used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A NIGHT TRAVELLER When O'Brien got back to the "Strand Hotel" at Kilcash, he thought the whole matter over for an hour or so.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A NIGHT TRAVELLER When O'Brien got back to the "Strand Hotel" at Kilcash, he thought the whole matter over for an hour or so.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he sat down and wrote a note:
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you satisfied now?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A NIGHT TRAVELLER When O'Brien got back to the "Strand Hotel" at Kilcash, he thought the whole matter over for an hour or so.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A NIGHT TRAVELLER When O'Brien got back to the "Strand Hotel" at Kilcash, he thought the whole matter over for an hour or so.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When within a few hundred yards of the cliff over the Rock, we both plainly saw the figure of a man, which Phelan declared to be Fahey's!
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "My dear O'Hanlon, "Jim Phelan, the boatman, and I went to the Black Rock to-day to see the Puffing Hole spout.
boatmannounUS /ˈboʊtmən/
someone who drives or rides in a boat
From this reading "My dear O'Hanlon, "Jim Phelan, the boatman, and I went to the Black Rock to-day to see the Puffing Hole spout.
the two together, not just one
From this reading When within a few hundred yards of the cliff over the Rock, we both plainly saw the figure of a man, which Phelan declared to be Fahey's!
a steep high face of rock
From this reading When within a few hundred yards of the cliff over the Rock, we both plainly saw the figure of a man, which Phelan declared to be Fahey's!
dearly loved
From this reading "My dear O'Hanlon, "Jim Phelan, the boatman, and I went to the Black Rock to-day to see the Puffing Hole spout.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading When within a few hundred yards of the cliff over the Rock, we both plainly saw the figure of a man, which Phelan declared to be Fahey's!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then he sat down and wrote a note:
Fahey's
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From this reading When within a few hundred yards of the cliff over the Rock, we both plainly saw the figure of a man, which Phelan declared to be Fahey's!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading When within a few hundred yards of the cliff over the Rock, we both plainly saw the figure of a man, which Phelan declared to be Fahey's!
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading When within a few hundred yards of the cliff over the Rock, we both plainly saw the figure of a man, which Phelan declared to be Fahey's!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A NIGHT TRAVELLER When O'Brien got back to the "Strand Hotel" at Kilcash, he thought the whole matter over for an hour or so.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A NIGHT TRAVELLER When O'Brien got back to the "Strand Hotel" at Kilcash, he thought the whole matter over for an hour or so.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A NIGHT TRAVELLER When O'Brien got back to the "Strand Hotel" at Kilcash, he thought the whole matter over for an hour or so.
an opening into or through something
From this reading "My dear O'Hanlon, "Jim Phelan, the boatman, and I went to the Black Rock to-day to see the Puffing Hole spout.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading A NIGHT TRAVELLER When O'Brien got back to the "Strand Hotel" at Kilcash, he thought the whole matter over for an hour or so.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading A NIGHT TRAVELLER When O'Brien got back to the "Strand Hotel" at Kilcash, he thought the whole matter over for an hour or so.
ten 10s
From this reading When within a few hundred yards of the cliff over the Rock, we both plainly saw the figure of a man, which Phelan declared to be Fahey's!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My dear O'Hanlon, "Jim Phelan, the boatman, and I went to the Black Rock to-day to see the Puffing Hole spout.
Jim
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From this reading "My dear O'Hanlon, "Jim Phelan, the boatman, and I went to the Black Rock to-day to see the Puffing Hole spout.
Kilcash
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From this reading A NIGHT TRAVELLER When O'Brien got back to the "Strand Hotel" at Kilcash, he thought the whole matter over for an hour or so.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading When within a few hundred yards of the cliff over the Rock, we both plainly saw the figure of a man, which Phelan declared to be Fahey's!
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading A NIGHT TRAVELLER When O'Brien got back to the "Strand Hotel" at Kilcash, he thought the whole matter over for an hour or so.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear O'Hanlon, "Jim Phelan, the boatman, and I went to the Black Rock to-day to see the Puffing Hole spout.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A NIGHT TRAVELLER When O'Brien got back to the "Strand Hotel" at Kilcash, he thought the whole matter over for an hour or so.
a brief written record
From this reading Then he sat down and wrote a note:
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Are you satisfied now?
O'BriennounUS /oʊˈbraɪɪn/
Irish writer (born in 1932)
From this reading A NIGHT TRAVELLER When O'Brien got back to the "Strand Hotel" at Kilcash, he thought the whole matter over for an hour or so.
O'Hanlon
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From this reading "My dear O'Hanlon, "Jim Phelan, the boatman, and I went to the Black Rock to-day to see the Puffing Hole spout.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When within a few hundred yards of the cliff over the Rock, we both plainly saw the figure of a man, which Phelan declared to be Fahey's!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A NIGHT TRAVELLER When O'Brien got back to the "Strand Hotel" at Kilcash, he thought the whole matter over for an hour or so.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A NIGHT TRAVELLER When O'Brien got back to the "Strand Hotel" at Kilcash, he thought the whole matter over for an hour or so.
Phelan
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From this reading "My dear O'Hanlon, "Jim Phelan, the boatman, and I went to the Black Rock to-day to see the Puffing Hole spout.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading When within a few hundred yards of the cliff over the Rock, we both plainly saw the figure of a man, which Phelan declared to be Fahey's!
PuffingnounUS /ˈpʌfɪŋ/
blowing tobacco smoke out into the air
From this reading "My dear O'Hanlon, "Jim Phelan, the boatman, and I went to the Black Rock to-day to see the Puffing Hole spout.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "My dear O'Hanlon, "Jim Phelan, the boatman, and I went to the Black Rock to-day to see the Puffing Hole spout.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Then he sat down and wrote a note:
filled with satisfaction
From this reading Are you satisfied now?
cut with a saw
From this reading When within a few hundred yards of the cliff over the Rock, we both plainly saw the figure of a man, which Phelan declared to be Fahey's!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "My dear O'Hanlon, "Jim Phelan, the boatman, and I went to the Black Rock to-day to see the Puffing Hole spout.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A NIGHT TRAVELLER When O'Brien got back to the "Strand Hotel" at Kilcash, he thought the whole matter over for an hour or so.
spoutverbUS /spaʊt/
gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
From this reading "My dear O'Hanlon, "Jim Phelan, the boatman, and I went to the Black Rock to-day to see the Puffing Hole spout.
StrandnounUS /strænd/
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading A NIGHT TRAVELLER When O'Brien got back to the "Strand Hotel" at Kilcash, he thought the whole matter over for an hour or so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NIGHT TRAVELLER When O'Brien got back to the "Strand Hotel" at Kilcash, he thought the whole matter over for an hour or so.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he sat down and wrote a note:
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading A NIGHT TRAVELLER When O'Brien got back to the "Strand Hotel" at Kilcash, he thought the whole matter over for an hour or so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A NIGHT TRAVELLER When O'Brien got back to the "Strand Hotel" at Kilcash, he thought the whole matter over for an hour or so.
to-day
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From this reading "My dear O'Hanlon, "Jim Phelan, the boatman, and I went to the Black Rock to-day to see the Puffing Hole spout.
TRAVELLERnounUS /ˈtrævələr/
a person who changes location
From this reading A NIGHT TRAVELLER When O'Brien got back to the "Strand Hotel" at Kilcash, he thought the whole matter over for an hour or so.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When within a few hundred yards of the cliff over the Rock, we both plainly saw the figure of a man, which Phelan declared to be Fahey's!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "My dear O'Hanlon, "Jim Phelan, the boatman, and I went to the Black Rock to-day to see the Puffing Hole spout.
at the time that
From this reading A NIGHT TRAVELLER When O'Brien got back to the "Strand Hotel" at Kilcash, he thought the whole matter over for an hour or so.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When within a few hundred yards of the cliff over the Rock, we both plainly saw the figure of a man, which Phelan declared to be Fahey's!
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading A NIGHT TRAVELLER When O'Brien got back to the "Strand Hotel" at Kilcash, he thought the whole matter over for an hour or so.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading When within a few hundred yards of the cliff over the Rock, we both plainly saw the figure of a man, which Phelan declared to be Fahey's!
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Then he sat down and wrote a note:
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading When within a few hundred yards of the cliff over the Rock, we both plainly saw the figure of a man, which Phelan declared to be Fahey's!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you satisfied now?
