used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Says I, “You are right in thinkin’ what a solemn thing it is to bring up children as they ought to be.
abuseverbUS /əˈbjuːs/
treat badly
From this reading What an awful thing it is to bring the little creeters into the world without their votin’ on the subject at all, and then neglect ’em, and abuse ’em, and make their poor little days awful long in the world, and then expect them to honor you for it.
(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 What an awful thing it is to bring the little creeters into the world without their votin’ on the subject at all, and then neglect ’em, and abuse ’em, and make their poor little days awful long in the world, and then expect them to honor you for it.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Says she, “Where do you think I am in the right, and where do you think I am in the wrong?”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading What an awful thing it is to bring the little creeters into the world without their votin’ on the subject at all, and then neglect ’em, and abuse ’em, and make their poor little days awful long in the world, and then expect them to honor you for it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Says she, “Where do you think I am in the right, and where do you think I am in the wrong?”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Says I, “You are right in thinkin’ what a solemn thing it is to bring up children as they ought to be.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Says I, “You are right in thinkin’ what a solemn thing it is to bring up children as they ought to be.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What an awful thing it is to bring the little creeters into the world without their votin’ on the subject at all, and then neglect ’em, and abuse ’em, and make their poor little days awful long in the world, and then expect them to honor you for it.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading What an awful thing it is to bring the little creeters into the world without their votin’ on the subject at all, and then neglect ’em, and abuse ’em, and make their poor little days awful long in the world, and then expect them to honor you for it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Says I, “You are right in thinkin’ what a solemn thing it is to bring up children as they ought to be.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Says I, “You are right in thinkin’ what a solemn thing it is to bring up children as they ought to be.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading You are right in your views of health, and wimmin’s votin’ and etcetery--but you are wrong Victory, and I don’t want you to get mad at me, for I say it with as friendly feelin’s as if I was your mother in law,--you are wrong in this free love business, you are wrong in keepin’ house with two husbands at the same time.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You are right in your views of health, and wimmin’s votin’ and etcetery--but you are wrong Victory, and I don’t want you to get mad at me, for I say it with as friendly feelin’s as if I was your mother in law,--you are wrong in this free love business, you are wrong in keepin’ house with two husbands at the same time.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “Two husbands! it is false; I was divorced from him, and my husband and I found him perishing in the streets, and we took him home and took care of him ’till he died.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Says I, “You are right in thinkin’ what a solemn thing it is to bring up children as they ought to be.
creeters
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From this reading What an awful thing it is to bring the little creeters into the world without their votin’ on the subject at all, and then neglect ’em, and abuse ’em, and make their poor little days awful long in the world, and then expect them to honor you for it.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading What an awful thing it is to bring the little creeters into the world without their votin’ on the subject at all, and then neglect ’em, and abuse ’em, and make their poor little days awful long in the world, and then expect them to honor you for it.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Two husbands! it is false; I was divorced from him, and my husband and I found him perishing in the streets, and we took him home and took care of him ’till he died.
divorcedadjectiveUS /dɪˈvɔːrst/
of someone whose marriage has been legally dissolved
From this reading “Two husbands! it is false; I was divorced from him, and my husband and I found him perishing in the streets, and we took him home and took care of him ’till he died.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Says she, “Where do you think I am in the right, and where do you think I am in the wrong?”
don't
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From this reading You are right in your views of health, and wimmin’s votin’ and etcetery--but you are wrong Victory, and I don’t want you to get mad at me, for I say it with as friendly feelin’s as if I was your mother in law,--you are wrong in this free love business, you are wrong in keepin’ house with two husbands at the same time.”
a quad with a square body
From this reading What an awful thing it is to bring the little creeters into the world without their votin’ on the subject at all, and then neglect ’em, and abuse ’em, and make their poor little days awful long in the world, and then expect them to honor you for it.
etcetery
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From this reading You are right in your views of health, and wimmin’s votin’ and etcetery--but you are wrong Victory, and I don’t want you to get mad at me, for I say it with as friendly feelin’s as if I was your mother in law,--you are wrong in this free love business, you are wrong in keepin’ house with two husbands at the same time.”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading What an awful thing it is to bring the little creeters into the world without their votin’ on the subject at all, and then neglect ’em, and abuse ’em, and make their poor little days awful long in the world, and then expect them to honor you for it.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading “Two husbands! it is false; I was divorced from him, and my husband and I found him perishing in the streets, and we took him home and took care of him ’till he died.
feelin's
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From this reading You are right in your views of health, and wimmin’s votin’ and etcetery--but you are wrong Victory, and I don’t want you to get mad at me, for I say it with as friendly feelin’s as if I was your mother in law,--you are wrong in this free love business, you are wrong in keepin’ house with two husbands at the same time.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What an awful thing it is to bring the little creeters into the world without their votin’ on the subject at all, and then neglect ’em, and abuse ’em, and make their poor little days awful long in the world, and then expect them to honor you for it.
set up or found
From this reading “Two husbands! it is false; I was divorced from him, and my husband and I found him perishing in the streets, and we took him home and took care of him ’till he died.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading You are right in your views of health, and wimmin’s votin’ and etcetery--but you are wrong Victory, and I don’t want you to get mad at me, for I say it with as friendly feelin’s as if I was your mother in law,--you are wrong in this free love business, you are wrong in keepin’ house with two husbands at the same time.”
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading You are right in your views of health, and wimmin’s votin’ and etcetery--but you are wrong Victory, and I don’t want you to get mad at me, for I say it with as friendly feelin’s as if I was your mother in law,--you are wrong in this free love business, you are wrong in keepin’ house with two husbands at the same time.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Two husbands! it is false; I was divorced from him, and my husband and I found him perishing in the streets, and we took him home and took care of him ’till he died.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You are right in your views of health, and wimmin’s votin’ and etcetery--but you are wrong Victory, and I don’t want you to get mad at me, for I say it with as friendly feelin’s as if I was your mother in law,--you are wrong in this free love business, you are wrong in keepin’ house with two husbands at the same time.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Two husbands! it is false; I was divorced from him, and my husband and I found him perishing in the streets, and we took him home and took care of him ’till he died.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading You are right in your views of health, and wimmin’s votin’ and etcetery--but you are wrong Victory, and I don’t want you to get mad at me, for I say it with as friendly feelin’s as if I was your mother in law,--you are wrong in this free love business, you are wrong in keepin’ house with two husbands at the same time.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Two husbands! it is false; I was divorced from him, and my husband and I found him perishing in the streets, and we took him home and took care of him ’till he died.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Two husbands! it is false; I was divorced from him, and my husband and I found him perishing in the streets, and we took him home and took care of him ’till he died.
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading What an awful thing it is to bring the little creeters into the world without their votin’ on the subject at all, and then neglect ’em, and abuse ’em, and make their poor little days awful long in the world, and then expect them to honor you for it.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading You are right in your views of health, and wimmin’s votin’ and etcetery--but you are wrong Victory, and I don’t want you to get mad at me, for I say it with as friendly feelin’s as if I was your mother in law,--you are wrong in this free love business, you are wrong in keepin’ house with two husbands at the same time.”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “Two husbands! it is false; I was divorced from him, and my husband and I found him perishing in the streets, and we took him home and took care of him ’till he died.
husbandsnounUS /ˈhʌzbəndz/
plural of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading You are right in your views of health, and wimmin’s votin’ and etcetery--but you are wrong Victory, and I don’t want you to get mad at me, for I say it with as friendly feelin’s as if I was your mother in law,--you are wrong in this free love business, you are wrong in keepin’ house with two husbands at the same time.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Says she, “Where do you think I am in the right, and where do you think I am in the wrong?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You are right in your views of health, and wimmin’s votin’ and etcetery--but you are wrong Victory, and I don’t want you to get mad at me, for I say it with as friendly feelin’s as if I was your mother in law,--you are wrong in this free love business, you are wrong in keepin’ house with two husbands at the same time.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Says she, “Where do you think I am in the right, and where do you think I am in the wrong?”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading What an awful thing it is to bring the little creeters into the world without their votin’ on the subject at all, and then neglect ’em, and abuse ’em, and make their poor little days awful long in the world, and then expect them to honor you for it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Says I, “You are right in thinkin’ what a solemn thing it is to bring up children as they ought to be.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Says I, “You are right in thinkin’ what a solemn thing it is to bring up children as they ought to be.
keepin
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From this reading You are right in your views of health, and wimmin’s votin’ and etcetery--but you are wrong Victory, and I don’t want you to get mad at me, for I say it with as friendly feelin’s as if I was your mother in law,--you are wrong in this free love business, you are wrong in keepin’ house with two husbands at the same time.”
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading You are right in your views of health, and wimmin’s votin’ and etcetery--but you are wrong Victory, and I don’t want you to get mad at me, for I say it with as friendly feelin’s as if I was your mother in law,--you are wrong in this free love business, you are wrong in keepin’ house with two husbands at the same time.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading What an awful thing it is to bring the little creeters into the world without their votin’ on the subject at all, and then neglect ’em, and abuse ’em, and make their poor little days awful long in the world, and then expect them to honor you for it.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading What an awful thing it is to bring the little creeters into the world without their votin’ on the subject at all, and then neglect ’em, and abuse ’em, and make their poor little days awful long in the world, and then expect them to honor you for it.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading You are right in your views of health, and wimmin’s votin’ and etcetery--but you are wrong Victory, and I don’t want you to get mad at me, for I say it with as friendly feelin’s as if I was your mother in law,--you are wrong in this free love business, you are wrong in keepin’ house with two husbands at the same time.”
roused to anger
From this reading You are right in your views of health, and wimmin’s votin’ and etcetery--but you are wrong Victory, and I don’t want you to get mad at me, for I say it with as friendly feelin’s as if I was your mother in law,--you are wrong in this free love business, you are wrong in keepin’ house with two husbands at the same time.”
engage in
From this reading What an awful thing it is to bring the little creeters into the world without their votin’ on the subject at all, and then neglect ’em, and abuse ’em, and make their poor little days awful long in the world, and then expect them to honor you for it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You are right in your views of health, and wimmin’s votin’ and etcetery--but you are wrong Victory, and I don’t want you to get mad at me, for I say it with as friendly feelin’s as if I was your mother in law,--you are wrong in this free love business, you are wrong in keepin’ house with two husbands at the same time.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading You are right in your views of health, and wimmin’s votin’ and etcetery--but you are wrong Victory, and I don’t want you to get mad at me, for I say it with as friendly feelin’s as if I was your mother in law,--you are wrong in this free love business, you are wrong in keepin’ house with two husbands at the same time.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Two husbands! it is false; I was divorced from him, and my husband and I found him perishing in the streets, and we took him home and took care of him ’till he died.
neglectverbUS /nəˈɡlekt/
leave undone or leave out
From this reading What an awful thing it is to bring the little creeters into the world without their votin’ on the subject at all, and then neglect ’em, and abuse ’em, and make their poor little days awful long in the world, and then expect them to honor you for it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You are right in your views of health, and wimmin’s votin’ and etcetery--but you are wrong Victory, and I don’t want you to get mad at me, for I say it with as friendly feelin’s as if I was your mother in law,--you are wrong in this free love business, you are wrong in keepin’ house with two husbands at the same time.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What an awful thing it is to bring the little creeters into the world without their votin’ on the subject at all, and then neglect ’em, and abuse ’em, and make their poor little days awful long in the world, and then expect them to honor you for it.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Says I, “You are right in thinkin’ what a solemn thing it is to bring up children as they ought to be.
perishingverbUS /ˈperɪʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “perish” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Two husbands! it is false; I was divorced from him, and my husband and I found him perishing in the streets, and we took him home and took care of him ’till he died.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading What an awful thing it is to bring the little creeters into the world without their votin’ on the subject at all, and then neglect ’em, and abuse ’em, and make their poor little days awful long in the world, and then expect them to honor you for it.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Says she, “Where do you think I am in the right, and where do you think I am in the wrong?”
Identical; not different.
From this reading You are right in your views of health, and wimmin’s votin’ and etcetery--but you are wrong Victory, and I don’t want you to get mad at me, for I say it with as friendly feelin’s as if I was your mother in law,--you are wrong in this free love business, you are wrong in keepin’ house with two husbands at the same time.”
express in words
From this reading You are right in your views of health, and wimmin’s votin’ and etcetery--but you are wrong Victory, and I don’t want you to get mad at me, for I say it with as friendly feelin’s as if I was your mother in law,--you are wrong in this free love business, you are wrong in keepin’ house with two husbands at the same time.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Says she, “Where do you think I am in the right, and where do you think I am in the wrong?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Says she, “Where do you think I am in the right, and where do you think I am in the wrong?”
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading Says I, “You are right in thinkin’ what a solemn thing it is to bring up children as they ought to be.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “Two husbands! it is false; I was divorced from him, and my husband and I found him perishing in the streets, and we took him home and took care of him ’till he died.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading What an awful thing it is to bring the little creeters into the world without their votin’ on the subject at all, and then neglect ’em, and abuse ’em, and make their poor little days awful long in the world, and then expect them to honor you for it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Says she, “Where do you think I am in the right, and where do you think I am in the wrong?”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading What an awful thing it is to bring the little creeters into the world without their votin’ on the subject at all, and then neglect ’em, and abuse ’em, and make their poor little days awful long in the world, and then expect them to honor you for it.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading What an awful thing it is to bring the little creeters into the world without their votin’ on the subject at all, and then neglect ’em, and abuse ’em, and make their poor little days awful long in the world, and then expect them to honor you for it.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading What an awful thing it is to bring the little creeters into the world without their votin’ on the subject at all, and then neglect ’em, and abuse ’em, and make their poor little days awful long in the world, and then expect them to honor you for it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Says I, “You are right in thinkin’ what a solemn thing it is to bring up children as they ought to be.
a special situation
From this reading Says I, “You are right in thinkin’ what a solemn thing it is to bring up children as they ought to be.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Says she, “Where do you think I am in the right, and where do you think I am in the wrong?”
thinkin
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From this reading Says I, “You are right in thinkin’ what a solemn thing it is to bring up children as they ought to be.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You are right in your views of health, and wimmin’s votin’ and etcetery--but you are wrong Victory, and I don’t want you to get mad at me, for I say it with as friendly feelin’s as if I was your mother in law,--you are wrong in this free love business, you are wrong in keepin’ house with two husbands at the same time.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Two husbands! it is false; I was divorced from him, and my husband and I found him perishing in the streets, and we took him home and took care of him ’till he died.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading You are right in your views of health, and wimmin’s votin’ and etcetery--but you are wrong Victory, and I don’t want you to get mad at me, for I say it with as friendly feelin’s as if I was your mother in law,--you are wrong in this free love business, you are wrong in keepin’ house with two husbands at the same time.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Says I, “You are right in thinkin’ what a solemn thing it is to bring up children as they ought to be.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “Two husbands! it is false; I was divorced from him, and my husband and I found him perishing in the streets, and we took him home and took care of him ’till he died.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading You are right in your views of health, and wimmin’s votin’ and etcetery--but you are wrong Victory, and I don’t want you to get mad at me, for I say it with as friendly feelin’s as if I was your mother in law,--you are wrong in this free love business, you are wrong in keepin’ house with two husbands at the same time.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Says I, “You are right in thinkin’ what a solemn thing it is to bring up children as they ought to be.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading You are right in your views of health, and wimmin’s votin’ and etcetery--but you are wrong Victory, and I don’t want you to get mad at me, for I say it with as friendly feelin’s as if I was your mother in law,--you are wrong in this free love business, you are wrong in keepin’ house with two husbands at the same time.”
plural of “view” — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading You are right in your views of health, and wimmin’s votin’ and etcetery--but you are wrong Victory, and I don’t want you to get mad at me, for I say it with as friendly feelin’s as if I was your mother in law,--you are wrong in this free love business, you are wrong in keepin’ house with two husbands at the same time.”
votin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What an awful thing it is to bring the little creeters into the world without their votin’ on the subject at all, and then neglect ’em, and abuse ’em, and make their poor little days awful long in the world, and then expect them to honor you for it.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading You are right in your views of health, and wimmin’s votin’ and etcetery--but you are wrong Victory, and I don’t want you to get mad at me, for I say it with as friendly feelin’s as if I was your mother in law,--you are wrong in this free love business, you are wrong in keepin’ house with two husbands at the same time.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You are right in your views of health, and wimmin’s votin’ and etcetery--but you are wrong Victory, and I don’t want you to get mad at me, for I say it with as friendly feelin’s as if I was your mother in law,--you are wrong in this free love business, you are wrong in keepin’ house with two husbands at the same time.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Two husbands! it is false; I was divorced from him, and my husband and I found him perishing in the streets, and we took him home and took care of him ’till he died.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Says I, “You are right in thinkin’ what a solemn thing it is to bring up children as they ought to be.
in or at the place that
From this reading Says she, “Where do you think I am in the right, and where do you think I am in the wrong?”
wimmin's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You are right in your views of health, and wimmin’s votin’ and etcetery--but you are wrong Victory, and I don’t want you to get mad at me, for I say it with as friendly feelin’s as if I was your mother in law,--you are wrong in this free love business, you are wrong in keepin’ house with two husbands at the same time.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading You are right in your views of health, and wimmin’s votin’ and etcetery--but you are wrong Victory, and I don’t want you to get mad at me, for I say it with as friendly feelin’s as if I was your mother in law,--you are wrong in this free love business, you are wrong in keepin’ house with two husbands at the same time.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading What an awful thing it is to bring the little creeters into the world without their votin’ on the subject at all, and then neglect ’em, and abuse ’em, and make their poor little days awful long in the world, and then expect them to honor you for it.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading What an awful thing it is to bring the little creeters into the world without their votin’ on the subject at all, and then neglect ’em, and abuse ’em, and make their poor little days awful long in the world, and then expect them to honor you for it.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Says she, “Where do you think I am in the right, and where do you think I am in the wrong?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Says she, “Where do you think I am in the right, and where do you think I am in the wrong?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are right in your views of health, and wimmin’s votin’ and etcetery--but you are wrong Victory, and I don’t want you to get mad at me, for I say it with as friendly feelin’s as if I was your mother in law,--you are wrong in this free love business, you are wrong in keepin’ house with two husbands at the same time.”
