used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Ordinarily, I think it's next door to immoral to eat lemon-pie in the evening; but I had to think quick, and it was the only thing like a party that I had in the butt'ry.
(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 And there I'd been living in Friendship Village for sixty years or so, and I'd reco'nized the laws of housekeeping and debt paying and grave digging and digestion, and I'd never once thought of this, that's as big as them all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Ordinarily, I think it's next door to immoral to eat lemon-pie in the evening; but I had to think quick, and it was the only thing like a party that I had in the butt'ry.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Anyhow, I was planning bigger morals than ordinary, too.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There had been my parlour and my porch, and them two young people was welcome to them both; but they wanted to go somewheres, natural as a bird wanting to fly or a lamb to caper.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Well, sir, I'd been sure before, but that made me certain sure.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Well, sir, I'd been sure before, but that made me certain sure.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And there I'd been living in Friendship Village for sixty years or so, and I'd reco'nized the laws of housekeeping and debt paying and grave digging and digestion, and I'd never once thought of this, that's as big as them all.
biggeradjectiveUS /ˈbɪɡər/
large or big relative to something else
From this reading Anyhow, I was planning bigger morals than ordinary, too.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading There had been my parlour and my porch, and them two young people was welcome to them both; but they wanted to go somewheres, natural as a bird wanting to fly or a lamb to caper.
the two together, not just one
From this reading There had been my parlour and my porch, and them two young people was welcome to them both; but they wanted to go somewheres, natural as a bird wanting to fly or a lamb to caper.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Ordinarily, I think it's next door to immoral to eat lemon-pie in the evening; but I had to think quick, and it was the only thing like a party that I had in the butt'ry.
butt'ry
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From this reading "Ordinarily, I think it's next door to immoral to eat lemon-pie in the evening; but I had to think quick, and it was the only thing like a party that I had in the butt'ry.
caperverbUS /ˈkeɪpər/
jump about playfully
From this reading There had been my parlour and my porch, and them two young people was welcome to them both; but they wanted to go somewheres, natural as a bird wanting to fly or a lamb to caper.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading "Well, sir, I'd been sure before, but that made me certain sure.
debtnounUS /det/
the state of owing something (especially money)
From this reading And there I'd been living in Friendship Village for sixty years or so, and I'd reco'nized the laws of housekeeping and debt paying and grave digging and digestion, and I'd never once thought of this, that's as big as them all.
digestionnounUS /daɪˈdʒestʃən/
the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat
From this reading And there I'd been living in Friendship Village for sixty years or so, and I'd reco'nized the laws of housekeeping and debt paying and grave digging and digestion, and I'd never once thought of this, that's as big as them all.
diggingnounUS /ˈdɪɡɪŋ/
the act of digging
From this reading And there I'd been living in Friendship Village for sixty years or so, and I'd reco'nized the laws of housekeeping and debt paying and grave digging and digestion, and I'd never once thought of this, that's as big as them all.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "Ordinarily, I think it's next door to immoral to eat lemon-pie in the evening; but I had to think quick, and it was the only thing like a party that I had in the butt'ry.
take in solid food
From this reading "Ordinarily, I think it's next door to immoral to eat lemon-pie in the evening; but I had to think quick, and it was the only thing like a party that I had in the butt'ry.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "Ordinarily, I think it's next door to immoral to eat lemon-pie in the evening; but I had to think quick, and it was the only thing like a party that I had in the butt'ry.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading There had been my parlour and my porch, and them two young people was welcome to them both; but they wanted to go somewheres, natural as a bird wanting to fly or a lamb to caper.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And there I'd been living in Friendship Village for sixty years or so, and I'd reco'nized the laws of housekeeping and debt paying and grave digging and digestion, and I'd never once thought of this, that's as big as them all.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading And there I'd been living in Friendship Village for sixty years or so, and I'd reco'nized the laws of housekeeping and debt paying and grave digging and digestion, and I'd never once thought of this, that's as big as them all.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading There had been my parlour and my porch, and them two young people was welcome to them both; but they wanted to go somewheres, natural as a bird wanting to fly or a lamb to caper.
death of a person
From this reading And there I'd been living in Friendship Village for sixty years or so, and I'd reco'nized the laws of housekeeping and debt paying and grave digging and digestion, and I'd never once thought of this, that's as big as them all.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Ordinarily, I think it's next door to immoral to eat lemon-pie in the evening; but I had to think quick, and it was the only thing like a party that I had in the butt'ry.
housekeepingnounUS /ˈhaʊskiːpɪŋ/
the work of cleaning and running a house
From this reading And there I'd been living in Friendship Village for sixty years or so, and I'd reco'nized the laws of housekeeping and debt paying and grave digging and digestion, and I'd never once thought of this, that's as big as them all.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Ordinarily, I think it's next door to immoral to eat lemon-pie in the evening; but I had to think quick, and it was the only thing like a party that I had in the butt'ry.
I'd
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From this reading "Well, sir, I'd been sure before, but that made me certain sure.
immoraladjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmɔːrəl/
deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong
From this reading "Ordinarily, I think it's next door to immoral to eat lemon-pie in the evening; but I had to think quick, and it was the only thing like a party that I had in the butt'ry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Ordinarily, I think it's next door to immoral to eat lemon-pie in the evening; but I had to think quick, and it was the only thing like a party that I had in the butt'ry.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Ordinarily, I think it's next door to immoral to eat lemon-pie in the evening; but I had to think quick, and it was the only thing like a party that I had in the butt'ry.
it's
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From this reading "Ordinarily, I think it's next door to immoral to eat lemon-pie in the evening; but I had to think quick, and it was the only thing like a party that I had in the butt'ry.
lambnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading There had been my parlour and my porch, and them two young people was welcome to them both; but they wanted to go somewheres, natural as a bird wanting to fly or a lamb to caper.
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading And there I'd been living in Friendship Village for sixty years or so, and I'd reco'nized the laws of housekeeping and debt paying and grave digging and digestion, and I'd never once thought of this, that's as big as them all.
lemon-pie
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From this reading "Ordinarily, I think it's next door to immoral to eat lemon-pie in the evening; but I had to think quick, and it was the only thing like a party that I had in the butt'ry.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Ordinarily, I think it's next door to immoral to eat lemon-pie in the evening; but I had to think quick, and it was the only thing like a party that I had in the butt'ry.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading And there I'd been living in Friendship Village for sixty years or so, and I'd reco'nized the laws of housekeeping and debt paying and grave digging and digestion, and I'd never once thought of this, that's as big as them all.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Well, sir, I'd been sure before, but that made me certain sure.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, sir, I'd been sure before, but that made me certain sure.
moralsnounUS /ˈmɔːrəlz/
motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
From this reading Anyhow, I was planning bigger morals than ordinary, too.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There had been my parlour and my porch, and them two young people was welcome to them both; but they wanted to go somewheres, natural as a bird wanting to fly or a lamb to caper.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading There had been my parlour and my porch, and them two young people was welcome to them both; but they wanted to go somewheres, natural as a bird wanting to fly or a lamb to caper.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading And there I'd been living in Friendship Village for sixty years or so, and I'd reco'nized the laws of housekeeping and debt paying and grave digging and digestion, and I'd never once thought of this, that's as big as them all.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Ordinarily, I think it's next door to immoral to eat lemon-pie in the evening; but I had to think quick, and it was the only thing like a party that I had in the butt'ry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And there I'd been living in Friendship Village for sixty years or so, and I'd reco'nized the laws of housekeeping and debt paying and grave digging and digestion, and I'd never once thought of this, that's as big as them all.
on one occasion
From this reading And there I'd been living in Friendship Village for sixty years or so, and I'd reco'nized the laws of housekeeping and debt paying and grave digging and digestion, and I'd never once thought of this, that's as big as them all.
and nothing more
From this reading "Ordinarily, I think it's next door to immoral to eat lemon-pie in the evening; but I had to think quick, and it was the only thing like a party that I had in the butt'ry.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There had been my parlour and my porch, and them two young people was welcome to them both; but they wanted to go somewheres, natural as a bird wanting to fly or a lamb to caper.
OrdinarilyadverbUS /ˌɔːrdəˈnerəli/
under normal conditions
From this reading "Ordinarily, I think it's next door to immoral to eat lemon-pie in the evening; but I had to think quick, and it was the only thing like a party that I had in the butt'ry.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading Anyhow, I was planning bigger morals than ordinary, too.
parlournounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading There had been my parlour and my porch, and them two young people was welcome to them both; but they wanted to go somewheres, natural as a bird wanting to fly or a lamb to caper.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading "Ordinarily, I think it's next door to immoral to eat lemon-pie in the evening; but I had to think quick, and it was the only thing like a party that I had in the butt'ry.
yielding a fair profit
From this reading And there I'd been living in Friendship Village for sixty years or so, and I'd reco'nized the laws of housekeeping and debt paying and grave digging and digestion, and I'd never once thought of this, that's as big as them all.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading There had been my parlour and my porch, and them two young people was welcome to them both; but they wanted to go somewheres, natural as a bird wanting to fly or a lamb to caper.
planningnounUS /ˈplænɪŋ/
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading Anyhow, I was planning bigger morals than ordinary, too.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading There had been my parlour and my porch, and them two young people was welcome to them both; but they wanted to go somewheres, natural as a bird wanting to fly or a lamb to caper.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading "Ordinarily, I think it's next door to immoral to eat lemon-pie in the evening; but I had to think quick, and it was the only thing like a party that I had in the butt'ry.
reco'nized
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From this reading And there I'd been living in Friendship Village for sixty years or so, and I'd reco'nized the laws of housekeeping and debt paying and grave digging and digestion, and I'd never once thought of this, that's as big as them all.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Well, sir, I'd been sure before, but that made me certain sure.
sixtyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪksti/
being ten more than fifty
From this reading And there I'd been living in Friendship Village for sixty years or so, and I'd reco'nized the laws of housekeeping and debt paying and grave digging and digestion, and I'd never once thought of this, that's as big as them all.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And there I'd been living in Friendship Village for sixty years or so, and I'd reco'nized the laws of housekeeping and debt paying and grave digging and digestion, and I'd never once thought of this, that's as big as them all.
somewheresnounUS /ˈsʌmwerz/
plural of “somewhere” — an indefinite or unknown location
From this reading There had been my parlour and my porch, and them two young people was welcome to them both; but they wanted to go somewheres, natural as a bird wanting to fly or a lamb to caper.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Well, sir, I'd been sure before, but that made me certain sure.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Anyhow, I was planning bigger morals than ordinary, too.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Ordinarily, I think it's next door to immoral to eat lemon-pie in the evening; but I had to think quick, and it was the only thing like a party that I had in the butt'ry.
that's
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From this reading And there I'd been living in Friendship Village for sixty years or so, and I'd reco'nized the laws of housekeeping and debt paying and grave digging and digestion, and I'd never once thought of this, that's as big as them all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Ordinarily, I think it's next door to immoral to eat lemon-pie in the evening; but I had to think quick, and it was the only thing like a party that I had in the butt'ry.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There had been my parlour and my porch, and them two young people was welcome to them both; but they wanted to go somewheres, natural as a bird wanting to fly or a lamb to caper.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There had been my parlour and my porch, and them two young people was welcome to them both; but they wanted to go somewheres, natural as a bird wanting to fly or a lamb to caper.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There had been my parlour and my porch, and them two young people was welcome to them both; but they wanted to go somewheres, natural as a bird wanting to fly or a lamb to caper.
a special situation
From this reading "Ordinarily, I think it's next door to immoral to eat lemon-pie in the evening; but I had to think quick, and it was the only thing like a party that I had in the butt'ry.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Ordinarily, I think it's next door to immoral to eat lemon-pie in the evening; but I had to think quick, and it was the only thing like a party that I had in the butt'ry.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And there I'd been living in Friendship Village for sixty years or so, and I'd reco'nized the laws of housekeeping and debt paying and grave digging and digestion, and I'd never once thought of this, that's as big as them all.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And there I'd been living in Friendship Village for sixty years or so, and I'd reco'nized the laws of housekeeping and debt paying and grave digging and digestion, and I'd never once thought of this, that's as big as them all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ordinarily, I think it's next door to immoral to eat lemon-pie in the evening; but I had to think quick, and it was the only thing like a party that I had in the butt'ry.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Anyhow, I was planning bigger morals than ordinary, too.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There had been my parlour and my porch, and them two young people was welcome to them both; but they wanted to go somewheres, natural as a bird wanting to fly or a lamb to caper.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading And there I'd been living in Friendship Village for sixty years or so, and I'd reco'nized the laws of housekeeping and debt paying and grave digging and digestion, and I'd never once thought of this, that's as big as them all.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading There had been my parlour and my porch, and them two young people was welcome to them both; but they wanted to go somewheres, natural as a bird wanting to fly or a lamb to caper.
nonexistent
From this reading There had been my parlour and my porch, and them two young people was welcome to them both; but they wanted to go somewheres, natural as a bird wanting to fly or a lamb to caper.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ordinarily, I think it's next door to immoral to eat lemon-pie in the evening; but I had to think quick, and it was the only thing like a party that I had in the butt'ry.
accept gladly
From this reading There had been my parlour and my porch, and them two young people was welcome to them both; but they wanted to go somewheres, natural as a bird wanting to fly or a lamb to caper.
(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, sir, I'd been sure before, but that made me certain sure.
a late time of life
From this reading And there I'd been living in Friendship Village for sixty years or so, and I'd reco'nized the laws of housekeeping and debt paying and grave digging and digestion, and I'd never once thought of this, that's as big as them all.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading There had been my parlour and my porch, and them two young people was welcome to them both; but they wanted to go somewheres, natural as a bird wanting to fly or a lamb to caper.
