touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He glared around at the circle of eager, watchful, shaggy faces set against the wall of gloom that hemmed in the table and the ill-trimmed lamp.
(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 "And another bes for the skipper who feeds ye all from his store."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He glared around at the circle of eager, watchful, shaggy faces set against the wall of gloom that hemmed in the table and the ill-trimmed lamp.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "And another bes for the skipper who feeds ye all from his store."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He glared around at the circle of eager, watchful, shaggy faces set against the wall of gloom that hemmed in the table and the ill-trimmed lamp.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He glared around at the circle of eager, watchful, shaggy faces set against the wall of gloom that hemmed in the table and the ill-trimmed lamp.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading FOXEY JACK QUINN SLIPS AWAY "Four shares still on the table," repeated the skipper.
Aye
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From this reading "Aye, skipper, that bes right," muttered Nick Leary.
besnounUS /biːz/
plural of “be” — a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element
From this reading "Well, lads, one bes for Black Dennis Nolan."
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "Well, lads, one bes for Black Dennis Nolan."
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading He glared around at the circle of eager, watchful, shaggy faces set against the wall of gloom that hemmed in the table and the ill-trimmed lamp.
Dennis
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From this reading "Well, lads, one bes for Black Dennis Nolan."
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading He glared around at the circle of eager, watchful, shaggy faces set against the wall of gloom that hemmed in the table and the ill-trimmed lamp.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He glared around at the circle of eager, watchful, shaggy faces set against the wall of gloom that hemmed in the table and the ill-trimmed lamp.
feedsnounUS /fiːdz/
plural of “feed” — food for domestic livestock
From this reading "And another bes for the skipper who feeds ye all from his store."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Well, lads, one bes for Black Dennis Nolan."
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading FOXEY JACK QUINN SLIPS AWAY "Four shares still on the table," repeated the skipper.
FOXEY
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From this reading FOXEY JACK QUINN SLIPS AWAY "Four shares still on the table," repeated the skipper.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "And another bes for the skipper who feeds ye all from his store."
glaredverbUS /ɡlerd/
past form of “glare” — look at with a fixed gaze
From this reading He glared around at the circle of eager, watchful, shaggy faces set against the wall of gloom that hemmed in the table and the ill-trimmed lamp.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading He glared around at the circle of eager, watchful, shaggy faces set against the wall of gloom that hemmed in the table and the ill-trimmed lamp.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He glared around at the circle of eager, watchful, shaggy faces set against the wall of gloom that hemmed in the table and the ill-trimmed lamp.
hemmedverbUS /hemd/
inflected form of “hem” — fold over and sew together to provide with a hem
From this reading He glared around at the circle of eager, watchful, shaggy faces set against the wall of gloom that hemmed in the table and the ill-trimmed lamp.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "And another bes for the skipper who feeds ye all from his store."
ill-trimmed
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From this reading He glared around at the circle of eager, watchful, shaggy faces set against the wall of gloom that hemmed in the table and the ill-trimmed lamp.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He glared around at the circle of eager, watchful, shaggy faces set against the wall of gloom that hemmed in the table and the ill-trimmed lamp.
a small worthless amount
From this reading FOXEY JACK QUINN SLIPS AWAY "Four shares still on the table," repeated the skipper.
ladsnounUS /lædz/
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading "Well, lads, one bes for Black Dennis Nolan."
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading He glared around at the circle of eager, watchful, shaggy faces set against the wall of gloom that hemmed in the table and the ill-trimmed lamp.
LearynounUS /ˈlɪri/
United States psychologist who experimented with psychoactive drugs (including LSD) and became a well-known advocate of their use (1920-1996)
From this reading "Aye, skipper, that bes right," muttered Nick Leary.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "Aye, skipper, that bes right," muttered Nick Leary.
NickverbUS /nɪk/
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading "Aye, skipper, that bes right," muttered Nick Leary.
Nolan
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From this reading "Well, lads, one bes for Black Dennis Nolan."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He glared around at the circle of eager, watchful, shaggy faces set against the wall of gloom that hemmed in the table and the ill-trimmed lamp.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading FOXEY JACK QUINN SLIPS AWAY "Four shares still on the table," repeated the skipper.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Well, lads, one bes for Black Dennis Nolan."
QUINN
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From this reading FOXEY JACK QUINN SLIPS AWAY "Four shares still on the table," repeated the skipper.
recurring again and again
From this reading FOXEY JACK QUINN SLIPS AWAY "Four shares still on the table," repeated the skipper.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Aye, skipper, that bes right," muttered Nick Leary.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He glared around at the circle of eager, watchful, shaggy faces set against the wall of gloom that hemmed in the table and the ill-trimmed lamp.
shaggyadjectiveUS /ˈʃæɡi/
used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
From this reading He glared around at the circle of eager, watchful, shaggy faces set against the wall of gloom that hemmed in the table and the ill-trimmed lamp.
sharesnounUS /ʃerz/
plural of “share” — assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
From this reading FOXEY JACK QUINN SLIPS AWAY "Four shares still on the table," repeated the skipper.
skippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading FOXEY JACK QUINN SLIPS AWAY "Four shares still on the table," repeated the skipper.
SLIPSnounUS /slɪps/
plural of “slip” — a socially awkward or tactless act
From this reading FOXEY JACK QUINN SLIPS AWAY "Four shares still on the table," repeated the skipper.
not in physical motion
From this reading FOXEY JACK QUINN SLIPS AWAY "Four shares still on the table," repeated the skipper.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading "And another bes for the skipper who feeds ye all from his store."
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading FOXEY JACK QUINN SLIPS AWAY "Four shares still on the table," repeated the skipper.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He glared around at the circle of eager, watchful, shaggy faces set against the wall of gloom that hemmed in the table and the ill-trimmed lamp.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOXEY JACK QUINN SLIPS AWAY "Four shares still on the table," repeated the skipper.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading He glared around at the circle of eager, watchful, shaggy faces set against the wall of gloom that hemmed in the table and the ill-trimmed lamp.
watchfuladjectiveUS /ˈwɑːtʃfəl/
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading He glared around at the circle of eager, watchful, shaggy faces set against the wall of gloom that hemmed in the table and the ill-trimmed lamp.
(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, lads, one bes for Black Dennis Nolan."
which person or people
From this reading "And another bes for the skipper who feeds ye all from his store."
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "And another bes for the skipper who feeds ye all from his store."
