used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Poor little mite--like as not right this minit Sarah Hopkins is watchin' us," B'lindy had whispered, "little bit of a thing, goin' to grow into a big, big man some day!
Ain't
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From this reading Ain't it just _wonderful_, Milly Leavitt?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the flashes of lightning grew sharper and more frequent, B'lindy bade Miss Milly watch the baby while she made things fast around the house.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading As the flashes of lightning grew sharper and more frequent, B'lindy bade Miss Milly watch the baby while she made things fast around the house.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the flashes of lightning grew sharper and more frequent, B'lindy bade Miss Milly watch the baby while she made things fast around the house.
awenounUS /ɑː/
an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
From this reading Beth women had been hanging over the sleeping child with something like awe.
B'lindy
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From this reading As the flashes of lightning grew sharper and more frequent, B'lindy bade Miss Milly watch the baby while she made things fast around the house.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading As the flashes of lightning grew sharper and more frequent, B'lindy bade Miss Milly watch the baby while she made things fast around the house.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading As the flashes of lightning grew sharper and more frequent, B'lindy bade Miss Milly watch the baby while she made things fast around the house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Beth women had been hanging over the sleeping child with something like awe.
BethnounUS /beθ/
the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
From this reading Beth women had been hanging over the sleeping child with something like awe.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Poor little mite--like as not right this minit Sarah Hopkins is watchin' us," B'lindy had whispered, "little bit of a thing, goin' to grow into a big, big man some day!
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "Poor little mite--like as not right this minit Sarah Hopkins is watchin' us," B'lindy had whispered, "little bit of a thing, goin' to grow into a big, big man some day!
a young person of either sex
From this reading Beth women had been hanging over the sleeping child with something like awe.
CHIMNEYnounUS /ˈtʃɪmni/
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading WHAT THE CHIMNEY HELD The storm, sweeping down the valley, had reached the heighth of its fury over Freedom.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Poor little mite--like as not right this minit Sarah Hopkins is watchin' us," B'lindy had whispered, "little bit of a thing, goin' to grow into a big, big man some day!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading WHAT THE CHIMNEY HELD The storm, sweeping down the valley, had reached the heighth of its fury over Freedom.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading As the flashes of lightning grew sharper and more frequent, B'lindy bade Miss Milly watch the baby while she made things fast around the house.
flashesnounUS /ˈflæʃɪz/
plural of “flash” — a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
From this reading As the flashes of lightning grew sharper and more frequent, B'lindy bade Miss Milly watch the baby while she made things fast around the house.
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading WHAT THE CHIMNEY HELD The storm, sweeping down the valley, had reached the heighth of its fury over Freedom.
frequentverbUS /ˈfriːkwənt/
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
From this reading As the flashes of lightning grew sharper and more frequent, B'lindy bade Miss Milly watch the baby while she made things fast around the house.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading WHAT THE CHIMNEY HELD The storm, sweeping down the valley, had reached the heighth of its fury over Freedom.
goin
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From this reading "Poor little mite--like as not right this minit Sarah Hopkins is watchin' us," B'lindy had whispered, "little bit of a thing, goin' to grow into a big, big man some day!
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading As the flashes of lightning grew sharper and more frequent, B'lindy bade Miss Milly watch the baby while she made things fast around the house.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading "Poor little mite--like as not right this minit Sarah Hopkins is watchin' us," B'lindy had whispered, "little bit of a thing, goin' to grow into a big, big man some day!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHAT THE CHIMNEY HELD The storm, sweeping down the valley, had reached the heighth of its fury over Freedom.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading Beth women had been hanging over the sleeping child with something like awe.
heighth
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From this reading WHAT THE CHIMNEY HELD The storm, sweeping down the valley, had reached the heighth of its fury over Freedom.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading WHAT THE CHIMNEY HELD The storm, sweeping down the valley, had reached the heighth of its fury over Freedom.
HopkinsnounUS /ˈhɑːpkɪnz/
United States educator and theologian (1802-1887)
From this reading "Poor little mite--like as not right this minit Sarah Hopkins is watchin' us," B'lindy had whispered, "little bit of a thing, goin' to grow into a big, big man some day!
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading As the flashes of lightning grew sharper and more frequent, B'lindy bade Miss Milly watch the baby while she made things fast around the house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Poor little mite--like as not right this minit Sarah Hopkins is watchin' us," B'lindy had whispered, "little bit of a thing, goin' to grow into a big, big man some day!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Poor little mite--like as not right this minit Sarah Hopkins is watchin' us," B'lindy had whispered, "little bit of a thing, goin' to grow into a big, big man some day!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ain't it just _wonderful_, Milly Leavitt?"
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading WHAT THE CHIMNEY HELD The storm, sweeping down the valley, had reached the heighth of its fury over Freedom.
and nothing more
From this reading Ain't it just _wonderful_, Milly Leavitt?"
Leavitt
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From this reading Ain't it just _wonderful_, Milly Leavitt?"
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading As the flashes of lightning grew sharper and more frequent, B'lindy bade Miss Milly watch the baby while she made things fast around the house.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Beth women had been hanging over the sleeping child with something like awe.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Poor little mite--like as not right this minit Sarah Hopkins is watchin' us," B'lindy had whispered, "little bit of a thing, goin' to grow into a big, big man some day!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading As the flashes of lightning grew sharper and more frequent, B'lindy bade Miss Milly watch the baby while she made things fast around the house.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Poor little mite--like as not right this minit Sarah Hopkins is watchin' us," B'lindy had whispered, "little bit of a thing, goin' to grow into a big, big man some day!
Milly
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From this reading As the flashes of lightning grew sharper and more frequent, B'lindy bade Miss Milly watch the baby while she made things fast around the house.
minit
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From this reading "Poor little mite--like as not right this minit Sarah Hopkins is watchin' us," B'lindy had whispered, "little bit of a thing, goin' to grow into a big, big man some day!
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading As the flashes of lightning grew sharper and more frequent, B'lindy bade Miss Milly watch the baby while she made things fast around the house.
mitenounUS /maɪt/
a slight but appreciable amount
From this reading "Poor little mite--like as not right this minit Sarah Hopkins is watchin' us," B'lindy had whispered, "little bit of a thing, goin' to grow into a big, big man some day!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading As the flashes of lightning grew sharper and more frequent, B'lindy bade Miss Milly watch the baby while she made things fast around the house.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Poor little mite--like as not right this minit Sarah Hopkins is watchin' us," B'lindy had whispered, "little bit of a thing, goin' to grow into a big, big man some day!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHAT THE CHIMNEY HELD The storm, sweeping down the valley, had reached the heighth of its fury over Freedom.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading WHAT THE CHIMNEY HELD The storm, sweeping down the valley, had reached the heighth of its fury over Freedom.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Poor little mite--like as not right this minit Sarah Hopkins is watchin' us," B'lindy had whispered, "little bit of a thing, goin' to grow into a big, big man some day!
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading WHAT THE CHIMNEY HELD The storm, sweeping down the valley, had reached the heighth of its fury over Freedom.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Poor little mite--like as not right this minit Sarah Hopkins is watchin' us," B'lindy had whispered, "little bit of a thing, goin' to grow into a big, big man some day!
SarahnounUS /ˈserə/
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading "Poor little mite--like as not right this minit Sarah Hopkins is watchin' us," B'lindy had whispered, "little bit of a thing, goin' to grow into a big, big man some day!
sharpernounUS /ˈʃɑːrpər/
a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
From this reading As the flashes of lightning grew sharper and more frequent, B'lindy bade Miss Milly watch the baby while she made things fast around the house.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the flashes of lightning grew sharper and more frequent, B'lindy bade Miss Milly watch the baby while she made things fast around the house.
the state of being asleep
From this reading Beth women had been hanging over the sleeping child with something like awe.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Poor little mite--like as not right this minit Sarah Hopkins is watchin' us," B'lindy had whispered, "little bit of a thing, goin' to grow into a big, big man some day!
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Beth women had been hanging over the sleeping child with something like awe.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading WHAT THE CHIMNEY HELD The storm, sweeping down the valley, had reached the heighth of its fury over Freedom.
sweepingadjectiveUS /ˈswiːpɪŋ/
taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
From this reading WHAT THE CHIMNEY HELD The storm, sweeping down the valley, had reached the heighth of its fury over Freedom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT THE CHIMNEY HELD The storm, sweeping down the valley, had reached the heighth of its fury over Freedom.
a special situation
From this reading "Poor little mite--like as not right this minit Sarah Hopkins is watchin' us," B'lindy had whispered, "little bit of a thing, goin' to grow into a big, big man some day!
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading As the flashes of lightning grew sharper and more frequent, B'lindy bade Miss Milly watch the baby while she made things fast around the house.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Poor little mite--like as not right this minit Sarah Hopkins is watchin' us," B'lindy had whispered, "little bit of a thing, goin' to grow into a big, big man some day!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Poor little mite--like as not right this minit Sarah Hopkins is watchin' us," B'lindy had whispered, "little bit of a thing, goin' to grow into a big, big man some day!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Poor little mite--like as not right this minit Sarah Hopkins is watchin' us," B'lindy had whispered, "little bit of a thing, goin' to grow into a big, big man some day!
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading WHAT THE CHIMNEY HELD The storm, sweeping down the valley, had reached the heighth of its fury over Freedom.
look attentively
From this reading As the flashes of lightning grew sharper and more frequent, B'lindy bade Miss Milly watch the baby while she made things fast around the house.
watchin
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From this reading "Poor little mite--like as not right this minit Sarah Hopkins is watchin' us," B'lindy had whispered, "little bit of a thing, goin' to grow into a big, big man some day!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT THE CHIMNEY HELD The storm, sweeping down the valley, had reached the heighth of its fury over Freedom.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading As the flashes of lightning grew sharper and more frequent, B'lindy bade Miss Milly watch the baby while she made things fast around the house.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Poor little mite--like as not right this minit Sarah Hopkins is watchin' us," B'lindy had whispered, "little bit of a thing, goin' to grow into a big, big man some day!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Beth women had been hanging over the sleeping child with something like awe.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Beth women had been hanging over the sleeping child with something like awe.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Ain't it just _wonderful_, Milly Leavitt?"
