used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Miss Dahlia is still in bed and I have a few purchases to make."
(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 They take their lunch and stay all day and my husband works over at Baxters' now till mid-afternoon, so I'll take my basket of darning and go right up to be near Miss Dahlia if she should call."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Could Bertha go up to the house and stay until I have cantered into town and back?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then Nan told her new plan and the gardener's wife replied, "Bertha and Bobsy are in school.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Good morning, Mrs. Sperry," Nan called as she drew rein at the door of the lodge.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Good morning, Mrs. Sperry," Nan called as she drew rein at the door of the lodge.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Could Bertha go up to the house and stay until I have cantered into town and back?
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading They take their lunch and stay all day and my husband works over at Baxters' now till mid-afternoon, so I'll take my basket of darning and go right up to be near Miss Dahlia if she should call."
Baxters
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From this reading They take their lunch and stay all day and my husband works over at Baxters' now till mid-afternoon, so I'll take my basket of darning and go right up to be near Miss Dahlia if she should call."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They take their lunch and stay all day and my husband works over at Baxters' now till mid-afternoon, so I'll take my basket of darning and go right up to be near Miss Dahlia if she should call."
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Miss Dahlia is still in bed and I have a few purchases to make."
Bertha
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From this reading "Could Bertha go up to the house and stay until I have cantered into town and back?
Bobsy
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From this reading Then Nan told her new plan and the gardener's wife replied, "Bertha and Bobsy are in school.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading They take their lunch and stay all day and my husband works over at Baxters' now till mid-afternoon, so I'll take my basket of darning and go right up to be near Miss Dahlia if she should call."
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Good morning, Mrs. Sperry," Nan called as she drew rein at the door of the lodge.
cantered
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From this reading "Could Bertha go up to the house and stay until I have cantered into town and back?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Could Bertha go up to the house and stay until I have cantered into town and back?
DahlianounUS /ˈdæljə/
any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia
From this reading Miss Dahlia is still in bed and I have a few purchases to make."
darningnoun
the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads
From this reading They take their lunch and stay all day and my husband works over at Baxters' now till mid-afternoon, so I'll take my basket of darning and go right up to be near Miss Dahlia if she should call."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading They take their lunch and stay all day and my husband works over at Baxters' now till mid-afternoon, so I'll take my basket of darning and go right up to be near Miss Dahlia if she should call."
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "Good morning, Mrs. Sperry," Nan called as she drew rein at the door of the lodge.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading "Good morning, Mrs. Sperry," Nan called as she drew rein at the door of the lodge.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Miss Dahlia is still in bed and I have a few purchases to make."
gardener'snounUS /ˈɡɑːrdənərz/
possessive form of “gardener” — someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading Then Nan told her new plan and the gardener's wife replied, "Bertha and Bobsy are in school.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Could Bertha go up to the house and stay until I have cantered into town and back?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good morning, Mrs. Sperry," Nan called as she drew rein at the door of the lodge.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Could Bertha go up to the house and stay until I have cantered into town and back?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Nan told her new plan and the gardener's wife replied, "Bertha and Bobsy are in school.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "Could Bertha go up to the house and stay until I have cantered into town and back?
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading They take their lunch and stay all day and my husband works over at Baxters' now till mid-afternoon, so I'll take my basket of darning and go right up to be near Miss Dahlia if she should call."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Could Bertha go up to the house and stay until I have cantered into town and back?
I'll
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From this reading They take their lunch and stay all day and my husband works over at Baxters' now till mid-afternoon, so I'll take my basket of darning and go right up to be near Miss Dahlia if she should call."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They take their lunch and stay all day and my husband works over at Baxters' now till mid-afternoon, so I'll take my basket of darning and go right up to be near Miss Dahlia if she should call."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Dahlia is still in bed and I have a few purchases to make."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Could Bertha go up to the house and stay until I have cantered into town and back?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Dahlia is still in bed and I have a few purchases to make."
lodgeverbUS /lɑːdʒ/
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading "Good morning, Mrs. Sperry," Nan called as she drew rein at the door of the lodge.
take the midday meal
From this reading They take their lunch and stay all day and my husband works over at Baxters' now till mid-afternoon, so I'll take my basket of darning and go right up to be near Miss Dahlia if she should call."
engage in
From this reading Miss Dahlia is still in bed and I have a few purchases to make."
mid-afternoon
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From this reading They take their lunch and stay all day and my husband works over at Baxters' now till mid-afternoon, so I'll take my basket of darning and go right up to be near Miss Dahlia if she should call."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Dahlia is still in bed and I have a few purchases to make."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Good morning, Mrs. Sperry," Nan called as she drew rein at the door of the lodge.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Good morning, Mrs. Sperry," Nan called as she drew rein at the door of the lodge.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading They take their lunch and stay all day and my husband works over at Baxters' now till mid-afternoon, so I'll take my basket of darning and go right up to be near Miss Dahlia if she should call."
NannounUS /næn/
your grandmother
From this reading "Good morning, Mrs. Sperry," Nan called as she drew rein at the door of the lodge.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading They take their lunch and stay all day and my husband works over at Baxters' now till mid-afternoon, so I'll take my basket of darning and go right up to be near Miss Dahlia if she should call."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Then Nan told her new plan and the gardener's wife replied, "Bertha and Bobsy are in school.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They take their lunch and stay all day and my husband works over at Baxters' now till mid-afternoon, so I'll take my basket of darning and go right up to be near Miss Dahlia if she should call."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Good morning, Mrs. Sperry," Nan called as she drew rein at the door of the lodge.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They take their lunch and stay all day and my husband works over at Baxters' now till mid-afternoon, so I'll take my basket of darning and go right up to be near Miss Dahlia if she should call."
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading Then Nan told her new plan and the gardener's wife replied, "Bertha and Bobsy are in school.
purchasesnounUS /ˈpɜːrtʃəsəz/
plural of “purchase” — the acquisition of something for payment
From this reading Miss Dahlia is still in bed and I have a few purchases to make."
reinverbUS /reɪn/
control and direct with or as if by reins
From this reading "Good morning, Mrs. Sperry," Nan called as she drew rein at the door of the lodge.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Then Nan told her new plan and the gardener's wife replied, "Bertha and Bobsy are in school.
precisely, exactly
From this reading They take their lunch and stay all day and my husband works over at Baxters' now till mid-afternoon, so I'll take my basket of darning and go right up to be near Miss Dahlia if she should call."
an educational institution
From this reading Then Nan told her new plan and the gardener's wife replied, "Bertha and Bobsy are in school.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Good morning, Mrs. Sperry," Nan called as she drew rein at the door of the lodge.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading They take their lunch and stay all day and my husband works over at Baxters' now till mid-afternoon, so I'll take my basket of darning and go right up to be near Miss Dahlia if she should call."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They take their lunch and stay all day and my husband works over at Baxters' now till mid-afternoon, so I'll take my basket of darning and go right up to be near Miss Dahlia if she should call."
SperrynounUS /ˈsperi/
United States engineer and inventor of the gyrocompass (1860-1930)
From this reading "Good morning, Mrs. Sperry," Nan called as she drew rein at the door of the lodge.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "Could Bertha go up to the house and stay until I have cantered into town and back?
not in physical motion
From this reading Miss Dahlia is still in bed and I have a few purchases to make."
carry out
From this reading They take their lunch and stay all day and my husband works over at Baxters' now till mid-afternoon, so I'll take my basket of darning and go right up to be near Miss Dahlia if she should call."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Good morning, Mrs. Sperry," Nan called as she drew rein at the door of the lodge.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They take their lunch and stay all day and my husband works over at Baxters' now till mid-afternoon, so I'll take my basket of darning and go right up to be near Miss Dahlia if she should call."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Nan told her new plan and the gardener's wife replied, "Bertha and Bobsy are in school.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They take their lunch and stay all day and my husband works over at Baxters' now till mid-afternoon, so I'll take my basket of darning and go right up to be near Miss Dahlia if she should call."
up to a particular time
From this reading They take their lunch and stay all day and my husband works over at Baxters' now till mid-afternoon, so I'll take my basket of darning and go right up to be near Miss Dahlia if she should call."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Could Bertha go up to the house and stay until I have cantered into town and back?
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Then Nan told her new plan and the gardener's wife replied, "Bertha and Bobsy are in school.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading "Could Bertha go up to the house and stay until I have cantered into town and back?
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "Could Bertha go up to the house and stay until I have cantered into town and back?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Could Bertha go up to the house and stay until I have cantered into town and back?
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Then Nan told her new plan and the gardener's wife replied, "Bertha and Bobsy are in school.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading They take their lunch and stay all day and my husband works over at Baxters' now till mid-afternoon, so I'll take my basket of darning and go right up to be near Miss Dahlia if she should call."
