used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One day about a month after Mrs. M'Mahon's funeral, Harry Clinton was on his way to Jemmy Burke's, when he met Nanny Peety going towards Ballymacan.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading One day about a month after Mrs. M'Mahon's funeral, Harry Clinton was on his way to Jemmy Burke's, when he met Nanny Peety going towards Ballymacan.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading One day about a month after Mrs. M'Mahon's funeral, Harry Clinton was on his way to Jemmy Burke's, when he met Nanny Peety going towards Ballymacan.
Ahadarra's
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From this reading --Hycy Disclaims Sobriety--Ahadarra's in for it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Well, Nanny,” he inquired, “where are you bound for, now?”
Ballymacan
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From this reading One day about a month after Mrs. M'Mahon's funeral, Harry Clinton was on his way to Jemmy Burke's, when he met Nanny Peety going towards Ballymacan.
confined by bonds
From this reading “Well, Nanny,” he inquired, “where are you bound for, now?”
Burke'snounUS /bɜːrks/
possessive form of “burke” — British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
From this reading One day about a month after Mrs. M'Mahon's funeral, Harry Clinton was on his way to Jemmy Burke's, when he met Nanny Peety going towards Ballymacan.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I wanted him to tell me who it was for, but he would not.
ClintonnounUS /ˈklɪntən/
wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)
From this reading One day about a month after Mrs. M'Mahon's funeral, Harry Clinton was on his way to Jemmy Burke's, when he met Nanny Peety going towards Ballymacan.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day about a month after Mrs. M'Mahon's funeral, Harry Clinton was on his way to Jemmy Burke's, when he met Nanny Peety going towards Ballymacan.
DisclaimsverbUS /dɪˈskleɪmz/
third-person singular of “disclaim” — renounce a legal claim or title to
From this reading --Hycy Disclaims Sobriety--Ahadarra's in for it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading --Hycy Disclaims Sobriety--Ahadarra's in for it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “To the post-office with a letter from Masther Hycy, sir.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading One day about a month after Mrs. M'Mahon's funeral, Harry Clinton was on his way to Jemmy Burke's, when he met Nanny Peety going towards Ballymacan.
the act of departing
From this reading One day about a month after Mrs. M'Mahon's funeral, Harry Clinton was on his way to Jemmy Burke's, when he met Nanny Peety going towards Ballymacan.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading One day about a month after Mrs. M'Mahon's funeral, Harry Clinton was on his way to Jemmy Burke's, when he met Nanny Peety going towards Ballymacan.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One day about a month after Mrs. M'Mahon's funeral, Harry Clinton was on his way to Jemmy Burke's, when he met Nanny Peety going towards Ballymacan.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I wanted him to tell me who it was for, but he would not.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One day about a month after Mrs. M'Mahon's funeral, Harry Clinton was on his way to Jemmy Burke's, when he met Nanny Peety going towards Ballymacan.
Hycy
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From this reading --Hycy Disclaims Sobriety--Ahadarra's in for it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wanted him to tell me who it was for, but he would not.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading --Hycy Disclaims Sobriety--Ahadarra's in for it.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “Well, Nanny,” he inquired, “where are you bound for, now?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading --Hycy Disclaims Sobriety--Ahadarra's in for it.
Jemmynoun
a short crowbar
From this reading One day about a month after Mrs. M'Mahon's funeral, Harry Clinton was on his way to Jemmy Burke's, when he met Nanny Peety going towards Ballymacan.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “To the post-office with a letter from Masther Hycy, sir.
M'Mahon's
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From this reading One day about a month after Mrs. M'Mahon's funeral, Harry Clinton was on his way to Jemmy Burke's, when he met Nanny Peety going towards Ballymacan.
Masther
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From this reading “To the post-office with a letter from Masther Hycy, sir.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I wanted him to tell me who it was for, but he would not.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading One day about a month after Mrs. M'Mahon's funeral, Harry Clinton was on his way to Jemmy Burke's, when he met Nanny Peety going towards Ballymacan.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading One day about a month after Mrs. M'Mahon's funeral, Harry Clinton was on his way to Jemmy Burke's, when he met Nanny Peety going towards Ballymacan.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading One day about a month after Mrs. M'Mahon's funeral, Harry Clinton was on his way to Jemmy Burke's, when he met Nanny Peety going towards Ballymacan.
NannynounUS /ˈnæni/
a woman who is the custodian of children
From this reading One day about a month after Mrs. M'Mahon's funeral, Harry Clinton was on his way to Jemmy Burke's, when he met Nanny Peety going towards Ballymacan.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I wanted him to tell me who it was for, but he would not.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Well, Nanny,” he inquired, “where are you bound for, now?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One day about a month after Mrs. M'Mahon's funeral, Harry Clinton was on his way to Jemmy Burke's, when he met Nanny Peety going towards Ballymacan.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day about a month after Mrs. M'Mahon's funeral, Harry Clinton was on his way to Jemmy Burke's, when he met Nanny Peety going towards Ballymacan.
Peety
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From this reading One day about a month after Mrs. M'Mahon's funeral, Harry Clinton was on his way to Jemmy Burke's, when he met Nanny Peety going towards Ballymacan.
post-office
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From this reading “To the post-office with a letter from Masther Hycy, sir.
term of address for a man
From this reading “To the post-office with a letter from Masther Hycy, sir.
SobrietynounUS /səˈbraɪəti/
the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol
From this reading --Hycy Disclaims Sobriety--Ahadarra's in for it.
express in words
From this reading I wanted him to tell me who it was for, but he would not.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “To the post-office with a letter from Masther Hycy, sir.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day about a month after Mrs. M'Mahon's funeral, Harry Clinton was on his way to Jemmy Burke's, when he met Nanny Peety going towards Ballymacan.
in the direction of
From this reading One day about a month after Mrs. M'Mahon's funeral, Harry Clinton was on his way to Jemmy Burke's, when he met Nanny Peety going towards Ballymacan.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I wanted him to tell me who it was for, but he would not.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One day about a month after Mrs. M'Mahon's funeral, Harry Clinton was on his way to Jemmy Burke's, when he met Nanny Peety going towards Ballymacan.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading One day about a month after Mrs. M'Mahon's funeral, Harry Clinton was on his way to Jemmy Burke's, when he met Nanny Peety going towards Ballymacan.
(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 “Well, Nanny,” he inquired, “where are you bound for, now?”
at the time that
From this reading One day about a month after Mrs. M'Mahon's funeral, Harry Clinton was on his way to Jemmy Burke's, when he met Nanny Peety going towards Ballymacan.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Well, Nanny,” he inquired, “where are you bound for, now?”
which person or people
From this reading I wanted him to tell me who it was for, but he would not.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “To the post-office with a letter from Masther Hycy, sir.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I wanted him to tell me who it was for, but he would not.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, Nanny,” he inquired, “where are you bound for, now?”
