used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Oh, she was a very nice girl; something about the way she held her head made Wesley think of his spunky little riding mare, Teeny.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Oh, she was a very nice girl; something about the way she held her head made Wesley think of his spunky little riding mare, Teeny.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Aunt Dolcey's not so awful big; not any bigger'n you, but heavier set, like."
any person at all
From this reading Then I think you'd be safe to get a gingham; anyway, a gingham apron comes in handy to anybody working round a kitchen.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Then I think you'd be safe to get a gingham; anyway, a gingham apron comes in handy to anybody working round a kitchen.
apronnounUS /ˈeɪprən/
a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
From this reading Then I think you'd be safe to get a gingham; anyway, a gingham apron comes in handy to anybody working round a kitchen.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "Aunt Dolcey's not so awful big; not any bigger'n you, but heavier set, like."
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading "Aunt Dolcey's not so awful big; not any bigger'n you, but heavier set, like."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then I think you'd be safe to get a gingham; anyway, a gingham apron comes in handy to anybody working round a kitchen.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We got some nice big ones."
bigger'n
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From this reading "Aunt Dolcey's not so awful big; not any bigger'n you, but heavier set, like."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Aunt Dolcey's not so awful big; not any bigger'n you, but heavier set, like."
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Then I think you'd be safe to get a gingham; anyway, a gingham apron comes in handy to anybody working round a kitchen.
Dolcey's
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From this reading "Aunt Dolcey's not so awful big; not any bigger'n you, but heavier set, like."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Then I think you'd be safe to get a gingham; anyway, a gingham apron comes in handy to anybody working round a kitchen.
ginghamnounUS /ˈɡɪŋəm/
a clothing fabric in a plaid weave
From this reading Then I think you'd be safe to get a gingham; anyway, a gingham apron comes in handy to anybody working round a kitchen.
a young female
From this reading Oh, she was a very nice girl; something about the way she held her head made Wesley think of his spunky little riding mare, Teeny.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We got some nice big ones."
H'm
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From this reading "H'm.
handyadjectiveUS /ˈhændi/
easy to reach
From this reading Then I think you'd be safe to get a gingham; anyway, a gingham apron comes in handy to anybody working round a kitchen.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Oh, she was a very nice girl; something about the way she held her head made Wesley think of his spunky little riding mare, Teeny.
heavieradjectiveUS /ˈheviər/
comparative of “heavy” — of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading "Aunt Dolcey's not so awful big; not any bigger'n you, but heavier set, like."
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Oh, she was a very nice girl; something about the way she held her head made Wesley think of his spunky little riding mare, Teeny.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Oh, she was a very nice girl; something about the way she held her head made Wesley think of his spunky little riding mare, Teeny.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Oh, she was a very nice girl; something about the way she held her head made Wesley think of his spunky little riding mare, Teeny.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then I think you'd be safe to get a gingham; anyway, a gingham apron comes in handy to anybody working round a kitchen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then I think you'd be safe to get a gingham; anyway, a gingham apron comes in handy to anybody working round a kitchen.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading Then I think you'd be safe to get a gingham; anyway, a gingham apron comes in handy to anybody working round a kitchen.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Aunt Dolcey's not so awful big; not any bigger'n you, but heavier set, like."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Oh, she was a very nice girl; something about the way she held her head made Wesley think of his spunky little riding mare, Teeny.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Oh, she was a very nice girl; something about the way she held her head made Wesley think of his spunky little riding mare, Teeny.
marenounUS /mer/
female equine animal
From this reading Oh, she was a very nice girl; something about the way she held her head made Wesley think of his spunky little riding mare, Teeny.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Oh, she was a very nice girl; something about the way she held her head made Wesley think of his spunky little riding mare, Teeny.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Aunt Dolcey's not so awful big; not any bigger'n you, but heavier set, like."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oh, she was a very nice girl; something about the way she held her head made Wesley think of his spunky little riding mare, Teeny.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, she was a very nice girl; something about the way she held her head made Wesley think of his spunky little riding mare, Teeny.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading We got some nice big ones."
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Oh, she was a very nice girl; something about the way she held her head made Wesley think of his spunky little riding mare, Teeny.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Then I think you'd be safe to get a gingham; anyway, a gingham apron comes in handy to anybody working round a kitchen.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Then I think you'd be safe to get a gingham; anyway, a gingham apron comes in handy to anybody working round a kitchen.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Aunt Dolcey's not so awful big; not any bigger'n you, but heavier set, like."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh, she was a very nice girl; something about the way she held her head made Wesley think of his spunky little riding mare, Teeny.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Aunt Dolcey's not so awful big; not any bigger'n you, but heavier set, like."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We got some nice big ones."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Oh, she was a very nice girl; something about the way she held her head made Wesley think of his spunky little riding mare, Teeny.
spunkyadjectiveUS /ˈspʌŋki/
showing courage
From this reading Oh, she was a very nice girl; something about the way she held her head made Wesley think of his spunky little riding mare, Teeny.
TeenyadjectiveUS /ˈtiːni/
(used informally) very small
From this reading Oh, she was a very nice girl; something about the way she held her head made Wesley think of his spunky little riding mare, Teeny.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oh, she was a very nice girl; something about the way she held her head made Wesley think of his spunky little riding mare, Teeny.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I think you'd be safe to get a gingham; anyway, a gingham apron comes in handy to anybody working round a kitchen.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Oh, she was a very nice girl; something about the way she held her head made Wesley think of his spunky little riding mare, Teeny.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then I think you'd be safe to get a gingham; anyway, a gingham apron comes in handy to anybody working round a kitchen.
precisely as stated
From this reading Oh, she was a very nice girl; something about the way she held her head made Wesley think of his spunky little riding mare, Teeny.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, she was a very nice girl; something about the way she held her head made Wesley think of his spunky little riding mare, Teeny.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Oh, she was a very nice girl; something about the way she held her head made Wesley think of his spunky little riding mare, Teeny.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We got some nice big ones."
WesleynounUS /ˈwesli/
English clergyman and brother of John Wesley who wrote many hymns (1707-1788)
From this reading Oh, she was a very nice girl; something about the way she held her head made Wesley think of his spunky little riding mare, Teeny.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Then I think you'd be safe to get a gingham; anyway, a gingham apron comes in handy to anybody working round a kitchen.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Aunt Dolcey's not so awful big; not any bigger'n you, but heavier set, like."
you'd
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From this reading Then I think you'd be safe to get a gingham; anyway, a gingham apron comes in handy to anybody working round a kitchen.
