used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HOW POLKTOWN TOOK IT That was a very serious Saturday night at the old Day house, as well as at the Beaseley cottage.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Aunt 'Mira had whispered to Janice before the girl had set forth with her uncle in the afternoon:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'm goin' to have raised biscuits and honey.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HOW POLKTOWN TOOK IT That was a very serious Saturday night at the old Day house, as well as at the Beaseley cottage.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HOW POLKTOWN TOOK IT That was a very serious Saturday night at the old Day house, as well as at the Beaseley cottage.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Aunt 'Mira had whispered to Janice before the girl had set forth with her uncle in the afternoon:
Beaseley
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From this reading HOW POLKTOWN TOOK IT That was a very serious Saturday night at the old Day house, as well as at the Beaseley cottage.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Aunt 'Mira had whispered to Janice before the girl had set forth with her uncle in the afternoon:
betwixtprepositionUS /biˈtwɪkst/
an old word for “between”
From this reading We got to cheer him up, betwixt us.
biscuitsnounUS /ˈbɪskəts/
plural of “biscuit” — small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading I'm goin' to have raised biscuits and honey.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Bring him home to supper with ye, child--the poor young man!
give encouragement to
From this reading We got to cheer him up, betwixt us.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "Bring him home to supper with ye, child--the poor young man!
a small house with a single story
From this reading HOW POLKTOWN TOOK IT That was a very serious Saturday night at the old Day house, as well as at the Beaseley cottage.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading HOW POLKTOWN TOOK IT That was a very serious Saturday night at the old Day house, as well as at the Beaseley cottage.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Aunt 'Mira had whispered to Janice before the girl had set forth with her uncle in the afternoon:
a young female
From this reading Aunt 'Mira had whispered to Janice before the girl had set forth with her uncle in the afternoon:
goin
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From this reading I'm goin' to have raised biscuits and honey.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We got to cheer him up, betwixt us.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Aunt 'Mira had whispered to Janice before the girl had set forth with her uncle in the afternoon:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I'm goin' to have raised biscuits and honey.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Aunt 'Mira had whispered to Janice before the girl had set forth with her uncle in the afternoon:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Bring him home to supper with ye, child--the poor young man!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Bring him home to supper with ye, child--the poor young man!
honeynounUS /ˈhʌni/
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading I'm goin' to have raised biscuits and honey.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading HOW POLKTOWN TOOK IT That was a very serious Saturday night at the old Day house, as well as at the Beaseley cottage.
HOW
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From this reading HOW POLKTOWN TOOK IT That was a very serious Saturday night at the old Day house, as well as at the Beaseley cottage.
I'm
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From this reading I'm goin' to have raised biscuits and honey.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Aunt 'Mira had whispered to Janice before the girl had set forth with her uncle in the afternoon:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HOW POLKTOWN TOOK IT That was a very serious Saturday night at the old Day house, as well as at the Beaseley cottage.
Janice
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From this reading Aunt 'Mira had whispered to Janice before the girl had set forth with her uncle in the afternoon:
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Bring him home to supper with ye, child--the poor young man!
Mira
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From this reading Aunt 'Mira had whispered to Janice before the girl had set forth with her uncle in the afternoon:
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading HOW POLKTOWN TOOK IT That was a very serious Saturday night at the old Day house, as well as at the Beaseley cottage.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading HOW POLKTOWN TOOK IT That was a very serious Saturday night at the old Day house, as well as at the Beaseley cottage.
POLKTOWN
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From this reading HOW POLKTOWN TOOK IT That was a very serious Saturday night at the old Day house, as well as at the Beaseley cottage.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Bring him home to supper with ye, child--the poor young man!
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading I'm goin' to have raised biscuits and honey.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading HOW POLKTOWN TOOK IT That was a very serious Saturday night at the old Day house, as well as at the Beaseley cottage.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading HOW POLKTOWN TOOK IT That was a very serious Saturday night at the old Day house, as well as at the Beaseley cottage.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Aunt 'Mira had whispered to Janice before the girl had set forth with her uncle in the afternoon:
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading "Bring him home to supper with ye, child--the poor young man!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HOW POLKTOWN TOOK IT That was a very serious Saturday night at the old Day house, as well as at the Beaseley cottage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW POLKTOWN TOOK IT That was a very serious Saturday night at the old Day house, as well as at the Beaseley cottage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aunt 'Mira had whispered to Janice before the girl had set forth with her uncle in the afternoon:
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading HOW POLKTOWN TOOK IT That was a very serious Saturday night at the old Day house, as well as at the Beaseley cottage.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Aunt 'Mira had whispered to Janice before the girl had set forth with her uncle in the afternoon:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We got to cheer him up, betwixt us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We got to cheer him up, betwixt us.
precisely as stated
From this reading HOW POLKTOWN TOOK IT That was a very serious Saturday night at the old Day house, as well as at the Beaseley cottage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW POLKTOWN TOOK IT That was a very serious Saturday night at the old Day house, as well as at the Beaseley cottage.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We got to cheer him up, betwixt us.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading HOW POLKTOWN TOOK IT That was a very serious Saturday night at the old Day house, as well as at the Beaseley cottage.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Aunt 'Mira had whispered to Janice before the girl had set forth with her uncle in the afternoon:
in the company of; together with
From this reading Aunt 'Mira had whispered to Janice before the girl had set forth with her uncle in the afternoon:
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Bring him home to supper with ye, child--the poor young man!
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Bring him home to supper with ye, child--the poor young man!
