used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They couldn't well get on without me; so Mick Maguire, and Bat Boroo, with Corney Carolan, and a whole fratarnity of them, came down to fetch me up to The Beg in pomp.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading This, of course, I couldn't allow; but, as there was no other vahicle to be had, I consented,--if they'd born square holes through the two ends of the cask, and get a pole to fit them,--to bestride it.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading And it's merry enough they made themselves, as I can bear witness, for I was among them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it's merry enough they made themselves, as I can bear witness, for I was among them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And it's merry enough they made themselves, as I can bear witness, for I was among them.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So they did as I hinted, and away I wint, with the piper playing before me, and two or three o' them, under Bat Boroo's command, carrying me, straight off to The Beg; where I emptied so many piggins o' pothien to the health of my neighbours, that I know no more how or when I got home, than the man in the moon.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
BatnounUS /bæt/
nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
From this reading They couldn't well get on without me; so Mick Maguire, and Bat Boroo, with Corney Carolan, and a whole fratarnity of them, came down to fetch me up to The Beg in pomp.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This, of course, I couldn't allow; but, as there was no other vahicle to be had, I consented,--if they'd born square holes through the two ends of the cask, and get a pole to fit them,--to bestride it.
have
From this reading And it's merry enough they made themselves, as I can bear witness, for I was among them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading They couldn't well get on without me; so Mick Maguire, and Bat Boroo, with Corney Carolan, and a whole fratarnity of them, came down to fetch me up to The Beg in pomp.
bestrideverb
get up on the back of
From this reading This, of course, I couldn't allow; but, as there was no other vahicle to be had, I consented,--if they'd born square holes through the two ends of the cask, and get a pole to fit them,--to bestride it.
brought into existence
From this reading This, of course, I couldn't allow; but, as there was no other vahicle to be had, I consented,--if they'd born square holes through the two ends of the cask, and get a pole to fit them,--to bestride it.
Boroo
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From this reading They couldn't well get on without me; so Mick Maguire, and Bat Boroo, with Corney Carolan, and a whole fratarnity of them, came down to fetch me up to The Beg in pomp.
Boroo's
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From this reading So they did as I hinted, and away I wint, with the piper playing before me, and two or three o' them, under Bat Boroo's command, carrying me, straight off to The Beg; where I emptied so many piggins o' pothien to the health of my neighbours, that I know no more how or when I got home, than the man in the moon.
lacking funds
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They couldn't well get on without me; so Mick Maguire, and Bat Boroo, with Corney Carolan, and a whole fratarnity of them, came down to fetch me up to The Beg in pomp.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And it's merry enough they made themselves, as I can bear witness, for I was among them.
Carolan
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From this reading They couldn't well get on without me; so Mick Maguire, and Bat Boroo, with Corney Carolan, and a whole fratarnity of them, came down to fetch me up to The Beg in pomp.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading So they did as I hinted, and away I wint, with the piper playing before me, and two or three o' them, under Bat Boroo's command, carrying me, straight off to The Beg; where I emptied so many piggins o' pothien to the health of my neighbours, that I know no more how or when I got home, than the man in the moon.
casknounUS /kæsk/
the quantity a cask will hold
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading So they did as I hinted, and away I wint, with the piper playing before me, and two or three o' them, under Bat Boroo's command, carrying me, straight off to The Beg; where I emptied so many piggins o' pothien to the health of my neighbours, that I know no more how or when I got home, than the man in the moon.
consentedverbUS /kənˈsentɪd/
past form of “consent” — give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
From this reading This, of course, I couldn't allow; but, as there was no other vahicle to be had, I consented,--if they'd born square holes through the two ends of the cask, and get a pole to fit them,--to bestride it.
Corney
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From this reading They couldn't well get on without me; so Mick Maguire, and Bat Boroo, with Corney Carolan, and a whole fratarnity of them, came down to fetch me up to The Beg in pomp.
couldn't
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From this reading They couldn't well get on without me; so Mick Maguire, and Bat Boroo, with Corney Carolan, and a whole fratarnity of them, came down to fetch me up to The Beg in pomp.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading This, of course, I couldn't allow; but, as there was no other vahicle to be had, I consented,--if they'd born square holes through the two ends of the cask, and get a pole to fit them,--to bestride it.
crature
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From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So they did as I hinted, and away I wint, with the piper playing before me, and two or three o' them, under Bat Boroo's command, carrying me, straight off to The Beg; where I emptied so many piggins o' pothien to the health of my neighbours, that I know no more how or when I got home, than the man in the moon.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They couldn't well get on without me; so Mick Maguire, and Bat Boroo, with Corney Carolan, and a whole fratarnity of them, came down to fetch me up to The Beg in pomp.
emptiedverbUS /ˈemptid/
inflected form of “empty” — make void or empty of contents
From this reading So they did as I hinted, and away I wint, with the piper playing before me, and two or three o' them, under Bat Boroo's command, carrying me, straight off to The Beg; where I emptied so many piggins o' pothien to the health of my neighbours, that I know no more how or when I got home, than the man in the moon.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading This, of course, I couldn't allow; but, as there was no other vahicle to be had, I consented,--if they'd born square holes through the two ends of the cask, and get a pole to fit them,--to bestride it.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading And it's merry enough they made themselves, as I can bear witness, for I was among them.
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading They couldn't well get on without me; so Mick Maguire, and Bat Boroo, with Corney Carolan, and a whole fratarnity of them, came down to fetch me up to The Beg in pomp.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading This, of course, I couldn't allow; but, as there was no other vahicle to be had, I consented,--if they'd born square holes through the two ends of the cask, and get a pole to fit them,--to bestride it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And it's merry enough they made themselves, as I can bear witness, for I was among them.
fratarnity
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From this reading They couldn't well get on without me; so Mick Maguire, and Bat Boroo, with Corney Carolan, and a whole fratarnity of them, came down to fetch me up to The Beg in pomp.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They couldn't well get on without me; so Mick Maguire, and Bat Boroo, with Corney Carolan, and a whole fratarnity of them, came down to fetch me up to The Beg in pomp.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So they did as I hinted, and away I wint, with the piper playing before me, and two or three o' them, under Bat Boroo's command, carrying me, straight off to The Beg; where I emptied so many piggins o' pothien to the health of my neighbours, that I know no more how or when I got home, than the man in the moon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
hadn't
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From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading So they did as I hinted, and away I wint, with the piper playing before me, and two or three o' them, under Bat Boroo's command, carrying me, straight off to The Beg; where I emptied so many piggins o' pothien to the health of my neighbours, that I know no more how or when I got home, than the man in the moon.
hintedverbUS /ˈhɪntəd/
past form of “hint” — drop a hint; intimate by a hint
From this reading So they did as I hinted, and away I wint, with the piper playing before me, and two or three o' them, under Bat Boroo's command, carrying me, straight off to The Beg; where I emptied so many piggins o' pothien to the health of my neighbours, that I know no more how or when I got home, than the man in the moon.
holesnounUS /hoʊlz/
plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading This, of course, I couldn't allow; but, as there was no other vahicle to be had, I consented,--if they'd born square holes through the two ends of the cask, and get a pole to fit them,--to bestride it.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading So they did as I hinted, and away I wint, with the piper playing before me, and two or three o' them, under Bat Boroo's command, carrying me, straight off to The Beg; where I emptied so many piggins o' pothien to the health of my neighbours, that I know no more how or when I got home, than the man in the moon.
how
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From this reading So they did as I hinted, and away I wint, with the piper playing before me, and two or three o' them, under Bat Boroo's command, carrying me, straight off to The Beg; where I emptied so many piggins o' pothien to the health of my neighbours, that I know no more how or when I got home, than the man in the moon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And it's merry enough they made themselves, as I can bear witness, for I was among them.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They couldn't well get on without me; so Mick Maguire, and Bat Boroo, with Corney Carolan, and a whole fratarnity of them, came down to fetch me up to The Beg in pomp.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
it's
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From this reading And it's merry enough they made themselves, as I can bear witness, for I was among them.
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading So they did as I hinted, and away I wint, with the piper playing before me, and two or three o' them, under Bat Boroo's command, carrying me, straight off to The Beg; where I emptied so many piggins o' pothien to the health of my neighbours, that I know no more how or when I got home, than the man in the moon.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And it's merry enough they made themselves, as I can bear witness, for I was among them.
Maguire
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From this reading They couldn't well get on without me; so Mick Maguire, and Bat Boroo, with Corney Carolan, and a whole fratarnity of them, came down to fetch me up to The Beg in pomp.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading So they did as I hinted, and away I wint, with the piper playing before me, and two or three o' them, under Bat Boroo's command, carrying me, straight off to The Beg; where I emptied so many piggins o' pothien to the health of my neighbours, that I know no more how or when I got home, than the man in the moon.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading So they did as I hinted, and away I wint, with the piper playing before me, and two or three o' them, under Bat Boroo's command, carrying me, straight off to The Beg; where I emptied so many piggins o' pothien to the health of my neighbours, that I know no more how or when I got home, than the man in the moon.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They couldn't well get on without me; so Mick Maguire, and Bat Boroo, with Corney Carolan, and a whole fratarnity of them, came down to fetch me up to The Beg in pomp.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading And it's merry enough they made themselves, as I can bear witness, for I was among them.
MicknounUS /mɪk/
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
From this reading They couldn't well get on without me; so Mick Maguire, and Bat Boroo, with Corney Carolan, and a whole fratarnity of them, came down to fetch me up to The Beg in pomp.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading So they did as I hinted, and away I wint, with the piper playing before me, and two or three o' them, under Bat Boroo's command, carrying me, straight off to The Beg; where I emptied so many piggins o' pothien to the health of my neighbours, that I know no more how or when I got home, than the man in the moon.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading So they did as I hinted, and away I wint, with the piper playing before me, and two or three o' them, under Bat Boroo's command, carrying me, straight off to The Beg; where I emptied so many piggins o' pothien to the health of my neighbours, that I know no more how or when I got home, than the man in the moon.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
neighboursnounUS /ˈneɪbərz/
plural of “neighbour” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading So they did as I hinted, and away I wint, with the piper playing before me, and two or three o' them, under Bat Boroo's command, carrying me, straight off to The Beg; where I emptied so many piggins o' pothien to the health of my neighbours, that I know no more how or when I got home, than the man in the moon.
not any; not one
From this reading This, of course, I couldn't allow; but, as there was no other vahicle to be had, I consented,--if they'd born square holes through the two ends of the cask, and get a pole to fit them,--to bestride it.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading So they did as I hinted, and away I wint, with the piper playing before me, and two or three o' them, under Bat Boroo's command, carrying me, straight off to The Beg; where I emptied so many piggins o' pothien to the health of my neighbours, that I know no more how or when I got home, than the man in the moon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They couldn't well get on without me; so Mick Maguire, and Bat Boroo, with Corney Carolan, and a whole fratarnity of them, came down to fetch me up to The Beg in pomp.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So they did as I hinted, and away I wint, with the piper playing before me, and two or three o' them, under Bat Boroo's command, carrying me, straight off to The Beg; where I emptied so many piggins o' pothien to the health of my neighbours, that I know no more how or when I got home, than the man in the moon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They couldn't well get on without me; so Mick Maguire, and Bat Boroo, with Corney Carolan, and a whole fratarnity of them, came down to fetch me up to The Beg in pomp.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So they did as I hinted, and away I wint, with the piper playing before me, and two or three o' them, under Bat Boroo's command, carrying me, straight off to The Beg; where I emptied so many piggins o' pothien to the health of my neighbours, that I know no more how or when I got home, than the man in the moon.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading This, of course, I couldn't allow; but, as there was no other vahicle to be had, I consented,--if they'd born square holes through the two ends of the cask, and get a pole to fit them,--to bestride it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
piggins
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From this reading So they did as I hinted, and away I wint, with the piper playing before me, and two or three o' them, under Bat Boroo's command, carrying me, straight off to The Beg; where I emptied so many piggins o' pothien to the health of my neighbours, that I know no more how or when I got home, than the man in the moon.
pipernounUS /ˈpaɪpər/
someone who plays the bagpipe
From this reading So they did as I hinted, and away I wint, with the piper playing before me, and two or three o' them, under Bat Boroo's command, carrying me, straight off to The Beg; where I emptied so many piggins o' pothien to the health of my neighbours, that I know no more how or when I got home, than the man in the moon.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading So they did as I hinted, and away I wint, with the piper playing before me, and two or three o' them, under Bat Boroo's command, carrying me, straight off to The Beg; where I emptied so many piggins o' pothien to the health of my neighbours, that I know no more how or when I got home, than the man in the moon.
polenounUS /poʊl/
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading This, of course, I couldn't allow; but, as there was no other vahicle to be had, I consented,--if they'd born square holes through the two ends of the cask, and get a pole to fit them,--to bestride it.
pompnounUS /pɑːmp/
cheap or pretentious or vain display
From this reading They couldn't well get on without me; so Mick Maguire, and Bat Boroo, with Corney Carolan, and a whole fratarnity of them, came down to fetch me up to The Beg in pomp.
pothien
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From this reading So they did as I hinted, and away I wint, with the piper playing before me, and two or three o' them, under Bat Boroo's command, carrying me, straight off to The Beg; where I emptied so many piggins o' pothien to the health of my neighbours, that I know no more how or when I got home, than the man in the moon.
proposeverbUS /prəˈpoʊz/
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
precisely, exactly
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They couldn't well get on without me; so Mick Maguire, and Bat Boroo, with Corney Carolan, and a whole fratarnity of them, came down to fetch me up to The Beg in pomp.
make square
From this reading This, of course, I couldn't allow; but, as there was no other vahicle to be had, I consented,--if they'd born square holes through the two ends of the cask, and get a pole to fit them,--to bestride it.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
successive (without a break)
From this reading So they did as I hinted, and away I wint, with the piper playing before me, and two or three o' them, under Bat Boroo's command, carrying me, straight off to The Beg; where I emptied so many piggins o' pothien to the health of my neighbours, that I know no more how or when I got home, than the man in the moon.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading So they did as I hinted, and away I wint, with the piper playing before me, and two or three o' them, under Bat Boroo's command, carrying me, straight off to The Beg; where I emptied so many piggins o' pothien to the health of my neighbours, that I know no more how or when I got home, than the man in the moon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They couldn't well get on without me; so Mick Maguire, and Bat Boroo, with Corney Carolan, and a whole fratarnity of them, came down to fetch me up to The Beg in pomp.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And it's merry enough they made themselves, as I can bear witness, for I was among them.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading And it's merry enough they made themselves, as I can bear witness, for I was among them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading This, of course, I couldn't allow; but, as there was no other vahicle to be had, I consented,--if they'd born square holes through the two ends of the cask, and get a pole to fit them,--to bestride it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And it's merry enough they made themselves, as I can bear witness, for I was among them.
they'd
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From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, of course, I couldn't allow; but, as there was no other vahicle to be had, I consented,--if they'd born square holes through the two ends of the cask, and get a pole to fit them,--to bestride it.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading So they did as I hinted, and away I wint, with the piper playing before me, and two or three o' them, under Bat Boroo's command, carrying me, straight off to The Beg; where I emptied so many piggins o' pothien to the health of my neighbours, that I know no more how or when I got home, than the man in the moon.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading This, of course, I couldn't allow; but, as there was no other vahicle to be had, I consented,--if they'd born square holes through the two ends of the cask, and get a pole to fit them,--to bestride it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They couldn't well get on without me; so Mick Maguire, and Bat Boroo, with Corney Carolan, and a whole fratarnity of them, came down to fetch me up to The Beg in pomp.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading This, of course, I couldn't allow; but, as there was no other vahicle to be had, I consented,--if they'd born square holes through the two ends of the cask, and get a pole to fit them,--to bestride it.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading So they did as I hinted, and away I wint, with the piper playing before me, and two or three o' them, under Bat Boroo's command, carrying me, straight off to The Beg; where I emptied so many piggins o' pothien to the health of my neighbours, that I know no more how or when I got home, than the man in the moon.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They couldn't well get on without me; so Mick Maguire, and Bat Boroo, with Corney Carolan, and a whole fratarnity of them, came down to fetch me up to The Beg in pomp.
vahicle
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From this reading This, of course, I couldn't allow; but, as there was no other vahicle to be had, I consented,--if they'd born square holes through the two ends of the cask, and get a pole to fit them,--to bestride it.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And it's merry enough they made themselves, as I can bear witness, for I was among them.
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading They couldn't well get on without me; so Mick Maguire, and Bat Boroo, with Corney Carolan, and a whole fratarnity of them, came down to fetch me up to The Beg in pomp.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
at the time that
From this reading So they did as I hinted, and away I wint, with the piper playing before me, and two or three o' them, under Bat Boroo's command, carrying me, straight off to The Beg; where I emptied so many piggins o' pothien to the health of my neighbours, that I know no more how or when I got home, than the man in the moon.
in or at the place that
From this reading So they did as I hinted, and away I wint, with the piper playing before me, and two or three o' them, under Bat Boroo's command, carrying me, straight off to The Beg; where I emptied so many piggins o' pothien to the health of my neighbours, that I know no more how or when I got home, than the man in the moon.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading They couldn't well get on without me; so Mick Maguire, and Bat Boroo, with Corney Carolan, and a whole fratarnity of them, came down to fetch me up to The Beg in pomp.
wint
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From this reading So they did as I hinted, and away I wint, with the piper playing before me, and two or three o' them, under Bat Boroo's command, carrying me, straight off to The Beg; where I emptied so many piggins o' pothien to the health of my neighbours, that I know no more how or when I got home, than the man in the moon.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They couldn't well get on without me; so Mick Maguire, and Bat Boroo, with Corney Carolan, and a whole fratarnity of them, came down to fetch me up to The Beg in pomp.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They couldn't well get on without me; so Mick Maguire, and Bat Boroo, with Corney Carolan, and a whole fratarnity of them, came down to fetch me up to The Beg in pomp.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading And it's merry enough they made themselves, as I can bear witness, for I was among them.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But, bad luck to them!--they would have broke my neck if I hadn't a little thought for myself; for they'd a cup of the crature inside them before they started, and what should they propose but to knock out the head of a large empty cask that had been washed ashore close to my cabin that day week, and, as I couldn't walk, to roll me in it, over and over, right up to The Beg!
