used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Mebby, after all, Danny, she will wish she had us back here to keep care of things for her."
(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 "Mebby, after all, Danny, she will wish she had us back here to keep care of things for her."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
babiesnounUS /ˈbeɪbiz/
plural of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading I came home early on purpose to talk business with him.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I came home early on purpose to talk business with him.
can't
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From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "Mebby, after all, Danny, she will wish she had us back here to keep care of things for her."
cold-bloodedadjectiveUS /ˈkoʊldˈblʌdəd/
without compunction or human feeling
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
DanielnounUS /ˈdænjəl/
(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
Danny
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From this reading "Mebby, after all, Danny, she will wish she had us back here to keep care of things for her."
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading I came home early on purpose to talk business with him.
EastmannounUS /ˈiːstmən/
United States inventor of a dry-plate process of developing photographic film and of flexible film (his firm introduced roll film) and of the box camera and of a process for color photography (1854-1932)
From this reading "I'd like to know," Daniel pouted, "why she stays out so long with Walter Eastman!
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Mebby, after all, Danny, she will wish she had us back here to keep care of things for her."
a young female
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Mebby, after all, Danny, she will wish she had us back here to keep care of things for her."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I came home early on purpose to talk business with him.
hiredadjectiveUS /ˈhaɪərd/
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
how
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From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I came home early on purpose to talk business with him.
I'd
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From this reading "I'd like to know," Daniel pouted, "why she stays out so long with Walter Eastman!
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading I have several things of importance to settle up with him.
incisivenessnoun
keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
Jennie
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From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Mebby, after all, Danny, she will wish she had us back here to keep care of things for her."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I'd like to know," Daniel pouted, "why she stays out so long with Walter Eastman!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I'd like to know," Daniel pouted, "why she stays out so long with Walter Eastman!
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 "I'd like to know," Daniel pouted, "why she stays out so long with Walter Eastman!
Margaret
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From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
Mebby
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From this reading "Mebby, after all, Danny, she will wish she had us back here to keep care of things for her."
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
not any; not one
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Mebby, after all, Danny, she will wish she had us back here to keep care of things for her."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I came home early on purpose to talk business with him.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
poutedverbUS /ˈpaʊtɪd/
past form of “pout” — be in a huff and display one's displeasure
From this reading "I'd like to know," Daniel pouted, "why she stays out so long with Walter Eastman!
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading I came home early on purpose to talk business with him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading I have several things of importance to settle up with him.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading I have several things of importance to settle up with him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
she'll
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From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
sitting-room
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From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I'd like to know," Daniel pouted, "why she stays out so long with Walter Eastman!
staysnounUS /steɪz/
a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
From this reading "I'd like to know," Daniel pouted, "why she stays out so long with Walter Eastman!
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I came home early on purpose to talk business with him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Mebby, after all, Danny, she will wish she had us back here to keep care of things for her."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
triumphedverbUS /ˈtraɪəmft/
past form of “triumph” — prove superior
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I have several things of importance to settle up with him.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading "I'd like to know," Daniel pouted, "why she stays out so long with Walter Eastman!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
at the time that
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "I'd like to know," Daniel pouted, "why she stays out so long with Walter Eastman!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Mebby, after all, Danny, she will wish she had us back here to keep care of things for her."
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "Mebby, after all, Danny, she will wish she had us back here to keep care of things for her."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Now," Jennie triumphed as she and Daniel went back to the sitting-room, "when Margaret comes home, she'll find out how nice it is to have no hired girl and _us_ not here to cook, and her with company to supper, and the babies over at our place where _she--can't--come_!" she said with a cold-blooded incisiveness.
