afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.
(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 It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Doubtless she would tell the boys that I had swallowed the spirit of that stew and left them the poor material body.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Doubtless she would tell the boys that I had swallowed the spirit of that stew and left them the poor material body.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading PART ONE, CHAPTER TWELVE.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I did not come downstairs for the watery stew which she had prepared for them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not come downstairs for the watery stew which she had prepared for them.
DISCUSSINGverbUS /dɪˈskʌsɪŋ/
-ing form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading DISCUSSING THE NEW MOTHER.
without doubt; certainly
From this reading Doubtless she would tell the boys that I had swallowed the spirit of that stew and left them the poor material body.
downstairsadverbUS /ˈdaʊnˈsterz/
on a floor below
From this reading I did not come downstairs for the watery stew which she had prepared for them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I did not come downstairs for the watery stew which she had prepared for them.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I did not come downstairs for the watery stew which she had prepared for them.
Hannah
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From this reading It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.
a message received and understood
From this reading It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.
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 Doubtless she would tell the boys that I had swallowed the spirit of that stew and left them the poor material body.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading Doubtless she would tell the boys that I had swallowed the spirit of that stew and left them the poor material body.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading DISCUSSING THE NEW MOTHER.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading DISCUSSING THE NEW MOTHER.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading PART ONE, CHAPTER TWELVE.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading PART ONE, CHAPTER TWELVE.
a human being
From this reading It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Doubtless she would tell the boys that I had swallowed the spirit of that stew and left them the poor material body.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading I did not come downstairs for the watery stew which she had prepared for them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I did not come downstairs for the watery stew which she had prepared for them.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Doubtless she would tell the boys that I had swallowed the spirit of that stew and left them the poor material body.
stewverbUS /stuː/
be in a huff; be silent or sullen
From this reading I did not come downstairs for the watery stew which she had prepared for them.
swallowedverbUS /ˈswɑːloʊd/
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading Doubtless she would tell the boys that I had swallowed the spirit of that stew and left them the poor material body.
express in words
From this reading Doubtless she would tell the boys that I had swallowed the spirit of that stew and left them the poor material body.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DISCUSSING THE NEW MOTHER.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading PART ONE, CHAPTER TWELVE.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.
wateryadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːtəri/
filled with water
From this reading I did not come downstairs for the watery stew which she had prepared for them.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I did not come downstairs for the watery stew which she had prepared for them.
which person or people
From this reading It was not I, after all, who told the boys Hannah was the person who gave them that piece of information.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Doubtless she would tell the boys that I had swallowed the spirit of that stew and left them the poor material body.
