used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "When did I ever give you a fright?"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Ou! troth sudden and terrible was the fright you gave me!" said the man, "and surely after tochering of three daughters, each of them with twelve beautiful milch cows and a bull, all of which came from your pastures, I should have been contented.
(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 "Ou! troth sudden and terrible was the fright you gave me!" said the man, "and surely after tochering of three daughters, each of them with twelve beautiful milch cows and a bull, all of which came from your pastures, I should have been contented.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Ou! troth sudden and terrible was the fright you gave me!" said the man, "and surely after tochering of three daughters, each of them with twelve beautiful milch cows and a bull, all of which came from your pastures, I should have been contented.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But I'm thinking that if I was a small thing over greedy, the fright I got from Gibbon More's two-handed sword, as it flashed behind me on the Geal Charn, was enough to put all greed out of my head, so far at least as he was concerned."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But I'm thinking that if I was a small thing over greedy, the fright I got from Gibbon More's two-handed sword, as it flashed behind me on the Geal Charn, was enough to put all greed out of my head, so far at least as he was concerned."
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "Ou! troth sudden and terrible was the fright you gave me!" said the man, "and surely after tochering of three daughters, each of them with twelve beautiful milch cows and a bull, all of which came from your pastures, I should have been contented.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Ou! troth sudden and terrible was the fright you gave me!" said the man, "and surely after tochering of three daughters, each of them with twelve beautiful milch cows and a bull, all of which came from your pastures, I should have been contented.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading But I'm thinking that if I was a small thing over greedy, the fright I got from Gibbon More's two-handed sword, as it flashed behind me on the Geal Charn, was enough to put all greed out of my head, so far at least as he was concerned."
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading "Ou! troth sudden and terrible was the fright you gave me!" said the man, "and surely after tochering of three daughters, each of them with twelve beautiful milch cows and a bull, all of which came from your pastures, I should have been contented.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I'm thinking that if I was a small thing over greedy, the fright I got from Gibbon More's two-handed sword, as it flashed behind me on the Geal Charn, was enough to put all greed out of my head, so far at least as he was concerned."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Ou! troth sudden and terrible was the fright you gave me!" said the man, "and surely after tochering of three daughters, each of them with twelve beautiful milch cows and a bull, all of which came from your pastures, I should have been contented.
Charn
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From this reading But I'm thinking that if I was a small thing over greedy, the fright I got from Gibbon More's two-handed sword, as it flashed behind me on the Geal Charn, was enough to put all greed out of my head, so far at least as he was concerned."
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading But I'm thinking that if I was a small thing over greedy, the fright I got from Gibbon More's two-handed sword, as it flashed behind me on the Geal Charn, was enough to put all greed out of my head, so far at least as he was concerned."
contentedadjectiveUS /kənˈtentəd/
satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
From this reading "Ou! troth sudden and terrible was the fright you gave me!" said the man, "and surely after tochering of three daughters, each of them with twelve beautiful milch cows and a bull, all of which came from your pastures, I should have been contented.
cowsnounUS /kaʊz/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading "Ou! troth sudden and terrible was the fright you gave me!" said the man, "and surely after tochering of three daughters, each of them with twelve beautiful milch cows and a bull, all of which came from your pastures, I should have been contented.
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading "Ou! troth sudden and terrible was the fright you gave me!" said the man, "and surely after tochering of three daughters, each of them with twelve beautiful milch cows and a bull, all of which came from your pastures, I should have been contented.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "When did I ever give you a fright?"
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "Ou! troth sudden and terrible was the fright you gave me!" said the man, "and surely after tochering of three daughters, each of them with twelve beautiful milch cows and a bull, all of which came from your pastures, I should have been contented.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading But I'm thinking that if I was a small thing over greedy, the fright I got from Gibbon More's two-handed sword, as it flashed behind me on the Geal Charn, was enough to put all greed out of my head, so far at least as he was concerned."
at any time
From this reading "When did I ever give you a fright?"
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Ha! ha! ha! why, you give me more riddles every time you open your mouth," replied Gibbon.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Hoo!" exclaimed Gibbon with a long whistle, "ha! ha! ha!
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading But I'm thinking that if I was a small thing over greedy, the fright I got from Gibbon More's two-handed sword, as it flashed behind me on the Geal Charn, was enough to put all greed out of my head, so far at least as he was concerned."
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading But I'm thinking that if I was a small thing over greedy, the fright I got from Gibbon More's two-handed sword, as it flashed behind me on the Geal Charn, was enough to put all greed out of my head, so far at least as he was concerned."
frightnounUS /fraɪt/
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading "When did I ever give you a fright?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Ou! troth sudden and terrible was the fright you gave me!" said the man, "and surely after tochering of three daughters, each of them with twelve beautiful milch cows and a bull, all of which came from your pastures, I should have been contented.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Ou! troth sudden and terrible was the fright you gave me!" said the man, "and surely after tochering of three daughters, each of them with twelve beautiful milch cows and a bull, all of which came from your pastures, I should have been contented.
Geal
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From this reading But I'm thinking that if I was a small thing over greedy, the fright I got from Gibbon More's two-handed sword, as it flashed behind me on the Geal Charn, was enough to put all greed out of my head, so far at least as he was concerned."
GibbonnounUS /ˈɡɪbən/
English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794)
From this reading "Ha! ha! ha! why, you give me more riddles every time you open your mouth," replied Gibbon.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Ha! ha! ha! why, you give me more riddles every time you open your mouth," replied Gibbon.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But I'm thinking that if I was a small thing over greedy, the fright I got from Gibbon More's two-handed sword, as it flashed behind me on the Geal Charn, was enough to put all greed out of my head, so far at least as he was concerned."
greednounUS /ɡriːd/
excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves
From this reading But I'm thinking that if I was a small thing over greedy, the fright I got from Gibbon More's two-handed sword, as it flashed behind me on the Geal Charn, was enough to put all greed out of my head, so far at least as he was concerned."
greedyadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːdi/
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
From this reading But I'm thinking that if I was a small thing over greedy, the fright I got from Gibbon More's two-handed sword, as it flashed behind me on the Geal Charn, was enough to put all greed out of my head, so far at least as he was concerned."
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading "Ha! ha! ha! why, you give me more riddles every time you open your mouth," replied Gibbon.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Ou! troth sudden and terrible was the fright you gave me!" said the man, "and surely after tochering of three daughters, each of them with twelve beautiful milch cows and a bull, all of which came from your pastures, I should have been contented.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But I'm thinking that if I was a small thing over greedy, the fright I got from Gibbon More's two-handed sword, as it flashed behind me on the Geal Charn, was enough to put all greed out of my head, so far at least as he was concerned."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading But I'm thinking that if I was a small thing over greedy, the fright I got from Gibbon More's two-handed sword, as it flashed behind me on the Geal Charn, was enough to put all greed out of my head, so far at least as he was concerned."
Hoo
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From this reading "Hoo!" exclaimed Gibbon with a long whistle, "ha! ha! ha!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "When did I ever give you a fright?"
I'm
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From this reading But I'm thinking that if I was a small thing over greedy, the fright I got from Gibbon More's two-handed sword, as it flashed behind me on the Geal Charn, was enough to put all greed out of my head, so far at least as he was concerned."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But I'm thinking that if I was a small thing over greedy, the fright I got from Gibbon More's two-handed sword, as it flashed behind me on the Geal Charn, was enough to put all greed out of my head, so far at least as he was concerned."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But I'm thinking that if I was a small thing over greedy, the fright I got from Gibbon More's two-handed sword, as it flashed behind me on the Geal Charn, was enough to put all greed out of my head, so far at least as he was concerned."
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading But I'm thinking that if I was a small thing over greedy, the fright I got from Gibbon More's two-handed sword, as it flashed behind me on the Geal Charn, was enough to put all greed out of my head, so far at least as he was concerned."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Hoo!" exclaimed Gibbon with a long whistle, "ha! ha! ha!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Ou! troth sudden and terrible was the fright you gave me!" said the man, "and surely after tochering of three daughters, each of them with twelve beautiful milch cows and a bull, all of which came from your pastures, I should have been contented.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ha! ha! ha! why, you give me more riddles every time you open your mouth," replied Gibbon.
milchadjectiveUS /mɪltʃ/
giving milk; bred or suitable primarily for milk production
From this reading "Ou! troth sudden and terrible was the fright you gave me!" said the man, "and surely after tochering of three daughters, each of them with twelve beautiful milch cows and a bull, all of which came from your pastures, I should have been contented.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Ha! ha! ha! why, you give me more riddles every time you open your mouth," replied Gibbon.
More's
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From this reading But I'm thinking that if I was a small thing over greedy, the fright I got from Gibbon More's two-handed sword, as it flashed behind me on the Geal Charn, was enough to put all greed out of my head, so far at least as he was concerned."
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading "Ha! ha! ha! why, you give me more riddles every time you open your mouth," replied Gibbon.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But I'm thinking that if I was a small thing over greedy, the fright I got from Gibbon More's two-handed sword, as it flashed behind me on the Geal Charn, was enough to put all greed out of my head, so far at least as he was concerned."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Ou! troth sudden and terrible was the fright you gave me!" said the man, "and surely after tochering of three daughters, each of them with twelve beautiful milch cows and a bull, all of which came from your pastures, I should have been contented.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But I'm thinking that if I was a small thing over greedy, the fright I got from Gibbon More's two-handed sword, as it flashed behind me on the Geal Charn, was enough to put all greed out of my head, so far at least as he was concerned."
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Ha! ha! ha! why, you give me more riddles every time you open your mouth," replied Gibbon.
Ou
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From this reading "Ou! troth sudden and terrible was the fright you gave me!" said the man, "and surely after tochering of three daughters, each of them with twelve beautiful milch cows and a bull, all of which came from your pastures, I should have been contented.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But I'm thinking that if I was a small thing over greedy, the fright I got from Gibbon More's two-handed sword, as it flashed behind me on the Geal Charn, was enough to put all greed out of my head, so far at least as he was concerned."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But I'm thinking that if I was a small thing over greedy, the fright I got from Gibbon More's two-handed sword, as it flashed behind me on the Geal Charn, was enough to put all greed out of my head, so far at least as he was concerned."
pasturesnounUS /ˈpæstʃərz/
plural of “pasture” — a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading "Ou! troth sudden and terrible was the fright you gave me!" said the man, "and surely after tochering of three daughters, each of them with twelve beautiful milch cows and a bull, all of which came from your pastures, I should have been contented.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But I'm thinking that if I was a small thing over greedy, the fright I got from Gibbon More's two-handed sword, as it flashed behind me on the Geal Charn, was enough to put all greed out of my head, so far at least as he was concerned."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Ha! ha! ha! why, you give me more riddles every time you open your mouth," replied Gibbon.
riddlesnounUS /ˈrɪdəlz/
plural of “riddle” — a difficult problem
From this reading "Ha! ha! ha! why, you give me more riddles every time you open your mouth," replied Gibbon.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Ou! troth sudden and terrible was the fright you gave me!" said the man, "and surely after tochering of three daughters, each of them with twelve beautiful milch cows and a bull, all of which came from your pastures, I should have been contented.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Ou! troth sudden and terrible was the fright you gave me!" said the man, "and surely after tochering of three daughters, each of them with twelve beautiful milch cows and a bull, all of which came from your pastures, I should have been contented.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But I'm thinking that if I was a small thing over greedy, the fright I got from Gibbon More's two-handed sword, as it flashed behind me on the Geal Charn, was enough to put all greed out of my head, so far at least as he was concerned."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But I'm thinking that if I was a small thing over greedy, the fright I got from Gibbon More's two-handed sword, as it flashed behind me on the Geal Charn, was enough to put all greed out of my head, so far at least as he was concerned."
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading "Ou! troth sudden and terrible was the fright you gave me!" said the man, "and surely after tochering of three daughters, each of them with twelve beautiful milch cows and a bull, all of which came from your pastures, I should have been contented.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Ou! troth sudden and terrible was the fright you gave me!" said the man, "and surely after tochering of three daughters, each of them with twelve beautiful milch cows and a bull, all of which came from your pastures, I should have been contented.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading But I'm thinking that if I was a small thing over greedy, the fright I got from Gibbon More's two-handed sword, as it flashed behind me on the Geal Charn, was enough to put all greed out of my head, so far at least as he was concerned."
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "Ou! troth sudden and terrible was the fright you gave me!" said the man, "and surely after tochering of three daughters, each of them with twelve beautiful milch cows and a bull, all of which came from your pastures, I should have been contented.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But I'm thinking that if I was a small thing over greedy, the fright I got from Gibbon More's two-handed sword, as it flashed behind me on the Geal Charn, was enough to put all greed out of my head, so far at least as he was concerned."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Ou! troth sudden and terrible was the fright you gave me!" said the man, "and surely after tochering of three daughters, each of them with twelve beautiful milch cows and a bull, all of which came from your pastures, I should have been contented.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Ou! troth sudden and terrible was the fright you gave me!" said the man, "and surely after tochering of three daughters, each of them with twelve beautiful milch cows and a bull, all of which came from your pastures, I should have been contented.
a special situation
From this reading But I'm thinking that if I was a small thing over greedy, the fright I got from Gibbon More's two-handed sword, as it flashed behind me on the Geal Charn, was enough to put all greed out of my head, so far at least as he was concerned."
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading But I'm thinking that if I was a small thing over greedy, the fright I got from Gibbon More's two-handed sword, as it flashed behind me on the Geal Charn, was enough to put all greed out of my head, so far at least as he was concerned."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "Ou! troth sudden and terrible was the fright you gave me!" said the man, "and surely after tochering of three daughters, each of them with twelve beautiful milch cows and a bull, all of which came from your pastures, I should have been contented.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Ha! ha! ha! why, you give me more riddles every time you open your mouth," replied Gibbon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I'm thinking that if I was a small thing over greedy, the fright I got from Gibbon More's two-handed sword, as it flashed behind me on the Geal Charn, was enough to put all greed out of my head, so far at least as he was concerned."
tochering
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From this reading "Ou! troth sudden and terrible was the fright you gave me!" said the man, "and surely after tochering of three daughters, each of them with twelve beautiful milch cows and a bull, all of which came from your pastures, I should have been contented.
trothnounUS /troʊθ/
a mutual promise to marry
From this reading "Ou! troth sudden and terrible was the fright you gave me!" said the man, "and surely after tochering of three daughters, each of them with twelve beautiful milch cows and a bull, all of which came from your pastures, I should have been contented.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading "Ou! troth sudden and terrible was the fright you gave me!" said the man, "and surely after tochering of three daughters, each of them with twelve beautiful milch cows and a bull, all of which came from your pastures, I should have been contented.
two-handedadjective
equally skillful with each hand
From this reading But I'm thinking that if I was a small thing over greedy, the fright I got from Gibbon More's two-handed sword, as it flashed behind me on the Geal Charn, was enough to put all greed out of my head, so far at least as he was concerned."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ou! troth sudden and terrible was the fright you gave me!" said the man, "and surely after tochering of three daughters, each of them with twelve beautiful milch cows and a bull, all of which came from your pastures, I should have been contented.
at the time that
From this reading "When did I ever give you a fright?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Ou! troth sudden and terrible was the fright you gave me!" said the man, "and surely after tochering of three daughters, each of them with twelve beautiful milch cows and a bull, all of which came from your pastures, I should have been contented.
whistleverbUS /ˈwɪsəl/
make whistling sounds
From this reading "Hoo!" exclaimed Gibbon with a long whistle, "ha! ha! ha!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Ha! ha! ha! why, you give me more riddles every time you open your mouth," replied Gibbon.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Ou! troth sudden and terrible was the fright you gave me!" said the man, "and surely after tochering of three daughters, each of them with twelve beautiful milch cows and a bull, all of which came from your pastures, I should have been contented.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ha! ha! ha! why, you give me more riddles every time you open your mouth," replied Gibbon.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ha! ha! ha! why, you give me more riddles every time you open your mouth," replied Gibbon.
