used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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in addition
From this reading The images drawn by the very talented author are also very good.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Of course in reality it is likely that such children would have spoken in the Irish language, instead of just occasionally using an Irish word.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is just enough of the Irish manner of speech to convey the flavour of the way the twins and their relatives would have spoken, had they done so in English.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The images drawn by the very talented author are also very good.
in or near a particular place or position
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Irish Twins, by Lucy Fitch Perkins.
a period of 100 years
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plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
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conveyverbUS /kənˈveɪ/
(of information) make known; pass on
From this reading There is just enough of the Irish manner of speech to convey the flavour of the way the twins and their relatives would have spoken, had they done so in English.
conveysverbUS /kənˈveɪz/
third-person singular of “convey” — (of information) make known; pass on
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a politically organized body of people under a single government
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education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course in reality it is likely that such children would have spoken in the Irish language, instead of just occasionally using an Irish word.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading There is just enough of the Irish manner of speech to convey the flavour of the way the twins and their relatives would have spoken, had they done so in English.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading The images drawn by the very talented author are also very good.
either extremity of something that has length
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an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading There is just enough of the Irish manner of speech to convey the flavour of the way the twins and their relatives would have spoken, had they done so in English.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading There is just enough of the Irish manner of speech to convey the flavour of the way the twins and their relatives would have spoken, had they done so in English.
FitchnounUS /fɪtʃ/
dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
From this reading The Irish Twins, by Lucy Fitch Perkins.
flavournoun
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
From this reading There is just enough of the Irish manner of speech to convey the flavour of the way the twins and their relatives would have spoken, had they done so in English.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There is just enough of the Irish manner of speech to convey the flavour of the way the twins and their relatives would have spoken, had they done so in English.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There is just enough of the Irish manner of speech to convey the flavour of the way the twins and their relatives would have spoken, had they done so in English.
an iconic mental representation
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imagesnounUS /ˈɪmədʒəz/
plural of “image” — an iconic mental representation
From this reading The images drawn by the very talented author are also very good.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Of course in reality it is likely that such children would have spoken in the Irish language, instead of just occasionally using an Irish word.
IrishnounUS /ˈaɪrɪʃ/
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading The Irish Twins, by Lucy Fitch Perkins.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is just enough of the Irish manner of speech to convey the flavour of the way the twins and their relatives would have spoken, had they done so in English.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of course in reality it is likely that such children would have spoken in the Irish language, instead of just occasionally using an Irish word.
and nothing more
From this reading There is just enough of the Irish manner of speech to convey the flavour of the way the twins and their relatives would have spoken, had they done so in English.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading Of course in reality it is likely that such children would have spoken in the Irish language, instead of just occasionally using an Irish word.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading Of course in reality it is likely that such children would have spoken in the Irish language, instead of just occasionally using an Irish word.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
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incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading The Irish Twins, by Lucy Fitch Perkins.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading There is just enough of the Irish manner of speech to convey the flavour of the way the twins and their relatives would have spoken, had they done so in English.
nineteenthadjectiveUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the eighteenth in position
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sporadically and infrequently
From this reading Of course in reality it is likely that such children would have spoken in the Irish language, instead of just occasionally using an Irish word.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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Perkins
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From this reading The Irish Twins, by Lucy Fitch Perkins.
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading Of course in reality it is likely that such children would have spoken in the Irish language, instead of just occasionally using an Irish word.
relativesnounUS /ˈrelətɪvz/
plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading There is just enough of the Irish manner of speech to convey the flavour of the way the twins and their relatives would have spoken, had they done so in English.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
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for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There is just enough of the Irish manner of speech to convey the flavour of the way the twins and their relatives would have spoken, had they done so in English.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading There is just enough of the Irish manner of speech to convey the flavour of the way the twins and their relatives would have spoken, had they done so in English.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading There is just enough of the Irish manner of speech to convey the flavour of the way the twins and their relatives would have spoken, had they done so in English.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Of course in reality it is likely that such children would have spoken in the Irish language, instead of just occasionally using an Irish word.
talentedadjectiveUS /ˈtæləntɪd/
endowed with talent or talents
From this reading The images drawn by the very talented author are also very good.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of course in reality it is likely that such children would have spoken in the Irish language, instead of just occasionally using an Irish word.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Irish Twins, by Lucy Fitch Perkins.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There is just enough of the Irish manner of speech to convey the flavour of the way the twins and their relatives would have spoken, had they done so in English.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is just enough of the Irish manner of speech to convey the flavour of the way the twins and their relatives would have spoken, had they done so in English.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There is just enough of the Irish manner of speech to convey the flavour of the way the twins and their relatives would have spoken, had they done so in English.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is just enough of the Irish manner of speech to convey the flavour of the way the twins and their relatives would have spoken, had they done so in English.
TwinsnounUS /twɪnz/
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading The Irish Twins, by Lucy Fitch Perkins.
usingnounUS /ˈjuːzɪŋ/
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading Of course in reality it is likely that such children would have spoken in the Irish language, instead of just occasionally using an Irish word.
precisely as stated
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how something is done or how it happens
From this reading There is just enough of the Irish manner of speech to convey the flavour of the way the twins and their relatives would have spoken, had they done so in English.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Of course in reality it is likely that such children would have spoken in the Irish language, instead of just occasionally using an Irish word.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There is just enough of the Irish manner of speech to convey the flavour of the way the twins and their relatives would have spoken, had they done so in English.
