used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DANIEL O'CONNELL "O Paddy, dear, and did you hear The news that's going round?
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading NORAH was sitting by her father's side as the family were gathered around the fireplace one chilly evening.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading NORAH was sitting by her father's side as the family were gathered around the fireplace one chilly evening.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I picked some shamrock leaves this morning, and I put them in the big book to press.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading "I picked some shamrock leaves this morning, and I put them in the big book to press.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The shamrock is forbid by law To grow on Irish ground."
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
not characterized by emotion
From this reading NORAH was sitting by her father's side as the family were gathered around the fireplace one chilly evening.
DANIELnounUS /ˈdænjəl/
(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
From this reading DANIEL O'CONNELL "O Paddy, dear, and did you hear The news that's going round?
dearly loved
From this reading DANIEL O'CONNELL "O Paddy, dear, and did you hear The news that's going round?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading DANIEL O'CONNELL "O Paddy, dear, and did you hear The news that's going round?
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading NORAH was sitting by her father's side as the family were gathered around the fireplace one chilly evening.
a social unit living together
From this reading NORAH was sitting by her father's side as the family were gathered around the fireplace one chilly evening.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading NORAH was sitting by her father's side as the family were gathered around the fireplace one chilly evening.
fireplacenounUS /ˈfaɪərpleɪs/
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading NORAH was sitting by her father's side as the family were gathered around the fireplace one chilly evening.
forbidverbUS /fərˈbɪd/
command against
From this reading The shamrock is forbid by law To grow on Irish ground."
brought together in one place
From this reading NORAH was sitting by her father's side as the family were gathered around the fireplace one chilly evening.
the act of departing
From this reading DANIEL O'CONNELL "O Paddy, dear, and did you hear The news that's going round?
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading She was singing that song they loved so well, "The Wearing of the Green."
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The shamrock is forbid by law To grow on Irish ground."
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The shamrock is forbid by law To grow on Irish ground."
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading DANIEL O'CONNELL "O Paddy, dear, and did you hear The news that's going round?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading NORAH was sitting by her father's side as the family were gathered around the fireplace one chilly evening.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I picked some shamrock leaves this morning, and I put them in the big book to press.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I picked some shamrock leaves this morning, and I put them in the big book to press.
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading The shamrock is forbid by law To grow on Irish ground."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The shamrock is forbid by law To grow on Irish ground."
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading The shamrock is forbid by law To grow on Irish ground."
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading "I picked some shamrock leaves this morning, and I put them in the big book to press.
held dear
From this reading She was singing that song they loved so well, "The Wearing of the Green."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "I picked some shamrock leaves this morning, and I put them in the big book to press.
information about recent and important events
From this reading DANIEL O'CONNELL "O Paddy, dear, and did you hear The news that's going round?
NORAH
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From this reading NORAH was sitting by her father's side as the family were gathered around the fireplace one chilly evening.
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 DANIEL O'CONNELL "O Paddy, dear, and did you hear The news that's going round?
O'CONNELL
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From this reading DANIEL O'CONNELL "O Paddy, dear, and did you hear The news that's going round?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was singing that song they loved so well, "The Wearing of the Green."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The shamrock is forbid by law To grow on Irish ground."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading NORAH was sitting by her father's side as the family were gathered around the fireplace one chilly evening.
PaddynounUS /ˈpædi/
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
From this reading DANIEL O'CONNELL "O Paddy, dear, and did you hear The news that's going round?
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading "I picked some shamrock leaves this morning, and I put them in the big book to press.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading "I picked some shamrock leaves this morning, and I put them in the big book to press.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "I picked some shamrock leaves this morning, and I put them in the big book to press.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading DANIEL O'CONNELL "O Paddy, dear, and did you hear The news that's going round?
shamrocknounUS /ˈʃæmrɑːk/
creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage
From this reading The shamrock is forbid by law To grow on Irish ground."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was singing that song they loved so well, "The Wearing of the Green."
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading NORAH was sitting by her father's side as the family were gathered around the fireplace one chilly evening.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading She was singing that song they loved so well, "The Wearing of the Green."
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading NORAH was sitting by her father's side as the family were gathered around the fireplace one chilly evening.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was singing that song they loved so well, "The Wearing of the Green."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I picked some shamrock leaves this morning, and I put them in the big book to press.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading She was singing that song they loved so well, "The Wearing of the Green."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was singing that song they loved so well, "The Wearing of the Green."
that's
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From this reading DANIEL O'CONNELL "O Paddy, dear, and did you hear The news that's going round?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DANIEL O'CONNELL "O Paddy, dear, and did you hear The news that's going round?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I picked some shamrock leaves this morning, and I put them in the big book to press.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was singing that song they loved so well, "The Wearing of the Green."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I picked some shamrock leaves this morning, and I put them in the big book to press.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The shamrock is forbid by law To grow on Irish ground."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NORAH was sitting by her father's side as the family were gathered around the fireplace one chilly evening.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading She was singing that song they loved so well, "The Wearing of the Green."
(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 She was singing that song they loved so well, "The Wearing of the Green."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading NORAH was sitting by her father's side as the family were gathered around the fireplace one chilly evening.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DANIEL O'CONNELL "O Paddy, dear, and did you hear The news that's going round?
