Chapter VII

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

From this reading To him, who had never been farther than a day's tramp from the castle, there was nothing in the world's history but it and its owners.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

how long something has existed

From this reading And what consummate art Maria Edgeworth showed in her first novel, _Castle Rackrent_, in letting "poor Thady" ramble with all the garrulity of old age.

(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 And what consummate art Maria Edgeworth showed in her first novel, _Castle Rackrent_, in letting "poor Thady" ramble with all the garrulity of old age.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading No servant but an Irish servant could have told the story as he did, judging the characters of his masters with shrewd wit and relating their worst failings with a "God bless them."

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

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading And what consummate art Maria Edgeworth showed in her first novel, _Castle Rackrent_, in letting "poor Thady" ramble with all the garrulity of old age.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading No servant but an Irish servant could have told the story as he did, judging the characters of his masters with shrewd wit and relating their worst failings with a "God bless them."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

give a benediction to

From this reading No servant but an Irish servant could have told the story as he did, judging the characters of his masters with shrewd wit and relating their worst failings with a "God bless them."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading To him, who had never been farther than a day's tramp from the castle, there was nothing in the world's history but it and its owners.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading No servant but an Irish servant could have told the story as he did, judging the characters of his masters with shrewd wit and relating their worst failings with a "God bless them."

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

fulfill sexually

From this reading And what consummate art Maria Edgeworth showed in her first novel, _Castle Rackrent_, in letting "poor Thady" ramble with all the garrulity of old age.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading No servant but an Irish servant could have told the story as he did, judging the characters of his masters with shrewd wit and relating their worst failings with a "God bless them."

possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading To him, who had never been farther than a day's tramp from the castle, there was nothing in the world's history but it and its owners.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading No servant but an Irish servant could have told the story as he did, judging the characters of his masters with shrewd wit and relating their worst failings with a "God bless them."

caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

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From this reading Maria Edgeworth.

plural of “failing” — a flaw or weak point

From this reading No servant but an Irish servant could have told the story as he did, judging the characters of his masters with shrewd wit and relating their worst failings with a "God bless them."

steadfast in affection or allegiance

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

a social unit living together

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

more distant in especially space or time

From this reading To him, who had never been farther than a day's tramp from the castle, there was nothing in the world's history but it and its owners.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading And what consummate art Maria Edgeworth showed in her first novel, _Castle Rackrent_, in letting "poor Thady" ramble with all the garrulity of old age.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading To him, who had never been farther than a day's tramp from the castle, there was nothing in the world's history but it and its owners.

the quality of being wordy and talkative

From this reading And what consummate art Maria Edgeworth showed in her first novel, _Castle Rackrent_, in letting "poor Thady" ramble with all the garrulity of old age.

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 No servant but an Irish servant could have told the story as he did, judging the characters of his masters with shrewd wit and relating their worst failings with a "God bless them."

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

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

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

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

From this reading And what consummate art Maria Edgeworth showed in her first novel, _Castle Rackrent_, in letting "poor Thady" ramble with all the garrulity of old age.

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

From this reading To him, who had never been farther than a day's tramp from the castle, there was nothing in the world's history but it and its owners.

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

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

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

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

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

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

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

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

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

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

third-person singular of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

people of Ireland or of Irish extraction

From this reading No servant but an Irish servant could have told the story as he did, judging the characters of his masters with shrewd wit and relating their worst failings with a "God bless them."

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

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading To him, who had never been farther than a day's tramp from the castle, there was nothing in the world's history but it and its owners.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading To him, who had never been farther than a day's tramp from the castle, there was nothing in the world's history but it and its owners.

the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions

From this reading No servant but an Irish servant could have told the story as he did, judging the characters of his masters with shrewd wit and relating their worst failings with a "God bless them."

apprehended with certainty

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

property that is leased or rented out or let

From this reading And what consummate art Maria Edgeworth showed in her first novel, _Castle Rackrent_, in letting "poor Thady" ramble with all the garrulity of old age.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon

From this reading Maria Edgeworth.

United States poet (1869-1950)

From this reading No servant but an Irish servant could have told the story as he did, judging the characters of his masters with shrewd wit and relating their worst failings with a "God bless them."

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

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

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

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading To him, who had never been farther than a day's tramp from the castle, there was nothing in the world's history but it and its owners.

not any; not one

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading To him, who had never been farther than a day's tramp from the castle, there was nothing in the world's history but it and its owners.

an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

From this reading And what consummate art Maria Edgeworth showed in her first novel, _Castle Rackrent_, in letting "poor Thady" ramble with all the garrulity of old age.

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

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

plural of “owner” — (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading To him, who had never been farther than a day's tramp from the castle, there was nothing in the world's history but it and its owners.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

a strange attitude or habit

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

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

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

continue talking or writing in a desultory manner

From this reading And what consummate art Maria Edgeworth showed in her first novel, _Castle Rackrent_, in letting "poor Thady" ramble with all the garrulity of old age.

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

-ing form of “relate” — make a logical or causal connection

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

To recall to mind.

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

complimentary; without payment of rent

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading And what consummate art Maria Edgeworth showed in her first novel, _Castle Rackrent_, in letting "poor Thady" ramble with all the garrulity of old age.

marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

From this reading No servant but an Irish servant could have told the story as he did, judging the characters of his masters with shrewd wit and relating their worst failings with a "God bless them."

term of address for a man

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

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 No servant but an Irish servant could have told the story as he did, judging the characters of his masters with shrewd wit and relating their worst failings with a "God bless them."

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From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

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

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading No servant but an Irish servant could have told the story as he did, judging the characters of his masters with shrewd wit and relating their worst failings with a "God bless them."

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

in or at that place or location

From this reading To him, who had never been farther than a day's tramp from the castle, there was nothing in the world's history but it and its owners.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

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

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading No servant but an Irish servant could have told the story as he did, judging the characters of his masters with shrewd wit and relating their worst failings with a "God bless them."

a vagrant

From this reading To him, who had never been farther than a day's tramp from the castle, there was nothing in the world's history but it and its owners.

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

From this reading To him, who had never been farther than a day's tramp from the castle, there was nothing in the world's history but it and its owners.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading And what consummate art Maria Edgeworth showed in her first novel, _Castle Rackrent_, in letting "poor Thady" ramble with all the garrulity of old age.

in or at the place that

From this reading Lady Morgan "My real name is Thady Quirk, though in the family I have always been known by no other than 'honest Thady'; afterward, in the time of Sir Murtagh, diseased, I remember to hear them calling me 'old Thady,' and now I'm come to 'poor Thady.'" Thus the faithful servant of the Rackrent family introduces himself, before relating the history of the lords of the castle, where he and his had lived rent-free time out of mind.

which person or people

From this reading To him, who had never been farther than a day's tramp from the castle, there was nothing in the world's history but it and its owners.

a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

From this reading No servant but an Irish servant could have told the story as he did, judging the characters of his masters with shrewd wit and relating their worst failings with a "God bless them."

in the company of; together with

From this reading And what consummate art Maria Edgeworth showed in her first novel, _Castle Rackrent_, in letting "poor Thady" ramble with all the garrulity of old age.

possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere

From this reading To him, who had never been farther than a day's tramp from the castle, there was nothing in the world's history but it and its owners.

the least favorable outcome

From this reading No servant but an Irish servant could have told the story as he did, judging the characters of his masters with shrewd wit and relating their worst failings with a "God bless them."