adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He left the Thin Woman of Inis Magrath taking snuff under a pine tree and went into the house.
accountnounUS /əˈkaʊnt/
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading It was on account of his daughter that Meehawl MacMurrachu had come to visit the Philosopher.
advisernounUS /ædˈvaɪzər/
an expert who gives advice
From this reading He did not know what had become of her, and the facts he had to lay before his adviser were very few.
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 “God be with all here,” said he as he entered.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He did not know what had become of her, and the facts he had to lay before his adviser were very few.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “God be with all here,” said he as he entered.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “God be with all here,” said he as he entered.
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading He did not know what had become of her, and the facts he had to lay before his adviser were very few.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He did not know what had become of her, and the facts he had to lay before his adviser were very few.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was on account of his daughter that Meehawl MacMurrachu had come to visit the Philosopher.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading It was on account of his daughter that Meehawl MacMurrachu had come to visit the Philosopher.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not know what had become of her, and the facts he had to lay before his adviser were very few.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “God be with all here,” said he as he entered.
factsnounUS /fækts/
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading He did not know what had become of her, and the facts he had to lay before his adviser were very few.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading He did not know what had become of her, and the facts he had to lay before his adviser were very few.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
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 “God be with all here,” said he as he entered.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was on account of his daughter that Meehawl MacMurrachu had come to visit the Philosopher.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not know what had become of her, and the facts he had to lay before his adviser were very few.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He did not know what had become of her, and the facts he had to lay before his adviser were very few.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “God be with all here,” said he as he entered.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was on account of his daughter that Meehawl MacMurrachu had come to visit the Philosopher.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He left the Thin Woman of Inis Magrath taking snuff under a pine tree and went into the house.
Inis
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From this reading He left the Thin Woman of Inis Magrath taking snuff under a pine tree and went into the house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He left the Thin Woman of Inis Magrath taking snuff under a pine tree and went into the house.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on account of his daughter that Meehawl MacMurrachu had come to visit the Philosopher.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He did not know what had become of her, and the facts he had to lay before his adviser were very few.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He did not know what had become of her, and the facts he had to lay before his adviser were very few.
leftnounUS /left/
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 He left the Thin Woman of Inis Magrath taking snuff under a pine tree and went into the house.
MacMurrachu
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From this reading It was on account of his daughter that Meehawl MacMurrachu had come to visit the Philosopher.
Magrath
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From this reading He left the Thin Woman of Inis Magrath taking snuff under a pine tree and went into the house.
Meehawl
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From this reading It was on account of his daughter that Meehawl MacMurrachu had come to visit the Philosopher.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not know what had become of her, and the facts he had to lay before his adviser were very few.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was on account of his daughter that Meehawl MacMurrachu had come to visit the Philosopher.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was on account of his daughter that Meehawl MacMurrachu had come to visit the Philosopher.
PhilosophernounUS /fəˈlɑːsəfər/
a specialist in philosophy
From this reading It was on account of his daughter that Meehawl MacMurrachu had come to visit the Philosopher.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading He left the Thin Woman of Inis Magrath taking snuff under a pine tree and went into the house.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “God be with all here,” said he as he entered.
snuffnounUS /snʌf/
the charred portion of a candlewick
From this reading He left the Thin Woman of Inis Magrath taking snuff under a pine tree and went into the house.
takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading He left the Thin Woman of Inis Magrath taking snuff under a pine tree and went into the house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was on account of his daughter that Meehawl MacMurrachu had come to visit the Philosopher.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was on account of his daughter that Meehawl MacMurrachu had come to visit the Philosopher.
ThinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading He left the Thin Woman of Inis Magrath taking snuff under a pine tree and went into the house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was on account of his daughter that Meehawl MacMurrachu had come to visit the Philosopher.
treenounUS /triː/
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading He left the Thin Woman of Inis Magrath taking snuff under a pine tree and went into the house.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He left the Thin Woman of Inis Magrath taking snuff under a pine tree and went into the house.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading He did not know what had become of her, and the facts he had to lay before his adviser were very few.
visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading It was on account of his daughter that Meehawl MacMurrachu had come to visit the Philosopher.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was on account of his daughter that Meehawl MacMurrachu had come to visit the Philosopher.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He left the Thin Woman of Inis Magrath taking snuff under a pine tree and went into the house.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He did not know what had become of her, and the facts he had to lay before his adviser were very few.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He did not know what had become of her, and the facts he had to lay before his adviser were very few.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “God be with all here,” said he as he entered.
WomannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He left the Thin Woman of Inis Magrath taking snuff under a pine tree and went into the house.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “God be with yourself, Meehawl MacMurrachu,” said the Philosopher.
