Chapter XXXI · Chapter 31

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

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

later than; following

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

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

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

plural of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading "Divil a bit did I ever see of it, Shorsha!"

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "Pray excuse me," said I, "for interrupting you, but what kind of place is Salamanca?"

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

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

From this reading "Divil a bit did I ever see of it, Shorsha!"

at any time

From this reading "Divil a bit did I ever see of it, Shorsha!"

accept an excuse for

From this reading "Pray excuse me," said I, "for interrupting you, but what kind of place is Salamanca?"

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

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

From this reading "Pray excuse me," said I, "for interrupting you, but what kind of place is Salamanca?"

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

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

-ing form of “interrupt” — make a break in

From this reading "Pray excuse me," said I, "for interrupting you, but what kind of place is Salamanca?"

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

From this reading "Pray excuse me," said I, "for interrupting you, but what kind of place is Salamanca?"

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading "Pray excuse me," said I, "for interrupting you, but what kind of place is Salamanca?"

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

engage in

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

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

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

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

From this reading MURTAGH'S TALE.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading "Pray excuse me," said I, "for interrupting you, but what kind of place is Salamanca?"

address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading "Pray excuse me," said I, "for interrupting you, but what kind of place is Salamanca?"

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

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Pray excuse me," said I, "for interrupting you, but what kind of place is Salamanca?"

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

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

express in words

From this reading "Then why did you say you were sent there?

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "Divil a bit did I ever see of it, Shorsha!"

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

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

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading MURTAGH'S TALE.

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

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "Then why did you say you were sent there?

in or at that place or location

From this reading "Then why did you say you were sent there?

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

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

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

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

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

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

(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 "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

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

From this reading "Then why did you say you were sent there?

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "Pray excuse me," said I, "for interrupting you, but what kind of place is Salamanca?"

at the time that

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading "Then why did you say you were sent there?

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Well, Shorsha, about a year and a half after you left us--and a sorrowful hour for us it was when ye left us, losing, as we did, your funny stories of your snake--and the battles of your military--they sent me to Paris and Salamanca, in order to make a saggart of me."