used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Aunt Olive Eastman had made herself a relative to every one living between the two Pigeon Creeks.
acknowledgeverbUS /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒ/
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading But she was "far from perfect," as she used to very humbly acknowledge in the many pioneer meetings that she attended.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading She had formed this large acquaintance with the pioneers by attending the camp-meetings of the Methodists and the four-days' meetings of the Baptists in southern Indiana, and the school-house meetings everywhere.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had formed this large acquaintance with the pioneers by attending the camp-meetings of the Methodists and the four-days' meetings of the Baptists in southern Indiana, and the school-house meetings everywhere.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But she was "far from perfect," as she used to very humbly acknowledge in the many pioneer meetings that she attended.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading But she was "far from perfect," as she used to very humbly acknowledge in the many pioneer meetings that she attended.
attendingnounUS /əˈtendɪŋ/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading She had formed this large acquaintance with the pioneers by attending the camp-meetings of the Methodists and the four-days' meetings of the Baptists in southern Indiana, and the school-house meetings everywhere.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading JASPER COBBLES FOR AUNT OLIVE.--HER QUEER STORIES.
BaptistsnounUS /ˈbæptəsts/
any of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of voluntary believers
From this reading She had formed this large acquaintance with the pioneers by attending the camp-meetings of the Methodists and the four-days' meetings of the Baptists in southern Indiana, and the school-house meetings everywhere.
benevolencenounUS /bəˈnev.əl.əns/
The quality of being well meaning; kindness and generosity. (Lòng nhân ái, sự nhân từ độ lượng.)
From this reading She was a widow, was full of rude energy and benevolence, had a sharp tongue, a kindly heart, and a measure of good sense.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Aunt Olive Eastman had made herself a relative to every one living between the two Pigeon Creeks.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she was "far from perfect," as she used to very humbly acknowledge in the many pioneer meetings that she attended.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had formed this large acquaintance with the pioneers by attending the camp-meetings of the Methodists and the four-days' meetings of the Baptists in southern Indiana, and the school-house meetings everywhere.
camp-meetings
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From this reading She had formed this large acquaintance with the pioneers by attending the camp-meetings of the Methodists and the four-days' meetings of the Baptists in southern Indiana, and the school-house meetings everywhere.
COBBLES
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From this reading JASPER COBBLES FOR AUNT OLIVE.--HER QUEER STORIES.
CreeksnounUS /kriːks/
plural of “creek” — a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading Aunt Olive Eastman had made herself a relative to every one living between the two Pigeon Creeks.
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 Aunt Olive Eastman had made herself a relative to every one living between the two Pigeon Creeks.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading She was a widow, was full of rude energy and benevolence, had a sharp tongue, a kindly heart, and a measure of good sense.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Aunt Olive Eastman had made herself a relative to every one living between the two Pigeon Creeks.
to or in any or all places
From this reading She had formed this large acquaintance with the pioneers by attending the camp-meetings of the Methodists and the four-days' meetings of the Baptists in southern Indiana, and the school-house meetings everywhere.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading But she was "far from perfect," as she used to very humbly acknowledge in the many pioneer meetings that she attended.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading JASPER COBBLES FOR AUNT OLIVE.--HER QUEER STORIES.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading She had formed this large acquaintance with the pioneers by attending the camp-meetings of the Methodists and the four-days' meetings of the Baptists in southern Indiana, and the school-house meetings everywhere.
four-days
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From this reading She had formed this large acquaintance with the pioneers by attending the camp-meetings of the Methodists and the four-days' meetings of the Baptists in southern Indiana, and the school-house meetings everywhere.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But she was "far from perfect," as she used to very humbly acknowledge in the many pioneer meetings that she attended.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading She was a widow, was full of rude energy and benevolence, had a sharp tongue, a kindly heart, and a measure of good sense.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She was a widow, was full of rude energy and benevolence, had a sharp tongue, a kindly heart, and a measure of good sense.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Aunt Olive Eastman had made herself a relative to every one living between the two Pigeon Creeks.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She was a widow, was full of rude energy and benevolence, had a sharp tongue, a kindly heart, and a measure of good sense.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading JASPER COBBLES FOR AUNT OLIVE.--HER QUEER STORIES.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Aunt Olive Eastman had made herself a relative to every one living between the two Pigeon Creeks.
humblyadverbUS /ˈhʌmbli/
in a humble manner
From this reading But she was "far from perfect," as she used to very humbly acknowledge in the many pioneer meetings that she attended.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had formed this large acquaintance with the pioneers by attending the camp-meetings of the Methodists and the four-days' meetings of the Baptists in southern Indiana, and the school-house meetings everywhere.
IndiananounUS /ˌɪndiˈænə/
a state in midwestern United States
From this reading She had formed this large acquaintance with the pioneers by attending the camp-meetings of the Methodists and the four-days' meetings of the Baptists in southern Indiana, and the school-house meetings everywhere.
JASPERnounUS /ˈdʒæspər/
an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
From this reading JASPER COBBLES FOR AUNT OLIVE.--HER QUEER STORIES.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading She was a widow, was full of rude energy and benevolence, had a sharp tongue, a kindly heart, and a measure of good sense.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She had formed this large acquaintance with the pioneers by attending the camp-meetings of the Methodists and the four-days' meetings of the Baptists in southern Indiana, and the school-house meetings everywhere.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Aunt Olive Eastman had made herself a relative to every one living between the two Pigeon Creeks.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Aunt Olive Eastman had made herself a relative to every one living between the two Pigeon Creeks.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading But she was "far from perfect," as she used to very humbly acknowledge in the many pioneer meetings that she attended.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading She was a widow, was full of rude energy and benevolence, had a sharp tongue, a kindly heart, and a measure of good sense.
meetingsnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋz/
plural of “meeting” — a formally arranged gathering
From this reading She had formed this large acquaintance with the pioneers by attending the camp-meetings of the Methodists and the four-days' meetings of the Baptists in southern Indiana, and the school-house meetings everywhere.
Methodistsnoun
a Protestant denomination founded on the principles of John Wesley and Charles Wesley
From this reading She had formed this large acquaintance with the pioneers by attending the camp-meetings of the Methodists and the four-days' meetings of the Baptists in southern Indiana, and the school-house meetings everywhere.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had formed this large acquaintance with the pioneers by attending the camp-meetings of the Methodists and the four-days' meetings of the Baptists in southern Indiana, and the school-house meetings everywhere.
OLIVEadjectiveUS /ˈɑːləv/
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading JASPER COBBLES FOR AUNT OLIVE.--HER QUEER STORIES.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Aunt Olive Eastman had made herself a relative to every one living between the two Pigeon Creeks.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading But she was "far from perfect," as she used to very humbly acknowledge in the many pioneer meetings that she attended.
PigeonnounUS /ˈpɪdʒən/
wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
From this reading Aunt Olive Eastman had made herself a relative to every one living between the two Pigeon Creeks.
pioneernounUS /ˌpaɪəˈnɪr/
someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
From this reading But she was "far from perfect," as she used to very humbly acknowledge in the many pioneer meetings that she attended.
pioneersnounUS /ˌpaɪəˈnɪrz/
plural of “pioneer” — someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
From this reading She had formed this large acquaintance with the pioneers by attending the camp-meetings of the Methodists and the four-days' meetings of the Baptists in southern Indiana, and the school-house meetings everywhere.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading JASPER COBBLES FOR AUNT OLIVE.--HER QUEER STORIES.
relativenounUS /ˈrelətɪv/
a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading Aunt Olive Eastman had made herself a relative to every one living between the two Pigeon Creeks.
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading She was a widow, was full of rude energy and benevolence, had a sharp tongue, a kindly heart, and a measure of good sense.
school-house
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From this reading She had formed this large acquaintance with the pioneers by attending the camp-meetings of the Methodists and the four-days' meetings of the Baptists in southern Indiana, and the school-house meetings everywhere.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading She was a widow, was full of rude energy and benevolence, had a sharp tongue, a kindly heart, and a measure of good sense.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading She was a widow, was full of rude energy and benevolence, had a sharp tongue, a kindly heart, and a measure of good sense.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had formed this large acquaintance with the pioneers by attending the camp-meetings of the Methodists and the four-days' meetings of the Baptists in southern Indiana, and the school-house meetings everywhere.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading She had formed this large acquaintance with the pioneers by attending the camp-meetings of the Methodists and the four-days' meetings of the Baptists in southern Indiana, and the school-house meetings everywhere.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading JASPER COBBLES FOR AUNT OLIVE.--HER QUEER STORIES.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But she was "far from perfect," as she used to very humbly acknowledge in the many pioneer meetings that she attended.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Aunt Olive Eastman had made herself a relative to every one living between the two Pigeon Creeks.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She had formed this large acquaintance with the pioneers by attending the camp-meetings of the Methodists and the four-days' meetings of the Baptists in southern Indiana, and the school-house meetings everywhere.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aunt Olive Eastman had made herself a relative to every one living between the two Pigeon Creeks.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading She was a widow, was full of rude energy and benevolence, had a sharp tongue, a kindly heart, and a measure of good sense.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Aunt Olive Eastman had made herself a relative to every one living between the two Pigeon Creeks.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading But she was "far from perfect," as she used to very humbly acknowledge in the many pioneer meetings that she attended.
precisely as stated
From this reading But she was "far from perfect," as she used to very humbly acknowledge in the many pioneer meetings that she attended.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a widow, was full of rude energy and benevolence, had a sharp tongue, a kindly heart, and a measure of good sense.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading She was a widow, was full of rude energy and benevolence, had a sharp tongue, a kindly heart, and a measure of good sense.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had formed this large acquaintance with the pioneers by attending the camp-meetings of the Methodists and the four-days' meetings of the Baptists in southern Indiana, and the school-house meetings everywhere.
