used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Whenever a person from the valley went abroad now to fair or market the question was always asked:
to or in a foreign country
From this reading Whenever a person from the valley went abroad now to fair or market the question was always asked:
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Whenever a person from the valley went abroad now to fair or market the question was always asked:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Is it a fact that Ulick Shannon was expelled from the University in Dublin and is at home?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Whenever a person from the valley went abroad now to fair or market the question was always asked:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Is it a fact that Ulick Shannon was expelled from the University in Dublin and is at home?
Brennan
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From this reading And is it a fact that John Brennan is at home from the college he was at too, the grand college in England whose story his mother spread far and wide?"
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading And is it a fact that John Brennan is at home from the college he was at too, the grand college in England whose story his mother spread far and wide?"
increase twofold
From this reading It's a double fact!"
DublinnounUS /ˈdʌblɪn/
capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic
From this reading "Is it a fact that Ulick Shannon was expelled from the University in Dublin and is at home?
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading And is it a fact that John Brennan is at home from the college he was at too, the grand college in England whose story his mother spread far and wide?"
expelledverbUS /ɪkˈspeld/
inflected form of “expel” — force to leave or move out
From this reading "Is it a fact that Ulick Shannon was expelled from the University in Dublin and is at home?
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "Is it a fact that Ulick Shannon was expelled from the University in Dublin and is at home?
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Whenever a person from the valley went abroad now to fair or market the question was always asked:
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading And is it a fact that John Brennan is at home from the college he was at too, the grand college in England whose story his mother spread far and wide?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Whenever a person from the valley went abroad now to fair or market the question was always asked:
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading And is it a fact that John Brennan is at home from the college he was at too, the grand college in England whose story his mother spread far and wide?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And is it a fact that John Brennan is at home from the college he was at too, the grand college in England whose story his mother spread far and wide?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And is it a fact that John Brennan is at home from the college he was at too, the grand college in England whose story his mother spread far and wide?"
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Is it a fact that Ulick Shannon was expelled from the University in Dublin and is at home?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Is it a fact that Ulick Shannon was expelled from the University in Dublin and is at home?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is it a fact that Ulick Shannon was expelled from the University in Dublin and is at home?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is it a fact that Ulick Shannon was expelled from the University in Dublin and is at home?
It's
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From this reading It's a double fact!"
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading And is it a fact that John Brennan is at home from the college he was at too, the grand college in England whose story his mother spread far and wide?"
ma'amnounUS /mæm/
a woman of refinement
From this reading "That's quite so, ma'am.
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading Whenever a person from the valley went abroad now to fair or market the question was always asked:
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading And is it a fact that John Brennan is at home from the college he was at too, the grand college in England whose story his mother spread far and wide?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Whenever a person from the valley went abroad now to fair or market the question was always asked:
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whenever a person from the valley went abroad now to fair or market the question was always asked:
a human being
From this reading Whenever a person from the valley went abroad now to fair or market the question was always asked:
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Whenever a person from the valley went abroad now to fair or market the question was always asked:
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "That's quite so, ma'am.
ShannonnounUS /ˈʃænən/
United States electrical engineer who pioneered mathematical communication theory (1916-2001)
From this reading "Is it a fact that Ulick Shannon was expelled from the University in Dublin and is at home?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "That's quite so, ma'am.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading And is it a fact that John Brennan is at home from the college he was at too, the grand college in England whose story his mother spread far and wide?"
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 And is it a fact that John Brennan is at home from the college he was at too, the grand college in England whose story his mother spread far and wide?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is it a fact that Ulick Shannon was expelled from the University in Dublin and is at home?
That's
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From this reading "That's quite so, ma'am.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whenever a person from the valley went abroad now to fair or market the question was always asked:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whenever a person from the valley went abroad now to fair or market the question was always asked:
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And is it a fact that John Brennan is at home from the college he was at too, the grand college in England whose story his mother spread far and wide?"
Ulick
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From this reading "Is it a fact that Ulick Shannon was expelled from the University in Dublin and is at home?
UniversitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading "Is it a fact that Ulick Shannon was expelled from the University in Dublin and is at home?
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Whenever a person from the valley went abroad now to fair or market the question was always asked:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whenever a person from the valley went abroad now to fair or market the question was always asked:
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Whenever a person from the valley went abroad now to fair or market the question was always asked:
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Whenever a person from the valley went abroad now to fair or market the question was always asked:
belonging to which person
From this reading And is it a fact that John Brennan is at home from the college he was at too, the grand college in England whose story his mother spread far and wide?"
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading And is it a fact that John Brennan is at home from the college he was at too, the grand college in England whose story his mother spread far and wide?"