used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Three times, with your eyes shut_ Mothuighim boladh an Eireannaigh bhinn bhreugaigh faoi m'fhoidin duthaigh.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This time, in offering them specimens of the rich folk-fancy of the Celts of these islands, my trouble has rather been one of selection.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
bhinn
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From this reading Three times, with your eyes shut_ Mothuighim boladh an Eireannaigh bhinn bhreugaigh faoi m'fhoidin duthaigh.
bhreugaigh
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From this reading Three times, with your eyes shut_ Mothuighim boladh an Eireannaigh bhinn bhreugaigh faoi m'fhoidin duthaigh.
boladh
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From this reading Three times, with your eyes shut_ Mothuighim boladh an Eireannaigh bhinn bhreugaigh faoi m'fhoidin duthaigh.
CampbellnounUS /ˈkæmbəl/
United States mythologist (1904-1987)
From this reading Scotland had the great name of Campbell, and has still efficient followers in MacDougall, MacInnes, Carmichael, Macleod, and Campbell of Tiree.
Carleton
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From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
CarmichaelnounUS /ˈkɑːrmaɪkəl/
United States songwriter (1899-1981)
From this reading Scotland had the great name of Campbell, and has still efficient followers in MacDougall, MacInnes, Carmichael, Macleod, and Campbell of Tiree.
CeltsnounUS /selts/
plural of “celt” — a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times
From this reading This time, in offering them specimens of the rich folk-fancy of the Celts of these islands, my trouble has rather been one of selection.
collectverbUS /kəˈlekt/
get or gather together
From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
collectionnounUS /kəˈlekʃən/
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
From this reading Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
Croker
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From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
Curtin
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From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
duthaigh
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From this reading Three times, with your eyes shut_ Mothuighim boladh an Eireannaigh bhinn bhreugaigh faoi m'fhoidin duthaigh.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
efficientadjectiveUS /ɪˈfɪʃənt/
being effective without wasting time or effort or expense
From this reading Scotland had the great name of Campbell, and has still efficient followers in MacDougall, MacInnes, Carmichael, Macleod, and Campbell of Tiree.
Eireannaigh
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From this reading Three times, with your eyes shut_ Mothuighim boladh an Eireannaigh bhinn bhreugaigh faoi m'fhoidin duthaigh.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Three times, with your eyes shut_ Mothuighim boladh an Eireannaigh bhinn bhreugaigh faoi m'fhoidin duthaigh.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
faoi
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From this reading Three times, with your eyes shut_ Mothuighim boladh an Eireannaigh bhinn bhreugaigh faoi m'fhoidin duthaigh.
folk-fancy
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From this reading This time, in offering them specimens of the rich folk-fancy of the Celts of these islands, my trouble has rather been one of selection.
folk-tales
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From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
followersnounUS /ˈfɑːloʊərz/
a group of followers or enthusiasts
From this reading Scotland had the great name of Campbell, and has still efficient followers in MacDougall, MacInnes, Carmichael, Macleod, and Campbell of Tiree.
set up or found
From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
the act of giving
From this reading Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Scotland had the great name of Campbell, and has still efficient followers in MacDougall, MacInnes, Carmichael, Macleod, and Campbell of Tiree.
GriffinnounUS /ˈɡrɪfɪn/
winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion
From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Scotland had the great name of Campbell, and has still efficient followers in MacDougall, MacInnes, Carmichael, Macleod, and Campbell of Tiree.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This time, in offering them specimens of the rich folk-fancy of the Celts of these islands, my trouble has rather been one of selection.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
Hyde
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From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
IrelandnounUS /ˈaɪərlənd/
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading This time, in offering them specimens of the rich folk-fancy of the Celts of these islands, my trouble has rather been one of selection.
KennedynounUS /ˈkenədi/
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
immediately past
From this reading Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
m'fhoidin
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From this reading Three times, with your eyes shut_ Mothuighim boladh an Eireannaigh bhinn bhreugaigh faoi m'fhoidin duthaigh.
MacDougall
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From this reading Scotland had the great name of Campbell, and has still efficient followers in MacDougall, MacInnes, Carmichael, Macleod, and Campbell of Tiree.
MacInnes
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From this reading Scotland had the great name of Campbell, and has still efficient followers in MacDougall, MacInnes, Carmichael, Macleod, and Campbell of Tiree.
MacleodnounUS /məˈklaʊd/
Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G. Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin (1876-1935)
From this reading Scotland had the great name of Campbell, and has still efficient followers in MacDougall, MacInnes, Carmichael, Macleod, and Campbell of Tiree.
Mothuighim
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From this reading Three times, with your eyes shut_ Mothuighim boladh an Eireannaigh bhinn bhreugaigh faoi m'fhoidin duthaigh.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Scotland had the great name of Campbell, and has still efficient followers in MacDougall, MacInnes, Carmichael, Macleod, and Campbell of Tiree.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
offeringnounUS /ˈɔːfərɪŋ/
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading This time, in offering them specimens of the rich folk-fancy of the Celts of these islands, my trouble has rather been one of selection.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
on the contrary
From this reading This time, in offering them specimens of the rich folk-fancy of the Celts of these islands, my trouble has rather been one of selection.
possessing material wealth
From this reading This time, in offering them specimens of the rich folk-fancy of the Celts of these islands, my trouble has rather been one of selection.
an educational institution
From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
ScotlandnounUS /ˈskɑːtlənd/
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading Scotland had the great name of Campbell, and has still efficient followers in MacDougall, MacInnes, Carmichael, Macleod, and Campbell of Tiree.
selectionnounUS /səˈlekʃən/
the act of choosing or selecting
From this reading This time, in offering them specimens of the rich folk-fancy of the Celts of these islands, my trouble has rather been one of selection.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading Three times, with your eyes shut_ Mothuighim boladh an Eireannaigh bhinn bhreugaigh faoi m'fhoidin duthaigh.
specimensnounUS /ˈspesəmənz/
plural of “specimen” — an example regarded as typical of its class
From this reading This time, in offering them specimens of the rich folk-fancy of the Celts of these islands, my trouble has rather been one of selection.
not in physical motion
From this reading Scotland had the great name of Campbell, and has still efficient followers in MacDougall, MacInnes, Carmichael, Macleod, and Campbell of Tiree.
successorsnounUS /səkˈsesərz/
plural of “successor” — a person who follows next in order
From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This time, in offering them specimens of the rich folk-fancy of the Celts of these islands, my trouble has rather been one of selection.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading This time, in offering them specimens of the rich folk-fancy of the Celts of these islands, my trouble has rather been one of selection.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time, in offering them specimens of the rich folk-fancy of the Celts of these islands, my trouble has rather been one of selection.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three times, with your eyes shut_ Mothuighim boladh an Eireannaigh bhinn bhreugaigh faoi m'fhoidin duthaigh.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This time, in offering them specimens of the rich folk-fancy of the Celts of these islands, my trouble has rather been one of selection.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Three times, with your eyes shut_ Mothuighim boladh an Eireannaigh bhinn bhreugaigh faoi m'fhoidin duthaigh.
Tiree
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From this reading Scotland had the great name of Campbell, and has still efficient followers in MacDougall, MacInnes, Carmichael, Macleod, and Campbell of Tiree.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
a source of difficulty
From this reading This time, in offering them specimens of the rich folk-fancy of the Celts of these islands, my trouble has rather been one of selection.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Ireland began to collect her folk-tales almost as early as any country in Europe, and Croker has found a whole school of successors in Carleton, Griffin, Kennedy, Curtin, and Douglas Hyde.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Three times, with your eyes shut_ Mothuighim boladh an Eireannaigh bhinn bhreugaigh faoi m'fhoidin duthaigh.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Last year, in giving the young ones a volume of English Fairy Tales, my difficulty was one of collection.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Three times, with your eyes shut_ Mothuighim boladh an Eireannaigh bhinn bhreugaigh faoi m'fhoidin duthaigh.
