used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "The lawyer from Dublin got up to question Maire, an' he fixed his specs on him, an' frowned an' put on a grand air, an' says he:
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "The lawyer from Dublin got up to question Maire, an' he fixed his specs on him, an' frowned an' put on a grand air, an' says he:
(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 "Maire grinned at him, an' put out her tongue, an' all the answer she gave him was:
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "The lawyer from Dublin got up to question Maire, an' he fixed his specs on him, an' frowned an' put on a grand air, an' says he:
react verbally
From this reading "Maire grinned at him, an' put out her tongue, an' all the answer she gave him was:
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "You could hear the laughin' o' the people all over the town, but the judge said in a loud voice--though I think he was laughin' to himself--that he'd clear out the court if there was any more noise, an' the lawyer put a blacker frown on him, an' says he:
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "'Are you the person who sold a calf to this man, my client, Michael Flanagan?'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Maire grinned at him, an' put out her tongue, an' all the answer she gave him was:
blackeradjectiveUS /ˈblækər/
comparative of “black” — being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "You could hear the laughin' o' the people all over the town, but the judge said in a loud voice--though I think he was laughin' to himself--that he'd clear out the court if there was any more noise, an' the lawyer put a blacker frown on him, an' says he:
Bow-wownoun
the bark of a dog
From this reading "'Bow-wow!'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You could hear the laughin' o' the people all over the town, but the judge said in a loud voice--though I think he was laughin' to himself--that he'd clear out the court if there was any more noise, an' the lawyer put a blacker frown on him, an' says he:
calfnounUS /kæf/
young of domestic cattle
From this reading "'Are you the person who sold a calf to this man, my client, Michael Flanagan?'
rid of obstructions
From this reading "You could hear the laughin' o' the people all over the town, but the judge said in a loud voice--though I think he was laughin' to himself--that he'd clear out the court if there was any more noise, an' the lawyer put a blacker frown on him, an' says he:
clientnounUS /ˈklaɪənt/
a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer
From this reading "'Are you the person who sold a calf to this man, my client, Michael Flanagan?'
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "You could hear the laughin' o' the people all over the town, but the judge said in a loud voice--though I think he was laughin' to himself--that he'd clear out the court if there was any more noise, an' the lawyer put a blacker frown on him, an' says he:
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading "You could hear the laughin' o' the people all over the town, but the judge said in a loud voice--though I think he was laughin' to himself--that he'd clear out the court if there was any more noise, an' the lawyer put a blacker frown on him, an' says he:
DublinnounUS /ˈdʌblɪn/
capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic
From this reading "The lawyer from Dublin got up to question Maire, an' he fixed his specs on him, an' frowned an' put on a grand air, an' says he:
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading "The lawyer from Dublin got up to question Maire, an' he fixed his specs on him, an' frowned an' put on a grand air, an' says he:
Flanagan
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From this reading "'Are you the person who sold a calf to this man, my client, Michael Flanagan?'
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "The lawyer from Dublin got up to question Maire, an' he fixed his specs on him, an' frowned an' put on a grand air, an' says he:
frownverbUS /fraʊn/
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading "You could hear the laughin' o' the people all over the town, but the judge said in a loud voice--though I think he was laughin' to himself--that he'd clear out the court if there was any more noise, an' the lawyer put a blacker frown on him, an' says he:
frownedverbUS /fraʊnd/
past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading "The lawyer from Dublin got up to question Maire, an' he fixed his specs on him, an' frowned an' put on a grand air, an' says he:
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Maire grinned at him, an' put out her tongue, an' all the answer she gave him was:
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "The lawyer from Dublin got up to question Maire, an' he fixed his specs on him, an' frowned an' put on a grand air, an' says he:
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading "The lawyer from Dublin got up to question Maire, an' he fixed his specs on him, an' frowned an' put on a grand air, an' says he:
grinnedverbUS /ɡrɪnd/
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading "Maire grinned at him, an' put out her tongue, an' all the answer she gave him was:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The lawyer from Dublin got up to question Maire, an' he fixed his specs on him, an' frowned an' put on a grand air, an' says he:
he'd
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From this reading "You could hear the laughin' o' the people all over the town, but the judge said in a loud voice--though I think he was laughin' to himself--that he'd clear out the court if there was any more noise, an' the lawyer put a blacker frown on him, an' says he:
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "You could hear the laughin' o' the people all over the town, but the judge said in a loud voice--though I think he was laughin' to himself--that he'd clear out the court if there was any more noise, an' the lawyer put a blacker frown on him, an' says he:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Maire grinned at him, an' put out her tongue, an' all the answer she gave him was:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The lawyer from Dublin got up to question Maire, an' he fixed his specs on him, an' frowned an' put on a grand air, an' says he:
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "You could hear the laughin' o' the people all over the town, but the judge said in a loud voice--though I think he was laughin' to himself--that he'd clear out the court if there was any more noise, an' the lawyer put a blacker frown on him, an' says he:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "The lawyer from Dublin got up to question Maire, an' he fixed his specs on him, an' frowned an' put on a grand air, an' says he:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You could hear the laughin' o' the people all over the town, but the judge said in a loud voice--though I think he was laughin' to himself--that he'd clear out the court if there was any more noise, an' the lawyer put a blacker frown on him, an' says he:
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "You could hear the laughin' o' the people all over the town, but the judge said in a loud voice--though I think he was laughin' to himself--that he'd clear out the court if there was any more noise, an' the lawyer put a blacker frown on him, an' says he:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You could hear the laughin' o' the people all over the town, but the judge said in a loud voice--though I think he was laughin' to himself--that he'd clear out the court if there was any more noise, an' the lawyer put a blacker frown on him, an' says he:
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading "You could hear the laughin' o' the people all over the town, but the judge said in a loud voice--though I think he was laughin' to himself--that he'd clear out the court if there was any more noise, an' the lawyer put a blacker frown on him, an' says he:
laughin
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From this reading "You could hear the laughin' o' the people all over the town, but the judge said in a loud voice--though I think he was laughin' to himself--that he'd clear out the court if there was any more noise, an' the lawyer put a blacker frown on him, an' says he:
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading "The lawyer from Dublin got up to question Maire, an' he fixed his specs on him, an' frowned an' put on a grand air, an' says he:
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading "You could hear the laughin' o' the people all over the town, but the judge said in a loud voice--though I think he was laughin' to himself--that he'd clear out the court if there was any more noise, an' the lawyer put a blacker frown on him, an' says he:
Maire
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From this reading "The lawyer from Dublin got up to question Maire, an' he fixed his specs on him, an' frowned an' put on a grand air, an' says he:
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "'Are you the person who sold a calf to this man, my client, Michael Flanagan?'
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading "'Are you the person who sold a calf to this man, my client, Michael Flanagan?'
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "You could hear the laughin' o' the people all over the town, but the judge said in a loud voice--though I think he was laughin' to himself--that he'd clear out the court if there was any more noise, an' the lawyer put a blacker frown on him, an' says he:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "'Are you the person who sold a calf to this man, my client, Michael Flanagan?'
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading "You could hear the laughin' o' the people all over the town, but the judge said in a loud voice--though I think he was laughin' to himself--that he'd clear out the court if there was any more noise, an' the lawyer put a blacker frown on him, an' says he:
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "You could hear the laughin' o' the people all over the town, but the judge said in a loud voice--though I think he was laughin' to himself--that he'd clear out the court if there was any more noise, an' the lawyer put a blacker frown on him, an' says he:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "The lawyer from Dublin got up to question Maire, an' he fixed his specs on him, an' frowned an' put on a grand air, an' says he:
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Maire grinned at him, an' put out her tongue, an' all the answer she gave him was:
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "You could hear the laughin' o' the people all over the town, but the judge said in a loud voice--though I think he was laughin' to himself--that he'd clear out the court if there was any more noise, an' the lawyer put a blacker frown on him, an' says he:
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "You could hear the laughin' o' the people all over the town, but the judge said in a loud voice--though I think he was laughin' to himself--that he'd clear out the court if there was any more noise, an' the lawyer put a blacker frown on him, an' says he:
a human being
From this reading "'Are you the person who sold a calf to this man, my client, Michael Flanagan?'
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "The lawyer from Dublin got up to question Maire, an' he fixed his specs on him, an' frowned an' put on a grand air, an' says he:
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "The lawyer from Dublin got up to question Maire, an' he fixed his specs on him, an' frowned an' put on a grand air, an' says he:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You could hear the laughin' o' the people all over the town, but the judge said in a loud voice--though I think he was laughin' to himself--that he'd clear out the court if there was any more noise, an' the lawyer put a blacker frown on him, an' says he:
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "The lawyer from Dublin got up to question Maire, an' he fixed his specs on him, an' frowned an' put on a grand air, an' says he:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Maire grinned at him, an' put out her tongue, an' all the answer she gave him was:
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading "'Are you the person who sold a calf to this man, my client, Michael Flanagan?'
specsnounUS /speks/
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading "The lawyer from Dublin got up to question Maire, an' he fixed his specs on him, an' frowned an' put on a grand air, an' says he:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You could hear the laughin' o' the people all over the town, but the judge said in a loud voice--though I think he was laughin' to himself--that he'd clear out the court if there was any more noise, an' the lawyer put a blacker frown on him, an' says he:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The lawyer from Dublin got up to question Maire, an' he fixed his specs on him, an' frowned an' put on a grand air, an' says he:
in or at that place or location
From this reading "You could hear the laughin' o' the people all over the town, but the judge said in a loud voice--though I think he was laughin' to himself--that he'd clear out the court if there was any more noise, an' the lawyer put a blacker frown on him, an' says he:
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "You could hear the laughin' o' the people all over the town, but the judge said in a loud voice--though I think he was laughin' to himself--that he'd clear out the court if there was any more noise, an' the lawyer put a blacker frown on him, an' says he:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "'Are you the person who sold a calf to this man, my client, Michael Flanagan?'
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "You could hear the laughin' o' the people all over the town, but the judge said in a loud voice--though I think he was laughin' to himself--that he'd clear out the court if there was any more noise, an' the lawyer put a blacker frown on him, an' says he:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The lawyer from Dublin got up to question Maire, an' he fixed his specs on him, an' frowned an' put on a grand air, an' says he:
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading "Maire grinned at him, an' put out her tongue, an' all the answer she gave him was:
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading "You could hear the laughin' o' the people all over the town, but the judge said in a loud voice--though I think he was laughin' to himself--that he'd clear out the court if there was any more noise, an' the lawyer put a blacker frown on him, an' says he:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "The lawyer from Dublin got up to question Maire, an' he fixed his specs on him, an' frowned an' put on a grand air, an' says he:
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "You could hear the laughin' o' the people all over the town, but the judge said in a loud voice--though I think he was laughin' to himself--that he'd clear out the court if there was any more noise, an' the lawyer put a blacker frown on him, an' says he:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Maire grinned at him, an' put out her tongue, an' all the answer she gave him was:
which person or people
From this reading "'Are you the person who sold a calf to this man, my client, Michael Flanagan?'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'Are you the person who sold a calf to this man, my client, Michael Flanagan?'
