used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BUSY TIME.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A FEW mornings after this conversation, Mrs. Grimsby made her appearance in Hesper’s room.
(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 She had been listening for some time, and as soon as she heard Mr. Greyson leave, she took her hands out of the wash-tub, and came in with her arms all smoking.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had been listening for some time, and as soon as she heard Mr. Greyson leave, she took her hands out of the wash-tub, and came in with her arms all smoking.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading A FEW mornings after this conversation, Mrs. Grimsby made her appearance in Hesper’s room.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading She had been listening for some time, and as soon as she heard Mr. Greyson leave, she took her hands out of the wash-tub, and came in with her arms all smoking.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had been listening for some time, and as soon as she heard Mr. Greyson leave, she took her hands out of the wash-tub, and came in with her arms all smoking.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been listening for some time, and as soon as she heard Mr. Greyson leave, she took her hands out of the wash-tub, and came in with her arms all smoking.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading A BUSY TIME.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She had been listening for some time, and as soon as she heard Mr. Greyson leave, she took her hands out of the wash-tub, and came in with her arms all smoking.
past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “So,” she commenced, “I hear that Mose is going to sea.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading A FEW mornings after this conversation, Mrs. Grimsby made her appearance in Hesper’s room.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A FEW mornings after this conversation, Mrs. Grimsby made her appearance in Hesper’s room.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had been listening for some time, and as soon as she heard Mr. Greyson leave, she took her hands out of the wash-tub, and came in with her arms all smoking.
the act of departing
From this reading “So,” she commenced, “I hear that Mose is going to sea.
Greyson
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From this reading She had been listening for some time, and as soon as she heard Mr. Greyson leave, she took her hands out of the wash-tub, and came in with her arms all smoking.
Grimsby
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From this reading A FEW mornings after this conversation, Mrs. Grimsby made her appearance in Hesper’s room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been listening for some time, and as soon as she heard Mr. Greyson leave, she took her hands out of the wash-tub, and came in with her arms all smoking.
hadn't
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From this reading I shouldn’t have known it if one of the neighbors hadn’t told me.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She had been listening for some time, and as soon as she heard Mr. Greyson leave, she took her hands out of the wash-tub, and came in with her arms all smoking.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I shouldn’t have known it if one of the neighbors hadn’t told me.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “So,” she commenced, “I hear that Mose is going to sea.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading She had been listening for some time, and as soon as she heard Mr. Greyson leave, she took her hands out of the wash-tub, and came in with her arms all smoking.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A FEW mornings after this conversation, Mrs. Grimsby made her appearance in Hesper’s room.
Hesper's
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From this reading A FEW mornings after this conversation, Mrs. Grimsby made her appearance in Hesper’s room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “So,” she commenced, “I hear that Mose is going to sea.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I shouldn’t have known it if one of the neighbors hadn’t told me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A FEW mornings after this conversation, Mrs. Grimsby made her appearance in Hesper’s room.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “So,” she commenced, “I hear that Mose is going to sea.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I shouldn’t have known it if one of the neighbors hadn’t told me.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading I shouldn’t have known it if one of the neighbors hadn’t told me.
go away from a place
From this reading She had been listening for some time, and as soon as she heard Mr. Greyson leave, she took her hands out of the wash-tub, and came in with her arms all smoking.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading She had been listening for some time, and as soon as she heard Mr. Greyson leave, she took her hands out of the wash-tub, and came in with her arms all smoking.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A FEW mornings after this conversation, Mrs. Grimsby made her appearance in Hesper’s room.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I shouldn’t have known it if one of the neighbors hadn’t told me.
morningsnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋz/
plural of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A FEW mornings after this conversation, Mrs. Grimsby made her appearance in Hesper’s room.
Mose
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From this reading “So,” she commenced, “I hear that Mose is going to sea.
a form of address for a man
From this reading She had been listening for some time, and as soon as she heard Mr. Greyson leave, she took her hands out of the wash-tub, and came in with her arms all smoking.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading A FEW mornings after this conversation, Mrs. Grimsby made her appearance in Hesper’s room.
neighborsnounUS /ˈneɪbərz/
plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading I shouldn’t have known it if one of the neighbors hadn’t told me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had been listening for some time, and as soon as she heard Mr. Greyson leave, she took her hands out of the wash-tub, and came in with her arms all smoking.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I shouldn’t have known it if one of the neighbors hadn’t told me.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She had been listening for some time, and as soon as she heard Mr. Greyson leave, she took her hands out of the wash-tub, and came in with her arms all smoking.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading A FEW mornings after this conversation, Mrs. Grimsby made her appearance in Hesper’s room.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “So,” she commenced, “I hear that Mose is going to sea.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been listening for some time, and as soon as she heard Mr. Greyson leave, she took her hands out of the wash-tub, and came in with her arms all smoking.
shouldn't
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From this reading I shouldn’t have known it if one of the neighbors hadn’t told me.
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading She had been listening for some time, and as soon as she heard Mr. Greyson leave, she took her hands out of the wash-tub, and came in with her arms all smoking.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So,” she commenced, “I hear that Mose is going to sea.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She had been listening for some time, and as soon as she heard Mr. Greyson leave, she took her hands out of the wash-tub, and came in with her arms all smoking.
in the near future
From this reading She had been listening for some time, and as soon as she heard Mr. Greyson leave, she took her hands out of the wash-tub, and came in with her arms all smoking.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “So,” she commenced, “I hear that Mose is going to sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had been listening for some time, and as soon as she heard Mr. Greyson leave, she took her hands out of the wash-tub, and came in with her arms all smoking.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A FEW mornings after this conversation, Mrs. Grimsby made her appearance in Hesper’s room.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A BUSY TIME.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “So,” she commenced, “I hear that Mose is going to sea.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I shouldn’t have known it if one of the neighbors hadn’t told me.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She had been listening for some time, and as soon as she heard Mr. Greyson leave, she took her hands out of the wash-tub, and came in with her arms all smoking.
wash-tub
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From this reading She had been listening for some time, and as soon as she heard Mr. Greyson leave, she took her hands out of the wash-tub, and came in with her arms all smoking.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had been listening for some time, and as soon as she heard Mr. Greyson leave, she took her hands out of the wash-tub, and came in with her arms all smoking.
