used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She looked at Finaun's high nose, his sweeping beard, his air as of a good child well matured, and she sent it to the market:
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading She looked at Finaun's high nose, his sweeping beard, his air as of a good child well matured, and she sent it to the market:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She looked at Finaun's high nose, his sweeping beard, his air as of a good child well matured, and she sent it to the market:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She looked at Finaun's high nose, his sweeping beard, his air as of a good child well matured, and she sent it to the market:
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading When they came to a house by the roadside she ordered Finaun to the door to ask for bread; he got it too and had eaten but the slowest mouthful when she seized it from him and stocked it for the common good.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked at Finaun's high nose, his sweeping beard, his air as of a good child well matured, and she sent it to the market:
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading She looked at Finaun's high nose, his sweeping beard, his air as of a good child well matured, and she sent it to the market:
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading When they came to a house by the roadside she ordered Finaun to the door to ask for bread; he got it too and had eaten but the slowest mouthful when she seized it from him and stocked it for the common good.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She nourished her three children sumptuously, but she made them help her to get it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When they came to a house by the roadside she ordered Finaun to the door to ask for bread; he got it too and had eaten but the slowest mouthful when she seized it from him and stocked it for the common good.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When they came to a house by the roadside she ordered Finaun to the door to ask for bread; he got it too and had eaten but the slowest mouthful when she seized it from him and stocked it for the common good.
a young person of either sex
From this reading She looked at Finaun's high nose, his sweeping beard, his air as of a good child well matured, and she sent it to the market:
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading She nourished her three children sumptuously, but she made them help her to get it.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading When they came to a house by the roadside she ordered Finaun to the door to ask for bread; he got it too and had eaten but the slowest mouthful when she seized it from him and stocked it for the common good.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did get food.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading When they came to a house by the roadside she ordered Finaun to the door to ask for bread; he got it too and had eaten but the slowest mouthful when she seized it from him and stocked it for the common good.
take in solid food
From this reading "One must eat," said she.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading When they came to a house by the roadside she ordered Finaun to the door to ask for bread; he got it too and had eaten but the slowest mouthful when she seized it from him and stocked it for the common good.
Finaun
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From this reading When they came to a house by the roadside she ordered Finaun to the door to ask for bread; he got it too and had eaten but the slowest mouthful when she seized it from him and stocked it for the common good.
Finaun's
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From this reading She looked at Finaun's high nose, his sweeping beard, his air as of a good child well matured, and she sent it to the market:
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading She did get food.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When they came to a house by the roadside she ordered Finaun to the door to ask for bread; he got it too and had eaten but the slowest mouthful when she seized it from him and stocked it for the common good.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When they came to a house by the roadside she ordered Finaun to the door to ask for bread; he got it too and had eaten but the slowest mouthful when she seized it from him and stocked it for the common good.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She did get food.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She looked at Finaun's high nose, his sweeping beard, his air as of a good child well matured, and she sent it to the market:
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When they came to a house by the roadside she ordered Finaun to the door to ask for bread; he got it too and had eaten but the slowest mouthful when she seized it from him and stocked it for the common good.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When they came to a house by the roadside she ordered Finaun to the door to ask for bread; he got it too and had eaten but the slowest mouthful when she seized it from him and stocked it for the common good.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they came to a house by the roadside she ordered Finaun to the door to ask for bread; he got it too and had eaten but the slowest mouthful when she seized it from him and stocked it for the common good.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading She nourished her three children sumptuously, but she made them help her to get it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She nourished her three children sumptuously, but she made them help her to get it.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading She looked at Finaun's high nose, his sweeping beard, his air as of a good child well matured, and she sent it to the market:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When they came to a house by the roadside she ordered Finaun to the door to ask for bread; he got it too and had eaten but the slowest mouthful when she seized it from him and stocked it for the common good.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked at Finaun's high nose, his sweeping beard, his air as of a good child well matured, and she sent it to the market:
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading When they came to a house by the roadside she ordered Finaun to the door to ask for bread; he got it too and had eaten but the slowest mouthful when she seized it from him and stocked it for the common good.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She nourished her three children sumptuously, but she made them help her to get it.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked at Finaun's high nose, his sweeping beard, his air as of a good child well matured, and she sent it to the market:
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She nourished her three children sumptuously, but she made them help her to get it.
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading She looked at Finaun's high nose, his sweeping beard, his air as of a good child well matured, and she sent it to the market:
maturedadjectiveUS /məˈtjʊrd/
fully ripe; at the height of bloom
From this reading She looked at Finaun's high nose, his sweeping beard, his air as of a good child well matured, and she sent it to the market:
mouthfulnounUS /ˈmaʊθfʊl/
the quantity that can be held in the mouth
From this reading When they came to a house by the roadside she ordered Finaun to the door to ask for bread; he got it too and had eaten but the slowest mouthful when she seized it from him and stocked it for the common good.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "One must eat," said she.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading She looked at Finaun's high nose, his sweeping beard, his air as of a good child well matured, and she sent it to the market:
nourishedadjectiveUS /ˈnɜːrɪʃt/
being provided with adequate nourishment
From this reading She nourished her three children sumptuously, but she made them help her to get it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She looked at Finaun's high nose, his sweeping beard, his air as of a good child well matured, and she sent it to the market:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One must eat," said she.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading When they came to a house by the roadside she ordered Finaun to the door to ask for bread; he got it too and had eaten but the slowest mouthful when she seized it from him and stocked it for the common good.
roadsidenounUS /ˈroʊdsaɪd/
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading When they came to a house by the roadside she ordered Finaun to the door to ask for bread; he got it too and had eaten but the slowest mouthful when she seized it from him and stocked it for the common good.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "One must eat," said she.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading When they came to a house by the roadside she ordered Finaun to the door to ask for bread; he got it too and had eaten but the slowest mouthful when she seized it from him and stocked it for the common good.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading She looked at Finaun's high nose, his sweeping beard, his air as of a good child well matured, and she sent it to the market:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did get food.
slowestadverbUS /ˈsloʊəst/
most slowly
From this reading When they came to a house by the roadside she ordered Finaun to the door to ask for bread; he got it too and had eaten but the slowest mouthful when she seized it from him and stocked it for the common good.
stockedadjectiveUS /stɑːkt/
furnished with more than enough
From this reading When they came to a house by the roadside she ordered Finaun to the door to ask for bread; he got it too and had eaten but the slowest mouthful when she seized it from him and stocked it for the common good.
sumptuouslyadverb
in a sumptuous and opulent manner
From this reading She nourished her three children sumptuously, but she made them help her to get it.
sweepingadjectiveUS /ˈswiːpɪŋ/
taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
From this reading She looked at Finaun's high nose, his sweeping beard, his air as of a good child well matured, and she sent it to the market:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She looked at Finaun's high nose, his sweeping beard, his air as of a good child well matured, and she sent it to the market:
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She nourished her three children sumptuously, but she made them help her to get it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they came to a house by the roadside she ordered Finaun to the door to ask for bread; he got it too and had eaten but the slowest mouthful when she seized it from him and stocked it for the common good.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading She nourished her three children sumptuously, but she made them help her to get it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She nourished her three children sumptuously, but she made them help her to get it.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading When they came to a house by the roadside she ordered Finaun to the door to ask for bread; he got it too and had eaten but the slowest mouthful when she seized it from him and stocked it for the common good.
(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 She looked at Finaun's high nose, his sweeping beard, his air as of a good child well matured, and she sent it to the market:
at the time that
From this reading When they came to a house by the roadside she ordered Finaun to the door to ask for bread; he got it too and had eaten but the slowest mouthful when she seized it from him and stocked it for the common good.
