used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We cam here two weeks gone, on a visit to the father of the young man that 's going to marry "Mary Anne."
adviseverbUS /ædˈvaɪz/
give advice to
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It's a bit of rag here and a rag there, an ould cabbinet, a hard sofa, and maybe four wooden chairs that would take a ladder to get into!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading We cam here two weeks gone, on a visit to the father of the young man that 's going to marry "Mary Anne."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It's a great big ould place, like the jail at Limerick, only darker, with little windows, and a flite of stairs out of every corner in it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
barrin
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From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It's a great big ould place, like the jail at Limerick, only darker, with little windows, and a flite of stairs out of every corner in it.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading And the furnishing is n't a bit newer.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
cabbinet
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From this reading It's a bit of rag here and a rag there, an ould cabbinet, a hard sofa, and maybe four wooden chairs that would take a ladder to get into!
camnounUS /kæm/
a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River
From this reading We cam here two weeks gone, on a visit to the father of the young man that 's going to marry "Mary Anne."
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading It's a bit of rag here and a rag there, an ould cabbinet, a hard sofa, and maybe four wooden chairs that would take a ladder to get into!
conflagrationnounUS /ˌkɑːnfləˈɡreɪʃən/
a very intense and uncontrolled fire
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading It's a great big ould place, like the jail at Limerick, only darker, with little windows, and a flite of stairs out of every corner in it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
counselsnounUS /ˈkaʊnsəlz/
plural of “counsel” — a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
darkeradjectiveUS /ˈdɑːrkər/
comparative of “dark” — devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
From this reading It's a great big ould place, like the jail at Limerick, only darker, with little windows, and a flite of stairs out of every corner in it.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It's a great big ould place, like the jail at Limerick, only darker, with little windows, and a flite of stairs out of every corner in it.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading We cam here two weeks gone, on a visit to the father of the young man that 's going to marry "Mary Anne."
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
flite
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From this reading It's a great big ould place, like the jail at Limerick, only darker, with little windows, and a flite of stairs out of every corner in it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading It's a bit of rag here and a rag there, an ould cabbinet, a hard sofa, and maybe four wooden chairs that would take a ladder to get into!
furnishingnounUS /ˈfɜːrnɪʃɪŋ/
(usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
From this reading And the furnishing is n't a bit newer.
furriners
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From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It's a bit of rag here and a rag there, an ould cabbinet, a hard sofa, and maybe four wooden chairs that would take a ladder to get into!
a young female
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
the act of departing
From this reading We cam here two weeks gone, on a visit to the father of the young man that 's going to marry "Mary Anne."
destroyed or killed
From this reading We cam here two weeks gone, on a visit to the father of the young man that 's going to marry "Mary Anne."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It's a great big ould place, like the jail at Limerick, only darker, with little windows, and a flite of stairs out of every corner in it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It's a bit of rag here and a rag there, an ould cabbinet, a hard sofa, and maybe four wooden chairs that would take a ladder to get into!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We cam here two weeks gone, on a visit to the father of the young man that 's going to marry "Mary Anne."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It's a bit of rag here and a rag there, an ould cabbinet, a hard sofa, and maybe four wooden chairs that would take a ladder to get into!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the furnishing is n't a bit newer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
It's
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From this reading It's a great big ould place, like the jail at Limerick, only darker, with little windows, and a flite of stairs out of every corner in it.
jailnounUS /dʒeɪl/
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
From this reading It's a great big ould place, like the jail at Limerick, only darker, with little windows, and a flite of stairs out of every corner in it.
laddernounUS /ˈlædər/
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading It's a bit of rag here and a rag there, an ould cabbinet, a hard sofa, and maybe four wooden chairs that would take a ladder to get into!
immediately past
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It's a great big ould place, like the jail at Limerick, only darker, with little windows, and a flite of stairs out of every corner in it.
LimericknounUS /ˈlɪmərɪk/
port city in southwestern Ireland
From this reading It's a great big ould place, like the jail at Limerick, only darker, with little windows, and a flite of stairs out of every corner in it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It's a great big ould place, like the jail at Limerick, only darker, with little windows, and a flite of stairs out of every corner in it.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading We cam here two weeks gone, on a visit to the father of the young man that 's going to marry "Mary Anne."
take in marriage
From this reading We cam here two weeks gone, on a visit to the father of the young man that 's going to marry "Mary Anne."
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading We cam here two weeks gone, on a visit to the father of the young man that 's going to marry "Mary Anne."
by chance
From this reading It's a bit of rag here and a rag there, an ould cabbinet, a hard sofa, and maybe four wooden chairs that would take a ladder to get into!
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
n't
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From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
neweradjectiveUS /ˈnuːər/
comparative of “new” — not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading And the furnishing is n't a bit newer.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We cam here two weeks gone, on a visit to the father of the young man that 's going to marry "Mary Anne."
and nothing more
From this reading It's a great big ould place, like the jail at Limerick, only darker, with little windows, and a flite of stairs out of every corner in it.
ould
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From this reading It's a great big ould place, like the jail at Limerick, only darker, with little windows, and a flite of stairs out of every corner in it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It's a great big ould place, like the jail at Limerick, only darker, with little windows, and a flite of stairs out of every corner in it.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It's a great big ould place, like the jail at Limerick, only darker, with little windows, and a flite of stairs out of every corner in it.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
ragnounUS /ræɡ/
a small piece of cloth or paper
From this reading It's a bit of rag here and a rag there, an ould cabbinet, a hard sofa, and maybe four wooden chairs that would take a ladder to get into!
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading We cam here two weeks gone, on a visit to the father of the young man that 's going to marry "Mary Anne."
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
Shusan
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From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
sofanounUS /ˈsoʊfə/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading It's a bit of rag here and a rag there, an ould cabbinet, a hard sofa, and maybe four wooden chairs that would take a ladder to get into!
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading It's a great big ould place, like the jail at Limerick, only darker, with little windows, and a flite of stairs out of every corner in it.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
carry out
From this reading It's a bit of rag here and a rag there, an ould cabbinet, a hard sofa, and maybe four wooden chairs that would take a ladder to get into!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It's a bit of rag here and a rag there, an ould cabbinet, a hard sofa, and maybe four wooden chairs that would take a ladder to get into!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading We cam here two weeks gone, on a visit to the father of the young man that 's going to marry "Mary Anne."
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading We cam here two weeks gone, on a visit to the father of the young man that 's going to marry "Mary Anne."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We cam here two weeks gone, on a visit to the father of the young man that 's going to marry "Mary Anne."
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading We cam here two weeks gone, on a visit to the father of the young man that 's going to marry "Mary Anne."
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading It's a great big ould place, like the jail at Limerick, only darker, with little windows, and a flite of stairs out of every corner in it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It's a great big ould place, like the jail at Limerick, only darker, with little windows, and a flite of stairs out of every corner in it.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading It's a bit of rag here and a rag there, an ould cabbinet, a hard sofa, and maybe four wooden chairs that would take a ladder to get into!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It's a bit of rag here and a rag there, an ould cabbinet, a hard sofa, and maybe four wooden chairs that would take a ladder to get into!
produce a literary work
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Mrs. Shusan,--I was meaning to write to you for the last week, but could n't by reason of the conflagration I was in, for sure any poor girl might feel it, seeing that I was far away among furriners, and had nobody to advise, barrin' the evil counsels of my wicked heart.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading We cam here two weeks gone, on a visit to the father of the young man that 's going to marry "Mary Anne."
