used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MATCHMAKING IN ARDENOO There was of course a good deal of talk among the neighbours about all that took place at Greenan-more, just soon after old Flanagan dying there.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading MATCHMAKING IN ARDENOO There was of course a good deal of talk among the neighbours about all that took place at Greenan-more, just soon after old Flanagan dying there.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading To say nothing of this at all, wasn’t it a shocking affair to see a fine, good girl like Christina, going out of this world the way she did! no one to know what became of her, no more than if she never had been there at all!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading MATCHMAKING IN ARDENOO There was of course a good deal of talk among the neighbours about all that took place at Greenan-more, just soon after old Flanagan dying there.
(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 MATCHMAKING IN ARDENOO There was of course a good deal of talk among the neighbours about all that took place at Greenan-more, just soon after old Flanagan dying there.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading MATCHMAKING IN ARDENOO There was of course a good deal of talk among the neighbours about all that took place at Greenan-more, just soon after old Flanagan dying there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
ARDENOO
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From this reading MATCHMAKING IN ARDENOO There was of course a good deal of talk among the neighbours about all that took place at Greenan-more, just soon after old Flanagan dying there.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MATCHMAKING IN ARDENOO There was of course a good deal of talk among the neighbours about all that took place at Greenan-more, just soon after old Flanagan dying there.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading To say nothing of this at all, wasn’t it a shocking affair to see a fine, good girl like Christina, going out of this world the way she did! no one to know what became of her, no more than if she never had been there at all!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To say nothing of this at all, wasn’t it a shocking affair to see a fine, good girl like Christina, going out of this world the way she did! no one to know what became of her, no more than if she never had been there at all!
Cassidy
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From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
Christina
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From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading MATCHMAKING IN ARDENOO There was of course a good deal of talk among the neighbours about all that took place at Greenan-more, just soon after old Flanagan dying there.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading MATCHMAKING IN ARDENOO There was of course a good deal of talk among the neighbours about all that took place at Greenan-more, just soon after old Flanagan dying there.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading To say nothing of this at all, wasn’t it a shocking affair to see a fine, good girl like Christina, going out of this world the way she did! no one to know what became of her, no more than if she never had been there at all!
didn't
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From this reading Still, the people didn’t speak so much over it as you might expect.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading MATCHMAKING IN ARDENOO There was of course a good deal of talk among the neighbours about all that took place at Greenan-more, just soon after old Flanagan dying there.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Still, the people didn’t speak so much over it as you might expect.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading They felt Nelly and Jim wouldn’t like it.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading To say nothing of this at all, wasn’t it a shocking affair to see a fine, good girl like Christina, going out of this world the way she did! no one to know what became of her, no more than if she never had been there at all!
Flanagan
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From this reading MATCHMAKING IN ARDENOO There was of course a good deal of talk among the neighbours about all that took place at Greenan-more, just soon after old Flanagan dying there.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
a young female
From this reading To say nothing of this at all, wasn’t it a shocking affair to see a fine, good girl like Christina, going out of this world the way she did! no one to know what became of her, no more than if she never had been there at all!
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
the act of departing
From this reading To say nothing of this at all, wasn’t it a shocking affair to see a fine, good girl like Christina, going out of this world the way she did! no one to know what became of her, no more than if she never had been there at all!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading MATCHMAKING IN ARDENOO There was of course a good deal of talk among the neighbours about all that took place at Greenan-more, just soon after old Flanagan dying there.
Greenan-more
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From this reading MATCHMAKING IN ARDENOO There was of course a good deal of talk among the neighbours about all that took place at Greenan-more, just soon after old Flanagan dying there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
hayfieldnounUS /ˈheɪfiːld/
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
Heffernan
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From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading To say nothing of this at all, wasn’t it a shocking affair to see a fine, good girl like Christina, going out of this world the way she did! no one to know what became of her, no more than if she never had been there at all!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MATCHMAKING IN ARDENOO There was of course a good deal of talk among the neighbours about all that took place at Greenan-more, just soon after old Flanagan dying there.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To say nothing of this at all, wasn’t it a shocking affair to see a fine, good girl like Christina, going out of this world the way she did! no one to know what became of her, no more than if she never had been there at all!
Jim
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From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
and nothing more
From this reading MATCHMAKING IN ARDENOO There was of course a good deal of talk among the neighbours about all that took place at Greenan-more, just soon after old Flanagan dying there.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading To say nothing of this at all, wasn’t it a shocking affair to see a fine, good girl like Christina, going out of this world the way she did! no one to know what became of her, no more than if she never had been there at all!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading To say nothing of this at all, wasn’t it a shocking affair to see a fine, good girl like Christina, going out of this world the way she did! no one to know what became of her, no more than if she never had been there at all!
MATCHMAKINGnounUS /ˈmætʃmeɪkɪŋ/
mediation in order to bring about a marriage between others
From this reading MATCHMAKING IN ARDENOO There was of course a good deal of talk among the neighbours about all that took place at Greenan-more, just soon after old Flanagan dying there.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Still, the people didn’t speak so much over it as you might expect.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading To say nothing of this at all, wasn’t it a shocking affair to see a fine, good girl like Christina, going out of this world the way she did! no one to know what became of her, no more than if she never had been there at all!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Still, the people didn’t speak so much over it as you might expect.
neighboursnounUS /ˈneɪbərz/
plural of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading MATCHMAKING IN ARDENOO There was of course a good deal of talk among the neighbours about all that took place at Greenan-more, just soon after old Flanagan dying there.
Nelly
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From this reading They felt Nelly and Jim wouldn’t like it.
Nelly's
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From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading To say nothing of this at all, wasn’t it a shocking affair to see a fine, good girl like Christina, going out of this world the way she did! no one to know what became of her, no more than if she never had been there at all!
not any; not one
From this reading To say nothing of this at all, wasn’t it a shocking affair to see a fine, good girl like Christina, going out of this world the way she did! no one to know what became of her, no more than if she never had been there at all!
not one thing; not anything
From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MATCHMAKING IN ARDENOO There was of course a good deal of talk among the neighbours about all that took place at Greenan-more, just soon after old Flanagan dying there.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading MATCHMAKING IN ARDENOO There was of course a good deal of talk among the neighbours about all that took place at Greenan-more, just soon after old Flanagan dying there.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To say nothing of this at all, wasn’t it a shocking affair to see a fine, good girl like Christina, going out of this world the way she did! no one to know what became of her, no more than if she never had been there at all!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Still, the people didn’t speak so much over it as you might expect.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Still, the people didn’t speak so much over it as you might expect.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading MATCHMAKING IN ARDENOO There was of course a good deal of talk among the neighbours about all that took place at Greenan-more, just soon after old Flanagan dying there.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
Identical; not different.
From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
express in words
From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading To say nothing of this at all, wasn’t it a shocking affair to see a fine, good girl like Christina, going out of this world the way she did! no one to know what became of her, no more than if she never had been there at all!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To say nothing of this at all, wasn’t it a shocking affair to see a fine, good girl like Christina, going out of this world the way she did! no one to know what became of her, no more than if she never had been there at all!
shockingadjectiveUS /ˈʃɑːkɪŋ/
glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
From this reading To say nothing of this at all, wasn’t it a shocking affair to see a fine, good girl like Christina, going out of this world the way she did! no one to know what became of her, no more than if she never had been there at all!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Still, the people didn’t speak so much over it as you might expect.
in the near future
From this reading MATCHMAKING IN ARDENOO There was of course a good deal of talk among the neighbours about all that took place at Greenan-more, just soon after old Flanagan dying there.
express in speech
From this reading Still, the people didn’t speak so much over it as you might expect.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still, the people didn’t speak so much over it as you might expect.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading MATCHMAKING IN ARDENOO There was of course a good deal of talk among the neighbours about all that took place at Greenan-more, just soon after old Flanagan dying there.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MATCHMAKING IN ARDENOO There was of course a good deal of talk among the neighbours about all that took place at Greenan-more, just soon after old Flanagan dying there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MATCHMAKING IN ARDENOO There was of course a good deal of talk among the neighbours about all that took place at Greenan-more, just soon after old Flanagan dying there.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
in or at that place or location
From this reading MATCHMAKING IN ARDENOO There was of course a good deal of talk among the neighbours about all that took place at Greenan-more, just soon after old Flanagan dying there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To say nothing of this at all, wasn’t it a shocking affair to see a fine, good girl like Christina, going out of this world the way she did! no one to know what became of her, no more than if she never had been there at all!
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading MATCHMAKING IN ARDENOO There was of course a good deal of talk among the neighbours about all that took place at Greenan-more, just soon after old Flanagan dying there.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MATCHMAKING IN ARDENOO There was of course a good deal of talk among the neighbours about all that took place at Greenan-more, just soon after old Flanagan dying there.
wasn't
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From this reading To say nothing of this at all, wasn’t it a shocking affair to see a fine, good girl like Christina, going out of this world the way she did! no one to know what became of her, no more than if she never had been there at all!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To say nothing of this at all, wasn’t it a shocking affair to see a fine, good girl like Christina, going out of this world the way she did! no one to know what became of her, no more than if she never had been there at all!
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
at the time that
From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
in the company of; together with
From this reading To say nothing of the queer way Jim Cassidy appeared (as they said), to the two girls, that Sunday evening, when they were out in the hayfield, with old Heffernan ... and anyway, nothing was farther from Nelly’s thoughts then than the same Jim! whatever poor Christina may have had in her mind!...
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading To say nothing of this at all, wasn’t it a shocking affair to see a fine, good girl like Christina, going out of this world the way she did! no one to know what became of her, no more than if she never had been there at all!
wouldn't
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From this reading They felt Nelly and Jim wouldn’t like it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Still, the people didn’t speak so much over it as you might expect.
