used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SIR John O’Neill paid his formal call on the Australians, tactfully choosing a day so hopelessly wet as to forbid any thought of fishing or “bog-lepping.”
alway
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From this reading Let the herdsman who walks in your high haunted places Give him strength and courage, and weave his dreams alway: Let your cairn-heaped hero-dead reveal their grand exultant faces.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let the herdsman who walks in your high haunted places Give him strength and courage, and weave his dreams alway: Let your cairn-heaped hero-dead reveal their grand exultant faces.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading SIR John O’Neill paid his formal call on the Australians, tactfully choosing a day so hopelessly wet as to forbid any thought of fishing or “bog-lepping.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SIR John O’Neill paid his formal call on the Australians, tactfully choosing a day so hopelessly wet as to forbid any thought of fishing or “bog-lepping.”
AustraliansnounUS /ɔːˈstreɪljənz/
plural of “australian” — a native or inhabitant of Australia
From this reading SIR John O’Neill paid his formal call on the Australians, tactfully choosing a day so hopelessly wet as to forbid any thought of fishing or “bog-lepping.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And the Gentle Folk be good to him betwixt the dark and day.”
betwixtprepositionUS /biˈtwɪkst/
an old word for “between”
From this reading And the Gentle Folk be good to him betwixt the dark and day.”
bog-lepping
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From this reading SIR John O’Neill paid his formal call on the Australians, tactfully choosing a day so hopelessly wet as to forbid any thought of fishing or “bog-lepping.”
cairn-heaped
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From this reading Let the herdsman who walks in your high haunted places Give him strength and courage, and weave his dreams alway: Let your cairn-heaped hero-dead reveal their grand exultant faces.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading SIR John O’Neill paid his formal call on the Australians, tactfully choosing a day so hopelessly wet as to forbid any thought of fishing or “bog-lepping.”
CARBERY
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From this reading ETHNA CARBERY.
choosingverbUS /ˈtʃuːzɪŋ/
-ing form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading SIR John O’Neill paid his formal call on the Australians, tactfully choosing a day so hopelessly wet as to forbid any thought of fishing or “bog-lepping.”
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading Let the herdsman who walks in your high haunted places Give him strength and courage, and weave his dreams alway: Let your cairn-heaped hero-dead reveal their grand exultant faces.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading And the Gentle Folk be good to him betwixt the dark and day.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And the Gentle Folk be good to him betwixt the dark and day.”
DOON
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From this reading THE ROCK OF DOON “Hills o’ my heart!
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading Let the herdsman who walks in your high haunted places Give him strength and courage, and weave his dreams alway: Let your cairn-heaped hero-dead reveal their grand exultant faces.
ETHNA
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From this reading ETHNA CARBERY.
exultantadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzʌltənt/
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading Let the herdsman who walks in your high haunted places Give him strength and courage, and weave his dreams alway: Let your cairn-heaped hero-dead reveal their grand exultant faces.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Let the herdsman who walks in your high haunted places Give him strength and courage, and weave his dreams alway: Let your cairn-heaped hero-dead reveal their grand exultant faces.
fishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading SIR John O’Neill paid his formal call on the Australians, tactfully choosing a day so hopelessly wet as to forbid any thought of fishing or “bog-lepping.”
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading And the Gentle Folk be good to him betwixt the dark and day.”
forbidverbUS /fərˈbɪd/
command against
From this reading SIR John O’Neill paid his formal call on the Australians, tactfully choosing a day so hopelessly wet as to forbid any thought of fishing or “bog-lepping.”
formaladjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrməl/
being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
From this reading SIR John O’Neill paid his formal call on the Australians, tactfully choosing a day so hopelessly wet as to forbid any thought of fishing or “bog-lepping.”
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading And the Gentle Folk be good to him betwixt the dark and day.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Let the herdsman who walks in your high haunted places Give him strength and courage, and weave his dreams alway: Let your cairn-heaped hero-dead reveal their grand exultant faces.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading And the Gentle Folk be good to him betwixt the dark and day.”
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading Let the herdsman who walks in your high haunted places Give him strength and courage, and weave his dreams alway: Let your cairn-heaped hero-dead reveal their grand exultant faces.
hauntedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪd/
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading Let the herdsman who walks in your high haunted places Give him strength and courage, and weave his dreams alway: Let your cairn-heaped hero-dead reveal their grand exultant faces.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading THE ROCK OF DOON “Hills o’ my heart!
herdsmannoun
someone who drives a herd
From this reading Let the herdsman who walks in your high haunted places Give him strength and courage, and weave his dreams alway: Let your cairn-heaped hero-dead reveal their grand exultant faces.
hero-dead
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From this reading Let the herdsman who walks in your high haunted places Give him strength and courage, and weave his dreams alway: Let your cairn-heaped hero-dead reveal their grand exultant faces.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Let the herdsman who walks in your high haunted places Give him strength and courage, and weave his dreams alway: Let your cairn-heaped hero-dead reveal their grand exultant faces.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading THE ROCK OF DOON “Hills o’ my heart!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let the herdsman who walks in your high haunted places Give him strength and courage, and weave his dreams alway: Let your cairn-heaped hero-dead reveal their grand exultant faces.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Let the herdsman who walks in your high haunted places Give him strength and courage, and weave his dreams alway: Let your cairn-heaped hero-dead reveal their grand exultant faces.
hopelesslyadverbUS /ˈhoʊpləsli/
in a hopeless manner
From this reading SIR John O’Neill paid his formal call on the Australians, tactfully choosing a day so hopelessly wet as to forbid any thought of fishing or “bog-lepping.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Let the herdsman who walks in your high haunted places Give him strength and courage, and weave his dreams alway: Let your cairn-heaped hero-dead reveal their grand exultant faces.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading SIR John O’Neill paid his formal call on the Australians, tactfully choosing a day so hopelessly wet as to forbid any thought of fishing or “bog-lepping.”
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let the herdsman who walks in your high haunted places Give him strength and courage, and weave his dreams alway: Let your cairn-heaped hero-dead reveal their grand exultant faces.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE ROCK OF DOON “Hills o’ my heart!
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 ROCK OF DOON “Hills o’ my heart!
O'NeillnounUS /oʊˈniːl/
United States playwright (1888-1953)
From this reading SIR John O’Neill paid his formal call on the Australians, tactfully choosing a day so hopelessly wet as to forbid any thought of fishing or “bog-lepping.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ROCK OF DOON “Hills o’ my heart!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SIR John O’Neill paid his formal call on the Australians, tactfully choosing a day so hopelessly wet as to forbid any thought of fishing or “bog-lepping.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading SIR John O’Neill paid his formal call on the Australians, tactfully choosing a day so hopelessly wet as to forbid any thought of fishing or “bog-lepping.”
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading SIR John O’Neill paid his formal call on the Australians, tactfully choosing a day so hopelessly wet as to forbid any thought of fishing or “bog-lepping.”
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Let the herdsman who walks in your high haunted places Give him strength and courage, and weave his dreams alway: Let your cairn-heaped hero-dead reveal their grand exultant faces.
revealverbUS /rɪˈviːl/
make visible
From this reading Let the herdsman who walks in your high haunted places Give him strength and courage, and weave his dreams alway: Let your cairn-heaped hero-dead reveal their grand exultant faces.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading THE ROCK OF DOON “Hills o’ my heart!
term of address for a man
From this reading SIR John O’Neill paid his formal call on the Australians, tactfully choosing a day so hopelessly wet as to forbid any thought of fishing or “bog-lepping.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading SIR John O’Neill paid his formal call on the Australians, tactfully choosing a day so hopelessly wet as to forbid any thought of fishing or “bog-lepping.”
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Let the herdsman who walks in your high haunted places Give him strength and courage, and weave his dreams alway: Let your cairn-heaped hero-dead reveal their grand exultant faces.
tactfullyadverbUS /ˈtæktfəli/
showing tact or tactfulness; in a tactful manner
From this reading SIR John O’Neill paid his formal call on the Australians, tactfully choosing a day so hopelessly wet as to forbid any thought of fishing or “bog-lepping.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROCK OF DOON “Hills o’ my heart!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Let the herdsman who walks in your high haunted places Give him strength and courage, and weave his dreams alway: Let your cairn-heaped hero-dead reveal their grand exultant faces.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading SIR John O’Neill paid his formal call on the Australians, tactfully choosing a day so hopelessly wet as to forbid any thought of fishing or “bog-lepping.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And the Gentle Folk be good to him betwixt the dark and day.”
walksnounUS /wɔːks/
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Let the herdsman who walks in your high haunted places Give him strength and courage, and weave his dreams alway: Let your cairn-heaped hero-dead reveal their grand exultant faces.
weaveverbUS /wiːv/
interlace by or as if by weaving
From this reading Let the herdsman who walks in your high haunted places Give him strength and courage, and weave his dreams alway: Let your cairn-heaped hero-dead reveal their grand exultant faces.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading SIR John O’Neill paid his formal call on the Australians, tactfully choosing a day so hopelessly wet as to forbid any thought of fishing or “bog-lepping.”
which person or people
From this reading Let the herdsman who walks in your high haunted places Give him strength and courage, and weave his dreams alway: Let your cairn-heaped hero-dead reveal their grand exultant faces.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Let the herdsman who walks in your high haunted places Give him strength and courage, and weave his dreams alway: Let your cairn-heaped hero-dead reveal their grand exultant faces.
