Chapter X · Chapter 10

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

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.

speak to

From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.

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

From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.

a feeling of craving something

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.

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

From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.

a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance

From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.

a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ

From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.

British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)

From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.

a body serving in an administrative capacity

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.

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From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.

a small wooded hollow

From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.

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

From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.

inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.

the organ of sight

From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.

a social unit living together

From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.

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

From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.

having or given a form or shape

From this reading Uncle Ulick with Colonel Sullivan formed a third group.

plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.

the act of giving

From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.

highly enthusiastic

From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading Uncle Ulick with Colonel Sullivan formed a third group.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.

an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built

From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.

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

From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.

of or relating to two people who are married to each other

From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.

a tight cluster of people or things

From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.

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 The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.

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

From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.

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

From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.

United States satirical novelist and literary critic (1912-1989)

From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.

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

From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.

the food served and eaten at one time

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.

the force of workers available

From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.

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

From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.

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

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.

partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried

From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.

-ing form of “receive” — get something; come into possession of

From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.

precisely, exactly

From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.

(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon

From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.

term of address for a man

From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.

having a supporting base

From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.

in a stolid manner

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.

plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.

United States architect known for his steel framed skyscrapers and for coining the phrase “form follows function” (1856-1924)

From this reading Uncle Ulick with Colonel Sullivan formed a third group.

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.

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

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading Uncle Ulick with Colonel Sullivan formed a third group.

having intellectual depth

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.

grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay

From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.

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

From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.

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

From this reading Uncle Ulick with Colonel Sullivan formed a third group.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading Uncle Ulick with Colonel Sullivan formed a third group.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.

accept gladly

From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.

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

From this reading Two men of family, but broken fortunes, old Sir Donny McCarthy of Dingle, and Timothy Burke of Maamtrasna, had joined the party--under the rose as it were, and neither giving nor receiving a welcome.

an old word meaning “from where”

From this reading Now old Darby kept the door and the Bishop the hearth; whence, standing with his back to the glowing peat, he could address his audience with eye and voice.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading The others, risen from the table, had placed themselves here and there, Flavia near the Bishop and on his right hand, Captain Machin on his left; The McMurrough, the two O'Beirnes, Sir Donny and Timothy Burke, with the other strangers, sat in a knot by the window.

in the company of; together with

From this reading A COUNCIL OF WAR The meal had been eaten, stolidly by some, by others with a poor appetite, by Colonel John with a thoughtful face.