Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

later than; following

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading But with Mary I have always thought it was jealousy.

a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

according with custom or propriety

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "It isn't the prices, Mrs. Jardine--it's the quantity you have been ordering.

plural of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

plural of “block” — a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

the act of breaking something

From this reading THE BREAKING UP OF MARY Prosperity disagrees with some people.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But with Mary I have always thought it was jealousy.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

a fractional monetary unit of several countries

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

state emphatically and authoritatively

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

third-person singular of “disagree” — be of different opinions

From this reading THE BREAKING UP OF MARY Prosperity disagrees with some people.

imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

being one more than seven

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

be greater in scope or size than some standard

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

more than is needed, desired, or required

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

steadfast in affection or allegiance

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

someone who takes care of a garden

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies)

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading But with Mary I have always thought it was jealousy.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

a holiday taken by a newly married couple

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading But with Mary I have always thought it was jealousy.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

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From this reading "It isn't the prices, Mrs. Jardine--it's the quantity you have been ordering.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But with Mary I have always thought it was jealousy.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "It isn't the prices, Mrs. Jardine--it's the quantity you have been ordering.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "It isn't the prices, Mrs. Jardine--it's the quantity you have been ordering.

a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)

From this reading But with Mary I have always thought it was jealousy.

informal terms for money

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

plural of “maid” — a female domestic

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading THE BREAKING UP OF MARY Prosperity disagrees with some people.

possessive form of “mary” — the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading "It isn't the prices, Mrs. Jardine--it's the quantity you have been ordering.

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

not any; not one

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

being perceived or observed

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE BREAKING UP OF MARY Prosperity disagrees with some people.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

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From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

cultivated in temperate regions

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading THE BREAKING UP OF MARY Prosperity disagrees with some people.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

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From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

almost; nearly

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

plural of “price” — the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment

From this reading THE BREAKING UP OF MARY Prosperity disagrees with some people.

how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

From this reading "It isn't the prices, Mrs. Jardine--it's the quantity you have been ordering.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

Identical; not different.

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading THE BREAKING UP OF MARY Prosperity disagrees with some people.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE BREAKING UP OF MARY Prosperity disagrees with some people.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading But with Mary I have always thought it was jealousy.

any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

incapable of being tolerated or endured

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading THE BREAKING UP OF MARY Prosperity disagrees with some people.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

the act of using

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

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From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But with Mary I have always thought it was jealousy.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

which person or people

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

a means of flight or ascent

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE BREAKING UP OF MARY Prosperity disagrees with some people.

the basic unit of money in South Korea

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading I noticed that the bills were becoming perfectly unbearable, and, never dreaming that our good, faithful Mary could be at fault,--she, who used to declare that she had walked ten blocks to find lettuce at eight cents a head instead of nine, and who never could be persuaded that her time at home was worth far more to me than that extra cent,--I spoke to the grocer and asked him what he meant by such prices.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "It isn't the prices, Mrs. Jardine--it's the quantity you have been ordering.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading As long as we had no one but her, and she practically ran the house and us, too, she was the same faithful, honest, sympathetic soul, who first won our young love at the Waldorf during our honeymoon, but after we came to Peach Orchard and needed old Amos for the horses, and a gardener, and two extra maids in the house, Mary's thrift took wings, and no Liande de Pougy or Otero could exceed her extravagance in ordering things she did not want, and never could use.