Chapter III · Chapter 3

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

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

to or in a foreign country

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

(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 The Dargle, Powerscourt Waterfall, Bray Head, and the Sugarloaf Mountains were all within rambling distance of Springfield.

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

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading A few miles away, on the Dublin side, were various ruins full of rusting machinery.

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading The region through which the boundary common to Wicklow and Dublin runs is full of beauty spots, and the deeper one penetrates into Wicklow, the more delightful is the landscape.

A line that marks the limits of an area.

From this reading The region through which the boundary common to Wicklow and Dublin runs is full of beauty spots, and the deeper one penetrates into Wicklow, the more delightful is the landscape.

braying characteristic of donkeys

From this reading The Dargle, Powerscourt Waterfall, Bray Head, and the Sugarloaf Mountains were all within rambling distance of Springfield.

weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading The region through which the boundary common to Wicklow and Dublin runs is full of beauty spots, and the deeper one penetrates into Wicklow, the more delightful is the landscape.

an admission of misdeeds or faults

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

the act of constructing something

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

an event that results in a transformation

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading The surrounding country was full of interest; the scenery was lovely.

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From this reading The Dargle, Powerscourt Waterfall, Bray Head, and the Sugarloaf Mountains were all within rambling distance of Springfield.

comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading The region through which the boundary common to Wicklow and Dublin runs is full of beauty spots, and the deeper one penetrates into Wicklow, the more delightful is the landscape.

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading The region through which the boundary common to Wicklow and Dublin runs is full of beauty spots, and the deeper one penetrates into Wicklow, the more delightful is the landscape.

the act of departing

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading The Dargle, Powerscourt Waterfall, Bray Head, and the Sugarloaf Mountains were all within rambling distance of Springfield.

capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic

From this reading The region through which the boundary common to Wicklow and Dublin runs is full of beauty spots, and the deeper one penetrates into Wicklow, the more delightful is the landscape.

coming next after the tenth and just before the twelfth in position

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

extend in scope or range or area

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

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From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading A few miles away, on the Dublin side, were various ruins full of rusting machinery.

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

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading The surrounding country was full of interest; the scenery was lovely.

a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading The Dargle, Powerscourt Waterfall, Bray Head, and the Sugarloaf Mountains were all within rambling distance of Springfield.

a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

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From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

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

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially made ready for use or marketing

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

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

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading The surrounding country was full of interest; the scenery was lovely.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The region through which the boundary common to Wicklow and Dublin runs is full of beauty spots, and the deeper one penetrates into Wicklow, the more delightful is the landscape.

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

From this reading The region through which the boundary common to Wicklow and Dublin runs is full of beauty spots, and the deeper one penetrates into Wicklow, the more delightful is the landscape.

to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

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

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view

From this reading The region through which the boundary common to Wicklow and Dublin runs is full of beauty spots, and the deeper one penetrates into Wicklow, the more delightful is the landscape.

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading The surrounding country was full of interest; the scenery was lovely.

machines or machine systems collectively

From this reading A few miles away, on the Dublin side, were various ruins full of rusting machinery.

a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading A few miles away, on the Dublin side, were various ruins full of rusting machinery.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The region through which the boundary common to Wicklow and Dublin runs is full of beauty spots, and the deeper one penetrates into Wicklow, the more delightful is the landscape.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading The Dargle, Powerscourt Waterfall, Bray Head, and the Sugarloaf Mountains were all within rambling distance of Springfield.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

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

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The region through which the boundary common to Wicklow and Dublin runs is full of beauty spots, and the deeper one penetrates into Wicklow, the more delightful is the landscape.

a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

third-person singular of “penetrate” — pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance

From this reading The region through which the boundary common to Wicklow and Dublin runs is full of beauty spots, and the deeper one penetrates into Wicklow, the more delightful is the landscape.

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From this reading The Dargle, Powerscourt Waterfall, Bray Head, and the Sugarloaf Mountains were all within rambling distance of Springfield.

spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly

From this reading The Dargle, Powerscourt Waterfall, Bray Head, and the Sugarloaf Mountains were all within rambling distance of Springfield.

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

the extended spatial location of something

From this reading The region through which the boundary common to Wicklow and Dublin runs is full of beauty spots, and the deeper one penetrates into Wicklow, the more delightful is the landscape.

plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading A few miles away, on the Dublin side, were various ruins full of rusting machinery.

plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

From this reading The region through which the boundary common to Wicklow and Dublin runs is full of beauty spots, and the deeper one penetrates into Wicklow, the more delightful is the landscape.

the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water

From this reading A few miles away, on the Dublin side, were various ruins full of rusting machinery.

the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale

From this reading The surrounding country was full of interest; the scenery was lovely.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading A few miles away, on the Dublin side, were various ruins full of rusting machinery.

an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens

From this reading The region through which the boundary common to Wicklow and Dublin runs is full of beauty spots, and the deeper one penetrates into Wicklow, the more delightful is the landscape.

capital of the state of Illinois

From this reading The Dargle, Powerscourt Waterfall, Bray Head, and the Sugarloaf Mountains were all within rambling distance of Springfield.

a large conical loaf of concentrated refined sugar

From this reading The Dargle, Powerscourt Waterfall, Bray Head, and the Sugarloaf Mountains were all within rambling distance of Springfield.

closely encircling

From this reading The surrounding country was full of interest; the scenery was lovely.

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

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The region through which the boundary common to Wicklow and Dublin runs is full of beauty spots, and the deeper one penetrates into Wicklow, the more delightful is the landscape.

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

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

having a musical sound; especially a pleasing tune

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading A few miles away, on the Dublin side, were various ruins full of rusting machinery.

elevated open grassland in southern Africa

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

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

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

a steep descent of the water of a river

From this reading The Dargle, Powerscourt Waterfall, Bray Head, and the Sugarloaf Mountains were all within rambling distance of Springfield.

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

From this reading The Dargle, Powerscourt Waterfall, Bray Head, and the Sugarloaf Mountains were all within rambling distance of Springfield.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The region through which the boundary common to Wicklow and Dublin runs is full of beauty spots, and the deeper one penetrates into Wicklow, the more delightful is the landscape.

beat severely with a whip or rod

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.

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From this reading The region through which the boundary common to Wicklow and Dublin runs is full of beauty spots, and the deeper one penetrates into Wicklow, the more delightful is the landscape.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading The Dargle, Powerscourt Waterfall, Bray Head, and the Sugarloaf Mountains were all within rambling distance of Springfield.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Improved health--Jimmy Kinsella--Veld food--I abscond--Father Healy on conversion--Father O'Dwyer and his whip--Confession--Construction of a volcano--The Fenian outbreak--Departure for South Africa--The tuneful soldier--Chess at sea--Madeira A gale--The Asia My health having improved in my eleventh year, I was able to extend the range of my walks abroad.