used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "If you do, 'Lijah he'll take 'em right up to Boston for you, an' I warrant he'll git you a new white spread for every one on 'em."
afore
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From this reading "That was the year afore I was married," continued Old Lady Green.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Well, you wove 'em, an' you don't want to sell 'em," said Aunt Melissa, her eyes on her work.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "Well, you wove 'em, an' you don't want to sell 'em," said Aunt Melissa, her eyes on her work.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading "If you do, 'Lijah he'll take 'em right up to Boston for you, an' I warrant he'll git you a new white spread for every one on 'em."
changeableadjectiveUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒəbəl/
capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature
From this reading "I had a set o' white chiny with lavender sprigs, an' my dress was changeable.
chiny
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From this reading "I had a set o' white chiny with lavender sprigs, an' my dress was changeable.
without stop or interruption
From this reading "That was the year afore I was married," continued Old Lady Green.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "If you do, 'Lijah he'll take 'em right up to Boston for you, an' I warrant he'll git you a new white spread for every one on 'em."
don't
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From this reading "Well, you wove 'em, an' you don't want to sell 'em," said Aunt Melissa, her eyes on her work.
put on clothes
From this reading "I had a set o' white chiny with lavender sprigs, an' my dress was changeable.
a quad with a square body
From this reading "Well, you wove 'em, an' you don't want to sell 'em," said Aunt Melissa, her eyes on her work.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "If you do, 'Lijah he'll take 'em right up to Boston for you, an' I warrant he'll git you a new white spread for every one on 'em."
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Well, you wove 'em, an' you don't want to sell 'em," said Aunt Melissa, her eyes on her work.
floweredadjectiveUS /ˈflaʊərd/
resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers
From this reading He had a flowered weskit.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "If you do, 'Lijah he'll take 'em right up to Boston for you, an' I warrant he'll git you a new white spread for every one on 'em."
gitnounUS /ɡɪt/
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading "If you do, 'Lijah he'll take 'em right up to Boston for you, an' I warrant he'll git you a new white spread for every one on 'em."
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading "That was the year afore I was married," continued Old Lady Green.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I had a set o' white chiny with lavender sprigs, an' my dress was changeable.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had a flowered weskit.
he'll
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From this reading "If you do, 'Lijah he'll take 'em right up to Boston for you, an' I warrant he'll git you a new white spread for every one on 'em."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, you wove 'em, an' you don't want to sell 'em," said Aunt Melissa, her eyes on her work.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If you do, 'Lijah he'll take 'em right up to Boston for you, an' I warrant he'll git you a new white spread for every one on 'em."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you do, 'Lijah he'll take 'em right up to Boston for you, an' I warrant he'll git you a new white spread for every one on 'em."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "That was the year afore I was married," continued Old Lady Green.
lavenderadjectiveUS /ˈlævəndər/
of a pale purple color
From this reading "I had a set o' white chiny with lavender sprigs, an' my dress was changeable.
Lijah
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From this reading "If you do, 'Lijah he'll take 'em right up to Boston for you, an' I warrant he'll git you a new white spread for every one on 'em."
joined in matrimony
From this reading "That was the year afore I was married," continued Old Lady Green.
MelissanounUS /məˈlɪsə/
a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae
From this reading "Well, you wove 'em, an' you don't want to sell 'em," said Aunt Melissa, her eyes on her work.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I had a set o' white chiny with lavender sprigs, an' my dress was changeable.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "If you do, 'Lijah he'll take 'em right up to Boston for you, an' I warrant he'll git you a new white spread for every one on 'em."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "I had a set o' white chiny with lavender sprigs, an' my dress was changeable.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "That was the year afore I was married," continued Old Lady Green.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Well, you wove 'em, an' you don't want to sell 'em," said Aunt Melissa, her eyes on her work.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "If you do, 'Lijah he'll take 'em right up to Boston for you, an' I warrant he'll git you a new white spread for every one on 'em."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "If you do, 'Lijah he'll take 'em right up to Boston for you, an' I warrant he'll git you a new white spread for every one on 'em."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, you wove 'em, an' you don't want to sell 'em," said Aunt Melissa, her eyes on her work.
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading "Well, you wove 'em, an' you don't want to sell 'em," said Aunt Melissa, her eyes on her work.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "I had a set o' white chiny with lavender sprigs, an' my dress was changeable.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading "If you do, 'Lijah he'll take 'em right up to Boston for you, an' I warrant he'll git you a new white spread for every one on 'em."
sprigs
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From this reading "I had a set o' white chiny with lavender sprigs, an' my dress was changeable.
carry out
From this reading "If you do, 'Lijah he'll take 'em right up to Boston for you, an' I warrant he'll git you a new white spread for every one on 'em."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That was the year afore I was married," continued Old Lady Green.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That was the year afore I was married," continued Old Lady Green.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, you wove 'em, an' you don't want to sell 'em," said Aunt Melissa, her eyes on her work.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "If you do, 'Lijah he'll take 'em right up to Boston for you, an' I warrant he'll git you a new white spread for every one on 'em."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Well, you wove 'em, an' you don't want to sell 'em," said Aunt Melissa, her eyes on her work.
warrantnounUS /ˈwɔːrənt/
a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
From this reading "If you do, 'Lijah he'll take 'em right up to Boston for you, an' I warrant he'll git you a new white spread for every one on 'em."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That was the year afore I was married," continued Old Lady Green.
(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, you wove 'em, an' you don't want to sell 'em," said Aunt Melissa, her eyes on her work.
weskit
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From this reading He had a flowered weskit.
a Caucasian
From this reading "If you do, 'Lijah he'll take 'em right up to Boston for you, an' I warrant he'll git you a new white spread for every one on 'em."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I had a set o' white chiny with lavender sprigs, an' my dress was changeable.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "Well, you wove 'em, an' you don't want to sell 'em," said Aunt Melissa, her eyes on her work.
woveverbUS /woʊv/
inflected form of “weave” — interlace by or as if by weaving
From this reading "Well, you wove 'em, an' you don't want to sell 'em," said Aunt Melissa, her eyes on her work.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading "That was the year afore I was married," continued Old Lady Green.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, you wove 'em, an' you don't want to sell 'em," said Aunt Melissa, her eyes on her work.
