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Chapter V
A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig. "This is bad news," said the priest, and he laid down the newspaper. "And he waited for her all the summer! Wasn't it in February last that he came out of the poor-house? And the fine cabin he has built for her!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And the fine cabin he has built for her!”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And the fine cabin he has built for her!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wasn't it in February last that he came out of the poor-house?”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.
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From this reading "And he waited for her all the summer!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "This is bad news," said the priest, and he laid down the newspaper.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is bad news," said the priest, and he laid down the newspaper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.
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From this reading And the fine cabin he has built for her!
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From this reading And the fine cabin he has built for her!
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From this reading Wasn't it in February last that he came out of the poor-house?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is bad news," said the priest, and he laid down the newspaper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wasn't it in February last that he came out of the poor-house?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the fine cabin he has built for her!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And he waited for her all the summer!
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From this reading A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the fine cabin he has built for her!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "And he waited for her all the summer!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wasn't it in February last that he came out of the poor-house?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is bad news," said the priest, and he laid down the newspaper.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Wasn't it in February last that he came out of the poor-house?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is bad news," said the priest, and he laid down the newspaper.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wasn't it in February last that he came out of the poor-house?
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is bad news," said the priest, and he laid down the newspaper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is bad news," said the priest, and he laid down the newspaper.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wasn't it in February last that he came out of the poor-house?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wasn't it in February last that he came out of the poor-house?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is bad news," said the priest, and he laid down the newspaper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is bad news," said the priest, and he laid down the newspaper.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And he waited for her all the summer!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is bad news," said the priest, and he laid down the newspaper.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.
up to a particular time
From this reading A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LETTER TO ROME One morning the priest's housekeeper mentioned as she gathered up the breakfast things, that Mike Mulhare had refused to let his daughter Catherine marry James Murdoch until he had earned the price of a pig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And he waited for her all the summer!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wasn't it in February last that he came out of the poor-house?
