used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN THE GLOW OF A PEAT FIRE "It's a quare world," Jamie said one night as we sat in the glow of a peat fire.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading He took his short black pipe out of his mouth, spat into the burning sods and added: "I wondther if it's as quare t' everybody, Anna?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He took his short black pipe out of his mouth, spat into the burning sods and added: "I wondther if it's as quare t' everybody, Anna?"
AnnanounUS /ˈænə/
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading "Aye, 'deed yer right, Jamie," Anna replied as she gazed into the smokeless flames.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN THE GLOW OF A PEAT FIRE "It's a quare world," Jamie said one night as we sat in the glow of a peat fire.
Aye
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From this reading "Aye, 'deed yer right, Jamie," Anna replied as she gazed into the smokeless flames.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been but one job that day--a pair of McGuckin's boots.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading He took his short black pipe out of his mouth, spat into the burning sods and added: "I wondther if it's as quare t' everybody, Anna?"
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading There had been but one job that day--a pair of McGuckin's boots.
the act of burning something
From this reading He took his short black pipe out of his mouth, spat into the burning sods and added: "I wondther if it's as quare t' everybody, Anna?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There had been but one job that day--a pair of McGuckin's boots.
chalknounUS /tʃɔːk/
A soft white limestone used for marking doors, stone walls, and slate.
From this reading "Ochane," she replied, "it's quare t' poor craithers who haave naither mate, money nor marbles, nor chalk t' make th' ring."
craithers
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From this reading "Ochane," she replied, "it's quare t' poor craithers who haave naither mate, money nor marbles, nor chalk t' make th' ring."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading There had been but one job that day--a pair of McGuckin's boots.
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading "Aye, 'deed yer right, Jamie," Anna replied as she gazed into the smokeless flames.
every person
From this reading He took his short black pipe out of his mouth, spat into the burning sods and added: "I wondther if it's as quare t' everybody, Anna?"
start firing a weapon
From this reading IN THE GLOW OF A PEAT FIRE "It's a quare world," Jamie said one night as we sat in the glow of a peat fire.
plural of “flame” — the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
From this reading "Aye, 'deed yer right, Jamie," Anna replied as she gazed into the smokeless flames.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading "Aye, 'deed yer right, Jamie," Anna replied as she gazed into the smokeless flames.
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading IN THE GLOW OF A PEAT FIRE "It's a quare world," Jamie said one night as we sat in the glow of a peat fire.
haave
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From this reading "Ochane," she replied, "it's quare t' poor craithers who haave naither mate, money nor marbles, nor chalk t' make th' ring."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been but one job that day--a pair of McGuckin's boots.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took his short black pipe out of his mouth, spat into the burning sods and added: "I wondther if it's as quare t' everybody, Anna?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He took his short black pipe out of his mouth, spat into the burning sods and added: "I wondther if it's as quare t' everybody, Anna?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He took his short black pipe out of his mouth, spat into the burning sods and added: "I wondther if it's as quare t' everybody, Anna?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He took his short black pipe out of his mouth, spat into the burning sods and added: "I wondther if it's as quare t' everybody, Anna?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE GLOW OF A PEAT FIRE "It's a quare world," Jamie said one night as we sat in the glow of a peat fire.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Aye, 'deed yer right, Jamie," Anna replied as she gazed into the smokeless flames.
It's
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From this reading IN THE GLOW OF A PEAT FIRE "It's a quare world," Jamie said one night as we sat in the glow of a peat fire.
Jamie
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From this reading IN THE GLOW OF A PEAT FIRE "It's a quare world," Jamie said one night as we sat in the glow of a peat fire.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading There had been but one job that day--a pair of McGuckin's boots.
engage in
From this reading "Ochane," she replied, "it's quare t' poor craithers who haave naither mate, money nor marbles, nor chalk t' make th' ring."
marblesnounUS /ˈmɑːrbəlz/
a children's game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass)
From this reading "Ochane," she replied, "it's quare t' poor craithers who haave naither mate, money nor marbles, nor chalk t' make th' ring."
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading "Ochane," she replied, "it's quare t' poor craithers who haave naither mate, money nor marbles, nor chalk t' make th' ring."
McGuckin's
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From this reading There had been but one job that day--a pair of McGuckin's boots.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "Ochane," she replied, "it's quare t' poor craithers who haave naither mate, money nor marbles, nor chalk t' make th' ring."
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading He took his short black pipe out of his mouth, spat into the burning sods and added: "I wondther if it's as quare t' everybody, Anna?"
naither
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From this reading "Ochane," she replied, "it's quare t' poor craithers who haave naither mate, money nor marbles, nor chalk t' make th' ring."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading IN THE GLOW OF A PEAT FIRE "It's a quare world," Jamie said one night as we sat in the glow of a peat fire.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Ochane," she replied, "it's quare t' poor craithers who haave naither mate, money nor marbles, nor chalk t' make th' ring."
Ochane
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From this reading "Ochane," she replied, "it's quare t' poor craithers who haave naither mate, money nor marbles, nor chalk t' make th' ring."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE GLOW OF A PEAT FIRE "It's a quare world," Jamie said one night as we sat in the glow of a peat fire.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading IN THE GLOW OF A PEAT FIRE "It's a quare world," Jamie said one night as we sat in the glow of a peat fire.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He took his short black pipe out of his mouth, spat into the burning sods and added: "I wondther if it's as quare t' everybody, Anna?"
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading There had been but one job that day--a pair of McGuckin's boots.
PEATnounUS /piːt/
partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried
From this reading IN THE GLOW OF A PEAT FIRE "It's a quare world," Jamie said one night as we sat in the glow of a peat fire.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading He took his short black pipe out of his mouth, spat into the burning sods and added: "I wondther if it's as quare t' everybody, Anna?"
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Ochane," she replied, "it's quare t' poor craithers who haave naither mate, money nor marbles, nor chalk t' make th' ring."
quare
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From this reading IN THE GLOW OF A PEAT FIRE "It's a quare world," Jamie said one night as we sat in the glow of a peat fire.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Aye, 'deed yer right, Jamie," Anna replied as she gazed into the smokeless flames.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Aye, 'deed yer right, Jamie," Anna replied as she gazed into the smokeless flames.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading "Ochane," she replied, "it's quare t' poor craithers who haave naither mate, money nor marbles, nor chalk t' make th' ring."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading IN THE GLOW OF A PEAT FIRE "It's a quare world," Jamie said one night as we sat in the glow of a peat fire.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading IN THE GLOW OF A PEAT FIRE "It's a quare world," Jamie said one night as we sat in the glow of a peat fire.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Aye, 'deed yer right, Jamie," Anna replied as she gazed into the smokeless flames.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading He took his short black pipe out of his mouth, spat into the burning sods and added: "I wondther if it's as quare t' everybody, Anna?"
smokelessadjectiveUS /ˈsmoʊkləs/
emitting or containing little or no smoke
From this reading "Aye, 'deed yer right, Jamie," Anna replied as she gazed into the smokeless flames.
sods
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From this reading He took his short black pipe out of his mouth, spat into the burning sods and added: "I wondther if it's as quare t' everybody, Anna?"
spatverbUS /spæt/
come down like raindrops
From this reading He took his short black pipe out of his mouth, spat into the burning sods and added: "I wondther if it's as quare t' everybody, Anna?"
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading He took his short black pipe out of his mouth, spat into the burning sods and added: "I wondther if it's as quare t' everybody, Anna?"
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading "Ochane," she replied, "it's quare t' poor craithers who haave naither mate, money nor marbles, nor chalk t' make th' ring."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There had been but one job that day--a pair of McGuckin's boots.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE GLOW OF A PEAT FIRE "It's a quare world," Jamie said one night as we sat in the glow of a peat fire.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There had been but one job that day--a pair of McGuckin's boots.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He took his short black pipe out of his mouth, spat into the burning sods and added: "I wondther if it's as quare t' everybody, Anna?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading IN THE GLOW OF A PEAT FIRE "It's a quare world," Jamie said one night as we sat in the glow of a peat fire.
which person or people
From this reading "Ochane," she replied, "it's quare t' poor craithers who haave naither mate, money nor marbles, nor chalk t' make th' ring."
wondther
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From this reading He took his short black pipe out of his mouth, spat into the burning sods and added: "I wondther if it's as quare t' everybody, Anna?"
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading IN THE GLOW OF A PEAT FIRE "It's a quare world," Jamie said one night as we sat in the glow of a peat fire.
yer
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From this reading "Aye, 'deed yer right, Jamie," Anna replied as she gazed into the smokeless flames.
