used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Probably they didn’t, for little things like keeping house wouldn’t matter when there was a contest on to see who had the most brains.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My, how those Home Culturers and Literary Circlers did work to get subscriptions for us.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I never would have believed it, and how any of them had time to cook their husbands’ meals, or wash their kids’ faces, I don’t see.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Old Grandma Smedley claimed both clubs didn’t have any brains or they wouldn’t be fussing with such things.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I never would have believed it, and how any of them had time to cook their husbands’ meals, or wash their kids’ faces, I don’t see.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Old Grandma Smedley claimed both clubs didn’t have any brains or they wouldn’t be fussing with such things.
brainsnounUS /breɪnz/
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
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calc'late
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Circlers
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claimedverbUS /kleɪmd/
past form of “claim” — assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
From this reading Old Grandma Smedley claimed both clubs didn’t have any brains or they wouldn’t be fussing with such things.
clubsnounUS /klʌbz/
plural of “club” — a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading Old Grandma Smedley claimed both clubs didn’t have any brains or they wouldn’t be fussing with such things.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading “I calc’late,” says she, “that I’m the only woman in town that’s got even common sense.
contestnounUS /ˈkɑːntest/
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
From this reading Probably they didn’t, for little things like keeping house wouldn’t matter when there was a contest on to see who had the most brains.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading I never would have believed it, and how any of them had time to cook their husbands’ meals, or wash their kids’ faces, I don’t see.
Culturers
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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didn't
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don't
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divisible by two
From this reading “I calc’late,” says she, “that I’m the only woman in town that’s got even common sense.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I never would have believed it, and how any of them had time to cook their husbands’ meals, or wash their kids’ faces, I don’t see.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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fussingverbUS /ˈfʌsɪŋ/
-ing form of “fuss” — worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading Old Grandma Smedley claimed both clubs didn’t have any brains or they wouldn’t be fussing with such things.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading My, how those Home Culturers and Literary Circlers did work to get subscriptions for us.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I calc’late,” says she, “that I’m the only woman in town that’s got even common sense.
GrandmanounUS /ˈɡrændmɑː/
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading Old Grandma Smedley claimed both clubs didn’t have any brains or they wouldn’t be fussing with such things.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I never would have believed it, and how any of them had time to cook their husbands’ meals, or wash their kids’ faces, I don’t see.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I never would have believed it, and how any of them had time to cook their husbands’ meals, or wash their kids’ faces, I don’t see.
where you live at a particular time
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a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Probably they didn’t, for little things like keeping house wouldn’t matter when there was a contest on to see who had the most brains.
how
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husbandsnounUS /ˈhʌzbəndz/
plural of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading I never would have believed it, and how any of them had time to cook their husbands’ meals, or wash their kids’ faces, I don’t see.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never would have believed it, and how any of them had time to cook their husbands’ meals, or wash their kids’ faces, I don’t see.
I'm
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I calc’late,” says she, “that I’m the only woman in town that’s got even common sense.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I never would have believed it, and how any of them had time to cook their husbands’ meals, or wash their kids’ faces, I don’t see.
conformity or harmony
From this reading Probably they didn’t, for little things like keeping house wouldn’t matter when there was a contest on to see who had the most brains.
kidsnounUS /kɪdz/
plural of “kid” — a young person of either sex
From this reading I never would have believed it, and how any of them had time to cook their husbands’ meals, or wash their kids’ faces, I don’t see.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Probably they didn’t, for little things like keeping house wouldn’t matter when there was a contest on to see who had the most brains.
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Probably they didn’t, for little things like keeping house wouldn’t matter when there was a contest on to see who had the most brains.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Probably they didn’t, for little things like keeping house wouldn’t matter when there was a contest on to see who had the most brains.
mealsnounUS /miːlz/
plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading I never would have believed it, and how any of them had time to cook their husbands’ meals, or wash their kids’ faces, I don’t see.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Probably they didn’t, for little things like keeping house wouldn’t matter when there was a contest on to see who had the most brains.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My, how those Home Culturers and Literary Circlers did work to get subscriptions for us.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never would have believed it, and how any of them had time to cook their husbands’ meals, or wash their kids’ faces, I don’t see.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I never would have believed it, and how any of them had time to cook their husbands’ meals, or wash their kids’ faces, I don’t see.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Grandma Smedley claimed both clubs didn’t have any brains or they wouldn’t be fussing with such things.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Probably they didn’t, for little things like keeping house wouldn’t matter when there was a contest on to see who had the most brains.
and nothing more
From this reading “I calc’late,” says she, “that I’m the only woman in town that’s got even common sense.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I never would have believed it, and how any of them had time to cook their husbands’ meals, or wash their kids’ faces, I don’t see.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading Probably they didn’t, for little things like keeping house wouldn’t matter when there was a contest on to see who had the most brains.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “I calc’late,” says she, “that I’m the only woman in town that’s got even common sense.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I never would have believed it, and how any of them had time to cook their husbands’ meals, or wash their kids’ faces, I don’t see.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading “I calc’late,” says she, “that I’m the only woman in town that’s got even common sense.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I calc’late,” says she, “that I’m the only woman in town that’s got even common sense.
Smedley
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From this reading Old Grandma Smedley claimed both clubs didn’t have any brains or they wouldn’t be fussing with such things.
subscriptionsnounUS /səbˈskrɪpʃənz/
plural of “subscription” — a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
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of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Old Grandma Smedley claimed both clubs didn’t have any brains or they wouldn’t be fussing with such things.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I calc’late,” says she, “that I’m the only woman in town that’s got even common sense.
that's
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Probably they didn’t, for little things like keeping house wouldn’t matter when there was a contest on to see who had the most brains.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I never would have believed it, and how any of them had time to cook their husbands’ meals, or wash their kids’ faces, I don’t see.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I never would have believed it, and how any of them had time to cook their husbands’ meals, or wash their kids’ faces, I don’t see.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Probably they didn’t, for little things like keeping house wouldn’t matter when there was a contest on to see who had the most brains.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Probably they didn’t, for little things like keeping house wouldn’t matter when there was a contest on to see who had the most brains.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Probably they didn’t, for little things like keeping house wouldn’t matter when there was a contest on to see who had the most brains.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading My, how those Home Culturers and Literary Circlers did work to get subscriptions for us.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I never would have believed it, and how any of them had time to cook their husbands’ meals, or wash their kids’ faces, I don’t see.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My, how those Home Culturers and Literary Circlers did work to get subscriptions for us.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “I calc’late,” says she, “that I’m the only woman in town that’s got even common sense.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My, how those Home Culturers and Literary Circlers did work to get subscriptions for us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Probably they didn’t, for little things like keeping house wouldn’t matter when there was a contest on to see who had the most brains.
washverbUS /wɑːʃ/
clean with some chemical process
From this reading I never would have believed it, and how any of them had time to cook their husbands’ meals, or wash their kids’ faces, I don’t see.
at the time that
From this reading Probably they didn’t, for little things like keeping house wouldn’t matter when there was a contest on to see who had the most brains.
which person or people
From this reading Probably they didn’t, for little things like keeping house wouldn’t matter when there was a contest on to see who had the most brains.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Old Grandma Smedley claimed both clubs didn’t have any brains or they wouldn’t be fussing with such things.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “I calc’late,” says she, “that I’m the only woman in town that’s got even common sense.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
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used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I never would have believed it, and how any of them had time to cook their husbands’ meals, or wash their kids’ faces, I don’t see.
wouldn't
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From this reading Probably they didn’t, for little things like keeping house wouldn’t matter when there was a contest on to see who had the most brains.
