used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading While she was picking with all her might, and breathing very fast, she saw Horace close by, on the other side of the fence, with a pole in his hand.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading PRUDY FISHING One morning, after Prudy was quite well, aunt Madge told her she might go into the garden and get some currants.
ain't
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From this reading "Well, I ain't," said Horace, pulling his hat over his eyes, and looking ashamed.
(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 While she was picking with all her might, and breathing very fast, she saw Horace close by, on the other side of the fence, with a pole in his hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PRUDY FISHING One morning, after Prudy was quite well, aunt Madge told her she might go into the garden and get some currants.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading "Well, I ain't," said Horace, pulling his hat over his eyes, and looking ashamed.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading PRUDY FISHING One morning, after Prudy was quite well, aunt Madge told her she might go into the garden and get some currants.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading While she was picking with all her might, and breathing very fast, she saw Horace close by, on the other side of the fence, with a pole in his hand.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading While she was picking with all her might, and breathing very fast, she saw Horace close by, on the other side of the fence, with a pole in his hand.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading While she was picking with all her might, and breathing very fast, she saw Horace close by, on the other side of the fence, with a pole in his hand.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "I thought you was to school!" cried Prudy.
currants
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From this reading PRUDY FISHING One morning, after Prudy was quite well, aunt Madge told her she might go into the garden and get some currants.
don't
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From this reading "The teacher don't keep no order, and I won't go to such a school, so there!"
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Well, I ain't," said Horace, pulling his hat over his eyes, and looking ashamed.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading While she was picking with all her might, and breathing very fast, she saw Horace close by, on the other side of the fence, with a pole in his hand.
enclose with a fence
From this reading While she was picking with all her might, and breathing very fast, she saw Horace close by, on the other side of the fence, with a pole in his hand.
FISHINGnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading PRUDY FISHING One morning, after Prudy was quite well, aunt Madge told her she might go into the garden and get some currants.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading PRUDY FISHING One morning, after Prudy was quite well, aunt Madge told her she might go into the garden and get some currants.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading PRUDY FISHING One morning, after Prudy was quite well, aunt Madge told her she might go into the garden and get some currants.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading PRUDY FISHING One morning, after Prudy was quite well, aunt Madge told her she might go into the garden and get some currants.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading While she was picking with all her might, and breathing very fast, she saw Horace close by, on the other side of the fence, with a pole in his hand.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading "Well, I ain't," said Horace, pulling his hat over his eyes, and looking ashamed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading PRUDY FISHING One morning, after Prudy was quite well, aunt Madge told her she might go into the garden and get some currants.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While she was picking with all her might, and breathing very fast, she saw Horace close by, on the other side of the fence, with a pole in his hand.
HoracenounUS /ˈhɔːrəs/
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading While she was picking with all her might, and breathing very fast, she saw Horace close by, on the other side of the fence, with a pole in his hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought you was to school!" cried Prudy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While she was picking with all her might, and breathing very fast, she saw Horace close by, on the other side of the fence, with a pole in his hand.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading PRUDY FISHING One morning, after Prudy was quite well, aunt Madge told her she might go into the garden and get some currants.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "The teacher don't keep no order, and I won't go to such a school, so there!"
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Well, I ain't," said Horace, pulling his hat over his eyes, and looking ashamed.
Madge
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From this reading PRUDY FISHING One morning, after Prudy was quite well, aunt Madge told her she might go into the garden and get some currants.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading PRUDY FISHING One morning, after Prudy was quite well, aunt Madge told her she might go into the garden and get some currants.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading PRUDY FISHING One morning, after Prudy was quite well, aunt Madge told her she might go into the garden and get some currants.
not any; not one
From this reading "The teacher don't keep no order, and I won't go to such a school, so there!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While she was picking with all her might, and breathing very fast, she saw Horace close by, on the other side of the fence, with a pole in his hand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading While she was picking with all her might, and breathing very fast, she saw Horace close by, on the other side of the fence, with a pole in his hand.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading PRUDY FISHING One morning, after Prudy was quite well, aunt Madge told her she might go into the garden and get some currants.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading "The teacher don't keep no order, and I won't go to such a school, so there!"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading While she was picking with all her might, and breathing very fast, she saw Horace close by, on the other side of the fence, with a pole in his hand.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Well, I ain't," said Horace, pulling his hat over his eyes, and looking ashamed.
pickingnounUS /ˈpɪkɪŋ/
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading While she was picking with all her might, and breathing very fast, she saw Horace close by, on the other side of the fence, with a pole in his hand.
polenounUS /poʊl/
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading While she was picking with all her might, and breathing very fast, she saw Horace close by, on the other side of the fence, with a pole in his hand.
PRUDY
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From this reading PRUDY FISHING One morning, after Prudy was quite well, aunt Madge told her she might go into the garden and get some currants.
pullingnounUS /ˈpʊlɪŋ/
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading "Well, I ain't," said Horace, pulling his hat over his eyes, and looking ashamed.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading PRUDY FISHING One morning, after Prudy was quite well, aunt Madge told her she might go into the garden and get some currants.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, I ain't," said Horace, pulling his hat over his eyes, and looking ashamed.
cut with a saw
From this reading While she was picking with all her might, and breathing very fast, she saw Horace close by, on the other side of the fence, with a pole in his hand.
an educational institution
From this reading "I thought you was to school!" cried Prudy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PRUDY FISHING One morning, after Prudy was quite well, aunt Madge told her she might go into the garden and get some currants.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading While she was picking with all her might, and breathing very fast, she saw Horace close by, on the other side of the fence, with a pole in his hand.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "The teacher don't keep no order, and I won't go to such a school, so there!"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading PRUDY FISHING One morning, after Prudy was quite well, aunt Madge told her she might go into the garden and get some currants.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "The teacher don't keep no order, and I won't go to such a school, so there!"
teachernounUS /ˈtiːtʃər/
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading "The teacher don't keep no order, and I won't go to such a school, so there!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PRUDY FISHING One morning, after Prudy was quite well, aunt Madge told her she might go into the garden and get some currants.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "The teacher don't keep no order, and I won't go to such a school, so there!"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought you was to school!" cried Prudy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I thought you was to school!" cried Prudy.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading PRUDY FISHING One morning, after Prudy was quite well, aunt Madge told her she might go into the garden and get some currants.
precisely as stated
From this reading While she was picking with all her might, and breathing very fast, she saw Horace close by, on the other side of the fence, with a pole in his hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PRUDY FISHING One morning, after Prudy was quite well, aunt Madge told her she might go into the garden and get some currants.
(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 PRUDY FISHING One morning, after Prudy was quite well, aunt Madge told her she might go into the garden and get some currants.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While she was picking with all her might, and breathing very fast, she saw Horace close by, on the other side of the fence, with a pole in his hand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading While she was picking with all her might, and breathing very fast, she saw Horace close by, on the other side of the fence, with a pole in his hand.
won't
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From this reading "The teacher don't keep no order, and I won't go to such a school, so there!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I thought you was to school!" cried Prudy.
