used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Oh fie, Connell, for you, a sensible man and a Christian, to talk in such a manner!”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She's gone, an' I'd be glad to folly her as soon as I could.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh fie, Connell, for you, a sensible man and a Christian, to talk in such a manner!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She's gone, an' I'd be glad to folly her as soon as I could.
asthore
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From this reading Yes, asthore, you're departed from me! an' now I'm gone asthray--out o' the right an' out o' the good!
asthray
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From this reading Yes, asthore, you're departed from me! an' now I'm gone asthray--out o' the right an' out o' the good!
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She's gone, an' I'd be glad to folly her as soon as I could.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
breedin
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From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
can't
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From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading “Oh fie, Connell, for you, a sensible man and a Christian, to talk in such a manner!”
Connell
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From this reading “Oh fie, Connell, for you, a sensible man and a Christian, to talk in such a manner!”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She's gone, an' I'd be glad to folly her as soon as I could.
well in the past; former
From this reading Yes, asthore, you're departed from me! an' now I'm gone asthray--out o' the right an' out o' the good!
don't
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From this reading “Throth, thin, I don't, Ma'am.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
fie
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From this reading “Oh fie, Connell, for you, a sensible man and a Christian, to talk in such a manner!”
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading She's gone, an' I'd be glad to folly her as soon as I could.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Oh fie, Connell, for you, a sensible man and a Christian, to talk in such a manner!”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yes, asthore, you're departed from me! an' now I'm gone asthray--out o' the right an' out o' the good!
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading She's gone, an' I'd be glad to folly her as soon as I could.
destroyed or killed
From this reading She's gone, an' I'd be glad to folly her as soon as I could.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Yes, asthore, you're departed from me! an' now I'm gone asthray--out o' the right an' out o' the good!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She's gone, an' I'd be glad to folly her as soon as I could.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Throth, thin, I don't, Ma'am.
I'd
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From this reading She's gone, an' I'd be glad to folly her as soon as I could.
I'm
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From this reading Yes, asthore, you're departed from me! an' now I'm gone asthray--out o' the right an' out o' the good!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Oh fie, Connell, for you, a sensible man and a Christian, to talk in such a manner!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
it's
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From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
immediately past
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
Ma'amnounUS /mæm/
a woman of refinement
From this reading “Throth, thin, I don't, Ma'am.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Oh fie, Connell, for you, a sensible man and a Christian, to talk in such a manner!”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Oh fie, Connell, for you, a sensible man and a Christian, to talk in such a manner!”
social deportment
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yes, asthore, you're departed from me! an' now I'm gone asthray--out o' the right an' out o' the good!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Yes, asthore, you're departed from me! an' now I'm gone asthray--out o' the right an' out o' the good!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Yes, asthore, you're departed from me! an' now I'm gone asthray--out o' the right an' out o' the good!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh fie, Connell, for you, a sensible man and a Christian, to talk in such a manner!”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Yes, asthore, you're departed from me! an' now I'm gone asthray--out o' the right an' out o' the good!
accept an excuse for
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading Yes, asthore, you're departed from me! an' now I'm gone asthray--out o' the right an' out o' the good!
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
sayin
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From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading “Oh fie, Connell, for you, a sensible man and a Christian, to talk in such a manner!”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
She's
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From this reading She's gone, an' I'd be glad to folly her as soon as I could.
term of address for a man
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
in the near future
From this reading She's gone, an' I'd be glad to folly her as soon as I could.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Oh fie, Connell, for you, a sensible man and a Christian, to talk in such a manner!”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “Oh fie, Connell, for you, a sensible man and a Christian, to talk in such a manner!”
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yes, asthore, you're departed from me! an' now I'm gone asthray--out o' the right an' out o' the good!
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “Throth, thin, I don't, Ma'am.
Throth
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From this reading “Throth, thin, I don't, Ma'am.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh fie, Connell, for you, a sensible man and a Christian, to talk in such a manner!”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
the act of using
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
where's
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From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
the words that are spoken
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, asthore, you're departed from me! an' now I'm gone asthray--out o' the right an' out o' the good!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh fie, Connell, for you, a sensible man and a Christian, to talk in such a manner!”
you're
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From this reading Yes, asthore, you're departed from me! an' now I'm gone asthray--out o' the right an' out o' the good!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, Ma'am,” he proceeded, whilst the tears rolled fast down his cheeks, “if you knew her--her last words, too--Oh, she was--she was--but where's the use o' sayin' what she was?--I beg your pardon, Ma'am,--your honor, sir, 'ill forgive my want o' manners, sure I know it's bad breedin', but I can't help it.”
