used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading No more nor a two-week back it war, Hiram, an’ here we all are, cooking an’ weshing an’ churning i’ th’ owd way, when we’d looked for fearsome doings all up an’ down th’ moorside."
abstractionnounUS /æbˈstrækʃən/
a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
From this reading Well, things war niver owt but queer," answered Hiram, startled out of his abstraction.
(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 No more nor a two-week back it war, Hiram, an’ here we all are, cooking an’ weshing an’ churning i’ th’ owd way, when we’d looked for fearsome doings all up an’ down th’ moorside."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading No more nor a two-week back it war, Hiram, an’ here we all are, cooking an’ weshing an’ churning i’ th’ owd way, when we’d looked for fearsome doings all up an’ down th’ moorside."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It’s queer, is th’ way o’ things," said Martha presently, loth to go her ways, yet too impatient and too womanly to stand there with no word spoken.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Well, things war niver owt but queer," answered Hiram, startled out of his abstraction.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading No more nor a two-week back it war, Hiram, an’ here we all are, cooking an’ weshing an’ churning i’ th’ owd way, when we’d looked for fearsome doings all up an’ down th’ moorside."
ay
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From this reading "Oh, ay?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading No more nor a two-week back it war, Hiram, an’ here we all are, cooking an’ weshing an’ churning i’ th’ owd way, when we’d looked for fearsome doings all up an’ down th’ moorside."
bloodyadjectiveUS /ˈblʌdi/
having or covered with or accompanied by blood
From this reading "I war thinking o’ th’ bloody fight i’ th’ kirkyard.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Well, things war niver owt but queer," answered Hiram, startled out of his abstraction.
churningadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɜːrnɪŋ/
moving with or producing or produced by vigorous agitation
From this reading No more nor a two-week back it war, Hiram, an’ here we all are, cooking an’ weshing an’ churning i’ th’ owd way, when we’d looked for fearsome doings all up an’ down th’ moorside."
cookingnounUS /ˈkʊkɪŋ/
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading No more nor a two-week back it war, Hiram, an’ here we all are, cooking an’ weshing an’ churning i’ th’ owd way, when we’d looked for fearsome doings all up an’ down th’ moorside."
doingsnounUS /ˈduːɪŋz/
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading No more nor a two-week back it war, Hiram, an’ here we all are, cooking an’ weshing an’ churning i’ th’ owd way, when we’d looked for fearsome doings all up an’ down th’ moorside."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading No more nor a two-week back it war, Hiram, an’ here we all are, cooking an’ weshing an’ churning i’ th’ owd way, when we’d looked for fearsome doings all up an’ down th’ moorside."
fearsomeadjectiveUS /ˈfɪrsəm/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading No more nor a two-week back it war, Hiram, an’ here we all are, cooking an’ weshing an’ churning i’ th’ owd way, when we’d looked for fearsome doings all up an’ down th’ moorside."
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading "I war thinking o’ th’ bloody fight i’ th’ kirkyard.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No more nor a two-week back it war, Hiram, an’ here we all are, cooking an’ weshing an’ churning i’ th’ owd way, when we’d looked for fearsome doings all up an’ down th’ moorside."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "It’s queer, is th’ way o’ things," said Martha presently, loth to go her ways, yet too impatient and too womanly to stand there with no word spoken.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "It’s queer, is th’ way o’ things," said Martha presently, loth to go her ways, yet too impatient and too womanly to stand there with no word spoken.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading No more nor a two-week back it war, Hiram, an’ here we all are, cooking an’ weshing an’ churning i’ th’ owd way, when we’d looked for fearsome doings all up an’ down th’ moorside."
Hiram
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From this reading Well, things war niver owt but queer," answered Hiram, startled out of his abstraction.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Well, things war niver owt but queer," answered Hiram, startled out of his abstraction.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I war thinking o’ th’ bloody fight i’ th’ kirkyard.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading "It’s queer, is th’ way o’ things," said Martha presently, loth to go her ways, yet too impatient and too womanly to stand there with no word spoken.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It’s queer, is th’ way o’ things," said Martha presently, loth to go her ways, yet too impatient and too womanly to stand there with no word spoken.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No more nor a two-week back it war, Hiram, an’ here we all are, cooking an’ weshing an’ churning i’ th’ owd way, when we’d looked for fearsome doings all up an’ down th’ moorside."
It's
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From this reading "It’s queer, is th’ way o’ things," said Martha presently, loth to go her ways, yet too impatient and too womanly to stand there with no word spoken.
kirkyard
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From this reading "I war thinking o’ th’ bloody fight i’ th’ kirkyard.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading No more nor a two-week back it war, Hiram, an’ here we all are, cooking an’ weshing an’ churning i’ th’ owd way, when we’d looked for fearsome doings all up an’ down th’ moorside."
lothadjectiveUS /lɑːθ/
unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
From this reading "It’s queer, is th’ way o’ things," said Martha presently, loth to go her ways, yet too impatient and too womanly to stand there with no word spoken.
Martha
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From this reading "It’s queer, is th’ way o’ things," said Martha presently, loth to go her ways, yet too impatient and too womanly to stand there with no word spoken.
moorside
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From this reading No more nor a two-week back it war, Hiram, an’ here we all are, cooking an’ weshing an’ churning i’ th’ owd way, when we’d looked for fearsome doings all up an’ down th’ moorside."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading No more nor a two-week back it war, Hiram, an’ here we all are, cooking an’ weshing an’ churning i’ th’ owd way, when we’d looked for fearsome doings all up an’ down th’ moorside."
niver
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From this reading Well, things war niver owt but queer," answered Hiram, startled out of his abstraction.
not any; not one
From this reading "It’s queer, is th’ way o’ things," said Martha presently, loth to go her ways, yet too impatient and too womanly to stand there with no word spoken.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading No more nor a two-week back it war, Hiram, an’ here we all are, cooking an’ weshing an’ churning i’ th’ owd way, when we’d looked for fearsome doings all up an’ down th’ moorside."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "It’s queer, is th’ way o’ things," said Martha presently, loth to go her ways, yet too impatient and too womanly to stand there with no word spoken.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, things war niver owt but queer," answered Hiram, startled out of his abstraction.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, ay?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Well, things war niver owt but queer," answered Hiram, startled out of his abstraction.
owd
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From this reading No more nor a two-week back it war, Hiram, an’ here we all are, cooking an’ weshing an’ churning i’ th’ owd way, when we’d looked for fearsome doings all up an’ down th’ moorside."
owt
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From this reading Well, things war niver owt but queer," answered Hiram, startled out of his abstraction.
in the near future
From this reading "It’s queer, is th’ way o’ things," said Martha presently, loth to go her ways, yet too impatient and too womanly to stand there with no word spoken.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading "It’s queer, is th’ way o’ things," said Martha presently, loth to go her ways, yet too impatient and too womanly to stand there with no word spoken.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It’s queer, is th’ way o’ things," said Martha presently, loth to go her ways, yet too impatient and too womanly to stand there with no word spoken.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading "It’s queer, is th’ way o’ things," said Martha presently, loth to go her ways, yet too impatient and too womanly to stand there with no word spoken.
be standing; be upright
From this reading "It’s queer, is th’ way o’ things," said Martha presently, loth to go her ways, yet too impatient and too womanly to stand there with no word spoken.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading Well, things war niver owt but queer," answered Hiram, startled out of his abstraction.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading "It’s queer, is th’ way o’ things," said Martha presently, loth to go her ways, yet too impatient and too womanly to stand there with no word spoken.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "It’s queer, is th’ way o’ things," said Martha presently, loth to go her ways, yet too impatient and too womanly to stand there with no word spoken.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "It’s queer, is th’ way o’ things," said Martha presently, loth to go her ways, yet too impatient and too womanly to stand there with no word spoken.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "I war thinking o’ th’ bloody fight i’ th’ kirkyard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It’s queer, is th’ way o’ things," said Martha presently, loth to go her ways, yet too impatient and too womanly to stand there with no word spoken.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "It’s queer, is th’ way o’ things," said Martha presently, loth to go her ways, yet too impatient and too womanly to stand there with no word spoken.
two-week
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From this reading No more nor a two-week back it war, Hiram, an’ here we all are, cooking an’ weshing an’ churning i’ th’ owd way, when we’d looked for fearsome doings all up an’ down th’ moorside."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading No more nor a two-week back it war, Hiram, an’ here we all are, cooking an’ weshing an’ churning i’ th’ owd way, when we’d looked for fearsome doings all up an’ down th’ moorside."
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Well, things war niver owt but queer," answered Hiram, startled out of his abstraction.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "It’s queer, is th’ way o’ things," said Martha presently, loth to go her ways, yet too impatient and too womanly to stand there with no word spoken.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading "It’s queer, is th’ way o’ things," said Martha presently, loth to go her ways, yet too impatient and too womanly to stand there with no word spoken.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading No more nor a two-week back it war, Hiram, an’ here we all are, cooking an’ weshing an’ churning i’ th’ owd way, when we’d looked for fearsome doings all up an’ down th’ moorside."
we'd
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From this reading No more nor a two-week back it war, Hiram, an’ here we all are, cooking an’ weshing an’ churning i’ th’ owd way, when we’d looked for fearsome doings all up an’ down th’ moorside."
(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, things war niver owt but queer," answered Hiram, startled out of his abstraction.
weshing
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From this reading No more nor a two-week back it war, Hiram, an’ here we all are, cooking an’ weshing an’ churning i’ th’ owd way, when we’d looked for fearsome doings all up an’ down th’ moorside."
at the time that
From this reading No more nor a two-week back it war, Hiram, an’ here we all are, cooking an’ weshing an’ churning i’ th’ owd way, when we’d looked for fearsome doings all up an’ down th’ moorside."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It’s queer, is th’ way o’ things," said Martha presently, loth to go her ways, yet too impatient and too womanly to stand there with no word spoken.
womanlyadjective
befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman
From this reading "It’s queer, is th’ way o’ things," said Martha presently, loth to go her ways, yet too impatient and too womanly to stand there with no word spoken.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "It’s queer, is th’ way o’ things," said Martha presently, loth to go her ways, yet too impatient and too womanly to stand there with no word spoken.
but in spite of that
From this reading "It’s queer, is th’ way o’ things," said Martha presently, loth to go her ways, yet too impatient and too womanly to stand there with no word spoken.
