used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It’s as plain as a picture on the wall.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “This pestiferous Cuban gent wanders over here without bein’ invited and makes himself unpopular.
react verbally
From this reading “You needn’t answer my question, ma’am,” resumed Johnny Kent.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It’s as plain as a picture on the wall.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The spinster realized that it was her duty to intervene as a peace-maker between these belligerents, but she felt powerless to move from the spot, which happened to be in the middle of Johnny Kent’s imaginary pasture, between the brook and the hay-field.
bein
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From this reading “This pestiferous Cuban gent wanders over here without bein’ invited and makes himself unpopular.
belligerentsnounUS /bəˈlɪdʒərənts/
plural of “belligerent” — someone who fights (or is fighting)
From this reading The spinster realized that it was her duty to intervene as a peace-maker between these belligerents, but she felt powerless to move from the spot, which happened to be in the middle of Johnny Kent’s imaginary pasture, between the brook and the hay-field.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The spinster realized that it was her duty to intervene as a peace-maker between these belligerents, but she felt powerless to move from the spot, which happened to be in the middle of Johnny Kent’s imaginary pasture, between the brook and the hay-field.
brooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading The spinster realized that it was her duty to intervene as a peace-maker between these belligerents, but she felt powerless to move from the spot, which happened to be in the middle of Johnny Kent’s imaginary pasture, between the brook and the hay-field.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “You will min’ your own business,” grandly declaimed Colonel Calvo.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The spinster realized that it was her duty to intervene as a peace-maker between these belligerents, but she felt powerless to move from the spot, which happened to be in the middle of Johnny Kent’s imaginary pasture, between the brook and the hay-field.
Calvo
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From this reading “You will min’ your own business,” grandly declaimed Colonel Calvo.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “You will min’ your own business,” grandly declaimed Colonel Calvo.
CubanadjectiveUS /ˈkjuːbən/
of or relating to or characteristic of Cuba or the people of Cuba
From this reading “This pestiferous Cuban gent wanders over here without bein’ invited and makes himself unpopular.
declaimedverbUS /dɪˈkleɪmd/
past form of “declaim” — recite in elocution
From this reading “You will min’ your own business,” grandly declaimed Colonel Calvo.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading The spinster realized that it was her duty to intervene as a peace-maker between these belligerents, but she felt powerless to move from the spot, which happened to be in the middle of Johnny Kent’s imaginary pasture, between the brook and the hay-field.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The spinster realized that it was her duty to intervene as a peace-maker between these belligerents, but she felt powerless to move from the spot, which happened to be in the middle of Johnny Kent’s imaginary pasture, between the brook and the hay-field.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The spinster realized that it was her duty to intervene as a peace-maker between these belligerents, but she felt powerless to move from the spot, which happened to be in the middle of Johnny Kent’s imaginary pasture, between the brook and the hay-field.
gentnounUS /dʒent/
informal abbreviation of “gentleman”
From this reading “This pestiferous Cuban gent wanders over here without bein’ invited and makes himself unpopular.
grandlyadverbUS /ˈɡrændli/
in a grand manner
From this reading “You will min’ your own business,” grandly declaimed Colonel Calvo.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading The spinster realized that it was her duty to intervene as a peace-maker between these belligerents, but she felt powerless to move from the spot, which happened to be in the middle of Johnny Kent’s imaginary pasture, between the brook and the hay-field.
hay-field
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From this reading The spinster realized that it was her duty to intervene as a peace-maker between these belligerents, but she felt powerless to move from the spot, which happened to be in the middle of Johnny Kent’s imaginary pasture, between the brook and the hay-field.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The spinster realized that it was her duty to intervene as a peace-maker between these belligerents, but she felt powerless to move from the spot, which happened to be in the middle of Johnny Kent’s imaginary pasture, between the brook and the hay-field.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “This pestiferous Cuban gent wanders over here without bein’ invited and makes himself unpopular.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “This pestiferous Cuban gent wanders over here without bein’ invited and makes himself unpopular.
imaginaryadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmædʒəneri/
not based on fact; existing only in the imagination
From this reading The spinster realized that it was her duty to intervene as a peace-maker between these belligerents, but she felt powerless to move from the spot, which happened to be in the middle of Johnny Kent’s imaginary pasture, between the brook and the hay-field.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The spinster realized that it was her duty to intervene as a peace-maker between these belligerents, but she felt powerless to move from the spot, which happened to be in the middle of Johnny Kent’s imaginary pasture, between the brook and the hay-field.
interveneverbUS /ˌɪntərˈviːn/
get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
From this reading The spinster realized that it was her duty to intervene as a peace-maker between these belligerents, but she felt powerless to move from the spot, which happened to be in the middle of Johnny Kent’s imaginary pasture, between the brook and the hay-field.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading “This pestiferous Cuban gent wanders over here without bein’ invited and makes himself unpopular.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The spinster realized that it was her duty to intervene as a peace-maker between these belligerents, but she felt powerless to move from the spot, which happened to be in the middle of Johnny Kent’s imaginary pasture, between the brook and the hay-field.
It's
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From this reading It’s as plain as a picture on the wall.”
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “You needn’t answer my question, ma’am,” resumed Johnny Kent.
KentnounUS /kent/
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading “You needn’t answer my question, ma’am,” resumed Johnny Kent.
Kent'snounUS /kents/
possessive form of “kent” — a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading The spinster realized that it was her duty to intervene as a peace-maker between these belligerents, but she felt powerless to move from the spot, which happened to be in the middle of Johnny Kent’s imaginary pasture, between the brook and the hay-field.
ma'amnounUS /mæm/
a woman of refinement
From this reading “You needn’t answer my question, ma’am,” resumed Johnny Kent.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “This pestiferous Cuban gent wanders over here without bein’ invited and makes himself unpopular.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading The spinster realized that it was her duty to intervene as a peace-maker between these belligerents, but she felt powerless to move from the spot, which happened to be in the middle of Johnny Kent’s imaginary pasture, between the brook and the hay-field.
minnounUS /mɪn/
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “You will min’ your own business,” grandly declaimed Colonel Calvo.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The spinster realized that it was her duty to intervene as a peace-maker between these belligerents, but she felt powerless to move from the spot, which happened to be in the middle of Johnny Kent’s imaginary pasture, between the brook and the hay-field.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You needn’t answer my question, ma’am,” resumed Johnny Kent.
needn't
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From this reading “You needn’t answer my question, ma’am,” resumed Johnny Kent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The spinster realized that it was her duty to intervene as a peace-maker between these belligerents, but she felt powerless to move from the spot, which happened to be in the middle of Johnny Kent’s imaginary pasture, between the brook and the hay-field.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It’s as plain as a picture on the wall.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “This pestiferous Cuban gent wanders over here without bein’ invited and makes himself unpopular.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “You will min’ your own business,” grandly declaimed Colonel Calvo.
pasturenounUS /ˈpæstʃər/
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading The spinster realized that it was her duty to intervene as a peace-maker between these belligerents, but she felt powerless to move from the spot, which happened to be in the middle of Johnny Kent’s imaginary pasture, between the brook and the hay-field.
peace-maker
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From this reading The spinster realized that it was her duty to intervene as a peace-maker between these belligerents, but she felt powerless to move from the spot, which happened to be in the middle of Johnny Kent’s imaginary pasture, between the brook and the hay-field.
pestiferousadjective
contaminated with infecting organisms
From this reading “This pestiferous Cuban gent wanders over here without bein’ invited and makes himself unpopular.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading It’s as plain as a picture on the wall.”
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading It’s as plain as a picture on the wall.”
powerlessadjectiveUS /ˈpaʊərləs/
lacking power
From this reading The spinster realized that it was her duty to intervene as a peace-maker between these belligerents, but she felt powerless to move from the spot, which happened to be in the middle of Johnny Kent’s imaginary pasture, between the brook and the hay-field.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “You needn’t answer my question, ma’am,” resumed Johnny Kent.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading The spinster realized that it was her duty to intervene as a peace-maker between these belligerents, but she felt powerless to move from the spot, which happened to be in the middle of Johnny Kent’s imaginary pasture, between the brook and the hay-field.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading “You needn’t answer my question, ma’am,” resumed Johnny Kent.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The spinster realized that it was her duty to intervene as a peace-maker between these belligerents, but she felt powerless to move from the spot, which happened to be in the middle of Johnny Kent’s imaginary pasture, between the brook and the hay-field.
spinsternounUS /ˈspɪnstər/
an elderly unmarried woman
From this reading The spinster realized that it was her duty to intervene as a peace-maker between these belligerents, but she felt powerless to move from the spot, which happened to be in the middle of Johnny Kent’s imaginary pasture, between the brook and the hay-field.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The spinster realized that it was her duty to intervene as a peace-maker between these belligerents, but she felt powerless to move from the spot, which happened to be in the middle of Johnny Kent’s imaginary pasture, between the brook and the hay-field.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The spinster realized that it was her duty to intervene as a peace-maker between these belligerents, but she felt powerless to move from the spot, which happened to be in the middle of Johnny Kent’s imaginary pasture, between the brook and the hay-field.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It’s as plain as a picture on the wall.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The spinster realized that it was her duty to intervene as a peace-maker between these belligerents, but she felt powerless to move from the spot, which happened to be in the middle of Johnny Kent’s imaginary pasture, between the brook and the hay-field.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This pestiferous Cuban gent wanders over here without bein’ invited and makes himself unpopular.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The spinster realized that it was her duty to intervene as a peace-maker between these belligerents, but she felt powerless to move from the spot, which happened to be in the middle of Johnny Kent’s imaginary pasture, between the brook and the hay-field.
unpopularadjectiveUS /ˌʌnˈpɑːpjələr/
regarded with disfavor or lacking general approval
From this reading “This pestiferous Cuban gent wanders over here without bein’ invited and makes himself unpopular.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading It’s as plain as a picture on the wall.”
wandersverbUS /ˈwɑːndərz/
third-person singular of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “This pestiferous Cuban gent wanders over here without bein’ invited and makes himself unpopular.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The spinster realized that it was her duty to intervene as a peace-maker between these belligerents, but she felt powerless to move from the spot, which happened to be in the middle of Johnny Kent’s imaginary pasture, between the brook and the hay-field.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The spinster realized that it was her duty to intervene as a peace-maker between these belligerents, but she felt powerless to move from the spot, which happened to be in the middle of Johnny Kent’s imaginary pasture, between the brook and the hay-field.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “You will min’ your own business,” grandly declaimed Colonel Calvo.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “This pestiferous Cuban gent wanders over here without bein’ invited and makes himself unpopular.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You will min’ your own business,” grandly declaimed Colonel Calvo.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You will min’ your own business,” grandly declaimed Colonel Calvo.
