used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The accidental bounty of the Mr. Rossos enabled Dan to furnish himself with the few tools he needed to begin his tillage, and his wife with a wheel and a small stock of flax.
accidentaladjectiveUS /ˌæksəˈdentəl/
happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
From this reading The accidental bounty of the Mr. Rossos enabled Dan to furnish himself with the few tools he needed to begin his tillage, and his wife with a wheel and a small stock of flax.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading IRISH ADVENTURE.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Many of their neighbours never attempted to undress after their garments had passed a certain point of wear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The accidental bounty of the Mr. Rossos enabled Dan to furnish himself with the few tools he needed to begin his tillage, and his wife with a wheel and a small stock of flax.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading This was thought no great hardship by any of the family, for it was a very common one.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for clothes, they were obliged to wear, day and night, those they had on, having neither a change for the day, nor a bed which might supersede the use of them at night.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As for clothes, they were obliged to wear, day and night, those they had on, having neither a change for the day, nor a bed which might supersede the use of them at night.
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading Many of their neighbours never attempted to undress after their garments had passed a certain point of wear.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading As for clothes, they were obliged to wear, day and night, those they had on, having neither a change for the day, nor a bed which might supersede the use of them at night.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The accidental bounty of the Mr. Rossos enabled Dan to furnish himself with the few tools he needed to begin his tillage, and his wife with a wheel and a small stock of flax.
bountynounUS /ˈbaʊnti/
payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military
From this reading The accidental bounty of the Mr. Rossos enabled Dan to furnish himself with the few tools he needed to begin his tillage, and his wife with a wheel and a small stock of flax.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This was thought no great hardship by any of the family, for it was a very common one.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Many of their neighbours never attempted to undress after their garments had passed a certain point of wear.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading As for clothes, they were obliged to wear, day and night, those they had on, having neither a change for the day, nor a bed which might supersede the use of them at night.
clothing in general
From this reading As for clothes, they were obliged to wear, day and night, those they had on, having neither a change for the day, nor a bed which might supersede the use of them at night.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading This was thought no great hardship by any of the family, for it was a very common one.
Dan
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From this reading The accidental bounty of the Mr. Rossos enabled Dan to furnish himself with the few tools he needed to begin his tillage, and his wife with a wheel and a small stock of flax.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading As for clothes, they were obliged to wear, day and night, those they had on, having neither a change for the day, nor a bed which might supersede the use of them at night.
enabledverbUS /eˈneɪbəld/
past form of “enable” — render capable or able for some task
From this reading The accidental bounty of the Mr. Rossos enabled Dan to furnish himself with the few tools he needed to begin his tillage, and his wife with a wheel and a small stock of flax.
a social unit living together
From this reading This was thought no great hardship by any of the family, for it was a very common one.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The accidental bounty of the Mr. Rossos enabled Dan to furnish himself with the few tools he needed to begin his tillage, and his wife with a wheel and a small stock of flax.
flaxnounUS /flæks/
fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric
From this reading The accidental bounty of the Mr. Rossos enabled Dan to furnish himself with the few tools he needed to begin his tillage, and his wife with a wheel and a small stock of flax.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for clothes, they were obliged to wear, day and night, those they had on, having neither a change for the day, nor a bed which might supersede the use of them at night.
furnishverbUS /ˈfɜːrnɪʃ/
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading The accidental bounty of the Mr. Rossos enabled Dan to furnish himself with the few tools he needed to begin his tillage, and his wife with a wheel and a small stock of flax.
garmentsnounUS /ˈɡɑːrmənts/
plural of “garment” — an article of clothing
From this reading Many of their neighbours never attempted to undress after their garments had passed a certain point of wear.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading This was thought no great hardship by any of the family, for it was a very common one.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As for clothes, they were obliged to wear, day and night, those they had on, having neither a change for the day, nor a bed which might supersede the use of them at night.
hardshipnounUS /ˈhɑːrdʃɪp/
a state of misfortune or affliction
From this reading This was thought no great hardship by any of the family, for it was a very common one.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading As for clothes, they were obliged to wear, day and night, those they had on, having neither a change for the day, nor a bed which might supersede the use of them at night.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The accidental bounty of the Mr. Rossos enabled Dan to furnish himself with the few tools he needed to begin his tillage, and his wife with a wheel and a small stock of flax.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The accidental bounty of the Mr. Rossos enabled Dan to furnish himself with the few tools he needed to begin his tillage, and his wife with a wheel and a small stock of flax.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The accidental bounty of the Mr. Rossos enabled Dan to furnish himself with the few tools he needed to begin his tillage, and his wife with a wheel and a small stock of flax.
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading IRISH ADVENTURE.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This was thought no great hardship by any of the family, for it was a very common one.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many of their neighbours never attempted to undress after their garments had passed a certain point of wear.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading As for clothes, they were obliged to wear, day and night, those they had on, having neither a change for the day, nor a bed which might supersede the use of them at night.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The accidental bounty of the Mr. Rossos enabled Dan to furnish himself with the few tools he needed to begin his tillage, and his wife with a wheel and a small stock of flax.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading The accidental bounty of the Mr. Rossos enabled Dan to furnish himself with the few tools he needed to begin his tillage, and his wife with a wheel and a small stock of flax.
neighboursnounUS /ˈneɪbərz/
plural of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading Many of their neighbours never attempted to undress after their garments had passed a certain point of wear.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading As for clothes, they were obliged to wear, day and night, those they had on, having neither a change for the day, nor a bed which might supersede the use of them at night.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Many of their neighbours never attempted to undress after their garments had passed a certain point of wear.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading As for clothes, they were obliged to wear, day and night, those they had on, having neither a change for the day, nor a bed which might supersede the use of them at night.
not any; not one
From this reading This was thought no great hardship by any of the family, for it was a very common one.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading As for clothes, they were obliged to wear, day and night, those they had on, having neither a change for the day, nor a bed which might supersede the use of them at night.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading As for clothes, they were obliged to wear, day and night, those they had on, having neither a change for the day, nor a bed which might supersede the use of them at night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The accidental bounty of the Mr. Rossos enabled Dan to furnish himself with the few tools he needed to begin his tillage, and his wife with a wheel and a small stock of flax.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As for clothes, they were obliged to wear, day and night, those they had on, having neither a change for the day, nor a bed which might supersede the use of them at night.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This was thought no great hardship by any of the family, for it was a very common one.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Many of their neighbours never attempted to undress after their garments had passed a certain point of wear.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Many of their neighbours never attempted to undress after their garments had passed a certain point of wear.
Rossos
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From this reading The accidental bounty of the Mr. Rossos enabled Dan to furnish himself with the few tools he needed to begin his tillage, and his wife with a wheel and a small stock of flax.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The accidental bounty of the Mr. Rossos enabled Dan to furnish himself with the few tools he needed to begin his tillage, and his wife with a wheel and a small stock of flax.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading The accidental bounty of the Mr. Rossos enabled Dan to furnish himself with the few tools he needed to begin his tillage, and his wife with a wheel and a small stock of flax.
supersedeverbUS /ˌsuːpərˈsiːd/
take the place or move into the position of
From this reading As for clothes, they were obliged to wear, day and night, those they had on, having neither a change for the day, nor a bed which might supersede the use of them at night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The accidental bounty of the Mr. Rossos enabled Dan to furnish himself with the few tools he needed to begin his tillage, and his wife with a wheel and a small stock of flax.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Many of their neighbours never attempted to undress after their garments had passed a certain point of wear.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As for clothes, they were obliged to wear, day and night, those they had on, having neither a change for the day, nor a bed which might supersede the use of them at night.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As for clothes, they were obliged to wear, day and night, those they had on, having neither a change for the day, nor a bed which might supersede the use of them at night.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was thought no great hardship by any of the family, for it was a very common one.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading As for clothes, they were obliged to wear, day and night, those they had on, having neither a change for the day, nor a bed which might supersede the use of them at night.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading This was thought no great hardship by any of the family, for it was a very common one.
tillagenounUS /ˈtɪlɑːdʒ/
arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops
From this reading The accidental bounty of the Mr. Rossos enabled Dan to furnish himself with the few tools he needed to begin his tillage, and his wife with a wheel and a small stock of flax.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The accidental bounty of the Mr. Rossos enabled Dan to furnish himself with the few tools he needed to begin his tillage, and his wife with a wheel and a small stock of flax.
toolsnounUS /tuːlz/
plural of “tool” — an implement used in the practice of a vocation
From this reading The accidental bounty of the Mr. Rossos enabled Dan to furnish himself with the few tools he needed to begin his tillage, and his wife with a wheel and a small stock of flax.
undressverbUS /ənˈdres/
get undressed
From this reading Many of their neighbours never attempted to undress after their garments had passed a certain point of wear.
the act of using
From this reading As for clothes, they were obliged to wear, day and night, those they had on, having neither a change for the day, nor a bed which might supersede the use of them at night.
precisely as stated
From this reading This was thought no great hardship by any of the family, for it was a very common one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was thought no great hardship by any of the family, for it was a very common one.
be dressed in
From this reading As for clothes, they were obliged to wear, day and night, those they had on, having neither a change for the day, nor a bed which might supersede the use of them at night.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As for clothes, they were obliged to wear, day and night, those they had on, having neither a change for the day, nor a bed which might supersede the use of them at night.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading The accidental bounty of the Mr. Rossos enabled Dan to furnish himself with the few tools he needed to begin his tillage, and his wife with a wheel and a small stock of flax.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As for clothes, they were obliged to wear, day and night, those they had on, having neither a change for the day, nor a bed which might supersede the use of them at night.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The accidental bounty of the Mr. Rossos enabled Dan to furnish himself with the few tools he needed to begin his tillage, and his wife with a wheel and a small stock of flax.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The accidental bounty of the Mr. Rossos enabled Dan to furnish himself with the few tools he needed to begin his tillage, and his wife with a wheel and a small stock of flax.
