used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “The sorra one o' myself all this time but thought he was a priest still; so says I, 'Dinny, you're a wantin' to anoint Paddy Diarmud, who's given over, an' if you don't I make haste, you won't overtake him?'
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “'He must wait then till mornin',' says Dinny; 'or if he chooses to die against my will, an' the will o' the church, let him take the quensequences.
(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 “'Musha, Dinis,' says myself, 'what's all this for?'
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “'Why,' says he, 'it's all for the good of the church an' the faithful.
anointverbUS /əˈnɔɪnt/
choose by or as if by divine intervention
From this reading “The sorra one o' myself all this time but thought he was a priest still; so says I, 'Dinny, you're a wantin' to anoint Paddy Diarmud, who's given over, an' if you don't I make haste, you won't overtake him?'
ArchbishopnounUS /ˈɑːrtʃˈbɪʃəp/
a bishop of highest rank
From this reading I'm now Archbishop of the county,' says he; 'the Protestants are all banished, an' we are in their place.'
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I'm now Archbishop of the county,' says he; 'the Protestants are all banished, an' we are in their place.'
banishedverbUS /ˈbænɪʃt/
past form of “banish” — expel from a community or group
From this reading I'm now Archbishop of the county,' says he; 'the Protestants are all banished, an' we are in their place.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “The sorra one o' myself all this time but thought he was a priest still; so says I, 'Dinny, you're a wantin' to anoint Paddy Diarmud, who's given over, an' if you don't I make haste, you won't overtake him?'
choosesverbUS /ˈtʃuːzəz/
third-person singular of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading “'He must wait then till mornin',' says Dinny; 'or if he chooses to die against my will, an' the will o' the church, let him take the quensequences.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “'Why,' says he, 'it's all for the good of the church an' the faithful.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading I'm now Archbishop of the county,' says he; 'the Protestants are all banished, an' we are in their place.'
Diarmud
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From this reading “The sorra one o' myself all this time but thought he was a priest still; so says I, 'Dinny, you're a wantin' to anoint Paddy Diarmud, who's given over, an' if you don't I make haste, you won't overtake him?'
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “'He must wait then till mornin',' says Dinny; 'or if he chooses to die against my will, an' the will o' the church, let him take the quensequences.
Dinis
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From this reading “'Musha, Dinis,' says myself, 'what's all this for?'
Dinny
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From this reading “The sorra one o' myself all this time but thought he was a priest still; so says I, 'Dinny, you're a wantin' to anoint Paddy Diarmud, who's given over, an' if you don't I make haste, you won't overtake him?'
don't
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From this reading “The sorra one o' myself all this time but thought he was a priest still; so says I, 'Dinny, you're a wantin' to anoint Paddy Diarmud, who's given over, an' if you don't I make haste, you won't overtake him?'
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading “'Why,' says he, 'it's all for the good of the church an' the faithful.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “'Musha, Dinis,' says myself, 'what's all this for?'
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “The sorra one o' myself all this time but thought he was a priest still; so says I, 'Dinny, you're a wantin' to anoint Paddy Diarmud, who's given over, an' if you don't I make haste, you won't overtake him?'
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “'Why,' says he, 'it's all for the good of the church an' the faithful.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading “The sorra one o' myself all this time but thought he was a priest still; so says I, 'Dinny, you're a wantin' to anoint Paddy Diarmud, who's given over, an' if you don't I make haste, you won't overtake him?'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “'Why,' says he, 'it's all for the good of the church an' the faithful.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The sorra one o' myself all this time but thought he was a priest still; so says I, 'Dinny, you're a wantin' to anoint Paddy Diarmud, who's given over, an' if you don't I make haste, you won't overtake him?'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The sorra one o' myself all this time but thought he was a priest still; so says I, 'Dinny, you're a wantin' to anoint Paddy Diarmud, who's given over, an' if you don't I make haste, you won't overtake him?'
I'm
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From this reading I'm now Archbishop of the county,' says he; 'the Protestants are all banished, an' we are in their place.'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “The sorra one o' myself all this time but thought he was a priest still; so says I, 'Dinny, you're a wantin' to anoint Paddy Diarmud, who's given over, an' if you don't I make haste, you won't overtake him?'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I'm now Archbishop of the county,' says he; 'the Protestants are all banished, an' we are in their place.'
it's
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From this reading “'Why,' says he, 'it's all for the good of the church an' the faithful.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “'He must wait then till mornin',' says Dinny; 'or if he chooses to die against my will, an' the will o' the church, let him take the quensequences.
engage in
From this reading “The sorra one o' myself all this time but thought he was a priest still; so says I, 'Dinny, you're a wantin' to anoint Paddy Diarmud, who's given over, an' if you don't I make haste, you won't overtake him?'
mornin
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From this reading “'He must wait then till mornin',' says Dinny; 'or if he chooses to die against my will, an' the will o' the church, let him take the quensequences.
Musha
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From this reading “'Musha, Dinis,' says myself, 'what's all this for?'
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “'He must wait then till mornin',' says Dinny; 'or if he chooses to die against my will, an' the will o' the church, let him take the quensequences.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “'He must wait then till mornin',' says Dinny; 'or if he chooses to die against my will, an' the will o' the church, let him take the quensequences.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “'Musha, Dinis,' says myself, 'what's all this for?'
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I'm now Archbishop of the county,' says he; 'the Protestants are all banished, an' we are in their place.'
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 “The sorra one o' myself all this time but thought he was a priest still; so says I, 'Dinny, you're a wantin' to anoint Paddy Diarmud, who's given over, an' if you don't I make haste, you won't overtake him?'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “'Why,' says he, 'it's all for the good of the church an' the faithful.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The sorra one o' myself all this time but thought he was a priest still; so says I, 'Dinny, you're a wantin' to anoint Paddy Diarmud, who's given over, an' if you don't I make haste, you won't overtake him?'
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “'He must wait then till mornin',' says Dinny; 'or if he chooses to die against my will, an' the will o' the church, let him take the quensequences.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “The sorra one o' myself all this time but thought he was a priest still; so says I, 'Dinny, you're a wantin' to anoint Paddy Diarmud, who's given over, an' if you don't I make haste, you won't overtake him?'
overtakeverbUS /ˈoʊvərteɪk/
catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading “The sorra one o' myself all this time but thought he was a priest still; so says I, 'Dinny, you're a wantin' to anoint Paddy Diarmud, who's given over, an' if you don't I make haste, you won't overtake him?'
PaddynounUS /ˈpædi/
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
From this reading “The sorra one o' myself all this time but thought he was a priest still; so says I, 'Dinny, you're a wantin' to anoint Paddy Diarmud, who's given over, an' if you don't I make haste, you won't overtake him?'
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I'm now Archbishop of the county,' says he; 'the Protestants are all banished, an' we are in their place.'
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading “The sorra one o' myself all this time but thought he was a priest still; so says I, 'Dinny, you're a wantin' to anoint Paddy Diarmud, who's given over, an' if you don't I make haste, you won't overtake him?'
ProtestantsnounUS /ˈprɑːtəstənts/
plural of “protestant” — an adherent of Protestantism
From this reading I'm now Archbishop of the county,' says he; 'the Protestants are all banished, an' we are in their place.'
quensequences
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From this reading “'He must wait then till mornin',' says Dinny; 'or if he chooses to die against my will, an' the will o' the church, let him take the quensequences.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “'Musha, Dinis,' says myself, 'what's all this for?'
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “The sorra one o' myself all this time but thought he was a priest still; so says I, 'Dinny, you're a wantin' to anoint Paddy Diarmud, who's given over, an' if you don't I make haste, you won't overtake him?'
sorra
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From this reading “The sorra one o' myself all this time but thought he was a priest still; so says I, 'Dinny, you're a wantin' to anoint Paddy Diarmud, who's given over, an' if you don't I make haste, you won't overtake him?'
not in physical motion
From this reading “The sorra one o' myself all this time but thought he was a priest still; so says I, 'Dinny, you're a wantin' to anoint Paddy Diarmud, who's given over, an' if you don't I make haste, you won't overtake him?'
carry out
From this reading “'He must wait then till mornin',' says Dinny; 'or if he chooses to die against my will, an' the will o' the church, let him take the quensequences.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “'Why,' says he, 'it's all for the good of the church an' the faithful.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I'm now Archbishop of the county,' says he; 'the Protestants are all banished, an' we are in their place.'
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “'He must wait then till mornin',' says Dinny; 'or if he chooses to die against my will, an' the will o' the church, let him take the quensequences.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “'Musha, Dinis,' says myself, 'what's all this for?'
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “The sorra one o' myself all this time but thought he was a priest still; so says I, 'Dinny, you're a wantin' to anoint Paddy Diarmud, who's given over, an' if you don't I make haste, you won't overtake him?'
up to a particular time
From this reading “'He must wait then till mornin',' says Dinny; 'or if he chooses to die against my will, an' the will o' the church, let him take the quensequences.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “The sorra one o' myself all this time but thought he was a priest still; so says I, 'Dinny, you're a wantin' to anoint Paddy Diarmud, who's given over, an' if you don't I make haste, you won't overtake him?'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The sorra one o' myself all this time but thought he was a priest still; so says I, 'Dinny, you're a wantin' to anoint Paddy Diarmud, who's given over, an' if you don't I make haste, you won't overtake him?'
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “'He must wait then till mornin',' says Dinny; 'or if he chooses to die against my will, an' the will o' the church, let him take the quensequences.
wantin
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From this reading “The sorra one o' myself all this time but thought he was a priest still; so says I, 'Dinny, you're a wantin' to anoint Paddy Diarmud, who's given over, an' if you don't I make haste, you won't overtake him?'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The sorra one o' myself all this time but thought he was a priest still; so says I, 'Dinny, you're a wantin' to anoint Paddy Diarmud, who's given over, an' if you don't I make haste, you won't overtake him?'
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I'm now Archbishop of the county,' says he; 'the Protestants are all banished, an' we are in their place.'
what's
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From this reading “'Musha, Dinis,' says myself, 'what's all this for?'
who's
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From this reading “The sorra one o' myself all this time but thought he was a priest still; so says I, 'Dinny, you're a wantin' to anoint Paddy Diarmud, who's given over, an' if you don't I make haste, you won't overtake him?'
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “'Why,' says he, 'it's all for the good of the church an' the faithful.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “'He must wait then till mornin',' says Dinny; 'or if he chooses to die against my will, an' the will o' the church, let him take the quensequences.
won't
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From this reading “The sorra one o' myself all this time but thought he was a priest still; so says I, 'Dinny, you're a wantin' to anoint Paddy Diarmud, who's given over, an' if you don't I make haste, you won't overtake him?'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The sorra one o' myself all this time but thought he was a priest still; so says I, 'Dinny, you're a wantin' to anoint Paddy Diarmud, who's given over, an' if you don't I make haste, you won't overtake him?'
you're
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From this reading “The sorra one o' myself all this time but thought he was a priest still; so says I, 'Dinny, you're a wantin' to anoint Paddy Diarmud, who's given over, an' if you don't I make haste, you won't overtake him?'
