used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."
(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 MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.
APPLE-BLOW
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From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I'm going to mend the split up the back in it for the wash Monday.
beannounUS /biːn/
any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I haven't taken a thing of yours but two shirts and one of your last summer seersucker coats.
a young person of either sex
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
clodnoun
a compact mass
From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.
coatsnounUS /koʊts/
plural of “coat” — an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading "I haven't taken a thing of yours but two shirts and one of your last summer seersucker coats.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
a quad with a square body
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading "When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."
frilledadjective
having decorative ruffles or frills
From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."
the act of departing
From this reading I'm going to mend the split up the back in it for the wash Monday.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."
haven't
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
honeynounUS /ˈhʌni/
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
I'm
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From this reading "When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.
jointsnounUS /dʒɔɪnts/
plural of “joint” — (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
From this reading "When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.
immediately past
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.
mendverbUS /mend/
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading I'm going to mend the split up the back in it for the wash Monday.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading I'm going to mend the split up the back in it for the wash Monday.
the light of the Moon
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I haven't taken a thing of yours but two shirts and one of your last summer seersucker coats.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
petticoatnounUS /ˈpetikoʊt/
undergarment worn under a skirt
From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
quiltnounUS /kwɪlt/
bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
From this reading "When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
sackingnounUS /ˈsækɪŋ/
coarse fabric used for bags or sacks
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
seersuckernoun
a light puckered fabric (usually striped)
From this reading "I haven't taken a thing of yours but two shirts and one of your last summer seersucker coats.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.
shirtsnounUS /ʃɜːrts/
plural of “shirt” — a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading "I haven't taken a thing of yours but two shirts and one of your last summer seersucker coats.
shootsnounUS /ʃuːts/
plural of “shoot” — a new branch
From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.
skeered
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From this reading "When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.
splitverbUS /splɪt/
separate into parts or portions
From this reading I'm going to mend the split up the back in it for the wash Monday.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
sproutingnounUS /ˈspraʊtɪŋ/
the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading "I haven't taken a thing of yours but two shirts and one of your last summer seersucker coats.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "I haven't taken a thing of yours but two shirts and one of your last summer seersucker coats.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
a special situation
From this reading "I haven't taken a thing of yours but two shirts and one of your last summer seersucker coats.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
tuckedadjectiveUS /tʌkt/
having tucked or being tucked
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
TuckernounUS /ˈtʌkər/
United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I'm going to mend the split up the back in it for the wash Monday.
vinesnounUS /vaɪnz/
plural of “vine” — a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
washverbUS /wɑːʃ/
clean with some chemical process
From this reading I'm going to mend the split up the back in it for the wash Monday.
weightingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/
(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.
at the time that
From this reading "When I look at the garden I'm half skeered to go in the house to bed for fear I haven't got a quilt to my joints."
a Caucasian
From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading "Now, honey sweet, you know better than that," answered Rose Mary as she rose from weighting down the end of a frilled white petticoat with a huge clod of earth and stretched it so as to cover quite two yards of the green shoots.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
you've
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From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MOONLIGHT AND APPLE-BLOW "I hope you feel easy in your mind, child, now you've put this whole garden to bed and tucked 'em under cover, heads and all," said Uncle Tucker, as he spread the last bit of old sacking down over the end of the row of little sprouting bean vines.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "I haven't taken a thing of yours but two shirts and one of your last summer seersucker coats.