17
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1913
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Head Constable Mulligan, R.I.C. ARTHUR SINCLAIR Sergeant Dooley, R.I.C. FRED O'DONOVAN Constable Huggins, R.I.C. SYDNEY J. MORGAN Micus Goggin J.M. KERRIGAN Padna Sweeney J.A. O'ROURKE Mrs. Ellen Cotter UNA O'CONNOR DUTY _Back kitchen of a country public house.
AbbeynounUS /ˈæbi/
a church associated with a monastery or convent
From this reading DUTY was produced for the first time at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, December 17, 1913, with the following cast:
anew
From this reading PADNA (_pointing to pint measures_) Fill 'em again, ma'am, please.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Micus and Padna seated at a table drinking from pewter pints.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Head Constable Mulligan, R.I.C. ARTHUR SINCLAIR Sergeant Dooley, R.I.C. FRED O'DONOVAN Constable Huggins, R.I.C. SYDNEY J. MORGAN Micus Goggin J.M. KERRIGAN Padna Sweeney J.A. O'ROURKE Mrs. Ellen Cotter UNA O'CONNOR DUTY _Back kitchen of a country public house.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DUTY was produced for the first time at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, December 17, 1913, with the following cast:
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Head Constable Mulligan, R.I.C. ARTHUR SINCLAIR Sergeant Dooley, R.I.C. FRED O'DONOVAN Constable Huggins, R.I.C. SYDNEY J. MORGAN Micus Goggin J.M. KERRIGAN Padna Sweeney J.A. O'ROURKE Mrs. Ellen Cotter UNA O'CONNOR DUTY _Back kitchen of a country public house.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Head Constable Mulligan, R.I.C. ARTHUR SINCLAIR Sergeant Dooley, R.I.C. FRED O'DONOVAN Constable Huggins, R.I.C. SYDNEY J. MORGAN Micus Goggin J.M. KERRIGAN Padna Sweeney J.A. O'ROURKE Mrs. Ellen Cotter UNA O'CONNOR DUTY _Back kitchen of a country public house.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Mrs. Cotter enters in response to a call_.
put or send forth
From this reading DUTY was produced for the first time at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, December 17, 1913, with the following cast:
ConstablenounUS /ˈkɑːnstəbəl/
a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
From this reading Head Constable Mulligan, R.I.C. ARTHUR SINCLAIR Sergeant Dooley, R.I.C. FRED O'DONOVAN Constable Huggins, R.I.C. SYDNEY J. MORGAN Micus Goggin J.M. KERRIGAN Padna Sweeney J.A. O'ROURKE Mrs. Ellen Cotter UNA O'CONNOR DUTY _Back kitchen of a country public house.
CotternounUS /ˈkɑːtər/
a peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands
From this reading Head Constable Mulligan, R.I.C. ARTHUR SINCLAIR Sergeant Dooley, R.I.C. FRED O'DONOVAN Constable Huggins, R.I.C. SYDNEY J. MORGAN Micus Goggin J.M. KERRIGAN Padna Sweeney J.A. O'ROURKE Mrs. Ellen Cotter UNA O'CONNOR DUTY _Back kitchen of a country public house.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Head Constable Mulligan, R.I.C. ARTHUR SINCLAIR Sergeant Dooley, R.I.C. FRED O'DONOVAN Constable Huggins, R.I.C. SYDNEY J. MORGAN Micus Goggin J.M. KERRIGAN Padna Sweeney J.A. O'ROURKE Mrs. Ellen Cotter UNA O'CONNOR DUTY _Back kitchen of a country public house.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading DUTY was produced for the first time at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, December 17, 1913, with the following cast:
Dooley
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From this reading Head Constable Mulligan, R.I.C. ARTHUR SINCLAIR Sergeant Dooley, R.I.C. FRED O'DONOVAN Constable Huggins, R.I.C. SYDNEY J. MORGAN Micus Goggin J.M. KERRIGAN Padna Sweeney J.A. O'ROURKE Mrs. Ellen Cotter UNA O'CONNOR DUTY _Back kitchen of a country public house.
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading Micus and Padna seated at a table drinking from pewter pints.
DublinnounUS /ˈdʌblɪn/
capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic
From this reading DUTY was produced for the first time at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, December 17, 1913, with the following cast:
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading DUTY was produced for the first time at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, December 17, 1913, with the following cast:
Ellen
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From this reading Head Constable Mulligan, R.I.C. ARTHUR SINCLAIR Sergeant Dooley, R.I.C. FRED O'DONOVAN Constable Huggins, R.I.C. SYDNEY J. MORGAN Micus Goggin J.M. KERRIGAN Padna Sweeney J.A. O'ROURKE Mrs. Ellen Cotter UNA O'CONNOR DUTY _Back kitchen of a country public house.
a quad with a square body
From this reading PADNA (_pointing to pint measures_) Fill 'em again, ma'am, please.
entersverbUS /ˈentərz/
third-person singular of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Mrs. Cotter enters in response to a call_.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading PADNA (_pointing to pint measures_) Fill 'em again, ma'am, please.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading DUTY was produced for the first time at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, December 17, 1913, with the following cast:
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading DUTY was produced for the first time at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, December 17, 1913, with the following cast:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DUTY was produced for the first time at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, December 17, 1913, with the following cast:
FRED
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From this reading Head Constable Mulligan, R.I.C. ARTHUR SINCLAIR Sergeant Dooley, R.I.C. FRED O'DONOVAN Constable Huggins, R.I.C. SYDNEY J. MORGAN Micus Goggin J.M. KERRIGAN Padna Sweeney J.A. O'ROURKE Mrs. Ellen Cotter UNA O'CONNOR DUTY _Back kitchen of a country public house.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Micus and Padna seated at a table drinking from pewter pints.
Goggin
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the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Head Constable Mulligan, R.I.C. ARTHUR SINCLAIR Sergeant Dooley, R.I.C. FRED O'DONOVAN Constable Huggins, R.I.C. SYDNEY J. MORGAN Micus Goggin J.M. KERRIGAN Padna Sweeney J.A. O'ROURKE Mrs. Ellen Cotter UNA O'CONNOR DUTY _Back kitchen of a country public house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Head Constable Mulligan, R.I.C. ARTHUR SINCLAIR Sergeant Dooley, R.I.C. FRED O'DONOVAN Constable Huggins, R.I.C. SYDNEY J. MORGAN Micus Goggin J.M. KERRIGAN Padna Sweeney J.A. O'ROURKE Mrs. Ellen Cotter UNA O'CONNOR DUTY _Back kitchen of a country public house.
HugginsnounUS /ˈhʌɡɪnz/
English astronomer who pioneered spectroscopic analysis in astronomy and who discovered the red shift (1824-1910)
From this reading Head Constable Mulligan, R.I.C. ARTHUR SINCLAIR Sergeant Dooley, R.I.C. FRED O'DONOVAN Constable Huggins, R.I.C. SYDNEY J. MORGAN Micus Goggin J.M. KERRIGAN Padna Sweeney J.A. O'ROURKE Mrs. Ellen Cotter UNA O'CONNOR DUTY _Back kitchen of a country public house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Head Constable Mulligan, R.I.C. ARTHUR SINCLAIR Sergeant Dooley, R.I.C. FRED O'DONOVAN Constable Huggins, R.I.C. SYDNEY J. MORGAN Micus Goggin J.M. KERRIGAN Padna Sweeney J.A. O'ROURKE Mrs. Ellen Cotter UNA O'CONNOR DUTY _Back kitchen of a country public house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Cotter enters in response to a call_.
JnounUS /dʒeɪ/
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading Head Constable Mulligan, R.I.C. ARTHUR SINCLAIR Sergeant Dooley, R.I.C. FRED O'DONOVAN Constable Huggins, R.I.C. SYDNEY J. MORGAN Micus Goggin J.M. KERRIGAN Padna Sweeney J.A. O'ROURKE Mrs. Ellen Cotter UNA O'CONNOR DUTY _Back kitchen of a country public house.
KERRIGAN
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a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading Head Constable Mulligan, R.I.C. ARTHUR SINCLAIR Sergeant Dooley, R.I.C. FRED O'DONOVAN Constable Huggins, R.I.C. SYDNEY J. MORGAN Micus Goggin J.M. KERRIGAN Padna Sweeney J.A. O'ROURKE Mrs. Ellen Cotter UNA O'CONNOR DUTY _Back kitchen of a country public house.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Head Constable Mulligan, R.I.C. ARTHUR SINCLAIR Sergeant Dooley, R.I.C. FRED O'DONOVAN Constable Huggins, R.I.C. SYDNEY J. MORGAN Micus Goggin J.M. KERRIGAN Padna Sweeney J.A. O'ROURKE Mrs. Ellen Cotter UNA O'CONNOR DUTY _Back kitchen of a country public house.
ma'amnounUS /mæm/
a woman of refinement
From this reading PADNA (_pointing to pint measures_) Fill 'em again, ma'am, please.
measuresnounUS /ˈmeʒərz/
plural of “measure” — any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading PADNA (_pointing to pint measures_) Fill 'em again, ma'am, please.
Micus
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MORGANnounUS /ˈmɔːrɡən/
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading Head Constable Mulligan, R.I.C. ARTHUR SINCLAIR Sergeant Dooley, R.I.C. FRED O'DONOVAN Constable Huggins, R.I.C. SYDNEY J. MORGAN Micus Goggin J.M. KERRIGAN Padna Sweeney J.A. O'ROURKE Mrs. Ellen Cotter UNA O'CONNOR DUTY _Back kitchen of a country public house.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Head Constable Mulligan, R.I.C. ARTHUR SINCLAIR Sergeant Dooley, R.I.C. FRED O'DONOVAN Constable Huggins, R.I.C. SYDNEY J. MORGAN Micus Goggin J.M. KERRIGAN Padna Sweeney J.A. O'ROURKE Mrs. Ellen Cotter UNA O'CONNOR DUTY _Back kitchen of a country public house.
MulligannounUS /ˈmʌlɪɡən/
Irish version of burgoo
From this reading Head Constable Mulligan, R.I.C. ARTHUR SINCLAIR Sergeant Dooley, R.I.C. FRED O'DONOVAN Constable Huggins, R.I.C. SYDNEY J. MORGAN Micus Goggin J.M. KERRIGAN Padna Sweeney J.A. O'ROURKE Mrs. Ellen Cotter UNA O'CONNOR DUTY _Back kitchen of a country public house.
O'CONNORnounUS /oʊˈkɑːnər/
United States writer (1925-1964)
From this reading Head Constable Mulligan, R.I.C. ARTHUR SINCLAIR Sergeant Dooley, R.I.C. FRED O'DONOVAN Constable Huggins, R.I.C. SYDNEY J. MORGAN Micus Goggin J.M. KERRIGAN Padna Sweeney J.A. O'ROURKE Mrs. Ellen Cotter UNA O'CONNOR DUTY _Back kitchen of a country public house.
O'DONOVAN
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O'ROURKE
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Head Constable Mulligan, R.I.C. ARTHUR SINCLAIR Sergeant Dooley, R.I.C. FRED O'DONOVAN Constable Huggins, R.I.C. SYDNEY J. MORGAN Micus Goggin J.M. KERRIGAN Padna Sweeney J.A. O'ROURKE Mrs. Ellen Cotter UNA O'CONNOR DUTY _Back kitchen of a country public house.
Padna
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pewternounUS /ˈpjuːtər/
any of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other metals (especially lead)
From this reading Micus and Padna seated at a table drinking from pewter pints.
pintnounUS /paɪnt/
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters
From this reading PADNA (_pointing to pint measures_) Fill 'em again, ma'am, please.
pintsnounUS /paɪnts/
plural of “pint” — a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters
From this reading Micus and Padna seated at a table drinking from pewter pints.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading PADNA (_pointing to pint measures_) Fill 'em again, ma'am, please.
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading PADNA (_pointing to pint measures_) Fill 'em again, ma'am, please.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading DUTY was produced for the first time at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, December 17, 1913, with the following cast:
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Head Constable Mulligan, R.I.C. ARTHUR SINCLAIR Sergeant Dooley, R.I.C. FRED O'DONOVAN Constable Huggins, R.I.C. SYDNEY J. MORGAN Micus Goggin J.M. KERRIGAN Padna Sweeney J.A. O'ROURKE Mrs. Ellen Cotter UNA O'CONNOR DUTY _Back kitchen of a country public house.
RnounUS /ɑːr/
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading Head Constable Mulligan, R.I.C. ARTHUR SINCLAIR Sergeant Dooley, R.I.C. FRED O'DONOVAN Constable Huggins, R.I.C. SYDNEY J. MORGAN Micus Goggin J.M. KERRIGAN Padna Sweeney J.A. O'ROURKE Mrs. Ellen Cotter UNA O'CONNOR DUTY _Back kitchen of a country public house.
responsenounUS /rɪˈspɑːns/
a result
From this reading Mrs. Cotter enters in response to a call_.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Micus and Padna seated at a table drinking from pewter pints.
SergeantnounUS /ˈsɑːrdʒənt/
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading Head Constable Mulligan, R.I.C. ARTHUR SINCLAIR Sergeant Dooley, R.I.C. FRED O'DONOVAN Constable Huggins, R.I.C. SYDNEY J. MORGAN Micus Goggin J.M. KERRIGAN Padna Sweeney J.A. O'ROURKE Mrs. Ellen Cotter UNA O'CONNOR DUTY _Back kitchen of a country public house.
SINCLAIRnounUS /sɪnˈkler/
United States writer whose novels argued for social reform (1878-1968)
From this reading Head Constable Mulligan, R.I.C. ARTHUR SINCLAIR Sergeant Dooley, R.I.C. FRED O'DONOVAN Constable Huggins, R.I.C. SYDNEY J. MORGAN Micus Goggin J.M. KERRIGAN Padna Sweeney J.A. O'ROURKE Mrs. Ellen Cotter UNA O'CONNOR DUTY _Back kitchen of a country public house.
Sweeney
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SYDNEYnounUS /ˈsɪdni/
the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading Head Constable Mulligan, R.I.C. ARTHUR SINCLAIR Sergeant Dooley, R.I.C. FRED O'DONOVAN Constable Huggins, R.I.C. SYDNEY J. MORGAN Micus Goggin J.M. KERRIGAN Padna Sweeney J.A. O'ROURKE Mrs. Ellen Cotter UNA O'CONNOR DUTY _Back kitchen of a country public house.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Micus and Padna seated at a table drinking from pewter pints.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DUTY was produced for the first time at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, December 17, 1913, with the following cast:
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading DUTY was produced for the first time at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, December 17, 1913, with the following cast:
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading DUTY was produced for the first time at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, December 17, 1913, with the following cast:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Cotter enters in response to a call_.
UNA
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From this reading Head Constable Mulligan, R.I.C. ARTHUR SINCLAIR Sergeant Dooley, R.I.C. FRED O'DONOVAN Constable Huggins, R.I.C. SYDNEY J. MORGAN Micus Goggin J.M. KERRIGAN Padna Sweeney J.A. O'ROURKE Mrs. Ellen Cotter UNA O'CONNOR DUTY _Back kitchen of a country public house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DUTY was produced for the first time at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, December 17, 1913, with the following cast:
in the company of; together with
From this reading DUTY was produced for the first time at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, December 17, 1913, with the following cast:
