used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
(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 THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading When at work the far-away look was always in his eyes and at night he played for hours on end at the gaming-table.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
Annie
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From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
awfullyadverbUS /ˈɑːfli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading Most of the players said that he was awfully plucky and that he would stake his last penny on a card and lose the coin without turning a hair.
a youthful male person
From this reading Such a little boy!
terminate
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Norah felt sorry for him, but now he hardly deigned to look at her.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading Most of the players said that he was awfully plucky and that he would stake his last penny on a card and lose the coin without turning a hair.
card-table
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From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
coinverbUS /kɔɪn/
make up
From this reading Most of the players said that he was awfully plucky and that he would stake his last penny on a card and lose the coin without turning a hair.
deignedverbUS /deɪnd/
past form of “deign” — do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
From this reading Norah felt sorry for him, but now he hardly deigned to look at her.
Dermod
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From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
earnverbUS /ɜːrn/
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
Ellen
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From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
opinion or judgment
From this reading When at work the far-away look was always in his eyes and at night he played for hours on end at the gaming-table.
far-away
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From this reading When at work the far-away look was always in his eyes and at night he played for hours on end at the gaming-table.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Norah felt sorry for him, but now he hardly deigned to look at her.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
Flynn
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From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
gaming-table
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From this reading When at work the far-away look was always in his eyes and at night he played for hours on end at the gaming-table.
GlasgownounUS /ˈɡlæskoʊ/
largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
the act of departing
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
Gourock
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From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
Greenock
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From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Most of the players said that he was awfully plucky and that he would stake his last penny on a card and lose the coin without turning a hair.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
only a very short time before
From this reading Norah felt sorry for him, but now he hardly deigned to look at her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Norah felt sorry for him, but now he hardly deigned to look at her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Norah felt sorry for him, but now he hardly deigned to look at her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Norah felt sorry for him, but now he hardly deigned to look at her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading When at work the far-away look was always in his eyes and at night he played for hours on end at the gaming-table.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
initialnounUS /ˌɪˈnɪʃəl/
the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
immediately past
From this reading Most of the players said that he was awfully plucky and that he would stake his last penny on a card and lose the coin without turning a hair.
the act of departing
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Such a little boy!
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Norah felt sorry for him, but now he hardly deigned to look at her.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Most of the players said that he was awfully plucky and that he would stake his last penny on a card and lose the coin without turning a hair.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
the force of workers available
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most of the players said that he was awfully plucky and that he would stake his last penny on a card and lose the coin without turning a hair.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading When at work the far-away look was always in his eyes and at night he played for hours on end at the gaming-table.
Norah
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From this reading Norah felt sorry for him, but now he hardly deigned to look at her.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Norah felt sorry for him, but now he hardly deigned to look at her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When at work the far-away look was always in his eyes and at night he played for hours on end at the gaming-table.
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading Most of the players said that he was awfully plucky and that he would stake his last penny on a card and lose the coin without turning a hair.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading When at work the far-away look was always in his eyes and at night he played for hours on end at the gaming-table.
playersnounUS /ˈpleɪərz/
plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading Most of the players said that he was awfully plucky and that he would stake his last penny on a card and lose the coin without turning a hair.
pluckyadjectiveUS /ˈplʌki/
marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited
From this reading Most of the players said that he was awfully plucky and that he would stake his last penny on a card and lose the coin without turning a hair.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Most of the players said that he was awfully plucky and that he would stake his last penny on a card and lose the coin without turning a hair.
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Norah felt sorry for him, but now he hardly deigned to look at her.
squadnounUS /skwɑːd/
a smallest army unit
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
stakenounUS /steɪk/
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading Most of the players said that he was awfully plucky and that he would stake his last penny on a card and lose the coin without turning a hair.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a little boy!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Most of the players said that he was awfully plucky and that he would stake his last penny on a card and lose the coin without turning a hair.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
week'snounUS /wiːks/
possessive form of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
at the time that
From this reading When at work the far-away look was always in his eyes and at night he played for hours on end at the gaming-table.
which person or people
From this reading THE END OF THE SEASON I In a week’s time the squad was to break up: Gourock Ellen, Annie and the two men who joined at Greenock, were leaving for Glasgow; Dermod Flynn who, despite the initial success, had lost all his money at the card-table, was going to remain in Scotland and earn his living at the first job that came to hand.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Most of the players said that he was awfully plucky and that he would stake his last penny on a card and lose the coin without turning a hair.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading When at work the far-away look was always in his eyes and at night he played for hours on end at the gaming-table.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Most of the players said that he was awfully plucky and that he would stake his last penny on a card and lose the coin without turning a hair.
