used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Manum a yea agus a wurrah!_*--listen to what he says!
agus
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From this reading _Manum a yea agus a wurrah!_*--listen to what he says!
(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 Phaddhy, take care of yourself, you've got rich, now; but for all that, take care of yourself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Ay, and aren't we every bit as good as they are, if you go to that?--haven't we sowls to be saved as well as themselves?”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Ay, and aren't we every bit as good as they are, if you go to that?--haven't we sowls to be saved as well as themselves?”
aren't
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From this reading “Ay, and aren't we every bit as good as they are, if you go to that?--haven't we sowls to be saved as well as themselves?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Ay, and aren't we every bit as good as they are, if you go to that?--haven't we sowls to be saved as well as themselves?”
Ay
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From this reading “Ay, and aren't we every bit as good as they are, if you go to that?--haven't we sowls to be saved as well as themselves?”
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading You had betther not bring the priest's ill-will, or his bad heart upon us.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Ay, and aren't we every bit as good as they are, if you go to that?--haven't we sowls to be saved as well as themselves?”
betther
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From this reading You had betther not bring the priest's ill-will, or his bad heart upon us.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “Ay, and aren't we every bit as good as they are, if you go to that?--haven't we sowls to be saved as well as themselves?”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading You had betther not bring the priest's ill-will, or his bad heart upon us.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Phaddhy, take care of yourself, you've got rich, now; but for all that, take care of yourself.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Phaddhy, take care of yourself, you've got rich, now; but for all that, take care of yourself.
clargy
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From this reading “'As good as they are!'--as good as the clargy!!
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Ay, and aren't we every bit as good as they are, if you go to that?--haven't we sowls to be saved as well as themselves?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Phaddhy, take care of yourself, you've got rich, now; but for all that, take care of yourself.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Ay, and aren't we every bit as good as they are, if you go to that?--haven't we sowls to be saved as well as themselves?”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Ay, and aren't we every bit as good as they are, if you go to that?--haven't we sowls to be saved as well as themselves?”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Phaddhy, take care of yourself, you've got rich, now; but for all that, take care of yourself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You had betther not bring the priest's ill-will, or his bad heart upon us.
haven't
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From this reading “Ay, and aren't we every bit as good as they are, if you go to that?--haven't we sowls to be saved as well as themselves?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Manum a yea agus a wurrah!_*--listen to what he says!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading You had betther not bring the priest's ill-will, or his bad heart upon us.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You had betther not bring the priest's ill-will, or his bad heart upon us.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Ay, and aren't we every bit as good as they are, if you go to that?--haven't we sowls to be saved as well as themselves?”
ill-will
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From this reading You had betther not bring the priest's ill-will, or his bad heart upon us.
hear with intention
From this reading _Manum a yea agus a wurrah!_*--listen to what he says!
Manum
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From this reading _Manum a yea agus a wurrah!_*--listen to what he says!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You had betther not bring the priest's ill-will, or his bad heart upon us.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Phaddhy, take care of yourself, you've got rich, now; but for all that, take care of yourself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Phaddhy, take care of yourself, you've got rich, now; but for all that, take care of yourself.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You had betther not bring the priest's ill-will, or his bad heart upon us.
Phaddhy
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From this reading Phaddhy, take care of yourself, you've got rich, now; but for all that, take care of yourself.
priest'snounUS /priːsts/
possessive form of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading You had betther not bring the priest's ill-will, or his bad heart upon us.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Phaddhy, take care of yourself, you've got rich, now; but for all that, take care of yourself.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading “Ay, and aren't we every bit as good as they are, if you go to that?--haven't we sowls to be saved as well as themselves?”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading _Manum a yea agus a wurrah!_*--listen to what he says!
sowls
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From this reading “Ay, and aren't we every bit as good as they are, if you go to that?--haven't we sowls to be saved as well as themselves?”
carry out
From this reading Phaddhy, take care of yourself, you've got rich, now; but for all that, take care of yourself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Ay, and aren't we every bit as good as they are, if you go to that?--haven't we sowls to be saved as well as themselves?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “'As good as they are!'--as good as the clargy!!
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “Ay, and aren't we every bit as good as they are, if you go to that?--haven't we sowls to be saved as well as themselves?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ay, and aren't we every bit as good as they are, if you go to that?--haven't we sowls to be saved as well as themselves?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Ay, and aren't we every bit as good as they are, if you go to that?--haven't we sowls to be saved as well as themselves?”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading You had betther not bring the priest's ill-will, or his bad heart upon us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You had betther not bring the priest's ill-will, or his bad heart upon us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Ay, and aren't we every bit as good as they are, if you go to that?--haven't we sowls to be saved as well as themselves?”
(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 “Ay, and aren't we every bit as good as they are, if you go to that?--haven't we sowls to be saved as well as themselves?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Manum a yea agus a wurrah!_*--listen to what he says!
wurrah
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From this reading _Manum a yea agus a wurrah!_*--listen to what he says!
yeaexclamationUS /jeɪ/
an old word for “yes”
From this reading _Manum a yea agus a wurrah!_*--listen to what he says!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ay, and aren't we every bit as good as they are, if you go to that?--haven't we sowls to be saved as well as themselves?”
you've
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From this reading Phaddhy, take care of yourself, you've got rich, now; but for all that, take care of yourself.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Phaddhy, take care of yourself, you've got rich, now; but for all that, take care of yourself.
