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From this reading I mistrust she thought the wind would take the kink out of her frizzles, and so she went on a seat or 2 ahead of me.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We got on to the cars agin and got a good seat.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading She was dressed up like a doll, but she didn’t act stuck up a mite, my opinion is, she knew what belonged to good manners, and I offered her some caraway, for I liked her looks.
agin
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From this reading We got on to the cars agin and got a good seat.
at or in the front
From this reading I mistrust she thought the wind would take the kink out of her frizzles, and so she went on a seat or 2 ahead of me.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading There was a lot of fashionable lookin’ folks came in too, and one of ’em came along and set right down in the seat with me, the cars bein’ pretty full.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I wanted to set by an open winder, and Betsey didn’t.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We got on to the cars agin and got a good seat.
bein
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From this reading There was a lot of fashionable lookin’ folks came in too, and one of ’em came along and set right down in the seat with me, the cars bein’ pretty full.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading She was dressed up like a doll, but she didn’t act stuck up a mite, my opinion is, she knew what belonged to good manners, and I offered her some caraway, for I liked her looks.
Betsey
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From this reading I wanted to set by an open winder, and Betsey didn’t.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was dressed up like a doll, but she didn’t act stuck up a mite, my opinion is, she knew what belonged to good manners, and I offered her some caraway, for I liked her looks.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I wanted to set by an open winder, and Betsey didn’t.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There was a lot of fashionable lookin’ folks came in too, and one of ’em came along and set right down in the seat with me, the cars bein’ pretty full.
carawaynounUS /ˈkærəweɪ/
a Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed
From this reading She was dressed up like a doll, but she didn’t act stuck up a mite, my opinion is, she knew what belonged to good manners, and I offered her some caraway, for I liked her looks.
carsnounUS /kɑːrz/
plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading We got on to the cars agin and got a good seat.
didn't
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From this reading I wanted to set by an open winder, and Betsey didn’t.
dollnounUS /dɑːl/
a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading She was dressed up like a doll, but she didn’t act stuck up a mite, my opinion is, she knew what belonged to good manners, and I offered her some caraway, for I liked her looks.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading There was a lot of fashionable lookin’ folks came in too, and one of ’em came along and set right down in the seat with me, the cars bein’ pretty full.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading She was dressed up like a doll, but she didn’t act stuck up a mite, my opinion is, she knew what belonged to good manners, and I offered her some caraway, for I liked her looks.
a quad with a square body
From this reading There was a lot of fashionable lookin’ folks came in too, and one of ’em came along and set right down in the seat with me, the cars bein’ pretty full.
fashionableadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənəbəl/
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading There was a lot of fashionable lookin’ folks came in too, and one of ’em came along and set right down in the seat with me, the cars bein’ pretty full.
your parents
From this reading There was a lot of fashionable lookin’ folks came in too, and one of ’em came along and set right down in the seat with me, the cars bein’ pretty full.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was dressed up like a doll, but she didn’t act stuck up a mite, my opinion is, she knew what belonged to good manners, and I offered her some caraway, for I liked her looks.
frizzles
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From this reading I mistrust she thought the wind would take the kink out of her frizzles, and so she went on a seat or 2 ahead of me.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading There was a lot of fashionable lookin’ folks came in too, and one of ’em came along and set right down in the seat with me, the cars bein’ pretty full.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading We got on to the cars agin and got a good seat.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We got on to the cars agin and got a good seat.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I mistrust she thought the wind would take the kink out of her frizzles, and so she went on a seat or 2 ahead of me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wanted to set by an open winder, and Betsey didn’t.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a lot of fashionable lookin’ folks came in too, and one of ’em came along and set right down in the seat with me, the cars bein’ pretty full.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was dressed up like a doll, but she didn’t act stuck up a mite, my opinion is, she knew what belonged to good manners, and I offered her some caraway, for I liked her looks.
kinknoun
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading I mistrust she thought the wind would take the kink out of her frizzles, and so she went on a seat or 2 ahead of me.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She was dressed up like a doll, but she didn’t act stuck up a mite, my opinion is, she knew what belonged to good manners, and I offered her some caraway, for I liked her looks.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She was dressed up like a doll, but she didn’t act stuck up a mite, my opinion is, she knew what belonged to good manners, and I offered her some caraway, for I liked her looks.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading She was dressed up like a doll, but she didn’t act stuck up a mite, my opinion is, she knew what belonged to good manners, and I offered her some caraway, for I liked her looks.
lookin
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From this reading There was a lot of fashionable lookin’ folks came in too, and one of ’em came along and set right down in the seat with me, the cars bein’ pretty full.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading She was dressed up like a doll, but she didn’t act stuck up a mite, my opinion is, she knew what belonged to good manners, and I offered her some caraway, for I liked her looks.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading There was a lot of fashionable lookin’ folks came in too, and one of ’em came along and set right down in the seat with me, the cars bein’ pretty full.
social deportment
From this reading She was dressed up like a doll, but she didn’t act stuck up a mite, my opinion is, she knew what belonged to good manners, and I offered her some caraway, for I liked her looks.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I mistrust she thought the wind would take the kink out of her frizzles, and so she went on a seat or 2 ahead of me.
mistrustverbUS /mɪˈstrʌst/
regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
From this reading I mistrust she thought the wind would take the kink out of her frizzles, and so she went on a seat or 2 ahead of me.
mitenounUS /maɪt/
a slight but appreciable amount
From this reading She was dressed up like a doll, but she didn’t act stuck up a mite, my opinion is, she knew what belonged to good manners, and I offered her some caraway, for I liked her looks.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She was dressed up like a doll, but she didn’t act stuck up a mite, my opinion is, she knew what belonged to good manners, and I offered her some caraway, for I liked her looks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I mistrust she thought the wind would take the kink out of her frizzles, and so she went on a seat or 2 ahead of me.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading She was dressed up like a doll, but she didn’t act stuck up a mite, my opinion is, she knew what belonged to good manners, and I offered her some caraway, for I liked her looks.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We got on to the cars agin and got a good seat.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was a lot of fashionable lookin’ folks came in too, and one of ’em came along and set right down in the seat with me, the cars bein’ pretty full.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I wanted to set by an open winder, and Betsey didn’t.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading She was dressed up like a doll, but she didn’t act stuck up a mite, my opinion is, she knew what belonged to good manners, and I offered her some caraway, for I liked her looks.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I mistrust she thought the wind would take the kink out of her frizzles, and so she went on a seat or 2 ahead of me.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I mistrust she thought the wind would take the kink out of her frizzles, and so she went on a seat or 2 ahead of me.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading There was a lot of fashionable lookin’ folks came in too, and one of ’em came along and set right down in the seat with me, the cars bein’ pretty full.
precisely, exactly
From this reading There was a lot of fashionable lookin’ folks came in too, and one of ’em came along and set right down in the seat with me, the cars bein’ pretty full.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading We got on to the cars agin and got a good seat.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I wanted to set by an open winder, and Betsey didn’t.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I mistrust she thought the wind would take the kink out of her frizzles, and so she went on a seat or 2 ahead of me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I mistrust she thought the wind would take the kink out of her frizzles, and so she went on a seat or 2 ahead of me.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She was dressed up like a doll, but she didn’t act stuck up a mite, my opinion is, she knew what belonged to good manners, and I offered her some caraway, for I liked her looks.
caught or fixed
From this reading She was dressed up like a doll, but she didn’t act stuck up a mite, my opinion is, she knew what belonged to good manners, and I offered her some caraway, for I liked her looks.
carry out
From this reading I mistrust she thought the wind would take the kink out of her frizzles, and so she went on a seat or 2 ahead of me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We got on to the cars agin and got a good seat.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a lot of fashionable lookin’ folks came in too, and one of ’em came along and set right down in the seat with me, the cars bein’ pretty full.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I mistrust she thought the wind would take the kink out of her frizzles, and so she went on a seat or 2 ahead of me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We got on to the cars agin and got a good seat.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading There was a lot of fashionable lookin’ folks came in too, and one of ’em came along and set right down in the seat with me, the cars bein’ pretty full.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She was dressed up like a doll, but she didn’t act stuck up a mite, my opinion is, she knew what belonged to good manners, and I offered her some caraway, for I liked her looks.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I wanted to set by an open winder, and Betsey didn’t.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a lot of fashionable lookin’ folks came in too, and one of ’em came along and set right down in the seat with me, the cars bein’ pretty full.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We got on to the cars agin and got a good seat.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I mistrust she thought the wind would take the kink out of her frizzles, and so she went on a seat or 2 ahead of me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She was dressed up like a doll, but she didn’t act stuck up a mite, my opinion is, she knew what belonged to good manners, and I offered her some caraway, for I liked her looks.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading I mistrust she thought the wind would take the kink out of her frizzles, and so she went on a seat or 2 ahead of me.
windernounUS /ˈwɪndər/
a worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism)
From this reading I wanted to set by an open winder, and Betsey didn’t.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a lot of fashionable lookin’ folks came in too, and one of ’em came along and set right down in the seat with me, the cars bein’ pretty full.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I mistrust she thought the wind would take the kink out of her frizzles, and so she went on a seat or 2 ahead of me.
