used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Milly's heart gave a bound, and then seemed to stand still.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading You pay me fifty cents a week for that dress, and any week you _can't pay_, why, you can return the silk, provided it's decently clean, and I'll allow you a couple o' dollars, when I take it back, for the making.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Here I am," said the woman, smiling.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Milly's heart gave a bound, and then seemed to stand still.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading You pay me fifty cents a week for that dress, and any week you _can't pay_, why, you can return the silk, provided it's decently clean, and I'll allow you a couple o' dollars, when I take it back, for the making.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading You pay me fifty cents a week for that dress, and any week you _can't pay_, why, you can return the silk, provided it's decently clean, and I'll allow you a couple o' dollars, when I take it back, for the making.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "I've called to make you even a better offer.
botherverbUS /ˈbɑːðər/
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading Come, now, I don't mind throwing in the linings, and I won't bother you for the first fortnight."
confined by bonds
From this reading Milly's heart gave a bound, and then seemed to stand still.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "I've called to make you even a better offer.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You pay me fifty cents a week for that dress, and any week you _can't pay_, why, you can return the silk, provided it's decently clean, and I'll allow you a couple o' dollars, when I take it back, for the making.
can't
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From this reading You pay me fifty cents a week for that dress, and any week you _can't pay_, why, you can return the silk, provided it's decently clean, and I'll allow you a couple o' dollars, when I take it back, for the making.
centsnounUS /sents/
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading You pay me fifty cents a week for that dress, and any week you _can't pay_, why, you can return the silk, provided it's decently clean, and I'll allow you a couple o' dollars, when I take it back, for the making.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading You pay me fifty cents a week for that dress, and any week you _can't pay_, why, you can return the silk, provided it's decently clean, and I'll allow you a couple o' dollars, when I take it back, for the making.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come, now, I don't mind throwing in the linings, and I won't bother you for the first fortnight."
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading You pay me fifty cents a week for that dress, and any week you _can't pay_, why, you can return the silk, provided it's decently clean, and I'll allow you a couple o' dollars, when I take it back, for the making.
decentlyadverbUS /ˈdiːsəntli/
in a decent manner
From this reading You pay me fifty cents a week for that dress, and any week you _can't pay_, why, you can return the silk, provided it's decently clean, and I'll allow you a couple o' dollars, when I take it back, for the making.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading You pay me fifty cents a week for that dress, and any week you _can't pay_, why, you can return the silk, provided it's decently clean, and I'll allow you a couple o' dollars, when I take it back, for the making.
don't
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From this reading Come, now, I don't mind throwing in the linings, and I won't bother you for the first fortnight."
put on clothes
From this reading You pay me fifty cents a week for that dress, and any week you _can't pay_, why, you can return the silk, provided it's decently clean, and I'll allow you a couple o' dollars, when I take it back, for the making.
divisible by two
From this reading "I've called to make you even a better offer.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading You pay me fifty cents a week for that dress, and any week you _can't pay_, why, you can return the silk, provided it's decently clean, and I'll allow you a couple o' dollars, when I take it back, for the making.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Come, now, I don't mind throwing in the linings, and I won't bother you for the first fortnight."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You pay me fifty cents a week for that dress, and any week you _can't pay_, why, you can return the silk, provided it's decently clean, and I'll allow you a couple o' dollars, when I take it back, for the making.
fortnightnounUS /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading Come, now, I don't mind throwing in the linings, and I won't bother you for the first fortnight."
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Milly's heart gave a bound, and then seemed to stand still.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Milly's heart gave a bound, and then seemed to stand still.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here I am," said the woman, smiling.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Here I am," said the woman, smiling.
I'll
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From this reading You pay me fifty cents a week for that dress, and any week you _can't pay_, why, you can return the silk, provided it's decently clean, and I'll allow you a couple o' dollars, when I take it back, for the making.
I've
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From this reading "I've called to make you even a better offer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Come, now, I don't mind throwing in the linings, and I won't bother you for the first fortnight."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You pay me fifty cents a week for that dress, and any week you _can't pay_, why, you can return the silk, provided it's decently clean, and I'll allow you a couple o' dollars, when I take it back, for the making.
it's
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From this reading You pay me fifty cents a week for that dress, and any week you _can't pay_, why, you can return the silk, provided it's decently clean, and I'll allow you a couple o' dollars, when I take it back, for the making.
liningsnounUS /ˈlaɪnɪŋz/
plural of “lining” — a protective covering that protects an inside surface
From this reading Come, now, I don't mind throwing in the linings, and I won't bother you for the first fortnight."
engage in
From this reading "I've called to make you even a better offer.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading You pay me fifty cents a week for that dress, and any week you _can't pay_, why, you can return the silk, provided it's decently clean, and I'll allow you a couple o' dollars, when I take it back, for the making.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You pay me fifty cents a week for that dress, and any week you _can't pay_, why, you can return the silk, provided it's decently clean, and I'll allow you a couple o' dollars, when I take it back, for the making.
Milly's
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From this reading Milly's heart gave a bound, and then seemed to stand still.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Come, now, I don't mind throwing in the linings, and I won't bother you for the first fortnight."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Come, now, I don't mind throwing in the linings, and I won't bother you for the first fortnight."
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 You pay me fifty cents a week for that dress, and any week you _can't pay_, why, you can return the silk, provided it's decently clean, and I'll allow you a couple o' dollars, when I take it back, for the making.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading "I've called to make you even a better offer.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading You pay me fifty cents a week for that dress, and any week you _can't pay_, why, you can return the silk, provided it's decently clean, and I'll allow you a couple o' dollars, when I take it back, for the making.
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading You pay me fifty cents a week for that dress, and any week you _can't pay_, why, you can return the silk, provided it's decently clean, and I'll allow you a couple o' dollars, when I take it back, for the making.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading You pay me fifty cents a week for that dress, and any week you _can't pay_, why, you can return the silk, provided it's decently clean, and I'll allow you a couple o' dollars, when I take it back, for the making.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Here I am," said the woman, smiling.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Milly's heart gave a bound, and then seemed to stand still.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading You pay me fifty cents a week for that dress, and any week you _can't pay_, why, you can return the silk, provided it's decently clean, and I'll allow you a couple o' dollars, when I take it back, for the making.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading "Here I am," said the woman, smiling.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Milly's heart gave a bound, and then seemed to stand still.
not in physical motion
From this reading Milly's heart gave a bound, and then seemed to stand still.
carry out
From this reading You pay me fifty cents a week for that dress, and any week you _can't pay_, why, you can return the silk, provided it's decently clean, and I'll allow you a couple o' dollars, when I take it back, for the making.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You pay me fifty cents a week for that dress, and any week you _can't pay_, why, you can return the silk, provided it's decently clean, and I'll allow you a couple o' dollars, when I take it back, for the making.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Here I am," said the woman, smiling.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Milly's heart gave a bound, and then seemed to stand still.
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Come, now, I don't mind throwing in the linings, and I won't bother you for the first fortnight."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Milly's heart gave a bound, and then seemed to stand still.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading You pay me fifty cents a week for that dress, and any week you _can't pay_, why, you can return the silk, provided it's decently clean, and I'll allow you a couple o' dollars, when I take it back, for the making.
at the time that
From this reading You pay me fifty cents a week for that dress, and any week you _can't pay_, why, you can return the silk, provided it's decently clean, and I'll allow you a couple o' dollars, when I take it back, for the making.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading You pay me fifty cents a week for that dress, and any week you _can't pay_, why, you can return the silk, provided it's decently clean, and I'll allow you a couple o' dollars, when I take it back, for the making.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Here I am," said the woman, smiling.
won't
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From this reading Come, now, I don't mind throwing in the linings, and I won't bother you for the first fortnight."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I've called to make you even a better offer.
