used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She cooked lots of things and cooked them good; and, no matter how often Mark wanted to eat, she never said a word.
admiredadjectiveUS /ədˈmaɪərd/
regarded with admiration
From this reading I liked Mrs. Tidd, and sort of admired her, too.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Plunk and Binney Jenks and me got to going there a lot, and there was always cookies and pie and things.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She cooked lots of things and cooked them good; and, no matter how often Mark wanted to eat, she never said a word.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Of course, we didn’t go specially to eat, but knowing we’d get something wasn’t any drawback.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mrs. Tidd was just the kind of person I thought she would be.
Binney
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From this reading Plunk and Binney Jenks and me got to going there a lot, and there was always cookies and pie and things.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course, we didn’t go specially to eat, but knowing we’d get something wasn’t any drawback.
cookedadjectiveUS /kʊkt/
having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
From this reading She cooked lots of things and cooked them good; and, no matter how often Mark wanted to eat, she never said a word.
cookiesnounUS /ˈkʊkiz/
plural of “cooky” — the cook on a ranch or at a camp
From this reading Plunk and Binney Jenks and me got to going there a lot, and there was always cookies and pie and things.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course, we didn’t go specially to eat, but knowing we’d get something wasn’t any drawback.
didn't
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From this reading Of course, we didn’t go specially to eat, but knowing we’d get something wasn’t any drawback.
drawbacknounUS /ˈdrɔːbæk/
the quality of being a hindrance
From this reading Of course, we didn’t go specially to eat, but knowing we’d get something wasn’t any drawback.
take in solid food
From this reading She cooked lots of things and cooked them good; and, no matter how often Mark wanted to eat, she never said a word.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Of course, we didn’t go specially to eat, but knowing we’d get something wasn’t any drawback.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Of course, we didn’t go specially to eat, but knowing we’d get something wasn’t any drawback.
the act of departing
From this reading Plunk and Binney Jenks and me got to going there a lot, and there was always cookies and pie and things.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She cooked lots of things and cooked them good; and, no matter how often Mark wanted to eat, she never said a word.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Plunk and Binney Jenks and me got to going there a lot, and there was always cookies and pie and things.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I liked Mrs. Tidd, and sort of admired her, too.
how
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From this reading She cooked lots of things and cooked them good; and, no matter how often Mark wanted to eat, she never said a word.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mrs. Tidd was just the kind of person I thought she would be.
Jenks
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From this reading Plunk and Binney Jenks and me got to going there a lot, and there was always cookies and pie and things.
and nothing more
From this reading Mrs. Tidd was just the kind of person I thought she would be.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Mrs. Tidd was just the kind of person I thought she would be.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading Of course, we didn’t go specially to eat, but knowing we’d get something wasn’t any drawback.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading I liked Mrs. Tidd, and sort of admired her, too.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading Plunk and Binney Jenks and me got to going there a lot, and there was always cookies and pie and things.
a large number or amount
From this reading She cooked lots of things and cooked them good; and, no matter how often Mark wanted to eat, she never said a word.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading She cooked lots of things and cooked them good; and, no matter how often Mark wanted to eat, she never said a word.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading She cooked lots of things and cooked them good; and, no matter how often Mark wanted to eat, she never said a word.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Plunk and Binney Jenks and me got to going there a lot, and there was always cookies and pie and things.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Tidd was just the kind of person I thought she would be.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She cooked lots of things and cooked them good; and, no matter how often Mark wanted to eat, she never said a word.
not any; not one
From this reading She cooked lots of things and cooked them good; and, no matter how often Mark wanted to eat, she never said a word.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Tidd was just the kind of person I thought she would be.
many times at short intervals
From this reading She cooked lots of things and cooked them good; and, no matter how often Mark wanted to eat, she never said a word.
a human being
From this reading Mrs. Tidd was just the kind of person I thought she would be.
pienounUS /paɪ/
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading Plunk and Binney Jenks and me got to going there a lot, and there was always cookies and pie and things.
PlunkverbUS /plʌŋk/
make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
From this reading Plunk and Binney Jenks and me got to going there a lot, and there was always cookies and pie and things.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She cooked lots of things and cooked them good; and, no matter how often Mark wanted to eat, she never said a word.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Tidd was just the kind of person I thought she would be.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Of course, we didn’t go specially to eat, but knowing we’d get something wasn’t any drawback.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading I liked Mrs. Tidd, and sort of admired her, too.
speciallyadverbUS /ˈspeʃəli/
in a special manner
From this reading Of course, we didn’t go specially to eat, but knowing we’d get something wasn’t any drawback.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Tidd was just the kind of person I thought she would be.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She cooked lots of things and cooked them good; and, no matter how often Mark wanted to eat, she never said a word.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Plunk and Binney Jenks and me got to going there a lot, and there was always cookies and pie and things.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading She cooked lots of things and cooked them good; and, no matter how often Mark wanted to eat, she never said a word.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Mrs. Tidd was just the kind of person I thought she would be.
Tidd
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From this reading Mrs. Tidd was just the kind of person I thought she would be.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She cooked lots of things and cooked them good; and, no matter how often Mark wanted to eat, she never said a word.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I liked Mrs. Tidd, and sort of admired her, too.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading She cooked lots of things and cooked them good; and, no matter how often Mark wanted to eat, she never said a word.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Tidd was just the kind of person I thought she would be.
wasn't
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From this reading Of course, we didn’t go specially to eat, but knowing we’d get something wasn’t any drawback.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Of course, we didn’t go specially to eat, but knowing we’d get something wasn’t any drawback.
we'd
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From this reading Of course, we didn’t go specially to eat, but knowing we’d get something wasn’t any drawback.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading She cooked lots of things and cooked them good; and, no matter how often Mark wanted to eat, she never said a word.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mrs. Tidd was just the kind of person I thought she would be.
