used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Lemme see; nine yards for the bottom ruffle, and a little over.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I don’t think Mahala sensed my talk much of any, for she was nippin’-to, sewin’ on her ruffles, and I heerd her say seeminly to herself:
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I don’t think Mahala sensed my talk much of any, for she was nippin’-to, sewin’ on her ruffles, and I heerd her say seeminly to herself:
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Three times nine is twenty-seven, and that leaves fourteen yards of trimmin’ for the poleynay, and up and down the back will be seventeen more—lemme see!”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Three times nine is twenty-seven, and that leaves fourteen yards of trimmin’ for the poleynay, and up and down the back will be seventeen more—lemme see!”
the lower side of anything
From this reading “Lemme see; nine yards for the bottom ruffle, and a little over.
don't
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From this reading I don’t think Mahala sensed my talk much of any, for she was nippin’-to, sewin’ on her ruffles, and I heerd her say seeminly to herself:
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Three times nine is twenty-seven, and that leaves fourteen yards of trimmin’ for the poleynay, and up and down the back will be seventeen more—lemme see!”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Finally she seemed to sense where she was for a minute, and turned to me with a still more haggard look onto her face.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Finally she seemed to sense where she was for a minute, and turned to me with a still more haggard look onto her face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I don’t think Mahala sensed my talk much of any, for she was nippin’-to, sewin’ on her ruffles, and I heerd her say seeminly to herself:
fourteennounUS /ˈfɔːrˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading Three times nine is twenty-seven, and that leaves fourteen yards of trimmin’ for the poleynay, and up and down the back will be seventeen more—lemme see!”
haggardadjectiveUS /ˈhæɡərd/
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Finally she seemed to sense where she was for a minute, and turned to me with a still more haggard look onto her face.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading And she was a measurin’ it off with her hands.
heerd
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From this reading I don’t think Mahala sensed my talk much of any, for she was nippin’-to, sewin’ on her ruffles, and I heerd her say seeminly to herself:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I don’t think Mahala sensed my talk much of any, for she was nippin’-to, sewin’ on her ruffles, and I heerd her say seeminly to herself:
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading I don’t think Mahala sensed my talk much of any, for she was nippin’-to, sewin’ on her ruffles, and I heerd her say seeminly to herself:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don’t think Mahala sensed my talk much of any, for she was nippin’-to, sewin’ on her ruffles, and I heerd her say seeminly to herself:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Three times nine is twenty-seven, and that leaves fourteen yards of trimmin’ for the poleynay, and up and down the back will be seventeen more—lemme see!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And she was a measurin’ it off with her hands.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Three times nine is twenty-seven, and that leaves fourteen yards of trimmin’ for the poleynay, and up and down the back will be seventeen more—lemme see!”
Lemme
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From this reading “Lemme see; nine yards for the bottom ruffle, and a little over.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Lemme see; nine yards for the bottom ruffle, and a little over.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Finally she seemed to sense where she was for a minute, and turned to me with a still more haggard look onto her face.
Mahala
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From this reading I don’t think Mahala sensed my talk much of any, for she was nippin’-to, sewin’ on her ruffles, and I heerd her say seeminly to herself:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Finally she seemed to sense where she was for a minute, and turned to me with a still more haggard look onto her face.
measurin
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From this reading And she was a measurin’ it off with her hands.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Finally she seemed to sense where she was for a minute, and turned to me with a still more haggard look onto her face.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Three times nine is twenty-seven, and that leaves fourteen yards of trimmin’ for the poleynay, and up and down the back will be seventeen more—lemme see!”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I don’t think Mahala sensed my talk much of any, for she was nippin’-to, sewin’ on her ruffles, and I heerd her say seeminly to herself:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I don’t think Mahala sensed my talk much of any, for she was nippin’-to, sewin’ on her ruffles, and I heerd her say seeminly to herself:
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “Lemme see; nine yards for the bottom ruffle, and a little over.
nippin
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From this reading I don’t think Mahala sensed my talk much of any, for she was nippin’-to, sewin’ on her ruffles, and I heerd her say seeminly to herself:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I don’t think Mahala sensed my talk much of any, for she was nippin’-to, sewin’ on her ruffles, and I heerd her say seeminly to herself:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And she was a measurin’ it off with her hands.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I don’t think Mahala sensed my talk much of any, for she was nippin’-to, sewin’ on her ruffles, and I heerd her say seeminly to herself:
ontoprepositionUS /ˈɑːntuː/
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading Finally she seemed to sense where she was for a minute, and turned to me with a still more haggard look onto her face.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Lemme see; nine yards for the bottom ruffle, and a little over.
poleynay
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From this reading Three times nine is twenty-seven, and that leaves fourteen yards of trimmin’ for the poleynay, and up and down the back will be seventeen more—lemme see!”
ruffleverbUS /ˈrʌfəl/
stir up (water) so as to form ripples
From this reading “Lemme see; nine yards for the bottom ruffle, and a little over.
rufflesnounUS /ˈrʌfəlz/
plural of “ruffle” — a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
From this reading I don’t think Mahala sensed my talk much of any, for she was nippin’-to, sewin’ on her ruffles, and I heerd her say seeminly to herself:
express in words
From this reading I don’t think Mahala sensed my talk much of any, for she was nippin’-to, sewin’ on her ruffles, and I heerd her say seeminly to herself:
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Lemme see; nine yards for the bottom ruffle, and a little over.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Finally she seemed to sense where she was for a minute, and turned to me with a still more haggard look onto her face.
seeminly
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From this reading I don’t think Mahala sensed my talk much of any, for she was nippin’-to, sewin’ on her ruffles, and I heerd her say seeminly to herself:
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Finally she seemed to sense where she was for a minute, and turned to me with a still more haggard look onto her face.
sensedadjectiveUS /senst/
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading I don’t think Mahala sensed my talk much of any, for she was nippin’-to, sewin’ on her ruffles, and I heerd her say seeminly to herself:
seventeenadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːn/
being one more than sixteen
From this reading Three times nine is twenty-seven, and that leaves fourteen yards of trimmin’ for the poleynay, and up and down the back will be seventeen more—lemme see!”
sewin
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From this reading I don’t think Mahala sensed my talk much of any, for she was nippin’-to, sewin’ on her ruffles, and I heerd her say seeminly to herself:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I don’t think Mahala sensed my talk much of any, for she was nippin’-to, sewin’ on her ruffles, and I heerd her say seeminly to herself:
not in physical motion
From this reading Finally she seemed to sense where she was for a minute, and turned to me with a still more haggard look onto her face.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I don’t think Mahala sensed my talk much of any, for she was nippin’-to, sewin’ on her ruffles, and I heerd her say seeminly to herself:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Three times nine is twenty-seven, and that leaves fourteen yards of trimmin’ for the poleynay, and up and down the back will be seventeen more—lemme see!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Lemme see; nine yards for the bottom ruffle, and a little over.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I don’t think Mahala sensed my talk much of any, for she was nippin’-to, sewin’ on her ruffles, and I heerd her say seeminly to herself:
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three times nine is twenty-seven, and that leaves fourteen yards of trimmin’ for the poleynay, and up and down the back will be seventeen more—lemme see!”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Three times nine is twenty-seven, and that leaves fourteen yards of trimmin’ for the poleynay, and up and down the back will be seventeen more—lemme see!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don’t think Mahala sensed my talk much of any, for she was nippin’-to, sewin’ on her ruffles, and I heerd her say seeminly to herself:
trimmin
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From this reading Three times nine is twenty-seven, and that leaves fourteen yards of trimmin’ for the poleynay, and up and down the back will be seventeen more—lemme see!”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Finally she seemed to sense where she was for a minute, and turned to me with a still more haggard look onto her face.
twenty-sevennoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one
From this reading Three times nine is twenty-seven, and that leaves fourteen yards of trimmin’ for the poleynay, and up and down the back will be seventeen more—lemme see!”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Three times nine is twenty-seven, and that leaves fourteen yards of trimmin’ for the poleynay, and up and down the back will be seventeen more—lemme see!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I don’t think Mahala sensed my talk much of any, for she was nippin’-to, sewin’ on her ruffles, and I heerd her say seeminly to herself:
in or at the place that
From this reading Finally she seemed to sense where she was for a minute, and turned to me with a still more haggard look onto her face.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Three times nine is twenty-seven, and that leaves fourteen yards of trimmin’ for the poleynay, and up and down the back will be seventeen more—lemme see!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading And she was a measurin’ it off with her hands.
plural of “yard” — 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 “Lemme see; nine yards for the bottom ruffle, and a little over.
