Chapter XXVI · Chapter 26

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The Bad Boy Writes About Gibraltar--The Irish-English Army-- How He Would Take the Fortress--Dad Wants to Buy the “Rock.”

distinctive manner of oral expression

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading My Dear Foster Uncle: It seems good to get somewhere that you can hear the English language spoken by the Irish, and the English soldiers are nearly all Irish.

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading It makes a boy who was brought up in an Irish ward in America feel like he was at home to mix with British soldiers who come from the old sod.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Gibraltar, in Spain and England.

react verbally

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading My Dear Foster Uncle: It seems good to get somewhere that you can hear the English language spoken by the Irish, and the English soldiers are nearly all Irish.

a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading The Bad Boy Writes About Gibraltar--The Irish-English Army-- How He Would Take the Fortress--Dad Wants to Buy the “Rock.”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It makes a boy who was brought up in an Irish ward in America feel like he was at home to mix with British soldiers who come from the old sod.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading The Bad Boy Writes About Gibraltar--The Irish-English Army-- How He Would Take the Fortress--Dad Wants to Buy the “Rock.”

a youthful male person

From this reading The Bad Boy Writes About Gibraltar--The Irish-English Army-- How He Would Take the Fortress--Dad Wants to Buy the “Rock.”

the people of Great Britain

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading It makes a boy who was brought up in an Irish ward in America feel like he was at home to mix with British soldiers who come from the old sod.

obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction

From this reading The Bad Boy Writes About Gibraltar--The Irish-English Army-- How He Would Take the Fortress--Dad Wants to Buy the “Rock.”

showing who or what does the action

From this reading My Dear Foster Uncle: It seems good to get somewhere that you can hear the English language spoken by the Irish, and the English soldiers are nearly all Irish.

plural of “call” — a telephone connection

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading My Dear Foster Uncle: It seems good to get somewhere that you can hear the English language spoken by the Irish, and the English soldiers are nearly all Irish.

a native of the east end of London

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading It makes a boy who was brought up in an Irish ward in America feel like he was at home to mix with British soldiers who come from the old sod.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

From this reading The Bad Boy Writes About Gibraltar--The Irish-English Army-- How He Would Take the Fortress--Dad Wants to Buy the “Rock.”

dearly loved

From this reading My Dear Foster Uncle: It seems good to get somewhere that you can hear the English language spoken by the Irish, and the English soldiers are nearly all Irish.

King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading Gibraltar, in Spain and England.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading My Dear Foster Uncle: It seems good to get somewhere that you can hear the English language spoken by the Irish, and the English soldiers are nearly all Irish.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

a fortified defensive structure

From this reading The Bad Boy Writes About Gibraltar--The Irish-English Army-- How He Would Take the Fortress--Dad Wants to Buy the “Rock.”

promote the growth of

From this reading My Dear Foster Uncle: It seems good to get somewhere that you can hear the English language spoken by the Irish, and the English soldiers are nearly all Irish.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It makes a boy who was brought up in an Irish ward in America feel like he was at home to mix with British soldiers who come from the old sod.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading My Dear Foster Uncle: It seems good to get somewhere that you can hear the English language spoken by the Irish, and the English soldiers are nearly all Irish.

location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules

From this reading The Bad Boy Writes About Gibraltar--The Irish-English Army-- How He Would Take the Fortress--Dad Wants to Buy the “Rock.”

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading My Dear Foster Uncle: It seems good to get somewhere that you can hear the English language spoken by the Irish, and the English soldiers are nearly all Irish.

the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The Bad Boy Writes About Gibraltar--The Irish-English Army-- How He Would Take the Fortress--Dad Wants to Buy the “Rock.”

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading My Dear Foster Uncle: It seems good to get somewhere that you can hear the English language spoken by the Irish, and the English soldiers are nearly all Irish.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading It makes a boy who was brought up in an Irish ward in America feel like he was at home to mix with British soldiers who come from the old sod.

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From this reading The Bad Boy Writes About Gibraltar--The Irish-English Army-- How He Would Take the Fortress--Dad Wants to Buy the “Rock.”

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Gibraltar, in Spain and England.

people of Ireland or of Irish extraction

From this reading My Dear Foster Uncle: It seems good to get somewhere that you can hear the English language spoken by the Irish, and the English soldiers are nearly all Irish.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Bad Boy Writes About Gibraltar--The Irish-English Army-- How He Would Take the Fortress--Dad Wants to Buy the “Rock.”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading My Dear Foster Uncle: It seems good to get somewhere that you can hear the English language spoken by the Irish, and the English soldiers are nearly all Irish.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading My Dear Foster Uncle: It seems good to get somewhere that you can hear the English language spoken by the Irish, and the English soldiers are nearly all Irish.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading It makes a boy who was brought up in an Irish ward in America feel like he was at home to mix with British soldiers who come from the old sod.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading It makes a boy who was brought up in an Irish ward in America feel like he was at home to mix with British soldiers who come from the old sod.

mix together different elements

From this reading It makes a boy who was brought up in an Irish ward in America feel like he was at home to mix with British soldiers who come from the old sod.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My Dear Foster Uncle: It seems good to get somewhere that you can hear the English language spoken by the Irish, and the English soldiers are nearly all Irish.

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading My Dear Foster Uncle: It seems good to get somewhere that you can hear the English language spoken by the Irish, and the English soldiers are nearly all Irish.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading It makes a boy who was brought up in an Irish ward in America feel like he was at home to mix with British soldiers who come from the old sod.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

and nothing more

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading The Bad Boy Writes About Gibraltar--The Irish-English Army-- How He Would Take the Fortress--Dad Wants to Buy the “Rock.”

move by turning over or rotating

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading My Dear Foster Uncle: It seems good to get somewhere that you can hear the English language spoken by the Irish, and the English soldiers are nearly all Irish.

any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

From this reading It makes a boy who was brought up in an Irish ward in America feel like he was at home to mix with British soldiers who come from the old sod.

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading My Dear Foster Uncle: It seems good to get somewhere that you can hear the English language spoken by the Irish, and the English soldiers are nearly all Irish.

in or at or to some place

From this reading My Dear Foster Uncle: It seems good to get somewhere that you can hear the English language spoken by the Irish, and the English soldiers are nearly all Irish.

a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power

From this reading Gibraltar, in Spain and England.

uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination

From this reading My Dear Foster Uncle: It seems good to get somewhere that you can hear the English language spoken by the Irish, and the English soldiers are nearly all Irish.

carry out

From this reading The Bad Boy Writes About Gibraltar--The Irish-English Army-- How He Would Take the Fortress--Dad Wants to Buy the “Rock.”

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading My Dear Foster Uncle: It seems good to get somewhere that you can hear the English language spoken by the Irish, and the English soldiers are nearly all Irish.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Bad Boy Writes About Gibraltar--The Irish-English Army-- How He Would Take the Fortress--Dad Wants to Buy the “Rock.”

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The Bad Boy Writes About Gibraltar--The Irish-English Army-- How He Would Take the Fortress--Dad Wants to Buy the “Rock.”

plural of “treat” — something considered choice to eat

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading My Dear Foster Uncle: It seems good to get somewhere that you can hear the English language spoken by the Irish, and the English soldiers are nearly all Irish.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading It makes a boy who was brought up in an Irish ward in America feel like he was at home to mix with British soldiers who come from the old sod.

plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty

From this reading The Bad Boy Writes About Gibraltar--The Irish-English Army-- How He Would Take the Fortress--Dad Wants to Buy the “Rock.”

a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another

From this reading It makes a boy who was brought up in an Irish ward in America feel like he was at home to mix with British soldiers who come from the old sod.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It makes a boy who was brought up in an Irish ward in America feel like he was at home to mix with British soldiers who come from the old sod.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

at the time that

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

during the time that

From this reading When you think of the way the British government treats the Irish, and then you look on while an orderly sergeant calls the roll of a company, and find that nine out of ten answer to Irish names, and only one out of ten has the cockney accent, you feel that the Irish ought to rule England, and an O'Rourke or a O'Shaunnessy should take the place of King Edward.

which person or people

From this reading It makes a boy who was brought up in an Irish ward in America feel like he was at home to mix with British soldiers who come from the old sod.

in the company of; together with

From this reading It makes a boy who was brought up in an Irish ward in America feel like he was at home to mix with British soldiers who come from the old sod.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The Bad Boy Writes About Gibraltar--The Irish-English Army-- How He Would Take the Fortress--Dad Wants to Buy the “Rock.”

third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading The Bad Boy Writes About Gibraltar--The Irish-English Army-- How He Would Take the Fortress--Dad Wants to Buy the “Rock.”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading My Dear Foster Uncle: It seems good to get somewhere that you can hear the English language spoken by the Irish, and the English soldiers are nearly all Irish.