used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Why, even as it is, she has a hard time getting along, and my mother as well as some of the other ladies give her sewing to do to help tide over.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why, even as it is, she has a hard time getting along, and my mother as well as some of the other ladies give her sewing to do to help tide over.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
for the reason that
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
bucketnounUS /ˈbʌkət/
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading She can hardly make enough to keep herself and her husband going."
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Why, even as it is, she has a hard time getting along, and my mother as well as some of the other ladies give her sewing to do to help tide over.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading She can hardly make enough to keep herself and her husband going."
divisible by two
From this reading Why, even as it is, she has a hard time getting along, and my mother as well as some of the other ladies give her sewing to do to help tide over.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Why, even as it is, she has a hard time getting along, and my mother as well as some of the other ladies give her sewing to do to help tide over.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Why, even as it is, she has a hard time getting along, and my mother as well as some of the other ladies give her sewing to do to help tide over.
the act of departing
From this reading She can hardly make enough to keep herself and her husband going."
grievedverbUS /ɡriːvd/
past form of “grieve” — feel grief
From this reading "Say, I'm right grieved to hear that, son," he went on to observe, seriously.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Why, even as it is, she has a hard time getting along, and my mother as well as some of the other ladies give her sewing to do to help tide over.
only a very short time before
From this reading She can hardly make enough to keep herself and her husband going."
HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Say, I'm right grieved to hear that, son," he went on to observe, seriously.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The tramp shook his head sadly.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Say, I'm right grieved to hear that, son," he went on to observe, seriously.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Why, even as it is, she has a hard time getting along, and my mother as well as some of the other ladies give her sewing to do to help tide over.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She can hardly make enough to keep herself and her husband going."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The tramp shook his head sadly.
Hosmer
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From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
HUGH
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From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading She can hardly make enough to keep herself and her husband going."
I'm
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From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
isn't
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From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why, even as it is, she has a hard time getting along, and my mother as well as some of the other ladies give her sewing to do to help tide over.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading She can hardly make enough to keep herself and her husband going."
kickverbUS /kɪk/
drive or propel with the foot
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Why, even as it is, she has a hard time getting along, and my mother as well as some of the other ladies give her sewing to do to help tide over.
long-lost
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
engage in
From this reading She can hardly make enough to keep herself and her husband going."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Why, even as it is, she has a hard time getting along, and my mother as well as some of the other ladies give her sewing to do to help tide over.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Why, even as it is, she has a hard time getting along, and my mother as well as some of the other ladies give her sewing to do to help tide over.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading "Say, I'm right grieved to hear that, son," he went on to observe, seriously.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why, even as it is, she has a hard time getting along, and my mother as well as some of the other ladies give her sewing to do to help tide over.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Say, I'm right grieved to hear that, son," he went on to observe, seriously.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Why, even as it is, she has a hard time getting along, and my mother as well as some of the other ladies give her sewing to do to help tide over.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Why, even as it is, she has a hard time getting along, and my mother as well as some of the other ladies give her sewing to do to help tide over.
go across or through
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Say, I'm right grieved to hear that, son," he went on to observe, seriously.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading The tramp shook his head sadly.
express in words
From this reading "Say, I'm right grieved to hear that, son," he went on to observe, seriously.
ScrantonnounUS /ˈskræntən/
an industrial city of northeastern Pennsylvania
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
in a serious manner
From this reading "Say, I'm right grieved to hear that, son," he went on to observe, seriously.
sewingnounUS /ˈsoʊɪŋ/
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading Why, even as it is, she has a hard time getting along, and my mother as well as some of the other ladies give her sewing to do to help tide over.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading The tramp shook his head sadly.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Why, even as it is, she has a hard time getting along, and my mother as well as some of the other ladies give her sewing to do to help tide over.
a male human offspring
From this reading "Say, I'm right grieved to hear that, son," he went on to observe, seriously.
in the near future
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
SUSPICIONSnounUS /səˈspɪʃənz/
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
Thad
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Say, I'm right grieved to hear that, son," he went on to observe, seriously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading Why, even as it is, she has a hard time getting along, and my mother as well as some of the other ladies give her sewing to do to help tide over.
up to a particular time
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
trampnounUS /træmp/
a vagrant
From this reading The tramp shook his head sadly.
(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 HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Say, I'm right grieved to hear that, son," he went on to observe, seriously.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, even as it is, she has a hard time getting along, and my mother as well as some of the other ladies give her sewing to do to help tide over.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
you're
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading HUGH HAS SUSPICIONS "Well, old man," remarked Thad, "I'm afraid you're in for a disappointment about as soon as you strike Scranton; because if Mrs. Hosmer is your long-lost sister, she isn't in any position to help you pass the time away till you kick the bucket.
