Ain't
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From this reading "Ain't he happy soundin'?" she said to Mrs. Harding, who sat near her sewing.
(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 _Mickey's Miracle_ That night Mickey's voice, shrill in exuberant rejoicing, preceded him down the highway, so the Hardings, all busy working out their new plans for comfort, understood that something unusually joyous had happened.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Peaches sat straighter in her big pillow-piled chair, leaned forward, and smilingly waited.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mebby this time it will be good enough for the first page of the _Herald_."
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "I guess he has thought out the best po'try piece yet.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Peaches sat straighter in her big pillow-piled chair, leaned forward, and smilingly waited.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading _Mickey's Miracle_ That night Mickey's voice, shrill in exuberant rejoicing, preceded him down the highway, so the Hardings, all busy working out their new plans for comfort, understood that something unusually joyous had happened.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Peaches sat straighter in her big pillow-piled chair, leaned forward, and smilingly waited.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading _Mickey's Miracle_ That night Mickey's voice, shrill in exuberant rejoicing, preceded him down the highway, so the Hardings, all busy working out their new plans for comfort, understood that something unusually joyous had happened.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading _Mickey's Miracle_ That night Mickey's voice, shrill in exuberant rejoicing, preceded him down the highway, so the Hardings, all busy working out their new plans for comfort, understood that something unusually joyous had happened.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Mebby this time it will be good enough for the first page of the _Herald_."
exuberantadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzuːbərənt/
joyously unrestrained
From this reading _Mickey's Miracle_ That night Mickey's voice, shrill in exuberant rejoicing, preceded him down the highway, so the Hardings, all busy working out their new plans for comfort, understood that something unusually joyous had happened.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Mebby this time it will be good enough for the first page of the _Herald_."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Mickey's Miracle_ That night Mickey's voice, shrill in exuberant rejoicing, preceded him down the highway, so the Hardings, all busy working out their new plans for comfort, understood that something unusually joyous had happened.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Peaches sat straighter in her big pillow-piled chair, leaned forward, and smilingly waited.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Mebby this time it will be good enough for the first page of the _Herald_."
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I guess he has thought out the best po'try piece yet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Mickey's Miracle_ That night Mickey's voice, shrill in exuberant rejoicing, preceded him down the highway, so the Hardings, all busy working out their new plans for comfort, understood that something unusually joyous had happened.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading _Mickey's Miracle_ That night Mickey's voice, shrill in exuberant rejoicing, preceded him down the highway, so the Hardings, all busy working out their new plans for comfort, understood that something unusually joyous had happened.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "Ain't he happy soundin'?" she said to Mrs. Harding, who sat near her sewing.
HardingnounUS /ˈhɑːrdɪŋ/
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
From this reading "Ain't he happy soundin'?" she said to Mrs. Harding, who sat near her sewing.
Hardings
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From this reading _Mickey's Miracle_ That night Mickey's voice, shrill in exuberant rejoicing, preceded him down the highway, so the Hardings, all busy working out their new plans for comfort, understood that something unusually joyous had happened.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I guess he has thought out the best po'try piece yet.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ain't he happy soundin'?" she said to Mrs. Harding, who sat near her sewing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Peaches sat straighter in her big pillow-piled chair, leaned forward, and smilingly waited.
HeraldverbUS /ˈherəld/
foreshadow or presage
From this reading Mebby this time it will be good enough for the first page of the _Herald_."
highwaynounUS /ˈhaɪweɪ/
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading _Mickey's Miracle_ That night Mickey's voice, shrill in exuberant rejoicing, preceded him down the highway, so the Hardings, all busy working out their new plans for comfort, understood that something unusually joyous had happened.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Mickey's Miracle_ That night Mickey's voice, shrill in exuberant rejoicing, preceded him down the highway, so the Hardings, all busy working out their new plans for comfort, understood that something unusually joyous had happened.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I guess he has thought out the best po'try piece yet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Mickey's Miracle_ That night Mickey's voice, shrill in exuberant rejoicing, preceded him down the highway, so the Hardings, all busy working out their new plans for comfort, understood that something unusually joyous had happened.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mebby this time it will be good enough for the first page of the _Herald_."
joyousadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪəs/
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading _Mickey's Miracle_ That night Mickey's voice, shrill in exuberant rejoicing, preceded him down the highway, so the Hardings, all busy working out their new plans for comfort, understood that something unusually joyous had happened.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Peaches sat straighter in her big pillow-piled chair, leaned forward, and smilingly waited.
Mebby
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From this reading Mebby this time it will be good enough for the first page of the _Herald_."
Mickey'snounUS /ˈmɪkiz/
possessive form of “mickey” — (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
From this reading _Mickey's Miracle_ That night Mickey's voice, shrill in exuberant rejoicing, preceded him down the highway, so the Hardings, all busy working out their new plans for comfort, understood that something unusually joyous had happened.
MiraclenounUS /ˈmɪrəkəl/
any amazing or wonderful occurrence
From this reading _Mickey's Miracle_ That night Mickey's voice, shrill in exuberant rejoicing, preceded him down the highway, so the Hardings, all busy working out their new plans for comfort, understood that something unusually joyous had happened.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Ain't he happy soundin'?" she said to Mrs. Harding, who sat near her sewing.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "Ain't he happy soundin'?" she said to Mrs. Harding, who sat near her sewing.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _Mickey's Miracle_ That night Mickey's voice, shrill in exuberant rejoicing, preceded him down the highway, so the Hardings, all busy working out their new plans for comfort, understood that something unusually joyous had happened.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading _Mickey's Miracle_ That night Mickey's voice, shrill in exuberant rejoicing, preceded him down the highway, so the Hardings, all busy working out their new plans for comfort, understood that something unusually joyous had happened.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mebby this time it will be good enough for the first page of the _Herald_."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _Mickey's Miracle_ That night Mickey's voice, shrill in exuberant rejoicing, preceded him down the highway, so the Hardings, all busy working out their new plans for comfort, understood that something unusually joyous had happened.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Mebby this time it will be good enough for the first page of the _Herald_."
PeachesnounUS /ˈpiːtʃəz/
plural of “peach” — cultivated in temperate regions
From this reading Peaches sat straighter in her big pillow-piled chair, leaned forward, and smilingly waited.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading "I guess he has thought out the best po'try piece yet.
pillow-piled
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From this reading Peaches sat straighter in her big pillow-piled chair, leaned forward, and smilingly waited.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading _Mickey's Miracle_ That night Mickey's voice, shrill in exuberant rejoicing, preceded him down the highway, so the Hardings, all busy working out their new plans for comfort, understood that something unusually joyous had happened.
po'try
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From this reading "I guess he has thought out the best po'try piece yet.
precededverbUS /prɪˈsiːdɪd/
past form of “precede” — be earlier in time; go back further
From this reading _Mickey's Miracle_ That night Mickey's voice, shrill in exuberant rejoicing, preceded him down the highway, so the Hardings, all busy working out their new plans for comfort, understood that something unusually joyous had happened.
rejoicingnounUS /rɪˈdʒɔɪsɪŋ/
a feeling of great happiness
From this reading _Mickey's Miracle_ That night Mickey's voice, shrill in exuberant rejoicing, preceded him down the highway, so the Hardings, all busy working out their new plans for comfort, understood that something unusually joyous had happened.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Ain't he happy soundin'?" she said to Mrs. Harding, who sat near her sewing.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Peaches sat straighter in her big pillow-piled chair, leaned forward, and smilingly waited.
sewingnounUS /ˈsoʊɪŋ/
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading "Ain't he happy soundin'?" she said to Mrs. Harding, who sat near her sewing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ain't he happy soundin'?" she said to Mrs. Harding, who sat near her sewing.
shrilladjectiveUS /ʃrɪl/
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
From this reading _Mickey's Miracle_ That night Mickey's voice, shrill in exuberant rejoicing, preceded him down the highway, so the Hardings, all busy working out their new plans for comfort, understood that something unusually joyous had happened.
smilinglyadverbUS /ˈsmaɪlɪŋli/
with smiles; in a smiling manner
From this reading Peaches sat straighter in her big pillow-piled chair, leaned forward, and smilingly waited.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Mickey's Miracle_ That night Mickey's voice, shrill in exuberant rejoicing, preceded him down the highway, so the Hardings, all busy working out their new plans for comfort, understood that something unusually joyous had happened.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading _Mickey's Miracle_ That night Mickey's voice, shrill in exuberant rejoicing, preceded him down the highway, so the Hardings, all busy working out their new plans for comfort, understood that something unusually joyous had happened.
soundin
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From this reading "Ain't he happy soundin'?" she said to Mrs. Harding, who sat near her sewing.
straighteradjectiveUS /ˈstreɪtər/
comparative of “straight” — successive (without a break)
From this reading Peaches sat straighter in her big pillow-piled chair, leaned forward, and smilingly waited.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Mickey's Miracle_ That night Mickey's voice, shrill in exuberant rejoicing, preceded him down the highway, so the Hardings, all busy working out their new plans for comfort, understood that something unusually joyous had happened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Mickey's Miracle_ That night Mickey's voice, shrill in exuberant rejoicing, preceded him down the highway, so the Hardings, all busy working out their new plans for comfort, understood that something unusually joyous had happened.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _Mickey's Miracle_ That night Mickey's voice, shrill in exuberant rejoicing, preceded him down the highway, so the Hardings, all busy working out their new plans for comfort, understood that something unusually joyous had happened.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mebby this time it will be good enough for the first page of the _Herald_."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I guess he has thought out the best po'try piece yet.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Mebby this time it will be good enough for the first page of the _Herald_."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ain't he happy soundin'?" she said to Mrs. Harding, who sat near her sewing.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading _Mickey's Miracle_ That night Mickey's voice, shrill in exuberant rejoicing, preceded him down the highway, so the Hardings, all busy working out their new plans for comfort, understood that something unusually joyous had happened.
unusuallyadverbUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading _Mickey's Miracle_ That night Mickey's voice, shrill in exuberant rejoicing, preceded him down the highway, so the Hardings, all busy working out their new plans for comfort, understood that something unusually joyous had happened.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading _Mickey's Miracle_ That night Mickey's voice, shrill in exuberant rejoicing, preceded him down the highway, so the Hardings, all busy working out their new plans for comfort, understood that something unusually joyous had happened.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Peaches sat straighter in her big pillow-piled chair, leaned forward, and smilingly waited.
which person or people
From this reading "Ain't he happy soundin'?" she said to Mrs. Harding, who sat near her sewing.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Mebby this time it will be good enough for the first page of the _Herald_."
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading _Mickey's Miracle_ That night Mickey's voice, shrill in exuberant rejoicing, preceded him down the highway, so the Hardings, all busy working out their new plans for comfort, understood that something unusually joyous had happened.
but in spite of that
From this reading "I guess he has thought out the best po'try piece yet.
