used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MESSAGE FOR THE YOUNG MASTER James McMurrough was young, but he was a slave to as few of the generous ambitions of youth as any man of his years.
allowancenounUS /əˈlaʊəns/
an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
From this reading At heart he cared little for his country, and nothing for his Faith--which indeed he had been ready to barter for an allowance, and a certain succession.
ambitionsnounUS /æmˈbɪʃənz/
plural of “ambition” — a cherished desire
From this reading A MESSAGE FOR THE YOUNG MASTER James McMurrough was young, but he was a slave to as few of the generous ambitions of youth as any man of his years.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At heart he cared little for his country, and nothing for his Faith--which indeed he had been ready to barter for an allowance, and a certain succession.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At heart he cared little for his country, and nothing for his Faith--which indeed he had been ready to barter for an allowance, and a certain succession.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading A MESSAGE FOR THE YOUNG MASTER James McMurrough was young, but he was a slave to as few of the generous ambitions of youth as any man of his years.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A MESSAGE FOR THE YOUNG MASTER James McMurrough was young, but he was a slave to as few of the generous ambitions of youth as any man of his years.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At heart he cared little for his country, and nothing for his Faith--which indeed he had been ready to barter for an allowance, and a certain succession.
barternounUS /ˈbɑːrtər/
an equal exchange
From this reading At heart he cared little for his country, and nothing for his Faith--which indeed he had been ready to barter for an allowance, and a certain succession.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At heart he cared little for his country, and nothing for his Faith--which indeed he had been ready to barter for an allowance, and a certain succession.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He cared only for himself; and but for the resentment which the provisions of his grandfather's will had bred in him, he would have seen the Irish race in Purgatory, and the Roman faith in a worse place, before he would have risked a finger to right the one or restore the other.
bitternessnounUS /ˈbɪtərnəs/
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading Even under the influence of that resentment, that bitterness, he had come into the conspiracy with but half a heart; without enthusiasm, and with an eye not so much to its ultimate success as to the gain he might make out of it in the meantime.
bredverbUS /bred/
inflected form of “breed” — call forth
From this reading He cared only for himself; and but for the resentment which the provisions of his grandfather's will had bred in him, he would have seen the Irish race in Purgatory, and the Roman faith in a worse place, before he would have risked a finger to right the one or restore the other.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A MESSAGE FOR THE YOUNG MASTER James McMurrough was young, but he was a slave to as few of the generous ambitions of youth as any man of his years.
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading At heart he cared little for his country, and nothing for his Faith--which indeed he had been ready to barter for an allowance, and a certain succession.
CelticadjectiveUS /ˈseltɪk/
relating to or characteristic of the Celts
From this reading Once embarked, however, on the enterprise, vanity, the failing of light minds, and particularly of the Celtic mind, swept him onward.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading At heart he cared little for his country, and nothing for his Faith--which indeed he had been ready to barter for an allowance, and a certain succession.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Even under the influence of that resentment, that bitterness, he had come into the conspiracy with but half a heart; without enthusiasm, and with an eye not so much to its ultimate success as to the gain he might make out of it in the meantime.
conspiracynounUS /kənˈspɪrəsi/
a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
From this reading Even under the influence of that resentment, that bitterness, he had come into the conspiracy with but half a heart; without enthusiasm, and with an eye not so much to its ultimate success as to the gain he might make out of it in the meantime.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading At heart he cared little for his country, and nothing for his Faith--which indeed he had been ready to barter for an allowance, and a certain succession.
embarkedverbUS /emˈbɑːrkt/
past form of “embark” — go on board
From this reading Once embarked, however, on the enterprise, vanity, the failing of light minds, and particularly of the Celtic mind, swept him onward.
enterprisenounUS /ˈentərpraɪz/
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading Once embarked, however, on the enterprise, vanity, the failing of light minds, and particularly of the Celtic mind, swept him onward.
a feeling of excitement
From this reading Even under the influence of that resentment, that bitterness, he had come into the conspiracy with but half a heart; without enthusiasm, and with an eye not so much to its ultimate success as to the gain he might make out of it in the meantime.
divisible by two
From this reading Even under the influence of that resentment, that bitterness, he had come into the conspiracy with but half a heart; without enthusiasm, and with an eye not so much to its ultimate success as to the gain he might make out of it in the meantime.
the organ of sight
From this reading Even under the influence of that resentment, that bitterness, he had come into the conspiracy with but half a heart; without enthusiasm, and with an eye not so much to its ultimate success as to the gain he might make out of it in the meantime.
failingnounUS /ˈfeɪlɪŋ/
a flaw or weak point
From this reading Once embarked, however, on the enterprise, vanity, the failing of light minds, and particularly of the Celtic mind, swept him onward.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading At heart he cared little for his country, and nothing for his Faith--which indeed he had been ready to barter for an allowance, and a certain succession.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A MESSAGE FOR THE YOUNG MASTER James McMurrough was young, but he was a slave to as few of the generous ambitions of youth as any man of his years.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading He cared only for himself; and but for the resentment which the provisions of his grandfather's will had bred in him, he would have seen the Irish race in Purgatory, and the Roman faith in a worse place, before he would have risked a finger to right the one or restore the other.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A MESSAGE FOR THE YOUNG MASTER James McMurrough was young, but he was a slave to as few of the generous ambitions of youth as any man of his years.
obtain
From this reading Even under the influence of that resentment, that bitterness, he had come into the conspiracy with but half a heart; without enthusiasm, and with an eye not so much to its ultimate success as to the gain he might make out of it in the meantime.
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading A MESSAGE FOR THE YOUNG MASTER James McMurrough was young, but he was a slave to as few of the generous ambitions of youth as any man of his years.
grandfather'snounUS /ˈɡrændfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “grandfather” — the father of your father or mother
From this reading He cared only for himself; and but for the resentment which the provisions of his grandfather's will had bred in him, he would have seen the Irish race in Purgatory, and the Roman faith in a worse place, before he would have risked a finger to right the one or restore the other.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At heart he cared little for his country, and nothing for his Faith--which indeed he had been ready to barter for an allowance, and a certain succession.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Even under the influence of that resentment, that bitterness, he had come into the conspiracy with but half a heart; without enthusiasm, and with an eye not so much to its ultimate success as to the gain he might make out of it in the meantime.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He cared only for himself; and but for the resentment which the provisions of his grandfather's will had bred in him, he would have seen the Irish race in Purgatory, and the Roman faith in a worse place, before he would have risked a finger to right the one or restore the other.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A MESSAGE FOR THE YOUNG MASTER James McMurrough was young, but he was a slave to as few of the generous ambitions of youth as any man of his years.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading At heart he cared little for his country, and nothing for his Faith--which indeed he had been ready to barter for an allowance, and a certain succession.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He cared only for himself; and but for the resentment which the provisions of his grandfather's will had bred in him, he would have seen the Irish race in Purgatory, and the Roman faith in a worse place, before he would have risked a finger to right the one or restore the other.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He cared only for himself; and but for the resentment which the provisions of his grandfather's will had bred in him, he would have seen the Irish race in Purgatory, and the Roman faith in a worse place, before he would have risked a finger to right the one or restore the other.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A MESSAGE FOR THE YOUNG MASTER James McMurrough was young, but he was a slave to as few of the generous ambitions of youth as any man of his years.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Once embarked, however, on the enterprise, vanity, the failing of light minds, and particularly of the Celtic mind, swept him onward.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He cared only for himself; and but for the resentment which the provisions of his grandfather's will had bred in him, he would have seen the Irish race in Purgatory, and the Roman faith in a worse place, before he would have risked a finger to right the one or restore the other.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading At heart he cared little for his country, and nothing for his Faith--which indeed he had been ready to barter for an allowance, and a certain succession.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading Even under the influence of that resentment, that bitterness, he had come into the conspiracy with but half a heart; without enthusiasm, and with an eye not so much to its ultimate success as to the gain he might make out of it in the meantime.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Even under the influence of that resentment, that bitterness, he had come into the conspiracy with but half a heart; without enthusiasm, and with an eye not so much to its ultimate success as to the gain he might make out of it in the meantime.
IrishnounUS /ˈaɪrɪʃ/
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading He cared only for himself; and but for the resentment which the provisions of his grandfather's will had bred in him, he would have seen the Irish race in Purgatory, and the Roman faith in a worse place, before he would have risked a finger to right the one or restore the other.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even under the influence of that resentment, that bitterness, he had come into the conspiracy with but half a heart; without enthusiasm, and with an eye not so much to its ultimate success as to the gain he might make out of it in the meantime.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Even under the influence of that resentment, that bitterness, he had come into the conspiracy with but half a heart; without enthusiasm, and with an eye not so much to its ultimate success as to the gain he might make out of it in the meantime.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading A MESSAGE FOR THE YOUNG MASTER James McMurrough was young, but he was a slave to as few of the generous ambitions of youth as any man of his years.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Once embarked, however, on the enterprise, vanity, the failing of light minds, and particularly of the Celtic mind, swept him onward.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At heart he cared little for his country, and nothing for his Faith--which indeed he had been ready to barter for an allowance, and a certain succession.
engage in
From this reading Even under the influence of that resentment, that bitterness, he had come into the conspiracy with but half a heart; without enthusiasm, and with an eye not so much to its ultimate success as to the gain he might make out of it in the meantime.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A MESSAGE FOR THE YOUNG MASTER James McMurrough was young, but he was a slave to as few of the generous ambitions of youth as any man of his years.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading A MESSAGE FOR THE YOUNG MASTER James McMurrough was young, but he was a slave to as few of the generous ambitions of youth as any man of his years.
McMurrough
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From this reading A MESSAGE FOR THE YOUNG MASTER James McMurrough was young, but he was a slave to as few of the generous ambitions of youth as any man of his years.
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading Even under the influence of that resentment, that bitterness, he had come into the conspiracy with but half a heart; without enthusiasm, and with an eye not so much to its ultimate success as to the gain he might make out of it in the meantime.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading A MESSAGE FOR THE YOUNG MASTER James McMurrough was young, but he was a slave to as few of the generous ambitions of youth as any man of his years.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Even under the influence of that resentment, that bitterness, he had come into the conspiracy with but half a heart; without enthusiasm, and with an eye not so much to its ultimate success as to the gain he might make out of it in the meantime.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Once embarked, however, on the enterprise, vanity, the failing of light minds, and particularly of the Celtic mind, swept him onward.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading Once embarked, however, on the enterprise, vanity, the failing of light minds, and particularly of the Celtic mind, swept him onward.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Even under the influence of that resentment, that bitterness, he had come into the conspiracy with but half a heart; without enthusiasm, and with an eye not so much to its ultimate success as to the gain he might make out of it in the meantime.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even under the influence of that resentment, that bitterness, he had come into the conspiracy with but half a heart; without enthusiasm, and with an eye not so much to its ultimate success as to the gain he might make out of it in the meantime.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading At heart he cared little for his country, and nothing for his Faith--which indeed he had been ready to barter for an allowance, and a certain succession.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MESSAGE FOR THE YOUNG MASTER James McMurrough was young, but he was a slave to as few of the generous ambitions of youth as any man of his years.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Once embarked, however, on the enterprise, vanity, the failing of light minds, and particularly of the Celtic mind, swept him onward.
on one occasion
From this reading Once embarked, however, on the enterprise, vanity, the failing of light minds, and particularly of the Celtic mind, swept him onward.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He cared only for himself; and but for the resentment which the provisions of his grandfather's will had bred in him, he would have seen the Irish race in Purgatory, and the Roman faith in a worse place, before he would have risked a finger to right the one or restore the other.
and nothing more
From this reading He cared only for himself; and but for the resentment which the provisions of his grandfather's will had bred in him, he would have seen the Irish race in Purgatory, and the Roman faith in a worse place, before he would have risked a finger to right the one or restore the other.
onwardadverbUS /ˈɔːnwərd/
forward in time or order or degree
From this reading Once embarked, however, on the enterprise, vanity, the failing of light minds, and particularly of the Celtic mind, swept him onward.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He cared only for himself; and but for the resentment which the provisions of his grandfather's will had bred in him, he would have seen the Irish race in Purgatory, and the Roman faith in a worse place, before he would have risked a finger to right the one or restore the other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He cared only for himself; and but for the resentment which the provisions of his grandfather's will had bred in him, he would have seen the Irish race in Purgatory, and the Roman faith in a worse place, before he would have risked a finger to right the one or restore the other.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Even under the influence of that resentment, that bitterness, he had come into the conspiracy with but half a heart; without enthusiasm, and with an eye not so much to its ultimate success as to the gain he might make out of it in the meantime.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Once embarked, however, on the enterprise, vanity, the failing of light minds, and particularly of the Celtic mind, swept him onward.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He cared only for himself; and but for the resentment which the provisions of his grandfather's will had bred in him, he would have seen the Irish race in Purgatory, and the Roman faith in a worse place, before he would have risked a finger to right the one or restore the other.
provisionsnounUS /prəˈvɪʒənz/
a stock or supply of foods
From this reading He cared only for himself; and but for the resentment which the provisions of his grandfather's will had bred in him, he would have seen the Irish race in Purgatory, and the Roman faith in a worse place, before he would have risked a finger to right the one or restore the other.
PurgatorynounUS /ˈpɜːrɡətɔːri/
a temporary condition of torment or suffering
From this reading He cared only for himself; and but for the resentment which the provisions of his grandfather's will had bred in him, he would have seen the Irish race in Purgatory, and the Roman faith in a worse place, before he would have risked a finger to right the one or restore the other.
any competition
From this reading He cared only for himself; and but for the resentment which the provisions of his grandfather's will had bred in him, he would have seen the Irish race in Purgatory, and the Roman faith in a worse place, before he would have risked a finger to right the one or restore the other.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading At heart he cared little for his country, and nothing for his Faith--which indeed he had been ready to barter for an allowance, and a certain succession.
resentmentnounUS /rɪˈzentmənt/
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading He cared only for himself; and but for the resentment which the provisions of his grandfather's will had bred in him, he would have seen the Irish race in Purgatory, and the Roman faith in a worse place, before he would have risked a finger to right the one or restore the other.
restoreverbUS /rɪˈstɔːr/
return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading He cared only for himself; and but for the resentment which the provisions of his grandfather's will had bred in him, he would have seen the Irish race in Purgatory, and the Roman faith in a worse place, before he would have risked a finger to right the one or restore the other.
precisely, exactly
From this reading He cared only for himself; and but for the resentment which the provisions of his grandfather's will had bred in him, he would have seen the Irish race in Purgatory, and the Roman faith in a worse place, before he would have risked a finger to right the one or restore the other.
riskedverbUS /rɪskt/
past form of “risk” — expose to a chance of loss or damage
From this reading He cared only for himself; and but for the resentment which the provisions of his grandfather's will had bred in him, he would have seen the Irish race in Purgatory, and the Roman faith in a worse place, before he would have risked a finger to right the one or restore the other.
RomanadjectiveUS /ˈroʊmən/
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading He cared only for himself; and but for the resentment which the provisions of his grandfather's will had bred in him, he would have seen the Irish race in Purgatory, and the Roman faith in a worse place, before he would have risked a finger to right the one or restore the other.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He cared only for himself; and but for the resentment which the provisions of his grandfather's will had bred in him, he would have seen the Irish race in Purgatory, and the Roman faith in a worse place, before he would have risked a finger to right the one or restore the other.
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading A MESSAGE FOR THE YOUNG MASTER James McMurrough was young, but he was a slave to as few of the generous ambitions of youth as any man of his years.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Even under the influence of that resentment, that bitterness, he had come into the conspiracy with but half a heart; without enthusiasm, and with an eye not so much to its ultimate success as to the gain he might make out of it in the meantime.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading Even under the influence of that resentment, that bitterness, he had come into the conspiracy with but half a heart; without enthusiasm, and with an eye not so much to its ultimate success as to the gain he might make out of it in the meantime.
successionnounUS /səkˈseʃən/
a following of one thing after another in time
From this reading At heart he cared little for his country, and nothing for his Faith--which indeed he had been ready to barter for an allowance, and a certain succession.
possessing sweep
From this reading Once embarked, however, on the enterprise, vanity, the failing of light minds, and particularly of the Celtic mind, swept him onward.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even under the influence of that resentment, that bitterness, he had come into the conspiracy with but half a heart; without enthusiasm, and with an eye not so much to its ultimate success as to the gain he might make out of it in the meantime.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MESSAGE FOR THE YOUNG MASTER James McMurrough was young, but he was a slave to as few of the generous ambitions of youth as any man of his years.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MESSAGE FOR THE YOUNG MASTER James McMurrough was young, but he was a slave to as few of the generous ambitions of youth as any man of his years.
ultimateadjectiveUS /ˈʌltəmət/
furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
From this reading Even under the influence of that resentment, that bitterness, he had come into the conspiracy with but half a heart; without enthusiasm, and with an eye not so much to its ultimate success as to the gain he might make out of it in the meantime.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Even under the influence of that resentment, that bitterness, he had come into the conspiracy with but half a heart; without enthusiasm, and with an eye not so much to its ultimate success as to the gain he might make out of it in the meantime.
feelings of excessive pride
From this reading Once embarked, however, on the enterprise, vanity, the failing of light minds, and particularly of the Celtic mind, swept him onward.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A MESSAGE FOR THE YOUNG MASTER James McMurrough was young, but he was a slave to as few of the generous ambitions of youth as any man of his years.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At heart he cared little for his country, and nothing for his Faith--which indeed he had been ready to barter for an allowance, and a certain succession.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He cared only for himself; and but for the resentment which the provisions of his grandfather's will had bred in him, he would have seen the Irish race in Purgatory, and the Roman faith in a worse place, before he would have risked a finger to right the one or restore the other.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Even under the influence of that resentment, that bitterness, he had come into the conspiracy with but half a heart; without enthusiasm, and with an eye not so much to its ultimate success as to the gain he might make out of it in the meantime.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Even under the influence of that resentment, that bitterness, he had come into the conspiracy with but half a heart; without enthusiasm, and with an eye not so much to its ultimate success as to the gain he might make out of it in the meantime.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading He cared only for himself; and but for the resentment which the provisions of his grandfather's will had bred in him, he would have seen the Irish race in Purgatory, and the Roman faith in a worse place, before he would have risked a finger to right the one or restore the other.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He cared only for himself; and but for the resentment which the provisions of his grandfather's will had bred in him, he would have seen the Irish race in Purgatory, and the Roman faith in a worse place, before he would have risked a finger to right the one or restore the other.
a late time of life
From this reading A MESSAGE FOR THE YOUNG MASTER James McMurrough was young, but he was a slave to as few of the generous ambitions of youth as any man of his years.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading A MESSAGE FOR THE YOUNG MASTER James McMurrough was young, but he was a slave to as few of the generous ambitions of youth as any man of his years.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading A MESSAGE FOR THE YOUNG MASTER James McMurrough was young, but he was a slave to as few of the generous ambitions of youth as any man of his years.
