(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 To Patsy this was all an unintelligible wandering of mind; she must humor it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An' I've--found you now--you'll have to--promise me not to go back--not where they can get you.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Si Perkins said--as how they'd soon forget--if you just stayed away long enough."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The boy looked at her happily.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Si Perkins said--as how they'd soon forget--if you just stayed away long enough."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "An' I've--found you now--you'll have to--promise me not to go back--not where they can get you.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy looked at her happily.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "An' I've--found you now--you'll have to--promise me not to go back--not where they can get you.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Si Perkins said--as how they'd soon forget--if you just stayed away long enough."
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Si Perkins said--as how they'd soon forget--if you just stayed away long enough."
set up or found
From this reading "An' I've--found you now--you'll have to--promise me not to go back--not where they can get you.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "An' I've--found you now--you'll have to--promise me not to go back--not where they can get you.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "An' I've--found you now--you'll have to--promise me not to go back--not where they can get you.
happilyadverbUS /ˈhæpəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading The boy looked at her happily.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "An' I've--found you now--you'll have to--promise me not to go back--not where they can get you.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The boy looked at her happily.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "Let's--let's keep on--an' see what lies over the next hill."
how
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From this reading Si Perkins said--as how they'd soon forget--if you just stayed away long enough."
humornounUS /ˈhjuːmər/
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading To Patsy this was all an unintelligible wandering of mind; she must humor it.
I've
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From this reading "An' I've--found you now--you'll have to--promise me not to go back--not where they can get you.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Si Perkins said--as how they'd soon forget--if you just stayed away long enough."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To Patsy this was all an unintelligible wandering of mind; she must humor it.
and nothing more
From this reading Si Perkins said--as how they'd soon forget--if you just stayed away long enough."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Let's--let's keep on--an' see what lies over the next hill."
Let's
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From this reading "Let's--let's keep on--an' see what lies over the next hill."
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading "Let's--let's keep on--an' see what lies over the next hill."
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 Si Perkins said--as how they'd soon forget--if you just stayed away long enough."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The boy looked at her happily.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "An' I've--found you now--you'll have to--promise me not to go back--not where they can get you.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading To Patsy this was all an unintelligible wandering of mind; she must humor it.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading To Patsy this was all an unintelligible wandering of mind; she must humor it.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Let's--let's keep on--an' see what lies over the next hill."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "An' I've--found you now--you'll have to--promise me not to go back--not where they can get you.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "An' I've--found you now--you'll have to--promise me not to go back--not where they can get you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To Patsy this was all an unintelligible wandering of mind; she must humor it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Let's--let's keep on--an' see what lies over the next hill."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Let's--let's keep on--an' see what lies over the next hill."
PatsynounUS /ˈpætsi/
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading To Patsy this was all an unintelligible wandering of mind; she must humor it.
Perkins
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From this reading Si Perkins said--as how they'd soon forget--if you just stayed away long enough."
make a promise or commitment
From this reading "An' I've--found you now--you'll have to--promise me not to go back--not where they can get you.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Si Perkins said--as how they'd soon forget--if you just stayed away long enough."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Let's--let's keep on--an' see what lies over the next hill."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To Patsy this was all an unintelligible wandering of mind; she must humor it.
SinounUS /siː/
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading Si Perkins said--as how they'd soon forget--if you just stayed away long enough."
in the near future
From this reading Si Perkins said--as how they'd soon forget--if you just stayed away long enough."
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Si Perkins said--as how they'd soon forget--if you just stayed away long enough."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boy looked at her happily.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "An' I've--found you now--you'll have to--promise me not to go back--not where they can get you.
they'd
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From this reading Si Perkins said--as how they'd soon forget--if you just stayed away long enough."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To Patsy this was all an unintelligible wandering of mind; she must humor it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "An' I've--found you now--you'll have to--promise me not to go back--not where they can get you.
unintelligibleadjectiveUS /ˌʌnɪnˈtelədʒəbəl/
poorly articulated or enunciated, or drowned by noise
From this reading To Patsy this was all an unintelligible wandering of mind; she must humor it.
migratory
From this reading To Patsy this was all an unintelligible wandering of mind; she must humor it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To Patsy this was all an unintelligible wandering of mind; she must humor it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Let's--let's keep on--an' see what lies over the next hill."
in or at the place that
From this reading "An' I've--found you now--you'll have to--promise me not to go back--not where they can get you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "An' I've--found you now--you'll have to--promise me not to go back--not where they can get you.
you'll
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From this reading "An' I've--found you now--you'll have to--promise me not to go back--not where they can get you.
