used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They shared the food: there was little of it, and some of it was wet; but they each had a piece of bread, a knuckle of cheese, and three cold potatoes.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "I'll give you one of mine," said Eileen Ni Cooley, and she thrust one across to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They shared the food: there was little of it, and some of it was wet; but they each had a piece of bread, a knuckle of cheese, and three cold potatoes.
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Mary said there was something wrong with her, and she passed two of her cold potatoes to the cherub Art, who ate them easily.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mac Cann pushed it entire into his mouth, and ate it as one who eats in a trance: he stared at Eileen.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mac Cann pushed it entire into his mouth, and ate it as one who eats in a trance: he stared at Eileen.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading Mary said there was something wrong with her, and she passed two of her cold potatoes to the cherub Art, who ate them easily.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading They shared the food: there was little of it, and some of it was wet; but they each had a piece of bread, a knuckle of cheese, and three cold potatoes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They shared the food: there was little of it, and some of it was wet; but they each had a piece of bread, a knuckle of cheese, and three cold potatoes.
Cann
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From this reading Mac Cann pushed it entire into his mouth, and ate it as one who eats in a trance: he stared at Eileen.
cheesenounUS /tʃiːz/
a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
From this reading They shared the food: there was little of it, and some of it was wet; but they each had a piece of bread, a knuckle of cheese, and three cold potatoes.
cherubnounUS /ˈtʃerəb/
a sweet innocent baby
From this reading Mary said there was something wrong with her, and she passed two of her cold potatoes to the cherub Art, who ate them easily.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading They shared the food: there was little of it, and some of it was wet; but they each had a piece of bread, a knuckle of cheese, and three cold potatoes.
Cooley
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From this reading "I'll give you one of mine," said Eileen Ni Cooley, and she thrust one across to him.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They shared the food: there was little of it, and some of it was wet; but they each had a piece of bread, a knuckle of cheese, and three cold potatoes.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading Mary said there was something wrong with her, and she passed two of her cold potatoes to the cherub Art, who ate them easily.
eatsnounUS /iːts/
informal terms for a meal
From this reading Mac Cann pushed it entire into his mouth, and ate it as one who eats in a trance: he stared at Eileen.
Eileen
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From this reading "I'll give you one of mine," said Eileen Ni Cooley, and she thrust one across to him.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading Mac Cann pushed it entire into his mouth, and ate it as one who eats in a trance: he stared at Eileen.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "I wish you had given them to me," said her father.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading They shared the food: there was little of it, and some of it was wet; but they each had a piece of bread, a knuckle of cheese, and three cold potatoes.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "I'll give you one of mine," said Eileen Ni Cooley, and she thrust one across to him.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "I wish you had given them to me," said her father.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They shared the food: there was little of it, and some of it was wet; but they each had a piece of bread, a knuckle of cheese, and three cold potatoes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mac Cann pushed it entire into his mouth, and ate it as one who eats in a trance: he stared at Eileen.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mary said there was something wrong with her, and she passed two of her cold potatoes to the cherub Art, who ate them easily.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'll give you one of mine," said Eileen Ni Cooley, and she thrust one across to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mac Cann pushed it entire into his mouth, and ate it as one who eats in a trance: he stared at Eileen.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish you had given them to me," said her father.
I'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll give you one of mine," said Eileen Ni Cooley, and she thrust one across to him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mac Cann pushed it entire into his mouth, and ate it as one who eats in a trance: he stared at Eileen.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mac Cann pushed it entire into his mouth, and ate it as one who eats in a trance: he stared at Eileen.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They shared the food: there was little of it, and some of it was wet; but they each had a piece of bread, a knuckle of cheese, and three cold potatoes.
knucklenounUS /ˈnʌkəl/
a joint of a finger when the fist is closed
From this reading They shared the food: there was little of it, and some of it was wet; but they each had a piece of bread, a knuckle of cheese, and three cold potatoes.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They shared the food: there was little of it, and some of it was wet; but they each had a piece of bread, a knuckle of cheese, and three cold potatoes.
MacnounUS /mæk/
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
From this reading Mac Cann pushed it entire into his mouth, and ate it as one who eats in a trance: he stared at Eileen.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Mary said there was something wrong with her, and she passed two of her cold potatoes to the cherub Art, who ate them easily.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I wish you had given them to me," said her father.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I'll give you one of mine," said Eileen Ni Cooley, and she thrust one across to him.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Mac Cann pushed it entire into his mouth, and ate it as one who eats in a trance: he stared at Eileen.
NinounUS /niː/
a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
From this reading "I'll give you one of mine," said Eileen Ni Cooley, and she thrust one across to him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They shared the food: there was little of it, and some of it was wet; but they each had a piece of bread, a knuckle of cheese, and three cold potatoes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I'll give you one of mine," said Eileen Ni Cooley, and she thrust one across to him.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Mary said there was something wrong with her, and she passed two of her cold potatoes to the cherub Art, who ate them easily.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading They shared the food: there was little of it, and some of it was wet; but they each had a piece of bread, a knuckle of cheese, and three cold potatoes.
potatoesnounUS /pəˈteɪtoʊz/
plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading They shared the food: there was little of it, and some of it was wet; but they each had a piece of bread, a knuckle of cheese, and three cold potatoes.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading Mac Cann pushed it entire into his mouth, and ate it as one who eats in a trance: he stared at Eileen.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mary said there was something wrong with her, and she passed two of her cold potatoes to the cherub Art, who ate them easily.
sharedadjectiveUS /ʃerd/
have in common; held or experienced in common
From this reading They shared the food: there was little of it, and some of it was wet; but they each had a piece of bread, a knuckle of cheese, and three cold potatoes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mary said there was something wrong with her, and she passed two of her cold potatoes to the cherub Art, who ate them easily.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They shared the food: there was little of it, and some of it was wet; but they each had a piece of bread, a knuckle of cheese, and three cold potatoes.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Mary said there was something wrong with her, and she passed two of her cold potatoes to the cherub Art, who ate them easily.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Mac Cann pushed it entire into his mouth, and ate it as one who eats in a trance: he stared at Eileen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They shared the food: there was little of it, and some of it was wet; but they each had a piece of bread, a knuckle of cheese, and three cold potatoes.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mary said there was something wrong with her, and she passed two of her cold potatoes to the cherub Art, who ate them easily.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They shared the food: there was little of it, and some of it was wet; but they each had a piece of bread, a knuckle of cheese, and three cold potatoes.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They shared the food: there was little of it, and some of it was wet; but they each had a piece of bread, a knuckle of cheese, and three cold potatoes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading They shared the food: there was little of it, and some of it was wet; but they each had a piece of bread, a knuckle of cheese, and three cold potatoes.
push forcefully
From this reading "I'll give you one of mine," said Eileen Ni Cooley, and she thrust one across to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mary said there was something wrong with her, and she passed two of her cold potatoes to the cherub Art, who ate them easily.
trancenounUS /træns/
a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
From this reading Mac Cann pushed it entire into his mouth, and ate it as one who eats in a trance: he stared at Eileen.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Mary said there was something wrong with her, and she passed two of her cold potatoes to the cherub Art, who ate them easily.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They shared the food: there was little of it, and some of it was wet; but they each had a piece of bread, a knuckle of cheese, and three cold potatoes.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading They shared the food: there was little of it, and some of it was wet; but they each had a piece of bread, a knuckle of cheese, and three cold potatoes.
which person or people
From this reading Mary said there was something wrong with her, and she passed two of her cold potatoes to the cherub Art, who ate them easily.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish you had given them to me," said her father.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mary said there was something wrong with her, and she passed two of her cold potatoes to the cherub Art, who ate them easily.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Mary said there was something wrong with her, and she passed two of her cold potatoes to the cherub Art, who ate them easily.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I wish you had given them to me," said her father.
