used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DEIRDRE “Beautiful the beginning of love, A man and a woman and the birds of Angus above them.”
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading DEIRDRE “Beautiful the beginning of love, A man and a woman and the birds of Angus above them.”
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading They addressed themselves to their art of divination, and having consulted their oracles and gods and familiar spirits, they gave a clear counsel to the Ultonians.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DEIRDRE “Beautiful the beginning of love, A man and a woman and the birds of Angus above them.”
AngusnounUS /ˈæŋɡəs/
Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women
From this reading DEIRDRE “Beautiful the beginning of love, A man and a woman and the birds of Angus above them.”
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading They addressed themselves to their art of divination, and having consulted their oracles and gods and familiar spirits, they gave a clear counsel to the Ultonians.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading The birth of the child Deirdre, daughter of the chief poet of Ulla, was attended with a great portent, for the child shrieked from the mother’s womb.
BARDnounUS /bɑːrd/
a lyric poet
From this reading GAELIC BARD.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading DEIRDRE “Beautiful the beginning of love, A man and a woman and the birds of Angus above them.”
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading DEIRDRE “Beautiful the beginning of love, A man and a woman and the birds of Angus above them.”
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading DEIRDRE “Beautiful the beginning of love, A man and a woman and the birds of Angus above them.”
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading The birth of the child Deirdre, daughter of the chief poet of Ulla, was attended with a great portent, for the child shrieked from the mother’s womb.
Cathvah
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From this reading Cathvah and the Druids were consulted concerning that omen.
a person who is in charge
From this reading The birth of the child Deirdre, daughter of the chief poet of Ulla, was attended with a great portent, for the child shrieked from the mother’s womb.
a young person of either sex
From this reading The birth of the child Deirdre, daughter of the chief poet of Ulla, was attended with a great portent, for the child shrieked from the mother’s womb.
rid of obstructions
From this reading They addressed themselves to their art of divination, and having consulted their oracles and gods and familiar spirits, they gave a clear counsel to the Ultonians.
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading Cathvah and the Druids were consulted concerning that omen.
consultedverbUS /kənˈsʌltəd/
past form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading Cathvah and the Druids were consulted concerning that omen.
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading They addressed themselves to their art of divination, and having consulted their oracles and gods and familiar spirits, they gave a clear counsel to the Ultonians.
a female human offspring
From this reading The birth of the child Deirdre, daughter of the chief poet of Ulla, was attended with a great portent, for the child shrieked from the mother’s womb.
DEIRDRE
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From this reading DEIRDRE “Beautiful the beginning of love, A man and a woman and the birds of Angus above them.”
divinationnounUS /ˌdɪvəˈneɪʃən/
successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck
From this reading They addressed themselves to their art of divination, and having consulted their oracles and gods and familiar spirits, they gave a clear counsel to the Ultonians.
DruidsnounUS /ˈdruːɪdz/
plural of “druid” — a pre-Christian priest among the Celts of ancient Gaul and Britain and Ireland
From this reading Cathvah and the Druids were consulted concerning that omen.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading They addressed themselves to their art of divination, and having consulted their oracles and gods and familiar spirits, they gave a clear counsel to the Ultonians.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The birth of the child Deirdre, daughter of the chief poet of Ulla, was attended with a great portent, for the child shrieked from the mother’s womb.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The birth of the child Deirdre, daughter of the chief poet of Ulla, was attended with a great portent, for the child shrieked from the mother’s womb.
GAELICadjectiveUS /ˈɡeɪlɪk/
relating to or characteristic of the Celts
From this reading GAELIC BARD.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading They addressed themselves to their art of divination, and having consulted their oracles and gods and familiar spirits, they gave a clear counsel to the Ultonians.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading They addressed themselves to their art of divination, and having consulted their oracles and gods and familiar spirits, they gave a clear counsel to the Ultonians.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The birth of the child Deirdre, daughter of the chief poet of Ulla, was attended with a great portent, for the child shrieked from the mother’s womb.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading They addressed themselves to their art of divination, and having consulted their oracles and gods and familiar spirits, they gave a clear counsel to the Ultonians.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading DEIRDRE “Beautiful the beginning of love, A man and a woman and the birds of Angus above them.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading DEIRDRE “Beautiful the beginning of love, A man and a woman and the birds of Angus above them.”
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The birth of the child Deirdre, daughter of the chief poet of Ulla, was attended with a great portent, for the child shrieked from the mother’s womb.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DEIRDRE “Beautiful the beginning of love, A man and a woman and the birds of Angus above them.”
omennounUS /ˈoʊmən/
a sign of something about to happen
From this reading Cathvah and the Druids were consulted concerning that omen.
oraclesnounUS /ˈɔːrəkəlz/
plural of “oracle” — an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading They addressed themselves to their art of divination, and having consulted their oracles and gods and familiar spirits, they gave a clear counsel to the Ultonians.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading The birth of the child Deirdre, daughter of the chief poet of Ulla, was attended with a great portent, for the child shrieked from the mother’s womb.
portentnounUS /ˈpɔːrtent/
a sign of something about to happen
From this reading The birth of the child Deirdre, daughter of the chief poet of Ulla, was attended with a great portent, for the child shrieked from the mother’s womb.
shriekedadjectiveUS /ʃriːkt/
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading The birth of the child Deirdre, daughter of the chief poet of Ulla, was attended with a great portent, for the child shrieked from the mother’s womb.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading They addressed themselves to their art of divination, and having consulted their oracles and gods and familiar spirits, they gave a clear counsel to the Ultonians.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Cathvah and the Druids were consulted concerning that omen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEIRDRE “Beautiful the beginning of love, A man and a woman and the birds of Angus above them.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They addressed themselves to their art of divination, and having consulted their oracles and gods and familiar spirits, they gave a clear counsel to the Ultonians.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading DEIRDRE “Beautiful the beginning of love, A man and a woman and the birds of Angus above them.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They addressed themselves to their art of divination, and having consulted their oracles and gods and familiar spirits, they gave a clear counsel to the Ultonians.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They addressed themselves to their art of divination, and having consulted their oracles and gods and familiar spirits, they gave a clear counsel to the Ultonians.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They addressed themselves to their art of divination, and having consulted their oracles and gods and familiar spirits, they gave a clear counsel to the Ultonians.
Ulla
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From this reading The birth of the child Deirdre, daughter of the chief poet of Ulla, was attended with a great portent, for the child shrieked from the mother’s womb.
Ultonians
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From this reading They addressed themselves to their art of divination, and having consulted their oracles and gods and familiar spirits, they gave a clear counsel to the Ultonians.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The birth of the child Deirdre, daughter of the chief poet of Ulla, was attended with a great portent, for the child shrieked from the mother’s womb.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Cathvah and the Druids were consulted concerning that omen.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The birth of the child Deirdre, daughter of the chief poet of Ulla, was attended with a great portent, for the child shrieked from the mother’s womb.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading DEIRDRE “Beautiful the beginning of love, A man and a woman and the birds of Angus above them.”
wombnounUS /wuːm/
a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus
From this reading The birth of the child Deirdre, daughter of the chief poet of Ulla, was attended with a great portent, for the child shrieked from the mother’s womb.
