used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Hardly ever,” laughed the widow, good-naturedly, “and I don’t want to lose the chance.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I told him I’d go if he would bring me around here to let you know what had become of me, and so he did.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading You know Deacon Hawkins isn’t asking somebody every day to go sleighing with him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now, good-by, and I’ll be sure to be present at the next meeting.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now, good-by, and I’ll be sure to be present at the next meeting.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading I told him I’d go if he would bring me around here to let you know what had become of me, and so he did.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I told him I’d go if he would bring me around here to let you know what had become of me, and so he did.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “Hardly ever,” laughed the widow, good-naturedly, “and I don’t want to lose the chance.
commentedverbUS /ˈkɑːmentəd/
past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on
From this reading “Well, did you ever?” commented Sister Poteet, generally.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading You know Deacon Hawkins isn’t asking somebody every day to go sleighing with him.
DeaconnounUS /ˈdiːkən/
a Protestant layman who assists the minister
From this reading You know Deacon Hawkins isn’t asking somebody every day to go sleighing with him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Well, did you ever?” commented Sister Poteet, generally.
don't
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From this reading “Hardly ever,” laughed the widow, good-naturedly, “and I don’t want to lose the chance.
at any time
From this reading “Well, did you ever?” commented Sister Poteet, generally.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading You know Deacon Hawkins isn’t asking somebody every day to go sleighing with him.
usually; as a rule
From this reading “Well, did you ever?” commented Sister Poteet, generally.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You know Deacon Hawkins isn’t asking somebody every day to go sleighing with him.
good-bynoun
a farewell remark
From this reading Now, good-by, and I’ll be sure to be present at the next meeting.
good-naturedlyadverbUS /ˈɡʊdˈneɪtʃərdli/
in a good-natured manner
From this reading “Hardly ever,” laughed the widow, good-naturedly, “and I don’t want to lose the chance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I told him I’d go if he would bring me around here to let you know what had become of me, and so he did.
only a very short time before
From this reading “Hardly ever,” laughed the widow, good-naturedly, “and I don’t want to lose the chance.
HawkinsnounUS /ˈhɔːkɪnz/
English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)
From this reading You know Deacon Hawkins isn’t asking somebody every day to go sleighing with him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I told him I’d go if he would bring me around here to let you know what had become of me, and so he did.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I told him I’d go if he would bring me around here to let you know what had become of me, and so he did.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You know Deacon Hawkins isn’t asking somebody every day to go sleighing with him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Hardly ever,” laughed the widow, good-naturedly, “and I don’t want to lose the chance.
I'd
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From this reading I told him I’d go if he would bring me around here to let you know what had become of me, and so he did.
I'll
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From this reading Now, good-by, and I’ll be sure to be present at the next meeting.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I told him I’d go if he would bring me around here to let you know what had become of me, and so he did.
isn't
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From this reading You know Deacon Hawkins isn’t asking somebody every day to go sleighing with him.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know Deacon Hawkins isn’t asking somebody every day to go sleighing with him.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Hardly ever,” laughed the widow, good-naturedly, “and I don’t want to lose the chance.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I told him I’d go if he would bring me around here to let you know what had become of me, and so he did.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “Hardly ever,” laughed the widow, good-naturedly, “and I don’t want to lose the chance.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I told him I’d go if he would bring me around here to let you know what had become of me, and so he did.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading Now, good-by, and I’ll be sure to be present at the next meeting.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Now, good-by, and I’ll be sure to be present at the next meeting.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, good-by, and I’ll be sure to be present at the next meeting.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I told him I’d go if he would bring me around here to let you know what had become of me, and so he did.
Poteet
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From this reading “Well, did you ever?” commented Sister Poteet, generally.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Now, good-by, and I’ll be sure to be present at the next meeting.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “Well, did you ever?” commented Sister Poteet, generally.
sleighing
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From this reading You know Deacon Hawkins isn’t asking somebody every day to go sleighing with him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I told him I’d go if he would bring me around here to let you know what had become of me, and so he did.
a person, without saying who
From this reading You know Deacon Hawkins isn’t asking somebody every day to go sleighing with him.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Now, good-by, and I’ll be sure to be present at the next meeting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Hardly ever,” laughed the widow, good-naturedly, “and I don’t want to lose the chance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Hardly ever,” laughed the widow, good-naturedly, “and I don’t want to lose the chance.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I told him I’d go if he would bring me around here to let you know what had become of me, and so he did.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Hardly ever,” laughed the widow, good-naturedly, “and I don’t want to lose the chance.
(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 “Well, did you ever?” commented Sister Poteet, generally.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I told him I’d go if he would bring me around here to let you know what had become of me, and so he did.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading “Hardly ever,” laughed the widow, good-naturedly, “and I don’t want to lose the chance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You know Deacon Hawkins isn’t asking somebody every day to go sleighing with him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I told him I’d go if he would bring me around here to let you know what had become of me, and so he did.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, did you ever?” commented Sister Poteet, generally.
