used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “’Tis a pity ye let him get away.
abackadverbUS /əˈbæk/
having the wind against the forward side of the sails
From this reading “McDougal!” roared O’Shea, taken all aback by the coincidence.
anew
From this reading If he wanders into the Chinese city amongst some of thim native friends of his ’twill be the divil and all to find him again.
in the past
From this reading “Why, man alive, this same McDougal was in your place to-night and left not an hour ago.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading “Why, man alive, this same McDougal was in your place to-night and left not an hour ago.
(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 “McDougal!” roared O’Shea, taken all aback by the coincidence.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading If he wanders into the Chinese city amongst some of thim native friends of his ’twill be the divil and all to find him again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Why, man alive, this same McDougal was in your place to-night and left not an hour ago.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Why, man alive, this same McDougal was in your place to-night and left not an hour ago.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “’Tis a pity ye let him get away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If he wanders into the Chinese city amongst some of thim native friends of his ’twill be the divil and all to find him again.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “McDougal!” roared O’Shea, taken all aback by the coincidence.
Che-Foo
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From this reading He has just come down the coast, from Tientsin and Che-Foo.”
ChinesenounUS /tʃaɪˈniːz/
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading If he wanders into the Chinese city amongst some of thim native friends of his ’twill be the divil and all to find him again.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading If he wanders into the Chinese city amongst some of thim native friends of his ’twill be the divil and all to find him again.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading He has just come down the coast, from Tientsin and Che-Foo.”
coincidencenounUS /koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
From this reading “McDougal!” roared O’Shea, taken all aback by the coincidence.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He has just come down the coast, from Tientsin and Che-Foo.”
divil
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From this reading If he wanders into the Chinese city amongst some of thim native friends of his ’twill be the divil and all to find him again.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He has just come down the coast, from Tientsin and Che-Foo.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading If he wanders into the Chinese city amongst some of thim native friends of his ’twill be the divil and all to find him again.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading If he wanders into the Chinese city amongst some of thim native friends of his ’twill be the divil and all to find him again.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He has just come down the coast, from Tientsin and Che-Foo.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “’Tis a pity ye let him get away.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has just come down the coast, from Tientsin and Che-Foo.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has just come down the coast, from Tientsin and Che-Foo.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “’Tis a pity ye let him get away.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If he wanders into the Chinese city amongst some of thim native friends of his ’twill be the divil and all to find him again.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “Why, man alive, this same McDougal was in your place to-night and left not an hour ago.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he wanders into the Chinese city amongst some of thim native friends of his ’twill be the divil and all to find him again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Why, man alive, this same McDougal was in your place to-night and left not an hour ago.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading If he wanders into the Chinese city amongst some of thim native friends of his ’twill be the divil and all to find him again.
and nothing more
From this reading He has just come down the coast, from Tientsin and Che-Foo.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “Why, man alive, this same McDougal was in your place to-night and left not an hour ago.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “’Tis a pity ye let him get away.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Why, man alive, this same McDougal was in your place to-night and left not an hour ago.
McDougal
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From this reading “McDougal!” roared O’Shea, taken all aback by the coincidence.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading If he wanders into the Chinese city amongst some of thim native friends of his ’twill be the divil and all to find him again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Why, man alive, this same McDougal was in your place to-night and left not an hour ago.
O'Shea
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From this reading “McDougal!” roared O’Shea, taken all aback by the coincidence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If he wanders into the Chinese city amongst some of thim native friends of his ’twill be the divil and all to find him again.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading “’Tis a pity ye let him get away.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Why, man alive, this same McDougal was in your place to-night and left not an hour ago.
roaredverbUS /rɔːrd/
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “McDougal!” roared O’Shea, taken all aback by the coincidence.
Identical; not different.
From this reading “Why, man alive, this same McDougal was in your place to-night and left not an hour ago.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading If he wanders into the Chinese city amongst some of thim native friends of his ’twill be the divil and all to find him again.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “McDougal!” roared O’Shea, taken all aback by the coincidence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “McDougal!” roared O’Shea, taken all aback by the coincidence.
thim
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From this reading If he wanders into the Chinese city amongst some of thim native friends of his ’twill be the divil and all to find him again.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Why, man alive, this same McDougal was in your place to-night and left not an hour ago.
Tientsinnoun
a major industrial center in northeastern China on the Grand Canal near the Yellow Sea; 3rd largest city in China
From this reading He has just come down the coast, from Tientsin and Che-Foo.”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “’Tis a pity ye let him get away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If he wanders into the Chinese city amongst some of thim native friends of his ’twill be the divil and all to find him again.
to-night
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From this reading “Why, man alive, this same McDougal was in your place to-night and left not an hour ago.
twillnounUS /twɪl/
a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs
From this reading If he wanders into the Chinese city amongst some of thim native friends of his ’twill be the divil and all to find him again.
wandersverbUS /ˈwɑːndərz/
third-person singular of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading If he wanders into the Chinese city amongst some of thim native friends of his ’twill be the divil and all to find him again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Why, man alive, this same McDougal was in your place to-night and left not an hour ago.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, man alive, this same McDougal was in your place to-night and left not an hour ago.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “’Tis a pity ye let him get away.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why, man alive, this same McDougal was in your place to-night and left not an hour ago.
