used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I always took yer for a hoodlum," growled the scout; "but you've just showed yerself a bigger one than I s'posed.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "I always took yer for a hoodlum," growled the scout; "but you've just showed yerself a bigger one than I s'posed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the very depths of despair, Mickey O'Rooney and Fred Munson were lifted to the most buoyant heights of hope.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yer orter fetched a lantern with yer, so as to use nights in walking round the country, and looking for folks."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Begorrah, if that isn't the idaa!" responded the Irishman, with mock enthusiasm; "only I was considering wouldn't it be as well to call out the name of me friends.
Begorrah
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From this reading "Begorrah, if that isn't the idaa!" responded the Irishman, with mock enthusiasm; "only I was considering wouldn't it be as well to call out the name of me friends.
biggeradjectiveUS /ˈbɪɡər/
large or big relative to something else
From this reading "I always took yer for a hoodlum," growled the scout; "but you've just showed yerself a bigger one than I s'posed.
buoyantadjectiveUS /ˈbɔɪənt/
tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
From this reading From the very depths of despair, Mickey O'Rooney and Fred Munson were lifted to the most buoyant heights of hope.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I always took yer for a hoodlum," growled the scout; "but you've just showed yerself a bigger one than I s'posed.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Begorrah, if that isn't the idaa!" responded the Irishman, with mock enthusiasm; "only I was considering wouldn't it be as well to call out the name of me friends.
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading "Begorrah, if that isn't the idaa!" responded the Irishman, with mock enthusiasm; "only I was considering wouldn't it be as well to call out the name of me friends.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Yer orter fetched a lantern with yer, so as to use nights in walking round the country, and looking for folks."
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading From the very depths of despair, Mickey O'Rooney and Fred Munson were lifted to the most buoyant heights of hope.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading From the very depths of despair, Mickey O'Rooney and Fred Munson were lifted to the most buoyant heights of hope.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading HOW IT WAS DONE.
a feeling of excitement
From this reading "Begorrah, if that isn't the idaa!" responded the Irishman, with mock enthusiasm; "only I was considering wouldn't it be as well to call out the name of me friends.
fetchedverbUS /fetʃt/
past form of “fetch” — go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading Yer orter fetched a lantern with yer, so as to use nights in walking round the country, and looking for folks."
your parents
From this reading Yer orter fetched a lantern with yer, so as to use nights in walking round the country, and looking for folks."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I always took yer for a hoodlum," growled the scout; "but you've just showed yerself a bigger one than I s'posed.
Fred
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From this reading From the very depths of despair, Mickey O'Rooney and Fred Munson were lifted to the most buoyant heights of hope.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Begorrah, if that isn't the idaa!" responded the Irishman, with mock enthusiasm; "only I was considering wouldn't it be as well to call out the name of me friends.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the very depths of despair, Mickey O'Rooney and Fred Munson were lifted to the most buoyant heights of hope.
growledverbUS /ɡraʊld/
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading "I always took yer for a hoodlum," growled the scout; "but you've just showed yerself a bigger one than I s'posed.
heightsnounUS /haɪts/
a high place
From this reading From the very depths of despair, Mickey O'Rooney and Fred Munson were lifted to the most buoyant heights of hope.
hoodlumnounUS /ˈhʊdləm/
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading "I always took yer for a hoodlum," growled the scout; "but you've just showed yerself a bigger one than I s'posed.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading From the very depths of despair, Mickey O'Rooney and Fred Munson were lifted to the most buoyant heights of hope.
HOW
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From this reading HOW IT WAS DONE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I always took yer for a hoodlum," growled the scout; "but you've just showed yerself a bigger one than I s'posed.
idaa
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From this reading "Begorrah, if that isn't the idaa!" responded the Irishman, with mock enthusiasm; "only I was considering wouldn't it be as well to call out the name of me friends.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Begorrah, if that isn't the idaa!" responded the Irishman, with mock enthusiasm; "only I was considering wouldn't it be as well to call out the name of me friends.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yer orter fetched a lantern with yer, so as to use nights in walking round the country, and looking for folks."
IrishmannounUS /ˈaɪrɪʃmən/
a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
From this reading "Begorrah, if that isn't the idaa!" responded the Irishman, with mock enthusiasm; "only I was considering wouldn't it be as well to call out the name of me friends.
isn't
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From this reading "Begorrah, if that isn't the idaa!" responded the Irishman, with mock enthusiasm; "only I was considering wouldn't it be as well to call out the name of me friends.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HOW IT WAS DONE.
and nothing more
From this reading "I always took yer for a hoodlum," growled the scout; "but you've just showed yerself a bigger one than I s'posed.
lanternnounUS /ˈlæntərn/
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading Yer orter fetched a lantern with yer, so as to use nights in walking round the country, and looking for folks."
held up in the air
From this reading From the very depths of despair, Mickey O'Rooney and Fred Munson were lifted to the most buoyant heights of hope.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Yer orter fetched a lantern with yer, so as to use nights in walking round the country, and looking for folks."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Begorrah, if that isn't the idaa!" responded the Irishman, with mock enthusiasm; "only I was considering wouldn't it be as well to call out the name of me friends.
MickeynounUS /ˈmɪki/
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
From this reading From the very depths of despair, Mickey O'Rooney and Fred Munson were lifted to the most buoyant heights of hope.
mockverbUS /mɑːk/
treat with contempt
From this reading "Begorrah, if that isn't the idaa!" responded the Irishman, with mock enthusiasm; "only I was considering wouldn't it be as well to call out the name of me friends.
used to form the superlative
From this reading From the very depths of despair, Mickey O'Rooney and Fred Munson were lifted to the most buoyant heights of hope.
Munson
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From this reading From the very depths of despair, Mickey O'Rooney and Fred Munson were lifted to the most buoyant heights of hope.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Begorrah, if that isn't the idaa!" responded the Irishman, with mock enthusiasm; "only I was considering wouldn't it be as well to call out the name of me friends.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Yer orter fetched a lantern with yer, so as to use nights in walking round the country, and looking for folks."
O'Rooney
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From this reading From the very depths of despair, Mickey O'Rooney and Fred Munson were lifted to the most buoyant heights of hope.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the very depths of despair, Mickey O'Rooney and Fred Munson were lifted to the most buoyant heights of hope.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I always took yer for a hoodlum," growled the scout; "but you've just showed yerself a bigger one than I s'posed.
and nothing more
From this reading "Begorrah, if that isn't the idaa!" responded the Irishman, with mock enthusiasm; "only I was considering wouldn't it be as well to call out the name of me friends.
orter
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From this reading Yer orter fetched a lantern with yer, so as to use nights in walking round the country, and looking for folks."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Begorrah, if that isn't the idaa!" responded the Irishman, with mock enthusiasm; "only I was considering wouldn't it be as well to call out the name of me friends.
respondedverbUS /rɪˈspɑːndɪd/
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading "Begorrah, if that isn't the idaa!" responded the Irishman, with mock enthusiasm; "only I was considering wouldn't it be as well to call out the name of me friends.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Yer orter fetched a lantern with yer, so as to use nights in walking round the country, and looking for folks."
s'posed
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From this reading "I always took yer for a hoodlum," growled the scout; "but you've just showed yerself a bigger one than I s'posed.
scoutnounUS /skaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading "I always took yer for a hoodlum," growled the scout; "but you've just showed yerself a bigger one than I s'posed.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "I always took yer for a hoodlum," growled the scout; "but you've just showed yerself a bigger one than I s'posed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Yer orter fetched a lantern with yer, so as to use nights in walking round the country, and looking for folks."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I always took yer for a hoodlum," growled the scout; "but you've just showed yerself a bigger one than I s'posed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Begorrah, if that isn't the idaa!" responded the Irishman, with mock enthusiasm; "only I was considering wouldn't it be as well to call out the name of me friends.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the very depths of despair, Mickey O'Rooney and Fred Munson were lifted to the most buoyant heights of hope.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the very depths of despair, Mickey O'Rooney and Fred Munson were lifted to the most buoyant heights of hope.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "I always took yer for a hoodlum," growled the scout; "but you've just showed yerself a bigger one than I s'posed.
the act of using
From this reading Yer orter fetched a lantern with yer, so as to use nights in walking round the country, and looking for folks."
precisely as stated
From this reading From the very depths of despair, Mickey O'Rooney and Fred Munson were lifted to the most buoyant heights of hope.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Yer orter fetched a lantern with yer, so as to use nights in walking round the country, and looking for folks."
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW IT WAS DONE.
(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 "Begorrah, if that isn't the idaa!" responded the Irishman, with mock enthusiasm; "only I was considering wouldn't it be as well to call out the name of me friends.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From the very depths of despair, Mickey O'Rooney and Fred Munson were lifted to the most buoyant heights of hope.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yer orter fetched a lantern with yer, so as to use nights in walking round the country, and looking for folks."
wouldn't
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From this reading "Begorrah, if that isn't the idaa!" responded the Irishman, with mock enthusiasm; "only I was considering wouldn't it be as well to call out the name of me friends.
yer
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From this reading "I always took yer for a hoodlum," growled the scout; "but you've just showed yerself a bigger one than I s'posed.
yerself
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From this reading "I always took yer for a hoodlum," growled the scout; "but you've just showed yerself a bigger one than I s'posed.
you've
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From this reading "I always took yer for a hoodlum," growled the scout; "but you've just showed yerself a bigger one than I s'posed.
