used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I'll just run back and see your mother a minute--and then--" "You can't well be so rude as that, can you?" said Mary.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading And then she added, as if something within her threw out the words beyond her will: "Why do you call me Cousin Mary all the time?
(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 then she added, as if something within her threw out the words beyond her will: "Why do you call me Cousin Mary all the time?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'll just run back and see your mother a minute--and then--" "You can't well be so rude as that, can you?" said Mary.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I'll just run back and see your mother a minute--and then--" "You can't well be so rude as that, can you?" said Mary.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I'll just run back and see your mother a minute--and then--" "You can't well be so rude as that, can you?" said Mary.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I'll just run back and see your mother a minute--and then--" "You can't well be so rude as that, can you?" said Mary.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading And then she added, as if something within her threw out the words beyond her will: "Why do you call me Cousin Mary all the time?
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And then she added, as if something within her threw out the words beyond her will: "Why do you call me Cousin Mary all the time?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I'll just run back and see your mother a minute--and then--" "You can't well be so rude as that, can you?" said Mary.
can't
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From this reading "I--really, I _can't_, Cousin Mary!
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading The question, of course, expected no notice.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading "I--really, I _can't_, Cousin Mary!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And then she added, as if something within her threw out the words beyond her will: "Why do you call me Cousin Mary all the time?
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading The question, of course, expected no notice.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading I'm only four years older than you."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And then she added, as if something within her threw out the words beyond her will: "Why do you call me Cousin Mary all the time?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I--really, I _can't_, Cousin Mary!
I'll
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From this reading I'll just run back and see your mother a minute--and then--" "You can't well be so rude as that, can you?" said Mary.
I'm
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From this reading I'm only four years older than you."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And then she added, as if something within her threw out the words beyond her will: "Why do you call me Cousin Mary all the time?
and nothing more
From this reading I'll just run back and see your mother a minute--and then--" "You can't well be so rude as that, can you?" said Mary.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading "I--really, I _can't_, Cousin Mary!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And then she added, as if something within her threw out the words beyond her will: "Why do you call me Cousin Mary all the time?
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading I'll just run back and see your mother a minute--and then--" "You can't well be so rude as that, can you?" said Mary.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I'll just run back and see your mother a minute--and then--" "You can't well be so rude as that, can you?" said Mary.
not any; not one
From this reading The question, of course, expected no notice.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading The question, of course, expected no notice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The question, of course, expected no notice.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading I'm only four years older than you."
and nothing more
From this reading I'm only four years older than you."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And then she added, as if something within her threw out the words beyond her will: "Why do you call me Cousin Mary all the time?
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading The question, of course, expected no notice.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "I--really, I _can't_, Cousin Mary!
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading I'll just run back and see your mother a minute--and then--" "You can't well be so rude as that, can you?" said Mary.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I'll just run back and see your mother a minute--and then--" "You can't well be so rude as that, can you?" said Mary.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I'll just run back and see your mother a minute--and then--" "You can't well be so rude as that, can you?" said Mary.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I'll just run back and see your mother a minute--and then--" "You can't well be so rude as that, can you?" said Mary.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then she added, as if something within her threw out the words beyond her will: "Why do you call me Cousin Mary all the time?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I'll just run back and see your mother a minute--and then--" "You can't well be so rude as that, can you?" said Mary.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And then she added, as if something within her threw out the words beyond her will: "Why do you call me Cousin Mary all the time?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I'm only four years older than you."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I'll just run back and see your mother a minute--and then--" "You can't well be so rude as that, can you?" said Mary.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And then she added, as if something within her threw out the words beyond her will: "Why do you call me Cousin Mary all the time?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I'll just run back and see your mother a minute--and then--" "You can't well be so rude as that, can you?" said Mary.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading And then she added, as if something within her threw out the words beyond her will: "Why do you call me Cousin Mary all the time?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And then she added, as if something within her threw out the words beyond her will: "Why do you call me Cousin Mary all the time?
(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 I'll just run back and see your mother a minute--and then--" "You can't well be so rude as that, can you?" said Mary.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading And then she added, as if something within her threw out the words beyond her will: "Why do you call me Cousin Mary all the time?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And then she added, as if something within her threw out the words beyond her will: "Why do you call me Cousin Mary all the time?
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading And then she added, as if something within her threw out the words beyond her will: "Why do you call me Cousin Mary all the time?
the words that are spoken
From this reading And then she added, as if something within her threw out the words beyond her will: "Why do you call me Cousin Mary all the time?
a late time of life
From this reading I'm only four years older than you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'll just run back and see your mother a minute--and then--" "You can't well be so rude as that, can you?" said Mary.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'll just run back and see your mother a minute--and then--" "You can't well be so rude as that, can you?" said Mary.
