used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Every now and then the boy paused, heaving a deep sigh.
Ah
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From this reading Ah well, Maidy Susan will never know from me, that’s one comfort.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dick tore the silk carefully into even strips, while Sam knocked the ends off the tubs, and broke the staves apart.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading Dick tore the silk carefully into even strips, while Sam knocked the ends off the tubs, and broke the staves apart.
a youthful male person
From this reading Every now and then the boy paused, heaving a deep sigh.
lacking funds
From this reading Dick tore the silk carefully into even strips, while Sam knocked the ends off the tubs, and broke the staves apart.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Dick tore the silk carefully into even strips, while Sam knocked the ends off the tubs, and broke the staves apart.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading Ah well, Maidy Susan will never know from me, that’s one comfort.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Every now and then the boy paused, heaving a deep sigh.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick tore the silk carefully into even strips, while Sam knocked the ends off the tubs, and broke the staves apart.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "’Tis like a knife goin’ through my soul every time I hear the hoosh ye do make," he said.
don't
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From this reading "There, I says to myself, there goes the sleeve, and that’s the petticoat, and there’s this part and that I don’t know the true name of.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Dick tore the silk carefully into even strips, while Sam knocked the ends off the tubs, and broke the staves apart.
divisible by two
From this reading Dick tore the silk carefully into even strips, while Sam knocked the ends off the tubs, and broke the staves apart.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every now and then the boy paused, heaving a deep sigh.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ah well, Maidy Susan will never know from me, that’s one comfort.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading "There, I says to myself, there goes the sleeve, and that’s the petticoat, and there’s this part and that I don’t know the true name of.
goin
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From this reading "’Tis like a knife goin’ through my soul every time I hear the hoosh ye do make," he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "’Tis like a knife goin’ through my soul every time I hear the hoosh ye do make," he said.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "’Tis like a knife goin’ through my soul every time I hear the hoosh ye do make," he said.
heavingnounUS /ˈhiːvɪŋ/
an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
From this reading Every now and then the boy paused, heaving a deep sigh.
hoosh
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From this reading "’Tis like a knife goin’ through my soul every time I hear the hoosh ye do make," he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "’Tis like a knife goin’ through my soul every time I hear the hoosh ye do make," he said.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dick tore the silk carefully into even strips, while Sam knocked the ends off the tubs, and broke the staves apart.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading "’Tis like a knife goin’ through my soul every time I hear the hoosh ye do make," he said.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading Dick tore the silk carefully into even strips, while Sam knocked the ends off the tubs, and broke the staves apart.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "There, I says to myself, there goes the sleeve, and that’s the petticoat, and there’s this part and that I don’t know the true name of.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "’Tis like a knife goin’ through my soul every time I hear the hoosh ye do make," he said.
Maidy
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From this reading Ah well, Maidy Susan will never know from me, that’s one comfort.
engage in
From this reading "’Tis like a knife goin’ through my soul every time I hear the hoosh ye do make," he said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ah well, Maidy Susan will never know from me, that’s one comfort.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "’Tis like a knife goin’ through my soul every time I hear the hoosh ye do make," he said.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "There, I says to myself, there goes the sleeve, and that’s the petticoat, and there’s this part and that I don’t know the true name of.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "There, I says to myself, there goes the sleeve, and that’s the petticoat, and there’s this part and that I don’t know the true name of.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Ah well, Maidy Susan will never know from me, that’s one comfort.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Every now and then the boy paused, heaving a deep sigh.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There, I says to myself, there goes the sleeve, and that’s the petticoat, and there’s this part and that I don’t know the true name of.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Dick tore the silk carefully into even strips, while Sam knocked the ends off the tubs, and broke the staves apart.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ah well, Maidy Susan will never know from me, that’s one comfort.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "There, I says to myself, there goes the sleeve, and that’s the petticoat, and there’s this part and that I don’t know the true name of.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Every now and then the boy paused, heaving a deep sigh.
petticoatnounUS /ˈpetikoʊt/
undergarment worn under a skirt
From this reading "There, I says to myself, there goes the sleeve, and that’s the petticoat, and there’s this part and that I don’t know the true name of.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "’Tis like a knife goin’ through my soul every time I hear the hoosh ye do make," he said.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Dick tore the silk carefully into even strips, while Sam knocked the ends off the tubs, and broke the staves apart.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "There, I says to myself, there goes the sleeve, and that’s the petticoat, and there’s this part and that I don’t know the true name of.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Every now and then the boy paused, heaving a deep sigh.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading Dick tore the silk carefully into even strips, while Sam knocked the ends off the tubs, and broke the staves apart.
sleevenounUS /sliːv/
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading "There, I says to myself, there goes the sleeve, and that’s the petticoat, and there’s this part and that I don’t know the true name of.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "’Tis like a knife goin’ through my soul every time I hear the hoosh ye do make," he said.
stavesnounUS /steɪvz/
plural of “stave” — (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
From this reading Dick tore the silk carefully into even strips, while Sam knocked the ends off the tubs, and broke the staves apart.
stripsnounUS /strɪps/
plural of “strip” — a relatively long narrow piece of something
From this reading Dick tore the silk carefully into even strips, while Sam knocked the ends off the tubs, and broke the staves apart.
Susan
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From this reading Ah well, Maidy Susan will never know from me, that’s one comfort.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There, I says to myself, there goes the sleeve, and that’s the petticoat, and there’s this part and that I don’t know the true name of.
that's
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From this reading "There, I says to myself, there goes the sleeve, and that’s the petticoat, and there’s this part and that I don’t know the true name of.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dick tore the silk carefully into even strips, while Sam knocked the ends off the tubs, and broke the staves apart.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Every now and then the boy paused, heaving a deep sigh.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There, I says to myself, there goes the sleeve, and that’s the petticoat, and there’s this part and that I don’t know the true name of.
there's
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From this reading "There, I says to myself, there goes the sleeve, and that’s the petticoat, and there’s this part and that I don’t know the true name of.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "There, I says to myself, there goes the sleeve, and that’s the petticoat, and there’s this part and that I don’t know the true name of.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "’Tis like a knife goin’ through my soul every time I hear the hoosh ye do make," he said.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "’Tis like a knife goin’ through my soul every time I hear the hoosh ye do make," he said.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading "’Tis like a knife goin’ through my soul every time I hear the hoosh ye do make," he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There, I says to myself, there goes the sleeve, and that’s the petticoat, and there’s this part and that I don’t know the true name of.
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading Dick tore the silk carefully into even strips, while Sam knocked the ends off the tubs, and broke the staves apart.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "There, I says to myself, there goes the sleeve, and that’s the petticoat, and there’s this part and that I don’t know the true name of.
tubsnounUS /tʌbz/
plural of “tub” — a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
From this reading Dick tore the silk carefully into even strips, while Sam knocked the ends off the tubs, and broke the staves apart.
(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 Ah well, Maidy Susan will never know from me, that’s one comfort.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Dick tore the silk carefully into even strips, while Sam knocked the ends off the tubs, and broke the staves apart.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Ah well, Maidy Susan will never know from me, that’s one comfort.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "’Tis like a knife goin’ through my soul every time I hear the hoosh ye do make," he said.
