used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading INTO DONEGAL “A homely-looking folk they are, these people of my kin; Their hands are hard as horse-shoes, but their hearts come through the skin.
how long something has existed
From this reading Old Michael Clancy said to me (his age is eighty-seven), ‘There’s no place like Australia—barring Ireland and Heaven!’” V. J. DALEY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Old Michael Clancy said to me (his age is eighty-seven), ‘There’s no place like Australia—barring Ireland and Heaven!’” V. J. DALEY.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “‘Ought’ seems to be the last argument that counts on this railway line,” his father answered.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading INTO DONEGAL “A homely-looking folk they are, these people of my kin; Their hands are hard as horse-shoes, but their hearts come through the skin.
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading “‘Ought’ seems to be the last argument that counts on this railway line,” his father answered.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading INTO DONEGAL “A homely-looking folk they are, these people of my kin; Their hands are hard as horse-shoes, but their hearts come through the skin.
AustralianounUS /ɔːˈstreɪljə/
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
From this reading Old Michael Clancy said to me (his age is eighty-seven), ‘There’s no place like Australia—barring Ireland and Heaven!’” V. J. DALEY.
barringnounUS /ˈbɑːrɪŋ/
the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
From this reading Old Michael Clancy said to me (his age is eighty-seven), ‘There’s no place like Australia—barring Ireland and Heaven!’” V. J. DALEY.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‟WE ought to be nearly there,” said Jim.
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading “What grounds have you for your fond belief?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading INTO DONEGAL “A homely-looking folk they are, these people of my kin; Their hands are hard as horse-shoes, but their hearts come through the skin.
Clancy
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From this reading Old Michael Clancy said to me (his age is eighty-seven), ‘There’s no place like Australia—barring Ireland and Heaven!’” V. J. DALEY.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading INTO DONEGAL “A homely-looking folk they are, these people of my kin; Their hands are hard as horse-shoes, but their hearts come through the skin.
countsnounUS /kaʊnts/
plural of “count” — the total number counted
From this reading “‘Ought’ seems to be the last argument that counts on this railway line,” his father answered.
DALEY
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From this reading Old Michael Clancy said to me (his age is eighty-seven), ‘There’s no place like Australia—barring Ireland and Heaven!’” V. J. DALEY.
DONEGAL
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From this reading INTO DONEGAL “A homely-looking folk they are, these people of my kin; Their hands are hard as horse-shoes, but their hearts come through the skin.
eighty-sevenadjective
being seven more than eighty
From this reading Old Michael Clancy said to me (his age is eighty-seven), ‘There’s no place like Australia—barring Ireland and Heaven!’” V. J. DALEY.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “‘Ought’ seems to be the last argument that counts on this railway line,” his father answered.
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading INTO DONEGAL “A homely-looking folk they are, these people of my kin; Their hands are hard as horse-shoes, but their hearts come through the skin.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “What grounds have you for your fond belief?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “What grounds have you for your fond belief?”
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading “What grounds have you for your fond belief?”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading INTO DONEGAL “A homely-looking folk they are, these people of my kin; Their hands are hard as horse-shoes, but their hearts come through the skin.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading INTO DONEGAL “A homely-looking folk they are, these people of my kin; Their hands are hard as horse-shoes, but their hearts come through the skin.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What grounds have you for your fond belief?”
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading INTO DONEGAL “A homely-looking folk they are, these people of my kin; Their hands are hard as horse-shoes, but their hearts come through the skin.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Old Michael Clancy said to me (his age is eighty-seven), ‘There’s no place like Australia—barring Ireland and Heaven!’” V. J. DALEY.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Michael Clancy said to me (his age is eighty-seven), ‘There’s no place like Australia—barring Ireland and Heaven!’” V. J. DALEY.
homely-looking
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From this reading INTO DONEGAL “A homely-looking folk they are, these people of my kin; Their hands are hard as horse-shoes, but their hearts come through the skin.
horse-shoes
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From this reading INTO DONEGAL “A homely-looking folk they are, these people of my kin; Their hands are hard as horse-shoes, but their hearts come through the skin.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading INTO DONEGAL “A homely-looking folk they are, these people of my kin; Their hands are hard as horse-shoes, but their hearts come through the skin.
IrelandnounUS /ˈaɪərlənd/
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
From this reading Old Michael Clancy said to me (his age is eighty-seven), ‘There’s no place like Australia—barring Ireland and Heaven!’” V. J. DALEY.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Old Michael Clancy said to me (his age is eighty-seven), ‘There’s no place like Australia—barring Ireland and Heaven!’” V. J. DALEY.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading Old Michael Clancy said to me (his age is eighty-seven), ‘There’s no place like Australia—barring Ireland and Heaven!’” V. J. DALEY.
Jim
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From this reading ‟WE ought to be nearly there,” said Jim.
kinnounUS /kɪn/
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading INTO DONEGAL “A homely-looking folk they are, these people of my kin; Their hands are hard as horse-shoes, but their hearts come through the skin.
immediately past
From this reading “‘Ought’ seems to be the last argument that counts on this railway line,” his father answered.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Old Michael Clancy said to me (his age is eighty-seven), ‘There’s no place like Australia—barring Ireland and Heaven!’” V. J. DALEY.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “‘Ought’ seems to be the last argument that counts on this railway line,” his father answered.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Old Michael Clancy said to me (his age is eighty-seven), ‘There’s no place like Australia—barring Ireland and Heaven!’” V. J. DALEY.
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading Old Michael Clancy said to me (his age is eighty-seven), ‘There’s no place like Australia—barring Ireland and Heaven!’” V. J. DALEY.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading INTO DONEGAL “A homely-looking folk they are, these people of my kin; Their hands are hard as horse-shoes, but their hearts come through the skin.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading ‟WE ought to be nearly there,” said Jim.
not any; not one
From this reading Old Michael Clancy said to me (his age is eighty-seven), ‘There’s no place like Australia—barring Ireland and Heaven!’” V. J. DALEY.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading INTO DONEGAL “A homely-looking folk they are, these people of my kin; Their hands are hard as horse-shoes, but their hearts come through the skin.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Michael Clancy said to me (his age is eighty-seven), ‘There’s no place like Australia—barring Ireland and Heaven!’” V. J. DALEY.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “‘Ought’ seems to be the last argument that counts on this railway line,” his father answered.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading ‟WE ought to be nearly there,” said Jim.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading INTO DONEGAL “A homely-looking folk they are, these people of my kin; Their hands are hard as horse-shoes, but their hearts come through the skin.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Old Michael Clancy said to me (his age is eighty-seven), ‘There’s no place like Australia—barring Ireland and Heaven!’” V. J. DALEY.
railwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading “‘Ought’ seems to be the last argument that counts on this railway line,” his father answered.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Old Michael Clancy said to me (his age is eighty-seven), ‘There’s no place like Australia—barring Ireland and Heaven!’” V. J. DALEY.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “‘Ought’ seems to be the last argument that counts on this railway line,” his father answered.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading INTO DONEGAL “A homely-looking folk they are, these people of my kin; Their hands are hard as horse-shoes, but their hearts come through the skin.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “‘Ought’ seems to be the last argument that counts on this railway line,” his father answered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INTO DONEGAL “A homely-looking folk they are, these people of my kin; Their hands are hard as horse-shoes, but their hearts come through the skin.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading INTO DONEGAL “A homely-looking folk they are, these people of my kin; Their hands are hard as horse-shoes, but their hearts come through the skin.
in or at that place or location
From this reading ‟WE ought to be nearly there,” said Jim.
There's
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From this reading Old Michael Clancy said to me (his age is eighty-seven), ‘There’s no place like Australia—barring Ireland and Heaven!’” V. J. DALEY.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading INTO DONEGAL “A homely-looking folk they are, these people of my kin; Their hands are hard as horse-shoes, but their hearts come through the skin.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading INTO DONEGAL “A homely-looking folk they are, these people of my kin; Their hands are hard as horse-shoes, but their hearts come through the skin.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “‘Ought’ seems to be the last argument that counts on this railway line,” his father answered.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading INTO DONEGAL “A homely-looking folk they are, these people of my kin; Their hands are hard as horse-shoes, but their hearts come through the skin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Old Michael Clancy said to me (his age is eighty-seven), ‘There’s no place like Australia—barring Ireland and Heaven!’” V. J. DALEY.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading Old Michael Clancy said to me (his age is eighty-seven), ‘There’s no place like Australia—barring Ireland and Heaven!’” V. J. DALEY.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‟WE ought to be nearly there,” said Jim.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What grounds have you for your fond belief?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What grounds have you for your fond belief?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What grounds have you for your fond belief?”
