used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Presently the little gate was opened by George Paterson, who hastily asked-- "What is the matter?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
bassnounUS /bæs/
the lowest part of the musical range
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading "Yes," Maggie Chanter said; "but Bet there has some other news, which is not so good.
Bobo's
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From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes," Maggie Chanter said; "but Bet there has some other news, which is not so good.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
Chanternoun
reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
echoedverbUS /ˈekoʊd/
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Presently the little gate was opened by George Paterson, who hastily asked-- "What is the matter?
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Presently the little gate was opened by George Paterson, who hastily asked-- "What is the matter?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
HarrisonnounUS /ˈherɪsən/
English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes," Maggie Chanter said; "but Bet there has some other news, which is not so good.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading Presently the little gate was opened by George Paterson, who hastily asked-- "What is the matter?
where you live at a particular time
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
a small worthless amount
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
Joy'snounUS /dʒɔɪz/
possessive form of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
Maggie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Presently the little gate was opened by George Paterson, who hastily asked-- "What is the matter?
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
information about recent and important events
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Yes," Maggie Chanter said; "but Bet there has some other news, which is not so good.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Presently the little gate was opened by George Paterson, who hastily asked-- "What is the matter?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Yes," Maggie Chanter said; "but Bet there has some other news, which is not so good.
OVERprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
PatersonnounUS /ˈpætərsən/
American Revolutionary leader (born in Ireland) who was a member of the Constitutional Convention (1745-1806)
From this reading Presently the little gate was opened by George Paterson, who hastily asked-- "What is the matter?
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
in the near future
From this reading Presently the little gate was opened by George Paterson, who hastily asked-- "What is the matter?
recurring again and again
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes," Maggie Chanter said; "but Bet there has some other news, which is not so good.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
silveryadjectiveUS /ˈsɪlvəri/
resembling or reminiscent of silver
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Yes," Maggie Chanter said; "but Bet there has some other news, which is not so good.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Yes," Maggie Chanter said; "but Bet there has some other news, which is not so good.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
that's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, that's good news."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Yes," Maggie Chanter said; "but Bet there has some other news, which is not so good.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Presently the little gate was opened by George Paterson, who hastily asked-- "What is the matter?
(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 Well, that's good news."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Presently the little gate was opened by George Paterson, who hastily asked-- "What is the matter?
at the time that
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading _THE WAITING IS OVER._ Sudden news, whether it be good or bad, is always a shock; and when Patience Harrison caught the cry repeated by Maggie Chanter, "Jack is come home!" and echoed by little Miss Joy's silvery voice, and old Uncle Bobo's bass, "Jack is come home!" she sank back in the porch and gasped for breath.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Yes," Maggie Chanter said; "but Bet there has some other news, which is not so good.
which person or people
From this reading Presently the little gate was opened by George Paterson, who hastily asked-- "What is the matter?
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," Maggie Chanter said; "but Bet there has some other news, which is not so good.
