Chapter VIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "Oh, she did?" said Jeduthun, in something like a tone of relief.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading _AFFAIRS AT BOONVILLE._ WHEN Aunt Hannah came home, which she did about three weeks after Rhoda's departure, her first question Was about Rhoda.

matters of personal concern

From this reading _AFFAIRS AT BOONVILLE._ WHEN Aunt Hannah came home, which she did about three weeks after Rhoda's departure, her first question Was about Rhoda.

later than; following

From this reading _AFFAIRS AT BOONVILLE._ WHEN Aunt Hannah came home, which she did about three weeks after Rhoda's departure, her first question Was about Rhoda.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading It's all right, then."

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "She wrote me she was going to school in Milby," she said to Jeduthun Cooke, whom she had met at the station, and who had offered to take her home in his buggy.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _AFFAIRS AT BOONVILLE._ WHEN Aunt Hannah came home, which she did about three weeks after Rhoda's departure, her first question Was about Rhoda.

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading _AFFAIRS AT BOONVILLE._ WHEN Aunt Hannah came home, which she did about three weeks after Rhoda's departure, her first question Was about Rhoda.

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From this reading _AFFAIRS AT BOONVILLE._ WHEN Aunt Hannah came home, which she did about three weeks after Rhoda's departure, her first question Was about Rhoda.

a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse

From this reading "She wrote me she was going to school in Milby," she said to Jeduthun Cooke, whom she had met at the station, and who had offered to take her home in his buggy.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading _AFFAIRS AT BOONVILLE._ WHEN Aunt Hannah came home, which she did about three weeks after Rhoda's departure, her first question Was about Rhoda.

United States journalist (born in England in 1908)

From this reading "She wrote me she was going to school in Milby," she said to Jeduthun Cooke, whom she had met at the station, and who had offered to take her home in his buggy.

the act of departing

From this reading _AFFAIRS AT BOONVILLE._ WHEN Aunt Hannah came home, which she did about three weeks after Rhoda's departure, her first question Was about Rhoda.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading _AFFAIRS AT BOONVILLE._ WHEN Aunt Hannah came home, which she did about three weeks after Rhoda's departure, her first question Was about Rhoda.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading _AFFAIRS AT BOONVILLE._ WHEN Aunt Hannah came home, which she did about three weeks after Rhoda's departure, her first question Was about Rhoda.

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading "Well, I'm glad to hear you say so.

the act of departing

From this reading "She wrote me she was going to school in Milby," she said to Jeduthun Cooke, whom she had met at the station, and who had offered to take her home in his buggy.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading "She wrote me she was going to school in Milby," she said to Jeduthun Cooke, whom she had met at the station, and who had offered to take her home in his buggy.

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From this reading _AFFAIRS AT BOONVILLE._ WHEN Aunt Hannah came home, which she did about three weeks after Rhoda's departure, her first question Was about Rhoda.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading "Well, I'm glad to hear you say so.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading _AFFAIRS AT BOONVILLE._ WHEN Aunt Hannah came home, which she did about three weeks after Rhoda's departure, her first question Was about Rhoda.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "She wrote me she was going to school in Milby," she said to Jeduthun Cooke, whom she had met at the station, and who had offered to take her home in his buggy.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading _AFFAIRS AT BOONVILLE._ WHEN Aunt Hannah came home, which she did about three weeks after Rhoda's departure, her first question Was about Rhoda.

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From this reading "Well, I'm glad to hear you say so.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "She wrote me she was going to school in Milby," she said to Jeduthun Cooke, whom she had met at the station, and who had offered to take her home in his buggy.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It's all right, then."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "She wrote me she was going to school in Milby," she said to Jeduthun Cooke, whom she had met at the station, and who had offered to take her home in his buggy.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "Oh, she did?" said Jeduthun, in something like a tone of relief.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "She wrote me she was going to school in Milby," she said to Jeduthun Cooke, whom she had met at the station, and who had offered to take her home in his buggy.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading "She wrote me she was going to school in Milby," she said to Jeduthun Cooke, whom she had met at the station, and who had offered to take her home in his buggy.

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From this reading "She wrote me she was going to school in Milby," she said to Jeduthun Cooke, whom she had met at the station, and who had offered to take her home in his buggy.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Oh, she did?" said Jeduthun, in something like a tone of relief.

past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading "She wrote me she was going to school in Milby," she said to Jeduthun Cooke, whom she had met at the station, and who had offered to take her home in his buggy.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Oh, she did?" said Jeduthun, in something like a tone of relief.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading _AFFAIRS AT BOONVILLE._ WHEN Aunt Hannah came home, which she did about three weeks after Rhoda's departure, her first question Was about Rhoda.

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

From this reading "Oh, she did?" said Jeduthun, in something like a tone of relief.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _AFFAIRS AT BOONVILLE._ WHEN Aunt Hannah came home, which she did about three weeks after Rhoda's departure, her first question Was about Rhoda.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _AFFAIRS AT BOONVILLE._ WHEN Aunt Hannah came home, which she did about three weeks after Rhoda's departure, her first question Was about Rhoda.

precisely, exactly

From this reading It's all right, then."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "She wrote me she was going to school in Milby," she said to Jeduthun Cooke, whom she had met at the station, and who had offered to take her home in his buggy.

express in words

From this reading "Well, I'm glad to hear you say so.

an educational institution

From this reading "She wrote me she was going to school in Milby," she said to Jeduthun Cooke, whom she had met at the station, and who had offered to take her home in his buggy.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _AFFAIRS AT BOONVILLE._ WHEN Aunt Hannah came home, which she did about three weeks after Rhoda's departure, her first question Was about Rhoda.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Well, I'm glad to hear you say so.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading "Oh, she did?" said Jeduthun, in something like a tone of relief.

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading "She wrote me she was going to school in Milby," she said to Jeduthun Cooke, whom she had met at the station, and who had offered to take her home in his buggy.

carry out

From this reading "She wrote me she was going to school in Milby," she said to Jeduthun Cooke, whom she had met at the station, and who had offered to take her home in his buggy.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "She wrote me she was going to school in Milby," she said to Jeduthun Cooke, whom she had met at the station, and who had offered to take her home in his buggy.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading It's all right, then."

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading _AFFAIRS AT BOONVILLE._ WHEN Aunt Hannah came home, which she did about three weeks after Rhoda's departure, her first question Was about Rhoda.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "She wrote me she was going to school in Milby," she said to Jeduthun Cooke, whom she had met at the station, and who had offered to take her home in his buggy.

the quality of a person's voice

From this reading "Oh, she did?" said Jeduthun, in something like a tone of relief.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _AFFAIRS AT BOONVILLE._ WHEN Aunt Hannah came home, which she did about three weeks after Rhoda's departure, her first question Was about Rhoda.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading _AFFAIRS AT BOONVILLE._ WHEN Aunt Hannah came home, which she did about three weeks after Rhoda's departure, her first question Was about Rhoda.

(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, I'm glad to hear you say so.

at the time that

From this reading _AFFAIRS AT BOONVILLE._ WHEN Aunt Hannah came home, which she did about three weeks after Rhoda's departure, her first question Was about Rhoda.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading _AFFAIRS AT BOONVILLE._ WHEN Aunt Hannah came home, which she did about three weeks after Rhoda's departure, her first question Was about Rhoda.

which person or people

From this reading "She wrote me she was going to school in Milby," she said to Jeduthun Cooke, whom she had met at the station, and who had offered to take her home in his buggy.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "She wrote me she was going to school in Milby," she said to Jeduthun Cooke, whom she had met at the station, and who had offered to take her home in his buggy.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading "She wrote me she was going to school in Milby," she said to Jeduthun Cooke, whom she had met at the station, and who had offered to take her home in his buggy.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Well, I'm glad to hear you say so.