used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She said she never seed such a town as Petersburg was, that she had half a mind to go back to Boston where she was born and raised.
afeardadjective
a pronunciation of afraid
From this reading That she didn't believe there was such characters in the whole world as Doc Lyon and dozens of others in Petersburg, Joe Pink, and the hoodlums and roughs, and she was afeard all the time some of 'em would kill pa for bein' States Attorney.
(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 She said she was just tired stayin' alone all the time--that pa was always away; and now that Little Billie was dead, she couldn't stand it.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading She said she was just tired stayin' alone all the time--that pa was always away; and now that Little Billie was dead, she couldn't stand it.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading She said she was just tired stayin' alone all the time--that pa was always away; and now that Little Billie was dead, she couldn't stand it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My ma and Myrtle.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She said she never seed such a town as Petersburg was, that she had half a mind to go back to Boston where she was born and raised.
AttorneynounUS /əˈtɜːrni/
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading That she didn't believe there was such characters in the whole world as Doc Lyon and dozens of others in Petersburg, Joe Pink, and the hoodlums and roughs, and she was afeard all the time some of 'em would kill pa for bein' States Attorney.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She said she was just tired stayin' alone all the time--that pa was always away; and now that Little Billie was dead, she couldn't stand it.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When we got back to the farm, who do you suppose was there?
bein
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From this reading That she didn't believe there was such characters in the whole world as Doc Lyon and dozens of others in Petersburg, Joe Pink, and the hoodlums and roughs, and she was afeard all the time some of 'em would kill pa for bein' States Attorney.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading That she didn't believe there was such characters in the whole world as Doc Lyon and dozens of others in Petersburg, Joe Pink, and the hoodlums and roughs, and she was afeard all the time some of 'em would kill pa for bein' States Attorney.
Billie
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From this reading She said she was just tired stayin' alone all the time--that pa was always away; and now that Little Billie was dead, she couldn't stand it.
brought into existence
From this reading She said she never seed such a town as Petersburg was, that she had half a mind to go back to Boston where she was born and raised.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading She said she never seed such a town as Petersburg was, that she had half a mind to go back to Boston where she was born and raised.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading That she didn't believe there was such characters in the whole world as Doc Lyon and dozens of others in Petersburg, Joe Pink, and the hoodlums and roughs, and she was afeard all the time some of 'em would kill pa for bein' States Attorney.
couldn't
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From this reading She said she was just tired stayin' alone all the time--that pa was always away; and now that Little Billie was dead, she couldn't stand it.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading She said she was just tired stayin' alone all the time--that pa was always away; and now that Little Billie was dead, she couldn't stand it.
didn't
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From this reading That she didn't believe there was such characters in the whole world as Doc Lyon and dozens of others in Petersburg, Joe Pink, and the hoodlums and roughs, and she was afeard all the time some of 'em would kill pa for bein' States Attorney.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When we got back to the farm, who do you suppose was there?
DocnounUS /dɑːk/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading That she didn't believe there was such characters in the whole world as Doc Lyon and dozens of others in Petersburg, Joe Pink, and the hoodlums and roughs, and she was afeard all the time some of 'em would kill pa for bein' States Attorney.
dozensnounUS /ˈdʌzənz/
a large number or amount
From this reading That she didn't believe there was such characters in the whole world as Doc Lyon and dozens of others in Petersburg, Joe Pink, and the hoodlums and roughs, and she was afeard all the time some of 'em would kill pa for bein' States Attorney.
a quad with a square body
From this reading That she didn't believe there was such characters in the whole world as Doc Lyon and dozens of others in Petersburg, Joe Pink, and the hoodlums and roughs, and she was afeard all the time some of 'em would kill pa for bein' States Attorney.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading When we got back to the farm, who do you suppose was there?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That she didn't believe there was such characters in the whole world as Doc Lyon and dozens of others in Petersburg, Joe Pink, and the hoodlums and roughs, and she was afeard all the time some of 'em would kill pa for bein' States Attorney.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She said she never seed such a town as Petersburg was, that she had half a mind to go back to Boston where she was born and raised.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When we got back to the farm, who do you suppose was there?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She said she never seed such a town as Petersburg was, that she had half a mind to go back to Boston where she was born and raised.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading She said she never seed such a town as Petersburg was, that she had half a mind to go back to Boston where she was born and raised.
hoodlumsnounUS /ˈhuːdləmz/
plural of “hoodlum” — an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading That she didn't believe there was such characters in the whole world as Doc Lyon and dozens of others in Petersburg, Joe Pink, and the hoodlums and roughs, and she was afeard all the time some of 'em would kill pa for bein' States Attorney.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That she didn't believe there was such characters in the whole world as Doc Lyon and dozens of others in Petersburg, Joe Pink, and the hoodlums and roughs, and she was afeard all the time some of 'em would kill pa for bein' States Attorney.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She said she was just tired stayin' alone all the time--that pa was always away; and now that Little Billie was dead, she couldn't stand it.
Joe
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From this reading That she didn't believe there was such characters in the whole world as Doc Lyon and dozens of others in Petersburg, Joe Pink, and the hoodlums and roughs, and she was afeard all the time some of 'em would kill pa for bein' States Attorney.
and nothing more
From this reading She said she was just tired stayin' alone all the time--that pa was always away; and now that Little Billie was dead, she couldn't stand it.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading That she didn't believe there was such characters in the whole world as Doc Lyon and dozens of others in Petersburg, Joe Pink, and the hoodlums and roughs, and she was afeard all the time some of 'em would kill pa for bein' States Attorney.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She said she was just tired stayin' alone all the time--that pa was always away; and now that Little Billie was dead, she couldn't stand it.
LyonnounUS /ˈlaɪən/
a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon
From this reading That she didn't believe there was such characters in the whole world as Doc Lyon and dozens of others in Petersburg, Joe Pink, and the hoodlums and roughs, and she was afeard all the time some of 'em would kill pa for bein' States Attorney.
manounUS /mɑː/
informal terms for a mother
From this reading My ma and Myrtle.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading She said she never seed such a town as Petersburg was, that she had half a mind to go back to Boston where she was born and raised.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My ma and Myrtle.
MyrtlenounUS /ˈmɜːrtəl/
widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers
From this reading My ma and Myrtle.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She said she never seed such a town as Petersburg was, that she had half a mind to go back to Boston where she was born and raised.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She said she was just tired stayin' alone all the time--that pa was always away; and now that Little Billie was dead, she couldn't stand it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That she didn't believe there was such characters in the whole world as Doc Lyon and dozens of others in Petersburg, Joe Pink, and the hoodlums and roughs, and she was afeard all the time some of 'em would kill pa for bein' States Attorney.
others
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From this reading That she didn't believe there was such characters in the whole world as Doc Lyon and dozens of others in Petersburg, Joe Pink, and the hoodlums and roughs, and she was afeard all the time some of 'em would kill pa for bein' States Attorney.
panounUS /pɑː/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading She said she was just tired stayin' alone all the time--that pa was always away; and now that Little Billie was dead, she couldn't stand it.
PetersburgnounUS /ˈpiːtərzbərɡ/
a town in southeastern Virginia (south of Richmond); scene of heavy fighting during the American Civil War
From this reading She said she never seed such a town as Petersburg was, that she had half a mind to go back to Boston where she was born and raised.
a light shade of red
From this reading That she didn't believe there was such characters in the whole world as Doc Lyon and dozens of others in Petersburg, Joe Pink, and the hoodlums and roughs, and she was afeard all the time some of 'em would kill pa for bein' States Attorney.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading She said she never seed such a town as Petersburg was, that she had half a mind to go back to Boston where she was born and raised.
roughs
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From this reading That she didn't believe there was such characters in the whole world as Doc Lyon and dozens of others in Petersburg, Joe Pink, and the hoodlums and roughs, and she was afeard all the time some of 'em would kill pa for bein' States Attorney.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She said she was just tired stayin' alone all the time--that pa was always away; and now that Little Billie was dead, she couldn't stand it.
seednounUS /siːd/
a small hard fruit
From this reading She said she never seed such a town as Petersburg was, that she had half a mind to go back to Boston where she was born and raised.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said she was just tired stayin' alone all the time--that pa was always away; and now that Little Billie was dead, she couldn't stand it.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading That she didn't believe there was such characters in the whole world as Doc Lyon and dozens of others in Petersburg, Joe Pink, and the hoodlums and roughs, and she was afeard all the time some of 'em would kill pa for bein' States Attorney.
be standing; be upright
From this reading She said she was just tired stayin' alone all the time--that pa was always away; and now that Little Billie was dead, she couldn't stand it.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading That she didn't believe there was such characters in the whole world as Doc Lyon and dozens of others in Petersburg, Joe Pink, and the hoodlums and roughs, and she was afeard all the time some of 'em would kill pa for bein' States Attorney.
stayin
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From this reading She said she was just tired stayin' alone all the time--that pa was always away; and now that Little Billie was dead, she couldn't stand it.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She said she never seed such a town as Petersburg was, that she had half a mind to go back to Boston where she was born and raised.
express a supposition
From this reading When we got back to the farm, who do you suppose was there?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She said she was just tired stayin' alone all the time--that pa was always away; and now that Little Billie was dead, she couldn't stand it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When we got back to the farm, who do you suppose was there?
in or at that place or location
From this reading When we got back to the farm, who do you suppose was there?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She said she was just tired stayin' alone all the time--that pa was always away; and now that Little Billie was dead, she couldn't stand it.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading She said she was just tired stayin' alone all the time--that pa was always away; and now that Little Billie was dead, she couldn't stand it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When we got back to the farm, who do you suppose was there?
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading She said she never seed such a town as Petersburg was, that she had half a mind to go back to Boston where she was born and raised.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When we got back to the farm, who do you suppose was there?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we got back to the farm, who do you suppose was there?
at the time that
From this reading When we got back to the farm, who do you suppose was there?
in or at the place that
From this reading She said she never seed such a town as Petersburg was, that she had half a mind to go back to Boston where she was born and raised.
which person or people
From this reading When we got back to the farm, who do you suppose was there?
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading That she didn't believe there was such characters in the whole world as Doc Lyon and dozens of others in Petersburg, Joe Pink, and the hoodlums and roughs, and she was afeard all the time some of 'em would kill pa for bein' States Attorney.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading That she didn't believe there was such characters in the whole world as Doc Lyon and dozens of others in Petersburg, Joe Pink, and the hoodlums and roughs, and she was afeard all the time some of 'em would kill pa for bein' States Attorney.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That she didn't believe there was such characters in the whole world as Doc Lyon and dozens of others in Petersburg, Joe Pink, and the hoodlums and roughs, and she was afeard all the time some of 'em would kill pa for bein' States Attorney.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When we got back to the farm, who do you suppose was there?
