used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had seen trouble enough in the doctor’s house to have a kindly corner in her heart, disciplinarian though she professed herself.
adn't
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From this reading “Nobody wouldn’t deny but what poor Lucy would ha’ done better if she ’adn’t never ha’ seen that Jerry,” she began again; “and if the Lord was to be minded to take ’im, o’ course she could do much better for ’erself and the childer....”
anew
From this reading “Nobody wouldn’t deny but what poor Lucy would ha’ done better if she ’adn’t never ha’ seen that Jerry,” she began again; “and if the Lord was to be minded to take ’im, o’ course she could do much better for ’erself and the childer....”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Nobody wouldn’t deny but what poor Lucy would ha’ done better if she ’adn’t never ha’ seen that Jerry,” she began again; “and if the Lord was to be minded to take ’im, o’ course she could do much better for ’erself and the childer....”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Nobody wouldn’t deny but what poor Lucy would ha’ done better if she ’adn’t never ha’ seen that Jerry,” she began again; “and if the Lord was to be minded to take ’im, o’ course she could do much better for ’erself and the childer....”
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Nobody wouldn’t deny but what poor Lucy would ha’ done better if she ’adn’t never ha’ seen that Jerry,” she began again; “and if the Lord was to be minded to take ’im, o’ course she could do much better for ’erself and the childer....”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Nobody wouldn’t deny but what poor Lucy would ha’ done better if she ’adn’t never ha’ seen that Jerry,” she began again; “and if the Lord was to be minded to take ’im, o’ course she could do much better for ’erself and the childer....”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Nobody wouldn’t deny but what poor Lucy would ha’ done better if she ’adn’t never ha’ seen that Jerry,” she began again; “and if the Lord was to be minded to take ’im, o’ course she could do much better for ’erself and the childer....”
childer
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From this reading “Nobody wouldn’t deny but what poor Lucy would ha’ done better if she ’adn’t never ha’ seen that Jerry,” she began again; “and if the Lord was to be minded to take ’im, o’ course she could do much better for ’erself and the childer....”
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading She had seen trouble enough in the doctor’s house to have a kindly corner in her heart, disciplinarian though she professed herself.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Nobody wouldn’t deny but what poor Lucy would ha’ done better if she ’adn’t never ha’ seen that Jerry,” she began again; “and if the Lord was to be minded to take ’im, o’ course she could do much better for ’erself and the childer....”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Nobody wouldn’t deny but what poor Lucy would ha’ done better if she ’adn’t never ha’ seen that Jerry,” she began again; “and if the Lord was to be minded to take ’im, o’ course she could do much better for ’erself and the childer....”
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading “Nobody wouldn’t deny but what poor Lucy would ha’ done better if she ’adn’t never ha’ seen that Jerry,” she began again; “and if the Lord was to be minded to take ’im, o’ course she could do much better for ’erself and the childer....”
disciplinariannounUS /ˌdɪsɪplɪˈneriən/
someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
From this reading She had seen trouble enough in the doctor’s house to have a kindly corner in her heart, disciplinarian though she professed herself.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Nobody wouldn’t deny but what poor Lucy would ha’ done better if she ’adn’t never ha’ seen that Jerry,” she began again; “and if the Lord was to be minded to take ’im, o’ course she could do much better for ’erself and the childer....”
doctor'snounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading She had seen trouble enough in the doctor’s house to have a kindly corner in her heart, disciplinarian though she professed herself.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Nobody wouldn’t deny but what poor Lucy would ha’ done better if she ’adn’t never ha’ seen that Jerry,” she began again; “and if the Lord was to be minded to take ’im, o’ course she could do much better for ’erself and the childer....”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading She had seen trouble enough in the doctor’s house to have a kindly corner in her heart, disciplinarian though she professed herself.
erself
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From this reading “Nobody wouldn’t deny but what poor Lucy would ha’ done better if she ’adn’t never ha’ seen that Jerry,” she began again; “and if the Lord was to be minded to take ’im, o’ course she could do much better for ’erself and the childer....”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Nobody wouldn’t deny but what poor Lucy would ha’ done better if she ’adn’t never ha’ seen that Jerry,” she began again; “and if the Lord was to be minded to take ’im, o’ course she could do much better for ’erself and the childer....”
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading “Nobody wouldn’t deny but what poor Lucy would ha’ done better if she ’adn’t never ha’ seen that Jerry,” she began again; “and if the Lord was to be minded to take ’im, o’ course she could do much better for ’erself and the childer....”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had seen trouble enough in the doctor’s house to have a kindly corner in her heart, disciplinarian though she professed herself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had seen trouble enough in the doctor’s house to have a kindly corner in her heart, disciplinarian though she professed herself.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She had seen trouble enough in the doctor’s house to have a kindly corner in her heart, disciplinarian though she professed herself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had seen trouble enough in the doctor’s house to have a kindly corner in her heart, disciplinarian though she professed herself.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had seen trouble enough in the doctor’s house to have a kindly corner in her heart, disciplinarian though she professed herself.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading She had seen trouble enough in the doctor’s house to have a kindly corner in her heart, disciplinarian though she professed herself.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Nobody wouldn’t deny but what poor Lucy would ha’ done better if she ’adn’t never ha’ seen that Jerry,” she began again; “and if the Lord was to be minded to take ’im, o’ course she could do much better for ’erself and the childer....”
im
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From this reading “Nobody wouldn’t deny but what poor Lucy would ha’ done better if she ’adn’t never ha’ seen that Jerry,” she began again; “and if the Lord was to be minded to take ’im, o’ course she could do much better for ’erself and the childer....”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had seen trouble enough in the doctor’s house to have a kindly corner in her heart, disciplinarian though she professed herself.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “That may be _very_ like,” interrupted the tyrant sternly.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Nobody wouldn’t deny but what poor Lucy would ha’ done better if she ’adn’t never ha’ seen that Jerry,” she began again; “and if the Lord was to be minded to take ’im, o’ course she could do much better for ’erself and the childer....”
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading She had seen trouble enough in the doctor’s house to have a kindly corner in her heart, disciplinarian though she professed herself.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “That may be _very_ like,” interrupted the tyrant sternly.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Nobody wouldn’t deny but what poor Lucy would ha’ done better if she ’adn’t never ha’ seen that Jerry,” she began again; “and if the Lord was to be minded to take ’im, o’ course she could do much better for ’erself and the childer....”
Lord'snounUS /lɔːrdz/
possessive form of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Nevertheless, ye’ll please not to take the Lord’s name in vain on _my_ premises!
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “Nobody wouldn’t deny but what poor Lucy would ha’ done better if she ’adn’t never ha’ seen that Jerry,” she began again; “and if the Lord was to be minded to take ’im, o’ course she could do much better for ’erself and the childer....”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “That may be _very_ like,” interrupted the tyrant sternly.
mindedadjectiveUS /ˈmaɪndəd/
(used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified
From this reading “Nobody wouldn’t deny but what poor Lucy would ha’ done better if she ’adn’t never ha’ seen that Jerry,” she began again; “and if the Lord was to be minded to take ’im, o’ course she could do much better for ’erself and the childer....”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading She took out the money sadly.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Nobody wouldn’t deny but what poor Lucy would ha’ done better if she ’adn’t never ha’ seen that Jerry,” she began again; “and if the Lord was to be minded to take ’im, o’ course she could do much better for ’erself and the childer....”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Nevertheless, ye’ll please not to take the Lord’s name in vain on _my_ premises!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Nevertheless, ye’ll please not to take the Lord’s name in vain on _my_ premises!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Nobody wouldn’t deny but what poor Lucy would ha’ done better if she ’adn’t never ha’ seen that Jerry,” she began again; “and if the Lord was to be minded to take ’im, o’ course she could do much better for ’erself and the childer....”
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading “Nevertheless, ye’ll please not to take the Lord’s name in vain on _my_ premises!
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Nobody wouldn’t deny but what poor Lucy would ha’ done better if she ’adn’t never ha’ seen that Jerry,” she began again; “and if the Lord was to be minded to take ’im, o’ course she could do much better for ’erself and the childer....”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Nevertheless, ye’ll please not to take the Lord’s name in vain on _my_ premises!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “Nobody wouldn’t deny but what poor Lucy would ha’ done better if she ’adn’t never ha’ seen that Jerry,” she began again; “and if the Lord was to be minded to take ’im, o’ course she could do much better for ’erself and the childer....”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Nevertheless, ye’ll please not to take the Lord’s name in vain on _my_ premises!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She took out the money sadly.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Nevertheless, ye’ll please not to take the Lord’s name in vain on _my_ premises!
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Nobody wouldn’t deny but what poor Lucy would ha’ done better if she ’adn’t never ha’ seen that Jerry,” she began again; “and if the Lord was to be minded to take ’im, o’ course she could do much better for ’erself and the childer....”
premisesnounUS /ˈpreməsəz/
land and the buildings on it
From this reading “Nevertheless, ye’ll please not to take the Lord’s name in vain on _my_ premises!
professedadjectiveUS /prəˈfest/
professing to be qualified
From this reading She had seen trouble enough in the doctor’s house to have a kindly corner in her heart, disciplinarian though she professed herself.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading She took out the money sadly.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She had seen trouble enough in the doctor’s house to have a kindly corner in her heart, disciplinarian though she professed herself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took out the money sadly.
sternlyadverbUS /ˈstɜːrnli/
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading “That may be _very_ like,” interrupted the tyrant sternly.
carry out
From this reading “Nobody wouldn’t deny but what poor Lucy would ha’ done better if she ’adn’t never ha’ seen that Jerry,” she began again; “and if the Lord was to be minded to take ’im, o’ course she could do much better for ’erself and the childer....”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Nobody wouldn’t deny but what poor Lucy would ha’ done better if she ’adn’t never ha’ seen that Jerry,” she began again; “and if the Lord was to be minded to take ’im, o’ course she could do much better for ’erself and the childer....”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She took out the money sadly.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She had seen trouble enough in the doctor’s house to have a kindly corner in her heart, disciplinarian though she professed herself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had seen trouble enough in the doctor’s house to have a kindly corner in her heart, disciplinarian though she professed herself.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She took out the money sadly.
a source of difficulty
From this reading She had seen trouble enough in the doctor’s house to have a kindly corner in her heart, disciplinarian though she professed herself.
tyrantnounUS /ˈtaɪrənt/
a cruel and oppressive dictator
From this reading “That may be _very_ like,” interrupted the tyrant sternly.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading “Nevertheless, ye’ll please not to take the Lord’s name in vain on _my_ premises!
precisely as stated
From this reading “That may be _very_ like,” interrupted the tyrant sternly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Nobody wouldn’t deny but what poor Lucy would ha’ done better if she ’adn’t never ha’ seen that Jerry,” she began again; “and if the Lord was to be minded to take ’im, o’ course she could do much better for ’erself and the childer....”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Nobody wouldn’t deny but what poor Lucy would ha’ done better if she ’adn’t never ha’ seen that Jerry,” she began again; “and if the Lord was to be minded to take ’im, o’ course she could do much better for ’erself and the childer....”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Nobody wouldn’t deny but what poor Lucy would ha’ done better if she ’adn’t never ha’ seen that Jerry,” she began again; “and if the Lord was to be minded to take ’im, o’ course she could do much better for ’erself and the childer....”
wouldn't
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From this reading “Nobody wouldn’t deny but what poor Lucy would ha’ done better if she ’adn’t never ha’ seen that Jerry,” she began again; “and if the Lord was to be minded to take ’im, o’ course she could do much better for ’erself and the childer....”
ye'll
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From this reading “Nevertheless, ye’ll please not to take the Lord’s name in vain on _my_ premises!
