used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Yet all this time she had a whole roomful of the emeralds, diamonds, rubies and pearls that she had found in the melons the Brahmin's wife had sold her.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But she said, "I bought common melons from your wife, and made them all into common soup long ago; therefore talk no further nonsense about jewels, but go about your business."
in the past
From this reading But she said, "I bought common melons from your wife, and made them all into common soup long ago; therefore talk no further nonsense about jewels, but go about your business."
(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 But she said, "I bought common melons from your wife, and made them all into common soup long ago; therefore talk no further nonsense about jewels, but go about your business."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But she said, "I bought common melons from your wife, and made them all into common soup long ago; therefore talk no further nonsense about jewels, but go about your business."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The Brahmin returned home and said to his wife, "I cannot make that woman give me back any of the melons you sold her; but give me the precious stones our daughter has just found, and I will sell them to a jeweller and bring home some money."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The Brahmin returned home and said to his wife, "I cannot make that woman give me back any of the melons you sold her; but give me the precious stones our daughter has just found, and I will sell them to a jeweller and bring home some money."
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading But she said, "I bought common melons from your wife, and made them all into common soup long ago; therefore talk no further nonsense about jewels, but go about your business."
BrahminnounUS /ˈbrɑːmɪn/
a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family)
From this reading The Brahmin returned home and said to his wife, "I cannot make that woman give me back any of the melons you sold her; but give me the precious stones our daughter has just found, and I will sell them to a jeweller and bring home some money."
Brahmin's
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From this reading Yet all this time she had a whole roomful of the emeralds, diamonds, rubies and pearls that she had found in the melons the Brahmin's wife had sold her.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The Brahmin returned home and said to his wife, "I cannot make that woman give me back any of the melons you sold her; but give me the precious stones our daughter has just found, and I will sell them to a jeweller and bring home some money."
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading But she said, "I bought common melons from your wife, and made them all into common soup long ago; therefore talk no further nonsense about jewels, but go about your business."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she said, "I bought common melons from your wife, and made them all into common soup long ago; therefore talk no further nonsense about jewels, but go about your business."
cannot
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From this reading The Brahmin returned home and said to his wife, "I cannot make that woman give me back any of the melons you sold her; but give me the precious stones our daughter has just found, and I will sell them to a jeweller and bring home some money."
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading But she said, "I bought common melons from your wife, and made them all into common soup long ago; therefore talk no further nonsense about jewels, but go about your business."
a female human offspring
From this reading The Brahmin returned home and said to his wife, "I cannot make that woman give me back any of the melons you sold her; but give me the precious stones our daughter has just found, and I will sell them to a jeweller and bring home some money."
diamondsnounUS /ˈdaɪməndz/
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading Yet all this time she had a whole roomful of the emeralds, diamonds, rubies and pearls that she had found in the melons the Brahmin's wife had sold her.
emeraldsnounUS /ˈemrəldz/
plural of “emerald” — a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone
From this reading Yet all this time she had a whole roomful of the emeralds, diamonds, rubies and pearls that she had found in the melons the Brahmin's wife had sold her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So he went to the town, and took the precious stones to a jeweller, and said to him, "What will you give me for these?"
set up or found
From this reading Yet all this time she had a whole roomful of the emeralds, diamonds, rubies and pearls that she had found in the melons the Brahmin's wife had sold her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But she said, "I bought common melons from your wife, and made them all into common soup long ago; therefore talk no further nonsense about jewels, but go about your business."
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading But she said, "I bought common melons from your wife, and made them all into common soup long ago; therefore talk no further nonsense about jewels, but go about your business."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The Brahmin returned home and said to his wife, "I cannot make that woman give me back any of the melons you sold her; but give me the precious stones our daughter has just found, and I will sell them to a jeweller and bring home some money."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But she said, "I bought common melons from your wife, and made them all into common soup long ago; therefore talk no further nonsense about jewels, but go about your business."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet all this time she had a whole roomful of the emeralds, diamonds, rubies and pearls that she had found in the melons the Brahmin's wife had sold her.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Brahmin returned home and said to his wife, "I cannot make that woman give me back any of the melons you sold her; but give me the precious stones our daughter has just found, and I will sell them to a jeweller and bring home some money."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So he went to the town, and took the precious stones to a jeweller, and said to him, "What will you give me for these?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet all this time she had a whole roomful of the emeralds, diamonds, rubies and pearls that she had found in the melons the Brahmin's wife had sold her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And she turned him out of the house.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Brahmin returned home and said to his wife, "I cannot make that woman give me back any of the melons you sold her; but give me the precious stones our daughter has just found, and I will sell them to a jeweller and bring home some money."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The Brahmin returned home and said to his wife, "I cannot make that woman give me back any of the melons you sold her; but give me the precious stones our daughter has just found, and I will sell them to a jeweller and bring home some money."
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading And she turned him out of the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But she said, "I bought common melons from your wife, and made them all into common soup long ago; therefore talk no further nonsense about jewels, but go about your business."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet all this time she had a whole roomful of the emeralds, diamonds, rubies and pearls that she had found in the melons the Brahmin's wife had sold her.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But she said, "I bought common melons from your wife, and made them all into common soup long ago; therefore talk no further nonsense about jewels, but go about your business."
jewellernoun
someone who makes jewelry
From this reading The Brahmin returned home and said to his wife, "I cannot make that woman give me back any of the melons you sold her; but give me the precious stones our daughter has just found, and I will sell them to a jeweller and bring home some money."
plural of “jewel” — a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading But she said, "I bought common melons from your wife, and made them all into common soup long ago; therefore talk no further nonsense about jewels, but go about your business."
and nothing more
From this reading The Brahmin returned home and said to his wife, "I cannot make that woman give me back any of the melons you sold her; but give me the precious stones our daughter has just found, and I will sell them to a jeweller and bring home some money."
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 But she said, "I bought common melons from your wife, and made them all into common soup long ago; therefore talk no further nonsense about jewels, but go about your business."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But she said, "I bought common melons from your wife, and made them all into common soup long ago; therefore talk no further nonsense about jewels, but go about your business."
engage in
From this reading The Brahmin returned home and said to his wife, "I cannot make that woman give me back any of the melons you sold her; but give me the precious stones our daughter has just found, and I will sell them to a jeweller and bring home some money."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Brahmin returned home and said to his wife, "I cannot make that woman give me back any of the melons you sold her; but give me the precious stones our daughter has just found, and I will sell them to a jeweller and bring home some money."
melonsnounUS /ˈmelənz/
plural of “melon” — any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh
From this reading But she said, "I bought common melons from your wife, and made them all into common soup long ago; therefore talk no further nonsense about jewels, but go about your business."
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading The Brahmin returned home and said to his wife, "I cannot make that woman give me back any of the melons you sold her; but give me the precious stones our daughter has just found, and I will sell them to a jeweller and bring home some money."
not any; not one
From this reading But she said, "I bought common melons from your wife, and made them all into common soup long ago; therefore talk no further nonsense about jewels, but go about your business."
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading But she said, "I bought common melons from your wife, and made them all into common soup long ago; therefore talk no further nonsense about jewels, but go about your business."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And she turned him out of the house.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The Brahmin returned home and said to his wife, "I cannot make that woman give me back any of the melons you sold her; but give me the precious stones our daughter has just found, and I will sell them to a jeweller and bring home some money."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And she turned him out of the house.
pearlsnounUS /pɜːrlz/
plural of “pearl” — a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading Yet all this time she had a whole roomful of the emeralds, diamonds, rubies and pearls that she had found in the melons the Brahmin's wife had sold her.
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading The Brahmin returned home and said to his wife, "I cannot make that woman give me back any of the melons you sold her; but give me the precious stones our daughter has just found, and I will sell them to a jeweller and bring home some money."
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The Brahmin returned home and said to his wife, "I cannot make that woman give me back any of the melons you sold her; but give me the precious stones our daughter has just found, and I will sell them to a jeweller and bring home some money."
roomfulnounUS /ˈruːmfʊl/
the quantity a room will hold
From this reading Yet all this time she had a whole roomful of the emeralds, diamonds, rubies and pearls that she had found in the melons the Brahmin's wife had sold her.
rubiesnounUS /ˈruːbiz/
plural of “ruby” — a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading Yet all this time she had a whole roomful of the emeralds, diamonds, rubies and pearls that she had found in the melons the Brahmin's wife had sold her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading But she said, "I bought common melons from your wife, and made them all into common soup long ago; therefore talk no further nonsense about jewels, but go about your business."
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading The Brahmin returned home and said to his wife, "I cannot make that woman give me back any of the melons you sold her; but give me the precious stones our daughter has just found, and I will sell them to a jeweller and bring home some money."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she said, "I bought common melons from your wife, and made them all into common soup long ago; therefore talk no further nonsense about jewels, but go about your business."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he went to the town, and took the precious stones to a jeweller, and said to him, "What will you give me for these?"
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading Yet all this time she had a whole roomful of the emeralds, diamonds, rubies and pearls that she had found in the melons the Brahmin's wife had sold her.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The Brahmin returned home and said to his wife, "I cannot make that woman give me back any of the melons you sold her; but give me the precious stones our daughter has just found, and I will sell them to a jeweller and bring home some money."
soupnounUS /suːp/
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
From this reading But she said, "I bought common melons from your wife, and made them all into common soup long ago; therefore talk no further nonsense about jewels, but go about your business."
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The Brahmin returned home and said to his wife, "I cannot make that woman give me back any of the melons you sold her; but give me the precious stones our daughter has just found, and I will sell them to a jeweller and bring home some money."
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading But she said, "I bought common melons from your wife, and made them all into common soup long ago; therefore talk no further nonsense about jewels, but go about your business."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet all this time she had a whole roomful of the emeralds, diamonds, rubies and pearls that she had found in the melons the Brahmin's wife had sold her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And she turned him out of the house.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But she said, "I bought common melons from your wife, and made them all into common soup long ago; therefore talk no further nonsense about jewels, but go about your business."
for that reason; as a result
From this reading But she said, "I bought common melons from your wife, and made them all into common soup long ago; therefore talk no further nonsense about jewels, but go about your business."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading So he went to the town, and took the precious stones to a jeweller, and said to him, "What will you give me for these?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yet all this time she had a whole roomful of the emeralds, diamonds, rubies and pearls that she had found in the melons the Brahmin's wife had sold her.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Yet all this time she had a whole roomful of the emeralds, diamonds, rubies and pearls that she had found in the melons the Brahmin's wife had sold her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Brahmin returned home and said to his wife, "I cannot make that woman give me back any of the melons you sold her; but give me the precious stones our daughter has just found, and I will sell them to a jeweller and bring home some money."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading So he went to the town, and took the precious stones to a jeweller, and said to him, "What will you give me for these?"
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading So he went to the town, and took the precious stones to a jeweller, and said to him, "What will you give me for these?"
moved around an axis or center
From this reading And she turned him out of the house.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading So he went to the town, and took the precious stones to a jeweller, and said to him, "What will you give me for these?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So he went to the town, and took the precious stones to a jeweller, and said to him, "What will you give me for these?"
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Yet all this time she had a whole roomful of the emeralds, diamonds, rubies and pearls that she had found in the melons the Brahmin's wife had sold her.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading But she said, "I bought common melons from your wife, and made them all into common soup long ago; therefore talk no further nonsense about jewels, but go about your business."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The Brahmin returned home and said to his wife, "I cannot make that woman give me back any of the melons you sold her; but give me the precious stones our daughter has just found, and I will sell them to a jeweller and bring home some money."
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The Brahmin returned home and said to his wife, "I cannot make that woman give me back any of the melons you sold her; but give me the precious stones our daughter has just found, and I will sell them to a jeweller and bring home some money."
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet all this time she had a whole roomful of the emeralds, diamonds, rubies and pearls that she had found in the melons the Brahmin's wife had sold her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Brahmin returned home and said to his wife, "I cannot make that woman give me back any of the melons you sold her; but give me the precious stones our daughter has just found, and I will sell them to a jeweller and bring home some money."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But she said, "I bought common melons from your wife, and made them all into common soup long ago; therefore talk no further nonsense about jewels, but go about your business."
