used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a lovely mornin' about three weeks after Cicely's death.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was a lovely mornin' about three weeks after Cicely's death.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading We didn't act cast down and gloomy before the boy, Josiah and me didn't.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was a lovely mornin' about three weeks after Cicely's death.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Josiah had to go to Jonesville to mill, and the boy wanted to go to; and so I put on his little cloak and hat, and told him he might go.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had worried for his ma dretfully, at first.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We didn't act cast down and gloomy before the boy, Josiah and me didn't.
a youthful male person
From this reading Josiah had to go to Jonesville to mill, and the boy wanted to go to; and so I put on his little cloak and hat, and told him he might go.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we had made every thing of him, and petted him.
put or send forth
From this reading We didn't act cast down and gloomy before the boy, Josiah and me didn't.
Cicely's
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From this reading It was a lovely mornin' about three weeks after Cicely's death.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading Josiah had to go to Jonesville to mill, and the boy wanted to go to; and so I put on his little cloak and hat, and told him he might go.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading It was a lovely mornin' about three weeks after Cicely's death.
didn't
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From this reading We didn't act cast down and gloomy before the boy, Josiah and me didn't.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading We didn't act cast down and gloomy before the boy, Josiah and me didn't.
dretfully
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From this reading He had worried for his ma dretfully, at first.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But we had made every thing of him, and petted him.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He had worried for his ma dretfully, at first.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had worried for his ma dretfully, at first.
depressingly dark
From this reading We didn't act cast down and gloomy before the boy, Josiah and me didn't.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Josiah had to go to Jonesville to mill, and the boy wanted to go to; and so I put on his little cloak and hat, and told him he might go.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Josiah had to go to Jonesville to mill, and the boy wanted to go to; and so I put on his little cloak and hat, and told him he might go.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Josiah had to go to Jonesville to mill, and the boy wanted to go to; and so I put on his little cloak and hat, and told him he might go.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Josiah had to go to Jonesville to mill, and the boy wanted to go to; and so I put on his little cloak and hat, and told him he might go.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Josiah had to go to Jonesville to mill, and the boy wanted to go to; and so I put on his little cloak and hat, and told him he might go.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Josiah had to go to Jonesville to mill, and the boy wanted to go to; and so I put on his little cloak and hat, and told him he might go.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Josiah had to go to Jonesville to mill, and the boy wanted to go to; and so I put on his little cloak and hat, and told him he might go.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a lovely mornin' about three weeks after Cicely's death.
Jonesville
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From this reading Josiah had to go to Jonesville to mill, and the boy wanted to go to; and so I put on his little cloak and hat, and told him he might go.
Josiah
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From this reading Josiah had to go to Jonesville to mill, and the boy wanted to go to; and so I put on his little cloak and hat, and told him he might go.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Josiah had to go to Jonesville to mill, and the boy wanted to go to; and so I put on his little cloak and hat, and told him he might go.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading It was a lovely mornin' about three weeks after Cicely's death.
manounUS /mɑː/
informal terms for a mother
From this reading He had worried for his ma dretfully, at first.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But we had made every thing of him, and petted him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We didn't act cast down and gloomy before the boy, Josiah and me didn't.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Josiah had to go to Jonesville to mill, and the boy wanted to go to; and so I put on his little cloak and hat, and told him he might go.
millverbUS /mɪl/
move about in a confused manner
From this reading Josiah had to go to Jonesville to mill, and the boy wanted to go to; and so I put on his little cloak and hat, and told him he might go.
mornin
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From this reading It was a lovely mornin' about three weeks after Cicely's death.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But we had made every thing of him, and petted him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Josiah had to go to Jonesville to mill, and the boy wanted to go to; and so I put on his little cloak and hat, and told him he might go.
pettedverbUS /ˈpetɪd/
inflected form of “pet” — stroke or caress gently
From this reading But we had made every thing of him, and petted him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Josiah had to go to Jonesville to mill, and the boy wanted to go to; and so I put on his little cloak and hat, and told him he might go.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Josiah had to go to Jonesville to mill, and the boy wanted to go to; and so I put on his little cloak and hat, and told him he might go.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Josiah had to go to Jonesville to mill, and the boy wanted to go to; and so I put on his little cloak and hat, and told him he might go.
a special situation
From this reading But we had made every thing of him, and petted him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It was a lovely mornin' about three weeks after Cicely's death.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Josiah had to go to Jonesville to mill, and the boy wanted to go to; and so I put on his little cloak and hat, and told him he might go.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Josiah had to go to Jonesville to mill, and the boy wanted to go to; and so I put on his little cloak and hat, and told him he might go.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Josiah had to go to Jonesville to mill, and the boy wanted to go to; and so I put on his little cloak and hat, and told him he might go.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a lovely mornin' about three weeks after Cicely's death.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We didn't act cast down and gloomy before the boy, Josiah and me didn't.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading It was a lovely mornin' about three weeks after Cicely's death.
worriedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading He had worried for his ma dretfully, at first.
