used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I am--I am to be--after this--just a mill girl, you know?"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I am--I am to be--after this--just a mill girl, you know?"
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading HELEN'S DESPAIR An hour afterward, the old nurse found Helen at the piano, her head bowed low over the old yellow keys.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am--I am to be--after this--just a mill girl, you know?"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading HELEN'S DESPAIR An hour afterward, the old nurse found Helen at the piano, her head bowed low over the old yellow keys.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a sob and her head sank lower over the piano.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Oh, Mammy, don't--don't dress me that way any more.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HELEN'S DESPAIR An hour afterward, the old nurse found Helen at the piano, her head bowed low over the old yellow keys.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I am--I am to be--after this--just a mill girl, you know?"
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading HELEN'S DESPAIR An hour afterward, the old nurse found Helen at the piano, her head bowed low over the old yellow keys.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading "It's gittin' t'wards dinner time, chile," she said tenderly, "an' time I was dressin' my queen gal for dinner an sendin' her out to get roses in her cheeks."
chilenounUS /ˈtʃɪli/
a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast
From this reading "It's gittin' t'wards dinner time, chile," she said tenderly, "an' time I was dressin' my queen gal for dinner an sendin' her out to get roses in her cheeks."
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading HELEN'S DESPAIR An hour afterward, the old nurse found Helen at the piano, her head bowed low over the old yellow keys.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading "It's gittin' t'wards dinner time, chile," she said tenderly, "an' time I was dressin' my queen gal for dinner an sendin' her out to get roses in her cheeks."
don't
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From this reading "Oh, Mammy, don't--don't dress me that way any more.
put on clothes
From this reading "Oh, Mammy, don't--don't dress me that way any more.
dressin
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From this reading "It's gittin' t'wards dinner time, chile," she said tenderly, "an' time I was dressin' my queen gal for dinner an sendin' her out to get roses in her cheeks."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It's gittin' t'wards dinner time, chile," she said tenderly, "an' time I was dressin' my queen gal for dinner an sendin' her out to get roses in her cheeks."
set up or found
From this reading HELEN'S DESPAIR An hour afterward, the old nurse found Helen at the piano, her head bowed low over the old yellow keys.
galnounUS /ɡæl/
United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
From this reading "It's gittin' t'wards dinner time, chile," she said tenderly, "an' time I was dressin' my queen gal for dinner an sendin' her out to get roses in her cheeks."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "It's gittin' t'wards dinner time, chile," she said tenderly, "an' time I was dressin' my queen gal for dinner an sendin' her out to get roses in her cheeks."
a young female
From this reading I am--I am to be--after this--just a mill girl, you know?"
gittin
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From this reading "It's gittin' t'wards dinner time, chile," she said tenderly, "an' time I was dressin' my queen gal for dinner an sendin' her out to get roses in her cheeks."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading HELEN'S DESPAIR An hour afterward, the old nurse found Helen at the piano, her head bowed low over the old yellow keys.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading HELEN'S DESPAIR An hour afterward, the old nurse found Helen at the piano, her head bowed low over the old yellow keys.
HELEN'SnounUS /ˈhelɪnz/
possessive form of “helen” — (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading HELEN'S DESPAIR An hour afterward, the old nurse found Helen at the piano, her head bowed low over the old yellow keys.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HELEN'S DESPAIR An hour afterward, the old nurse found Helen at the piano, her head bowed low over the old yellow keys.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading HELEN'S DESPAIR An hour afterward, the old nurse found Helen at the piano, her head bowed low over the old yellow keys.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It's gittin' t'wards dinner time, chile," she said tenderly, "an' time I was dressin' my queen gal for dinner an sendin' her out to get roses in her cheeks."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It's gittin' t'wards dinner time, chile," she said tenderly, "an' time I was dressin' my queen gal for dinner an sendin' her out to get roses in her cheeks."
It's
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From this reading "It's gittin' t'wards dinner time, chile," she said tenderly, "an' time I was dressin' my queen gal for dinner an sendin' her out to get roses in her cheeks."
and nothing more
From this reading I am--I am to be--after this--just a mill girl, you know?"
keysnounUS /kiːz/
plural of “key” — metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading HELEN'S DESPAIR An hour afterward, the old nurse found Helen at the piano, her head bowed low over the old yellow keys.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I am--I am to be--after this--just a mill girl, you know?"
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading HELEN'S DESPAIR An hour afterward, the old nurse found Helen at the piano, her head bowed low over the old yellow keys.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading There was a sob and her head sank lower over the piano.
Mammynoun
an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.
From this reading "Oh, Mammy, don't--don't dress me that way any more.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, Mammy, don't--don't dress me that way any more.
millverbUS /mɪl/
move about in a confused manner
From this reading I am--I am to be--after this--just a mill girl, you know?"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Oh, Mammy, don't--don't dress me that way any more.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It's gittin' t'wards dinner time, chile," she said tenderly, "an' time I was dressin' my queen gal for dinner an sendin' her out to get roses in her cheeks."
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading HELEN'S DESPAIR An hour afterward, the old nurse found Helen at the piano, her head bowed low over the old yellow keys.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Mammy, don't--don't dress me that way any more.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading HELEN'S DESPAIR An hour afterward, the old nurse found Helen at the piano, her head bowed low over the old yellow keys.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "It's gittin' t'wards dinner time, chile," she said tenderly, "an' time I was dressin' my queen gal for dinner an sendin' her out to get roses in her cheeks."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading HELEN'S DESPAIR An hour afterward, the old nurse found Helen at the piano, her head bowed low over the old yellow keys.
pianonounUS /piˈænoʊ/
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading HELEN'S DESPAIR An hour afterward, the old nurse found Helen at the piano, her head bowed low over the old yellow keys.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading "It's gittin' t'wards dinner time, chile," she said tenderly, "an' time I was dressin' my queen gal for dinner an sendin' her out to get roses in her cheeks."
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "It's gittin' t'wards dinner time, chile," she said tenderly, "an' time I was dressin' my queen gal for dinner an sendin' her out to get roses in her cheeks."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It's gittin' t'wards dinner time, chile," she said tenderly, "an' time I was dressin' my queen gal for dinner an sendin' her out to get roses in her cheeks."
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading There was a sob and her head sank lower over the piano.
sendin
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From this reading "It's gittin' t'wards dinner time, chile," she said tenderly, "an' time I was dressin' my queen gal for dinner an sendin' her out to get roses in her cheeks."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's gittin' t'wards dinner time, chile," she said tenderly, "an' time I was dressin' my queen gal for dinner an sendin' her out to get roses in her cheeks."
sobverbUS /sɑːb/
weep convulsively
From this reading There was a sob and her head sank lower over the piano.
t'wards
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From this reading "It's gittin' t'wards dinner time, chile," she said tenderly, "an' time I was dressin' my queen gal for dinner an sendin' her out to get roses in her cheeks."
tenderlyadverbUS /ˈtendərli/
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading "It's gittin' t'wards dinner time, chile," she said tenderly, "an' time I was dressin' my queen gal for dinner an sendin' her out to get roses in her cheeks."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, Mammy, don't--don't dress me that way any more.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HELEN'S DESPAIR An hour afterward, the old nurse found Helen at the piano, her head bowed low over the old yellow keys.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a sob and her head sank lower over the piano.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am--I am to be--after this--just a mill girl, you know?"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "It's gittin' t'wards dinner time, chile," she said tenderly, "an' time I was dressin' my queen gal for dinner an sendin' her out to get roses in her cheeks."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's gittin' t'wards dinner time, chile," she said tenderly, "an' time I was dressin' my queen gal for dinner an sendin' her out to get roses in her cheeks."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It's gittin' t'wards dinner time, chile," she said tenderly, "an' time I was dressin' my queen gal for dinner an sendin' her out to get roses in her cheeks."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Oh, Mammy, don't--don't dress me that way any more.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading HELEN'S DESPAIR An hour afterward, the old nurse found Helen at the piano, her head bowed low over the old yellow keys.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am--I am to be--after this--just a mill girl, you know?"
