aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "But we oughtn't to b'lieve bad things about people if we don't know 'em," persisted Bessie.
(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 "'Cause she's too spoiled;" said Belle; "and I b'lieve she'd just go and break them all up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "'Cause she's too spoiled;" said Belle; "and I b'lieve she'd just go and break them all up.
b'lieve
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From this reading "'Cause she's too spoiled;" said Belle; "and I b'lieve she'd just go and break them all up.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "But we oughtn't to b'lieve bad things about people if we don't know 'em," persisted Bessie.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "But, Belle, dear, you don't be selfish with your things gen'ally," said Bessie.
BellenounUS /bel/
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading "But, Belle, dear, you don't be selfish with your things gen'ally," said Bessie.
Bessie
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From this reading "But, Belle, dear, you don't be selfish with your things gen'ally," said Bessie.
terminate
From this reading "'Cause she's too spoiled;" said Belle; "and I b'lieve she'd just go and break them all up.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But, Belle, dear, you don't be selfish with your things gen'ally," said Bessie.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading "'Cause she's too spoiled;" said Belle; "and I b'lieve she'd just go and break them all up.
dearly loved
From this reading "But, Belle, dear, you don't be selfish with your things gen'ally," said Bessie.
don't
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From this reading "But, Belle, dear, you don't be selfish with your things gen'ally," said Bessie.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "But we oughtn't to b'lieve bad things about people if we don't know 'em," persisted Bessie.
divisible by two
From this reading "Why won't you even let Mabel see them?"
gen'ally
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From this reading "But, Belle, dear, you don't be selfish with your things gen'ally," said Bessie.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "'Cause she's too spoiled;" said Belle; "and I b'lieve she'd just go and break them all up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'Cause she's too spoiled;" said Belle; "and I b'lieve she'd just go and break them all up.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "But we oughtn't to b'lieve bad things about people if we don't know 'em," persisted Bessie.
and nothing more
From this reading "'Cause she's too spoiled;" said Belle; "and I b'lieve she'd just go and break them all up.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I don't _know_ she would, but I b'lieve she would."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Why won't you even let Mabel see them?"
Mabel
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From this reading "Why won't you even let Mabel see them?"
oughtn't
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From this reading "But we oughtn't to b'lieve bad things about people if we don't know 'em," persisted Bessie.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "But we oughtn't to b'lieve bad things about people if we don't know 'em," persisted Bessie.
persistedverbUS /pərˈsɪstɪd/
past form of “persist” — continue to exist
From this reading "But we oughtn't to b'lieve bad things about people if we don't know 'em," persisted Bessie.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "But, Belle, dear, you don't be selfish with your things gen'ally," said Bessie.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Why won't you even let Mabel see them?"
selfishadjectiveUS /ˈselfɪʃ/
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading "But, Belle, dear, you don't be selfish with your things gen'ally," said Bessie.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I don't _know_ she would, but I b'lieve she would."
she'd
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From this reading "'Cause she's too spoiled;" said Belle; "and I b'lieve she'd just go and break them all up.
she's
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From this reading "'Cause she's too spoiled;" said Belle; "and I b'lieve she'd just go and break them all up.
spoiledadjectiveUS /spɔɪld/
having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention
From this reading "'Cause she's too spoiled;" said Belle; "and I b'lieve she'd just go and break them all up.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Why won't you even let Mabel see them?"
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "But, Belle, dear, you don't be selfish with your things gen'ally," said Bessie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But we oughtn't to b'lieve bad things about people if we don't know 'em," persisted Bessie.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "'Cause she's too spoiled;" said Belle; "and I b'lieve she'd just go and break them all up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "'Cause she's too spoiled;" said Belle; "and I b'lieve she'd just go and break them all up.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "But we oughtn't to b'lieve bad things about people if we don't know 'em," persisted Bessie.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why won't you even let Mabel see them?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "But, Belle, dear, you don't be selfish with your things gen'ally," said Bessie.
won't
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From this reading "Why won't you even let Mabel see them?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I don't _know_ she would, but I b'lieve she would."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But, Belle, dear, you don't be selfish with your things gen'ally," said Bessie.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But, Belle, dear, you don't be selfish with your things gen'ally," said Bessie.
