used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Dennis responded: "Well, thin, shure, the ta-kettle is safe, for 'tis in the bottom av the ocean."
anny
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From this reading The Irish cook one day proposed to the ship's captain the following conundrum: "Is anny thin' lost whin yeez know where 'tis?"
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading The Captain assured him that in such case the thing was not lost.
avnounUS /ˌeɪˈviː/
the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August)
From this reading And Dennis responded: "Well, thin, shure, the ta-kettle is safe, for 'tis in the bottom av the ocean."
Bige
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From this reading Bige and I thought we were lost.
the lower side of anything
From this reading And Dennis responded: "Well, thin, shure, the ta-kettle is safe, for 'tis in the bottom av the ocean."
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The Irish cook one day proposed to the ship's captain the following conundrum: "Is anny thin' lost whin yeez know where 'tis?"
an occurrence of something
From this reading The Captain assured him that in such case the thing was not lost.
conundrumnounUS /kəˈnʌndrəm/
a difficult problem
From this reading The Irish cook one day proposed to the ship's captain the following conundrum: "Is anny thin' lost whin yeez know where 'tis?"
prepare a hot meal
From this reading The Irish cook one day proposed to the ship's captain the following conundrum: "Is anny thin' lost whin yeez know where 'tis?"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The Irish cook one day proposed to the ship's captain the following conundrum: "Is anny thin' lost whin yeez know where 'tis?"
Dennis
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From this reading And Dennis responded: "Well, thin, shure, the ta-kettle is safe, for 'tis in the bottom av the ocean."
destinationnounUS /ˌdestəˈneɪʃən/
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
From this reading We did not know the way to our destination.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We did not know the way to our destination.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The Irish cook one day proposed to the ship's captain the following conundrum: "Is anny thin' lost whin yeez know where 'tis?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And Dennis responded: "Well, thin, shure, the ta-kettle is safe, for 'tis in the bottom av the ocean."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Captain assured him that in such case the thing was not lost.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Bige and I thought we were lost.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Captain assured him that in such case the thing was not lost.
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading The Irish cook one day proposed to the ship's captain the following conundrum: "Is anny thin' lost whin yeez know where 'tis?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Irish cook one day proposed to the ship's captain the following conundrum: "Is anny thin' lost whin yeez know where 'tis?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The Irish cook one day proposed to the ship's captain the following conundrum: "Is anny thin' lost whin yeez know where 'tis?"
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading The Irish cook one day proposed to the ship's captain the following conundrum: "Is anny thin' lost whin yeez know where 'tis?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Captain assured him that in such case the thing was not lost.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading And Dennis responded: "Well, thin, shure, the ta-kettle is safe, for 'tis in the bottom av the ocean."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Irish cook one day proposed to the ship's captain the following conundrum: "Is anny thin' lost whin yeez know where 'tis?"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We did not know the way to our destination.
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading The Irish cook one day proposed to the ship's captain the following conundrum: "Is anny thin' lost whin yeez know where 'tis?"
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading And Dennis responded: "Well, thin, shure, the ta-kettle is safe, for 'tis in the bottom av the ocean."
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading And Dennis responded: "Well, thin, shure, the ta-kettle is safe, for 'tis in the bottom av the ocean."
ship'snounUS /ʃɪps/
possessive form of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading The Irish cook one day proposed to the ship's captain the following conundrum: "Is anny thin' lost whin yeez know where 'tis?"
shure
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From this reading And Dennis responded: "Well, thin, shure, the ta-kettle is safe, for 'tis in the bottom av the ocean."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The Captain assured him that in such case the thing was not lost.
ta-kettle
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From this reading And Dennis responded: "Well, thin, shure, the ta-kettle is safe, for 'tis in the bottom av the ocean."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Captain assured him that in such case the thing was not lost.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Irish cook one day proposed to the ship's captain the following conundrum: "Is anny thin' lost whin yeez know where 'tis?"
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The Irish cook one day proposed to the ship's captain the following conundrum: "Is anny thin' lost whin yeez know where 'tis?"
a special situation
From this reading The Captain assured him that in such case the thing was not lost.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Bige and I thought we were lost.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading The Irish cook one day proposed to the ship's captain the following conundrum: "Is anny thin' lost whin yeez know where 'tis?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Irish cook one day proposed to the ship's captain the following conundrum: "Is anny thin' lost whin yeez know where 'tis?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Captain assured him that in such case the thing was not lost.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We did not know the way to our destination.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Bige and I thought we were lost.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading And Dennis responded: "Well, thin, shure, the ta-kettle is safe, for 'tis in the bottom av the ocean."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Bige and I thought we were lost.
in or at the place that
From this reading The Irish cook one day proposed to the ship's captain the following conundrum: "Is anny thin' lost whin yeez know where 'tis?"
whinnoun
very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe
From this reading The Irish cook one day proposed to the ship's captain the following conundrum: "Is anny thin' lost whin yeez know where 'tis?"
yeez
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From this reading The Irish cook one day proposed to the ship's captain the following conundrum: "Is anny thin' lost whin yeez know where 'tis?"
