AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After her grandmother had left the room, Miss Dotty lay on the sofa for five minutes, thinking.
anew
From this reading If they are truly sorry, then they won't do it again; that's all."
(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 If they are truly sorry, then they won't do it again; that's all."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Then it doesn't make any difference how much anybody cries, or how much they don't cry.
any person at all
From this reading "Then it doesn't make any difference how much anybody cries, or how much they don't cry.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If they are truly sorry, then they won't do it again; that's all."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Then she wondered if Jennie Vance had asked her step-mother's pardon.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading "Then it doesn't make any difference how much anybody cries, or how much they don't cry.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Then it doesn't make any difference how much anybody cries, or how much they don't cry.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading "Then it doesn't make any difference how much anybody cries, or how much they don't cry.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If they are truly sorry, then they won't do it again; that's all."
doesn't
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From this reading "Then it doesn't make any difference how much anybody cries, or how much they don't cry.
don't
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From this reading "Then it doesn't make any difference how much anybody cries, or how much they don't cry.
DottyadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːti/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading After her grandmother had left the room, Miss Dotty lay on the sofa for five minutes, thinking.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading After her grandmother had left the room, Miss Dotty lay on the sofa for five minutes, thinking.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After her grandmother had left the room, Miss Dotty lay on the sofa for five minutes, thinking.
grandmothernounUS /ˈɡrændmʌðər/
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading After her grandmother had left the room, Miss Dotty lay on the sofa for five minutes, thinking.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After her grandmother had left the room, Miss Dotty lay on the sofa for five minutes, thinking.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After her grandmother had left the room, Miss Dotty lay on the sofa for five minutes, thinking.
how
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From this reading "Then it doesn't make any difference how much anybody cries, or how much they don't cry.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If they are truly sorry, then they won't do it again; that's all."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Then it doesn't make any difference how much anybody cries, or how much they don't cry.
Jennie
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From this reading Then she wondered if Jennie Vance had asked her step-mother's pardon.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading After her grandmother had left the room, Miss Dotty lay on the sofa for five minutes, thinking.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading After her grandmother had left the room, Miss Dotty lay on the sofa for five minutes, thinking.
engage in
From this reading "Then it doesn't make any difference how much anybody cries, or how much they don't cry.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading After her grandmother had left the room, Miss Dotty lay on the sofa for five minutes, thinking.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading After her grandmother had left the room, Miss Dotty lay on the sofa for five minutes, thinking.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Then it doesn't make any difference how much anybody cries, or how much they don't cry.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After her grandmother had left the room, Miss Dotty lay on the sofa for five minutes, thinking.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Then it doesn't make any difference how much anybody cries, or how much they don't cry.
accept an excuse for
From this reading Then she wondered if Jennie Vance had asked her step-mother's pardon.
PIGnounUS /pɪɡ/
domestic swine
From this reading WASHING THE PIG.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading After her grandmother had left the room, Miss Dotty lay on the sofa for five minutes, thinking.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she wondered if Jennie Vance had asked her step-mother's pardon.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading After her grandmother had left the room, Miss Dotty lay on the sofa for five minutes, thinking.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading If they are truly sorry, then they won't do it again; that's all."
step-mother's
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From this reading Then she wondered if Jennie Vance had asked her step-mother's pardon.
that's
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From this reading If they are truly sorry, then they won't do it again; that's all."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WASHING THE PIG.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then it doesn't make any difference how much anybody cries, or how much they don't cry.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Then it doesn't make any difference how much anybody cries, or how much they don't cry.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading After her grandmother had left the room, Miss Dotty lay on the sofa for five minutes, thinking.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading If they are truly sorry, then they won't do it again; that's all."
Vance
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From this reading Then she wondered if Jennie Vance had asked her step-mother's pardon.
WASHINGnounUS /ˈwɑːʃɪŋ/
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
From this reading WASHING THE PIG.
won't
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From this reading If they are truly sorry, then they won't do it again; that's all."
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading Then she wondered if Jennie Vance had asked her step-mother's pardon.
