used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ever since my last birthday there has a great change come over me for I have not kept my diary.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This shows how I am misunderstood by my family, and I told mother so, but she said for goodness' sake not to get _that_ idea into my head, for girls that were always complaining about being "misunderstood" were the kind that got divorces from their husbands afterward.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Mother took me to one side that morning and said it was time for me to act like I was growing up now.
advisingverbUS /ædˈvaɪzɪŋ/
-ing form of “advise” — give advice to
From this reading She said all the ladies of the neighborhood nearly worried her to death advising her to teach me how to work and saying it was simply ridiculous for a great big girl like me to lie flat on her stomach reading a book all day in the grass.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading This shows how I am misunderstood by my family, and I told mother so, but she said for goodness' sake not to get _that_ idea into my head, for girls that were always complaining about being "misunderstood" were the kind that got divorces from their husbands afterward.
(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 She said all the ladies of the neighborhood nearly worried her to death advising her to teach me how to work and saying it was simply ridiculous for a great big girl like me to lie flat on her stomach reading a book all day in the grass.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading This shows how I am misunderstood by my family, and I told mother so, but she said for goodness' sake not to get _that_ idea into my head, for girls that were always complaining about being "misunderstood" were the kind that got divorces from their husbands afterward.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading This shows how I am misunderstood by my family, and I told mother so, but she said for goodness' sake not to get _that_ idea into my head, for girls that were always complaining about being "misunderstood" were the kind that got divorces from their husbands afterward.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mother took me to one side that morning and said it was time for me to act like I was growing up now.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She said many a girl as big as me could pick a chicken and I couldn't do a thing but write a diary; and would even run and stop up my ears every time Mammy Lou started to wring one's head off.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading This shows how I am misunderstood by my family, and I told mother so, but she said for goodness' sake not to get _that_ idea into my head, for girls that were always complaining about being "misunderstood" were the kind that got divorces from their husbands afterward.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She said many a girl as big as me could pick a chicken and I couldn't do a thing but write a diary; and would even run and stop up my ears every time Mammy Lou started to wring one's head off.
birthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading Ever since my last birthday there has a great change come over me for I have not kept my diary.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading She said all the ladies of the neighborhood nearly worried her to death advising her to teach me how to work and saying it was simply ridiculous for a great big girl like me to lie flat on her stomach reading a book all day in the grass.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She said many a girl as big as me could pick a chicken and I couldn't do a thing but write a diary; and would even run and stop up my ears every time Mammy Lou started to wring one's head off.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This shows how I am misunderstood by my family, and I told mother so, but she said for goodness' sake not to get _that_ idea into my head, for girls that were always complaining about being "misunderstood" were the kind that got divorces from their husbands afterward.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Ever since my last birthday there has a great change come over me for I have not kept my diary.
chickennounUS /ˈtʃɪkən/
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading She said many a girl as big as me could pick a chicken and I couldn't do a thing but write a diary; and would even run and stop up my ears every time Mammy Lou started to wring one's head off.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Ever since my last birthday there has a great change come over me for I have not kept my diary.
complainingadjectiveUS /kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ/
expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment
From this reading This shows how I am misunderstood by my family, and I told mother so, but she said for goodness' sake not to get _that_ idea into my head, for girls that were always complaining about being "misunderstood" were the kind that got divorces from their husbands afterward.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She said many a girl as big as me could pick a chicken and I couldn't do a thing but write a diary; and would even run and stop up my ears every time Mammy Lou started to wring one's head off.
couldn't
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From this reading She said many a girl as big as me could pick a chicken and I couldn't do a thing but write a diary; and would even run and stop up my ears every time Mammy Lou started to wring one's head off.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She said all the ladies of the neighborhood nearly worried her to death advising her to teach me how to work and saying it was simply ridiculous for a great big girl like me to lie flat on her stomach reading a book all day in the grass.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading She said all the ladies of the neighborhood nearly worried her to death advising her to teach me how to work and saying it was simply ridiculous for a great big girl like me to lie flat on her stomach reading a book all day in the grass.
diarynounUS /ˈdaɪəri/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading Ever since my last birthday there has a great change come over me for I have not kept my diary.
divorcesnounUS /dɪˈvɔːrsɪz/
plural of “divorce” — the legal dissolution of a marriage
From this reading This shows how I am misunderstood by my family, and I told mother so, but she said for goodness' sake not to get _that_ idea into my head, for girls that were always complaining about being "misunderstood" were the kind that got divorces from their husbands afterward.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She said many a girl as big as me could pick a chicken and I couldn't do a thing but write a diary; and would even run and stop up my ears every time Mammy Lou started to wring one's head off.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading She said many a girl as big as me could pick a chicken and I couldn't do a thing but write a diary; and would even run and stop up my ears every time Mammy Lou started to wring one's head off.
divisible by two
From this reading She said many a girl as big as me could pick a chicken and I couldn't do a thing but write a diary; and would even run and stop up my ears every time Mammy Lou started to wring one's head off.
at any time
From this reading Ever since my last birthday there has a great change come over me for I have not kept my diary.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She said many a girl as big as me could pick a chicken and I couldn't do a thing but write a diary; and would even run and stop up my ears every time Mammy Lou started to wring one's head off.
a social unit living together
From this reading This shows how I am misunderstood by my family, and I told mother so, but she said for goodness' sake not to get _that_ idea into my head, for girls that were always complaining about being "misunderstood" were the kind that got divorces from their husbands afterward.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading She said all the ladies of the neighborhood nearly worried her to death advising her to teach me how to work and saying it was simply ridiculous for a great big girl like me to lie flat on her stomach reading a book all day in the grass.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ever since my last birthday there has a great change come over me for I have not kept my diary.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This shows how I am misunderstood by my family, and I told mother so, but she said for goodness' sake not to get _that_ idea into my head, for girls that were always complaining about being "misunderstood" were the kind that got divorces from their husbands afterward.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading This shows how I am misunderstood by my family, and I told mother so, but she said for goodness' sake not to get _that_ idea into my head, for girls that were always complaining about being "misunderstood" were the kind that got divorces from their husbands afterward.
a young female
From this reading She said many a girl as big as me could pick a chicken and I couldn't do a thing but write a diary; and would even run and stop up my ears every time Mammy Lou started to wring one's head off.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading This shows how I am misunderstood by my family, and I told mother so, but she said for goodness' sake not to get _that_ idea into my head, for girls that were always complaining about being "misunderstood" were the kind that got divorces from their husbands afterward.
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading This shows how I am misunderstood by my family, and I told mother so, but she said for goodness' sake not to get _that_ idea into my head, for girls that were always complaining about being "misunderstood" were the kind that got divorces from their husbands afterward.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading This shows how I am misunderstood by my family, and I told mother so, but she said for goodness' sake not to get _that_ idea into my head, for girls that were always complaining about being "misunderstood" were the kind that got divorces from their husbands afterward.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading She said all the ladies of the neighborhood nearly worried her to death advising her to teach me how to work and saying it was simply ridiculous for a great big girl like me to lie flat on her stomach reading a book all day in the grass.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Ever since my last birthday there has a great change come over me for I have not kept my diary.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Mother took me to one side that morning and said it was time for me to act like I was growing up now.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ever since my last birthday there has a great change come over me for I have not kept my diary.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ever since my last birthday there has a great change come over me for I have not kept my diary.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She said many a girl as big as me could pick a chicken and I couldn't do a thing but write a diary; and would even run and stop up my ears every time Mammy Lou started to wring one's head off.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She said all the ladies of the neighborhood nearly worried her to death advising her to teach me how to work and saying it was simply ridiculous for a great big girl like me to lie flat on her stomach reading a book all day in the grass.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She said all the ladies of the neighborhood nearly worried her to death advising her to teach me how to work and saying it was simply ridiculous for a great big girl like me to lie flat on her stomach reading a book all day in the grass.
husbandsnounUS /ˈhʌzbəndz/
plural of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading This shows how I am misunderstood by my family, and I told mother so, but she said for goodness' sake not to get _that_ idea into my head, for girls that were always complaining about being "misunderstood" were the kind that got divorces from their husbands afterward.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ever since my last birthday there has a great change come over me for I have not kept my diary.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading This shows how I am misunderstood by my family, and I told mother so, but she said for goodness' sake not to get _that_ idea into my head, for girls that were always complaining about being "misunderstood" were the kind that got divorces from their husbands afterward.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She said all the ladies of the neighborhood nearly worried her to death advising her to teach me how to work and saying it was simply ridiculous for a great big girl like me to lie flat on her stomach reading a book all day in the grass.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This shows how I am misunderstood by my family, and I told mother so, but she said for goodness' sake not to get _that_ idea into my head, for girls that were always complaining about being "misunderstood" were the kind that got divorces from their husbands afterward.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mother took me to one side that morning and said it was time for me to act like I was growing up now.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Ever since my last birthday there has a great change come over me for I have not kept my diary.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading This shows how I am misunderstood by my family, and I told mother so, but she said for goodness' sake not to get _that_ idea into my head, for girls that were always complaining about being "misunderstood" were the kind that got divorces from their husbands afterward.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading She said all the ladies of the neighborhood nearly worried her to death advising her to teach me how to work and saying it was simply ridiculous for a great big girl like me to lie flat on her stomach reading a book all day in the grass.
immediately past
From this reading Ever since my last birthday there has a great change come over me for I have not kept my diary.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading She said all the ladies of the neighborhood nearly worried her to death advising her to teach me how to work and saying it was simply ridiculous for a great big girl like me to lie flat on her stomach reading a book all day in the grass.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Mother took me to one side that morning and said it was time for me to act like I was growing up now.
Lou
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From this reading She said many a girl as big as me could pick a chicken and I couldn't do a thing but write a diary; and would even run and stop up my ears every time Mammy Lou started to wring one's head off.
Mammynoun
an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.
From this reading She said many a girl as big as me could pick a chicken and I couldn't do a thing but write a diary; and would even run and stop up my ears every time Mammy Lou started to wring one's head off.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading She said many a girl as big as me could pick a chicken and I couldn't do a thing but write a diary; and would even run and stop up my ears every time Mammy Lou started to wring one's head off.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ever since my last birthday there has a great change come over me for I have not kept my diary.
misunderstoodadjectiveUS /ˌmɪsəndərˈstʊd/
wrongly understood
From this reading This shows how I am misunderstood by my family, and I told mother so, but she said for goodness' sake not to get _that_ idea into my head, for girls that were always complaining about being "misunderstood" were the kind that got divorces from their husbands afterward.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Mother took me to one side that morning and said it was time for me to act like I was growing up now.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Mother took me to one side that morning and said it was time for me to act like I was growing up now.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ever since my last birthday there has a great change come over me for I have not kept my diary.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She said all the ladies of the neighborhood nearly worried her to death advising her to teach me how to work and saying it was simply ridiculous for a great big girl like me to lie flat on her stomach reading a book all day in the grass.
neighborhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading She said all the ladies of the neighborhood nearly worried her to death advising her to teach me how to work and saying it was simply ridiculous for a great big girl like me to lie flat on her stomach reading a book all day in the grass.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ever since my last birthday there has a great change come over me for I have not kept my diary.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Mother took me to one side that morning and said it was time for me to act like I was growing up now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She said all the ladies of the neighborhood nearly worried her to death advising her to teach me how to work and saying it was simply ridiculous for a great big girl like me to lie flat on her stomach reading a book all day in the grass.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She said many a girl as big as me could pick a chicken and I couldn't do a thing but write a diary; and would even run and stop up my ears every time Mammy Lou started to wring one's head off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She said all the ladies of the neighborhood nearly worried her to death advising her to teach me how to work and saying it was simply ridiculous for a great big girl like me to lie flat on her stomach reading a book all day in the grass.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mother took me to one side that morning and said it was time for me to act like I was growing up now.
one's
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From this reading She said many a girl as big as me could pick a chicken and I couldn't do a thing but write a diary; and would even run and stop up my ears every time Mammy Lou started to wring one's head off.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Ever since my last birthday there has a great change come over me for I have not kept my diary.
select carefully from a group
From this reading She said many a girl as big as me could pick a chicken and I couldn't do a thing but write a diary; and would even run and stop up my ears every time Mammy Lou started to wring one's head off.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading She said all the ladies of the neighborhood nearly worried her to death advising her to teach me how to work and saying it was simply ridiculous for a great big girl like me to lie flat on her stomach reading a book all day in the grass.
inspiring scornful pity
From this reading She said all the ladies of the neighborhood nearly worried her to death advising her to teach me how to work and saying it was simply ridiculous for a great big girl like me to lie flat on her stomach reading a book all day in the grass.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading She said many a girl as big as me could pick a chicken and I couldn't do a thing but write a diary; and would even run and stop up my ears every time Mammy Lou started to wring one's head off.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mother took me to one side that morning and said it was time for me to act like I was growing up now.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading This shows how I am misunderstood by my family, and I told mother so, but she said for goodness' sake not to get _that_ idea into my head, for girls that were always complaining about being "misunderstood" were the kind that got divorces from their husbands afterward.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading She said all the ladies of the neighborhood nearly worried her to death advising her to teach me how to work and saying it was simply ridiculous for a great big girl like me to lie flat on her stomach reading a book all day in the grass.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said many a girl as big as me could pick a chicken and I couldn't do a thing but write a diary; and would even run and stop up my ears every time Mammy Lou started to wring one's head off.
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading This shows how I am misunderstood by my family, and I told mother so, but she said for goodness' sake not to get _that_ idea into my head, for girls that were always complaining about being "misunderstood" were the kind that got divorces from their husbands afterward.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Mother took me to one side that morning and said it was time for me to act like I was growing up now.
and nothing more
From this reading She said all the ladies of the neighborhood nearly worried her to death advising her to teach me how to work and saying it was simply ridiculous for a great big girl like me to lie flat on her stomach reading a book all day in the grass.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Ever since my last birthday there has a great change come over me for I have not kept my diary.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This shows how I am misunderstood by my family, and I told mother so, but she said for goodness' sake not to get _that_ idea into my head, for girls that were always complaining about being "misunderstood" were the kind that got divorces from their husbands afterward.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading She said many a girl as big as me could pick a chicken and I couldn't do a thing but write a diary; and would even run and stop up my ears every time Mammy Lou started to wring one's head off.
stomachnounUS /ˈstʌmək/
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading She said all the ladies of the neighborhood nearly worried her to death advising her to teach me how to work and saying it was simply ridiculous for a great big girl like me to lie flat on her stomach reading a book all day in the grass.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading She said many a girl as big as me could pick a chicken and I couldn't do a thing but write a diary; and would even run and stop up my ears every time Mammy Lou started to wring one's head off.
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading She said all the ladies of the neighborhood nearly worried her to death advising her to teach me how to work and saying it was simply ridiculous for a great big girl like me to lie flat on her stomach reading a book all day in the grass.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mother took me to one side that morning and said it was time for me to act like I was growing up now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She said all the ladies of the neighborhood nearly worried her to death advising her to teach me how to work and saying it was simply ridiculous for a great big girl like me to lie flat on her stomach reading a book all day in the grass.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This shows how I am misunderstood by my family, and I told mother so, but she said for goodness' sake not to get _that_ idea into my head, for girls that were always complaining about being "misunderstood" were the kind that got divorces from their husbands afterward.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Ever since my last birthday there has a great change come over me for I have not kept my diary.
a special situation
From this reading She said many a girl as big as me could pick a chicken and I couldn't do a thing but write a diary; and would even run and stop up my ears every time Mammy Lou started to wring one's head off.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This shows how I am misunderstood by my family, and I told mother so, but she said for goodness' sake not to get _that_ idea into my head, for girls that were always complaining about being "misunderstood" were the kind that got divorces from their husbands afterward.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Mother took me to one side that morning and said it was time for me to act like I was growing up now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mother took me to one side that morning and said it was time for me to act like I was growing up now.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading This shows how I am misunderstood by my family, and I told mother so, but she said for goodness' sake not to get _that_ idea into my head, for girls that were always complaining about being "misunderstood" were the kind that got divorces from their husbands afterward.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Mother took me to one side that morning and said it was time for me to act like I was growing up now.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mother took me to one side that morning and said it was time for me to act like I was growing up now.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mother took me to one side that morning and said it was time for me to act like I was growing up now.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This shows how I am misunderstood by my family, and I told mother so, but she said for goodness' sake not to get _that_ idea into my head, for girls that were always complaining about being "misunderstood" were the kind that got divorces from their husbands afterward.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She said all the ladies of the neighborhood nearly worried her to death advising her to teach me how to work and saying it was simply ridiculous for a great big girl like me to lie flat on her stomach reading a book all day in the grass.
worriedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading She said all the ladies of the neighborhood nearly worried her to death advising her to teach me how to work and saying it was simply ridiculous for a great big girl like me to lie flat on her stomach reading a book all day in the grass.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She said many a girl as big as me could pick a chicken and I couldn't do a thing but write a diary; and would even run and stop up my ears every time Mammy Lou started to wring one's head off.
wringverbUS /rɪŋ/
twist and press out of shape
From this reading She said many a girl as big as me could pick a chicken and I couldn't do a thing but write a diary; and would even run and stop up my ears every time Mammy Lou started to wring one's head off.
produce a literary work
From this reading She said many a girl as big as me could pick a chicken and I couldn't do a thing but write a diary; and would even run and stop up my ears every time Mammy Lou started to wring one's head off.
