used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It may make me a little blue to look at Lucy, but it could n't but cheer anybody to compare themselves with Gran'ma Mullins.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Lucy 's got the idea as she 'll have a weddin' procession o' Mr. Dill 'n' her, an' Hiram 'n' his mother, down the stairs 'n' in through the back parlor.
any person at all
From this reading It may make me a little blue to look at Lucy, but it could n't but cheer anybody to compare themselves with Gran'ma Mullins.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you--" she asked presently.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She says it 's goin' to half murder her, 'n' she 's made Hiram promise as he 'll give her his first husband's kiss.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Are you--" she asked presently.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It may make me a little blue to look at Lucy, but it could n't but cheer anybody to compare themselves with Gran'ma Mullins.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Lucy 's got the idea as she 'll have a weddin' procession o' Mr. Dill 'n' her, an' Hiram 'n' his mother, down the stairs 'n' in through the back parlor.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading It may make me a little blue to look at Lucy, but it could n't but cheer anybody to compare themselves with Gran'ma Mullins.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It may make me a little blue to look at Lucy, but it could n't but cheer anybody to compare themselves with Gran'ma Mullins.
give encouragement to
From this reading It may make me a little blue to look at Lucy, but it could n't but cheer anybody to compare themselves with Gran'ma Mullins.
compareverbUS /kəmˈper/
examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading It may make me a little blue to look at Lucy, but it could n't but cheer anybody to compare themselves with Gran'ma Mullins.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It may make me a little blue to look at Lucy, but it could n't but cheer anybody to compare themselves with Gran'ma Mullins.
DillnounUS /dɪl/
aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning
From this reading Lucy 's got the idea as she 'll have a weddin' procession o' Mr. Dill 'n' her, an' Hiram 'n' his mother, down the stairs 'n' in through the back parlor.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Lucy 's got the idea as she 'll have a weddin' procession o' Mr. Dill 'n' her, an' Hiram 'n' his mother, down the stairs 'n' in through the back parlor.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She says it 's goin' to half murder her, 'n' she 's made Hiram promise as he 'll give her his first husband's kiss.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She says it 's goin' to half murder her, 'n' she 's made Hiram promise as he 'll give her his first husband's kiss.
Goin
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From this reading "Goin' to the weddin's?--oh, yes.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Lucy 's got the idea as she 'll have a weddin' procession o' Mr. Dill 'n' her, an' Hiram 'n' his mother, down the stairs 'n' in through the back parlor.
Gran'ma
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From this reading It may make me a little blue to look at Lucy, but it could n't but cheer anybody to compare themselves with Gran'ma Mullins.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading She says it 's goin' to half murder her, 'n' she 's made Hiram promise as he 'll give her his first husband's kiss.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Lucy 's got the idea as she 'll have a weddin' procession o' Mr. Dill 'n' her, an' Hiram 'n' his mother, down the stairs 'n' in through the back parlor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She says it 's goin' to half murder her, 'n' she 's made Hiram promise as he 'll give her his first husband's kiss.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She says it 's goin' to half murder her, 'n' she 's made Hiram promise as he 'll give her his first husband's kiss.
Hiram
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From this reading She says it 's goin' to half murder her, 'n' she 's made Hiram promise as he 'll give her his first husband's kiss.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She says it 's goin' to half murder her, 'n' she 's made Hiram promise as he 'll give her his first husband's kiss.
husband'snounUS /ˈhʌzbəndz/
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading She says it 's goin' to half murder her, 'n' she 's made Hiram promise as he 'll give her his first husband's kiss.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Lucy 's got the idea as she 'll have a weddin' procession o' Mr. Dill 'n' her, an' Hiram 'n' his mother, down the stairs 'n' in through the back parlor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lucy 's got the idea as she 'll have a weddin' procession o' Mr. Dill 'n' her, an' Hiram 'n' his mother, down the stairs 'n' in through the back parlor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may make me a little blue to look at Lucy, but it could n't but cheer anybody to compare themselves with Gran'ma Mullins.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading She says it 's goin' to half murder her, 'n' she 's made Hiram promise as he 'll give her his first husband's kiss.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It may make me a little blue to look at Lucy, but it could n't but cheer anybody to compare themselves with Gran'ma Mullins.
ll
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From this reading She says it 's goin' to half murder her, 'n' she 's made Hiram promise as he 'll give her his first husband's kiss.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It may make me a little blue to look at Lucy, but it could n't but cheer anybody to compare themselves with Gran'ma Mullins.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading It may make me a little blue to look at Lucy, but it could n't but cheer anybody to compare themselves with Gran'ma Mullins.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She says it 's goin' to half murder her, 'n' she 's made Hiram promise as he 'll give her his first husband's kiss.
engage in
From this reading It may make me a little blue to look at Lucy, but it could n't but cheer anybody to compare themselves with Gran'ma Mullins.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may make me a little blue to look at Lucy, but it could n't but cheer anybody to compare themselves with Gran'ma Mullins.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It may make me a little blue to look at Lucy, but it could n't but cheer anybody to compare themselves with Gran'ma Mullins.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Lucy 's got the idea as she 'll have a weddin' procession o' Mr. Dill 'n' her, an' Hiram 'n' his mother, down the stairs 'n' in through the back parlor.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Lucy 's got the idea as she 'll have a weddin' procession o' Mr. Dill 'n' her, an' Hiram 'n' his mother, down the stairs 'n' in through the back parlor.
Mullins
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From this reading It may make me a little blue to look at Lucy, but it could n't but cheer anybody to compare themselves with Gran'ma Mullins.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading She says it 's goin' to half murder her, 'n' she 's made Hiram promise as he 'll give her his first husband's kiss.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading She says it 's goin' to half murder her, 'n' she 's made Hiram promise as he 'll give her his first husband's kiss.
n't
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From this reading It may make me a little blue to look at Lucy, but it could n't but cheer anybody to compare themselves with Gran'ma Mullins.
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 Lucy 's got the idea as she 'll have a weddin' procession o' Mr. Dill 'n' her, an' Hiram 'n' his mother, down the stairs 'n' in through the back parlor.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Goin' to the weddin's?--oh, yes.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading Lucy 's got the idea as she 'll have a weddin' procession o' Mr. Dill 'n' her, an' Hiram 'n' his mother, down the stairs 'n' in through the back parlor.
in the near future
From this reading "Are you--" she asked presently.
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading Lucy 's got the idea as she 'll have a weddin' procession o' Mr. Dill 'n' her, an' Hiram 'n' his mother, down the stairs 'n' in through the back parlor.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading She says it 's goin' to half murder her, 'n' she 's made Hiram promise as he 'll give her his first husband's kiss.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading She says it 's goin' to half murder her, 'n' she 's made Hiram promise as he 'll give her his first husband's kiss.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading She says it 's goin' to half murder her, 'n' she 's made Hiram promise as he 'll give her his first husband's kiss.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Are you--" she asked presently.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Lucy 's got the idea as she 'll have a weddin' procession o' Mr. Dill 'n' her, an' Hiram 'n' his mother, down the stairs 'n' in through the back parlor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Goin' to the weddin's?--oh, yes.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It may make me a little blue to look at Lucy, but it could n't but cheer anybody to compare themselves with Gran'ma Mullins.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Lucy 's got the idea as she 'll have a weddin' procession o' Mr. Dill 'n' her, an' Hiram 'n' his mother, down the stairs 'n' in through the back parlor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Goin' to the weddin's?--oh, yes.
weddin
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From this reading Lucy 's got the idea as she 'll have a weddin' procession o' Mr. Dill 'n' her, an' Hiram 'n' his mother, down the stairs 'n' in through the back parlor.
weddin's
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From this reading "Goin' to the weddin's?--oh, yes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It may make me a little blue to look at Lucy, but it could n't but cheer anybody to compare themselves with Gran'ma Mullins.
an affirmative
From this reading "Goin' to the weddin's?--oh, yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you--" she asked presently.
