I’ll ever forget, And except for th’ ould master’s misfortins, belike we’d be havin’ thim yet.

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From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading I’d be noways denyin’ the say’s done ill turns on us now and agin; But our bit of an Inish, begorrah, I’ll stan’ by thro’ thick an’ thro’ thin, For the pleasant ould times we’ve had on it is more than I’ll ever forget, And except for th’ ould master’s misfortins, belike we’d be havin’ thim yet.

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

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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

From this reading Ay, we’ve plenty enough o’ the say, an’ good luck to’t; I don’t understand How the folk keep continted at all that be settled far up on the land, Out o’ reach o’ the tides; ’tis like livin’ wid never a chance to be spied, And what use is one’s life widout chances?

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From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

and nothing more

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading Ay, we’ve plenty enough o’ the say, an’ good luck to’t; I don’t understand How the folk keep continted at all that be settled far up on the land, Out o’ reach o’ the tides; ’tis like livin’ wid never a chance to be spied, And what use is one’s life widout chances?

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Ay, we’ve plenty enough o’ the say, an’ good luck to’t; I don’t understand How the folk keep continted at all that be settled far up on the land, Out o’ reach o’ the tides; ’tis like livin’ wid never a chance to be spied, And what use is one’s life widout chances?

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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From this reading Ay, we’ve plenty enough o’ the say, an’ good luck to’t; I don’t understand How the folk keep continted at all that be settled far up on the land, Out o’ reach o’ the tides; ’tis like livin’ wid never a chance to be spied, And what use is one’s life widout chances?

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 It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading Ay, we’ve plenty enough o’ the say, an’ good luck to’t; I don’t understand How the folk keep continted at all that be settled far up on the land, Out o’ reach o’ the tides; ’tis like livin’ wid never a chance to be spied, And what use is one’s life widout chances?

possessive form of “master” — an artist of consummate skill

From this reading I’d be noways denyin’ the say’s done ill turns on us now and agin; But our bit of an Inish, begorrah, I’ll stan’ by thro’ thick an’ thro’ thin, For the pleasant ould times we’ve had on it is more than I’ll ever forget, And except for th’ ould master’s misfortins, belike we’d be havin’ thim yet.

by chance

From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

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From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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From this reading I’d be noways denyin’ the say’s done ill turns on us now and agin; But our bit of an Inish, begorrah, I’ll stan’ by thro’ thick an’ thro’ thin, For the pleasant ould times we’ve had on it is more than I’ll ever forget, And except for th’ ould master’s misfortins, belike we’d be havin’ thim yet.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading I’d be noways denyin’ the say’s done ill turns on us now and agin; But our bit of an Inish, begorrah, I’ll stan’ by thro’ thick an’ thro’ thin, For the pleasant ould times we’ve had on it is more than I’ll ever forget, And except for th’ ould master’s misfortins, belike we’d be havin’ thim yet.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Ay, we’ve plenty enough o’ the say, an’ good luck to’t; I don’t understand How the folk keep continted at all that be settled far up on the land, Out o’ reach o’ the tides; ’tis like livin’ wid never a chance to be spied, And what use is one’s life widout chances?

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading I’d be noways denyin’ the say’s done ill turns on us now and agin; But our bit of an Inish, begorrah, I’ll stan’ by thro’ thick an’ thro’ thin, For the pleasant ould times we’ve had on it is more than I’ll ever forget, And except for th’ ould master’s misfortins, belike we’d be havin’ thim yet.

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From this reading I’d be noways denyin’ the say’s done ill turns on us now and agin; But our bit of an Inish, begorrah, I’ll stan’ by thro’ thick an’ thro’ thin, For the pleasant ould times we’ve had on it is more than I’ll ever forget, And except for th’ ould master’s misfortins, belike we’d be havin’ thim yet.

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 It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

throughout a period of time

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

an implement used to propel or steer a boat

From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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From this reading Ay, we’ve plenty enough o’ the say, an’ good luck to’t; I don’t understand How the folk keep continted at all that be settled far up on the land, Out o’ reach o’ the tides; ’tis like livin’ wid never a chance to be spied, And what use is one’s life widout chances?

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

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From this reading I’d be noways denyin’ the say’s done ill turns on us now and agin; But our bit of an Inish, begorrah, I’ll stan’ by thro’ thick an’ thro’ thin, For the pleasant ould times we’ve had on it is more than I’ll ever forget, And except for th’ ould master’s misfortins, belike we’d be havin’ thim yet.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading I’d be noways denyin’ the say’s done ill turns on us now and agin; But our bit of an Inish, begorrah, I’ll stan’ by thro’ thick an’ thro’ thin, For the pleasant ould times we’ve had on it is more than I’ll ever forget, And except for th’ ould master’s misfortins, belike we’d be havin’ thim yet.

a full supply

From this reading Ay, we’ve plenty enough o’ the say, an’ good luck to’t; I don’t understand How the folk keep continted at all that be settled far up on the land, Out o’ reach o’ the tides; ’tis like livin’ wid never a chance to be spied, And what use is one’s life widout chances?

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From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading Ay, we’ve plenty enough o’ the say, an’ good luck to’t; I don’t understand How the folk keep continted at all that be settled far up on the land, Out o’ reach o’ the tides; ’tis like livin’ wid never a chance to be spied, And what use is one’s life widout chances?

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

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From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

Identical; not different.

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

express in words

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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From this reading I’d be noways denyin’ the say’s done ill turns on us now and agin; But our bit of an Inish, begorrah, I’ll stan’ by thro’ thick an’ thro’ thin, For the pleasant ould times we’ve had on it is more than I’ll ever forget, And except for th’ ould master’s misfortins, belike we’d be havin’ thim yet.

only a very short time before

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

established or decided beyond dispute or doubt

From this reading Ay, we’ve plenty enough o’ the say, an’ good luck to’t; I don’t understand How the folk keep continted at all that be settled far up on the land, Out o’ reach o’ the tides; ’tis like livin’ wid never a chance to be spied, And what use is one’s life widout chances?

be bright by reflecting or casting light

From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

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From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

inflected form of “spy” — catch sight of

From this reading Ay, we’ve plenty enough o’ the say, an’ good luck to’t; I don’t understand How the folk keep continted at all that be settled far up on the land, Out o’ reach o’ the tides; ’tis like livin’ wid never a chance to be spied, And what use is one’s life widout chances?

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From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

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From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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From this reading I’d be noways denyin’ the say’s done ill turns on us now and agin; But our bit of an Inish, begorrah, I’ll stan’ by thro’ thick an’ thro’ thin, For the pleasant ould times we’ve had on it is more than I’ll ever forget, And except for th’ ould master’s misfortins, belike we’d be havin’ thim yet.

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From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

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From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

carry out

From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

express in words

From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day

From this reading I’d be noways denyin’ the say’s done ill turns on us now and agin; But our bit of an Inish, begorrah, I’ll stan’ by thro’ thick an’ thro’ thin, For the pleasant ould times we’ve had on it is more than I’ll ever forget, And except for th’ ould master’s misfortins, belike we’d be havin’ thim yet.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I’d be noways denyin’ the say’s done ill turns on us now and agin; But our bit of an Inish, begorrah, I’ll stan’ by thro’ thick an’ thro’ thin, For the pleasant ould times we’ve had on it is more than I’ll ever forget, And except for th’ ould master’s misfortins, belike we’d be havin’ thim yet.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

in or at that place or location

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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

From this reading I’d be noways denyin’ the say’s done ill turns on us now and agin; But our bit of an Inish, begorrah, I’ll stan’ by thro’ thick an’ thro’ thin, For the pleasant ould times we’ve had on it is more than I’ll ever forget, And except for th’ ould master’s misfortins, belike we’d be havin’ thim yet.

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From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading I’d be noways denyin’ the say’s done ill turns on us now and agin; But our bit of an Inish, begorrah, I’ll stan’ by thro’ thick an’ thro’ thin, For the pleasant ould times we’ve had on it is more than I’ll ever forget, And except for th’ ould master’s misfortins, belike we’d be havin’ thim yet.

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From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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From this reading I’d be noways denyin’ the say’s done ill turns on us now and agin; But our bit of an Inish, begorrah, I’ll stan’ by thro’ thick an’ thro’ thin, For the pleasant ould times we’ve had on it is more than I’ll ever forget, And except for th’ ould master’s misfortins, belike we’d be havin’ thim yet.

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From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

plural of “tide” — the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading Ay, we’ve plenty enough o’ the say, an’ good luck to’t; I don’t understand How the folk keep continted at all that be settled far up on the land, Out o’ reach o’ the tides; ’tis like livin’ wid never a chance to be spied, And what use is one’s life widout chances?

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading I’d be noways denyin’ the say’s done ill turns on us now and agin; But our bit of an Inish, begorrah, I’ll stan’ by thro’ thick an’ thro’ thin, For the pleasant ould times we’ve had on it is more than I’ll ever forget, And except for th’ ould master’s misfortins, belike we’d be havin’ thim yet.

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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From this reading Ay, we’ve plenty enough o’ the say, an’ good luck to’t; I don’t understand How the folk keep continted at all that be settled far up on the land, Out o’ reach o’ the tides; ’tis like livin’ wid never a chance to be spied, And what use is one’s life widout chances?

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From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve

From this reading I’d be noways denyin’ the say’s done ill turns on us now and agin; But our bit of an Inish, begorrah, I’ll stan’ by thro’ thick an’ thro’ thin, For the pleasant ould times we’ve had on it is more than I’ll ever forget, And except for th’ ould master’s misfortins, belike we’d be havin’ thim yet.

a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs

From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

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From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading Ay, we’ve plenty enough o’ the say, an’ good luck to’t; I don’t understand How the folk keep continted at all that be settled far up on the land, Out o’ reach o’ the tides; ’tis like livin’ wid never a chance to be spied, And what use is one’s life widout chances?

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

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I’d be noways denyin’ the say’s done ill turns on us now and agin; But our bit of an Inish, begorrah, I’ll stan’ by thro’ thick an’ thro’ thin, For the pleasant ould times we’ve had on it is more than I’ll ever forget, And except for th’ ould master’s misfortins, belike we’d be havin’ thim yet.

the act of using

From this reading Ay, we’ve plenty enough o’ the say, an’ good luck to’t; I don’t understand How the folk keep continted at all that be settled far up on the land, Out o’ reach o’ the tides; ’tis like livin’ wid never a chance to be spied, And what use is one’s life widout chances?

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

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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From this reading I’d be noways denyin’ the say’s done ill turns on us now and agin; But our bit of an Inish, begorrah, I’ll stan’ by thro’ thick an’ thro’ thin, For the pleasant ould times we’ve had on it is more than I’ll ever forget, And except for th’ ould master’s misfortins, belike we’d be havin’ thim yet.

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From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Ay, we’ve plenty enough o’ the say, an’ good luck to’t; I don’t understand How the folk keep continted at all that be settled far up on the land, Out o’ reach o’ the tides; ’tis like livin’ wid never a chance to be spied, And what use is one’s life widout chances?

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

at the time that

From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

in or at the place that

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

plural of “while” — a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition

From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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From this reading Ay, we’ve plenty enough o’ the say, an’ good luck to’t; I don’t understand How the folk keep continted at all that be settled far up on the land, Out o’ reach o’ the tides; ’tis like livin’ wid never a chance to be spied, And what use is one’s life widout chances?

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From this reading Ay, we’ve plenty enough o’ the say, an’ good luck to’t; I don’t understand How the folk keep continted at all that be settled far up on the land, Out o’ reach o’ the tides; ’tis like livin’ wid never a chance to be spied, And what use is one’s life widout chances?

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

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From this reading Ye’ve always a chance wid the tide; For ye never can tell what ’twill take in its head to sthrew round on the shore; Maybe dhrift-wood, or grand bits o’ boards, that comes handy for splicin’ an oar; Or a crab skytin’ back o’er the shine o’ the wet-- sure, whatever ye’ve found, It’s a sort o’ diversion thim whiles when ye’re starvin’ an’ sthreelin’ around.

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From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

but in spite of that

From this reading I’d be noways denyin’ the say’s done ill turns on us now and agin; But our bit of an Inish, begorrah, I’ll stan’ by thro’ thick an’ thro’ thin, For the pleasant ould times we’ve had on it is more than I’ll ever forget, And except for th’ ould master’s misfortins, belike we’d be havin’ thim yet.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading It mayn’t be so much of a place whin ye reckon by land--Inish Fay-- Just a thrifle o’ fields and a bog like; but if ye considher the say, Sure we’ve lashins an’ lavins o’ that, spreadin’ out and away like a floor To Ratheen at the end of our bay, that’s as far as ye’ll look from your door, An’ that far ye’d scarce look in a week to the west, where there isn’t, I’m tould, One dhry step ’twixt yer fut an’ the States; sartin ’tis the long waves do come rowled Same as if they’d set out from the back o’ beyant an’ was thryin’ how each Could swell up to the sizeablest bigness afore it lapt o’er on the beach.

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From this reading Πῆ δἐθέλεις ἰέναι πολλὴν ἐπὶ γαῖαν Μοῦνος ἐὼν ἀγαπητός;

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From this reading Πῆ δἐθέλεις ἰέναι πολλὴν ἐπὶ γαῖαν Μοῦνος ἐὼν ἀγαπητός;

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From this reading Πῆ δἐθέλεις ἰέναι πολλὴν ἐπὶ γαῖαν Μοῦνος ἐὼν ἀγαπητός;

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From this reading Πῆ δἐθέλεις ἰέναι πολλὴν ἐπὶ γαῖαν Μοῦνος ἐὼν ἀγαπητός;

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From this reading Πῆ δἐθέλεις ἰέναι πολλὴν ἐπὶ γαῖαν Μοῦνος ἐὼν ἀγαπητός;

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From this reading Πῆ δἐθέλεις ἰέναι πολλὴν ἐπὶ γαῖαν Μοῦνος ἐὼν ἀγαπητός;

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From this reading Πῆ δἐθέλεις ἰέναι πολλὴν ἐπὶ γαῖαν Μοῦνος ἐὼν ἀγαπητός;

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From this reading Πῆ δἐθέλεις ἰέναι πολλὴν ἐπὶ γαῖαν Μοῦνος ἐὼν ἀγαπητός;

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From this reading Πῆ δἐθέλεις ἰέναι πολλὴν ἐπὶ γαῖαν Μοῦνος ἐὼν ἀγαπητός;