used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Quin is the local baker, doing odd jobs as a jobbing-master besides.
ablazeadjectiveUS /əˈbleɪz/
keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement
From this reading When I woke up this morning--my first in Ballysheen--the sun was ablaze upon everything.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Quin is the local baker, doing odd jobs as a jobbing-master besides.
bakernounUS /ˈbeɪkər/
someone who bakes commercially
From this reading Quin is the local baker, doing odd jobs as a jobbing-master besides.
Ballysheen
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From this reading When I woke up this morning--my first in Ballysheen--the sun was ablaze upon everything.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then the sky had been a sullen grey, no light or hope was there to be found in it as far as your eyes could see.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then the sky had been a sullen grey, no light or hope was there to be found in it as far as your eyes could see.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Quin is the local baker, doing odd jobs as a jobbing-master besides.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Last evening I had driven over the nine miles from Youghal upon Quin's car.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Then the sky had been a sullen grey, no light or hope was there to be found in it as far as your eyes could see.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Quin is the local baker, doing odd jobs as a jobbing-master besides.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading Last evening I had driven over the nine miles from Youghal upon Quin's car.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading Those long, lone, rutted roads were empty.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Last evening I had driven over the nine miles from Youghal upon Quin's car.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading When I woke up this morning--my first in Ballysheen--the sun was ablaze upon everything.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Then the sky had been a sullen grey, no light or hope was there to be found in it as far as your eyes could see.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Then the sky had been a sullen grey, no light or hope was there to be found in it as far as your eyes could see.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When I woke up this morning--my first in Ballysheen--the sun was ablaze upon everything.
set up or found
From this reading Then the sky had been a sullen grey, no light or hope was there to be found in it as far as your eyes could see.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Last evening I had driven over the nine miles from Youghal upon Quin's car.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Then the sky had been a sullen grey, no light or hope was there to be found in it as far as your eyes could see.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Last evening I had driven over the nine miles from Youghal upon Quin's car.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Then the sky had been a sullen grey, no light or hope was there to be found in it as far as your eyes could see.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I woke up this morning--my first in Ballysheen--the sun was ablaze upon everything.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I woke up this morning--my first in Ballysheen--the sun was ablaze upon everything.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Quin is the local baker, doing odd jobs as a jobbing-master besides.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then the sky had been a sullen grey, no light or hope was there to be found in it as far as your eyes could see.
jobbing-master
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From this reading Quin is the local baker, doing odd jobs as a jobbing-master besides.
jobsnounUS /dʒɑːbz/
plural of “job” — the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Quin is the local baker, doing odd jobs as a jobbing-master besides.
immediately past
From this reading Last evening I had driven over the nine miles from Youghal upon Quin's car.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Then the sky had been a sullen grey, no light or hope was there to be found in it as far as your eyes could see.
localadjectiveUS /ˈloʊkəl/
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading Quin is the local baker, doing odd jobs as a jobbing-master besides.
loneadjectiveUS /loʊn/
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading Those long, lone, rutted roads were empty.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Those long, lone, rutted roads were empty.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Last evening I had driven over the nine miles from Youghal upon Quin's car.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading When I woke up this morning--my first in Ballysheen--the sun was ablaze upon everything.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I woke up this morning--my first in Ballysheen--the sun was ablaze upon everything.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Last evening I had driven over the nine miles from Youghal upon Quin's car.
not any; not one
From this reading Then the sky had been a sullen grey, no light or hope was there to be found in it as far as your eyes could see.
not divisible by two
From this reading Quin is the local baker, doing odd jobs as a jobbing-master besides.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then the sky had been a sullen grey, no light or hope was there to be found in it as far as your eyes could see.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Last evening I had driven over the nine miles from Youghal upon Quin's car.
QuinnounUS /kwɪn/
one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading Quin is the local baker, doing odd jobs as a jobbing-master besides.
Quin's
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From this reading Last evening I had driven over the nine miles from Youghal upon Quin's car.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading Those long, lone, rutted roads were empty.
ruttedadjectiveUS /ˈrʌtɪd/
full of ruts
From this reading Those long, lone, rutted roads were empty.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Then the sky had been a sullen grey, no light or hope was there to be found in it as far as your eyes could see.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Then the sky had been a sullen grey, no light or hope was there to be found in it as far as your eyes could see.
sullenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌlən/
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading Then the sky had been a sullen grey, no light or hope was there to be found in it as far as your eyes could see.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading When I woke up this morning--my first in Ballysheen--the sun was ablaze upon everything.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I woke up this morning--my first in Ballysheen--the sun was ablaze upon everything.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the sky had been a sullen grey, no light or hope was there to be found in it as far as your eyes could see.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then the sky had been a sullen grey, no light or hope was there to be found in it as far as your eyes could see.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When I woke up this morning--my first in Ballysheen--the sun was ablaze upon everything.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those long, lone, rutted roads were empty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then the sky had been a sullen grey, no light or hope was there to be found in it as far as your eyes could see.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When I woke up this morning--my first in Ballysheen--the sun was ablaze upon everything.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When I woke up this morning--my first in Ballysheen--the sun was ablaze upon everything.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I woke up this morning--my first in Ballysheen--the sun was ablaze upon everything.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those long, lone, rutted roads were empty.
at the time that
From this reading When I woke up this morning--my first in Ballysheen--the sun was ablaze upon everything.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading When I woke up this morning--my first in Ballysheen--the sun was ablaze upon everything.
Youghal
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From this reading Last evening I had driven over the nine miles from Youghal upon Quin's car.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then the sky had been a sullen grey, no light or hope was there to be found in it as far as your eyes could see.
