Chapter XVIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading AN OLD MAID AND A GRANDMOTHER.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading The old maid was a quiddling thing, and the grandmother was always saying that she could never get over a cold; and then she would tell how she had got it.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading AN OLD MAID AND A GRANDMOTHER.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading AN OLD MAID AND A GRANDMOTHER.

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From this reading One day this aunt (her name was Betsy Harper) said to my mother, "Do make your doll's hair curl a little more to the front, and tie her shoe-string a little longer; and there! do fix her apron-string, I hate to see it touch the placket-hole."

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading In a week they arrived.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "Oh!" said her grandmother, "never mind, Betsy, if you had such a cold as I have got; I never can get rid of it."

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading One day this aunt (her name was Betsy Harper) said to my mother, "Do make your doll's hair curl a little more to the front, and tie her shoe-string a little longer; and there! do fix her apron-string, I hate to see it touch the placket-hole."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading One day this aunt (her name was Betsy Harper) said to my mother, "Do make your doll's hair curl a little more to the front, and tie her shoe-string a little longer; and there! do fix her apron-string, I hate to see it touch the placket-hole."

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "Oh!" said her grandmother, "never mind, Betsy, if you had such a cold as I have got; I never can get rid of it."

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading The old maid was a quiddling thing, and the grandmother was always saying that she could never get over a cold; and then she would tell how she had got it.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading The old maid was a quiddling thing, and the grandmother was always saying that she could never get over a cold; and then she would tell how she had got it.

form a curl, curve, or kink

From this reading One day this aunt (her name was Betsy Harper) said to my mother, "Do make your doll's hair curl a little more to the front, and tie her shoe-string a little longer; and there! do fix her apron-string, I hate to see it touch the placket-hole."

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading One day this aunt (her name was Betsy Harper) said to my mother, "Do make your doll's hair curl a little more to the front, and tie her shoe-string a little longer; and there! do fix her apron-string, I hate to see it touch the placket-hole."

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading One day this aunt (her name was Betsy Harper) said to my mother, "Do make your doll's hair curl a little more to the front, and tie her shoe-string a little longer; and there! do fix her apron-string, I hate to see it touch the placket-hole."

possessive form of “doll” — a small replica of a person; used as a toy

From this reading One day this aunt (her name was Betsy Harper) said to my mother, "Do make your doll's hair curl a little more to the front, and tie her shoe-string a little longer; and there! do fix her apron-string, I hate to see it touch the placket-hole."

restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

From this reading One day this aunt (her name was Betsy Harper) said to my mother, "Do make your doll's hair curl a little more to the front, and tie her shoe-string a little longer; and there! do fix her apron-string, I hate to see it touch the placket-hole."

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading One day this aunt (her name was Betsy Harper) said to my mother, "Do make your doll's hair curl a little more to the front, and tie her shoe-string a little longer; and there! do fix her apron-string, I hate to see it touch the placket-hole."

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading The old maid was a quiddling thing, and the grandmother was always saying that she could never get over a cold; and then she would tell how she had got it.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading The old maid was a quiddling thing, and the grandmother was always saying that she could never get over a cold; and then she would tell how she had got it.

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading AN OLD MAID AND A GRANDMOTHER.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The old maid was a quiddling thing, and the grandmother was always saying that she could never get over a cold; and then she would tell how she had got it.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading One day this aunt (her name was Betsy Harper) said to my mother, "Do make your doll's hair curl a little more to the front, and tie her shoe-string a little longer; and there! do fix her apron-string, I hate to see it touch the placket-hole."

someone who plays the harp

From this reading One day this aunt (her name was Betsy Harper) said to my mother, "Do make your doll's hair curl a little more to the front, and tie her shoe-string a little longer; and there! do fix her apron-string, I hate to see it touch the placket-hole."

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading One day this aunt (her name was Betsy Harper) said to my mother, "Do make your doll's hair curl a little more to the front, and tie her shoe-string a little longer; and there! do fix her apron-string, I hate to see it touch the placket-hole."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Oh!" said her grandmother, "never mind, Betsy, if you had such a cold as I have got; I never can get rid of it."

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading One day this aunt (her name was Betsy Harper) said to my mother, "Do make your doll's hair curl a little more to the front, and tie her shoe-string a little longer; and there! do fix her apron-string, I hate to see it touch the placket-hole."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The old maid was a quiddling thing, and the grandmother was always saying that she could never get over a cold; and then she would tell how she had got it.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading One day this aunt (her name was Betsy Harper) said to my mother, "Do make your doll's hair curl a little more to the front, and tie her shoe-string a little longer; and there! do fix her apron-string, I hate to see it touch the placket-hole."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Oh!" said her grandmother, "never mind, Betsy, if you had such a cold as I have got; I never can get rid of it."

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In a week they arrived.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The old maid was a quiddling thing, and the grandmother was always saying that she could never get over a cold; and then she would tell how she had got it.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading One day this aunt (her name was Betsy Harper) said to my mother, "Do make your doll's hair curl a little more to the front, and tie her shoe-string a little longer; and there! do fix her apron-string, I hate to see it touch the placket-hole."

for more time

From this reading One day this aunt (her name was Betsy Harper) said to my mother, "Do make your doll's hair curl a little more to the front, and tie her shoe-string a little longer; and there! do fix her apron-string, I hate to see it touch the placket-hole."

a female domestic

From this reading AN OLD MAID AND A GRANDMOTHER.

engage in

From this reading One day this aunt (her name was Betsy Harper) said to my mother, "Do make your doll's hair curl a little more to the front, and tie her shoe-string a little longer; and there! do fix her apron-string, I hate to see it touch the placket-hole."

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading "Oh!" said her grandmother, "never mind, Betsy, if you had such a cold as I have got; I never can get rid of it."

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading One day this aunt (her name was Betsy Harper) said to my mother, "Do make your doll's hair curl a little more to the front, and tie her shoe-string a little longer; and there! do fix her apron-string, I hate to see it touch the placket-hole."

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading One day this aunt (her name was Betsy Harper) said to my mother, "Do make your doll's hair curl a little more to the front, and tie her shoe-string a little longer; and there! do fix her apron-string, I hate to see it touch the placket-hole."

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading One day this aunt (her name was Betsy Harper) said to my mother, "Do make your doll's hair curl a little more to the front, and tie her shoe-string a little longer; and there! do fix her apron-string, I hate to see it touch the placket-hole."

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading One day this aunt (her name was Betsy Harper) said to my mother, "Do make your doll's hair curl a little more to the front, and tie her shoe-string a little longer; and there! do fix her apron-string, I hate to see it touch the placket-hole."

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading The old maid was a quiddling thing, and the grandmother was always saying that she could never get over a cold; and then she would tell how she had got it.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Oh!" said her grandmother, "never mind, Betsy, if you had such a cold as I have got; I never can get rid of it."

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Oh!" said her grandmother, "never mind, Betsy, if you had such a cold as I have got; I never can get rid of it."

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading AN OLD MAID AND A GRANDMOTHER.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One day this aunt (her name was Betsy Harper) said to my mother, "Do make your doll's hair curl a little more to the front, and tie her shoe-string a little longer; and there! do fix her apron-string, I hate to see it touch the placket-hole."

above and across; more than

From this reading The old maid was a quiddling thing, and the grandmother was always saying that she could never get over a cold; and then she would tell how she had got it.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading One day this aunt (her name was Betsy Harper) said to my mother, "Do make your doll's hair curl a little more to the front, and tie her shoe-string a little longer; and there! do fix her apron-string, I hate to see it touch the placket-hole."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The old maid was a quiddling thing, and the grandmother was always saying that she could never get over a cold; and then she would tell how she had got it.

relieve from

From this reading "Oh!" said her grandmother, "never mind, Betsy, if you had such a cold as I have got; I never can get rid of it."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading One day this aunt (her name was Betsy Harper) said to my mother, "Do make your doll's hair curl a little more to the front, and tie her shoe-string a little longer; and there! do fix her apron-string, I hate to see it touch the placket-hole."

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading The old maid was a quiddling thing, and the grandmother was always saying that she could never get over a cold; and then she would tell how she had got it.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading One day this aunt (her name was Betsy Harper) said to my mother, "Do make your doll's hair curl a little more to the front, and tie her shoe-string a little longer; and there! do fix her apron-string, I hate to see it touch the placket-hole."

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The old maid was a quiddling thing, and the grandmother was always saying that she could never get over a cold; and then she would tell how she had got it.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading One day this aunt (her name was Betsy Harper) said to my mother, "Do make your doll's hair curl a little more to the front, and tie her shoe-string a little longer; and there! do fix her apron-string, I hate to see it touch the placket-hole."

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading "Oh!" said her grandmother, "never mind, Betsy, if you had such a cold as I have got; I never can get rid of it."

express in words

From this reading The old maid was a quiddling thing, and the grandmother was always saying that she could never get over a cold; and then she would tell how she had got it.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The old maid was a quiddling thing, and the grandmother was always saying that she could never get over a cold; and then she would tell how she had got it.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The old maid was a quiddling thing, and the grandmother was always saying that she could never get over a cold; and then she would tell how she had got it.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading The old maid was a quiddling thing, and the grandmother was always saying that she could never get over a cold; and then she would tell how she had got it.

in or at that place or location

From this reading One day this aunt (her name was Betsy Harper) said to my mother, "Do make your doll's hair curl a little more to the front, and tie her shoe-string a little longer; and there! do fix her apron-string, I hate to see it touch the placket-hole."

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In a week they arrived.

a special situation

From this reading The old maid was a quiddling thing, and the grandmother was always saying that she could never get over a cold; and then she would tell how she had got it.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading One day this aunt (her name was Betsy Harper) said to my mother, "Do make your doll's hair curl a little more to the front, and tie her shoe-string a little longer; and there! do fix her apron-string, I hate to see it touch the placket-hole."

neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front

From this reading One day this aunt (her name was Betsy Harper) said to my mother, "Do make your doll's hair curl a little more to the front, and tie her shoe-string a little longer; and there! do fix her apron-string, I hate to see it touch the placket-hole."

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading One day this aunt (her name was Betsy Harper) said to my mother, "Do make your doll's hair curl a little more to the front, and tie her shoe-string a little longer; and there! do fix her apron-string, I hate to see it touch the placket-hole."

make physical contact with, come in contact with

From this reading One day this aunt (her name was Betsy Harper) said to my mother, "Do make your doll's hair curl a little more to the front, and tie her shoe-string a little longer; and there! do fix her apron-string, I hate to see it touch the placket-hole."

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The old maid was a quiddling thing, and the grandmother was always saying that she could never get over a cold; and then she would tell how she had got it.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading In a week they arrived.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The old maid was a quiddling thing, and the grandmother was always saying that she could never get over a cold; and then she would tell how she had got it.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Oh!" said her grandmother, "never mind, Betsy, if you had such a cold as I have got; I never can get rid of it."

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading One day this aunt (her name was Betsy Harper) said to my mother, "Do make your doll's hair curl a little more to the front, and tie her shoe-string a little longer; and there! do fix her apron-string, I hate to see it touch the placket-hole."