used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MEMORABLE CHURCH GOING "Of all things!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
Alfaretta
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From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
(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 A MEMORABLE CHURCH GOING "Of all things!
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An escaped convict, he'd heard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
BryannounUS /ˈbraɪən/
United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925)
From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading A MEMORABLE CHURCH GOING "Of all things!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
convictnounUS /ˈkɑːnvɪkt/
a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
From this reading An escaped convict, he'd heard.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
don't
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From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
DutchadjectiveUS /dʌtʃ/
of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading An escaped convict, he'd heard.
exhorter
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From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
fanaticnounUS /fəˈnætɪk/
a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)
From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
the act of departing
From this reading A MEMORABLE CHURCH GOING "Of all things!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
half-crazy
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From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
he'd
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From this reading An escaped convict, he'd heard.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading An escaped convict, he'd heard.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
hidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
ladsnounUS /lædz/
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading "Run, lads, some of you and stop that man.
in the recent past
From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Run, lads, some of you and stop that man.
MEMORABLEadjectiveUS /ˈmemərəbəl/
worth remembering
From this reading A MEMORABLE CHURCH GOING "Of all things!
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
a form of address for a man
From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MEMORABLE CHURCH GOING "Of all things!
others
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From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
OwennounUS /ˈoʊən/
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
ralliedverbUS /ˈrælid/
inflected form of “rally” — gather
From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "Run, lads, some of you and stop that man.
self-ordained
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From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Run, lads, some of you and stop that man.
in or at or to some place
From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "Run, lads, some of you and stop that man.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading A MEMORABLE CHURCH GOING "Of all things!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
which person or people
From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
WintersnounUS /ˈwɪntərz/
plural of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Run, lads, some of you and stop that man.
