used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
a-way
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From this reading No matther, agra, things can't long be this a-way; but what does Ned care?--give him drink and fighting, and his blackguards about him, and that's his glory.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading No matther, agra, things can't long be this a-way; but what does Ned care?--give him drink and fighting, and his blackguards about him, and that's his glory.
giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
agranounUS /ˈæɡrə/
a city in northern India; former capital of the Mogul empire; site of the Taj Mahal
From this reading No matther, agra, things can't long be this a-way; but what does Ned care?--give him drink and fighting, and his blackguards about him, and that's his glory.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The Lord may help me and grant me patience with him, any way!--to have my little honest, hard-earned penny spint among a pack of vagabonds, that don't care if him and me wor both down the river, so they could get their skinful of drink out of him!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
anundher
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From this reading There now's the landlord coming down upon us for the rint; and unless he takes the cows out of the byre, or the bed from anundher us, what in the wide earth is there for him?”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The Lord may help me and grant me patience with him, any way!--to have my little honest, hard-earned penny spint among a pack of vagabonds, that don't care if him and me wor both down the river, so they could get their skinful of drink out of him!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No matther, agra, things can't long be this a-way; but what does Ned care?--give him drink and fighting, and his blackguards about him, and that's his glory.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading There now's the landlord coming down upon us for the rint; and unless he takes the cows out of the byre, or the bed from anundher us, what in the wide earth is there for him?”
blackguards
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From this reading No matther, agra, things can't long be this a-way; but what does Ned care?--give him drink and fighting, and his blackguards about him, and that's his glory.
bonnetnounUS /ˈbɑːnət/
a hat tied under the chin
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
the two together, not just one
From this reading The Lord may help me and grant me patience with him, any way!--to have my little honest, hard-earned penny spint among a pack of vagabonds, that don't care if him and me wor both down the river, so they could get their skinful of drink out of him!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Wurrah, wurrah! but it's me that's the heart-scalded crathur with that man's four quarters!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
byrenoun
a barn for cows
From this reading There now's the landlord coming down upon us for the rint; and unless he takes the cows out of the byre, or the bed from anundher us, what in the wide earth is there for him?”
can't
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From this reading No matther, agra, things can't long be this a-way; but what does Ned care?--give him drink and fighting, and his blackguards about him, and that's his glory.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading The Lord may help me and grant me patience with him, any way!--to have my little honest, hard-earned penny spint among a pack of vagabonds, that don't care if him and me wor both down the river, so they could get their skinful of drink out of him!
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading There now's the landlord coming down upon us for the rint; and unless he takes the cows out of the byre, or the bed from anundher us, what in the wide earth is there for him?”
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Lord may help me and grant me patience with him, any way!--to have my little honest, hard-earned penny spint among a pack of vagabonds, that don't care if him and me wor both down the river, so they could get their skinful of drink out of him!
cowsnounUS /kaʊz/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading There now's the landlord coming down upon us for the rint; and unless he takes the cows out of the byre, or the bed from anundher us, what in the wide earth is there for him?”
crathur
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From this reading “Wurrah, wurrah! but it's me that's the heart-scalded crathur with that man's four quarters!
depositedverbUS /dəˈpɑːzɪtɪd/
past form of “deposit” — put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No matther, agra, things can't long be this a-way; but what does Ned care?--give him drink and fighting, and his blackguards about him, and that's his glory.
don't
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From this reading The Lord may help me and grant me patience with him, any way!--to have my little honest, hard-earned penny spint among a pack of vagabonds, that don't care if him and me wor both down the river, so they could get their skinful of drink out of him!
doodeen
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From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
take in liquids
From this reading The Lord may help me and grant me patience with him, any way!--to have my little honest, hard-earned penny spint among a pack of vagabonds, that don't care if him and me wor both down the river, so they could get their skinful of drink out of him!
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading There now's the landlord coming down upon us for the rint; and unless he takes the cows out of the byre, or the bed from anundher us, what in the wide earth is there for him?”
exclaimverbUS /ɪkˈskleɪm/
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading No matther, agra, things can't long be this a-way; but what does Ned care?--give him drink and fighting, and his blackguards about him, and that's his glory.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There now's the landlord coming down upon us for the rint; and unless he takes the cows out of the byre, or the bed from anundher us, what in the wide earth is there for him?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading “Wurrah, wurrah! but it's me that's the heart-scalded crathur with that man's four quarters!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There now's the landlord coming down upon us for the rint; and unless he takes the cows out of the byre, or the bed from anundher us, what in the wide earth is there for him?”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The Lord may help me and grant me patience with him, any way!--to have my little honest, hard-earned penny spint among a pack of vagabonds, that don't care if him and me wor both down the river, so they could get their skinful of drink out of him!
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading No matther, agra, things can't long be this a-way; but what does Ned care?--give him drink and fighting, and his blackguards about him, and that's his glory.
a state of high honor
From this reading No matther, agra, things can't long be this a-way; but what does Ned care?--give him drink and fighting, and his blackguards about him, and that's his glory.
let have
From this reading The Lord may help me and grant me patience with him, any way!--to have my little honest, hard-earned penny spint among a pack of vagabonds, that don't care if him and me wor both down the river, so they could get their skinful of drink out of him!
hard-earned
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From this reading The Lord may help me and grant me patience with him, any way!--to have my little honest, hard-earned penny spint among a pack of vagabonds, that don't care if him and me wor both down the river, so they could get their skinful of drink out of him!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Lord may help me and grant me patience with him, any way!--to have my little honest, hard-earned penny spint among a pack of vagabonds, that don't care if him and me wor both down the river, so they could get their skinful of drink out of him!
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There now's the landlord coming down upon us for the rint; and unless he takes the cows out of the byre, or the bed from anundher us, what in the wide earth is there for him?”
heart-scalded
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From this reading “Wurrah, wurrah! but it's me that's the heart-scalded crathur with that man's four quarters!
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading The Lord may help me and grant me patience with him, any way!--to have my little honest, hard-earned penny spint among a pack of vagabonds, that don't care if him and me wor both down the river, so they could get their skinful of drink out of him!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Lord may help me and grant me patience with him, any way!--to have my little honest, hard-earned penny spint among a pack of vagabonds, that don't care if him and me wor both down the river, so they could get their skinful of drink out of him!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No matther, agra, things can't long be this a-way; but what does Ned care?--give him drink and fighting, and his blackguards about him, and that's his glory.
hobnounUS /hɑːb/
(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading The Lord may help me and grant me patience with him, any way!--to have my little honest, hard-earned penny spint among a pack of vagabonds, that don't care if him and me wor both down the river, so they could get their skinful of drink out of him!
hopefuladjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpfəl/
having or manifesting hope
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The Lord may help me and grant me patience with him, any way!--to have my little honest, hard-earned penny spint among a pack of vagabonds, that don't care if him and me wor both down the river, so they could get their skinful of drink out of him!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There now's the landlord coming down upon us for the rint; and unless he takes the cows out of the byre, or the bed from anundher us, what in the wide earth is there for him?”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There now's the landlord coming down upon us for the rint; and unless he takes the cows out of the byre, or the bed from anundher us, what in the wide earth is there for him?”
it's
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From this reading “Wurrah, wurrah! but it's me that's the heart-scalded crathur with that man's four quarters!
landlordnounUS /ˈlændlɔːrd/
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading There now's the landlord coming down upon us for the rint; and unless he takes the cows out of the byre, or the bed from anundher us, what in the wide earth is there for him?”
lightingnounUS /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/
having abundant light or illumination
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Lord may help me and grant me patience with him, any way!--to have my little honest, hard-earned penny spint among a pack of vagabonds, that don't care if him and me wor both down the river, so they could get their skinful of drink out of him!
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 No matther, agra, things can't long be this a-way; but what does Ned care?--give him drink and fighting, and his blackguards about him, and that's his glory.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The Lord may help me and grant me patience with him, any way!--to have my little honest, hard-earned penny spint among a pack of vagabonds, that don't care if him and me wor both down the river, so they could get their skinful of drink out of him!
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Wurrah, wurrah! but it's me that's the heart-scalded crathur with that man's four quarters!
matther
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No matther, agra, things can't long be this a-way; but what does Ned care?--give him drink and fighting, and his blackguards about him, and that's his glory.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The Lord may help me and grant me patience with him, any way!--to have my little honest, hard-earned penny spint among a pack of vagabonds, that don't care if him and me wor both down the river, so they could get their skinful of drink out of him!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Wurrah, wurrah! but it's me that's the heart-scalded crathur with that man's four quarters!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Lord may help me and grant me patience with him, any way!--to have my little honest, hard-earned penny spint among a pack of vagabonds, that don't care if him and me wor both down the river, so they could get their skinful of drink out of him!
NancynounUS /ˈnænsi/
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
Ned
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From this reading No matther, agra, things can't long be this a-way; but what does Ned care?--give him drink and fighting, and his blackguards about him, and that's his glory.
not any; not one
From this reading No matther, agra, things can't long be this a-way; but what does Ned care?--give him drink and fighting, and his blackguards about him, and that's his glory.
now'snounUS /naʊz/
possessive form of “now” — the momentary present
From this reading There now's the landlord coming down upon us for the rint; and unless he takes the cows out of the byre, or the bed from anundher us, what in the wide earth is there for him?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There now's the landlord coming down upon us for the rint; and unless he takes the cows out of the byre, or the bed from anundher us, what in the wide earth is there for him?”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The Lord may help me and grant me patience with him, any way!--to have my little honest, hard-earned penny spint among a pack of vagabonds, that don't care if him and me wor both down the river, so they could get their skinful of drink out of him!
arrange in a container
From this reading The Lord may help me and grant me patience with him, any way!--to have my little honest, hard-earned penny spint among a pack of vagabonds, that don't care if him and me wor both down the river, so they could get their skinful of drink out of him!
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading The Lord may help me and grant me patience with him, any way!--to have my little honest, hard-earned penny spint among a pack of vagabonds, that don't care if him and me wor both down the river, so they could get their skinful of drink out of him!
pennynounUS /ˈpeni/
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading The Lord may help me and grant me patience with him, any way!--to have my little honest, hard-earned penny spint among a pack of vagabonds, that don't care if him and me wor both down the river, so they could get their skinful of drink out of him!
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
housing available for people to live in
From this reading “Wurrah, wurrah! but it's me that's the heart-scalded crathur with that man's four quarters!
rint
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From this reading There now's the landlord coming down upon us for the rint; and unless he takes the cows out of the byre, or the bed from anundher us, what in the wide earth is there for him?”
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The Lord may help me and grant me patience with him, any way!--to have my little honest, hard-earned penny spint among a pack of vagabonds, that don't care if him and me wor both down the river, so they could get their skinful of drink out of him!
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
be seated
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
skinfulnoun
a quantity of alcoholic drink sufficient to make you drunk
From this reading The Lord may help me and grant me patience with him, any way!--to have my little honest, hard-earned penny spint among a pack of vagabonds, that don't care if him and me wor both down the river, so they could get their skinful of drink out of him!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Lord may help me and grant me patience with him, any way!--to have my little honest, hard-earned penny spint among a pack of vagabonds, that don't care if him and me wor both down the river, so they could get their skinful of drink out of him!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
spint
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From this reading The Lord may help me and grant me patience with him, any way!--to have my little honest, hard-earned penny spint among a pack of vagabonds, that don't care if him and me wor both down the river, so they could get their skinful of drink out of him!
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading There now's the landlord coming down upon us for the rint; and unless he takes the cows out of the byre, or the bed from anundher us, what in the wide earth is there for him?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
that's
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From this reading “Wurrah, wurrah! but it's me that's the heart-scalded crathur with that man's four quarters!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Lord may help me and grant me patience with him, any way!--to have my little honest, hard-earned penny spint among a pack of vagabonds, that don't care if him and me wor both down the river, so they could get their skinful of drink out of him!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
in or at that place or location
From this reading There now's the landlord coming down upon us for the rint; and unless he takes the cows out of the byre, or the bed from anundher us, what in the wide earth is there for him?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Lord may help me and grant me patience with him, any way!--to have my little honest, hard-earned penny spint among a pack of vagabonds, that don't care if him and me wor both down the river, so they could get their skinful of drink out of him!
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading No matther, agra, things can't long be this a-way; but what does Ned care?--give him drink and fighting, and his blackguards about him, and that's his glory.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
propel through the air
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Lord may help me and grant me patience with him, any way!--to have my little honest, hard-earned penny spint among a pack of vagabonds, that don't care if him and me wor both down the river, so they could get their skinful of drink out of him!
the act of testing something
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
except if; if not
From this reading There now's the landlord coming down upon us for the rint; and unless he takes the cows out of the byre, or the bed from anundher us, what in the wide earth is there for him?”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There now's the landlord coming down upon us for the rint; and unless he takes the cows out of the byre, or the bed from anundher us, what in the wide earth is there for him?”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There now's the landlord coming down upon us for the rint; and unless he takes the cows out of the byre, or the bed from anundher us, what in the wide earth is there for him?”
vagabondsnounUS /ˈvæɡəbɑːndz/
plural of “vagabond” — anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place
From this reading The Lord may help me and grant me patience with him, any way!--to have my little honest, hard-earned penny spint among a pack of vagabonds, that don't care if him and me wor both down the river, so they could get their skinful of drink out of him!
vexatiousadjectiveUS /vekˈseɪʃəs/
causing irritation or annoyance
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The Lord may help me and grant me patience with him, any way!--to have my little honest, hard-earned penny spint among a pack of vagabonds, that don't care if him and me wor both down the river, so they could get their skinful of drink out of him!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading No matther, agra, things can't long be this a-way; but what does Ned care?--give him drink and fighting, and his blackguards about him, and that's his glory.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading There now's the landlord coming down upon us for the rint; and unless he takes the cows out of the byre, or the bed from anundher us, what in the wide earth is there for him?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
wor
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From this reading The Lord may help me and grant me patience with him, any way!--to have my little honest, hard-earned penny spint among a pack of vagabonds, that don't care if him and me wor both down the river, so they could get their skinful of drink out of him!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Having seen her hopeful charge safely deposited on the hob, Nancy would throw her cloak into this corner, and her bonnet into that, with the air of a woman absorbed by the consideration of some vexatious trial; she would then sit down, and, lighting her doodeen, (* a short pipe) exclaim--
Wurrah
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From this reading “Wurrah, wurrah! but it's me that's the heart-scalded crathur with that man's four quarters!
