used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Anna Maria," continued Miss Matilda, "do you think your grandmother has a nice piece of calico at home, about a yard and a half long, which she could let us have?"
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Anna Maria," continued Miss Matilda, "do you think your grandmother has a nice piece of calico at home, about a yard and a half long, which she could let us have?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Anna Maria," continued Miss Matilda, "do you think your grandmother has a nice piece of calico at home, about a yard and a half long, which she could let us have?"
AnnanounUS /ˈænə/
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading "Anna Maria," continued Miss Matilda, "do you think your grandmother has a nice piece of calico at home, about a yard and a half long, which she could let us have?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Anna Maria," continued Miss Matilda, "do you think your grandmother has a nice piece of calico at home, about a yard and a half long, which she could let us have?"
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Aunt Jemima thought she could have used some things that were in the house, but she thought she couldn't--and you never saw the like!
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Last winter she made a patchwork quilt, and she went down to New York and bought everything new for it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Aunt Jemima thought she could have used some things that were in the house, but she thought she couldn't--and you never saw the like!
calicoadjectiveUS /ˈkæləkoʊ/
made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned
From this reading "Anna Maria," continued Miss Matilda, "do you think your grandmother has a nice piece of calico at home, about a yard and a half long, which she could let us have?"
without stop or interruption
From this reading "Anna Maria," continued Miss Matilda, "do you think your grandmother has a nice piece of calico at home, about a yard and a half long, which she could let us have?"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Anna Maria," continued Miss Matilda, "do you think your grandmother has a nice piece of calico at home, about a yard and a half long, which she could let us have?"
couldn't
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From this reading Aunt Jemima thought she could have used some things that were in the house, but she thought she couldn't--and you never saw the like!
dearly loved
From this reading "Oh dear yes," replied Anna Maria.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Anna Maria," continued Miss Matilda, "do you think your grandmother has a nice piece of calico at home, about a yard and a half long, which she could let us have?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Last winter she made a patchwork quilt, and she went down to New York and bought everything new for it.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Last winter she made a patchwork quilt, and she went down to New York and bought everything new for it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Last winter she made a patchwork quilt, and she went down to New York and bought everything new for it.
grandmothernounUS /ˈɡrændmʌðər/
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading "Anna Maria," continued Miss Matilda, "do you think your grandmother has a nice piece of calico at home, about a yard and a half long, which she could let us have?"
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "Anna Maria," continued Miss Matilda, "do you think your grandmother has a nice piece of calico at home, about a yard and a half long, which she could let us have?"
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Anna Maria," continued Miss Matilda, "do you think your grandmother has a nice piece of calico at home, about a yard and a half long, which she could let us have?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Anna Maria," continued Miss Matilda, "do you think your grandmother has a nice piece of calico at home, about a yard and a half long, which she could let us have?"
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Anna Maria," continued Miss Matilda, "do you think your grandmother has a nice piece of calico at home, about a yard and a half long, which she could let us have?"
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Aunt Jemima thought she could have used some things that were in the house, but she thought she couldn't--and you never saw the like!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Aunt Jemima thought she could have used some things that were in the house, but she thought she couldn't--and you never saw the like!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Last winter she made a patchwork quilt, and she went down to New York and bought everything new for it.
Jemima
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aunt Jemima thought she could have used some things that were in the house, but she thought she couldn't--and you never saw the like!
immediately past
From this reading Last winter she made a patchwork quilt, and she went down to New York and bought everything new for it.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Anna Maria," continued Miss Matilda, "do you think your grandmother has a nice piece of calico at home, about a yard and a half long, which she could let us have?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Aunt Jemima thought she could have used some things that were in the house, but she thought she couldn't--and you never saw the like!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Anna Maria," continued Miss Matilda, "do you think your grandmother has a nice piece of calico at home, about a yard and a half long, which she could let us have?"
lotsnounUS /lɑːts/
a large number or amount
From this reading "Why, she has lots.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Last winter she made a patchwork quilt, and she went down to New York and bought everything new for it.
MarianounUS /mərˈiːə/
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading "Anna Maria," continued Miss Matilda, "do you think your grandmother has a nice piece of calico at home, about a yard and a half long, which she could let us have?"
Matilda
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From this reading "Anna Maria," continued Miss Matilda, "do you think your grandmother has a nice piece of calico at home, about a yard and a half long, which she could let us have?"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Anna Maria," continued Miss Matilda, "do you think your grandmother has a nice piece of calico at home, about a yard and a half long, which she could let us have?"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Aunt Jemima thought she could have used some things that were in the house, but she thought she couldn't--and you never saw the like!
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Last winter she made a patchwork quilt, and she went down to New York and bought everything new for it.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "Anna Maria," continued Miss Matilda, "do you think your grandmother has a nice piece of calico at home, about a yard and a half long, which she could let us have?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Anna Maria," continued Miss Matilda, "do you think your grandmother has a nice piece of calico at home, about a yard and a half long, which she could let us have?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh dear yes," replied Anna Maria.
patchworknounUS /ˈpætʃwɜːrk/
a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
From this reading Last winter she made a patchwork quilt, and she went down to New York and bought everything new for it.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading "Anna Maria," continued Miss Matilda, "do you think your grandmother has a nice piece of calico at home, about a yard and a half long, which she could let us have?"
quiltnounUS /kwɪlt/
bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
From this reading Last winter she made a patchwork quilt, and she went down to New York and bought everything new for it.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Oh dear yes," replied Anna Maria.
cut with a saw
From this reading Aunt Jemima thought she could have used some things that were in the house, but she thought she couldn't--and you never saw the like!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Anna Maria," continued Miss Matilda, "do you think your grandmother has a nice piece of calico at home, about a yard and a half long, which she could let us have?"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Aunt Jemima thought she could have used some things that were in the house, but she thought she couldn't--and you never saw the like!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Aunt Jemima thought she could have used some things that were in the house, but she thought she couldn't--and you never saw the like!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Aunt Jemima thought she could have used some things that were in the house, but she thought she couldn't--and you never saw the like!
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Aunt Jemima thought she could have used some things that were in the house, but she thought she couldn't--and you never saw the like!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Anna Maria," continued Miss Matilda, "do you think your grandmother has a nice piece of calico at home, about a yard and a half long, which she could let us have?"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Aunt Jemima thought she could have used some things that were in the house, but she thought she couldn't--and you never saw the like!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Last winter she made a patchwork quilt, and she went down to New York and bought everything new for it.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Anna Maria," continued Miss Matilda, "do you think your grandmother has a nice piece of calico at home, about a yard and a half long, which she could let us have?"
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Aunt Jemima thought she could have used some things that were in the house, but she thought she couldn't--and you never saw the like!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Last winter she made a patchwork quilt, and she went down to New York and bought everything new for it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Aunt Jemima thought she could have used some things that were in the house, but she thought she couldn't--and you never saw the like!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Anna Maria," continued Miss Matilda, "do you think your grandmother has a nice piece of calico at home, about a yard and a half long, which she could let us have?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, she has lots.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Last winter she made a patchwork quilt, and she went down to New York and bought everything new for it.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading "Anna Maria," continued Miss Matilda, "do you think your grandmother has a nice piece of calico at home, about a yard and a half long, which she could let us have?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh dear yes," replied Anna Maria.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Last winter she made a patchwork quilt, and she went down to New York and bought everything new for it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Anna Maria," continued Miss Matilda, "do you think your grandmother has a nice piece of calico at home, about a yard and a half long, which she could let us have?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Anna Maria," continued Miss Matilda, "do you think your grandmother has a nice piece of calico at home, about a yard and a half long, which she could let us have?"
