adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
announcedadjectiveUS /əˈnaʊnst/
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
arm-chair
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From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Nothing at all, plase your honour, only--thought your honour might like to know.”
bareadjectiveUS /ber/
completely unclothed
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Well, breathless blockhead! and what of that?” said King Corny--“did you never see a man in a boat before?”
BlackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
blockheadnounUS /ˈblɑːkhed/
a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
From this reading “Well, breathless blockhead! and what of that?” said King Corny--“did you never see a man in a boat before?”
boatnounUS /boʊt/
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
breathlessadjectiveUS /ˈbreθləs/
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading “Well, breathless blockhead! and what of that?” said King Corny--“did you never see a man in a boat before?”
castlenounUS /ˈkæsəl/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
CornyadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːrni/
dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
crossingnounUS /ˈkrɔːsɪŋ/
traveling across
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
curlyadjectiveUS /ˈkɜːrli/
(of hair) having curls or waves
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Well, breathless blockhead! and what of that?” said King Corny--“did you never see a man in a boat before?”
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
DublinnounUS /ˈdʌblɪn/
capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
EveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
extraordinaryadjectiveUS /ˌekstrəˈɔːrdəneri/
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading “Then what is there extraordinary?”
FathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
gossoon
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From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
goutnounUS /ɡaʊt/
a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
HarryverbUS /ˈheri/
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
hastenounUS /heɪst/
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
honournounUS /ˈɑːnər/
the state of being honored
From this reading “I did, plase your honour.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I did, plase your honour.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Then what is there extraordinary?”
IslandsnounUS /ˈaɪləndz/
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
Jos
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From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
KingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Nothing at all, plase your honour, only--thought your honour might like to know.”
lakenounUS /leɪk/
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Nothing at all, plase your honour, only--thought your honour might like to know.”
listeningnounUS /ˈlɪsənɪŋ/
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Well, breathless blockhead! and what of that?” said King Corny--“did you never see a man in a boat before?”
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Nothing at all, plase your honour, only--thought your honour might like to know.”
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Well, breathless blockhead! and what of that?” said King Corny--“did you never see a man in a boat before?”
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing at all, plase your honour, only--thought your honour might like to know.”
O'Shane
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From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading “Nothing at all, plase your honour, only--thought your honour might like to know.”
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
Ormond
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From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
parlournounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
plase
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From this reading “I did, plase your honour.”
PostverbUS /poʊst/
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
puttingnounUS /ˈpʌtɪŋ/
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
readingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
recoveredadjectiveUS /rəˈkʌvərd/
freed from illness or injury
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
reinstatedverbUS /ˌriːɪnˈsteɪtɪd/
past form of “reinstate” — restore to the previous state or rank
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
runnersnounUS /ˈrʌnərz/
plural of “runner” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well, breathless blockhead! and what of that?” said King Corny--“did you never see a man in a boat before?”
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Well, breathless blockhead! and what of that?” said King Corny--“did you never see a man in a boat before?”
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
shootingnounUS /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
SirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then what is there extraordinary?”
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Then what is there extraordinary?”
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Nothing at all, plase your honour, only--thought your honour might like to know.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
tolerablyadverb
in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
Ulick
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
WelladverbUS /wel/
(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 “Well, breathless blockhead! and what of that?” said King Corny--“did you never see a man in a boat before?”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Well, breathless blockhead! and what of that?” said King Corny--“did you never see a man in a boat before?”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading One morning, when Harry Ormond was out shooting, and King Corny, who had recovered tolerably from the gout, was reinstated in his arm-chair in the parlour, listening to Father Jos reading “The Dublin Evening Post,” a gossoon, one of the runners of the castle, opened the door, and putting in his curly red head and bare feet, announced, _in all haste_, that _he “just seen_ Sir Ulick O’Shane in the boat, crossing the lake for the Black Islands.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, breathless blockhead! and what of that?” said King Corny--“did you never see a man in a boat before?”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I did, plase your honour.”
