ain't
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From this reading “Good-by, mother—it’s too bad you ain’t going.
(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 I hate to leave you all alone.”
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading I hate to leave you all alone.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “Good-by, mother—it’s too bad you ain’t going.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
box-sleigh
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From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
buffalonounUS /ˈbʌfəloʊ/
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THANKSGIVING DAY.
DeaconnounUS /ˈdiːkən/
a Protestant layman who assists the minister
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
don't
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From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
GilmannounUS /ˈɡɪlmən/
United States feminist (1860-1935)
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
the act of departing
From this reading “Good-by, mother—it’s too bad you ain’t going.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Now, I know you haven’t got nothing to keep you,” said the good woman, seconding her husband’s invitation.
Good-bynoun
a farewell remark
From this reading “Good-by, mother—it’s too bad you ain’t going.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Now, I know you haven’t got nothing to keep you,” said the good woman, seconding her husband’s invitation.
Hadn't
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From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading I hate to leave you all alone.”
haven't
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From this reading “Now, I know you haven’t got nothing to keep you,” said the good woman, seconding her husband’s invitation.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
husband'snounUS /ˈhʌzbəndz/
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “Now, I know you haven’t got nothing to keep you,” said the good woman, seconding her husband’s invitation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hate to leave you all alone.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading “Now, I know you haven’t got nothing to keep you,” said the good woman, seconding her husband’s invitation.
it's
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From this reading “Good-by, mother—it’s too bad you ain’t going.
and nothing more
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Now, I know you haven’t got nothing to keep you,” said the good woman, seconding her husband’s invitation.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Now, I know you haven’t got nothing to keep you,” said the good woman, seconding her husband’s invitation.
go away from a place
From this reading I hate to leave you all alone.”
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 “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Good-by, mother—it’s too bad you ain’t going.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Now, I know you haven’t got nothing to keep you,” said the good woman, seconding her husband’s invitation.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now, I know you haven’t got nothing to keep you,” said the good woman, seconding her husband’s invitation.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
ovennounUS /ˈʌvən/
kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
robenounUS /roʊb/
any loose flowing garment
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Now, I know you haven’t got nothing to keep you,” said the good woman, seconding her husband’s invitation.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
seconding
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From this reading “Now, I know you haven’t got nothing to keep you,” said the good woman, seconding her husband’s invitation.
sleighnounUS /sleɪ/
a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
having a supporting base
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
stintnounUS /stɪnt/
an unbroken period of time during which you do something
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
THANKSGIVINGnounUS /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪvɪŋ/
fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
From this reading THANKSGIVING DAY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I hate to leave you all alone.”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Good-by, mother—it’s too bad you ain’t going.
tuckingverbUS /ˈtʌkɪŋ/
-ing form of “tuck” — fit snugly into
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
which person or people
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Hadn’t you better come, _Miss_ Gilman? the sleigh can hold just as many as we can pile in, and my wife don’t stint her oven Thanksgiving Day,” urged the Deacon, standing up in the huge box-sleigh, and tucking the buffalo robe around Mrs. Chase, who was on the front seat with him.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Now, I know you haven’t got nothing to keep you,” said the good woman, seconding her husband’s invitation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Good-by, mother—it’s too bad you ain’t going.
