used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They put her on her trial, and the evidence began, I swore my information, like a polis and a man; I showed a silver sixpence, with a hole in it defined, And showed them how I telescoped my presence thro' the blind.
anew
From this reading The jury found her guilty, the judge condemned her then, To go into retirement, where she couldn't coin again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They put her on her trial, and the evidence began, I swore my information, like a polis and a man; I showed a silver sixpence, with a hole in it defined, And showed them how I telescoped my presence thro' the blind.
asthore
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From this reading "O, sure I wasn't coinin', mavourneen judge asthore, 'Twas the sixpence of my sweetheart that's on a foreign shore.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A lucky one he gave me, he stayed away too long.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading They put her on her trial, and the evidence began, I swore my information, like a polis and a man; I showed a silver sixpence, with a hole in it defined, And showed them how I telescoped my presence thro' the blind.
bein
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From this reading I wanted for to change it, and thought it wasn't wrong To take its little photograph, for the sake of bein' his wife."
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading They put her on her trial, and the evidence began, I swore my information, like a polis and a man; I showed a silver sixpence, with a hole in it defined, And showed them how I telescoped my presence thro' the blind.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading I wanted for to change it, and thought it wasn't wrong To take its little photograph, for the sake of bein' his wife."
coinverbUS /kɔɪn/
make up
From this reading The jury found her guilty, the judge condemned her then, To go into retirement, where she couldn't coin again.
coinin
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From this reading "O, sure I wasn't coinin', mavourneen judge asthore, 'Twas the sixpence of my sweetheart that's on a foreign shore.
condemnedverbUS /kənˈdemd/
past form of “condemn” — express strong disapproval of
From this reading The jury found her guilty, the judge condemned her then, To go into retirement, where she couldn't coin again.
couldn't
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From this reading The jury found her guilty, the judge condemned her then, To go into retirement, where she couldn't coin again.
definedadjectiveUS /dɪˈfaɪnd/
clearly characterized or delimited
From this reading They put her on her trial, and the evidence began, I swore my information, like a polis and a man; I showed a silver sixpence, with a hole in it defined, And showed them how I telescoped my presence thro' the blind.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading They put her on her trial, and the evidence began, I swore my information, like a polis and a man; I showed a silver sixpence, with a hole in it defined, And showed them how I telescoped my presence thro' the blind.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I wanted for to change it, and thought it wasn't wrong To take its little photograph, for the sake of bein' his wife."
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading "O, sure I wasn't coinin', mavourneen judge asthore, 'Twas the sixpence of my sweetheart that's on a foreign shore.
set up or found
From this reading The jury found her guilty, the judge condemned her then, To go into retirement, where she couldn't coin again.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading A lucky one he gave me, he stayed away too long.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The jury found her guilty, the judge condemned her then, To go into retirement, where she couldn't coin again.
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading The jury found her guilty, the judge condemned her then, To go into retirement, where she couldn't coin again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A lucky one he gave me, he stayed away too long.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They put her on her trial, and the evidence began, I swore my information, like a polis and a man; I showed a silver sixpence, with a hole in it defined, And showed them how I telescoped my presence thro' the blind.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I wanted for to change it, and thought it wasn't wrong To take its little photograph, for the sake of bein' his wife."
an opening into or through something
From this reading They put her on her trial, and the evidence began, I swore my information, like a polis and a man; I showed a silver sixpence, with a hole in it defined, And showed them how I telescoped my presence thro' the blind.
how
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From this reading They put her on her trial, and the evidence began, I swore my information, like a polis and a man; I showed a silver sixpence, with a hole in it defined, And showed them how I telescoped my presence thro' the blind.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They put her on her trial, and the evidence began, I swore my information, like a polis and a man; I showed a silver sixpence, with a hole in it defined, And showed them how I telescoped my presence thro' the blind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They put her on her trial, and the evidence began, I swore my information, like a polis and a man; I showed a silver sixpence, with a hole in it defined, And showed them how I telescoped my presence thro' the blind.
a message received and understood
From this reading They put her on her trial, and the evidence began, I swore my information, like a polis and a man; I showed a silver sixpence, with a hole in it defined, And showed them how I telescoped my presence thro' the blind.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The jury found her guilty, the judge condemned her then, To go into retirement, where she couldn't coin again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They put her on her trial, and the evidence began, I swore my information, like a polis and a man; I showed a silver sixpence, with a hole in it defined, And showed them how I telescoped my presence thro' the blind.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I wanted for to change it, and thought it wasn't wrong To take its little photograph, for the sake of bein' his wife."
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading The jury found her guilty, the judge condemned her then, To go into retirement, where she couldn't coin again.
jurynounUS /ˈdʒʊri/
a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
From this reading The jury found her guilty, the judge condemned her then, To go into retirement, where she couldn't coin again.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They put her on her trial, and the evidence began, I swore my information, like a polis and a man; I showed a silver sixpence, with a hole in it defined, And showed them how I telescoped my presence thro' the blind.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I wanted for to change it, and thought it wasn't wrong To take its little photograph, for the sake of bein' his wife."
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 A lucky one he gave me, he stayed away too long.
occurring by chance
From this reading A lucky one he gave me, he stayed away too long.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading They put her on her trial, and the evidence began, I swore my information, like a polis and a man; I showed a silver sixpence, with a hole in it defined, And showed them how I telescoped my presence thro' the blind.
mavourneen
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From this reading "O, sure I wasn't coinin', mavourneen judge asthore, 'Twas the sixpence of my sweetheart that's on a foreign shore.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A lucky one he gave me, he stayed away too long.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading They put her on her trial, and the evidence began, I swore my information, like a polis and a man; I showed a silver sixpence, with a hole in it defined, And showed them how I telescoped my presence thro' the blind.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O, sure I wasn't coinin', mavourneen judge asthore, 'Twas the sixpence of my sweetheart that's on a foreign shore.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "O, sure I wasn't coinin', mavourneen judge asthore, 'Twas the sixpence of my sweetheart that's on a foreign shore.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They put her on her trial, and the evidence began, I swore my information, like a polis and a man; I showed a silver sixpence, with a hole in it defined, And showed them how I telescoped my presence thro' the blind.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A lucky one he gave me, he stayed away too long.
photographverbUS /ˈfoʊtəɡræf/
record on photographic film
From this reading I wanted for to change it, and thought it wasn't wrong To take its little photograph, for the sake of bein' his wife."
polis
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From this reading They put her on her trial, and the evidence began, I swore my information, like a polis and a man; I showed a silver sixpence, with a hole in it defined, And showed them how I telescoped my presence thro' the blind.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading They put her on her trial, and the evidence began, I swore my information, like a polis and a man; I showed a silver sixpence, with a hole in it defined, And showed them how I telescoped my presence thro' the blind.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They put her on her trial, and the evidence began, I swore my information, like a polis and a man; I showed a silver sixpence, with a hole in it defined, And showed them how I telescoped my presence thro' the blind.
retirementnounUS /riˈtaɪərmənt/
the state of being retired from one's business or occupation
From this reading The jury found her guilty, the judge condemned her then, To go into retirement, where she couldn't coin again.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading I wanted for to change it, and thought it wasn't wrong To take its little photograph, for the sake of bein' his wife."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The jury found her guilty, the judge condemned her then, To go into retirement, where she couldn't coin again.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading "O, sure I wasn't coinin', mavourneen judge asthore, 'Twas the sixpence of my sweetheart that's on a foreign shore.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading They put her on her trial, and the evidence began, I swore my information, like a polis and a man; I showed a silver sixpence, with a hole in it defined, And showed them how I telescoped my presence thro' the blind.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading They put her on her trial, and the evidence began, I swore my information, like a polis and a man; I showed a silver sixpence, with a hole in it defined, And showed them how I telescoped my presence thro' the blind.
sixpencenoun
a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
From this reading They put her on her trial, and the evidence began, I swore my information, like a polis and a man; I showed a silver sixpence, with a hole in it defined, And showed them how I telescoped my presence thro' the blind.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading A lucky one he gave me, he stayed away too long.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "O, sure I wasn't coinin', mavourneen judge asthore, 'Twas the sixpence of my sweetheart that's on a foreign shore.
sweetheartnounUS /ˈswiːthɑːrt/
a person loved by another person
From this reading "O, sure I wasn't coinin', mavourneen judge asthore, 'Twas the sixpence of my sweetheart that's on a foreign shore.
sworeverbUS /swɔːr/
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading They put her on her trial, and the evidence began, I swore my information, like a polis and a man; I showed a silver sixpence, with a hole in it defined, And showed them how I telescoped my presence thro' the blind.
carry out
From this reading I wanted for to change it, and thought it wasn't wrong To take its little photograph, for the sake of bein' his wife."
telescopedadjective
shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another
From this reading They put her on her trial, and the evidence began, I swore my information, like a polis and a man; I showed a silver sixpence, with a hole in it defined, And showed them how I telescoped my presence thro' the blind.
that's
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From this reading "O, sure I wasn't coinin', mavourneen judge asthore, 'Twas the sixpence of my sweetheart that's on a foreign shore.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They put her on her trial, and the evidence began, I swore my information, like a polis and a man; I showed a silver sixpence, with a hole in it defined, And showed them how I telescoped my presence thro' the blind.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They put her on her trial, and the evidence began, I swore my information, like a polis and a man; I showed a silver sixpence, with a hole in it defined, And showed them how I telescoped my presence thro' the blind.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The jury found her guilty, the judge condemned her then, To go into retirement, where she couldn't coin again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They put her on her trial, and the evidence began, I swore my information, like a polis and a man; I showed a silver sixpence, with a hole in it defined, And showed them how I telescoped my presence thro' the blind.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I wanted for to change it, and thought it wasn't wrong To take its little photograph, for the sake of bein' his wife."
thro
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From this reading They put her on her trial, and the evidence began, I swore my information, like a polis and a man; I showed a silver sixpence, with a hole in it defined, And showed them how I telescoped my presence thro' the blind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The jury found her guilty, the judge condemned her then, To go into retirement, where she couldn't coin again.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading A lucky one he gave me, he stayed away too long.
the act of testing something
From this reading They put her on her trial, and the evidence began, I swore my information, like a polis and a man; I showed a silver sixpence, with a hole in it defined, And showed them how I telescoped my presence thro' the blind.
Twas
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From this reading "O, sure I wasn't coinin', mavourneen judge asthore, 'Twas the sixpence of my sweetheart that's on a foreign shore.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I wanted for to change it, and thought it wasn't wrong To take its little photograph, for the sake of bein' his wife."
wasn't
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From this reading "O, sure I wasn't coinin', mavourneen judge asthore, 'Twas the sixpence of my sweetheart that's on a foreign shore.
in or at the place that
From this reading The jury found her guilty, the judge condemned her then, To go into retirement, where she couldn't coin again.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading I wanted for to change it, and thought it wasn't wrong To take its little photograph, for the sake of bein' his wife."
in the company of; together with
From this reading They put her on her trial, and the evidence began, I swore my information, like a polis and a man; I showed a silver sixpence, with a hole in it defined, And showed them how I telescoped my presence thro' the blind.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading I wanted for to change it, and thought it wasn't wrong To take its little photograph, for the sake of bein' his wife."
