used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SUNDAY DRIVE Mrs. Cecil was extremely restless.
alteredadjectiveUS /ˈɔːltərd/
changed in form or character without becoming something else
From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been so ever since her visit to Kidder & Kidder.
Betty
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From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
ca'y
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From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
Cecil
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From this reading A SUNDAY DRIVE Mrs. Cecil was extremely restless.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
declar
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From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
dependentsnounUS /dɪˈpendənts/
plural of “dependent” — a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading A SUNDAY DRIVE Mrs. Cecil was extremely restless.
Ephraim
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From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
ernounUS /ər/
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
erbout
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From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
at any time
From this reading She had been so ever since her visit to Kidder & Kidder.
every person
From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading A SUNDAY DRIVE Mrs. Cecil was extremely restless.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
fortunatelyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by good fortune
From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been so ever since her visit to Kidder & Kidder.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had been so ever since her visit to Kidder & Kidder.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
incessantadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsesənt/
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
intervalsnounUS /ˈɪntərvəlz/
plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
Kidder
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From this reading She had been so ever since her visit to Kidder & Kidder.
lak
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From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
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 She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
minnounUS /mɪn/
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
used to form the superlative
From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading A SUNDAY DRIVE Mrs. Cecil was extremely restless.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
not one, and not any
From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
nottin
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From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
ouah
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From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
worried and uneasy
From this reading A SUNDAY DRIVE Mrs. Cecil was extremely restless.
roamverbUS /roʊm/
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been so ever since her visit to Kidder & Kidder.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She had been so ever since her visit to Kidder & Kidder.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had been so ever since her visit to Kidder & Kidder.
somepin
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From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
stayingverbUS /ˈsteɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading A SUNDAY DRIVE Mrs. Cecil was extremely restless.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had been so ever since her visit to Kidder & Kidder.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading She had been so ever since her visit to Kidder & Kidder.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A SUNDAY DRIVE Mrs. Cecil was extremely restless.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "I declar' my soul, Ephraim, looks lak ouah Miss Betty done got somepin' on her min', de way she ca'y on erbout nottin er tall.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading For though she was sharp of speech, at times, the times were fortunately at intervals, not incessant; but now she had altered and her dependents felt it to be for the worse.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would roam from room to room of her great house, staying long in none, finding fault with everybody and everything, in a manner most unusual.
