Chapter IX

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading It was half-past eight when I left home to go to Derryaghy, but at the corner of the Bryansford Road I met Willie Breen and stopped to get particulars about our meeting to-morrow night.

quickly and without warning

From this reading I did not mention the Dales because I was almost sure that in the end Katherine would not come, and in the midst of our talk he broke off abruptly with: “Here’s your fine friends,” delivered half-contemptuously.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading I did not mention the Dales because I was almost sure that in the end Katherine would not come, and in the midst of our talk he broke off abruptly with: “Here’s your fine friends,” delivered half-contemptuously.

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

From this reading It was half-past eight when I left home to go to Derryaghy, but at the corner of the Bryansford Road I met Willie Breen and stopped to get particulars about our meeting to-morrow night.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was half-past eight when I left home to go to Derryaghy, but at the corner of the Bryansford Road I met Willie Breen and stopped to get particulars about our meeting to-morrow night.

for the reason that

From this reading I did not mention the Dales because I was almost sure that in the end Katherine would not come, and in the midst of our talk he broke off abruptly with: “Here’s your fine friends,” delivered half-contemptuously.

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From this reading It was half-past eight when I left home to go to Derryaghy, but at the corner of the Bryansford Road I met Willie Breen and stopped to get particulars about our meeting to-morrow night.

lacking funds

From this reading I did not mention the Dales because I was almost sure that in the end Katherine would not come, and in the midst of our talk he broke off abruptly with: “Here’s your fine friends,” delivered half-contemptuously.

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From this reading It was half-past eight when I left home to go to Derryaghy, but at the corner of the Bryansford Road I met Willie Breen and stopped to get particulars about our meeting to-morrow night.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was half-past eight when I left home to go to Derryaghy, but at the corner of the Bryansford Road I met Willie Breen and stopped to get particulars about our meeting to-morrow night.

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

From this reading I did not mention the Dales because I was almost sure that in the end Katherine would not come, and in the midst of our talk he broke off abruptly with: “Here’s your fine friends,” delivered half-contemptuously.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading I wheeled round to face Miss Dick and Katherine and Gerald coming towards me.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading It was half-past eight when I left home to go to Derryaghy, but at the corner of the Bryansford Road I met Willie Breen and stopped to get particulars about our meeting to-morrow night.

plural of “dale” — an open river valley (in a hilly area)

From this reading I did not mention the Dales because I was almost sure that in the end Katherine would not come, and in the midst of our talk he broke off abruptly with: “Here’s your fine friends,” delivered half-contemptuously.

past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

From this reading I did not mention the Dales because I was almost sure that in the end Katherine would not come, and in the midst of our talk he broke off abruptly with: “Here’s your fine friends,” delivered half-contemptuously.

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From this reading It was half-past eight when I left home to go to Derryaghy, but at the corner of the Bryansford Road I met Willie Breen and stopped to get particulars about our meeting to-morrow night.

someone who is a detective

From this reading I wheeled round to face Miss Dick and Katherine and Gerald coming towards me.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading I did not mention the Dales because I was almost sure that in the end Katherine would not come, and in the midst of our talk he broke off abruptly with: “Here’s your fine friends,” delivered half-contemptuously.

being one more than seven

From this reading It was half-past eight when I left home to go to Derryaghy, but at the corner of the Bryansford Road I met Willie Breen and stopped to get particulars about our meeting to-morrow night.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading I did not mention the Dales because I was almost sure that in the end Katherine would not come, and in the midst of our talk he broke off abruptly with: “Here’s your fine friends,” delivered half-contemptuously.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading I wheeled round to face Miss Dick and Katherine and Gerald coming towards me.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading I did not mention the Dales because I was almost sure that in the end Katherine would not come, and in the midst of our talk he broke off abruptly with: “Here’s your fine friends,” delivered half-contemptuously.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading I did not mention the Dales because I was almost sure that in the end Katherine would not come, and in the midst of our talk he broke off abruptly with: “Here’s your fine friends,” delivered half-contemptuously.

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From this reading I wheeled round to face Miss Dick and Katherine and Gerald coming towards me.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading It was half-past eight when I left home to go to Derryaghy, but at the corner of the Bryansford Road I met Willie Breen and stopped to get particulars about our meeting to-morrow night.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading It was half-past eight when I left home to go to Derryaghy, but at the corner of the Bryansford Road I met Willie Breen and stopped to get particulars about our meeting to-morrow night.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I did not mention the Dales because I was almost sure that in the end Katherine would not come, and in the midst of our talk he broke off abruptly with: “Here’s your fine friends,” delivered half-contemptuously.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was half-past eight when I left home to go to Derryaghy, but at the corner of the Bryansford Road I met Willie Breen and stopped to get particulars about our meeting to-morrow night.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading At the same time he stuck his hands in his pockets and strolled off whistling.

headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading I raised my straw hat.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I did not mention the Dales because I was almost sure that in the end Katherine would not come, and in the midst of our talk he broke off abruptly with: “Here’s your fine friends,” delivered half-contemptuously.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I did not mention the Dales because I was almost sure that in the end Katherine would not come, and in the midst of our talk he broke off abruptly with: “Here’s your fine friends,” delivered half-contemptuously.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading At the same time he stuck his hands in his pockets and strolled off whistling.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading It was half-past eight when I left home to go to Derryaghy, but at the corner of the Bryansford Road I met Willie Breen and stopped to get particulars about our meeting to-morrow night.

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

From this reading It was half-past eight when I left home to go to Derryaghy, but at the corner of the Bryansford Road I met Willie Breen and stopped to get particulars about our meeting to-morrow night.

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

From this reading I did not mention the Dales because I was almost sure that in the end Katherine would not come, and in the midst of our talk he broke off abruptly with: “Here’s your fine friends,” delivered half-contemptuously.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was half-past eight when I left home to go to Derryaghy, but at the corner of the Bryansford Road I met Willie Breen and stopped to get particulars about our meeting to-morrow night.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I did not mention the Dales because I was almost sure that in the end Katherine would not come, and in the midst of our talk he broke off abruptly with: “Here’s your fine friends,” delivered half-contemptuously.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading It was half-past eight when I left home to go to Derryaghy, but at the corner of the Bryansford Road I met Willie Breen and stopped to get particulars about our meeting to-morrow night.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I wheeled round to face Miss Dick and Katherine and Gerald coming towards me.

a formally arranged gathering

From this reading It was half-past eight when I left home to go to Derryaghy, but at the corner of the Bryansford Road I met Willie Breen and stopped to get particulars about our meeting to-morrow night.

make reference to

From this reading I did not mention the Dales because I was almost sure that in the end Katherine would not come, and in the midst of our talk he broke off abruptly with: “Here’s your fine friends,” delivered half-contemptuously.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading It was half-past eight when I left home to go to Derryaghy, but at the corner of the Bryansford Road I met Willie Breen and stopped to get particulars about our meeting to-morrow night.

the location of something surrounded by other things

From this reading I did not mention the Dales because I was almost sure that in the end Katherine would not come, and in the midst of our talk he broke off abruptly with: “Here’s your fine friends,” delivered half-contemptuously.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading I wheeled round to face Miss Dick and Katherine and Gerald coming towards me.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I raised my straw hat.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading It was half-past eight when I left home to go to Derryaghy, but at the corner of the Bryansford Road I met Willie Breen and stopped to get particulars about our meeting to-morrow night.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I did not mention the Dales because I was almost sure that in the end Katherine would not come, and in the midst of our talk he broke off abruptly with: “Here’s your fine friends,” delivered half-contemptuously.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was half-past eight when I left home to go to Derryaghy, but at the corner of the Bryansford Road I met Willie Breen and stopped to get particulars about our meeting to-morrow night.

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

From this reading I did not mention the Dales because I was almost sure that in the end Katherine would not come, and in the midst of our talk he broke off abruptly with: “Here’s your fine friends,” delivered half-contemptuously.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading It was half-past eight when I left home to go to Derryaghy, but at the corner of the Bryansford Road I met Willie Breen and stopped to get particulars about our meeting to-morrow night.

plural of “particular” — a fact about some part (as opposed to general)

From this reading It was half-past eight when I left home to go to Derryaghy, but at the corner of the Bryansford Road I met Willie Breen and stopped to get particulars about our meeting to-morrow night.

plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles

From this reading At the same time he stuck his hands in his pockets and strolled off whistling.

located or moved above the surround or above the normal position

From this reading I raised my straw hat.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading It was half-past eight when I left home to go to Derryaghy, but at the corner of the Bryansford Road I met Willie Breen and stopped to get particulars about our meeting to-morrow night.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading I wheeled round to face Miss Dick and Katherine and Gerald coming towards me.

Identical; not different.

From this reading At the same time he stuck his hands in his pockets and strolled off whistling.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading It was half-past eight when I left home to go to Derryaghy, but at the corner of the Bryansford Road I met Willie Breen and stopped to get particulars about our meeting to-morrow night.

plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder

From this reading I raised my straw hat.

past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim

From this reading At the same time he stuck his hands in his pockets and strolled off whistling.

caught or fixed

From this reading At the same time he stuck his hands in his pockets and strolled off whistling.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading I did not mention the Dales because I was almost sure that in the end Katherine would not come, and in the midst of our talk he broke off abruptly with: “Here’s your fine friends,” delivered half-contemptuously.

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading I did not mention the Dales because I was almost sure that in the end Katherine would not come, and in the midst of our talk he broke off abruptly with: “Here’s your fine friends,” delivered half-contemptuously.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I did not mention the Dales because I was almost sure that in the end Katherine would not come, and in the midst of our talk he broke off abruptly with: “Here’s your fine friends,” delivered half-contemptuously.

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

From this reading It was half-past eight when I left home to go to Derryaghy, but at the corner of the Bryansford Road I met Willie Breen and stopped to get particulars about our meeting to-morrow night.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading At the same time he stuck his hands in his pockets and strolled off whistling.

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

From this reading It was half-past eight when I left home to go to Derryaghy, but at the corner of the Bryansford Road I met Willie Breen and stopped to get particulars about our meeting to-morrow night.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was half-past eight when I left home to go to Derryaghy, but at the corner of the Bryansford Road I met Willie Breen and stopped to get particulars about our meeting to-morrow night.

in the direction of

From this reading I wheeled round to face Miss Dick and Katherine and Gerald coming towards me.

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

From this reading It was half-past eight when I left home to go to Derryaghy, but at the corner of the Bryansford Road I met Willie Breen and stopped to get particulars about our meeting to-morrow night.

having wheels; often used in combination

From this reading I wheeled round to face Miss Dick and Katherine and Gerald coming towards me.

at the time that

From this reading It was half-past eight when I left home to go to Derryaghy, but at the corner of the Bryansford Road I met Willie Breen and stopped to get particulars about our meeting to-morrow night.

the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture

From this reading At the same time he stuck his hands in his pockets and strolled off whistling.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was half-past eight when I left home to go to Derryaghy, but at the corner of the Bryansford Road I met Willie Breen and stopped to get particulars about our meeting to-morrow night.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I did not mention the Dales because I was almost sure that in the end Katherine would not come, and in the midst of our talk he broke off abruptly with: “Here’s your fine friends,” delivered half-contemptuously.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading I did not mention the Dales because I was almost sure that in the end Katherine would not come, and in the midst of our talk he broke off abruptly with: “Here’s your fine friends,” delivered half-contemptuously.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I did not mention the Dales because I was almost sure that in the end Katherine would not come, and in the midst of our talk he broke off abruptly with: “Here’s your fine friends,” delivered half-contemptuously.