used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "But all the same, though these new types and this pleasant Ohio farm interest you now, you know you'd rather die than be doomed to live among such people and in such a place."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Perhaps I should be bored after a while, but I don't feel now as if I should.
(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 "But all the same, though these new types and this pleasant Ohio farm interest you now, you know you'd rather die than be doomed to live among such people and in such a place."
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "But all the same, though these new types and this pleasant Ohio farm interest you now, you know you'd rather die than be doomed to live among such people and in such a place."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But all the same, though these new types and this pleasant Ohio farm interest you now, you know you'd rather die than be doomed to live among such people and in such a place."
any person at all
From this reading "But could you love anyone who----" "Well, I've got rid of that fellow," said Mr. Trowbridge cheerfully.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "But all the same, though these new types and this pleasant Ohio farm interest you now, you know you'd rather die than be doomed to live among such people and in such a place."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
Betty
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From this reading "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
boredadjectiveUS /bɔːrd/
tired of the world
From this reading "Perhaps I should be bored after a while, but I don't feel now as if I should.
Brett
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From this reading "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But all the same, though these new types and this pleasant Ohio farm interest you now, you know you'd rather die than be doomed to live among such people and in such a place."
cheerfullyadverbUS /ˈtʃɪrfəli/
in a cheerful manner
From this reading "But could you love anyone who----" "Well, I've got rid of that fellow," said Mr. Trowbridge cheerfully.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I know I could be happy if I had people with me whom I loved."
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "But all the same, though these new types and this pleasant Ohio farm interest you now, you know you'd rather die than be doomed to live among such people and in such a place."
don't
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From this reading "Perhaps I should be bored after a while, but I don't feel now as if I should.
doomedadjectiveUS /duːmd/
marked for certain death
From this reading "But all the same, though these new types and this pleasant Ohio farm interest you now, you know you'd rather die than be doomed to live among such people and in such a place."
divisible by two
From this reading "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading "But all the same, though these new types and this pleasant Ohio farm interest you now, you know you'd rather die than be doomed to live among such people and in such a place."
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "Perhaps I should be bored after a while, but I don't feel now as if I should.
a boy or man
From this reading "But could you love anyone who----" "Well, I've got rid of that fellow," said Mr. Trowbridge cheerfully.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I know I could be happy if I had people with me whom I loved."
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading I know I could be happy if I had people with me whom I loved."
haranguenounUS /hərˈæŋ/
a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
From this reading "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
horrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəfaɪd/
stricken with horror
From this reading "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
I'd
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From this reading "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
I've
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From this reading "But could you love anyone who----" "Well, I've got rid of that fellow," said Mr. Trowbridge cheerfully.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Perhaps I should be bored after a while, but I don't feel now as if I should.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading "But all the same, though these new types and this pleasant Ohio farm interest you now, you know you'd rather die than be doomed to live among such people and in such a place."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "But all the same, though these new types and this pleasant Ohio farm interest you now, you know you'd rather die than be doomed to live among such people and in such a place."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "But all the same, though these new types and this pleasant Ohio farm interest you now, you know you'd rather die than be doomed to live among such people and in such a place."
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 "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "But could you love anyone who----" "Well, I've got rid of that fellow," said Mr. Trowbridge cheerfully.
held dear
From this reading I know I could be happy if I had people with me whom I loved."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I know I could be happy if I had people with me whom I loved."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "But all the same, though these new types and this pleasant Ohio farm interest you now, you know you'd rather die than be doomed to live among such people and in such a place."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "But all the same, though these new types and this pleasant Ohio farm interest you now, you know you'd rather die than be doomed to live among such people and in such a place."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
OhionounUS /oʊˈhaɪoʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "But all the same, though these new types and this pleasant Ohio farm interest you now, you know you'd rather die than be doomed to live among such people and in such a place."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "But all the same, though these new types and this pleasant Ohio farm interest you now, you know you'd rather die than be doomed to live among such people and in such a place."
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps I should be bored after a while, but I don't feel now as if I should.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "But all the same, though these new types and this pleasant Ohio farm interest you now, you know you'd rather die than be doomed to live among such people and in such a place."
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading "But all the same, though these new types and this pleasant Ohio farm interest you now, you know you'd rather die than be doomed to live among such people and in such a place."
on the contrary
From this reading "But all the same, though these new types and this pleasant Ohio farm interest you now, you know you'd rather die than be doomed to live among such people and in such a place."
relieve from
From this reading "But could you love anyone who----" "Well, I've got rid of that fellow," said Mr. Trowbridge cheerfully.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "But all the same, though these new types and this pleasant Ohio farm interest you now, you know you'd rather die than be doomed to live among such people and in such a place."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Perhaps I should be bored after a while, but I don't feel now as if I should.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "But all the same, though these new types and this pleasant Ohio farm interest you now, you know you'd rather die than be doomed to live among such people and in such a place."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But could you love anyone who----" "Well, I've got rid of that fellow," said Mr. Trowbridge cheerfully.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But all the same, though these new types and this pleasant Ohio farm interest you now, you know you'd rather die than be doomed to live among such people and in such a place."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "But all the same, though these new types and this pleasant Ohio farm interest you now, you know you'd rather die than be doomed to live among such people and in such a place."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "But all the same, though these new types and this pleasant Ohio farm interest you now, you know you'd rather die than be doomed to live among such people and in such a place."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "But all the same, though these new types and this pleasant Ohio farm interest you now, you know you'd rather die than be doomed to live among such people and in such a place."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But all the same, though these new types and this pleasant Ohio farm interest you now, you know you'd rather die than be doomed to live among such people and in such a place."
Trowbridge
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From this reading "But could you love anyone who----" "Well, I've got rid of that fellow," said Mr. Trowbridge cheerfully.
typesnounUS /taɪps/
plural of “type” — a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading "But all the same, though these new types and this pleasant Ohio farm interest you now, you know you'd rather die than be doomed to live among such people and in such a place."
(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 "But could you love anyone who----" "Well, I've got rid of that fellow," said Mr. Trowbridge cheerfully.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
at the time that
From this reading "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Perhaps I should be bored after a while, but I don't feel now as if I should.
which person or people
From this reading "But could you love anyone who----" "Well, I've got rid of that fellow," said Mr. Trowbridge cheerfully.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I know I could be happy if I had people with me whom I loved."
in the company of; together with
From this reading I know I could be happy if I had people with me whom I loved."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
you'd
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From this reading "But all the same, though these new types and this pleasant Ohio farm interest you now, you know you'd rather die than be doomed to live among such people and in such a place."
You've
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From this reading "You've got hold of things even sooner than I thought you would, Lady Betty," said Mr. Brett, when I stopped, horrified at myself for my long harangue, in which I'd been thinking out things as I went on.
