used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A HEAD OF LETTUCE_.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading One afternoon in the end of October, Esther, who had just come home from school was laid hold of by Mrs. Barker with a face of grave calculation.
approveverbUS /əˈpruːv/
give sanction to
From this reading 'Miss Esther, will ye approve that I send Christopher over to that market woman's to get a head o' lettuce for the colonel's supper?
BarkernounUS /ˈbɑːrkər/
someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers
From this reading One afternoon in the end of October, Esther, who had just come home from school was laid hold of by Mrs. Barker with a face of grave calculation.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading There's nought in the house but a bit o' cold green tongue, savin', of course, the morrow's dinner.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There's nought in the house but a bit o' cold green tongue, savin', of course, the morrow's dinner.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One afternoon in the end of October, Esther, who had just come home from school was laid hold of by Mrs. Barker with a face of grave calculation.
calculationnounUS /ˌkælkjəˈleɪʃən/
the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
From this reading One afternoon in the end of October, Esther, who had just come home from school was laid hold of by Mrs. Barker with a face of grave calculation.
ChristophernounUS /ˈkrɪstəfər/
Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
From this reading 'Miss Esther, will ye approve that I send Christopher over to that market woman's to get a head o' lettuce for the colonel's supper?
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading There's nought in the house but a bit o' cold green tongue, savin', of course, the morrow's dinner.
colonel'snounUS /ˈkɜːrnəlz/
possessive form of “colonel” — a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading 'Miss Esther, will ye approve that I send Christopher over to that market woman's to get a head o' lettuce for the colonel's supper?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading One afternoon in the end of October, Esther, who had just come home from school was laid hold of by Mrs. Barker with a face of grave calculation.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading There's nought in the house but a bit o' cold green tongue, savin', of course, the morrow's dinner.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading There's nought in the house but a bit o' cold green tongue, savin', of course, the morrow's dinner.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading One afternoon in the end of October, Esther, who had just come home from school was laid hold of by Mrs. Barker with a face of grave calculation.
EsthernounUS /ˈestər/
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading One afternoon in the end of October, Esther, who had just come home from school was laid hold of by Mrs. Barker with a face of grave calculation.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading One afternoon in the end of October, Esther, who had just come home from school was laid hold of by Mrs. Barker with a face of grave calculation.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading I thought he might fancy a salad.'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'Miss Esther, will ye approve that I send Christopher over to that market woman's to get a head o' lettuce for the colonel's supper?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One afternoon in the end of October, Esther, who had just come home from school was laid hold of by Mrs. Barker with a face of grave calculation.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 'Miss Esther, will ye approve that I send Christopher over to that market woman's to get a head o' lettuce for the colonel's supper?
death of a person
From this reading One afternoon in the end of October, Esther, who had just come home from school was laid hold of by Mrs. Barker with a face of grave calculation.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading There's nought in the house but a bit o' cold green tongue, savin', of course, the morrow's dinner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One afternoon in the end of October, Esther, who had just come home from school was laid hold of by Mrs. Barker with a face of grave calculation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I thought he might fancy a salad.'
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading _A HEAD OF LETTUCE_.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading One afternoon in the end of October, Esther, who had just come home from school was laid hold of by Mrs. Barker with a face of grave calculation.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading One afternoon in the end of October, Esther, who had just come home from school was laid hold of by Mrs. Barker with a face of grave calculation.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading There's nought in the house but a bit o' cold green tongue, savin', of course, the morrow's dinner.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Miss Esther, will ye approve that I send Christopher over to that market woman's to get a head o' lettuce for the colonel's supper?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One afternoon in the end of October, Esther, who had just come home from school was laid hold of by Mrs. Barker with a face of grave calculation.
and nothing more
From this reading One afternoon in the end of October, Esther, who had just come home from school was laid hold of by Mrs. Barker with a face of grave calculation.
set down according to a plan
From this reading One afternoon in the end of October, Esther, who had just come home from school was laid hold of by Mrs. Barker with a face of grave calculation.
LETTUCEnounUS /ˈletəs/
informal terms for money
From this reading _A HEAD OF LETTUCE_.
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading 'Miss Esther, will ye approve that I send Christopher over to that market woman's to get a head o' lettuce for the colonel's supper?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I thought he might fancy a salad.'
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading 'Miss Esther, will ye approve that I send Christopher over to that market woman's to get a head o' lettuce for the colonel's supper?
morrow's
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From this reading There's nought in the house but a bit o' cold green tongue, savin', of course, the morrow's dinner.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading One afternoon in the end of October, Esther, who had just come home from school was laid hold of by Mrs. Barker with a face of grave calculation.
noughtnoun
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
From this reading There's nought in the house but a bit o' cold green tongue, savin', of course, the morrow's dinner.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading 'Miss Esther, will ye approve that I send Christopher over to that market woman's to get a head o' lettuce for the colonel's supper?
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading One afternoon in the end of October, Esther, who had just come home from school was laid hold of by Mrs. Barker with a face of grave calculation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A HEAD OF LETTUCE_.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One afternoon in the end of October, Esther, who had just come home from school was laid hold of by Mrs. Barker with a face of grave calculation.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading 'Miss Esther, will ye approve that I send Christopher over to that market woman's to get a head o' lettuce for the colonel's supper?
saladnounUS /ˈsæləd/
food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
From this reading I thought he might fancy a salad.'
savinnounUS /ˈsævɪn/
procumbent or spreading juniper
From this reading There's nought in the house but a bit o' cold green tongue, savin', of course, the morrow's dinner.
an educational institution
From this reading One afternoon in the end of October, Esther, who had just come home from school was laid hold of by Mrs. Barker with a face of grave calculation.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading 'Miss Esther, will ye approve that I send Christopher over to that market woman's to get a head o' lettuce for the colonel's supper?
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading 'Miss Esther, will ye approve that I send Christopher over to that market woman's to get a head o' lettuce for the colonel's supper?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Miss Esther, will ye approve that I send Christopher over to that market woman's to get a head o' lettuce for the colonel's supper?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One afternoon in the end of October, Esther, who had just come home from school was laid hold of by Mrs. Barker with a face of grave calculation.
There's
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From this reading There's nought in the house but a bit o' cold green tongue, savin', of course, the morrow's dinner.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought he might fancy a salad.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Miss Esther, will ye approve that I send Christopher over to that market woman's to get a head o' lettuce for the colonel's supper?
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading There's nought in the house but a bit o' cold green tongue, savin', of course, the morrow's dinner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One afternoon in the end of October, Esther, who had just come home from school was laid hold of by Mrs. Barker with a face of grave calculation.
which person or people
From this reading One afternoon in the end of October, Esther, who had just come home from school was laid hold of by Mrs. Barker with a face of grave calculation.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'Miss Esther, will ye approve that I send Christopher over to that market woman's to get a head o' lettuce for the colonel's supper?
in the company of; together with
From this reading One afternoon in the end of October, Esther, who had just come home from school was laid hold of by Mrs. Barker with a face of grave calculation.
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading 'Miss Esther, will ye approve that I send Christopher over to that market woman's to get a head o' lettuce for the colonel's supper?
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading 'Miss Esther, will ye approve that I send Christopher over to that market woman's to get a head o' lettuce for the colonel's supper?
