used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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a-sufferin
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From this reading "Whatever trouble you're a-sufferin' from," said Martha, as he was going, "I can tell you one sure thing about it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Whatever trouble you're a-sufferin' from," said Martha, as he was going, "I can tell you one sure thing about it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Once I would have been glad to die the minute after sorrow came.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Time changes it so's you wouldn't think it was the same trouble a year afterwards.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now, if you wait, and have patience, and don't do anything one way or another for a month, you'll be real glad you waited.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Now, if you wait, and have patience, and don't do anything one way or another for a month, you'll be real glad you waited.
any thing at all
From this reading Now, if you wait, and have patience, and don't do anything one way or another for a month, you'll be real glad you waited.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Whatever trouble you're a-sufferin' from," said Martha, as he was going, "I can tell you one sure thing about it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now, if you wait, and have patience, and don't do anything one way or another for a month, you'll be real glad you waited.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Once I would have been glad to die the minute after sorrow came.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Once I would have been glad to die the minute after sorrow came.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Whatever trouble you're a-sufferin' from," said Martha, as he was going, "I can tell you one sure thing about it.
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading Time changes it so's you wouldn't think it was the same trouble a year afterwards.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Once I would have been glad to die the minute after sorrow came.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Now, if you wait, and have patience, and don't do anything one way or another for a month, you'll be real glad you waited.
don't
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From this reading Now, if you wait, and have patience, and don't do anything one way or another for a month, you'll be real glad you waited.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now, if you wait, and have patience, and don't do anything one way or another for a month, you'll be real glad you waited.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Whatever trouble you're a-sufferin' from," said Martha, as he was going, "I can tell you one sure thing about it.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Now, if you wait, and have patience, and don't do anything one way or another for a month, you'll be real glad you waited.
the act of departing
From this reading "Whatever trouble you're a-sufferin' from," said Martha, as he was going, "I can tell you one sure thing about it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now, if you wait, and have patience, and don't do anything one way or another for a month, you'll be real glad you waited.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Whatever trouble you're a-sufferin' from," said Martha, as he was going, "I can tell you one sure thing about it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Whatever trouble you're a-sufferin' from," said Martha, as he was going, "I can tell you one sure thing about it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now, if you wait, and have patience, and don't do anything one way or another for a month, you'll be real glad you waited.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Whatever trouble you're a-sufferin' from," said Martha, as he was going, "I can tell you one sure thing about it.
Martha
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From this reading "Whatever trouble you're a-sufferin' from," said Martha, as he was going, "I can tell you one sure thing about it.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Once I would have been glad to die the minute after sorrow came.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Now, if you wait, and have patience, and don't do anything one way or another for a month, you'll be real glad you waited.
NOTHINGNESSnounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋnəs/
the state of nonexistence
From this reading THE ROAD TO NOTHINGNESS.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, if you wait, and have patience, and don't do anything one way or another for a month, you'll be real glad you waited.
on one occasion
From this reading Once I would have been glad to die the minute after sorrow came.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Whatever trouble you're a-sufferin' from," said Martha, as he was going, "I can tell you one sure thing about it.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now, if you wait, and have patience, and don't do anything one way or another for a month, you'll be real glad you waited.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading Now, if you wait, and have patience, and don't do anything one way or another for a month, you'll be real glad you waited.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Now, if you wait, and have patience, and don't do anything one way or another for a month, you'll be real glad you waited.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading THE ROAD TO NOTHINGNESS.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Whatever trouble you're a-sufferin' from," said Martha, as he was going, "I can tell you one sure thing about it.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Time changes it so's you wouldn't think it was the same trouble a year afterwards.
so'snounUS /soʊz/
possessive form of “so” — the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
From this reading Time changes it so's you wouldn't think it was the same trouble a year afterwards.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading Once I would have been glad to die the minute after sorrow came.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Whatever trouble you're a-sufferin' from," said Martha, as he was going, "I can tell you one sure thing about it.
express in words
From this reading "Whatever trouble you're a-sufferin' from," said Martha, as he was going, "I can tell you one sure thing about it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROAD TO NOTHINGNESS.
a special situation
From this reading "Whatever trouble you're a-sufferin' from," said Martha, as he was going, "I can tell you one sure thing about it.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Time changes it so's you wouldn't think it was the same trouble a year afterwards.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Time changes it so's you wouldn't think it was the same trouble a year afterwards.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ROAD TO NOTHINGNESS.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "Whatever trouble you're a-sufferin' from," said Martha, as he was going, "I can tell you one sure thing about it.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Now, if you wait, and have patience, and don't do anything one way or another for a month, you'll be real glad you waited.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Now, if you wait, and have patience, and don't do anything one way or another for a month, you'll be real glad you waited.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Whatever trouble you're a-sufferin' from," said Martha, as he was going, "I can tell you one sure thing about it.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Now, if you wait, and have patience, and don't do anything one way or another for a month, you'll be real glad you waited.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading "Whatever trouble you're a-sufferin' from," said Martha, as he was going, "I can tell you one sure thing about it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Once I would have been glad to die the minute after sorrow came.
wouldn't
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From this reading Time changes it so's you wouldn't think it was the same trouble a year afterwards.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Time changes it so's you wouldn't think it was the same trouble a year afterwards.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Whatever trouble you're a-sufferin' from," said Martha, as he was going, "I can tell you one sure thing about it.
you'll
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From this reading Now, if you wait, and have patience, and don't do anything one way or another for a month, you'll be real glad you waited.
you're
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From this reading "Whatever trouble you're a-sufferin' from," said Martha, as he was going, "I can tell you one sure thing about it.
