Chapter II

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "I don't know," replied Mrs. Lilly, rather absently, for she was thinking of the sermon she had heard, and had to come a long way back, as it were, to answer Fanny's question.

in an absentminded or preoccupied manner

From this reading "I don't know," replied Mrs. Lilly, rather absently, for she was thinking of the sermon she had heard, and had to come a long way back, as it were, to answer Fanny's question.

later than; following

From this reading _FANNY._ "GRANDMA, who was that old lady you were talking with, in the porch after church?"

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "I don't know," replied Mrs. Lilly, rather absently, for she was thinking of the sermon she had heard, and had to come a long way back, as it were, to answer Fanny's question.

react verbally

From this reading "I don't know," replied Mrs. Lilly, rather absently, for she was thinking of the sermon she had heard, and had to come a long way back, as it were, to answer Fanny's question.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "I don't know," replied Mrs. Lilly, rather absently, for she was thinking of the sermon she had heard, and had to come a long way back, as it were, to answer Fanny's question.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading "I don't know," replied Mrs. Lilly, rather absently, for she was thinking of the sermon she had heard, and had to come a long way back, as it were, to answer Fanny's question.

an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use

From this reading Oney, we must send her down something this week—some flour and butter and a good piece of pork or a chicken."

the flesh of a chicken used for food

From this reading Oney, we must send her down something this week—some flour and butter and a good piece of pork or a chicken."

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading _FANNY._ "GRANDMA, who was that old lady you were talking with, in the porch after church?"

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "I don't know," replied Mrs. Lilly, rather absently, for she was thinking of the sermon she had heard, and had to come a long way back, as it were, to answer Fanny's question.

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

From this reading "I don't mean 'her'," said Fanny, in a tone of great contempt.

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From this reading "I don't know," replied Mrs. Lilly, rather absently, for she was thinking of the sermon she had heard, and had to come a long way back, as it were, to answer Fanny's question.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Oney, we must send her down something this week—some flour and butter and a good piece of pork or a chicken."

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

From this reading _FANNY._ "GRANDMA, who was that old lady you were talking with, in the porch after church?"

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From this reading "I don't know," replied Mrs. Lilly, rather absently, for she was thinking of the sermon she had heard, and had to come a long way back, as it were, to answer Fanny's question.

fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain

From this reading Oney, we must send her down something this week—some flour and butter and a good piece of pork or a chicken."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "I don't know," replied Mrs. Lilly, rather absently, for she was thinking of the sermon she had heard, and had to come a long way back, as it were, to answer Fanny's question.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Oney, we must send her down something this week—some flour and butter and a good piece of pork or a chicken."

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading _FANNY._ "GRANDMA, who was that old lady you were talking with, in the porch after church?"

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading "I don't mean 'her'," said Fanny, in a tone of great contempt.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading "I don't know," replied Mrs. Lilly, rather absently, for she was thinking of the sermon she had heard, and had to come a long way back, as it were, to answer Fanny's question.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading "I don't know," replied Mrs. Lilly, rather absently, for she was thinking of the sermon she had heard, and had to come a long way back, as it were, to answer Fanny's question.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Oney, we must send her down something this week—some flour and butter and a good piece of pork or a chicken."

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I don't know," replied Mrs. Lilly, rather absently, for she was thinking of the sermon she had heard, and had to come a long way back, as it were, to answer Fanny's question.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _FANNY._ "GRANDMA, who was that old lady you were talking with, in the porch after church?"

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "I don't know," replied Mrs. Lilly, rather absently, for she was thinking of the sermon she had heard, and had to come a long way back, as it were, to answer Fanny's question.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "I don't know," replied Mrs. Lilly, rather absently, for she was thinking of the sermon she had heard, and had to come a long way back, as it were, to answer Fanny's question.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading _FANNY._ "GRANDMA, who was that old lady you were talking with, in the porch after church?"

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From this reading "I don't know," replied Mrs. Lilly, rather absently, for she was thinking of the sermon she had heard, and had to come a long way back, as it were, to answer Fanny's question.

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 "I don't know," replied Mrs. Lilly, rather absently, for she was thinking of the sermon she had heard, and had to come a long way back, as it were, to answer Fanny's question.

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading "I don't mean 'her'," said Fanny, in a tone of great contempt.

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From this reading "It was old Mrs. Merrill, I suppose.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading "I don't know," replied Mrs. Lilly, rather absently, for she was thinking of the sermon she had heard, and had to come a long way back, as it were, to answer Fanny's question.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Oney, we must send her down something this week—some flour and butter and a good piece of pork or a chicken."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "I don't know," replied Mrs. Lilly, rather absently, for she was thinking of the sermon she had heard, and had to come a long way back, as it were, to answer Fanny's question.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading _FANNY._ "GRANDMA, who was that old lady you were talking with, in the porch after church?"

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From this reading Oney, we must send her down something this week—some flour and butter and a good piece of pork or a chicken."

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Oney, we must send her down something this week—some flour and butter and a good piece of pork or a chicken."

a separate part of a whole

From this reading Oney, we must send her down something this week—some flour and butter and a good piece of pork or a chicken."

a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance

From this reading _FANNY._ "GRANDMA, who was that old lady you were talking with, in the porch after church?"

meat from a domestic hog or pig

From this reading Oney, we must send her down something this week—some flour and butter and a good piece of pork or a chicken."

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading "I don't know," replied Mrs. Lilly, rather absently, for she was thinking of the sermon she had heard, and had to come a long way back, as it were, to answer Fanny's question.

on the contrary

From this reading "I don't know," replied Mrs. Lilly, rather absently, for she was thinking of the sermon she had heard, and had to come a long way back, as it were, to answer Fanny's question.

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading "I don't know," replied Mrs. Lilly, rather absently, for she was thinking of the sermon she had heard, and had to come a long way back, as it were, to answer Fanny's question.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "I don't mean 'her'," said Fanny, in a tone of great contempt.

cause to go somewhere

From this reading Oney, we must send her down something this week—some flour and butter and a good piece of pork or a chicken."

an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

From this reading "I don't know," replied Mrs. Lilly, rather absently, for she was thinking of the sermon she had heard, and had to come a long way back, as it were, to answer Fanny's question.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "I don't know," replied Mrs. Lilly, rather absently, for she was thinking of the sermon she had heard, and had to come a long way back, as it were, to answer Fanny's question.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Oney, we must send her down something this week—some flour and butter and a good piece of pork or a chicken."

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Oney, we must send her down something this week—some flour and butter and a good piece of pork or a chicken."

express a supposition

From this reading "It was old Mrs. Merrill, I suppose.

an exchange of ideas via conversation

From this reading _FANNY._ "GRANDMA, who was that old lady you were talking with, in the porch after church?"

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _FANNY._ "GRANDMA, who was that old lady you were talking with, in the porch after church?"

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _FANNY._ "GRANDMA, who was that old lady you were talking with, in the porch after church?"

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading "I don't know," replied Mrs. Lilly, rather absently, for she was thinking of the sermon she had heard, and had to come a long way back, as it were, to answer Fanny's question.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Oney, we must send her down something this week—some flour and butter and a good piece of pork or a chicken."

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "I don't know," replied Mrs. Lilly, rather absently, for she was thinking of the sermon she had heard, and had to come a long way back, as it were, to answer Fanny's question.

the quality of a person's voice

From this reading "I don't mean 'her'," said Fanny, in a tone of great contempt.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _FANNY._ "GRANDMA, who was that old lady you were talking with, in the porch after church?"

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading "I don't know," replied Mrs. Lilly, rather absently, for she was thinking of the sermon she had heard, and had to come a long way back, as it were, to answer Fanny's question.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Oney, we must send her down something this week—some flour and butter and a good piece of pork or a chicken."

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading Oney, we must send her down something this week—some flour and butter and a good piece of pork or a chicken."

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading _FANNY._ "GRANDMA, who was that old lady you were talking with, in the porch after church?"

which person or people

From this reading _FANNY._ "GRANDMA, who was that old lady you were talking with, in the porch after church?"

in the company of; together with

From this reading _FANNY._ "GRANDMA, who was that old lady you were talking with, in the porch after church?"

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _FANNY._ "GRANDMA, who was that old lady you were talking with, in the porch after church?"