used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She turned as her husband spoke and looked up into his face.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She turned as her husband spoke and looked up into his face.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading He was a roughly built man on a huge scale.
busilyadverbUS /ˈbɪzəli/
in a busy manner
From this reading Hetty was in her dairy with her sleeves turned up busily skimming cream.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading He chucked her playfully under the chin.
chuckedverbUS /tʃʌkt/
past form of “chuck” — throw carelessly
From this reading He chucked her playfully under the chin.
creamnounUS /kriːm/
the best people or things in a group
From this reading Hetty was in her dairy with her sleeves turned up busily skimming cream.
dairynounUS /ˈderi/
a farm where dairy products are produced
From this reading Hetty was in her dairy with her sleeves turned up busily skimming cream.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She turned as her husband spoke and looked up into his face.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a roughly built man on a huge scale.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hetty was in her dairy with her sleeves turned up busily skimming cream.
Hetadjective
made warm or hot (“het” is a dialectal variant of “heated”)
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
Hetty
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From this reading Hetty was in her dairy with her sleeves turned up busily skimming cream.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading He was a roughly built man on a huge scale.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading She turned as her husband spoke and looked up into his face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She turned as her husband spoke and looked up into his face.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She turned as her husband spoke and looked up into his face.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was a roughly built man on a huge scale.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
information about recent and important events
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
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 "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was a roughly built man on a huge scale.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
playfullyadverbUS /ˈpleɪfəli/
in a playful manner
From this reading He chucked her playfully under the chin.
roughlyadverbUS /ˈrʌfli/
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading He was a roughly built man on a huge scale.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
express in words
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
scalenounUS /skeɪl/
an ordered reference standard
From this reading He was a roughly built man on a huge scale.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned as her husband spoke and looked up into his face.
skimmingnounUS /ˈskɪmɪŋ/
the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid
From this reading Hetty was in her dairy with her sleeves turned up busily skimming cream.
sleevesnounUS /sliːvz/
plural of “sleeve” — the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading Hetty was in her dairy with her sleeves turned up busily skimming cream.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading She turned as her husband spoke and looked up into his face.
that'll
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From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Hetty was in her dairy with her sleeves turned up busily skimming cream.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He chucked her playfully under the chin.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
Vincent
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From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hetty was in her dairy with her sleeves turned up busily skimming cream.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hetty was in her dairy with her sleeves turned up busily skimming cream.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Well, Het, what do you say to a bit o' news that'll wake you up?" said Farmer Vincent one fine morning in the month of May to his young wife.
