used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His ma got a telegram last night; Sammy Todd brought it over from Nor' Hero on his bicycle.
afternoon'snounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːnz/
possessive form of “afternoon” — the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading ARCHIE EATON RETURNS Liz, returning from her "afternoon's work at the meeting house, blew breathlessly into the Hopworth kitchen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Webb's put a notice in the post-office--he wants every man, woman and child to meet on the Common to-night at seven to sort o' welcome Archie to home."
ARCHIE
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From this reading ARCHIE EATON RETURNS Liz, returning from her "afternoon's work at the meeting house, blew breathlessly into the Hopworth kitchen.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As I live, Archie Eaton's comin' home--this blessed day!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ARCHIE EATON RETURNS Liz, returning from her "afternoon's work at the meeting house, blew breathlessly into the Hopworth kitchen.
bicyclenounUS /ˈbaɪsɪkəl/
a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
From this reading His ma got a telegram last night; Sammy Todd brought it over from Nor' Hero on his bicycle.
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading "As I live, Archie Eaton's comin' home--this blessed day!
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading ARCHIE EATON RETURNS Liz, returning from her "afternoon's work at the meeting house, blew breathlessly into the Hopworth kitchen.
breathlesslyadverbUS /ˈbreθləsli/
in a breathless manner
From this reading ARCHIE EATON RETURNS Liz, returning from her "afternoon's work at the meeting house, blew breathlessly into the Hopworth kitchen.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading His ma got a telegram last night; Sammy Todd brought it over from Nor' Hero on his bicycle.
a young person of either sex
From this reading And Webb's put a notice in the post-office--he wants every man, woman and child to meet on the Common to-night at seven to sort o' welcome Archie to home."
comin
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From this reading "As I live, Archie Eaton's comin' home--this blessed day!
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading And Webb's put a notice in the post-office--he wants every man, woman and child to meet on the Common to-night at seven to sort o' welcome Archie to home."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "As I live, Archie Eaton's comin' home--this blessed day!
EATON
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From this reading ARCHIE EATON RETURNS Liz, returning from her "afternoon's work at the meeting house, blew breathlessly into the Hopworth kitchen.
Eaton's
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From this reading "As I live, Archie Eaton's comin' home--this blessed day!
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And Webb's put a notice in the post-office--he wants every man, woman and child to meet on the Common to-night at seven to sort o' welcome Archie to home."
every person
From this reading "Everybody?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ARCHIE EATON RETURNS Liz, returning from her "afternoon's work at the meeting house, blew breathlessly into the Hopworth kitchen.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading His ma got a telegram last night; Sammy Todd brought it over from Nor' Hero on his bicycle.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And Webb's put a notice in the post-office--he wants every man, woman and child to meet on the Common to-night at seven to sort o' welcome Archie to home."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ARCHIE EATON RETURNS Liz, returning from her "afternoon's work at the meeting house, blew breathlessly into the Hopworth kitchen.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading His ma got a telegram last night; Sammy Todd brought it over from Nor' Hero on his bicycle.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His ma got a telegram last night; Sammy Todd brought it over from Nor' Hero on his bicycle.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "As I live, Archie Eaton's comin' home--this blessed day!
Hopworth
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From this reading ARCHIE EATON RETURNS Liz, returning from her "afternoon's work at the meeting house, blew breathlessly into the Hopworth kitchen.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading ARCHIE EATON RETURNS Liz, returning from her "afternoon's work at the meeting house, blew breathlessly into the Hopworth kitchen.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "As I live, Archie Eaton's comin' home--this blessed day!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And Webb's put a notice in the post-office--he wants every man, woman and child to meet on the Common to-night at seven to sort o' welcome Archie to home."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ARCHIE EATON RETURNS Liz, returning from her "afternoon's work at the meeting house, blew breathlessly into the Hopworth kitchen.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His ma got a telegram last night; Sammy Todd brought it over from Nor' Hero on his bicycle.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading ARCHIE EATON RETURNS Liz, returning from her "afternoon's work at the meeting house, blew breathlessly into the Hopworth kitchen.
immediately past
From this reading His ma got a telegram last night; Sammy Todd brought it over from Nor' Hero on his bicycle.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "As I live, Archie Eaton's comin' home--this blessed day!
Liz
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From this reading ARCHIE EATON RETURNS Liz, returning from her "afternoon's work at the meeting house, blew breathlessly into the Hopworth kitchen.
manounUS /mɑː/
informal terms for a mother
From this reading His ma got a telegram last night; Sammy Todd brought it over from Nor' Hero on his bicycle.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And Webb's put a notice in the post-office--he wants every man, woman and child to meet on the Common to-night at seven to sort o' welcome Archie to home."
come together
From this reading And Webb's put a notice in the post-office--he wants every man, woman and child to meet on the Common to-night at seven to sort o' welcome Archie to home."
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading ARCHIE EATON RETURNS Liz, returning from her "afternoon's work at the meeting house, blew breathlessly into the Hopworth kitchen.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading His ma got a telegram last night; Sammy Todd brought it over from Nor' Hero on his bicycle.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading His ma got a telegram last night; Sammy Todd brought it over from Nor' Hero on his bicycle.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading And Webb's put a notice in the post-office--he wants every man, woman and child to meet on the Common to-night at seven to sort o' welcome Archie to home."
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 And Webb's put a notice in the post-office--he wants every man, woman and child to meet on the Common to-night at seven to sort o' welcome Archie to home."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His ma got a telegram last night; Sammy Todd brought it over from Nor' Hero on his bicycle.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading His ma got a telegram last night; Sammy Todd brought it over from Nor' Hero on his bicycle.
post-office
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From this reading And Webb's put a notice in the post-office--he wants every man, woman and child to meet on the Common to-night at seven to sort o' welcome Archie to home."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And Webb's put a notice in the post-office--he wants every man, woman and child to meet on the Common to-night at seven to sort o' welcome Archie to home."
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading ARCHIE EATON RETURNS Liz, returning from her "afternoon's work at the meeting house, blew breathlessly into the Hopworth kitchen.
RETURNSnounUS /rɪˈtɜːrnz/
plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
From this reading ARCHIE EATON RETURNS Liz, returning from her "afternoon's work at the meeting house, blew breathlessly into the Hopworth kitchen.
Sammy
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From this reading His ma got a telegram last night; Sammy Todd brought it over from Nor' Hero on his bicycle.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading And Webb's put a notice in the post-office--he wants every man, woman and child to meet on the Common to-night at seven to sort o' welcome Archie to home."
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading And Webb's put a notice in the post-office--he wants every man, woman and child to meet on the Common to-night at seven to sort o' welcome Archie to home."
telegramnounUS /ˈteləɡræm/
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading His ma got a telegram last night; Sammy Todd brought it over from Nor' Hero on his bicycle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ARCHIE EATON RETURNS Liz, returning from her "afternoon's work at the meeting house, blew breathlessly into the Hopworth kitchen.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "As I live, Archie Eaton's comin' home--this blessed day!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And Webb's put a notice in the post-office--he wants every man, woman and child to meet on the Common to-night at seven to sort o' welcome Archie to home."
to-night
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From this reading And Webb's put a notice in the post-office--he wants every man, woman and child to meet on the Common to-night at seven to sort o' welcome Archie to home."
ToddnounUS /tɑːd/
Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)
From this reading His ma got a telegram last night; Sammy Todd brought it over from Nor' Hero on his bicycle.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading And Webb's put a notice in the post-office--he wants every man, woman and child to meet on the Common to-night at seven to sort o' welcome Archie to home."
Webb'snounUS /webz/
possessive form of “webb” — English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943)
From this reading And Webb's put a notice in the post-office--he wants every man, woman and child to meet on the Common to-night at seven to sort o' welcome Archie to home."
accept gladly
From this reading And Webb's put a notice in the post-office--he wants every man, woman and child to meet on the Common to-night at seven to sort o' welcome Archie to home."
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading And Webb's put a notice in the post-office--he wants every man, woman and child to meet on the Common to-night at seven to sort o' welcome Archie to home."
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading ARCHIE EATON RETURNS Liz, returning from her "afternoon's work at the meeting house, blew breathlessly into the Hopworth kitchen.
