1913
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From this reading July 1913 The Irish police barrack is invariably clean, occasionally picturesque, but it is never comfortable.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There is a table, sometimes two tables, but they have iron legs.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading TO CHARLES H. HAWTREY who has allowed me to offer this story to him in memory of times that were very pleasant to me.
in addition
From this reading There are benches to sit on, very narrow, and these also have iron legs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are benches to sit on, very narrow, and these also have iron legs.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are benches to sit on, very narrow, and these also have iron legs.
barracknounUS /ˈbærək/
a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel
From this reading July 1913 The Irish police barrack is invariably clean, occasionally picturesque, but it is never comfortable.
benchesnounUS /ˈbentʃɪz/
plural of “bench” — a long seat for more than one person
From this reading There are benches to sit on, very narrow, and these also have iron legs.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading July 1913 The Irish police barrack is invariably clean, occasionally picturesque, but it is never comfortable.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading TO CHARLES H. HAWTREY who has allowed me to offer this story to him in memory of times that were very pleasant to me.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading July 1913 The Irish police barrack is invariably clean, occasionally picturesque, but it is never comfortable.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading July 1913 The Irish police barrack is invariably clean, occasionally picturesque, but it is never comfortable.
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading The living-room, in which the men spend their spare time, is furnished with rigid simplicity.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading TO CHARLES H. HAWTREY who has allowed me to offer this story to him in memory of times that were very pleasant to me.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TO CHARLES H. HAWTREY who has allowed me to offer this story to him in memory of times that were very pleasant to me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There is a table, sometimes two tables, but they have iron legs.
HAWTREY
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From this reading TO CHARLES H. HAWTREY who has allowed me to offer this story to him in memory of times that were very pleasant to me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TO CHARLES H. HAWTREY who has allowed me to offer this story to him in memory of times that were very pleasant to me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TO CHARLES H. HAWTREY who has allowed me to offer this story to him in memory of times that were very pleasant to me.
invariablyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈveriəbli/
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading July 1913 The Irish police barrack is invariably clean, occasionally picturesque, but it is never comfortable.
IrishnounUS /ˈaɪrɪʃ/
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading July 1913 The Irish police barrack is invariably clean, occasionally picturesque, but it is never comfortable.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading There is a table, sometimes two tables, but they have iron legs.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading July 1913 The Irish police barrack is invariably clean, occasionally picturesque, but it is never comfortable.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading July 1913 The Irish police barrack is invariably clean, occasionally picturesque, but it is never comfortable.
JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading July 1913 The Irish police barrack is invariably clean, occasionally picturesque, but it is never comfortable.
staying power
From this reading There is a table, sometimes two tables, but they have iron legs.
living-roomnoun
a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
From this reading The living-room, in which the men spend their spare time, is furnished with rigid simplicity.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TO CHARLES H. HAWTREY who has allowed me to offer this story to him in memory of times that were very pleasant to me.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading TO CHARLES H. HAWTREY who has allowed me to offer this story to him in memory of times that were very pleasant to me.
the force of workers available
From this reading The living-room, in which the men spend their spare time, is furnished with rigid simplicity.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading There are benches to sit on, very narrow, and these also have iron legs.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading July 1913 The Irish police barrack is invariably clean, occasionally picturesque, but it is never comfortable.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading July 1913 The Irish police barrack is invariably clean, occasionally picturesque, but it is never comfortable.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TO CHARLES H. HAWTREY who has allowed me to offer this story to him in memory of times that were very pleasant to me.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading TO CHARLES H. HAWTREY who has allowed me to offer this story to him in memory of times that were very pleasant to me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There are benches to sit on, very narrow, and these also have iron legs.
picturesqueadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərəsk/
suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture
From this reading July 1913 The Irish police barrack is invariably clean, occasionally picturesque, but it is never comfortable.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading TO CHARLES H. HAWTREY who has allowed me to offer this story to him in memory of times that were very pleasant to me.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading July 1913 The Irish police barrack is invariably clean, occasionally picturesque, but it is never comfortable.
rigidadjectiveUS /ˈrɪdʒəd/
incapable of or resistant to bending
From this reading The living-room, in which the men spend their spare time, is furnished with rigid simplicity.
simplicitynounUS /sɪmˈplɪsəti/
the quality of being simple or uncompounded
From this reading The living-room, in which the men spend their spare time, is furnished with rigid simplicity.
be seated
From this reading There are benches to sit on, very narrow, and these also have iron legs.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading There is a table, sometimes two tables, but they have iron legs.
refrain from harming
From this reading The living-room, in which the men spend their spare time, is furnished with rigid simplicity.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading The living-room, in which the men spend their spare time, is furnished with rigid simplicity.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading TO CHARLES H. HAWTREY who has allowed me to offer this story to him in memory of times that were very pleasant to me.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading There is a table, sometimes two tables, but they have iron legs.
tablesnounUS /ˈteɪbəlz/
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading There is a table, sometimes two tables, but they have iron legs.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TO CHARLES H. HAWTREY who has allowed me to offer this story to him in memory of times that were very pleasant to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading July 1913 The Irish police barrack is invariably clean, occasionally picturesque, but it is never comfortable.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The living-room, in which the men spend their spare time, is furnished with rigid simplicity.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is a table, sometimes two tables, but they have iron legs.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There are benches to sit on, very narrow, and these also have iron legs.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There is a table, sometimes two tables, but they have iron legs.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading TO CHARLES H. HAWTREY who has allowed me to offer this story to him in memory of times that were very pleasant to me.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The living-room, in which the men spend their spare time, is furnished with rigid simplicity.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading TO CHARLES H. HAWTREY who has allowed me to offer this story to him in memory of times that were very pleasant to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO CHARLES H. HAWTREY who has allowed me to offer this story to him in memory of times that were very pleasant to me.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There is a table, sometimes two tables, but they have iron legs.
precisely as stated
From this reading TO CHARLES H. HAWTREY who has allowed me to offer this story to him in memory of times that were very pleasant to me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading TO CHARLES H. HAWTREY who has allowed me to offer this story to him in memory of times that were very pleasant to me.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The living-room, in which the men spend their spare time, is furnished with rigid simplicity.
which person or people
From this reading TO CHARLES H. HAWTREY who has allowed me to offer this story to him in memory of times that were very pleasant to me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The living-room, in which the men spend their spare time, is furnished with rigid simplicity.
