Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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

From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.

a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent

From this reading She had been buying malted milk, Mellin's Food, an alcohol lamp, a tin cup, and getting all the doctor's prescriptions renewed.

(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 She had been buying malted milk, Mellin's Food, an alcohol lamp, a tin cup, and getting all the doctor's prescriptions renewed.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.

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

From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.

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

From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.

disposed or placed in a particular kind of order

From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading We nearly missed the train owing to the late arrival of Salemina at the Kingsbridge station.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading We nearly missed the train owing to the late arrival of Salemina at the Kingsbridge station.

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From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading She had been buying malted milk, Mellin's Food, an alcohol lamp, a tin cup, and getting all the doctor's prescriptions renewed.

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From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.

the act of buying

From this reading She had been buying malted milk, Mellin's Food, an alcohol lamp, a tin cup, and getting all the doctor's prescriptions renewed.

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.

outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.

From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.

a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle

From this reading She had been buying malted milk, Mellin's Food, an alcohol lamp, a tin cup, and getting all the doctor's prescriptions renewed.

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From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.

command with authority

From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.

possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading She had been buying malted milk, Mellin's Food, an alcohol lamp, a tin cup, and getting all the doctor's prescriptions renewed.

capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic

From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading She had been buying malted milk, Mellin's Food, an alcohol lamp, a tin cup, and getting all the doctor's prescriptions renewed.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.

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

From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading She had been buying malted milk, Mellin's Food, an alcohol lamp, a tin cup, and getting all the doctor's prescriptions renewed.

a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.

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From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.

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From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.

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From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.

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

From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.

resulting from one's intentions

From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.

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

From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.

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

From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.

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From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.

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From this reading We nearly missed the train owing to the late arrival of Salemina at the Kingsbridge station.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.

an artificial source of visible illumination

From this reading She had been buying malted milk, Mellin's Food, an alcohol lamp, a tin cup, and getting all the doctor's prescriptions renewed.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading We nearly missed the train owing to the late arrival of Salemina at the Kingsbridge station.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.

a milkshake made with malt powder

From this reading She had been buying malted milk, Mellin's Food, an alcohol lamp, a tin cup, and getting all the doctor's prescriptions renewed.

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From this reading She had been buying malted milk, Mellin's Food, an alcohol lamp, a tin cup, and getting all the doctor's prescriptions renewed.

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

From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.

a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

From this reading She had been buying malted milk, Mellin's Food, an alcohol lamp, a tin cup, and getting all the doctor's prescriptions renewed.

not caught with the senses or the mind

From this reading We nearly missed the train owing to the late arrival of Salemina at the Kingsbridge station.

plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.

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

From this reading We nearly missed the train owing to the late arrival of Salemina at the Kingsbridge station.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.

an event that occurs at a critical time

From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading We nearly missed the train owing to the late arrival of Salemina at the Kingsbridge station.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.

owed as a debt

From this reading We nearly missed the train owing to the late arrival of Salemina at the Kingsbridge station.

designed or carried out according to a plan

From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.

plural of “prescription” — directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions

From this reading She had been buying malted milk, Mellin's Food, an alcohol lamp, a tin cup, and getting all the doctor's prescriptions renewed.

restored to a new condition

From this reading She had been buying malted milk, Mellin's Food, an alcohol lamp, a tin cup, and getting all the doctor's prescriptions renewed.

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From this reading We nearly missed the train owing to the late arrival of Salemina at the Kingsbridge station.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.

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

From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She had been buying malted milk, Mellin's Food, an alcohol lamp, a tin cup, and getting all the doctor's prescriptions renewed.

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading We nearly missed the train owing to the late arrival of Salemina at the Kingsbridge station.

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.

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

From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.

in or at that place or location

From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.

a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide

From this reading She had been buying malted milk, Mellin's Food, an alcohol lamp, a tin cup, and getting all the doctor's prescriptions renewed.

producing exhaustion

From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.

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

From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.

create by training and teaching

From this reading We nearly missed the train owing to the late arrival of Salemina at the Kingsbridge station.

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

From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.

an industrial city in northern Venezuela

From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.

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

From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.

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

From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading We intended, too, to go second or third class now an then, in order to study the humours of the natives, but of course we went 'first' on this occasion on account of Benella.

in or at the place that

From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.

in or to any place at all

From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.

very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe

From this reading '“An' there,” sez I to meself, “we're goin' wherever we go, But where we'll be whin we git there it's never a know I'll know.”' Jane Barlow.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading We had planned to go direct from Dublin to Valencia Island, where there is not, I am told, 'one dhry step 'twixt your fut an' the States'; but we thought it too tiring a journey for Benella, and arranged for a little visit to Cork first.