used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I do not milk a cow now unless the sign is right, and it hasn't been right for a good many years.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I was young and used to roam around over the country gathering watermelons in the light of the moon, I used to think I could milk anybody's cow, but I do not think so now.
anybody's
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From this reading When I was young and used to roam around over the country gathering watermelons in the light of the moon, I used to think I could milk anybody's cow, but I do not think so now.
at or in or to any place
From this reading I made a common-place remark to her, one that is used in the very best of society, one that need not have given offense anywhere.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading When I was young and used to roam around over the country gathering watermelons in the light of the moon, I used to think I could milk anybody's cow, but I do not think so now.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I do not milk a cow now unless the sign is right, and it hasn't been right for a good many years.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading I made a common-place remark to her, one that is used in the very best of society, one that need not have given offense anywhere.
brought into existence
From this reading The last cow I tried to milk was a common cow, born in obscurity; kind of a self-made cow.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading I remember her brow was low, but she wore her tail high and she was haughty, oh, so haughty.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When I was young and used to roam around over the country gathering watermelons in the light of the moon, I used to think I could milk anybody's cow, but I do not think so now.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading The last cow I tried to milk was a common cow, born in obscurity; kind of a self-made cow.
common-place
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From this reading I made a common-place remark to her, one that is used in the very best of society, one that need not have given offense anywhere.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When I was young and used to roam around over the country gathering watermelons in the light of the moon, I used to think I could milk anybody's cow, but I do not think so now.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading When I was young and used to roam around over the country gathering watermelons in the light of the moon, I used to think I could milk anybody's cow, but I do not think so now.
cownounUS /kaʊ/
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading When I was young and used to roam around over the country gathering watermelons in the light of the moon, I used to think I could milk anybody's cow, but I do not think so now.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When I was young and used to roam around over the country gathering watermelons in the light of the moon, I used to think I could milk anybody's cow, but I do not think so now.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I do not milk a cow now unless the sign is right, and it hasn't been right for a good many years.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading When I was young and used to roam around over the country gathering watermelons in the light of the moon, I used to think I could milk anybody's cow, but I do not think so now.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading I made a common-place remark to her, one that is used in the very best of society, one that need not have given offense anywhere.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I do not milk a cow now unless the sign is right, and it hasn't been right for a good many years.
hasn't
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From this reading I do not milk a cow now unless the sign is right, and it hasn't been right for a good many years.
haughtyadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːti/
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
From this reading I remember her brow was low, but she wore her tail high and she was haughty, oh, so haughty.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I made a common-place remark to her, one that is used in the very best of society, one that need not have given offense anywhere.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I remember her brow was low, but she wore her tail high and she was haughty, oh, so haughty.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading I remember her brow was low, but she wore her tail high and she was haughty, oh, so haughty.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I was young and used to roam around over the country gathering watermelons in the light of the moon, I used to think I could milk anybody's cow, but I do not think so now.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I was young and used to roam around over the country gathering watermelons in the light of the moon, I used to think I could milk anybody's cow, but I do not think so now.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I do not milk a cow now unless the sign is right, and it hasn't been right for a good many years.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I do not milk a cow now unless the sign is right, and it hasn't been right for a good many years.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading The last cow I tried to milk was a common cow, born in obscurity; kind of a self-made cow.
immediately past
From this reading The last cow I tried to milk was a common cow, born in obscurity; kind of a self-made cow.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading When I was young and used to roam around over the country gathering watermelons in the light of the moon, I used to think I could milk anybody's cow, but I do not think so now.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading I remember her brow was low, but she wore her tail high and she was haughty, oh, so haughty.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I made a common-place remark to her, one that is used in the very best of society, one that need not have given offense anywhere.
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 I do not milk a cow now unless the sign is right, and it hasn't been right for a good many years.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading When I was young and used to roam around over the country gathering watermelons in the light of the moon, I used to think I could milk anybody's cow, but I do not think so now.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading When I was young and used to roam around over the country gathering watermelons in the light of the moon, I used to think I could milk anybody's cow, but I do not think so now.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading I made a common-place remark to her, one that is used in the very best of society, one that need not have given offense anywhere.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When I was young and used to roam around over the country gathering watermelons in the light of the moon, I used to think I could milk anybody's cow, but I do not think so now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading When I was young and used to roam around over the country gathering watermelons in the light of the moon, I used to think I could milk anybody's cow, but I do not think so now.
obscuritynounUS /əbsˈkjʊrəti/
the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
From this reading The last cow I tried to milk was a common cow, born in obscurity; kind of a self-made cow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I was young and used to roam around over the country gathering watermelons in the light of the moon, I used to think I could milk anybody's cow, but I do not think so now.
offensenounUS /əˈfens/
a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
From this reading I made a common-place remark to her, one that is used in the very best of society, one that need not have given offense anywhere.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading I remember her brow was low, but she wore her tail high and she was haughty, oh, so haughty.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I made a common-place remark to her, one that is used in the very best of society, one that need not have given offense anywhere.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When I was young and used to roam around over the country gathering watermelons in the light of the moon, I used to think I could milk anybody's cow, but I do not think so now.
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading I made a common-place remark to her, one that is used in the very best of society, one that need not have given offense anywhere.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember her brow was low, but she wore her tail high and she was haughty, oh, so haughty.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I do not milk a cow now unless the sign is right, and it hasn't been right for a good many years.
roamverbUS /roʊm/
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading When I was young and used to roam around over the country gathering watermelons in the light of the moon, I used to think I could milk anybody's cow, but I do not think so now.
self-madeadjective
having achieved success or recognition by your own efforts
From this reading The last cow I tried to milk was a common cow, born in obscurity; kind of a self-made cow.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I remember her brow was low, but she wore her tail high and she was haughty, oh, so haughty.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading I do not milk a cow now unless the sign is right, and it hasn't been right for a good many years.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When I was young and used to roam around over the country gathering watermelons in the light of the moon, I used to think I could milk anybody's cow, but I do not think so now.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading I made a common-place remark to her, one that is used in the very best of society, one that need not have given offense anywhere.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading I remember her brow was low, but she wore her tail high and she was haughty, oh, so haughty.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I made a common-place remark to her, one that is used in the very best of society, one that need not have given offense anywhere.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I was young and used to roam around over the country gathering watermelons in the light of the moon, I used to think I could milk anybody's cow, but I do not think so now.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading When I was young and used to roam around over the country gathering watermelons in the light of the moon, I used to think I could milk anybody's cow, but I do not think so now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I was young and used to roam around over the country gathering watermelons in the light of the moon, I used to think I could milk anybody's cow, but I do not think so now.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading The last cow I tried to milk was a common cow, born in obscurity; kind of a self-made cow.
except if; if not
From this reading I do not milk a cow now unless the sign is right, and it hasn't been right for a good many years.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading When I was young and used to roam around over the country gathering watermelons in the light of the moon, I used to think I could milk anybody's cow, but I do not think so now.
precisely as stated
From this reading I made a common-place remark to her, one that is used in the very best of society, one that need not have given offense anywhere.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I was young and used to roam around over the country gathering watermelons in the light of the moon, I used to think I could milk anybody's cow, but I do not think so now.
watermelonsnounUS /ˈwɔːtərmelənz/
plural of “watermelon” — an African melon
From this reading When I was young and used to roam around over the country gathering watermelons in the light of the moon, I used to think I could milk anybody's cow, but I do not think so now.
at the time that
From this reading When I was young and used to roam around over the country gathering watermelons in the light of the moon, I used to think I could milk anybody's cow, but I do not think so now.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading I remember her brow was low, but she wore her tail high and she was haughty, oh, so haughty.
a late time of life
From this reading I do not milk a cow now unless the sign is right, and it hasn't been right for a good many years.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading When I was young and used to roam around over the country gathering watermelons in the light of the moon, I used to think I could milk anybody's cow, but I do not think so now.
