used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I 'd be hard-hearted an' I forgot that so soon and you a Kerry boy, and me mother often spaking of your mother's folks before ever I thought of coming out!"
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Sure and would n't you spake the good word to your mother about me sometime, dear?" pleaded Johnny, openly taking the part of lover.
(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 "Sure, an' was n't it yourself gave me all me good fortune?" exclaimed Nora.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Sure, an' was n't it yourself gave me all me good fortune?" exclaimed Nora.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I 'd be hard-hearted an' I forgot that so soon and you a Kerry boy, and me mother often spaking of your mother's folks before ever I thought of coming out!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I 'd be hard-hearted an' I forgot that so soon and you a Kerry boy, and me mother often spaking of your mother's folks before ever I thought of coming out!"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I 'd be hard-hearted an' I forgot that so soon and you a Kerry boy, and me mother often spaking of your mother's folks before ever I thought of coming out!"
a youthful male person
From this reading "I 'd be hard-hearted an' I forgot that so soon and you a Kerry boy, and me mother often spaking of your mother's folks before ever I thought of coming out!"
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "I 'd be hard-hearted an' I forgot that so soon and you a Kerry boy, and me mother often spaking of your mother's folks before ever I thought of coming out!"
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading "I 'd be hard-hearted an' I forgot that so soon and you a Kerry boy, and me mother often spaking of your mother's folks before ever I thought of coming out!"
dearly loved
From this reading "Sure and would n't you spake the good word to your mother about me sometime, dear?" pleaded Johnny, openly taking the part of lover.
at any time
From this reading "I 'd be hard-hearted an' I forgot that so soon and you a Kerry boy, and me mother often spaking of your mother's folks before ever I thought of coming out!"
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Sure, an' was n't it yourself gave me all me good fortune?" exclaimed Nora.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "I loved you the first word I heard out of your mouth,--'twas like a thrush from home singing to me there in the train.
your parents
From this reading "I 'd be hard-hearted an' I forgot that so soon and you a Kerry boy, and me mother often spaking of your mother's folks before ever I thought of coming out!"
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "I 'd be hard-hearted an' I forgot that so soon and you a Kerry boy, and me mother often spaking of your mother's folks before ever I thought of coming out!"
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading "Sure, an' was n't it yourself gave me all me good fortune?" exclaimed Nora.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I loved you the first word I heard out of your mouth,--'twas like a thrush from home singing to me there in the train.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Sure, an' was n't it yourself gave me all me good fortune?" exclaimed Nora.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Sure, an' was n't it yourself gave me all me good fortune?" exclaimed Nora.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Nora's hand was still in his; they were walking slowly in the summer night.
hard-hearted
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From this reading "I 'd be hard-hearted an' I forgot that so soon and you a Kerry boy, and me mother often spaking of your mother's folks before ever I thought of coming out!"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I loved you the first word I heard out of your mouth,--'twas like a thrush from home singing to me there in the train.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nora's hand was still in his; they were walking slowly in the summer night.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "I loved you the first word I heard out of your mouth,--'twas like a thrush from home singing to me there in the train.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I 'd be hard-hearted an' I forgot that so soon and you a Kerry boy, and me mother often spaking of your mother's folks before ever I thought of coming out!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nora's hand was still in his; they were walking slowly in the summer night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Sure, an' was n't it yourself gave me all me good fortune?" exclaimed Nora.
JohnnynounUS /ˈdʒɑːni/
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading "Sure and would n't you spake the good word to your mother about me sometime, dear?" pleaded Johnny, openly taking the part of lover.
Kerry
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From this reading "I 'd be hard-hearted an' I forgot that so soon and you a Kerry boy, and me mother often spaking of your mother's folks before ever I thought of coming out!"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I loved you the first word I heard out of your mouth,--'twas like a thrush from home singing to me there in the train.
held dear
From this reading "I loved you the first word I heard out of your mouth,--'twas like a thrush from home singing to me there in the train.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading "Sure and would n't you spake the good word to your mother about me sometime, dear?" pleaded Johnny, openly taking the part of lover.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Sure, an' was n't it yourself gave me all me good fortune?" exclaimed Nora.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "I 'd be hard-hearted an' I forgot that so soon and you a Kerry boy, and me mother often spaking of your mother's folks before ever I thought of coming out!"
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "I 'd be hard-hearted an' I forgot that so soon and you a Kerry boy, and me mother often spaking of your mother's folks before ever I thought of coming out!"
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading "I loved you the first word I heard out of your mouth,--'twas like a thrush from home singing to me there in the train.
n't
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From this reading "Sure, an' was n't it yourself gave me all me good fortune?" exclaimed Nora.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Nora's hand was still in his; they were walking slowly in the summer night.
Nora
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From this reading "Sure, an' was n't it yourself gave me all me good fortune?" exclaimed Nora.
Nora's
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From this reading Nora's hand was still in his; they were walking slowly in the summer night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I 'd be hard-hearted an' I forgot that so soon and you a Kerry boy, and me mother often spaking of your mother's folks before ever I thought of coming out!"
many times at short intervals
From this reading "I 'd be hard-hearted an' I forgot that so soon and you a Kerry boy, and me mother often spaking of your mother's folks before ever I thought of coming out!"
openlyadverbUS /ˈoʊpənli/
in an open way
From this reading "Sure and would n't you spake the good word to your mother about me sometime, dear?" pleaded Johnny, openly taking the part of lover.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I 'd be hard-hearted an' I forgot that so soon and you a Kerry boy, and me mother often spaking of your mother's folks before ever I thought of coming out!"
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "Sure and would n't you spake the good word to your mother about me sometime, dear?" pleaded Johnny, openly taking the part of lover.
pleadedverbUS /ˈpliːdɪd/
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading "Sure and would n't you spake the good word to your mother about me sometime, dear?" pleaded Johnny, openly taking the part of lover.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading "I loved you the first word I heard out of your mouth,--'twas like a thrush from home singing to me there in the train.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Nora's hand was still in his; they were walking slowly in the summer night.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I 'd be hard-hearted an' I forgot that so soon and you a Kerry boy, and me mother often spaking of your mother's folks before ever I thought of coming out!"
sometimeadverbUS /ˈsʌmtaɪm/
at some indefinite or unstated time
From this reading "Sure and would n't you spake the good word to your mother about me sometime, dear?" pleaded Johnny, openly taking the part of lover.
in the near future
From this reading "I 'd be hard-hearted an' I forgot that so soon and you a Kerry boy, and me mother often spaking of your mother's folks before ever I thought of coming out!"
spake
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From this reading "Sure and would n't you spake the good word to your mother about me sometime, dear?" pleaded Johnny, openly taking the part of lover.
spaking
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From this reading "I 'd be hard-hearted an' I forgot that so soon and you a Kerry boy, and me mother often spaking of your mother's folks before ever I thought of coming out!"
not in physical motion
From this reading Nora's hand was still in his; they were walking slowly in the summer night.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Nora's hand was still in his; they were walking slowly in the summer night.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Sure, an' was n't it yourself gave me all me good fortune?" exclaimed Nora.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading "Sure and would n't you spake the good word to your mother about me sometime, dear?" pleaded Johnny, openly taking the part of lover.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I 'd be hard-hearted an' I forgot that so soon and you a Kerry boy, and me mother often spaking of your mother's folks before ever I thought of coming out!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Sure and would n't you spake the good word to your mother about me sometime, dear?" pleaded Johnny, openly taking the part of lover.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I loved you the first word I heard out of your mouth,--'twas like a thrush from home singing to me there in the train.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nora's hand was still in his; they were walking slowly in the summer night.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I 'd be hard-hearted an' I forgot that so soon and you a Kerry boy, and me mother often spaking of your mother's folks before ever I thought of coming out!"
thrushnounUS /θrʌʃ/
candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults
From this reading "I loved you the first word I heard out of your mouth,--'twas like a thrush from home singing to me there in the train.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Sure and would n't you spake the good word to your mother about me sometime, dear?" pleaded Johnny, openly taking the part of lover.
create by training and teaching
From this reading "I loved you the first word I heard out of your mouth,--'twas like a thrush from home singing to me there in the train.
twas
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From this reading "I loved you the first word I heard out of your mouth,--'twas like a thrush from home singing to me there in the train.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Nora's hand was still in his; they were walking slowly in the summer night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Sure, an' was n't it yourself gave me all me good fortune?" exclaimed Nora.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nora's hand was still in his; they were walking slowly in the summer night.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "Sure and would n't you spake the good word to your mother about me sometime, dear?" pleaded Johnny, openly taking the part of lover.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Sure and would n't you spake the good word to your mother about me sometime, dear?" pleaded Johnny, openly taking the part of lover.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I 'd be hard-hearted an' I forgot that so soon and you a Kerry boy, and me mother often spaking of your mother's folks before ever I thought of coming out!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I 'd be hard-hearted an' I forgot that so soon and you a Kerry boy, and me mother often spaking of your mother's folks before ever I thought of coming out!"
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Sure, an' was n't it yourself gave me all me good fortune?" exclaimed Nora.
