used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The rain which batters against the casement of my little hotel prevents me enjoying a ramble.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading Yesterday, as we passed the imaginary line which divides the province of Connaught from that of Ulster, the priest said, “As we now advance northward, we shall gradually lose sight of the genuine Irish character, and those ancient manners, modes, customs, and language with which it is inseparably connected.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The rain which batters against the casement of my little hotel prevents me enjoying a ramble.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Yesterday, as we passed the imaginary line which divides the province of Connaught from that of Ulster, the priest said, “As we now advance northward, we shall gradually lose sight of the genuine Irish character, and those ancient manners, modes, customs, and language with which it is inseparably connected.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have nothing to read, and I must write or yawn myself to death.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yesterday, as we passed the imaginary line which divides the province of Connaught from that of Ulster, the priest said, “As we now advance northward, we shall gradually lose sight of the genuine Irish character, and those ancient manners, modes, customs, and language with which it is inseparably connected.
battersnounUS /ˈbætərz/
plural of “batter” — (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
From this reading The rain which batters against the casement of my little hotel prevents me enjoying a ramble.
casementnoun
a window sash that is hinged (usually on one side)
From this reading The rain which batters against the casement of my little hotel prevents me enjoying a ramble.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Yesterday, as we passed the imaginary line which divides the province of Connaught from that of Ulster, the priest said, “As we now advance northward, we shall gradually lose sight of the genuine Irish character, and those ancient manners, modes, customs, and language with which it is inseparably connected.
Connaught
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From this reading Yesterday, as we passed the imaginary line which divides the province of Connaught from that of Ulster, the priest said, “As we now advance northward, we shall gradually lose sight of the genuine Irish character, and those ancient manners, modes, customs, and language with which it is inseparably connected.
being joined in close association
From this reading Yesterday, as we passed the imaginary line which divides the province of Connaught from that of Ulster, the priest said, “As we now advance northward, we shall gradually lose sight of the genuine Irish character, and those ancient manners, modes, customs, and language with which it is inseparably connected.
customsnounUS /ˈkʌstəmz/
money collected under a tariff
From this reading Yesterday, as we passed the imaginary line which divides the province of Connaught from that of Ulster, the priest said, “As we now advance northward, we shall gradually lose sight of the genuine Irish character, and those ancient manners, modes, customs, and language with which it is inseparably connected.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading TO J. D. ESQ., M. P.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading I have nothing to read, and I must write or yawn myself to death.
dividesnounUS /dɪˈvaɪdz/
plural of “divide” — a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)
From this reading Yesterday, as we passed the imaginary line which divides the province of Connaught from that of Ulster, the priest said, “As we now advance northward, we shall gradually lose sight of the genuine Irish character, and those ancient manners, modes, customs, and language with which it is inseparably connected.
embassynounUS /ˈembəsi/
a diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work
From this reading The priest is gone on his embassy.
enjoyingverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading The rain which batters against the casement of my little hotel prevents me enjoying a ramble.
ESQnoun
a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yesterday, as we passed the imaginary line which divides the province of Connaught from that of Ulster, the priest said, “As we now advance northward, we shall gradually lose sight of the genuine Irish character, and those ancient manners, modes, customs, and language with which it is inseparably connected.
genuineadjectiveUS /ˈdʒenjəwən/
not fake or counterfeit
From this reading Yesterday, as we passed the imaginary line which divides the province of Connaught from that of Ulster, the priest said, “As we now advance northward, we shall gradually lose sight of the genuine Irish character, and those ancient manners, modes, customs, and language with which it is inseparably connected.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The priest is gone on his embassy.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Yesterday, as we passed the imaginary line which divides the province of Connaught from that of Ulster, the priest said, “As we now advance northward, we shall gradually lose sight of the genuine Irish character, and those ancient manners, modes, customs, and language with which it is inseparably connected.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have nothing to read, and I must write or yawn myself to death.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The priest is gone on his embassy.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading The rain which batters against the casement of my little hotel prevents me enjoying a ramble.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have nothing to read, and I must write or yawn myself to death.
imaginaryadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmædʒəneri/
not based on fact; existing only in the imagination
From this reading Yesterday, as we passed the imaginary line which divides the province of Connaught from that of Ulster, the priest said, “As we now advance northward, we shall gradually lose sight of the genuine Irish character, and those ancient manners, modes, customs, and language with which it is inseparably connected.
inseparablyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsepərəbli/
without possibility of separation
From this reading Yesterday, as we passed the imaginary line which divides the province of Connaught from that of Ulster, the priest said, “As we now advance northward, we shall gradually lose sight of the genuine Irish character, and those ancient manners, modes, customs, and language with which it is inseparably connected.
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading Yesterday, as we passed the imaginary line which divides the province of Connaught from that of Ulster, the priest said, “As we now advance northward, we shall gradually lose sight of the genuine Irish character, and those ancient manners, modes, customs, and language with which it is inseparably connected.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The priest is gone on his embassy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yesterday, as we passed the imaginary line which divides the province of Connaught from that of Ulster, the priest said, “As we now advance northward, we shall gradually lose sight of the genuine Irish character, and those ancient manners, modes, customs, and language with which it is inseparably connected.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading TO J. D. ESQ., M. P.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading Yesterday, as we passed the imaginary line which divides the province of Connaught from that of Ulster, the priest said, “As we now advance northward, we shall gradually lose sight of the genuine Irish character, and those ancient manners, modes, customs, and language with which it is inseparably connected.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Yesterday, as we passed the imaginary line which divides the province of Connaught from that of Ulster, the priest said, “As we now advance northward, we shall gradually lose sight of the genuine Irish character, and those ancient manners, modes, customs, and language with which it is inseparably connected.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The rain which batters against the casement of my little hotel prevents me enjoying a ramble.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Yesterday, as we passed the imaginary line which divides the province of Connaught from that of Ulster, the priest said, “As we now advance northward, we shall gradually lose sight of the genuine Irish character, and those ancient manners, modes, customs, and language with which it is inseparably connected.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
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social deportment
From this reading Yesterday, as we passed the imaginary line which divides the province of Connaught from that of Ulster, the priest said, “As we now advance northward, we shall gradually lose sight of the genuine Irish character, and those ancient manners, modes, customs, and language with which it is inseparably connected.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The rain which batters against the casement of my little hotel prevents me enjoying a ramble.
modesnounUS /moʊdz/
plural of “mode” — how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Yesterday, as we passed the imaginary line which divides the province of Connaught from that of Ulster, the priest said, “As we now advance northward, we shall gradually lose sight of the genuine Irish character, and those ancient manners, modes, customs, and language with which it is inseparably connected.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I have nothing to read, and I must write or yawn myself to death.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The rain which batters against the casement of my little hotel prevents me enjoying a ramble.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I have nothing to read, and I must write or yawn myself to death.
northwardadverbUS /ˈnɔːrθwərd/
in a northern direction
From this reading Yesterday, as we passed the imaginary line which divides the province of Connaught from that of Ulster, the priest said, “As we now advance northward, we shall gradually lose sight of the genuine Irish character, and those ancient manners, modes, customs, and language with which it is inseparably connected.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I have nothing to read, and I must write or yawn myself to death.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Yesterday, as we passed the imaginary line which divides the province of Connaught from that of Ulster, the priest said, “As we now advance northward, we shall gradually lose sight of the genuine Irish character, and those ancient manners, modes, customs, and language with which it is inseparably connected.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rain which batters against the casement of my little hotel prevents me enjoying a ramble.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The priest is gone on his embassy.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I have nothing to read, and I must write or yawn myself to death.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
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past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Yesterday, as we passed the imaginary line which divides the province of Connaught from that of Ulster, the priest said, “As we now advance northward, we shall gradually lose sight of the genuine Irish character, and those ancient manners, modes, customs, and language with which it is inseparably connected.
preventsverbUS /prɪˈvents/
third-person singular of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading The rain which batters against the casement of my little hotel prevents me enjoying a ramble.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading The priest is gone on his embassy.
provincenounUS /ˈprɑːvəns/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Yesterday, as we passed the imaginary line which divides the province of Connaught from that of Ulster, the priest said, “As we now advance northward, we shall gradually lose sight of the genuine Irish character, and those ancient manners, modes, customs, and language with which it is inseparably connected.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The rain which batters against the casement of my little hotel prevents me enjoying a ramble.
rambleverbUS /ˈræmbəl/
continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
From this reading The rain which batters against the casement of my little hotel prevents me enjoying a ramble.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I have nothing to read, and I must write or yawn myself to death.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Yesterday, as we passed the imaginary line which divides the province of Connaught from that of Ulster, the priest said, “As we now advance northward, we shall gradually lose sight of the genuine Irish character, and those ancient manners, modes, customs, and language with which it is inseparably connected.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Yesterday, as we passed the imaginary line which divides the province of Connaught from that of Ulster, the priest said, “As we now advance northward, we shall gradually lose sight of the genuine Irish character, and those ancient manners, modes, customs, and language with which it is inseparably connected.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Yesterday, as we passed the imaginary line which divides the province of Connaught from that of Ulster, the priest said, “As we now advance northward, we shall gradually lose sight of the genuine Irish character, and those ancient manners, modes, customs, and language with which it is inseparably connected.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yesterday, as we passed the imaginary line which divides the province of Connaught from that of Ulster, the priest said, “As we now advance northward, we shall gradually lose sight of the genuine Irish character, and those ancient manners, modes, customs, and language with which it is inseparably connected.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The priest is gone on his embassy.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Yesterday, as we passed the imaginary line which divides the province of Connaught from that of Ulster, the priest said, “As we now advance northward, we shall gradually lose sight of the genuine Irish character, and those ancient manners, modes, customs, and language with which it is inseparably connected.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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UlsternounUS /ˈʌlstər/
a historic division of Ireland located in the northeastern part of the island; six of Ulster's nine counties are in Northern Ireland
From this reading Yesterday, as we passed the imaginary line which divides the province of Connaught from that of Ulster, the priest said, “As we now advance northward, we shall gradually lose sight of the genuine Irish character, and those ancient manners, modes, customs, and language with which it is inseparably connected.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Yesterday, as we passed the imaginary line which divides the province of Connaught from that of Ulster, the priest said, “As we now advance northward, we shall gradually lose sight of the genuine Irish character, and those ancient manners, modes, customs, and language with which it is inseparably connected.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The rain which batters against the casement of my little hotel prevents me enjoying a ramble.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yesterday, as we passed the imaginary line which divides the province of Connaught from that of Ulster, the priest said, “As we now advance northward, we shall gradually lose sight of the genuine Irish character, and those ancient manners, modes, customs, and language with which it is inseparably connected.
produce a literary work
From this reading I have nothing to read, and I must write or yawn myself to death.
yawnverbUS /jɔːn/
utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading I have nothing to read, and I must write or yawn myself to death.
the day immediately before today
From this reading Yesterday, as we passed the imaginary line which divides the province of Connaught from that of Ulster, the priest said, “As we now advance northward, we shall gradually lose sight of the genuine Irish character, and those ancient manners, modes, customs, and language with which it is inseparably connected.
