Chapter XIII

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

From this reading "'It's Green Men, it's Green Men, All in the wood together; And, oh! we're feared o' the Green Men In all the sweet May weather,'-- "ON'Y I'm _not_ feared o' thim mesilf!" said Eileen, breaking off her song with a little merry laugh.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading "'It's Green Men, it's Green Men, All in the wood together; And, oh! we're feared o' the Green Men In all the sweet May weather,'-- "ON'Y I'm _not_ feared o' thim mesilf!" said Eileen, breaking off her song with a little merry laugh.

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

From this reading "'It's Green Men, it's Green Men, All in the wood together; And, oh! we're feared o' the Green Men In all the sweet May weather,'-- "ON'Y I'm _not_ feared o' thim mesilf!" said Eileen, breaking off her song with a little merry laugh.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Wouldn't I be plazed to meet wan o' thim this day, in the wud!

plural of “bough” — any of the larger branches of a tree

From this reading She parted the boughs, and entered the deep wood, where she was to gather faggots for her mother.

the act of breaking something

From this reading "'It's Green Men, it's Green Men, All in the wood together; And, oh! we're feared o' the Green Men In all the sweet May weather,'-- "ON'Y I'm _not_ feared o' thim mesilf!" said Eileen, breaking off her song with a little merry laugh.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading "Wouldn't I be plazed to meet wan o' thim this day, in the wud!

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading She parted the boughs, and entered the deep wood, where she was to gather faggots for her mother.

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From this reading "'It's Green Men, it's Green Men, All in the wood together; And, oh! we're feared o' the Green Men In all the sweet May weather,'-- "ON'Y I'm _not_ feared o' thim mesilf!" said Eileen, breaking off her song with a little merry laugh.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading She parted the boughs, and entered the deep wood, where she was to gather faggots for her mother.

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From this reading She parted the boughs, and entered the deep wood, where she was to gather faggots for her mother.

past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading "'It's Green Men, it's Green Men, All in the wood together; And, oh! we're feared o' the Green Men In all the sweet May weather,'-- "ON'Y I'm _not_ feared o' thim mesilf!" said Eileen, breaking off her song with a little merry laugh.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She parted the boughs, and entered the deep wood, where she was to gather faggots for her mother.

assemble or get together

From this reading She parted the boughs, and entered the deep wood, where she was to gather faggots for her mother.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading GREEN JACKET.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "'It's Green Men, it's Green Men, All in the wood together; And, oh! we're feared o' the Green Men In all the sweet May weather,'-- "ON'Y I'm _not_ feared o' thim mesilf!" said Eileen, breaking off her song with a little merry laugh.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Wouldn't I be plazed to meet wan o' thim this day, in the wud!

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From this reading "'It's Green Men, it's Green Men, All in the wood together; And, oh! we're feared o' the Green Men In all the sweet May weather,'-- "ON'Y I'm _not_ feared o' thim mesilf!" said Eileen, breaking off her song with a little merry laugh.

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

From this reading "'It's Green Men, it's Green Men, All in the wood together; And, oh! we're feared o' the Green Men In all the sweet May weather,'-- "ON'Y I'm _not_ feared o' thim mesilf!" said Eileen, breaking off her song with a little merry laugh.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Sure, it 'ud be the lookiest day o' me loife."

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From this reading "'It's Green Men, it's Green Men, All in the wood together; And, oh! we're feared o' the Green Men In all the sweet May weather,'-- "ON'Y I'm _not_ feared o' thim mesilf!" said Eileen, breaking off her song with a little merry laugh.

a short coat

From this reading GREEN JACKET.

the sound of laughing

From this reading "'It's Green Men, it's Green Men, All in the wood together; And, oh! we're feared o' the Green Men In all the sweet May weather,'-- "ON'Y I'm _not_ feared o' thim mesilf!" said Eileen, breaking off her song with a little merry laugh.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "'It's Green Men, it's Green Men, All in the wood together; And, oh! we're feared o' the Green Men In all the sweet May weather,'-- "ON'Y I'm _not_ feared o' thim mesilf!" said Eileen, breaking off her song with a little merry laugh.

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From this reading Sure, it 'ud be the lookiest day o' me loife."

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From this reading Sure, it 'ud be the lookiest day o' me loife."

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading "'It's Green Men, it's Green Men, All in the wood together; And, oh! we're feared o' the Green Men In all the sweet May weather,'-- "ON'Y I'm _not_ feared o' thim mesilf!" said Eileen, breaking off her song with a little merry laugh.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Sure, it 'ud be the lookiest day o' me loife."

come together

From this reading "Wouldn't I be plazed to meet wan o' thim this day, in the wud!

the force of workers available

From this reading "'It's Green Men, it's Green Men, All in the wood together; And, oh! we're feared o' the Green Men In all the sweet May weather,'-- "ON'Y I'm _not_ feared o' thim mesilf!" said Eileen, breaking off her song with a little merry laugh.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading "'It's Green Men, it's Green Men, All in the wood together; And, oh! we're feared o' the Green Men In all the sweet May weather,'-- "ON'Y I'm _not_ feared o' thim mesilf!" said Eileen, breaking off her song with a little merry laugh.

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From this reading "'It's Green Men, it's Green Men, All in the wood together; And, oh! we're feared o' the Green Men In all the sweet May weather,'-- "ON'Y I'm _not_ feared o' thim mesilf!" said Eileen, breaking off her song with a little merry laugh.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading She parted the boughs, and entered the deep wood, where she was to gather faggots for her mother.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "'It's Green Men, it's Green Men, All in the wood together; And, oh! we're feared o' the Green Men In all the sweet May weather,'-- "ON'Y I'm _not_ feared o' thim mesilf!" said Eileen, breaking off her song with a little merry laugh.

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 "'It's Green Men, it's Green Men, All in the wood together; And, oh! we're feared o' the Green Men In all the sweet May weather,'-- "ON'Y I'm _not_ feared o' thim mesilf!" said Eileen, breaking off her song with a little merry laugh.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "'It's Green Men, it's Green Men, All in the wood together; And, oh! we're feared o' the Green Men In all the sweet May weather,'-- "ON'Y I'm _not_ feared o' thim mesilf!" said Eileen, breaking off her song with a little merry laugh.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "'It's Green Men, it's Green Men, All in the wood together; And, oh! we're feared o' the Green Men In all the sweet May weather,'-- "ON'Y I'm _not_ feared o' thim mesilf!" said Eileen, breaking off her song with a little merry laugh.

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

From this reading "'It's Green Men, it's Green Men, All in the wood together; And, oh! we're feared o' the Green Men In all the sweet May weather,'-- "ON'Y I'm _not_ feared o' thim mesilf!" said Eileen, breaking off her song with a little merry laugh.

having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes

From this reading She parted the boughs, and entered the deep wood, where she was to gather faggots for her mother.

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From this reading "Wouldn't I be plazed to meet wan o' thim this day, in the wud!

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "'It's Green Men, it's Green Men, All in the wood together; And, oh! we're feared o' the Green Men In all the sweet May weather,'-- "ON'Y I'm _not_ feared o' thim mesilf!" said Eileen, breaking off her song with a little merry laugh.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She parted the boughs, and entered the deep wood, where she was to gather faggots for her mother.

a short musical composition with words

From this reading "'It's Green Men, it's Green Men, All in the wood together; And, oh! we're feared o' the Green Men In all the sweet May weather,'-- "ON'Y I'm _not_ feared o' thim mesilf!" said Eileen, breaking off her song with a little merry laugh.

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading Sure, it 'ud be the lookiest day o' me loife."

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading "'It's Green Men, it's Green Men, All in the wood together; And, oh! we're feared o' the Green Men In all the sweet May weather,'-- "ON'Y I'm _not_ feared o' thim mesilf!" said Eileen, breaking off her song with a little merry laugh.

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

From this reading "'It's Green Men, it's Green Men, All in the wood together; And, oh! we're feared o' the Green Men In all the sweet May weather,'-- "ON'Y I'm _not_ feared o' thim mesilf!" said Eileen, breaking off her song with a little merry laugh.

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

From this reading "'It's Green Men, it's Green Men, All in the wood together; And, oh! we're feared o' the Green Men In all the sweet May weather,'-- "ON'Y I'm _not_ feared o' thim mesilf!" said Eileen, breaking off her song with a little merry laugh.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "Wouldn't I be plazed to meet wan o' thim this day, in the wud!

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

From this reading "Wouldn't I be plazed to meet wan o' thim this day, in the wud!

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading "'It's Green Men, it's Green Men, All in the wood together; And, oh! we're feared o' the Green Men In all the sweet May weather,'-- "ON'Y I'm _not_ feared o' thim mesilf!" said Eileen, breaking off her song with a little merry laugh.

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

From this reading Sure, it 'ud be the lookiest day o' me loife."

(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble

From this reading "Wouldn't I be plazed to meet wan o' thim this day, in the wud!

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She parted the boughs, and entered the deep wood, where she was to gather faggots for her mother.

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

From this reading "'It's Green Men, it's Green Men, All in the wood together; And, oh! we're feared o' the Green Men In all the sweet May weather,'-- "ON'Y I'm _not_ feared o' thim mesilf!" said Eileen, breaking off her song with a little merry laugh.

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading "'It's Green Men, it's Green Men, All in the wood together; And, oh! we're feared o' the Green Men In all the sweet May weather,'-- "ON'Y I'm _not_ feared o' thim mesilf!" said Eileen, breaking off her song with a little merry laugh.

in or at the place that

From this reading She parted the boughs, and entered the deep wood, where she was to gather faggots for her mother.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "'It's Green Men, it's Green Men, All in the wood together; And, oh! we're feared o' the Green Men In all the sweet May weather,'-- "ON'Y I'm _not_ feared o' thim mesilf!" said Eileen, breaking off her song with a little merry laugh.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading "'It's Green Men, it's Green Men, All in the wood together; And, oh! we're feared o' the Green Men In all the sweet May weather,'-- "ON'Y I'm _not_ feared o' thim mesilf!" said Eileen, breaking off her song with a little merry laugh.

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

From this reading "Wouldn't I be plazed to meet wan o' thim this day, in the wud!

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

From this reading "Wouldn't I be plazed to meet wan o' thim this day, in the wud!