adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Squire O'Shanaghgan was a tall, powerfully built man, with deep-set eyes and rugged, overhanging brows; his hair was of a grizzled gray, very thick and abundant; he had a shaggy beard, too, and a long overhanging mustache.
abundantadjectiveUS /əˈbʌndənt/
present in great quantity
From this reading Squire O'Shanaghgan was a tall, powerfully built man, with deep-set eyes and rugged, overhanging brows; his hair was of a grizzled gray, very thick and abundant; he had a shaggy beard, too, and a long overhanging mustache.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Squire O'Shanaghgan was a tall, powerfully built man, with deep-set eyes and rugged, overhanging brows; his hair was of a grizzled gray, very thick and abundant; he had a shaggy beard, too, and a long overhanging mustache.
beardnounUS /bɪrd/
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading Squire O'Shanaghgan was a tall, powerfully built man, with deep-set eyes and rugged, overhanging brows; his hair was of a grizzled gray, very thick and abundant; he had a shaggy beard, too, and a long overhanging mustache.
browsnounUS /braʊz/
plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading Squire O'Shanaghgan was a tall, powerfully built man, with deep-set eyes and rugged, overhanging brows; his hair was of a grizzled gray, very thick and abundant; he had a shaggy beard, too, and a long overhanging mustache.
builtadjectiveUS /bɪlt/
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading Squire O'Shanaghgan was a tall, powerfully built man, with deep-set eyes and rugged, overhanging brows; his hair was of a grizzled gray, very thick and abundant; he had a shaggy beard, too, and a long overhanging mustache.
Creena
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From this reading “Down, Creena! down, Cushla!” he said.
Cushla
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From this reading “Down, Creena! down, Cushla!” he said.
deep-setadjective
having a sunken area
From this reading Squire O'Shanaghgan was a tall, powerfully built man, with deep-set eyes and rugged, overhanging brows; his hair was of a grizzled gray, very thick and abundant; he had a shaggy beard, too, and a long overhanging mustache.
delightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading The dogs yelped with delight, and flung themselves upon him.
dogsnounUS /dɑːɡz/
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading The dogs yelped with delight, and flung themselves upon him.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading He entered the north parlor still more noisily than Nora had done.
DownadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Down, Creena! down, Cushla!” he said.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading He entered the north parlor still more noisily than Nora had done.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Squire O'Shanaghgan was a tall, powerfully built man, with deep-set eyes and rugged, overhanging brows; his hair was of a grizzled gray, very thick and abundant; he had a shaggy beard, too, and a long overhanging mustache.
flungverbUS /flʌŋ/
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading The dogs yelped with delight, and flung themselves upon him.
GOverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “SOME MORE OF THE LAND MUST GO.”
graynounUS /ɡreɪ/
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Squire O'Shanaghgan was a tall, powerfully built man, with deep-set eyes and rugged, overhanging brows; his hair was of a grizzled gray, very thick and abundant; he had a shaggy beard, too, and a long overhanging mustache.
grizzledadjectiveUS /ˈɡrɪzəld/
having dark hairs mixed with grey or white
From this reading Squire O'Shanaghgan was a tall, powerfully built man, with deep-set eyes and rugged, overhanging brows; his hair was of a grizzled gray, very thick and abundant; he had a shaggy beard, too, and a long overhanging mustache.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Squire O'Shanaghgan was a tall, powerfully built man, with deep-set eyes and rugged, overhanging brows; his hair was of a grizzled gray, very thick and abundant; he had a shaggy beard, too, and a long overhanging mustache.
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Squire O'Shanaghgan was a tall, powerfully built man, with deep-set eyes and rugged, overhanging brows; his hair was of a grizzled gray, very thick and abundant; he had a shaggy beard, too, and a long overhanging mustache.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Squire O'Shanaghgan was a tall, powerfully built man, with deep-set eyes and rugged, overhanging brows; his hair was of a grizzled gray, very thick and abundant; he had a shaggy beard, too, and a long overhanging mustache.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The dogs yelped with delight, and flung themselves upon him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Squire O'Shanaghgan was a tall, powerfully built man, with deep-set eyes and rugged, overhanging brows; his hair was of a grizzled gray, very thick and abundant; he had a shaggy beard, too, and a long overhanging mustache.
LANDnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “SOME MORE OF THE LAND MUST GO.”
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
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 Squire O'Shanaghgan was a tall, powerfully built man, with deep-set eyes and rugged, overhanging brows; his hair was of a grizzled gray, very thick and abundant; he had a shaggy beard, too, and a long overhanging mustache.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Squire O'Shanaghgan was a tall, powerfully built man, with deep-set eyes and rugged, overhanging brows; his hair was of a grizzled gray, very thick and abundant; he had a shaggy beard, too, and a long overhanging mustache.
MOREadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “SOME MORE OF THE LAND MUST GO.”
MUSTmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “SOME MORE OF THE LAND MUST GO.”
mustachenounUS /ˈmʌstæʃ/
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading Squire O'Shanaghgan was a tall, powerfully built man, with deep-set eyes and rugged, overhanging brows; his hair was of a grizzled gray, very thick and abundant; he had a shaggy beard, too, and a long overhanging mustache.
noisilyadverbUS /ˈnɔɪzəli/
with much noise or loud and unpleasant sound
From this reading He entered the north parlor still more noisily than Nora had done.
Nora
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From this reading He entered the north parlor still more noisily than Nora had done.
northnounUS /nɔːrθ/
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading He entered the north parlor still more noisily than Nora had done.
O'Shanaghgan
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From this reading Squire O'Shanaghgan was a tall, powerfully built man, with deep-set eyes and rugged, overhanging brows; his hair was of a grizzled gray, very thick and abundant; he had a shaggy beard, too, and a long overhanging mustache.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “SOME MORE OF THE LAND MUST GO.”
overhangingverbUS /ˈoʊvərhæŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “overhang” — project over
From this reading Squire O'Shanaghgan was a tall, powerfully built man, with deep-set eyes and rugged, overhanging brows; his hair was of a grizzled gray, very thick and abundant; he had a shaggy beard, too, and a long overhanging mustache.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading He entered the north parlor still more noisily than Nora had done.
powerfullyadverbUS /ˈpaʊərfli/
in a powerful manner
From this reading Squire O'Shanaghgan was a tall, powerfully built man, with deep-set eyes and rugged, overhanging brows; his hair was of a grizzled gray, very thick and abundant; he had a shaggy beard, too, and a long overhanging mustache.
ruggedadjectiveUS /ˈrʌɡəd/
sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
From this reading Squire O'Shanaghgan was a tall, powerfully built man, with deep-set eyes and rugged, overhanging brows; his hair was of a grizzled gray, very thick and abundant; he had a shaggy beard, too, and a long overhanging mustache.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Down, Creena! down, Cushla!” he said.
shaggyadjectiveUS /ˈʃæɡi/
used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
From this reading Squire O'Shanaghgan was a tall, powerfully built man, with deep-set eyes and rugged, overhanging brows; his hair was of a grizzled gray, very thick and abundant; he had a shaggy beard, too, and a long overhanging mustache.
SOMEadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “SOME MORE OF THE LAND MUST GO.”
SquirenounUS /skwaɪr/
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading Squire O'Shanaghgan was a tall, powerfully built man, with deep-set eyes and rugged, overhanging brows; his hair was of a grizzled gray, very thick and abundant; he had a shaggy beard, too, and a long overhanging mustache.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading He entered the north parlor still more noisily than Nora had done.
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Squire O'Shanaghgan was a tall, powerfully built man, with deep-set eyes and rugged, overhanging brows; his hair was of a grizzled gray, very thick and abundant; he had a shaggy beard, too, and a long overhanging mustache.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He entered the north parlor still more noisily than Nora had done.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “SOME MORE OF THE LAND MUST GO.”
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The dogs yelped with delight, and flung themselves upon him.
thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Squire O'Shanaghgan was a tall, powerfully built man, with deep-set eyes and rugged, overhanging brows; his hair was of a grizzled gray, very thick and abundant; he had a shaggy beard, too, and a long overhanging mustache.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Squire O'Shanaghgan was a tall, powerfully built man, with deep-set eyes and rugged, overhanging brows; his hair was of a grizzled gray, very thick and abundant; he had a shaggy beard, too, and a long overhanging mustache.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The dogs yelped with delight, and flung themselves upon him.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Squire O'Shanaghgan was a tall, powerfully built man, with deep-set eyes and rugged, overhanging brows; his hair was of a grizzled gray, very thick and abundant; he had a shaggy beard, too, and a long overhanging mustache.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Squire O'Shanaghgan was a tall, powerfully built man, with deep-set eyes and rugged, overhanging brows; his hair was of a grizzled gray, very thick and abundant; he had a shaggy beard, too, and a long overhanging mustache.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Squire O'Shanaghgan was a tall, powerfully built man, with deep-set eyes and rugged, overhanging brows; his hair was of a grizzled gray, very thick and abundant; he had a shaggy beard, too, and a long overhanging mustache.
yelpedverbUS /jelpd/
past form of “yelp” — bark in a high-pitched tone
From this reading The dogs yelped with delight, and flung themselves upon him.
