used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If ever you are in Nether Lochaber, go to the Fairy Hill, and you may hear the music yourself, as grown-up people have done, but you must goon a fine day.
anew
From this reading Again, if there are really no fairies, why do people believe in them, all over the world?
(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 Again, if there are really no fairies, why do people believe in them, all over the world?
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The ancient Greeks believed, so did the old Egyptians, and the Hindoos, and the Red Indians, and is it likely, if there are no fairies, that so many different peoples would have seen and heard them?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Editor never saw any himself, but he knows several people who have seen them--in the Highlands--and heard their music.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The Editor never saw any himself, but he knows several people who have seen them--in the Highlands--and heard their music.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If ever you are in Nether Lochaber, go to the Fairy Hill, and you may hear the music yourself, as grown-up people have done, but you must goon a fine day.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If ever you are in Nether Lochaber, go to the Fairy Hill, and you may hear the music yourself, as grown-up people have done, but you must goon a fine day.
Baring-Gould
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From this reading The Rev. Mr. Baring-Gould saw several fairies when he was a boy, and was travelling in the land of the Troubadours.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Again, if there are really no fairies, why do people believe in them, all over the world?
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading The ancient Greeks believed, so did the old Egyptians, and the Hindoos, and the Red Indians, and is it likely, if there are no fairies, that so many different peoples would have seen and heard them?
a youthful male person
From this reading The Rev. Mr. Baring-Gould saw several fairies when he was a boy, and was travelling in the land of the Troubadours.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Editor never saw any himself, but he knows several people who have seen them--in the Highlands--and heard their music.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading If ever you are in Nether Lochaber, go to the Fairy Hill, and you may hear the music yourself, as grown-up people have done, but you must goon a fine day.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The ancient Greeks believed, so did the old Egyptians, and the Hindoos, and the Red Indians, and is it likely, if there are no fairies, that so many different peoples would have seen and heard them?
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading The ancient Greeks believed, so did the old Egyptians, and the Hindoos, and the Red Indians, and is it likely, if there are no fairies, that so many different peoples would have seen and heard them?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Again, if there are really no fairies, why do people believe in them, all over the world?
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading If ever you are in Nether Lochaber, go to the Fairy Hill, and you may hear the music yourself, as grown-up people have done, but you must goon a fine day.
EditornounUS /ˈedətər/
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading The Editor never saw any himself, but he knows several people who have seen them--in the Highlands--and heard their music.
EgyptiansnounUS /ɪˈdʒɪpʃənz/
plural of “egyptian” — a native or inhabitant of Egypt
From this reading The ancient Greeks believed, so did the old Egyptians, and the Hindoos, and the Red Indians, and is it likely, if there are no fairies, that so many different peoples would have seen and heard them?
at any time
From this reading If ever you are in Nether Lochaber, go to the Fairy Hill, and you may hear the music yourself, as grown-up people have done, but you must goon a fine day.
fairiesnounUS /ˈferiz/
plural of “fairy” — a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading Again, if there are really no fairies, why do people believe in them, all over the world?
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading If ever you are in Nether Lochaber, go to the Fairy Hill, and you may hear the music yourself, as grown-up people have done, but you must goon a fine day.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading If ever you are in Nether Lochaber, go to the Fairy Hill, and you may hear the music yourself, as grown-up people have done, but you must goon a fine day.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading If ever you are in Nether Lochaber, go to the Fairy Hill, and you may hear the music yourself, as grown-up people have done, but you must goon a fine day.
goonnounUS /ɡuːn/
an awkward stupid person
From this reading If ever you are in Nether Lochaber, go to the Fairy Hill, and you may hear the music yourself, as grown-up people have done, but you must goon a fine day.
GreeksnounUS /ɡriːks/
plural of “greek” — the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading The ancient Greeks believed, so did the old Egyptians, and the Hindoos, and the Red Indians, and is it likely, if there are no fairies, that so many different peoples would have seen and heard them?
grown-up
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From this reading If ever you are in Nether Lochaber, go to the Fairy Hill, and you may hear the music yourself, as grown-up people have done, but you must goon a fine day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Editor never saw any himself, but he knows several people who have seen them--in the Highlands--and heard their music.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Editor never saw any himself, but he knows several people who have seen them--in the Highlands--and heard their music.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading If ever you are in Nether Lochaber, go to the Fairy Hill, and you may hear the music yourself, as grown-up people have done, but you must goon a fine day.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The Editor never saw any himself, but he knows several people who have seen them--in the Highlands--and heard their music.
HighlandsnounUS /ˈhaɪləndz/
a mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse)
From this reading The Editor never saw any himself, but he knows several people who have seen them--in the Highlands--and heard their music.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading If ever you are in Nether Lochaber, go to the Fairy Hill, and you may hear the music yourself, as grown-up people have done, but you must goon a fine day.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Editor never saw any himself, but he knows several people who have seen them--in the Highlands--and heard their music.
Hindoos
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From this reading The ancient Greeks believed, so did the old Egyptians, and the Hindoos, and the Red Indians, and is it likely, if there are no fairies, that so many different peoples would have seen and heard them?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If ever you are in Nether Lochaber, go to the Fairy Hill, and you may hear the music yourself, as grown-up people have done, but you must goon a fine day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Editor never saw any himself, but he knows several people who have seen them--in the Highlands--and heard their music.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading The ancient Greeks believed, so did the old Egyptians, and the Hindoos, and the Red Indians, and is it likely, if there are no fairies, that so many different peoples would have seen and heard them?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ancient Greeks believed, so did the old Egyptians, and the Hindoos, and the Red Indians, and is it likely, if there are no fairies, that so many different peoples would have seen and heard them?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The ancient Greeks believed, so did the old Egyptians, and the Hindoos, and the Red Indians, and is it likely, if there are no fairies, that so many different peoples would have seen and heard them?
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading The Editor never saw any himself, but he knows several people who have seen them--in the Highlands--and heard their music.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The Rev. Mr. Baring-Gould saw several fairies when he was a boy, and was travelling in the land of the Troubadours.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading The ancient Greeks believed, so did the old Egyptians, and the Hindoos, and the Red Indians, and is it likely, if there are no fairies, that so many different peoples would have seen and heard them?
Lochaber
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From this reading If ever you are in Nether Lochaber, go to the Fairy Hill, and you may hear the music yourself, as grown-up people have done, but you must goon a fine day.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The ancient Greeks believed, so did the old Egyptians, and the Hindoos, and the Red Indians, and is it likely, if there are no fairies, that so many different peoples would have seen and heard them?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading If ever you are in Nether Lochaber, go to the Fairy Hill, and you may hear the music yourself, as grown-up people have done, but you must goon a fine day.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The Rev. Mr. Baring-Gould saw several fairies when he was a boy, and was travelling in the land of the Troubadours.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading The Editor never saw any himself, but he knows several people who have seen them--in the Highlands--and heard their music.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If ever you are in Nether Lochaber, go to the Fairy Hill, and you may hear the music yourself, as grown-up people have done, but you must goon a fine day.
NetheradjectiveUS /ˈneðər/
lower
From this reading If ever you are in Nether Lochaber, go to the Fairy Hill, and you may hear the music yourself, as grown-up people have done, but you must goon a fine day.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The Editor never saw any himself, but he knows several people who have seen them--in the Highlands--and heard their music.
not any; not one
From this reading Again, if there are really no fairies, why do people believe in them, all over the world?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Rev. Mr. Baring-Gould saw several fairies when he was a boy, and was travelling in the land of the Troubadours.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The ancient Greeks believed, so did the old Egyptians, and the Hindoos, and the Red Indians, and is it likely, if there are no fairies, that so many different peoples would have seen and heard them?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Again, if there are really no fairies, why do people believe in them, all over the world?
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The Editor never saw any himself, but he knows several people who have seen them--in the Highlands--and heard their music.
peoplesnounUS /ˈpiːpəlz/
the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group
From this reading The ancient Greeks believed, so did the old Egyptians, and the Hindoos, and the Red Indians, and is it likely, if there are no fairies, that so many different peoples would have seen and heard them?
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Again, if there are really no fairies, why do people believe in them, all over the world?
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The ancient Greeks believed, so did the old Egyptians, and the Hindoos, and the Red Indians, and is it likely, if there are no fairies, that so many different peoples would have seen and heard them?
RevverbUS /rev/
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading The Rev. Mr. Baring-Gould saw several fairies when he was a boy, and was travelling in the land of the Troubadours.
cut with a saw
From this reading The Editor never saw any himself, but he knows several people who have seen them--in the Highlands--and heard their music.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The Editor never saw any himself, but he knows several people who have seen them--in the Highlands--and heard their music.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading The Editor never saw any himself, but he knows several people who have seen them--in the Highlands--and heard their music.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The ancient Greeks believed, so did the old Egyptians, and the Hindoos, and the Red Indians, and is it likely, if there are no fairies, that so many different peoples would have seen and heard them?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The ancient Greeks believed, so did the old Egyptians, and the Hindoos, and the Red Indians, and is it likely, if there are no fairies, that so many different peoples would have seen and heard them?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Editor never saw any himself, but he knows several people who have seen them--in the Highlands--and heard their music.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Editor never saw any himself, but he knows several people who have seen them--in the Highlands--and heard their music.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Editor never saw any himself, but he knows several people who have seen them--in the Highlands--and heard their music.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Again, if there are really no fairies, why do people believe in them, all over the world?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If ever you are in Nether Lochaber, go to the Fairy Hill, and you may hear the music yourself, as grown-up people have done, but you must goon a fine day.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading The Rev. Mr. Baring-Gould saw several fairies when he was a boy, and was travelling in the land of the Troubadours.
Troubadours
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From this reading The Rev. Mr. Baring-Gould saw several fairies when he was a boy, and was travelling in the land of the Troubadours.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Rev. Mr. Baring-Gould saw several fairies when he was a boy, and was travelling in the land of the Troubadours.
at the time that
From this reading The Rev. Mr. Baring-Gould saw several fairies when he was a boy, and was travelling in the land of the Troubadours.
which person or people
From this reading The Editor never saw any himself, but he knows several people who have seen them--in the Highlands--and heard their music.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Again, if there are really no fairies, why do people believe in them, all over the world?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Again, if there are really no fairies, why do people believe in them, all over the world?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The ancient Greeks believed, so did the old Egyptians, and the Hindoos, and the Red Indians, and is it likely, if there are no fairies, that so many different peoples would have seen and heard them?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If ever you are in Nether Lochaber, go to the Fairy Hill, and you may hear the music yourself, as grown-up people have done, but you must goon a fine day.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading If ever you are in Nether Lochaber, go to the Fairy Hill, and you may hear the music yourself, as grown-up people have done, but you must goon a fine day.
