used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TWO LETTERS Mrs. Golden thought it over for a minute.
achingadjectiveUS /ˈeɪkɪŋ/
causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading Really, with her head aching as it did, she was in almost too much pain to think, but she felt that something must be done.
anew
From this reading "Couldn't we tend store for you--a little while?" asked Bunny again, as he saw Mrs. Golden thinking, as his mother sometimes thought, when he or Sue asked her if they might do something.
(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 She needed all the money she could take in, and if customers were turned away from her store, because the door was closed, she would lose trade.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Really, with her head aching as it did, she was in almost too much pain to think, but she felt that something must be done.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She needed all the money she could take in, and if customers were turned away from her store, because the door was closed, she would lose trade.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Not many would come around to the side as Mrs. Clark had done.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Really, with her head aching as it did, she was in almost too much pain to think, but she felt that something must be done.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Couldn't we tend store for you--a little while?" asked Bunny again, as he saw Mrs. Golden thinking, as his mother sometimes thought, when he or Sue asked her if they might do something.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She needed all the money she could take in, and if customers were turned away from her store, because the door was closed, she would lose trade.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Really, with her head aching as it did, she was in almost too much pain to think, but she felt that something must be done.
for the reason that
From this reading She needed all the money she could take in, and if customers were turned away from her store, because the door was closed, she would lose trade.
BunnynounUS /ˈbʌni/
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading "Couldn't we tend store for you--a little while?" asked Bunny again, as he saw Mrs. Golden thinking, as his mother sometimes thought, when he or Sue asked her if they might do something.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Really, with her head aching as it did, she was in almost too much pain to think, but she felt that something must be done.
ClarknounUS /klɑːrk/
United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
From this reading Not many would come around to the side as Mrs. Clark had done.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading She needed all the money she could take in, and if customers were turned away from her store, because the door was closed, she would lose trade.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Not many would come around to the side as Mrs. Clark had done.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She needed all the money she could take in, and if customers were turned away from her store, because the door was closed, she would lose trade.
Couldn't
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From this reading "Couldn't we tend store for you--a little while?" asked Bunny again, as he saw Mrs. Golden thinking, as his mother sometimes thought, when he or Sue asked her if they might do something.
customersnounUS /ˈkʌstəmərz/
plural of “customer” — someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading She needed all the money she could take in, and if customers were turned away from her store, because the door was closed, she would lose trade.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Really, with her head aching as it did, she was in almost too much pain to think, but she felt that something must be done.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Couldn't we tend store for you--a little while?" asked Bunny again, as he saw Mrs. Golden thinking, as his mother sometimes thought, when he or Sue asked her if they might do something.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Really, with her head aching as it did, she was in almost too much pain to think, but she felt that something must be done.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She needed all the money she could take in, and if customers were turned away from her store, because the door was closed, she would lose trade.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Really, with her head aching as it did, she was in almost too much pain to think, but she felt that something must be done.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TWO LETTERS Mrs. Golden thought it over for a minute.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She needed all the money she could take in, and if customers were turned away from her store, because the door was closed, she would lose trade.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading TWO LETTERS Mrs. Golden thought it over for a minute.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not many would come around to the side as Mrs. Clark had done.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Couldn't we tend store for you--a little while?" asked Bunny again, as he saw Mrs. Golden thinking, as his mother sometimes thought, when he or Sue asked her if they might do something.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Really, with her head aching as it did, she was in almost too much pain to think, but she felt that something must be done.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Really, with her head aching as it did, she was in almost too much pain to think, but she felt that something must be done.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Couldn't we tend store for you--a little while?" asked Bunny again, as he saw Mrs. Golden thinking, as his mother sometimes thought, when he or Sue asked her if they might do something.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She needed all the money she could take in, and if customers were turned away from her store, because the door was closed, she would lose trade.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Really, with her head aching as it did, she was in almost too much pain to think, but she felt that something must be done.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TWO LETTERS Mrs. Golden thought it over for a minute.
the literary culture
From this reading TWO LETTERS Mrs. Golden thought it over for a minute.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Couldn't we tend store for you--a little while?" asked Bunny again, as he saw Mrs. Golden thinking, as his mother sometimes thought, when he or Sue asked her if they might do something.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading She needed all the money she could take in, and if customers were turned away from her store, because the door was closed, she would lose trade.
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 Not many would come around to the side as Mrs. Clark had done.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Couldn't we tend store for you--a little while?" asked Bunny again, as he saw Mrs. Golden thinking, as his mother sometimes thought, when he or Sue asked her if they might do something.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading TWO LETTERS Mrs. Golden thought it over for a minute.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading She needed all the money she could take in, and if customers were turned away from her store, because the door was closed, she would lose trade.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Couldn't we tend store for you--a little while?" asked Bunny again, as he saw Mrs. Golden thinking, as his mother sometimes thought, when he or Sue asked her if they might do something.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading TWO LETTERS Mrs. Golden thought it over for a minute.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Really, with her head aching as it did, she was in almost too much pain to think, but she felt that something must be done.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Really, with her head aching as it did, she was in almost too much pain to think, but she felt that something must be done.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading She needed all the money she could take in, and if customers were turned away from her store, because the door was closed, she would lose trade.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not many would come around to the side as Mrs. Clark had done.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Couldn't we tend store for you--a little while?" asked Bunny again, as he saw Mrs. Golden thinking, as his mother sometimes thought, when he or Sue asked her if they might do something.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading TWO LETTERS Mrs. Golden thought it over for a minute.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Really, with her head aching as it did, she was in almost too much pain to think, but she felt that something must be done.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Really, with her head aching as it did, she was in almost too much pain to think, but she felt that something must be done.
cut with a saw
From this reading "Couldn't we tend store for you--a little while?" asked Bunny again, as he saw Mrs. Golden thinking, as his mother sometimes thought, when he or Sue asked her if they might do something.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Really, with her head aching as it did, she was in almost too much pain to think, but she felt that something must be done.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Not many would come around to the side as Mrs. Clark had done.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Really, with her head aching as it did, she was in almost too much pain to think, but she felt that something must be done.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading "Couldn't we tend store for you--a little while?" asked Bunny again, as he saw Mrs. Golden thinking, as his mother sometimes thought, when he or Sue asked her if they might do something.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading She needed all the money she could take in, and if customers were turned away from her store, because the door was closed, she would lose trade.
SueverbUS /suː/
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading "Couldn't we tend store for you--a little while?" asked Bunny again, as he saw Mrs. Golden thinking, as his mother sometimes thought, when he or Sue asked her if they might do something.
carry out
From this reading She needed all the money she could take in, and if customers were turned away from her store, because the door was closed, she would lose trade.
tendverbUS /tend/
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
From this reading "Couldn't we tend store for you--a little while?" asked Bunny again, as he saw Mrs. Golden thinking, as his mother sometimes thought, when he or Sue asked her if they might do something.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Really, with her head aching as it did, she was in almost too much pain to think, but she felt that something must be done.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She needed all the money she could take in, and if customers were turned away from her store, because the door was closed, she would lose trade.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Couldn't we tend store for you--a little while?" asked Bunny again, as he saw Mrs. Golden thinking, as his mother sometimes thought, when he or Sue asked her if they might do something.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Really, with her head aching as it did, she was in almost too much pain to think, but she felt that something must be done.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "Couldn't we tend store for you--a little while?" asked Bunny again, as he saw Mrs. Golden thinking, as his mother sometimes thought, when he or Sue asked her if they might do something.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading TWO LETTERS Mrs. Golden thought it over for a minute.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Really, with her head aching as it did, she was in almost too much pain to think, but she felt that something must be done.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Really, with her head aching as it did, she was in almost too much pain to think, but she felt that something must be done.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading She needed all the money she could take in, and if customers were turned away from her store, because the door was closed, she would lose trade.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She needed all the money she could take in, and if customers were turned away from her store, because the door was closed, she would lose trade.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO LETTERS Mrs. Golden thought it over for a minute.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Really, with her head aching as it did, she was in almost too much pain to think, but she felt that something must be done.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Couldn't we tend store for you--a little while?" asked Bunny again, as he saw Mrs. Golden thinking, as his mother sometimes thought, when he or Sue asked her if they might do something.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She needed all the money she could take in, and if customers were turned away from her store, because the door was closed, she would lose trade.
at the time that
From this reading "Couldn't we tend store for you--a little while?" asked Bunny again, as he saw Mrs. Golden thinking, as his mother sometimes thought, when he or Sue asked her if they might do something.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Couldn't we tend store for you--a little while?" asked Bunny again, as he saw Mrs. Golden thinking, as his mother sometimes thought, when he or Sue asked her if they might do something.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Really, with her head aching as it did, she was in almost too much pain to think, but she felt that something must be done.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She needed all the money she could take in, and if customers were turned away from her store, because the door was closed, she would lose trade.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Couldn't we tend store for you--a little while?" asked Bunny again, as he saw Mrs. Golden thinking, as his mother sometimes thought, when he or Sue asked her if they might do something.
