used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MORE ABOUT THE CIRCUS “I hain’t never ben to a circus,” said the little old woman, after the splendor of the grand procession had swept around the ring, and she caught her breath.
a-savin
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From this reading I’d ben a-savin’ up for it, for circuses don’t wait for folks to turn back an’ grow young.
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading MORE ABOUT THE CIRCUS “I hain’t never ben to a circus,” said the little old woman, after the splendor of the grand procession had swept around the ring, and she caught her breath.
absorbedadjectiveUS /əbˈzɔːrbd/
giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading “We have never been to one,” said Mrs. Pepper, looking down the length of her row of absorbed faces.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading MORE ABOUT THE CIRCUS “I hain’t never ben to a circus,” said the little old woman, after the splendor of the grand procession had swept around the ring, and she caught her breath.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Why, I thought ev’rybody had had a chance at one, ’xcept me-- An’ I says, ‘Now, next time it comes to Cherryville, I’ll go.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MORE ABOUT THE CIRCUS “I hain’t never ben to a circus,” said the little old woman, after the splendor of the grand procession had swept around the ring, and she caught her breath.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading MORE ABOUT THE CIRCUS “I hain’t never ben to a circus,” said the little old woman, after the splendor of the grand procession had swept around the ring, and she caught her breath.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Why, I thought ev’rybody had had a chance at one, ’xcept me-- An’ I says, ‘Now, next time it comes to Cherryville, I’ll go.’
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I’d ben a-savin’ up for it, for circuses don’t wait for folks to turn back an’ grow young.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “We have never been to one,” said Mrs. Pepper, looking down the length of her row of absorbed faces.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading MORE ABOUT THE CIRCUS “I hain’t never ben to a circus,” said the little old woman, after the splendor of the grand procession had swept around the ring, and she caught her breath.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading MORE ABOUT THE CIRCUS “I hain’t never ben to a circus,” said the little old woman, after the splendor of the grand procession had swept around the ring, and she caught her breath.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading MORE ABOUT THE CIRCUS “I hain’t never ben to a circus,” said the little old woman, after the splendor of the grand procession had swept around the ring, and she caught her breath.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Why, I thought ev’rybody had had a chance at one, ’xcept me-- An’ I says, ‘Now, next time it comes to Cherryville, I’ll go.’
Cherryville
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From this reading Why, I thought ev’rybody had had a chance at one, ’xcept me-- An’ I says, ‘Now, next time it comes to Cherryville, I’ll go.’
CIRCUSnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəs/
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading MORE ABOUT THE CIRCUS “I hain’t never ben to a circus,” said the little old woman, after the splendor of the grand procession had swept around the ring, and she caught her breath.
circusesnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəsəz/
plural of “circus” — a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading I’d ben a-savin’ up for it, for circuses don’t wait for folks to turn back an’ grow young.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Why, I thought ev’rybody had had a chance at one, ’xcept me-- An’ I says, ‘Now, next time it comes to Cherryville, I’ll go.’
don't
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From this reading I’d ben a-savin’ up for it, for circuses don’t wait for folks to turn back an’ grow young.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “We have never been to one,” said Mrs. Pepper, looking down the length of her row of absorbed faces.
ev'rybody
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From this reading Why, I thought ev’rybody had had a chance at one, ’xcept me-- An’ I says, ‘Now, next time it comes to Cherryville, I’ll go.’
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “We have never been to one,” said Mrs. Pepper, looking down the length of her row of absorbed faces.
your parents
From this reading I’d ben a-savin’ up for it, for circuses don’t wait for folks to turn back an’ grow young.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I’d ben a-savin’ up for it, for circuses don’t wait for folks to turn back an’ grow young.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Why, I thought ev’rybody had had a chance at one, ’xcept me-- An’ I says, ‘Now, next time it comes to Cherryville, I’ll go.’
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading MORE ABOUT THE CIRCUS “I hain’t never ben to a circus,” said the little old woman, after the splendor of the grand procession had swept around the ring, and she caught her breath.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading I’d ben a-savin’ up for it, for circuses don’t wait for folks to turn back an’ grow young.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MORE ABOUT THE CIRCUS “I hain’t never ben to a circus,” said the little old woman, after the splendor of the grand procession had swept around the ring, and she caught her breath.
hain't
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From this reading MORE ABOUT THE CIRCUS “I hain’t never ben to a circus,” said the little old woman, after the splendor of the grand procession had swept around the ring, and she caught her breath.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have never been to one,” said Mrs. Pepper, looking down the length of her row of absorbed faces.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MORE ABOUT THE CIRCUS “I hain’t never ben to a circus,” said the little old woman, after the splendor of the grand procession had swept around the ring, and she caught her breath.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MORE ABOUT THE CIRCUS “I hain’t never ben to a circus,” said the little old woman, after the splendor of the grand procession had swept around the ring, and she caught her breath.
I'd
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From this reading I’d ben a-savin’ up for it, for circuses don’t wait for folks to turn back an’ grow young.
I'll
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From this reading Why, I thought ev’rybody had had a chance at one, ’xcept me-- An’ I says, ‘Now, next time it comes to Cherryville, I’ll go.’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is that so?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why, I thought ev’rybody had had a chance at one, ’xcept me-- An’ I says, ‘Now, next time it comes to Cherryville, I’ll go.’
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading “We have never been to one,” said Mrs. Pepper, looking down the length of her row of absorbed faces.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading MORE ABOUT THE CIRCUS “I hain’t never ben to a circus,” said the little old woman, after the splendor of the grand procession had swept around the ring, and she caught her breath.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “We have never been to one,” said Mrs. Pepper, looking down the length of her row of absorbed faces.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why, I thought ev’rybody had had a chance at one, ’xcept me-- An’ I says, ‘Now, next time it comes to Cherryville, I’ll go.’
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading MORE ABOUT THE CIRCUS “I hain’t never ben to a circus,” said the little old woman, after the splendor of the grand procession had swept around the ring, and she caught her breath.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “We have never been to one,” said Mrs. Pepper, looking down the length of her row of absorbed faces.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading MORE ABOUT THE CIRCUS “I hain’t never ben to a circus,” said the little old woman, after the splendor of the grand procession had swept around the ring, and she caught her breath.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Why, I thought ev’rybody had had a chance at one, ’xcept me-- An’ I says, ‘Now, next time it comes to Cherryville, I’ll go.’
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Why, I thought ev’rybody had had a chance at one, ’xcept me-- An’ I says, ‘Now, next time it comes to Cherryville, I’ll go.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MORE ABOUT THE CIRCUS “I hain’t never ben to a circus,” said the little old woman, after the splendor of the grand procession had swept around the ring, and she caught her breath.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading MORE ABOUT THE CIRCUS “I hain’t never ben to a circus,” said the little old woman, after the splendor of the grand procession had swept around the ring, and she caught her breath.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “We have never been to one,” said Mrs. Pepper, looking down the length of her row of absorbed faces.
PepperverbUS /ˈpepər/
add pepper to
From this reading “We have never been to one,” said Mrs. Pepper, looking down the length of her row of absorbed faces.
processionnounUS /prəˈseʃən/
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading MORE ABOUT THE CIRCUS “I hain’t never ben to a circus,” said the little old woman, after the splendor of the grand procession had swept around the ring, and she caught her breath.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading MORE ABOUT THE CIRCUS “I hain’t never ben to a circus,” said the little old woman, after the splendor of the grand procession had swept around the ring, and she caught her breath.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “We have never been to one,” said Mrs. Pepper, looking down the length of her row of absorbed faces.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading MORE ABOUT THE CIRCUS “I hain’t never ben to a circus,” said the little old woman, after the splendor of the grand procession had swept around the ring, and she caught her breath.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Why, I thought ev’rybody had had a chance at one, ’xcept me-- An’ I says, ‘Now, next time it comes to Cherryville, I’ll go.’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MORE ABOUT THE CIRCUS “I hain’t never ben to a circus,” said the little old woman, after the splendor of the grand procession had swept around the ring, and she caught her breath.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Is that so?
splendornounUS /ˈsplen.dər/
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading MORE ABOUT THE CIRCUS “I hain’t never ben to a circus,” said the little old woman, after the splendor of the grand procession had swept around the ring, and she caught her breath.
possessing sweep
From this reading MORE ABOUT THE CIRCUS “I hain’t never ben to a circus,” said the little old woman, after the splendor of the grand procession had swept around the ring, and she caught her breath.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Is that so?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MORE ABOUT THE CIRCUS “I hain’t never ben to a circus,” said the little old woman, after the splendor of the grand procession had swept around the ring, and she caught her breath.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Why, I thought ev’rybody had had a chance at one, ’xcept me-- An’ I says, ‘Now, next time it comes to Cherryville, I’ll go.’
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Why, I thought ev’rybody had had a chance at one, ’xcept me-- An’ I says, ‘Now, next time it comes to Cherryville, I’ll go.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MORE ABOUT THE CIRCUS “I hain’t never ben to a circus,” said the little old woman, after the splendor of the grand procession had swept around the ring, and she caught her breath.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading I’d ben a-savin’ up for it, for circuses don’t wait for folks to turn back an’ grow young.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I’d ben a-savin’ up for it, for circuses don’t wait for folks to turn back an’ grow young.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading I’d ben a-savin’ up for it, for circuses don’t wait for folks to turn back an’ grow young.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We have never been to one,” said Mrs. Pepper, looking down the length of her row of absorbed faces.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, I thought ev’rybody had had a chance at one, ’xcept me-- An’ I says, ‘Now, next time it comes to Cherryville, I’ll go.’
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading MORE ABOUT THE CIRCUS “I hain’t never ben to a circus,” said the little old woman, after the splendor of the grand procession had swept around the ring, and she caught her breath.
xcept
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From this reading Why, I thought ev’rybody had had a chance at one, ’xcept me-- An’ I says, ‘Now, next time it comes to Cherryville, I’ll go.’
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading I’d ben a-savin’ up for it, for circuses don’t wait for folks to turn back an’ grow young.
