used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For if the clock-maker's little shop had been a place of social opportunities to the alert widow, how much wider a field could she find in the post-office?
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading Now the opportunity had almost dropped out of a dream, as she told 'Lisha Potts, when she hurried to admit him in the early dawn, her toilet being so far from complete that hairpins bristled from her mouth and rendered still more incoherent her announcement.
alertadjectiveUS /əˈlɜːrt/
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading For if the clock-maker's little shop had been a place of social opportunities to the alert widow, how much wider a field could she find in the post-office?
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Now the opportunity had almost dropped out of a dream, as she told 'Lisha Potts, when she hurried to admit him in the early dawn, her toilet being so far from complete that hairpins bristled from her mouth and rendered still more incoherent her announcement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During the nine years that she had lived in her farm-house on the hill, her one desire had been to get back to the village, and ever since her brother had been appointed postmaster she had spent many sleepless nights in fruitless schemes for bringing it to pass.
announcementnounUS /əˈnaʊnsmənt/
a formal public statement
From this reading Now the opportunity had almost dropped out of a dream, as she told 'Lisha Potts, when she hurried to admit him in the early dawn, her toilet being so far from complete that hairpins bristled from her mouth and rendered still more incoherent her announcement.
subject to appointment
From this reading During the nine years that she had lived in her farm-house on the hill, her one desire had been to get back to the village, and ever since her brother had been appointed postmaster she had spent many sleepless nights in fruitless schemes for bringing it to pass.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now the opportunity had almost dropped out of a dream, as she told 'Lisha Potts, when she hurried to admit him in the early dawn, her toilet being so far from complete that hairpins bristled from her mouth and rendered still more incoherent her announcement.
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading THE NEXT DAY Mrs. Jason Pegrim needed no urging in the matter of making haste to go to her brother's assistance.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading During the nine years that she had lived in her farm-house on the hill, her one desire had been to get back to the village, and ever since her brother had been appointed postmaster she had spent many sleepless nights in fruitless schemes for bringing it to pass.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading During the nine years that she had lived in her farm-house on the hill, her one desire had been to get back to the village, and ever since her brother had been appointed postmaster she had spent many sleepless nights in fruitless schemes for bringing it to pass.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Now the opportunity had almost dropped out of a dream, as she told 'Lisha Potts, when she hurried to admit him in the early dawn, her toilet being so far from complete that hairpins bristled from her mouth and rendered still more incoherent her announcement.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading During the nine years that she had lived in her farm-house on the hill, her one desire had been to get back to the village, and ever since her brother had been appointed postmaster she had spent many sleepless nights in fruitless schemes for bringing it to pass.
bristledadjectiveUS /ˈbrɪsəld/
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
From this reading Now the opportunity had almost dropped out of a dream, as she told 'Lisha Potts, when she hurried to admit him in the early dawn, her toilet being so far from complete that hairpins bristled from her mouth and rendered still more incoherent her announcement.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading During the nine years that she had lived in her farm-house on the hill, her one desire had been to get back to the village, and ever since her brother had been appointed postmaster she had spent many sleepless nights in fruitless schemes for bringing it to pass.
brother'snounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading THE NEXT DAY Mrs. Jason Pegrim needed no urging in the matter of making haste to go to her brother's assistance.
clock-maker's
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From this reading For if the clock-maker's little shop had been a place of social opportunities to the alert widow, how much wider a field could she find in the post-office?
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading Now the opportunity had almost dropped out of a dream, as she told 'Lisha Potts, when she hurried to admit him in the early dawn, her toilet being so far from complete that hairpins bristled from her mouth and rendered still more incoherent her announcement.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For if the clock-maker's little shop had been a place of social opportunities to the alert widow, how much wider a field could she find in the post-office?
the first light of day
From this reading Now the opportunity had almost dropped out of a dream, as she told 'Lisha Potts, when she hurried to admit him in the early dawn, her toilet being so far from complete that hairpins bristled from her mouth and rendered still more incoherent her announcement.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE NEXT DAY Mrs. Jason Pegrim needed no urging in the matter of making haste to go to her brother's assistance.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading During the nine years that she had lived in her farm-house on the hill, her one desire had been to get back to the village, and ever since her brother had been appointed postmaster she had spent many sleepless nights in fruitless schemes for bringing it to pass.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Now the opportunity had almost dropped out of a dream, as she told 'Lisha Potts, when she hurried to admit him in the early dawn, her toilet being so far from complete that hairpins bristled from her mouth and rendered still more incoherent her announcement.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading "There now, and folks say there's nothing in dreams!
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Now the opportunity had almost dropped out of a dream, as she told 'Lisha Potts, when she hurried to admit him in the early dawn, her toilet being so far from complete that hairpins bristled from her mouth and rendered still more incoherent her announcement.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the nine years that she had lived in her farm-house on the hill, her one desire had been to get back to the village, and ever since her brother had been appointed postmaster she had spent many sleepless nights in fruitless schemes for bringing it to pass.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Now the opportunity had almost dropped out of a dream, as she told 'Lisha Potts, when she hurried to admit him in the early dawn, her toilet being so far from complete that hairpins bristled from her mouth and rendered still more incoherent her announcement.
at any time
From this reading During the nine years that she had lived in her farm-house on the hill, her one desire had been to get back to the village, and ever since her brother had been appointed postmaster she had spent many sleepless nights in fruitless schemes for bringing it to pass.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Now the opportunity had almost dropped out of a dream, as she told 'Lisha Potts, when she hurried to admit him in the early dawn, her toilet being so far from complete that hairpins bristled from her mouth and rendered still more incoherent her announcement.
farm-house
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From this reading During the nine years that she had lived in her farm-house on the hill, her one desire had been to get back to the village, and ever since her brother had been appointed postmaster she had spent many sleepless nights in fruitless schemes for bringing it to pass.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading For if the clock-maker's little shop had been a place of social opportunities to the alert widow, how much wider a field could she find in the post-office?
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading For if the clock-maker's little shop had been a place of social opportunities to the alert widow, how much wider a field could she find in the post-office?
your parents
From this reading "There now, and folks say there's nothing in dreams!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading During the nine years that she had lived in her farm-house on the hill, her one desire had been to get back to the village, and ever since her brother had been appointed postmaster she had spent many sleepless nights in fruitless schemes for bringing it to pass.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now the opportunity had almost dropped out of a dream, as she told 'Lisha Potts, when she hurried to admit him in the early dawn, her toilet being so far from complete that hairpins bristled from her mouth and rendered still more incoherent her announcement.
fruitlessadjectiveUS /ˈfruːtləs/
unproductive of success
From this reading During the nine years that she had lived in her farm-house on the hill, her one desire had been to get back to the village, and ever since her brother had been appointed postmaster she had spent many sleepless nights in fruitless schemes for bringing it to pass.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading During the nine years that she had lived in her farm-house on the hill, her one desire had been to get back to the village, and ever since her brother had been appointed postmaster she had spent many sleepless nights in fruitless schemes for bringing it to pass.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE NEXT DAY Mrs. Jason Pegrim needed no urging in the matter of making haste to go to her brother's assistance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During the nine years that she had lived in her farm-house on the hill, her one desire had been to get back to the village, and ever since her brother had been appointed postmaster she had spent many sleepless nights in fruitless schemes for bringing it to pass.
hairpins
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From this reading Now the opportunity had almost dropped out of a dream, as she told 'Lisha Potts, when she hurried to admit him in the early dawn, her toilet being so far from complete that hairpins bristled from her mouth and rendered still more incoherent her announcement.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading THE NEXT DAY Mrs. Jason Pegrim needed no urging in the matter of making haste to go to her brother's assistance.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE NEXT DAY Mrs. Jason Pegrim needed no urging in the matter of making haste to go to her brother's assistance.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading During the nine years that she had lived in her farm-house on the hill, her one desire had been to get back to the village, and ever since her brother had been appointed postmaster she had spent many sleepless nights in fruitless schemes for bringing it to pass.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now the opportunity had almost dropped out of a dream, as she told 'Lisha Potts, when she hurried to admit him in the early dawn, her toilet being so far from complete that hairpins bristled from her mouth and rendered still more incoherent her announcement.
how
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From this reading For if the clock-maker's little shop had been a place of social opportunities to the alert widow, how much wider a field could she find in the post-office?
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Now the opportunity had almost dropped out of a dream, as she told 'Lisha Potts, when she hurried to admit him in the early dawn, her toilet being so far from complete that hairpins bristled from her mouth and rendered still more incoherent her announcement.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For if the clock-maker's little shop had been a place of social opportunities to the alert widow, how much wider a field could she find in the post-office?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE NEXT DAY Mrs. Jason Pegrim needed no urging in the matter of making haste to go to her brother's assistance.
incoherentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkoʊˈhɪrənt/
without logical or meaningful connection
From this reading Now the opportunity had almost dropped out of a dream, as she told 'Lisha Potts, when she hurried to admit him in the early dawn, her toilet being so far from complete that hairpins bristled from her mouth and rendered still more incoherent her announcement.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading During the nine years that she had lived in her farm-house on the hill, her one desire had been to get back to the village, and ever since her brother had been appointed postmaster she had spent many sleepless nights in fruitless schemes for bringing it to pass.
JasonnounUS /ˈdʒeɪsən/
(Greek mythology) the husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece
From this reading THE NEXT DAY Mrs. Jason Pegrim needed no urging in the matter of making haste to go to her brother's assistance.
Lisha
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From this reading Now the opportunity had almost dropped out of a dream, as she told 'Lisha Potts, when she hurried to admit him in the early dawn, her toilet being so far from complete that hairpins bristled from her mouth and rendered still more incoherent her announcement.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading For if the clock-maker's little shop had been a place of social opportunities to the alert widow, how much wider a field could she find in the post-office?
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading During the nine years that she had lived in her farm-house on the hill, her one desire had been to get back to the village, and ever since her brother had been appointed postmaster she had spent many sleepless nights in fruitless schemes for bringing it to pass.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading THE NEXT DAY Mrs. Jason Pegrim needed no urging in the matter of making haste to go to her brother's assistance.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading During the nine years that she had lived in her farm-house on the hill, her one desire had been to get back to the village, and ever since her brother had been appointed postmaster she had spent many sleepless nights in fruitless schemes for bringing it to pass.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading THE NEXT DAY Mrs. Jason Pegrim needed no urging in the matter of making haste to go to her brother's assistance.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Now the opportunity had almost dropped out of a dream, as she told 'Lisha Potts, when she hurried to admit him in the early dawn, her toilet being so far from complete that hairpins bristled from her mouth and rendered still more incoherent her announcement.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Now the opportunity had almost dropped out of a dream, as she told 'Lisha Potts, when she hurried to admit him in the early dawn, her toilet being so far from complete that hairpins bristled from her mouth and rendered still more incoherent her announcement.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading THE NEXT DAY Mrs. Jason Pegrim needed no urging in the matter of making haste to go to her brother's assistance.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading For if the clock-maker's little shop had been a place of social opportunities to the alert widow, how much wider a field could she find in the post-office?
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading THE NEXT DAY Mrs. Jason Pegrim needed no urging in the matter of making haste to go to her brother's assistance.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE NEXT DAY Mrs. Jason Pegrim needed no urging in the matter of making haste to go to her brother's assistance.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading During the nine years that she had lived in her farm-house on the hill, her one desire had been to get back to the village, and ever since her brother had been appointed postmaster she had spent many sleepless nights in fruitless schemes for bringing it to pass.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading During the nine years that she had lived in her farm-house on the hill, her one desire had been to get back to the village, and ever since her brother had been appointed postmaster she had spent many sleepless nights in fruitless schemes for bringing it to pass.
not any; not one
From this reading THE NEXT DAY Mrs. Jason Pegrim needed no urging in the matter of making haste to go to her brother's assistance.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "There now, and folks say there's nothing in dreams!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now the opportunity had almost dropped out of a dream, as she told 'Lisha Potts, when she hurried to admit him in the early dawn, her toilet being so far from complete that hairpins bristled from her mouth and rendered still more incoherent her announcement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NEXT DAY Mrs. Jason Pegrim needed no urging in the matter of making haste to go to her brother's assistance.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading During the nine years that she had lived in her farm-house on the hill, her one desire had been to get back to the village, and ever since her brother had been appointed postmaster she had spent many sleepless nights in fruitless schemes for bringing it to pass.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading During the nine years that she had lived in her farm-house on the hill, her one desire had been to get back to the village, and ever since her brother had been appointed postmaster she had spent many sleepless nights in fruitless schemes for bringing it to pass.
opportunitiesnounUS /ˌɑːpərˈtuːnətiz/
plural of “opportunity” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading For if the clock-maker's little shop had been a place of social opportunities to the alert widow, how much wider a field could she find in the post-office?
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Now the opportunity had almost dropped out of a dream, as she told 'Lisha Potts, when she hurried to admit him in the early dawn, her toilet being so far from complete that hairpins bristled from her mouth and rendered still more incoherent her announcement.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Now the opportunity had almost dropped out of a dream, as she told 'Lisha Potts, when she hurried to admit him in the early dawn, her toilet being so far from complete that hairpins bristled from her mouth and rendered still more incoherent her announcement.
go across or through
From this reading During the nine years that she had lived in her farm-house on the hill, her one desire had been to get back to the village, and ever since her brother had been appointed postmaster she had spent many sleepless nights in fruitless schemes for bringing it to pass.
Pegrim
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From this reading THE NEXT DAY Mrs. Jason Pegrim needed no urging in the matter of making haste to go to her brother's assistance.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading For if the clock-maker's little shop had been a place of social opportunities to the alert widow, how much wider a field could she find in the post-office?
post-office
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From this reading For if the clock-maker's little shop had been a place of social opportunities to the alert widow, how much wider a field could she find in the post-office?
postmasternounUS /ˈpoʊstmæstər/
the person in charge of a post office
From this reading During the nine years that she had lived in her farm-house on the hill, her one desire had been to get back to the village, and ever since her brother had been appointed postmaster she had spent many sleepless nights in fruitless schemes for bringing it to pass.
Potts
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From this reading Now the opportunity had almost dropped out of a dream, as she told 'Lisha Potts, when she hurried to admit him in the early dawn, her toilet being so far from complete that hairpins bristled from her mouth and rendered still more incoherent her announcement.
past form of “render” — cause to become
From this reading Now the opportunity had almost dropped out of a dream, as she told 'Lisha Potts, when she hurried to admit him in the early dawn, her toilet being so far from complete that hairpins bristled from her mouth and rendered still more incoherent her announcement.
express in words
From this reading "There now, and folks say there's nothing in dreams!
schemesnounUS /skiːmz/
plural of “scheme” — an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading During the nine years that she had lived in her farm-house on the hill, her one desire had been to get back to the village, and ever since her brother had been appointed postmaster she had spent many sleepless nights in fruitless schemes for bringing it to pass.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During the nine years that she had lived in her farm-house on the hill, her one desire had been to get back to the village, and ever since her brother had been appointed postmaster she had spent many sleepless nights in fruitless schemes for bringing it to pass.
do one's shopping
From this reading For if the clock-maker's little shop had been a place of social opportunities to the alert widow, how much wider a field could she find in the post-office?
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading During the nine years that she had lived in her farm-house on the hill, her one desire had been to get back to the village, and ever since her brother had been appointed postmaster she had spent many sleepless nights in fruitless schemes for bringing it to pass.
sleeplessadjectiveUS /ˈsliːpləs/
experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
From this reading During the nine years that she had lived in her farm-house on the hill, her one desire had been to get back to the village, and ever since her brother had been appointed postmaster she had spent many sleepless nights in fruitless schemes for bringing it to pass.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Now the opportunity had almost dropped out of a dream, as she told 'Lisha Potts, when she hurried to admit him in the early dawn, her toilet being so far from complete that hairpins bristled from her mouth and rendered still more incoherent her announcement.
relating to human society and its members
From this reading For if the clock-maker's little shop had been a place of social opportunities to the alert widow, how much wider a field could she find in the post-office?
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading During the nine years that she had lived in her farm-house on the hill, her one desire had been to get back to the village, and ever since her brother had been appointed postmaster she had spent many sleepless nights in fruitless schemes for bringing it to pass.
not in physical motion
From this reading Now the opportunity had almost dropped out of a dream, as she told 'Lisha Potts, when she hurried to admit him in the early dawn, her toilet being so far from complete that hairpins bristled from her mouth and rendered still more incoherent her announcement.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During the nine years that she had lived in her farm-house on the hill, her one desire had been to get back to the village, and ever since her brother had been appointed postmaster she had spent many sleepless nights in fruitless schemes for bringing it to pass.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEXT DAY Mrs. Jason Pegrim needed no urging in the matter of making haste to go to her brother's assistance.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There now, and folks say there's nothing in dreams!
there's
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From this reading "There now, and folks say there's nothing in dreams!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE NEXT DAY Mrs. Jason Pegrim needed no urging in the matter of making haste to go to her brother's assistance.
toiletnounUS /ˈtɔɪlət/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Now the opportunity had almost dropped out of a dream, as she told 'Lisha Potts, when she hurried to admit him in the early dawn, her toilet being so far from complete that hairpins bristled from her mouth and rendered still more incoherent her announcement.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Now the opportunity had almost dropped out of a dream, as she told 'Lisha Potts, when she hurried to admit him in the early dawn, her toilet being so far from complete that hairpins bristled from her mouth and rendered still more incoherent her announcement.
urgingnounUS /ˈɜːrdʒɪŋ/
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading THE NEXT DAY Mrs. Jason Pegrim needed no urging in the matter of making haste to go to her brother's assistance.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading During the nine years that she had lived in her farm-house on the hill, her one desire had been to get back to the village, and ever since her brother had been appointed postmaster she had spent many sleepless nights in fruitless schemes for bringing it to pass.
at the time that
From this reading Now the opportunity had almost dropped out of a dream, as she told 'Lisha Potts, when she hurried to admit him in the early dawn, her toilet being so far from complete that hairpins bristled from her mouth and rendered still more incoherent her announcement.
wideradjectiveUS /ˈwaɪdər/
comparative of “wide” — having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading For if the clock-maker's little shop had been a place of social opportunities to the alert widow, how much wider a field could she find in the post-office?
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading For if the clock-maker's little shop had been a place of social opportunities to the alert widow, how much wider a field could she find in the post-office?
a late time of life
From this reading During the nine years that she had lived in her farm-house on the hill, her one desire had been to get back to the village, and ever since her brother had been appointed postmaster she had spent many sleepless nights in fruitless schemes for bringing it to pass.
