used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SIM BURNS'S WIFE: A PRAIRIE HEROINE.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading A tale of toil that's never done I tell; Of life where love's a fleeting wing Above the woman's hopeless hell Of ceaseless, year-round journeying.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
bouldersnounUS /ˈboʊldərz/
plural of “boulder” — a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
BurnsnounUS /bɜːrnz/
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
BURNS'SnounUS /ˈbɜːrnzɪz/
possessive form of “burns” — United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading SIM BURNS'S WIFE: A PRAIRIE HEROINE.
ceaselessadjectiveUS /ˈsiːslɪs/
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
From this reading A tale of toil that's never done I tell; Of life where love's a fleeting wing Above the woman's hopeless hell Of ceaseless, year-round journeying.
child-bearing
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From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
cownounUS /kaʊ/
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
distortedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstɔːrtəd/
so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading A tale of toil that's never done I tell; Of life where love's a fleeting wing Above the woman's hopeless hell Of ceaseless, year-round journeying.
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 Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
divisible by two
From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
enclose with a fence
From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
fleetingadjectiveUS /ˈfliːtɪŋ/
lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading A tale of toil that's never done I tell; Of life where love's a fleeting wing Above the woman's hopeless hell Of ceaseless, year-round journeying.
girlhoodnounUS /ˈɡɜːrlhʊd/
the childhood of a girl
From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading A tale of toil that's never done I tell; Of life where love's a fleeting wing Above the woman's hopeless hell Of ceaseless, year-round journeying.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
HEROINEnounUS /ˈheroʊən/
the main good female character in a work of fiction
From this reading SIM BURNS'S WIFE: A PRAIRIE HEROINE.
hopelessadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpləs/
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading A tale of toil that's never done I tell; Of life where love's a fleeting wing Above the woman's hopeless hell Of ceaseless, year-round journeying.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A tale of toil that's never done I tell; Of life where love's a fleeting wing Above the woman's hopeless hell Of ceaseless, year-round journeying.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
journeyingnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrniɪŋ/
the act of traveling from one place to another
From this reading A tale of toil that's never done I tell; Of life where love's a fleeting wing Above the woman's hopeless hell Of ceaseless, year-round journeying.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading A tale of toil that's never done I tell; Of life where love's a fleeting wing Above the woman's hopeless hell Of ceaseless, year-round journeying.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
love'snounUS /lʌvz/
possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading A tale of toil that's never done I tell; Of life where love's a fleeting wing Above the woman's hopeless hell Of ceaseless, year-round journeying.
Lucretia
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From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
middle-agedadjectiveUS /ˈmɪdəleɪɡd/
being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
milkingverbUS /ˈmɪlkɪŋ/
-ing form of “milk” — take milk from female mammals
From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading A tale of toil that's never done I tell; Of life where love's a fleeting wing Above the woman's hopeless hell Of ceaseless, year-round journeying.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A tale of toil that's never done I tell; Of life where love's a fleeting wing Above the woman's hopeless hell Of ceaseless, year-round journeying.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
pasturenounUS /ˈpæstʃər/
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
PRAIRIEnounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading SIM BURNS'S WIFE: A PRAIRIE HEROINE.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
SIM
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From this reading SIM BURNS'S WIFE: A PRAIRIE HEROINE.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A tale of toil that's never done I tell; Of life where love's a fleeting wing Above the woman's hopeless hell Of ceaseless, year-round journeying.
express in words
From this reading A tale of toil that's never done I tell; Of life where love's a fleeting wing Above the woman's hopeless hell Of ceaseless, year-round journeying.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
that's
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From this reading A tale of toil that's never done I tell; Of life where love's a fleeting wing Above the woman's hopeless hell Of ceaseless, year-round journeying.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A tale of toil that's never done I tell; Of life where love's a fleeting wing Above the woman's hopeless hell Of ceaseless, year-round journeying.
toilverbUS /tɔɪl/
work hard
From this reading A tale of toil that's never done I tell; Of life where love's a fleeting wing Above the woman's hopeless hell Of ceaseless, year-round journeying.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
in or at the place that
From this reading A tale of toil that's never done I tell; Of life where love's a fleeting wing Above the woman's hopeless hell Of ceaseless, year-round journeying.
a Caucasian
From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading SIM BURNS'S WIFE: A PRAIRIE HEROINE.
wingnounUS /wɪŋ/
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading A tale of toil that's never done I tell; Of life where love's a fleeting wing Above the woman's hopeless hell Of ceaseless, year-round journeying.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A tale of toil that's never done I tell; Of life where love's a fleeting wing Above the woman's hopeless hell Of ceaseless, year-round journeying.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Lucretia Burns had never been handsome, even in her days of early girlhood, and now she was middle-aged, distorted with work and child-bearing, and looking faded and worn as one of the boulders that lay beside the pasture fence near where she sat milking a large white cow.
year-roundadjective
operating or continuing throughout the year
From this reading A tale of toil that's never done I tell; Of life where love's a fleeting wing Above the woman's hopeless hell Of ceaseless, year-round journeying.
