adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It had verdant shrubs, green turf, thick fringes of flowers, and one solitary elmtree in the centre whose branches spread like a cedar of Lebanon.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the moonlight Patsy had the telling of a wonderful story to such an audience as he had never had before in his life, and he had had them from Bundoran to Limerick, from Limerick to the foothills of the Rockies.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had verdant shrubs, green turf, thick fringes of flowers, and one solitary elmtree in the centre whose branches spread like a cedar of Lebanon.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the moonlight Patsy had the telling of a wonderful story to such an audience as he had never had before in his life, and he had had them from Bundoran to Limerick, from Limerick to the foothills of the Rockies.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the supper-table spread by Norah Doyle, in spite of the protests of her visitors--the Young Doctor, Louise and Patsy--Nolan Doyle, who had a fine gift for playful talk, had tried to keep the situation free from melodrama.
audiencenounUS /ˈɑːdiəns/
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading In the moonlight Patsy had the telling of a wonderful story to such an audience as he had never had before in his life, and he had had them from Bundoran to Limerick, from Limerick to the foothills of the Rockies.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The seance of love and legend had been Patsy’s own idea.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In the moonlight Patsy had the telling of a wonderful story to such an audience as he had never had before in his life, and he had had them from Bundoran to Limerick, from Limerick to the foothills of the Rockies.
bosomnounUS /ˈbʊzəm/
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading Patsy Kernaghan was in his element in the garden with which Norah Doyle had decorated the brown bosom of the prairie.
branchesnounUS /ˈbræntʃəz/
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading It had verdant shrubs, green turf, thick fringes of flowers, and one solitary elmtree in the centre whose branches spread like a cedar of Lebanon.
brownnounUS /braʊn/
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Patsy Kernaghan was in his element in the garden with which Norah Doyle had decorated the brown bosom of the prairie.
Bundoran
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From this reading In the moonlight Patsy had the telling of a wonderful story to such an audience as he had never had before in his life, and he had had them from Bundoran to Limerick, from Limerick to the foothills of the Rockies.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At the supper-table spread by Norah Doyle, in spite of the protests of her visitors--the Young Doctor, Louise and Patsy--Nolan Doyle, who had a fine gift for playful talk, had tried to keep the situation free from melodrama.
cedarnounUS /ˈsiːdər/
any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading It had verdant shrubs, green turf, thick fringes of flowers, and one solitary elmtree in the centre whose branches spread like a cedar of Lebanon.
centrenounUS /ˈsentər/
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading It had verdant shrubs, green turf, thick fringes of flowers, and one solitary elmtree in the centre whose branches spread like a cedar of Lebanon.
decoratedadjectiveUS /ˈdekəreɪtɪd/
provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
From this reading Patsy Kernaghan was in his element in the garden with which Norah Doyle had decorated the brown bosom of the prairie.
DoctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading At the supper-table spread by Norah Doyle, in spite of the protests of her visitors--the Young Doctor, Louise and Patsy--Nolan Doyle, who had a fine gift for playful talk, had tried to keep the situation free from melodrama.
Doyle
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From this reading Patsy Kernaghan was in his element in the garden with which Norah Doyle had decorated the brown bosom of the prairie.
elementnounUS /ˈeləmənt/
an abstract part of something
From this reading Patsy Kernaghan was in his element in the garden with which Norah Doyle had decorated the brown bosom of the prairie.
elmtree
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From this reading It had verdant shrubs, green turf, thick fringes of flowers, and one solitary elmtree in the centre whose branches spread like a cedar of Lebanon.
fineadjectiveUS /faɪn/
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading At the supper-table spread by Norah Doyle, in spite of the protests of her visitors--the Young Doctor, Louise and Patsy--Nolan Doyle, who had a fine gift for playful talk, had tried to keep the situation free from melodrama.
flowersnounUS /ˈflaʊərz/
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading It had verdant shrubs, green turf, thick fringes of flowers, and one solitary elmtree in the centre whose branches spread like a cedar of Lebanon.
foothillsnounUS /ˈfʊthɪlz/
plural of “foothill” — a relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain
From this reading In the moonlight Patsy had the telling of a wonderful story to such an audience as he had never had before in his life, and he had had them from Bundoran to Limerick, from Limerick to the foothills of the Rockies.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the supper-table spread by Norah Doyle, in spite of the protests of her visitors--the Young Doctor, Louise and Patsy--Nolan Doyle, who had a fine gift for playful talk, had tried to keep the situation free from melodrama.
freeverbUS /friː/
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading At the supper-table spread by Norah Doyle, in spite of the protests of her visitors--the Young Doctor, Louise and Patsy--Nolan Doyle, who had a fine gift for playful talk, had tried to keep the situation free from melodrama.
fringesnounUS /ˈfrɪndʒɪz/
plural of “fringe” — the outside boundary or surface of something
From this reading It had verdant shrubs, green turf, thick fringes of flowers, and one solitary elmtree in the centre whose branches spread like a cedar of Lebanon.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the moonlight Patsy had the telling of a wonderful story to such an audience as he had never had before in his life, and he had had them from Bundoran to Limerick, from Limerick to the foothills of the Rockies.
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Patsy Kernaghan was in his element in the garden with which Norah Doyle had decorated the brown bosom of the prairie.
giftnounUS /ɡɪft/
something acquired without compensation
From this reading At the supper-table spread by Norah Doyle, in spite of the protests of her visitors--the Young Doctor, Louise and Patsy--Nolan Doyle, who had a fine gift for playful talk, had tried to keep the situation free from melodrama.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading It had verdant shrubs, green turf, thick fringes of flowers, and one solitary elmtree in the centre whose branches spread like a cedar of Lebanon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Patsy Kernaghan was in his element in the garden with which Norah Doyle had decorated the brown bosom of the prairie.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the moonlight Patsy had the telling of a wonderful story to such an audience as he had never had before in his life, and he had had them from Bundoran to Limerick, from Limerick to the foothills of the Rockies.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At the supper-table spread by Norah Doyle, in spite of the protests of her visitors--the Young Doctor, Louise and Patsy--Nolan Doyle, who had a fine gift for playful talk, had tried to keep the situation free from melodrama.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Patsy Kernaghan was in his element in the garden with which Norah Doyle had decorated the brown bosom of the prairie.
ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The seance of love and legend had been Patsy’s own idea.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Patsy Kernaghan was in his element in the garden with which Norah Doyle had decorated the brown bosom of the prairie.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had verdant shrubs, green turf, thick fringes of flowers, and one solitary elmtree in the centre whose branches spread like a cedar of Lebanon.
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading At the supper-table spread by Norah Doyle, in spite of the protests of her visitors--the Young Doctor, Louise and Patsy--Nolan Doyle, who had a fine gift for playful talk, had tried to keep the situation free from melodrama.
Kernaghan
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Patsy Kernaghan was in his element in the garden with which Norah Doyle had decorated the brown bosom of the prairie.
LebanonnounUS /ˈlebənən/
an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean
From this reading It had verdant shrubs, green turf, thick fringes of flowers, and one solitary elmtree in the centre whose branches spread like a cedar of Lebanon.
legendnounUS /ˈledʒənd/
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading The seance of love and legend had been Patsy’s own idea.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading In the moonlight Patsy had the telling of a wonderful story to such an audience as he had never had before in his life, and he had had them from Bundoran to Limerick, from Limerick to the foothills of the Rockies.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It had verdant shrubs, green turf, thick fringes of flowers, and one solitary elmtree in the centre whose branches spread like a cedar of Lebanon.
LimericknounUS /ˈlɪmərɪk/
port city in southwestern Ireland
From this reading In the moonlight Patsy had the telling of a wonderful story to such an audience as he had never had before in his life, and he had had them from Bundoran to Limerick, from Limerick to the foothills of the Rockies.
Louise
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From this reading At the supper-table spread by Norah Doyle, in spite of the protests of her visitors--the Young Doctor, Louise and Patsy--Nolan Doyle, who had a fine gift for playful talk, had tried to keep the situation free from melodrama.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The seance of love and legend had been Patsy’s own idea.
melodramanounUS /ˈmelədrɑːmə/
an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization
From this reading At the supper-table spread by Norah Doyle, in spite of the protests of her visitors--the Young Doctor, Louise and Patsy--Nolan Doyle, who had a fine gift for playful talk, had tried to keep the situation free from melodrama.
moonlightnounUS /ˈmuːnlaɪt/
the light of the Moon
From this reading In the moonlight Patsy had the telling of a wonderful story to such an audience as he had never had before in his life, and he had had them from Bundoran to Limerick, from Limerick to the foothills of the Rockies.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading In the moonlight Patsy had the telling of a wonderful story to such an audience as he had never had before in his life, and he had had them from Bundoran to Limerick, from Limerick to the foothills of the Rockies.
Nolan
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the supper-table spread by Norah Doyle, in spite of the protests of her visitors--the Young Doctor, Louise and Patsy--Nolan Doyle, who had a fine gift for playful talk, had tried to keep the situation free from melodrama.
Norah
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From this reading Patsy Kernaghan was in his element in the garden with which Norah Doyle had decorated the brown bosom of the prairie.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Patsy Kernaghan was in his element in the garden with which Norah Doyle had decorated the brown bosom of the prairie.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It had verdant shrubs, green turf, thick fringes of flowers, and one solitary elmtree in the centre whose branches spread like a cedar of Lebanon.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The seance of love and legend had been Patsy’s own idea.
PatsynounUS /ˈpætsi/
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading Patsy Kernaghan was in his element in the garden with which Norah Doyle had decorated the brown bosom of the prairie.
Patsy's
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From this reading The seance of love and legend had been Patsy’s own idea.
playfuladjectiveUS /ˈpleɪfəl/
full of fun and high spirits
From this reading At the supper-table spread by Norah Doyle, in spite of the protests of her visitors--the Young Doctor, Louise and Patsy--Nolan Doyle, who had a fine gift for playful talk, had tried to keep the situation free from melodrama.
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading Patsy Kernaghan was in his element in the garden with which Norah Doyle had decorated the brown bosom of the prairie.
protestsnounUS /ˈproʊtests/
plural of “protest” — a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading At the supper-table spread by Norah Doyle, in spite of the protests of her visitors--the Young Doctor, Louise and Patsy--Nolan Doyle, who had a fine gift for playful talk, had tried to keep the situation free from melodrama.
RockiesnounUS /ˈrɑːkiz/
the chief mountain range of western North America; extends from British Columbia to northern New Mexico; forms the continental divide
From this reading In the moonlight Patsy had the telling of a wonderful story to such an audience as he had never had before in his life, and he had had them from Bundoran to Limerick, from Limerick to the foothills of the Rockies.
seancenounUS /ˈseɪɑːns/
a meeting of spiritualists
From this reading The seance of love and legend had been Patsy’s own idea.
shrubsnounUS /ʃrʌbz/
plural of “shrub” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading It had verdant shrubs, green turf, thick fringes of flowers, and one solitary elmtree in the centre whose branches spread like a cedar of Lebanon.
situationnounUS /ˌsɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən/
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading At the supper-table spread by Norah Doyle, in spite of the protests of her visitors--the Young Doctor, Louise and Patsy--Nolan Doyle, who had a fine gift for playful talk, had tried to keep the situation free from melodrama.
solitaryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləteri/
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading It had verdant shrubs, green turf, thick fringes of flowers, and one solitary elmtree in the centre whose branches spread like a cedar of Lebanon.
spitenounUS /spaɪt/
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading At the supper-table spread by Norah Doyle, in spite of the protests of her visitors--the Young Doctor, Louise and Patsy--Nolan Doyle, who had a fine gift for playful talk, had tried to keep the situation free from melodrama.
spreadverbUS /spred/
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading It had verdant shrubs, green turf, thick fringes of flowers, and one solitary elmtree in the centre whose branches spread like a cedar of Lebanon.
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading In the moonlight Patsy had the telling of a wonderful story to such an audience as he had never had before in his life, and he had had them from Bundoran to Limerick, from Limerick to the foothills of the Rockies.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In the moonlight Patsy had the telling of a wonderful story to such an audience as he had never had before in his life, and he had had them from Bundoran to Limerick, from Limerick to the foothills of the Rockies.
supper-table
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the supper-table spread by Norah Doyle, in spite of the protests of her visitors--the Young Doctor, Louise and Patsy--Nolan Doyle, who had a fine gift for playful talk, had tried to keep the situation free from melodrama.
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading At the supper-table spread by Norah Doyle, in spite of the protests of her visitors--the Young Doctor, Louise and Patsy--Nolan Doyle, who had a fine gift for playful talk, had tried to keep the situation free from melodrama.
tellingadjectiveUS /ˈtelɪŋ/
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading In the moonlight Patsy had the telling of a wonderful story to such an audience as he had never had before in his life, and he had had them from Bundoran to Limerick, from Limerick to the foothills of the Rockies.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Patsy Kernaghan was in his element in the garden with which Norah Doyle had decorated the brown bosom of the prairie.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In the moonlight Patsy had the telling of a wonderful story to such an audience as he had never had before in his life, and he had had them from Bundoran to Limerick, from Limerick to the foothills of the Rockies.
thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading It had verdant shrubs, green turf, thick fringes of flowers, and one solitary elmtree in the centre whose branches spread like a cedar of Lebanon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the moonlight Patsy had the telling of a wonderful story to such an audience as he had never had before in his life, and he had had them from Bundoran to Limerick, from Limerick to the foothills of the Rockies.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading At the supper-table spread by Norah Doyle, in spite of the protests of her visitors--the Young Doctor, Louise and Patsy--Nolan Doyle, who had a fine gift for playful talk, had tried to keep the situation free from melodrama.
turfnounUS /tɜːrf/
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading It had verdant shrubs, green turf, thick fringes of flowers, and one solitary elmtree in the centre whose branches spread like a cedar of Lebanon.
verdantadjectiveUS /ˈvɜːrdənt/
characterized by abundance of verdure
From this reading It had verdant shrubs, green turf, thick fringes of flowers, and one solitary elmtree in the centre whose branches spread like a cedar of Lebanon.
visitorsnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtərz/
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading At the supper-table spread by Norah Doyle, in spite of the protests of her visitors--the Young Doctor, Louise and Patsy--Nolan Doyle, who had a fine gift for playful talk, had tried to keep the situation free from melodrama.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Patsy Kernaghan was in his element in the garden with which Norah Doyle had decorated the brown bosom of the prairie.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Patsy Kernaghan was in his element in the garden with which Norah Doyle had decorated the brown bosom of the prairie.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At the supper-table spread by Norah Doyle, in spite of the protests of her visitors--the Young Doctor, Louise and Patsy--Nolan Doyle, who had a fine gift for playful talk, had tried to keep the situation free from melodrama.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading It had verdant shrubs, green turf, thick fringes of flowers, and one solitary elmtree in the centre whose branches spread like a cedar of Lebanon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Patsy Kernaghan was in his element in the garden with which Norah Doyle had decorated the brown bosom of the prairie.
wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading In the moonlight Patsy had the telling of a wonderful story to such an audience as he had never had before in his life, and he had had them from Bundoran to Limerick, from Limerick to the foothills of the Rockies.
YoungadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading At the supper-table spread by Norah Doyle, in spite of the protests of her visitors--the Young Doctor, Louise and Patsy--Nolan Doyle, who had a fine gift for playful talk, had tried to keep the situation free from melodrama.
