Chapter VI

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

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

later than; following

From this reading BRIDGEEN DICK (_sharply_): Let yourself be holding your tongue now, Peadar Roabensôn, with your great noises to waken the seven sleepers, and he not stretched in his bed a dozen hours to be resting after his great labours.

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

From this reading SEAN: Asleep, God help him, and dreaming of Caitilin ni Houlihan, the creature, and her wedded to him in these coming days.

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

From this reading BOÛGUS (_rushing in, followed by Naisi and Narsti_): It’s destroyed we are, entirely.

in a state of sleep

From this reading SEAN: Asleep, God help him, and dreaming of Caitilin ni Houlihan, the creature, and her wedded to him in these coming days.

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

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading BRIDGEEN DICK (_sharply_): Let yourself be holding your tongue now, Peadar Roabensôn, with your great noises to waken the seven sleepers, and he not stretched in his bed a dozen hours to be resting after his great labours.

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From this reading BOÛGUS (_rushing in, followed by Naisi and Narsti_): It’s destroyed we are, entirely.

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From this reading BRIDGEEN DICK (_sharply_): Let yourself be holding your tongue now, Peadar Roabensôn, with your great noises to waken the seven sleepers, and he not stretched in his bed a dozen hours to be resting after his great labours.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BOÛGUS (_rushing in, followed by Naisi and Narsti_): It’s destroyed we are, entirely.

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From this reading SEAN: Asleep, God help him, and dreaming of Caitilin ni Houlihan, the creature, and her wedded to him in these coming days.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading SEAN: Asleep, God help him, and dreaming of Caitilin ni Houlihan, the creature, and her wedded to him in these coming days.

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From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

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

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading SEAN: Asleep, God help him, and dreaming of Caitilin ni Houlihan, the creature, and her wedded to him in these coming days.

taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading SEAN: Asleep, God help him, and dreaming of Caitilin ni Houlihan, the creature, and her wedded to him in these coming days.

socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

spoiled or ruined or demolished

From this reading BOÛGUS (_rushing in, followed by Naisi and Narsti_): It’s destroyed we are, entirely.

someone who is a detective

From this reading BRIDGEEN DICK (_sharply_): Let yourself be holding your tongue now, Peadar Roabensôn, with your great noises to waken the seven sleepers, and he not stretched in his bed a dozen hours to be resting after his great labours.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading BRIDGEEN DICK (_sharply_): Let yourself be holding your tongue now, Peadar Roabensôn, with your great noises to waken the seven sleepers, and he not stretched in his bed a dozen hours to be resting after his great labours.

imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake

From this reading SEAN: Asleep, God help him, and dreaming of Caitilin ni Houlihan, the creature, and her wedded to him in these coming days.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading BOÛGUS (_rushing in, followed by Naisi and Narsti_): It’s destroyed we are, entirely.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading BOÛGUS (_rushing in, followed by Naisi and Narsti_): It’s destroyed we are, entirely.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading SEAN: Asleep, God help him, and dreaming of Caitilin ni Houlihan, the creature, and her wedded to him in these coming days.

the act of departing

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading BRIDGEEN DICK (_sharply_): Let yourself be holding your tongue now, Peadar Roabensôn, with your great noises to waken the seven sleepers, and he not stretched in his bed a dozen hours to be resting after his great labours.

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

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading SEAN: Asleep, God help him, and dreaming of Caitilin ni Houlihan, the creature, and her wedded to him in these coming days.

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

From this reading SEAN: Asleep, God help him, and dreaming of Caitilin ni Houlihan, the creature, and her wedded to him in these coming days.

the side or slope of a hill

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading SEAN: Asleep, God help him, and dreaming of Caitilin ni Houlihan, the creature, and her wedded to him in these coming days.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading SEAMUS: Where’s himself?

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

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

the act of retaining something

From this reading BRIDGEEN DICK (_sharply_): Let yourself be holding your tongue now, Peadar Roabensôn, with your great noises to waken the seven sleepers, and he not stretched in his bed a dozen hours to be resting after his great labours.

a sacred place of pilgrimage

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

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From this reading SEAN: Asleep, God help him, and dreaming of Caitilin ni Houlihan, the creature, and her wedded to him in these coming days.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading BRIDGEEN DICK (_sharply_): Let yourself be holding your tongue now, Peadar Roabensôn, with your great noises to waken the seven sleepers, and he not stretched in his bed a dozen hours to be resting after his great labours.

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

From this reading SEAN: Asleep, God help him, and dreaming of Caitilin ni Houlihan, the creature, and her wedded to him in these coming days.

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From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

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 PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

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From this reading BRIDGEEN DICK (_sharply_): Let yourself be holding your tongue now, Peadar Roabensôn, with your great noises to waken the seven sleepers, and he not stretched in his bed a dozen hours to be resting after his great labours.

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

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

take in marriage

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

a gay feeling

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

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From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

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From this reading BOÛGUS (_rushing in, followed by Naisi and Narsti_): It’s destroyed we are, entirely.

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From this reading BOÛGUS (_rushing in, followed by Naisi and Narsti_): It’s destroyed we are, entirely.

a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite

From this reading SEAN: Asleep, God help him, and dreaming of Caitilin ni Houlihan, the creature, and her wedded to him in these coming days.

plural of “noise” — sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

From this reading BRIDGEEN DICK (_sharply_): Let yourself be holding your tongue now, Peadar Roabensôn, with your great noises to waken the seven sleepers, and he not stretched in his bed a dozen hours to be resting after his great labours.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading BRIDGEEN DICK (_sharply_): Let yourself be holding your tongue now, Peadar Roabensôn, with your great noises to waken the seven sleepers, and he not stretched in his bed a dozen hours to be resting after his great labours.

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

From this reading BRIDGEEN DICK (_sharply_): Let yourself be holding your tongue now, Peadar Roabensôn, with your great noises to waken the seven sleepers, and he not stretched in his bed a dozen hours to be resting after his great labours.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SEAN: Asleep, God help him, and dreaming of Caitilin ni Houlihan, the creature, and her wedded to him in these coming days.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

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

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position

From this reading BRIDGEEN DICK (_sharply_): Let yourself be holding your tongue now, Peadar Roabensôn, with your great noises to waken the seven sleepers, and he not stretched in his bed a dozen hours to be resting after his great labours.

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

From this reading BRIDGEEN DICK (_sharply_): Let yourself be holding your tongue now, Peadar Roabensôn, with your great noises to waken the seven sleepers, and he not stretched in his bed a dozen hours to be resting after his great labours.

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line

From this reading BOÛGUS (_rushing in, followed by Naisi and Narsti_): It’s destroyed we are, entirely.

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From this reading SEAMUS: Where’s himself?

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From this reading SEAN: Asleep, God help him, and dreaming of Caitilin ni Houlihan, the creature, and her wedded to him in these coming days.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading BRIDGEEN DICK (_sharply_): Let yourself be holding your tongue now, Peadar Roabensôn, with your great noises to waken the seven sleepers, and he not stretched in his bed a dozen hours to be resting after his great labours.

in an aggressive manner

From this reading BRIDGEEN DICK (_sharply_): Let yourself be holding your tongue now, Peadar Roabensôn, with your great noises to waken the seven sleepers, and he not stretched in his bed a dozen hours to be resting after his great labours.

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

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

plural of “sleeper” — a rester who is sleeping

From this reading BRIDGEEN DICK (_sharply_): Let yourself be holding your tongue now, Peadar Roabensôn, with your great noises to waken the seven sleepers, and he not stretched in his bed a dozen hours to be resting after his great labours.

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

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching

From this reading BRIDGEEN DICK (_sharply_): Let yourself be holding your tongue now, Peadar Roabensôn, with your great noises to waken the seven sleepers, and he not stretched in his bed a dozen hours to be resting after his great labours.

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

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

From this reading SEAN: Asleep, God help him, and dreaming of Caitilin ni Houlihan, the creature, and her wedded to him in these coming days.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

in or at that place or location

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading SEAN: Asleep, God help him, and dreaming of Caitilin ni Houlihan, the creature, and her wedded to him in these coming days.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

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

From this reading SEAN: Asleep, God help him, and dreaming of Caitilin ni Houlihan, the creature, and her wedded to him in these coming days.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading BRIDGEEN DICK (_sharply_): Let yourself be holding your tongue now, Peadar Roabensôn, with your great noises to waken the seven sleepers, and he not stretched in his bed a dozen hours to be resting after his great labours.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

cause to become awake or conscious

From this reading BRIDGEEN DICK (_sharply_): Let yourself be holding your tongue now, Peadar Roabensôn, with your great noises to waken the seven sleepers, and he not stretched in his bed a dozen hours to be resting after his great labours.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading BOÛGUS (_rushing in, followed by Naisi and Narsti_): It’s destroyed we are, entirely.

having been taken in marriage

From this reading SEAN: Asleep, God help him, and dreaming of Caitilin ni Houlihan, the creature, and her wedded to him in these coming days.

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From this reading SEAMUS: Where’s himself?

in the company of; together with

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading PEADAR (_roughly_): It’s her he can put from his mind then, for she’s up there on the hillside with Cosgrave and Mulcahy, and James Craig, and they going on together with dancing and merriment, the way would surprise the stags for leppin’; and her that let on to be a decent woman would marry a holy man.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading BRIDGEEN DICK (_sharply_): Let yourself be holding your tongue now, Peadar Roabensôn, with your great noises to waken the seven sleepers, and he not stretched in his bed a dozen hours to be resting after his great labours.

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading BRIDGEEN DICK (_sharply_): Let yourself be holding your tongue now, Peadar Roabensôn, with your great noises to waken the seven sleepers, and he not stretched in his bed a dozen hours to be resting after his great labours.