106
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From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
137
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From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
169
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From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
39
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From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
58
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From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
81
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From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
beckonedverbUS /ˈbekənd/
past form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading This, then, will be the third issue of the little book.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
a special loved one
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
Desmond
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editionnounUS /əˈdɪʃən/
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
Edmund
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From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
enterprisenounUS /ˈentərpraɪz/
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading I venture to predict that it will not be the last; and I fancy the American publisher who has had the judgment to take the matter up will soon be rewarded for his enterprise.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading I venture to predict that it will not be the last; and I fancy the American publisher who has had the judgment to take the matter up will soon be rewarded for his enterprise.
Fergus
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From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
FitzGeraldnounUS /fɪtsˈdʒerəld/
English poet remembered primarily for his free translation of the poetry of Omar Khayyam (1809-1883)
From this reading New York Desmond FitzGerald, Inc.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I venture to predict that it will not be the last; and I fancy the American publisher who has had the judgment to take the matter up will soon be rewarded for his enterprise.
Frontispiecenoun
an ornamental facade
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I venture to predict that it will not be the last; and I fancy the American publisher who has had the judgment to take the matter up will soon be rewarded for his enterprise.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I venture to predict that it will not be the last; and I fancy the American publisher who has had the judgment to take the matter up will soon be rewarded for his enterprise.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I venture to predict that it will not be the last; and I fancy the American publisher who has had the judgment to take the matter up will soon be rewarded for his enterprise.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
IncnounUS /ɪŋk/
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
From this reading New York Desmond FitzGerald, Inc.
IrishnounUS /ˈaɪrɪʃ/
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
issueverbUS /ˈɪʃuː/
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading This, then, will be the third issue of the little book.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading I venture to predict that it will not be the last; and I fancy the American publisher who has had the judgment to take the matter up will soon be rewarded for his enterprise.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
immediately past
From this reading I venture to predict that it will not be the last; and I fancy the American publisher who has had the judgment to take the matter up will soon be rewarded for his enterprise.
Leamy's
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From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
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 "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I venture to predict that it will not be the last; and I fancy the American publisher who has had the judgment to take the matter up will soon be rewarded for his enterprise.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
mournedverbUS /mɔːrnd/
past form of “mourn” — feel sadness
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New York Desmond FitzGerald, Inc.
information about recent and important events
From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I venture to predict that it will not be the last; and I fancy the American publisher who has had the judgment to take the matter up will soon be rewarded for his enterprise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
a separate part of a whole
From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
Pooka
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From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
predictverbUS /prɪˈdɪkt/
make a prediction about; tell in advance
From this reading I venture to predict that it will not be the last; and I fancy the American publisher who has had the judgment to take the matter up will soon be rewarded for his enterprise.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
publishernounUS /ˈpʌblɪʃər/
a firm in the publishing business
From this reading I venture to predict that it will not be the last; and I fancy the American publisher who has had the judgment to take the matter up will soon be rewarded for his enterprise.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
rewardedverbUS /rɪˈwɔːrdɪd/
past form of “reward” — bestow honor or rewards upon
From this reading I venture to predict that it will not be the last; and I fancy the American publisher who has had the judgment to take the matter up will soon be rewarded for his enterprise.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
in the near future
From this reading I venture to predict that it will not be the last; and I fancy the American publisher who has had the judgment to take the matter up will soon be rewarded for his enterprise.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
having a supporting base
From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
carry out
From this reading I venture to predict that it will not be the last; and I fancy the American publisher who has had the judgment to take the matter up will soon be rewarded for his enterprise.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading This, then, will be the third issue of the little book.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading This, then, will be the third issue of the little book.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, then, will be the third issue of the little book.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I venture to predict that it will not be the last; and I fancy the American publisher who has had the judgment to take the matter up will soon be rewarded for his enterprise.
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
From this reading I venture to predict that it will not be the last; and I fancy the American publisher who has had the judgment to take the matter up will soon be rewarded for his enterprise.
precisely as stated
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
accept gladly
From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
which person or people
From this reading I venture to predict that it will not be the last; and I fancy the American publisher who has had the judgment to take the matter up will soon be rewarded for his enterprise.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading This, then, will be the third issue of the little book.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
but in spite of that
From this reading "At the sight of him the prince remembered everything" 137 "Standing before him was the little princess" 169 It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy's Irish fairy tales is about to be published.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading New York Desmond FitzGerald, Inc.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "She beckoned the children to her" _Frontispiece_ "'I have mourned you as dead, my darling,' said he" 39 "The queen wished to know if he would join them" 58 "Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains" 81 "He was very sad, and tired" 106
