used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But as bad and wore out as Josiah felt bodily, he was all animated in his mind about what a good time he was a goin’ to have.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But as bad and wore out as Josiah felt bodily, he was all animated in his mind about what a good time he was a goin’ to have.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading He acted foolish, and I told him so.
(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 But as bad and wore out as Josiah felt bodily, he was all animated in his mind about what a good time he was a goin’ to have.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But as bad and wore out as Josiah felt bodily, he was all animated in his mind about what a good time he was a goin’ to have.
animatedadjectiveUS /ˈænəmeɪtɪd/
having life or vigor or spirit
From this reading But as bad and wore out as Josiah felt bodily, he was all animated in his mind about what a good time he was a goin’ to have.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as bad and wore out as Josiah felt bodily, he was all animated in his mind about what a good time he was a goin’ to have.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading But as bad and wore out as Josiah felt bodily, he was all animated in his mind about what a good time he was a goin’ to have.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And that man, all I could do and say, would put on a pair of pantaloons I had been a makin’ for Thomas Jefferson.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading So, jest to please him, I put it on, and my best bonnet.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading I wanted to wear my brown and black gingham and a shaker, but Josiah insisted that I should wear a new lawn dress that he had brought me home as a present, and I had jest got made up.
bodilyadverbUS /ˈbɑːdəli/
in bodily form
From this reading But as bad and wore out as Josiah felt bodily, he was all animated in his mind about what a good time he was a goin’ to have.
bonnetnounUS /ˈbɑːnət/
a hat tied under the chin
From this reading So, jest to please him, I put it on, and my best bonnet.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I wanted to wear my brown and black gingham and a shaker, but Josiah insisted that I should wear a new lawn dress that he had brought me home as a present, and I had jest got made up.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading I wanted to wear my brown and black gingham and a shaker, but Josiah insisted that I should wear a new lawn dress that he had brought me home as a present, and I had jest got made up.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as bad and wore out as Josiah felt bodily, he was all animated in his mind about what a good time he was a goin’ to have.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And that man, all I could do and say, would put on a pair of pantaloons I had been a makin’ for Thomas Jefferson.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And that man, all I could do and say, would put on a pair of pantaloons I had been a makin’ for Thomas Jefferson.
put on clothes
From this reading I wanted to wear my brown and black gingham and a shaker, but Josiah insisted that I should wear a new lawn dress that he had brought me home as a present, and I had jest got made up.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading But as bad and wore out as Josiah felt bodily, he was all animated in his mind about what a good time he was a goin’ to have.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading He acted foolish, and I told him so.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And that man, all I could do and say, would put on a pair of pantaloons I had been a makin’ for Thomas Jefferson.
ginghamnounUS /ˈɡɪŋəm/
a clothing fabric in a plaid weave
From this reading I wanted to wear my brown and black gingham and a shaker, but Josiah insisted that I should wear a new lawn dress that he had brought me home as a present, and I had jest got made up.
goin
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From this reading But as bad and wore out as Josiah felt bodily, he was all animated in his mind about what a good time he was a goin’ to have.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading But as bad and wore out as Josiah felt bodily, he was all animated in his mind about what a good time he was a goin’ to have.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I wanted to wear my brown and black gingham and a shaker, but Josiah insisted that I should wear a new lawn dress that he had brought me home as a present, and I had jest got made up.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I wanted to wear my brown and black gingham and a shaker, but Josiah insisted that I should wear a new lawn dress that he had brought me home as a present, and I had jest got made up.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But as bad and wore out as Josiah felt bodily, he was all animated in his mind about what a good time he was a goin’ to have.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But as bad and wore out as Josiah felt bodily, he was all animated in his mind about what a good time he was a goin’ to have.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He acted foolish, and I told him so.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But as bad and wore out as Josiah felt bodily, he was all animated in his mind about what a good time he was a goin’ to have.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I wanted to wear my brown and black gingham and a shaker, but Josiah insisted that I should wear a new lawn dress that he had brought me home as a present, and I had jest got made up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He acted foolish, and I told him so.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But as bad and wore out as Josiah felt bodily, he was all animated in his mind about what a good time he was a goin’ to have.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading I wanted to wear my brown and black gingham and a shaker, but Josiah insisted that I should wear a new lawn dress that he had brought me home as a present, and I had jest got made up.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So, jest to please him, I put it on, and my best bonnet.
JeffersonnounUS /ˈdʒefərsən/
3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)
From this reading And that man, all I could do and say, would put on a pair of pantaloons I had been a makin’ for Thomas Jefferson.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading I wanted to wear my brown and black gingham and a shaker, but Josiah insisted that I should wear a new lawn dress that he had brought me home as a present, and I had jest got made up.
Josiah
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From this reading But as bad and wore out as Josiah felt bodily, he was all animated in his mind about what a good time he was a goin’ to have.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading I wanted to wear my brown and black gingham and a shaker, but Josiah insisted that I should wear a new lawn dress that he had brought me home as a present, and I had jest got made up.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I wanted to wear my brown and black gingham and a shaker, but Josiah insisted that I should wear a new lawn dress that he had brought me home as a present, and I had jest got made up.
makinnounUS /ˈmækɪn/
battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting
From this reading And that man, all I could do and say, would put on a pair of pantaloons I had been a makin’ for Thomas Jefferson.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And that man, all I could do and say, would put on a pair of pantaloons I had been a makin’ for Thomas Jefferson.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I wanted to wear my brown and black gingham and a shaker, but Josiah insisted that I should wear a new lawn dress that he had brought me home as a present, and I had jest got made up.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But as bad and wore out as Josiah felt bodily, he was all animated in his mind about what a good time he was a goin’ to have.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I wanted to wear my brown and black gingham and a shaker, but Josiah insisted that I should wear a new lawn dress that he had brought me home as a present, and I had jest got made up.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I wanted to wear my brown and black gingham and a shaker, but Josiah insisted that I should wear a new lawn dress that he had brought me home as a present, and I had jest got made up.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And that man, all I could do and say, would put on a pair of pantaloons I had been a makin’ for Thomas Jefferson.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So, jest to please him, I put it on, and my best bonnet.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But as bad and wore out as Josiah felt bodily, he was all animated in his mind about what a good time he was a goin’ to have.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading And that man, all I could do and say, would put on a pair of pantaloons I had been a makin’ for Thomas Jefferson.
pantaloonsnounUS /ˈpæntəluːnz/
plural of “pantaloon” — a buffoon in modern pantomimes; the butt of jokes
From this reading And that man, all I could do and say, would put on a pair of pantaloons I had been a makin’ for Thomas Jefferson.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading So, jest to please him, I put it on, and my best bonnet.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I wanted to wear my brown and black gingham and a shaker, but Josiah insisted that I should wear a new lawn dress that he had brought me home as a present, and I had jest got made up.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading So, jest to please him, I put it on, and my best bonnet.
express in words
From this reading And that man, all I could do and say, would put on a pair of pantaloons I had been a makin’ for Thomas Jefferson.
shakernounUS /ˈʃeɪkər/
a person who wields power and influence
From this reading I wanted to wear my brown and black gingham and a shaker, but Josiah insisted that I should wear a new lawn dress that he had brought me home as a present, and I had jest got made up.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I wanted to wear my brown and black gingham and a shaker, but Josiah insisted that I should wear a new lawn dress that he had brought me home as a present, and I had jest got made up.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He acted foolish, and I told him so.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I wanted to wear my brown and black gingham and a shaker, but Josiah insisted that I should wear a new lawn dress that he had brought me home as a present, and I had jest got made up.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading And that man, all I could do and say, would put on a pair of pantaloons I had been a makin’ for Thomas Jefferson.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But as bad and wore out as Josiah felt bodily, he was all animated in his mind about what a good time he was a goin’ to have.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But as bad and wore out as Josiah felt bodily, he was all animated in his mind about what a good time he was a goin’ to have.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He acted foolish, and I told him so.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I wanted to wear my brown and black gingham and a shaker, but Josiah insisted that I should wear a new lawn dress that he had brought me home as a present, and I had jest got made up.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I wanted to wear my brown and black gingham and a shaker, but Josiah insisted that I should wear a new lawn dress that he had brought me home as a present, and I had jest got made up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But as bad and wore out as Josiah felt bodily, he was all animated in his mind about what a good time he was a goin’ to have.
be dressed in
From this reading I wanted to wear my brown and black gingham and a shaker, but Josiah insisted that I should wear a new lawn dress that he had brought me home as a present, and I had jest got made up.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But as bad and wore out as Josiah felt bodily, he was all animated in his mind about what a good time he was a goin’ to have.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading But as bad and wore out as Josiah felt bodily, he was all animated in his mind about what a good time he was a goin’ to have.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And that man, all I could do and say, would put on a pair of pantaloons I had been a makin’ for Thomas Jefferson.
