used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Oh, a decent body enough; but they do say the husband was a poacher.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading She wouldn't have got in here if I hadn't spoke for her, and I'm ashamed of her, that I am."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, he's dead, and Betty's the eldest of the family.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading She wouldn't have got in here if I hadn't spoke for her, and I'm ashamed of her, that I am."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Nursey, I do wish you'd tell father that you _know_ she hasn't done it, and beg and beseech of him not to send her away."
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "Nursey, I do wish you'd tell father that you _know_ she hasn't done it, and beg and beseech of him not to send her away."
beseechverbUS /biˈsiːtʃ/
ask for or request earnestly
From this reading "Nursey, I do wish you'd tell father that you _know_ she hasn't done it, and beg and beseech of him not to send her away."
Betty's
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From this reading Well, he's dead, and Betty's the eldest of the family.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading "Oh, a decent body enough; but they do say the husband was a poacher.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh, a decent body enough; but they do say the husband was a poacher.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Well, he's dead, and Betty's the eldest of the family.
decentadjectiveUS /ˈdiːsənt/
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading "Oh, a decent body enough; but they do say the husband was a poacher.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Oh, a decent body enough; but they do say the husband was a poacher.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Nursey, I do wish you'd tell father that you _know_ she hasn't done it, and beg and beseech of him not to send her away."
eldestadjectiveUS /ˈeldəst/
first in order of birth
From this reading Well, he's dead, and Betty's the eldest of the family.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Oh, a decent body enough; but they do say the husband was a poacher.
a social unit living together
From this reading Well, he's dead, and Betty's the eldest of the family.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Nursey, I do wish you'd tell father that you _know_ she hasn't done it, and beg and beseech of him not to send her away."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She wouldn't have got in here if I hadn't spoke for her, and I'm ashamed of her, that I am."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She wouldn't have got in here if I hadn't spoke for her, and I'm ashamed of her, that I am."
hadn't
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From this reading She wouldn't have got in here if I hadn't spoke for her, and I'm ashamed of her, that I am."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "I, tell the master that?" said nurse, holding up her hands.
hasn't
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From this reading "Nursey, I do wish you'd tell father that you _know_ she hasn't done it, and beg and beseech of him not to send her away."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She wouldn't have got in here if I hadn't spoke for her, and I'm ashamed of her, that I am."
he's
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From this reading Well, he's dead, and Betty's the eldest of the family.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She wouldn't have got in here if I hadn't spoke for her, and I'm ashamed of her, that I am."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading She wouldn't have got in here if I hadn't spoke for her, and I'm ashamed of her, that I am."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Nursey, I do wish you'd tell father that you _know_ she hasn't done it, and beg and beseech of him not to send her away."
the act of retaining something
From this reading "I, tell the master that?" said nurse, holding up her hands.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading "Oh, a decent body enough; but they do say the husband was a poacher.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She wouldn't have got in here if I hadn't spoke for her, and I'm ashamed of her, that I am."
I'm
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From this reading She wouldn't have got in here if I hadn't spoke for her, and I'm ashamed of her, that I am."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She wouldn't have got in here if I hadn't spoke for her, and I'm ashamed of her, that I am."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She wouldn't have got in here if I hadn't spoke for her, and I'm ashamed of her, that I am."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Nursey, I do wish you'd tell father that you _know_ she hasn't done it, and beg and beseech of him not to send her away."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Nursey, I do wish you'd tell father that you _know_ she hasn't done it, and beg and beseech of him not to send her away."
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "I, tell the master that?" said nurse, holding up her hands.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Nursey, I do wish you'd tell father that you _know_ she hasn't done it, and beg and beseech of him not to send her away."
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading "I, tell the master that?" said nurse, holding up her hands.
Nursey
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From this reading "Nursey, I do wish you'd tell father that you _know_ she hasn't done it, and beg and beseech of him not to send her away."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, he's dead, and Betty's the eldest of the family.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, a decent body enough; but they do say the husband was a poacher.
poachernounUS /ˈpoʊtʃər/
someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of another
From this reading "Oh, a decent body enough; but they do say the husband was a poacher.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I, tell the master that?" said nurse, holding up her hands.
express in words
From this reading "Oh, a decent body enough; but they do say the husband was a poacher.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "Nursey, I do wish you'd tell father that you _know_ she hasn't done it, and beg and beseech of him not to send her away."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wouldn't have got in here if I hadn't spoke for her, and I'm ashamed of her, that I am."
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading She wouldn't have got in here if I hadn't spoke for her, and I'm ashamed of her, that I am."
express in words
From this reading "Nursey, I do wish you'd tell father that you _know_ she hasn't done it, and beg and beseech of him not to send her away."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She wouldn't have got in here if I hadn't spoke for her, and I'm ashamed of her, that I am."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, a decent body enough; but they do say the husband was a poacher.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, a decent body enough; but they do say the husband was a poacher.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Nursey, I do wish you'd tell father that you _know_ she hasn't done it, and beg and beseech of him not to send her away."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I, tell the master that?" said nurse, holding up her hands.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, a decent body enough; but they do say the husband was a poacher.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, he's dead, and Betty's the eldest of the family.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "Nursey, I do wish you'd tell father that you _know_ she hasn't done it, and beg and beseech of him not to send her away."
wouldn't
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From this reading She wouldn't have got in here if I hadn't spoke for her, and I'm ashamed of her, that I am."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Nursey, I do wish you'd tell father that you _know_ she hasn't done it, and beg and beseech of him not to send her away."
you'd
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From this reading "Nursey, I do wish you'd tell father that you _know_ she hasn't done it, and beg and beseech of him not to send her away."
