used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Did you think that Josephine Maud was asleep, Lying down there on the floor in a heap?
AllennounUS /ˈælən/
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading New York White, Stokes, & Allen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh, deary me, no! you have made a mistake; Josephine Maud was quite wide awake._ _Then why did she lie there, so long, and so still?
in a state of sleep
From this reading _Did you think that Josephine Maud was asleep, Lying down there on the floor in a heap?
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Oh, deary me, no! you have made a mistake; Josephine Maud was quite wide awake._ _Then why did she lie there, so long, and so still?
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
have
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
can't
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From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
crabapplenoun
any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acidic (usually bright red) fruit used for preserves or as ornamentals for their blossoms
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Josephine Maud!” cried her mother, in sorrow, “Now what will you do for a dolly tomorrow?”
crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
dearynounUS /ˈdɪri/
a special loved one
From this reading Oh, deary me, no! you have made a mistake; Josephine Maud was quite wide awake._ _Then why did she lie there, so long, and so still?
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _Did you think that Josephine Maud was asleep, Lying down there on the floor in a heap?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Josephine Maud!” cried her mother, in sorrow, “Now what will you do for a dolly tomorrow?”
dollnounUS /dɑːl/
a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
dollynounUS /ˈdɑːli/
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading Josephine Maud!” cried her mother, in sorrow, “Now what will you do for a dolly tomorrow?”
don't
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From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading _Did you think that Josephine Maud was asleep, Lying down there on the floor in a heap?
downcastadjectiveUS /ˈdaʊnkæst/
directed downward
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading _Did you think that Josephine Maud was asleep, Lying down there on the floor in a heap?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Josephine Maud!” cried her mother, in sorrow, “Now what will you do for a dolly tomorrow?”
a young female
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Oh, deary me, no! you have made a mistake; Josephine Maud was quite wide awake._ _Then why did she lie there, so long, and so still?
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading _Did you think that Josephine Maud was asleep, Lying down there on the floor in a heap?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Did you think that Josephine Maud was asleep, Lying down there on the floor in a heap?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
Josephine
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From this reading _Did you think that Josephine Maud was asleep, Lying down there on the floor in a heap?
immediately past
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Oh, deary me, no! you have made a mistake; Josephine Maud was quite wide awake._ _Then why did she lie there, so long, and so still?
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Oh, deary me, no! you have made a mistake; Josephine Maud was quite wide awake._ _Then why did she lie there, so long, and so still?
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading _Did you think that Josephine Maud was asleep, Lying down there on the floor in a heap?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Oh, deary me, no! you have made a mistake; Josephine Maud was quite wide awake._ _Then why did she lie there, so long, and so still?
Maud
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From this reading _Did you think that Josephine Maud was asleep, Lying down there on the floor in a heap?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oh, deary me, no! you have made a mistake; Josephine Maud was quite wide awake._ _Then why did she lie there, so long, and so still?
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Oh, deary me, no! you have made a mistake; Josephine Maud was quite wide awake._ _Then why did she lie there, so long, and so still?
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Josephine Maud!” cried her mother, in sorrow, “Now what will you do for a dolly tomorrow?”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New York White, Stokes, & Allen.
not any; not one
From this reading Oh, deary me, no! you have made a mistake; Josephine Maud was quite wide awake._ _Then why did she lie there, so long, and so still?
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Josephine Maud!” cried her mother, in sorrow, “Now what will you do for a dolly tomorrow?”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, deary me, no! you have made a mistake; Josephine Maud was quite wide awake._ _Then why did she lie there, so long, and so still?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Did you think that Josephine Maud was asleep, Lying down there on the floor in a heap?
the time that has elapsed
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
a light shade of red
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Oh, deary me, no! you have made a mistake; Josephine Maud was quite wide awake._ _Then why did she lie there, so long, and so still?
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh, deary me, no! you have made a mistake; Josephine Maud was quite wide awake._ _Then why did she lie there, so long, and so still?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Oh, deary me, no! you have made a mistake; Josephine Maud was quite wide awake._ _Then why did she lie there, so long, and so still?
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading Josephine Maud!” cried her mother, in sorrow, “Now what will you do for a dolly tomorrow?”
sprignoun
a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
not in physical motion
From this reading Oh, deary me, no! you have made a mistake; Josephine Maud was quite wide awake._ _Then why did she lie there, so long, and so still?
StokesverbUS /stoʊks/
third-person singular of “stoke” — stir up or tend; of a fire
From this reading New York White, Stokes, & Allen.
express in words
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Did you think that Josephine Maud was asleep, Lying down there on the floor in a heap?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Did you think that Josephine Maud was asleep, Lying down there on the floor in a heap?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Oh, deary me, no! you have made a mistake; Josephine Maud was quite wide awake._ _Then why did she lie there, so long, and so still?
in or at that place or location
From this reading _Did you think that Josephine Maud was asleep, Lying down there on the floor in a heap?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading _Did you think that Josephine Maud was asleep, Lying down there on the floor in a heap?
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
tomorrownounUS /təˈmɑːroʊ/
the day after today
From this reading Josephine Maud!” cried her mother, in sorrow, “Now what will you do for a dolly tomorrow?”
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
tossverbUS /tɔːs/
throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
precisely as stated
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Did you think that Josephine Maud was asleep, Lying down there on the floor in a heap?
(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 I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Josephine Maud!” cried her mother, in sorrow, “Now what will you do for a dolly tomorrow?”
at the time that
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
whippedverbUS /wɪpt/
inflected form of “whip” — beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
whirlverbUS /wɜːrl/
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
a Caucasian
From this reading New York White, Stokes, & Allen.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Oh, deary me, no! you have made a mistake; Josephine Maud was quite wide awake._ _Then why did she lie there, so long, and so still?
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Oh, deary me, no! you have made a mistake; Josephine Maud was quite wide awake._ _Then why did she lie there, so long, and so still?
wignounUS /wɪɡ/
hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
in the company of; together with
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
but in spite of that
From this reading I can’t bear to tell you, and yet—well, I will; Josephine Maud was a sad, bad girl, She threw down her doll with a toss and a whirl:_ _She crushed its pink nose, she tore off its wig, She whipped her poor doll with a crabapple sprig; But temper don’t last, and when it was past, Poor Josephine Maud felt very downcast._ _“Oh!
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading New York White, Stokes, & Allen.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Did you think that Josephine Maud was asleep, Lying down there on the floor in a heap?
