used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Among the chiefs was a rough burly man and a good fighter, whose name was Nacrantal, whom Meave used all her arts to force to challenge Cuchulain.
Ailill
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From this reading The Fight with Spits of Holly-Wood Thenceforward day by day some warrior of the camp of Meave and Ailill went forth to fight Cuchulain, and day by day they fell before him.
(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 Among the chiefs was a rough burly man and a good fighter, whose name was Nacrantal, whom Meave used all her arts to force to challenge Cuchulain.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the chiefs was a rough burly man and a good fighter, whose name was Nacrantal, whom Meave used all her arts to force to challenge Cuchulain.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But even so he went not out as though to fight an equal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Fight with Spits of Holly-Wood Thenceforward day by day some warrior of the camp of Meave and Ailill went forth to fight Cuchulain, and day by day they fell before him.
artsnounUS /ɑːrts/
studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
From this reading Among the chiefs was a rough burly man and a good fighter, whose name was Nacrantal, whom Meave used all her arts to force to challenge Cuchulain.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But even so he went not out as though to fight an equal.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at first, because he was young, the prime warriors of Connaught despised him, and refused to fight with him, and Meave offered them great gifts and made large promises to persuade them to contend with him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And in the end, when she had promised him large gifts of land and even Finnabar, her daughter, to be his wife, he was induced to go.
for the reason that
From this reading But at first, because he was young, the prime warriors of Connaught despised him, and refused to fight with him, and Meave offered them great gifts and made large promises to persuade them to contend with him.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The Fight with Spits of Holly-Wood Thenceforward day by day some warrior of the camp of Meave and Ailill went forth to fight Cuchulain, and day by day they fell before him.
burlyadjectiveUS /ˈbɜːrli/
muscular and heavily built
From this reading Among the chiefs was a rough burly man and a good fighter, whose name was Nacrantal, whom Meave used all her arts to force to challenge Cuchulain.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at first, because he was young, the prime warriors of Connaught despised him, and refused to fight with him, and Meave offered them great gifts and made large promises to persuade them to contend with him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Fight with Spits of Holly-Wood Thenceforward day by day some warrior of the camp of Meave and Ailill went forth to fight Cuchulain, and day by day they fell before him.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading The Fight with Spits of Holly-Wood Thenceforward day by day some warrior of the camp of Meave and Ailill went forth to fight Cuchulain, and day by day they fell before him.
challengeverbUS /ˈtʃæləndʒ/
take exception to
From this reading Among the chiefs was a rough burly man and a good fighter, whose name was Nacrantal, whom Meave used all her arts to force to challenge Cuchulain.
chiefsnounUS /tʃiːfs/
plural of “chief” — a person who is in charge
From this reading Among the chiefs was a rough burly man and a good fighter, whose name was Nacrantal, whom Meave used all her arts to force to challenge Cuchulain.
Connaught
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From this reading But at first, because he was young, the prime warriors of Connaught despised him, and refused to fight with him, and Meave offered them great gifts and made large promises to persuade them to contend with him.
contendverbUS /kənˈtend/
maintain or assert
From this reading But at first, because he was young, the prime warriors of Connaught despised him, and refused to fight with him, and Meave offered them great gifts and made large promises to persuade them to contend with him.
Cuchulain
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From this reading The Fight with Spits of Holly-Wood Thenceforward day by day some warrior of the camp of Meave and Ailill went forth to fight Cuchulain, and day by day they fell before him.
a female human offspring
From this reading And in the end, when she had promised him large gifts of land and even Finnabar, her daughter, to be his wife, he was induced to go.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The Fight with Spits of Holly-Wood Thenceforward day by day some warrior of the camp of Meave and Ailill went forth to fight Cuchulain, and day by day they fell before him.
despisedadjectiveUS /dɪˈspaɪzd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading But at first, because he was young, the prime warriors of Connaught despised him, and refused to fight with him, and Meave offered them great gifts and made large promises to persuade them to contend with him.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading And in the end, when she had promised him large gifts of land and even Finnabar, her daughter, to be his wife, he was induced to go.
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading But even so he went not out as though to fight an equal.
divisible by two
From this reading And in the end, when she had promised him large gifts of land and even Finnabar, her daughter, to be his wife, he was induced to go.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The Fight with Spits of Holly-Wood Thenceforward day by day some warrior of the camp of Meave and Ailill went forth to fight Cuchulain, and day by day they fell before him.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading The Fight with Spits of Holly-Wood Thenceforward day by day some warrior of the camp of Meave and Ailill went forth to fight Cuchulain, and day by day they fell before him.
fighternounUS /ˈfaɪtər/
someone who fights (or is fighting)
From this reading Among the chiefs was a rough burly man and a good fighter, whose name was Nacrantal, whom Meave used all her arts to force to challenge Cuchulain.
Finnabar
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From this reading And in the end, when she had promised him large gifts of land and even Finnabar, her daughter, to be his wife, he was induced to go.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading But at first, because he was young, the prime warriors of Connaught despised him, and refused to fight with him, and Meave offered them great gifts and made large promises to persuade them to contend with him.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading Among the chiefs was a rough burly man and a good fighter, whose name was Nacrantal, whom Meave used all her arts to force to challenge Cuchulain.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The Fight with Spits of Holly-Wood Thenceforward day by day some warrior of the camp of Meave and Ailill went forth to fight Cuchulain, and day by day they fell before him.
giftsnounUS /ɡɪfts/
plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation
From this reading But at first, because he was young, the prime warriors of Connaught despised him, and refused to fight with him, and Meave offered them great gifts and made large promises to persuade them to contend with him.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And in the end, when she had promised him large gifts of land and even Finnabar, her daughter, to be his wife, he was induced to go.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Among the chiefs was a rough burly man and a good fighter, whose name was Nacrantal, whom Meave used all her arts to force to challenge Cuchulain.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading But at first, because he was young, the prime warriors of Connaught despised him, and refused to fight with him, and Meave offered them great gifts and made large promises to persuade them to contend with him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And in the end, when she had promised him large gifts of land and even Finnabar, her daughter, to be his wife, he was induced to go.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But at first, because he was young, the prime warriors of Connaught despised him, and refused to fight with him, and Meave offered them great gifts and made large promises to persuade them to contend with him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Among the chiefs was a rough burly man and a good fighter, whose name was Nacrantal, whom Meave used all her arts to force to challenge Cuchulain.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Fight with Spits of Holly-Wood Thenceforward day by day some warrior of the camp of Meave and Ailill went forth to fight Cuchulain, and day by day they fell before him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And in the end, when she had promised him large gifts of land and even Finnabar, her daughter, to be his wife, he was induced to go.
Holly-Wood
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From this reading The Fight with Spits of Holly-Wood Thenceforward day by day some warrior of the camp of Meave and Ailill went forth to fight Cuchulain, and day by day they fell before him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And in the end, when she had promised him large gifts of land and even Finnabar, her daughter, to be his wife, he was induced to go.
inducedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈduːst/
brought about or caused; not spontaneous
From this reading And in the end, when she had promised him large gifts of land and even Finnabar, her daughter, to be his wife, he was induced to go.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading And in the end, when she had promised him large gifts of land and even Finnabar, her daughter, to be his wife, he was induced to go.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But at first, because he was young, the prime warriors of Connaught despised him, and refused to fight with him, and Meave offered them great gifts and made large promises to persuade them to contend with him.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But at first, because he was young, the prime warriors of Connaught despised him, and refused to fight with him, and Meave offered them great gifts and made large promises to persuade them to contend with him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Among the chiefs was a rough burly man and a good fighter, whose name was Nacrantal, whom Meave used all her arts to force to challenge Cuchulain.
Meave
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From this reading The Fight with Spits of Holly-Wood Thenceforward day by day some warrior of the camp of Meave and Ailill went forth to fight Cuchulain, and day by day they fell before him.
Nacrantal
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From this reading Among the chiefs was a rough burly man and a good fighter, whose name was Nacrantal, whom Meave used all her arts to force to challenge Cuchulain.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Among the chiefs was a rough burly man and a good fighter, whose name was Nacrantal, whom Meave used all her arts to force to challenge Cuchulain.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But even so he went not out as though to fight an equal.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Fight with Spits of Holly-Wood Thenceforward day by day some warrior of the camp of Meave and Ailill went forth to fight Cuchulain, and day by day they fell before him.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading But at first, because he was young, the prime warriors of Connaught despised him, and refused to fight with him, and Meave offered them great gifts and made large promises to persuade them to contend with him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But even so he went not out as though to fight an equal.
persuadeverbUS /pərˈsweɪd/
win approval or support for
From this reading But at first, because he was young, the prime warriors of Connaught despised him, and refused to fight with him, and Meave offered them great gifts and made large promises to persuade them to contend with him.
primeadjectiveUS /praɪm/
first in rank or degree
From this reading But at first, because he was young, the prime warriors of Connaught despised him, and refused to fight with him, and Meave offered them great gifts and made large promises to persuade them to contend with him.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading And in the end, when she had promised him large gifts of land and even Finnabar, her daughter, to be his wife, he was induced to go.
promisesnounUS /ˈprɑːməsəz/
plural of “promise” — a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
From this reading But at first, because he was young, the prime warriors of Connaught despised him, and refused to fight with him, and Meave offered them great gifts and made large promises to persuade them to contend with him.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading But at first, because he was young, the prime warriors of Connaught despised him, and refused to fight with him, and Meave offered them great gifts and made large promises to persuade them to contend with him.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading Among the chiefs was a rough burly man and a good fighter, whose name was Nacrantal, whom Meave used all her arts to force to challenge Cuchulain.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And in the end, when she had promised him large gifts of land and even Finnabar, her daughter, to be his wife, he was induced to go.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But even so he went not out as though to fight an equal.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The Fight with Spits of Holly-Wood Thenceforward day by day some warrior of the camp of Meave and Ailill went forth to fight Cuchulain, and day by day they fell before him.
SpitsnounUS /spɪts/
plural of “spit” — a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
From this reading The Fight with Spits of Holly-Wood Thenceforward day by day some warrior of the camp of Meave and Ailill went forth to fight Cuchulain, and day by day they fell before him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Fight with Spits of Holly-Wood Thenceforward day by day some warrior of the camp of Meave and Ailill went forth to fight Cuchulain, and day by day they fell before him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But at first, because he was young, the prime warriors of Connaught despised him, and refused to fight with him, and Meave offered them great gifts and made large promises to persuade them to contend with him.
Thenceforward
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From this reading The Fight with Spits of Holly-Wood Thenceforward day by day some warrior of the camp of Meave and Ailill went forth to fight Cuchulain, and day by day they fell before him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Fight with Spits of Holly-Wood Thenceforward day by day some warrior of the camp of Meave and Ailill went forth to fight Cuchulain, and day by day they fell before him.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But even so he went not out as though to fight an equal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Fight with Spits of Holly-Wood Thenceforward day by day some warrior of the camp of Meave and Ailill went forth to fight Cuchulain, and day by day they fell before him.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Among the chiefs was a rough burly man and a good fighter, whose name was Nacrantal, whom Meave used all her arts to force to challenge Cuchulain.
warriornounUS /ˈwɔːriər/
someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading The Fight with Spits of Holly-Wood Thenceforward day by day some warrior of the camp of Meave and Ailill went forth to fight Cuchulain, and day by day they fell before him.
warriorsnounUS /ˈwɔːriərz/
plural of “warrior” — someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading But at first, because he was young, the prime warriors of Connaught despised him, and refused to fight with him, and Meave offered them great gifts and made large promises to persuade them to contend with him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But at first, because he was young, the prime warriors of Connaught despised him, and refused to fight with him, and Meave offered them great gifts and made large promises to persuade them to contend with him.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The Fight with Spits of Holly-Wood Thenceforward day by day some warrior of the camp of Meave and Ailill went forth to fight Cuchulain, and day by day they fell before him.
at the time that
From this reading And in the end, when she had promised him large gifts of land and even Finnabar, her daughter, to be his wife, he was induced to go.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Among the chiefs was a rough burly man and a good fighter, whose name was Nacrantal, whom Meave used all her arts to force to challenge Cuchulain.
belonging to which person
From this reading Among the chiefs was a rough burly man and a good fighter, whose name was Nacrantal, whom Meave used all her arts to force to challenge Cuchulain.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading And in the end, when she had promised him large gifts of land and even Finnabar, her daughter, to be his wife, he was induced to go.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Fight with Spits of Holly-Wood Thenceforward day by day some warrior of the camp of Meave and Ailill went forth to fight Cuchulain, and day by day they fell before him.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading But at first, because he was young, the prime warriors of Connaught despised him, and refused to fight with him, and Meave offered them great gifts and made large promises to persuade them to contend with him.
