used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JIMMY There was a sound of somebody hurrying along the road back of her, who wasn’t accustomed to running, and who couldn’t walk fast.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading JIMMY There was a sound of somebody hurrying along the road back of her, who wasn’t accustomed to running, and who couldn’t walk fast.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading JIMMY There was a sound of somebody hurrying along the road back of her, who wasn’t accustomed to running, and who couldn’t walk fast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JIMMY There was a sound of somebody hurrying along the road back of her, who wasn’t accustomed to running, and who couldn’t walk fast.
Atkins's
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From this reading I’ve been chasin’ you clear from Atkins’s store.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading JIMMY There was a sound of somebody hurrying along the road back of her, who wasn’t accustomed to running, and who couldn’t walk fast.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I’ve been chasin’ you clear from Atkins’s store.”
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading “Well,” said Mary Pote, bringing her short roly-poly figure to a standstill and putting her hand to her side, “I’m mortal glad you stopped, for I couldn’t have held out much more.
chasin
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From this reading I’ve been chasin’ you clear from Atkins’s store.”
rid of obstructions
From this reading I’ve been chasin’ you clear from Atkins’s store.”
couldn't
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From this reading JIMMY There was a sound of somebody hurrying along the road back of her, who wasn’t accustomed to running, and who couldn’t walk fast.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading JIMMY There was a sound of somebody hurrying along the road back of her, who wasn’t accustomed to running, and who couldn’t walk fast.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading “Well,” said Mary Pote, bringing her short roly-poly figure to a standstill and putting her hand to her side, “I’m mortal glad you stopped, for I couldn’t have held out much more.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Well,” said Mary Pote, bringing her short roly-poly figure to a standstill and putting her hand to her side, “I’m mortal glad you stopped, for I couldn’t have held out much more.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I’ve been chasin’ you clear from Atkins’s store.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading And then that somebody gasped, “Mrs. Pepper!”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “Well,” said Mary Pote, bringing her short roly-poly figure to a standstill and putting her hand to her side, “I’m mortal glad you stopped, for I couldn’t have held out much more.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “Well,” said Mary Pote, bringing her short roly-poly figure to a standstill and putting her hand to her side, “I’m mortal glad you stopped, for I couldn’t have held out much more.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well,” said Mary Pote, bringing her short roly-poly figure to a standstill and putting her hand to her side, “I’m mortal glad you stopped, for I couldn’t have held out much more.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading “Well,” said Mary Pote, bringing her short roly-poly figure to a standstill and putting her hand to her side, “I’m mortal glad you stopped, for I couldn’t have held out much more.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading JIMMY There was a sound of somebody hurrying along the road back of her, who wasn’t accustomed to running, and who couldn’t walk fast.
hurryingadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːriɪŋ/
moving with great haste
From this reading JIMMY There was a sound of somebody hurrying along the road back of her, who wasn’t accustomed to running, and who couldn’t walk fast.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well,” said Mary Pote, bringing her short roly-poly figure to a standstill and putting her hand to her side, “I’m mortal glad you stopped, for I couldn’t have held out much more.
I'm
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From this reading “Well,” said Mary Pote, bringing her short roly-poly figure to a standstill and putting her hand to her side, “I’m mortal glad you stopped, for I couldn’t have held out much more.
I've
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From this reading I’ve been chasin’ you clear from Atkins’s store.”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading JIMMY There was a sound of somebody hurrying along the road back of her, who wasn’t accustomed to running, and who couldn’t walk fast.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Mrs. Pepper turned, “Why, Mary Pote!”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Well,” said Mary Pote, bringing her short roly-poly figure to a standstill and putting her hand to her side, “I’m mortal glad you stopped, for I couldn’t have held out much more.
subject to death
From this reading “Well,” said Mary Pote, bringing her short roly-poly figure to a standstill and putting her hand to her side, “I’m mortal glad you stopped, for I couldn’t have held out much more.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading And then that somebody gasped, “Mrs. Pepper!”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Well,” said Mary Pote, bringing her short roly-poly figure to a standstill and putting her hand to her side, “I’m mortal glad you stopped, for I couldn’t have held out much more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JIMMY There was a sound of somebody hurrying along the road back of her, who wasn’t accustomed to running, and who couldn’t walk fast.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Well,” said Mary Pote, bringing her short roly-poly figure to a standstill and putting her hand to her side, “I’m mortal glad you stopped, for I couldn’t have held out much more.
PepperverbUS /ˈpepər/
add pepper to
From this reading And then that somebody gasped, “Mrs. Pepper!”
Pote
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From this reading Mrs. Pepper turned, “Why, Mary Pote!”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “Well,” said Mary Pote, bringing her short roly-poly figure to a standstill and putting her hand to her side, “I’m mortal glad you stopped, for I couldn’t have held out much more.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading JIMMY There was a sound of somebody hurrying along the road back of her, who wasn’t accustomed to running, and who couldn’t walk fast.
roly-polynoun
a rotund individual
From this reading “Well,” said Mary Pote, bringing her short roly-poly figure to a standstill and putting her hand to her side, “I’m mortal glad you stopped, for I couldn’t have held out much more.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading JIMMY There was a sound of somebody hurrying along the road back of her, who wasn’t accustomed to running, and who couldn’t walk fast.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well,” said Mary Pote, bringing her short roly-poly figure to a standstill and putting her hand to her side, “I’m mortal glad you stopped, for I couldn’t have held out much more.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading “Well,” said Mary Pote, bringing her short roly-poly figure to a standstill and putting her hand to her side, “I’m mortal glad you stopped, for I couldn’t have held out much more.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “Well,” said Mary Pote, bringing her short roly-poly figure to a standstill and putting her hand to her side, “I’m mortal glad you stopped, for I couldn’t have held out much more.
a person, without saying who
From this reading JIMMY There was a sound of somebody hurrying along the road back of her, who wasn’t accustomed to running, and who couldn’t walk fast.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading JIMMY There was a sound of somebody hurrying along the road back of her, who wasn’t accustomed to running, and who couldn’t walk fast.
standstillnounUS /ˈstændstɪl/
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
From this reading “Well,” said Mary Pote, bringing her short roly-poly figure to a standstill and putting her hand to her side, “I’m mortal glad you stopped, for I couldn’t have held out much more.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “Well,” said Mary Pote, bringing her short roly-poly figure to a standstill and putting her hand to her side, “I’m mortal glad you stopped, for I couldn’t have held out much more.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading I’ve been chasin’ you clear from Atkins’s store.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And then that somebody gasped, “Mrs. Pepper!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JIMMY There was a sound of somebody hurrying along the road back of her, who wasn’t accustomed to running, and who couldn’t walk fast.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then that somebody gasped, “Mrs. Pepper!”
in or at that place or location
From this reading JIMMY There was a sound of somebody hurrying along the road back of her, who wasn’t accustomed to running, and who couldn’t walk fast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JIMMY There was a sound of somebody hurrying along the road back of her, who wasn’t accustomed to running, and who couldn’t walk fast.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Mrs. Pepper turned, “Why, Mary Pote!”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading JIMMY There was a sound of somebody hurrying along the road back of her, who wasn’t accustomed to running, and who couldn’t walk fast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JIMMY There was a sound of somebody hurrying along the road back of her, who wasn’t accustomed to running, and who couldn’t walk fast.
wasn't
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From this reading JIMMY There was a sound of somebody hurrying along the road back of her, who wasn’t accustomed to running, and who couldn’t walk fast.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well,” said Mary Pote, bringing her short roly-poly figure to a standstill and putting her hand to her side, “I’m mortal glad you stopped, for I couldn’t have held out much more.
which person or people
From this reading JIMMY There was a sound of somebody hurrying along the road back of her, who wasn’t accustomed to running, and who couldn’t walk fast.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Mrs. Pepper turned, “Why, Mary Pote!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well,” said Mary Pote, bringing her short roly-poly figure to a standstill and putting her hand to her side, “I’m mortal glad you stopped, for I couldn’t have held out much more.
