used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I always have a heavy load, and I can't take passengers, too."
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "I always have a heavy load, and I can't take passengers, too."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I always have a heavy load, and I can't take passengers, too."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The butcher looked at her in dismay.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
butcherverbUS /ˈbʊtʃər/
kill (animals) usually for food consumption
From this reading The butcher looked at her in dismay.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
can't
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From this reading "I always have a heavy load, and I can't take passengers, too."
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
couldn't
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From this reading "Oh, I couldn't do that, Miss Port," he said.
dismaynounUS /dɪˈsmeɪ/
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading The butcher looked at her in dismay.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Oh, I couldn't do that, Miss Port," he said.
drivernounUS /ˈdraɪvər/
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I always have a heavy load, and I can't take passengers, too."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, I couldn't do that, Miss Port," he said.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading "I always have a heavy load, and I can't take passengers, too."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The butcher looked at her in dismay.
hireverbUS /ˈhaɪər/
engage or hire for work
From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I couldn't do that, Miss Port," he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The butcher looked at her in dismay.
and nothing more
From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Now, what's the sense of your talkin' like that?" said Miss Port.
loadnounUS /loʊd/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading "I always have a heavy load, and I can't take passengers, too."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The butcher looked at her in dismay.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Oh, I couldn't do that, Miss Port," he said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, what's the sense of your talkin' like that?" said Miss Port.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Now, what's the sense of your talkin' like that?" said Miss Port.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I couldn't do that, Miss Port," he said.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
passengersnounUS /ˈpæsəndʒərz/
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading "I always have a heavy load, and I can't take passengers, too."
a full supply
From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading "Oh, I couldn't do that, Miss Port," he said.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, I couldn't do that, Miss Port," he said.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading "Now, what's the sense of your talkin' like that?" said Miss Port.
carry out
From this reading "I always have a heavy load, and I can't take passengers, too."
talkin
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From this reading "Now, what's the sense of your talkin' like that?" said Miss Port.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, I couldn't do that, Miss Port," he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The butcher looked at her in dismay.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "I always have a heavy load, and I can't take passengers, too."
(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 "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
what's
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From this reading "Now, what's the sense of your talkin' like that?" said Miss Port.
at the time that
From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
You've
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From this reading "You've got a great big horse, and plenty of room, and would you have me go hire a carriage and a driver to go out there when you can take me just as well as not?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now, what's the sense of your talkin' like that?" said Miss Port.
