Chapter I · Chapter 1

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.

how long something has existed

From this reading But the good time passed away soon enough, and when I had reached the age of eighteen we had nobody on the land but a few fisher-folk and small farmers, people who were almost law-abiding, and my father came to die more from disappointment than from any other cause.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading But the good time passed away soon enough, and when I had reached the age of eighteen we had nobody on the land but a few fisher-folk and small farmers, people who were almost law-abiding, and my father came to die more from disappointment than from any other cause.

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading My ancestors lived in castles which were like churches stuck on end, and they drank the best of everything amid the joyous cries of a devoted peasantry.

plural of “ancestor” — someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

From this reading My chieftain ancestors had lived at Glandore for many centuries and were very well known.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading My chieftain ancestors had lived at Glandore for many centuries and were very well known.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading But the good time passed away soon enough, and when I had reached the age of eighteen we had nobody on the land but a few fisher-folk and small farmers, people who were almost law-abiding, and my father came to die more from disappointment than from any other cause.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading My chieftain ancestors had lived at Glandore for many centuries and were very well known.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading But the good time passed away soon enough, and when I had reached the age of eighteen we had nobody on the land but a few fisher-folk and small farmers, people who were almost law-abiding, and my father came to die more from disappointment than from any other cause.

space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)

From this reading Before the end he sent for me to come to his bedside.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Before the end he sent for me to come to his bedside.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading My ancestors lived in castles which were like churches stuck on end, and they drank the best of everything amid the joyous cries of a devoted peasantry.

plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the good time passed away soon enough, and when I had reached the age of eighteen we had nobody on the land but a few fisher-folk and small farmers, people who were almost law-abiding, and my father came to die more from disappointment than from any other cause.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading But the good time passed away soon enough, and when I had reached the age of eighteen we had nobody on the land but a few fisher-folk and small farmers, people who were almost law-abiding, and my father came to die more from disappointment than from any other cause.

plural of “castle” — a large and stately mansion

From this reading My ancestors lived in castles which were like churches stuck on end, and they drank the best of everything amid the joyous cries of a devoted peasantry.

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading But the good time passed away soon enough, and when I had reached the age of eighteen we had nobody on the land but a few fisher-folk and small farmers, people who were almost law-abiding, and my father came to die more from disappointment than from any other cause.

plural of “century” — a period of 100 years

From this reading My chieftain ancestors had lived at Glandore for many centuries and were very well known.

the leader of a group of people

From this reading My chieftain ancestors had lived at Glandore for many centuries and were very well known.

plural of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading My ancestors lived in castles which were like churches stuck on end, and they drank the best of everything amid the joyous cries of a devoted peasantry.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Before the end he sent for me to come to his bedside.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.

plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

From this reading My ancestors lived in castles which were like churches stuck on end, and they drank the best of everything amid the joyous cries of a devoted peasantry.

take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.

zealous in devotion or affection

From this reading My ancestors lived in castles which were like churches stuck on end, and they drank the best of everything amid the joyous cries of a devoted peasantry.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading But the good time passed away soon enough, and when I had reached the age of eighteen we had nobody on the land but a few fisher-folk and small farmers, people who were almost law-abiding, and my father came to die more from disappointment than from any other cause.

a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized

From this reading But the good time passed away soon enough, and when I had reached the age of eighteen we had nobody on the land but a few fisher-folk and small farmers, people who were almost law-abiding, and my father came to die more from disappointment than from any other cause.

inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids

From this reading My ancestors lived in castles which were like churches stuck on end, and they drank the best of everything amid the joyous cries of a devoted peasantry.

being one more than seventeen

From this reading But the good time passed away soon enough, and when I had reached the age of eighteen we had nobody on the land but a few fisher-folk and small farmers, people who were almost law-abiding, and my father came to die more from disappointment than from any other cause.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading My ancestors lived in castles which were like churches stuck on end, and they drank the best of everything amid the joyous cries of a devoted peasantry.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading But the good time passed away soon enough, and when I had reached the age of eighteen we had nobody on the land but a few fisher-folk and small farmers, people who were almost law-abiding, and my father came to die more from disappointment than from any other cause.

the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading My ancestors lived in castles which were like churches stuck on end, and they drank the best of everything amid the joyous cries of a devoted peasantry.

chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another

From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.

a social unit living together

From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.

plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm

From this reading But the good time passed away soon enough, and when I had reached the age of eighteen we had nobody on the land but a few fisher-folk and small farmers, people who were almost law-abiding, and my father came to die more from disappointment than from any other cause.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading But the good time passed away soon enough, and when I had reached the age of eighteen we had nobody on the land but a few fisher-folk and small farmers, people who were almost law-abiding, and my father came to die more from disappointment than from any other cause.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading But the good time passed away soon enough, and when I had reached the age of eighteen we had nobody on the land but a few fisher-folk and small farmers, people who were almost law-abiding, and my father came to die more from disappointment than from any other cause.

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From this reading But the good time passed away soon enough, and when I had reached the age of eighteen we had nobody on the land but a few fisher-folk and small farmers, people who were almost law-abiding, and my father came to die more from disappointment than from any other cause.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading My chieftain ancestors had lived at Glandore for many centuries and were very well known.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading But the good time passed away soon enough, and when I had reached the age of eighteen we had nobody on the land but a few fisher-folk and small farmers, people who were almost law-abiding, and my father came to die more from disappointment than from any other cause.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My chieftain ancestors had lived at Glandore for many centuries and were very well known.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading But the good time passed away soon enough, and when I had reached the age of eighteen we had nobody on the land but a few fisher-folk and small farmers, people who were almost law-abiding, and my father came to die more from disappointment than from any other cause.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading My chieftain ancestors had lived at Glandore for many centuries and were very well known.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.

only a very short time before

From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Before the end he sent for me to come to his bedside.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Before the end he sent for me to come to his bedside.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.

full of or characterized by joy

From this reading My ancestors lived in castles which were like churches stuck on end, and they drank the best of everything amid the joyous cries of a devoted peasantry.

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From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading My chieftain ancestors had lived at Glandore for many centuries and were very well known.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading But the good time passed away soon enough, and when I had reached the age of eighteen we had nobody on the land but a few fisher-folk and small farmers, people who were almost law-abiding, and my father came to die more from disappointment than from any other cause.

(of individuals) adhering strictly to laws and rules and customs

From this reading But the good time passed away soon enough, and when I had reached the age of eighteen we had nobody on the land but a few fisher-folk and small farmers, people who were almost law-abiding, and my father came to die more from disappointment than from any other cause.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading My ancestors lived in castles which were like churches stuck on end, and they drank the best of everything amid the joyous cries of a devoted peasantry.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading My chieftain ancestors had lived at Glandore for many centuries and were very well known.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading My chieftain ancestors had lived at Glandore for many centuries and were very well known.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Before the end he sent for me to come to his bedside.

a public toilet for men

From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading But the good time passed away soon enough, and when I had reached the age of eighteen we had nobody on the land but a few fisher-folk and small farmers, people who were almost law-abiding, and my father came to die more from disappointment than from any other cause.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My chieftain ancestors had lived at Glandore for many centuries and were very well known.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.

no person; not anyone

From this reading But the good time passed away soon enough, and when I had reached the age of eighteen we had nobody on the land but a few fisher-folk and small farmers, people who were almost law-abiding, and my father came to die more from disappointment than from any other cause.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading But the good time passed away soon enough, and when I had reached the age of eighteen we had nobody on the land but a few fisher-folk and small farmers, people who were almost law-abiding, and my father came to die more from disappointment than from any other cause.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.

go across or through

From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading But the good time passed away soon enough, and when I had reached the age of eighteen we had nobody on the land but a few fisher-folk and small farmers, people who were almost law-abiding, and my father came to die more from disappointment than from any other cause.

the class of peasants

From this reading My ancestors lived in castles which were like churches stuck on end, and they drank the best of everything amid the joyous cries of a devoted peasantry.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading But the good time passed away soon enough, and when I had reached the age of eighteen we had nobody on the land but a few fisher-folk and small farmers, people who were almost law-abiding, and my father came to die more from disappointment than from any other cause.

hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter

From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading But the good time passed away soon enough, and when I had reached the age of eighteen we had nobody on the land but a few fisher-folk and small farmers, people who were almost law-abiding, and my father came to die more from disappointment than from any other cause.

express in words

From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.

plural of “seaport” — a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo

From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Before the end he sent for me to come to his bedside.

transport commercially

From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading But the good time passed away soon enough, and when I had reached the age of eighteen we had nobody on the land but a few fisher-folk and small farmers, people who were almost law-abiding, and my father came to die more from disappointment than from any other cause.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.

in the near future

From this reading But the good time passed away soon enough, and when I had reached the age of eighteen we had nobody on the land but a few fisher-folk and small farmers, people who were almost law-abiding, and my father came to die more from disappointment than from any other cause.

caught or fixed

From this reading My ancestors lived in castles which were like churches stuck on end, and they drank the best of everything amid the joyous cries of a devoted peasantry.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading But the good time passed away soon enough, and when I had reached the age of eighteen we had nobody on the land but a few fisher-folk and small farmers, people who were almost law-abiding, and my father came to die more from disappointment than from any other cause.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading My ancestors lived in castles which were like churches stuck on end, and they drank the best of everything amid the joyous cries of a devoted peasantry.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.

plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.

precisely as stated

From this reading My chieftain ancestors had lived at Glandore for many centuries and were very well known.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading But the good time passed away soon enough, and when I had reached the age of eighteen we had nobody on the land but a few fisher-folk and small farmers, people who were almost law-abiding, and my father came to die more from disappointment than from any other cause.

(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 My chieftain ancestors had lived at Glandore for many centuries and were very well known.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading My chieftain ancestors had lived at Glandore for many centuries and were very well known.

at the time that

From this reading But the good time passed away soon enough, and when I had reached the age of eighteen we had nobody on the land but a few fisher-folk and small farmers, people who were almost law-abiding, and my father came to die more from disappointment than from any other cause.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading My ancestors lived in castles which were like churches stuck on end, and they drank the best of everything amid the joyous cries of a devoted peasantry.

which person or people

From this reading But the good time passed away soon enough, and when I had reached the age of eighteen we had nobody on the land but a few fisher-folk and small farmers, people who were almost law-abiding, and my father came to die more from disappointment than from any other cause.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Hardly a ship could pass the Old Head of Kinsale without some boats putting off to exchange the time of day with her, and our family name was on men's tongues in half the seaports of Europe, I dare say.