Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
1001
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Remarks._--Thackeray's reference to the "Arabian Nights" is especially apt, as the tale of Conall is a framework story like _The 1001 Nights_, the three stories told by Conall being framed, as it were, in a fourth which is nominally the real story.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Remarks._--Thackeray's reference to the "Arabian Nights" is especially apt, as the tale of Conall is a framework story like _The 1001 Nights_, the three stories told by Conall being framed, as it were, in a fourth which is nominally the real story.
adopted
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
adventures
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
all
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
also
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here we find it in Celtdom, and it occurs also in "The Story-teller at Fault" in this collection, and the story of _Koisha Kayn_ in MacInnes's _Argyllshire Tales_, a variant of which, collected but not published by Campbell, has no less than nineteen tales enclosed in a framework.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Confining ourselves to "Conall Yellowclaw," it seems not unlikely that the whole story is an importation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
apt
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Remarks._--Thackeray's reference to the "Arabian Nights" is especially apt, as the tale of Conall is a framework story like _The 1001 Nights_, the three stories told by Conall being framed, as it were, in a fourth which is nominally the real story.
Arabian
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Remarks._--Thackeray's reference to the "Arabian Nights" is especially apt, as the tale of Conall is a framework story like _The 1001 Nights_, the three stories told by Conall being framed, as it were, in a fourth which is nominally the real story.
Argyllshire
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here we find it in Celtdom, and it occurs also in "The Story-teller at Fault" in this collection, and the story of _Koisha Kayn_ in MacInnes's _Argyllshire Tales_, a variant of which, collected but not published by Campbell, has no less than nineteen tales enclosed in a framework.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Remarks._--Thackeray's reference to the "Arabian Nights" is especially apt, as the tale of Conall is a framework story like _The 1001 Nights_, the three stories told by Conall being framed, as it were, in a fourth which is nominally the real story.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Here we find it in Celtdom, and it occurs also in "The Story-teller at Fault" in this collection, and the story of _Koisha Kayn_ in MacInnes's _Argyllshire Tales_, a variant of which, collected but not published by Campbell, has no less than nineteen tales enclosed in a framework.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading _Remarks._--Thackeray's reference to the "Arabian Nights" is especially apt, as the tale of Conall is a framework story like _The 1001 Nights_, the three stories told by Conall being framed, as it were, in a fourth which is nominally the real story.
Birth
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
Boccaccio
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
Buddha
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Here we find it in Celtdom, and it occurs also in "The Story-teller at Fault" in this collection, and the story of _Koisha Kayn_ in MacInnes's _Argyllshire Tales_, a variant of which, collected but not published by Campbell, has no less than nineteen tales enclosed in a framework.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Remarks._--Thackeray's reference to the "Arabian Nights" is especially apt, as the tale of Conall is a framework story like _The 1001 Nights_, the three stories told by Conall being framed, as it were, in a fourth which is nominally the real story.
c
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
Campbell
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here we find it in Celtdom, and it occurs also in "The Story-teller at Fault" in this collection, and the story of _Koisha Kayn_ in MacInnes's _Argyllshire Tales_, a variant of which, collected but not published by Campbell, has no less than nineteen tales enclosed in a framework.
Celtdom
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here we find it in Celtdom, and it occurs also in "The Story-teller at Fault" in this collection, and the story of _Koisha Kayn_ in MacInnes's _Argyllshire Tales_, a variant of which, collected but not published by Campbell, has no less than nineteen tales enclosed in a framework.
Chaucer
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
collected
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here we find it in Celtdom, and it occurs also in "The Story-teller at Fault" in this collection, and the story of _Koisha Kayn_ in MacInnes's _Argyllshire Tales_, a variant of which, collected but not published by Campbell, has no less than nineteen tales enclosed in a framework.
collection
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here we find it in Celtdom, and it occurs also in "The Story-teller at Fault" in this collection, and the story of _Koisha Kayn_ in MacInnes's _Argyllshire Tales_, a variant of which, collected but not published by Campbell, has no less than nineteen tales enclosed in a framework.
Conall
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Remarks._--Thackeray's reference to the "Arabian Nights" is especially apt, as the tale of Conall is a framework story like _The 1001 Nights_, the three stories told by Conall being framed, as it were, in a fourth which is nominally the real story.
Confining
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Confining ourselves to "Conall Yellowclaw," it seems not unlikely that the whole story is an importation.
derived
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
due
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The question is whether the method was adopted independently in Ireland, or was due to foreign influences.
East
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
employed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
enclosed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here we find it in Celtdom, and it occurs also in "The Story-teller at Fault" in this collection, and the story of _Koisha Kayn_ in MacInnes's _Argyllshire Tales_, a variant of which, collected but not published by Campbell, has no less than nineteen tales enclosed in a framework.
especially
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Remarks._--Thackeray's reference to the "Arabian Nights" is especially apt, as the tale of Conall is a framework story like _The 1001 Nights_, the three stories told by Conall being framed, as it were, in a fourth which is nominally the real story.
European
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
Fault
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here we find it in Celtdom, and it occurs also in "The Story-teller at Fault" in this collection, and the story of _Koisha Kayn_ in MacInnes's _Argyllshire Tales_, a variant of which, collected but not published by Campbell, has no less than nineteen tales enclosed in a framework.
find
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here we find it in Celtdom, and it occurs also in "The Story-teller at Fault" in this collection, and the story of _Koisha Kayn_ in MacInnes's _Argyllshire Tales_, a variant of which, collected but not published by Campbell, has no less than nineteen tales enclosed in a framework.
foreign
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The question is whether the method was adopted independently in Ireland, or was due to foreign influences.
former
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
fourth
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Remarks._--Thackeray's reference to the "Arabian Nights" is especially apt, as the tale of Conall is a framework story like _The 1001 Nights_, the three stories told by Conall being framed, as it were, in a fourth which is nominally the real story.
framed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Remarks._--Thackeray's reference to the "Arabian Nights" is especially apt, as the tale of Conall is a framework story like _The 1001 Nights_, the three stories told by Conall being framed, as it were, in a fourth which is nominally the real story.
framework
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Remarks._--Thackeray's reference to the "Arabian Nights" is especially apt, as the tale of Conall is a framework story like _The 1001 Nights_, the three stories told by Conall being framed, as it were, in a fourth which is nominally the real story.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
generally
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here we find it in Celtdom, and it occurs also in "The Story-teller at Fault" in this collection, and the story of _Koisha Kayn_ in MacInnes's _Argyllshire Tales_, a variant of which, collected but not published by Campbell, has no less than nineteen tales enclosed in a framework.
Here
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here we find it in Celtdom, and it occurs also in "The Story-teller at Fault" in this collection, and the story of _Koisha Kayn_ in MacInnes's _Argyllshire Tales_, a variant of which, collected but not published by Campbell, has no less than nineteen tales enclosed in a framework.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
importation
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Confining ourselves to "Conall Yellowclaw," it seems not unlikely that the whole story is an importation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Remarks._--Thackeray's reference to the "Arabian Nights" is especially apt, as the tale of Conall is a framework story like _The 1001 Nights_, the three stories told by Conall being framed, as it were, in a fourth which is nominally the real story.
incarnations
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
independently
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The question is whether the method was adopted independently in Ireland, or was due to foreign influences.
Indian
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
influences
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The question is whether the method was adopted independently in Ireland, or was due to foreign influences.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
Ireland
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The question is whether the method was adopted independently in Ireland, or was due to foreign influences.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Remarks._--Thackeray's reference to the "Arabian Nights" is especially apt, as the tale of Conall is a framework story like _The 1001 Nights_, the three stories told by Conall being framed, as it were, in a fourth which is nominally the real story.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Remarks._--Thackeray's reference to the "Arabian Nights" is especially apt, as the tale of Conall is a framework story like _The 1001 Nights_, the three stories told by Conall being framed, as it were, in a fourth which is nominally the real story.
Jatakas
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
Kayn
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here we find it in Celtdom, and it occurs also in "The Story-teller at Fault" in this collection, and the story of _Koisha Kayn_ in MacInnes's _Argyllshire Tales_, a variant of which, collected but not published by Campbell, has no less than nineteen tales enclosed in a framework.
Koisha
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here we find it in Celtdom, and it occurs also in "The Story-teller at Fault" in this collection, and the story of _Koisha Kayn_ in MacInnes's _Argyllshire Tales_, a variant of which, collected but not published by Campbell, has no less than nineteen tales enclosed in a framework.
less
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here we find it in Celtdom, and it occurs also in "The Story-teller at Fault" in this collection, and the story of _Koisha Kayn_ in MacInnes's _Argyllshire Tales_, a variant of which, collected but not published by Campbell, has no less than nineteen tales enclosed in a framework.
like
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Remarks._--Thackeray's reference to the "Arabian Nights" is especially apt, as the tale of Conall is a framework story like _The 1001 Nights_, the three stories told by Conall being framed, as it were, in a fourth which is nominally the real story.
literatures
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
MacInnes's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here we find it in Celtdom, and it occurs also in "The Story-teller at Fault" in this collection, and the story of _Koisha Kayn_ in MacInnes's _Argyllshire Tales_, a variant of which, collected but not published by Campbell, has no less than nineteen tales enclosed in a framework.
Margaret
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
method
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
NightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading _Remarks._--Thackeray's reference to the "Arabian Nights" is especially apt, as the tale of Conall is a framework story like _The 1001 Nights_, the three stories told by Conall being framed, as it were, in a fourth which is nominally the real story.
nineteen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here we find it in Celtdom, and it occurs also in "The Story-teller at Fault" in this collection, and the story of _Koisha Kayn_ in MacInnes's _Argyllshire Tales_, a variant of which, collected but not published by Campbell, has no less than nineteen tales enclosed in a framework.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Here we find it in Celtdom, and it occurs also in "The Story-teller at Fault" in this collection, and the story of _Koisha Kayn_ in MacInnes's _Argyllshire Tales_, a variant of which, collected but not published by Campbell, has no less than nineteen tales enclosed in a framework.
nominally
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Remarks._--Thackeray's reference to the "Arabian Nights" is especially apt, as the tale of Conall is a framework story like _The 1001 Nights_, the three stories told by Conall being framed, as it were, in a fourth which is nominally the real story.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Here we find it in Celtdom, and it occurs also in "The Story-teller at Fault" in this collection, and the story of _Koisha Kayn_ in MacInnes's _Argyllshire Tales_, a variant of which, collected but not published by Campbell, has no less than nineteen tales enclosed in a framework.
occurs
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here we find it in Celtdom, and it occurs also in "The Story-teller at Fault" in this collection, and the story of _Koisha Kayn_ in MacInnes's _Argyllshire Tales_, a variant of which, collected but not published by Campbell, has no less than nineteen tales enclosed in a framework.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Remarks._--Thackeray's reference to the "Arabian Nights" is especially apt, as the tale of Conall is a framework story like _The 1001 Nights_, the three stories told by Conall being framed, as it were, in a fourth which is nominally the real story.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Confining ourselves to "Conall Yellowclaw," it seems not unlikely that the whole story is an importation.
peculiar
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
published
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here we find it in Celtdom, and it occurs also in "The Story-teller at Fault" in this collection, and the story of _Koisha Kayn_ in MacInnes's _Argyllshire Tales_, a variant of which, collected but not published by Campbell, has no less than nineteen tales enclosed in a framework.
Queen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
question
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The question is whether the method was adopted independently in Ireland, or was due to foreign influences.
real
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Remarks._--Thackeray's reference to the "Arabian Nights" is especially apt, as the tale of Conall is a framework story like _The 1001 Nights_, the three stories told by Conall being framed, as it were, in a fourth which is nominally the real story.
reference
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Remarks._--Thackeray's reference to the "Arabian Nights" is especially apt, as the tale of Conall is a framework story like _The 1001 Nights_, the three stories told by Conall being framed, as it were, in a fourth which is nominally the real story.
Remarks
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Remarks._--Thackeray's reference to the "Arabian Nights" is especially apt, as the tale of Conall is a framework story like _The 1001 Nights_, the three stories told by Conall being framed, as it were, in a fourth which is nominally the real story.
seems
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Confining ourselves to "Conall Yellowclaw," it seems not unlikely that the whole story is an importation.
stories
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Remarks._--Thackeray's reference to the "Arabian Nights" is especially apt, as the tale of Conall is a framework story like _The 1001 Nights_, the three stories told by Conall being framed, as it were, in a fourth which is nominally the real story.
story
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Remarks._--Thackeray's reference to the "Arabian Nights" is especially apt, as the tale of Conall is a framework story like _The 1001 Nights_, the three stories told by Conall being framed, as it were, in a fourth which is nominally the real story.
Story-teller
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here we find it in Celtdom, and it occurs also in "The Story-teller at Fault" in this collection, and the story of _Koisha Kayn_ in MacInnes's _Argyllshire Tales_, a variant of which, collected but not published by Campbell, has no less than nineteen tales enclosed in a framework.
story-tellers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
tale
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Remarks._--Thackeray's reference to the "Arabian Nights" is especially apt, as the tale of Conall is a framework story like _The 1001 Nights_, the three stories told by Conall being framed, as it were, in a fourth which is nominally the real story.
Tales
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here we find it in Celtdom, and it occurs also in "The Story-teller at Fault" in this collection, and the story of _Koisha Kayn_ in MacInnes's _Argyllshire Tales_, a variant of which, collected but not published by Campbell, has no less than nineteen tales enclosed in a framework.
tells
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
Thackeray's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Remarks._--Thackeray's reference to the "Arabian Nights" is especially apt, as the tale of Conall is a framework story like _The 1001 Nights_, the three stories told by Conall being framed, as it were, in a fourth which is nominally the real story.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Here we find it in Celtdom, and it occurs also in "The Story-teller at Fault" in this collection, and the story of _Koisha Kayn_ in MacInnes's _Argyllshire Tales_, a variant of which, collected but not published by Campbell, has no less than nineteen tales enclosed in a framework.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Confining ourselves to "Conall Yellowclaw," it seems not unlikely that the whole story is an importation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Remarks._--Thackeray's reference to the "Arabian Nights" is especially apt, as the tale of Conall is a framework story like _The 1001 Nights_, the three stories told by Conall being framed, as it were, in a fourth which is nominally the real story.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
thought
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
three
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Remarks._--Thackeray's reference to the "Arabian Nights" is especially apt, as the tale of Conall is a framework story like _The 1001 Nights_, the three stories told by Conall being framed, as it were, in a fourth which is nominally the real story.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Remarks._--Thackeray's reference to the "Arabian Nights" is especially apt, as the tale of Conall is a framework story like _The 1001 Nights_, the three stories told by Conall being framed, as it were, in a fourth which is nominally the real story.
told
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Remarks._--Thackeray's reference to the "Arabian Nights" is especially apt, as the tale of Conall is a framework story like _The 1001 Nights_, the three stories told by Conall being framed, as it were, in a fourth which is nominally the real story.
ultimately
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
unlikely
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Confining ourselves to "Conall Yellowclaw," it seems not unlikely that the whole story is an importation.
variant
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here we find it in Celtdom, and it occurs also in "The Story-teller at Fault" in this collection, and the story of _Koisha Kayn_ in MacInnes's _Argyllshire Tales_, a variant of which, collected but not published by Campbell, has no less than nineteen tales enclosed in a framework.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The question is whether the method was adopted independently in Ireland, or was due to foreign influences.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Here we find it in Celtdom, and it occurs also in "The Story-teller at Fault" in this collection, and the story of _Koisha Kayn_ in MacInnes's _Argyllshire Tales_, a variant of which, collected but not published by Campbell, has no less than nineteen tales enclosed in a framework.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Remarks._--Thackeray's reference to the "Arabian Nights" is especially apt, as the tale of Conall is a framework story like _The 1001 Nights_, the three stories told by Conall being framed, as it were, in a fourth which is nominally the real story.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading The question is whether the method was adopted independently in Ireland, or was due to foreign influences.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Remarks._--Thackeray's reference to the "Arabian Nights" is especially apt, as the tale of Conall is a framework story like _The 1001 Nights_, the three stories told by Conall being framed, as it were, in a fourth which is nominally the real story.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This method employed by the Indian story-tellers and from them adopted by Boccaccio and thence into all European literatures (Chaucer, Queen Margaret, &c.), is generally thought to be peculiar to the East, and to be ultimately derived from the Jatakas or Birth Stories of the Buddha who tells his adventures in former incarnations.
whole
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Confining ourselves to "Conall Yellowclaw," it seems not unlikely that the whole story is an importation.
Yellowclaw
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Confining ourselves to "Conall Yellowclaw," it seems not unlikely that the whole story is an importation.
