Chapter XXXI · Chapter 31

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE HEARTH When little Gerard was nearly three months old, a messenger came hot from Tergou for Catherine.

anew

From this reading Margaret made excuses all so reasonable that Catherine rejected them with calm contempt; to her mind they lacked femininity, “Come, out with your heart,” said she “and you and me parting; and mayhap shall never see one another's face again.”

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

feeling or showing anger

From this reading She then recapitulated her experiences of infants, and instructed Margaret what to do in each coming emergency, and pressed money upon her, Margaret declined it with thanks, Catherine insisted, and turned angry.

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From this reading Margaret made excuses all so reasonable that Catherine rejected them with calm contempt; to her mind they lacked femininity, “Come, out with your heart,” said she “and you and me parting; and mayhap shall never see one another's face again.”

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

the verbal act of requesting

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

showing who or what does the action

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

make calm or still

From this reading Margaret made excuses all so reasonable that Catherine rejected them with calm contempt; to her mind they lacked femininity, “Come, out with your heart,” said she “and you and me parting; and mayhap shall never see one another's face again.”

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading THE HEARTH When little Gerard was nearly three months old, a messenger came hot from Tergou for Catherine.

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From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)

From this reading THE HEARTH When little Gerard was nearly three months old, a messenger came hot from Tergou for Catherine.

a young person of either sex

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading She then recapitulated her experiences of infants, and instructed Margaret what to do in each coming emergency, and pressed money upon her, Margaret declined it with thanks, Catherine insisted, and turned angry.

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

From this reading Margaret made excuses all so reasonable that Catherine rejected them with calm contempt; to her mind they lacked femininity, “Come, out with your heart,” said she “and you and me parting; and mayhap shall never see one another's face again.”

without stop or interruption

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

past form of “decline” — grow worse

From this reading She then recapitulated her experiences of infants, and instructed Margaret what to do in each coming emergency, and pressed money upon her, Margaret declined it with thanks, Catherine insisted, and turned angry.

well in the past; former

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading She then recapitulated her experiences of infants, and instructed Margaret what to do in each coming emergency, and pressed money upon her, Margaret declined it with thanks, Catherine insisted, and turned angry.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading She then recapitulated her experiences of infants, and instructed Margaret what to do in each coming emergency, and pressed money upon her, Margaret declined it with thanks, Catherine insisted, and turned angry.

the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

From this reading She then recapitulated her experiences of infants, and instructed Margaret what to do in each coming emergency, and pressed money upon her, Margaret declined it with thanks, Catherine insisted, and turned angry.

plural of “excuse” — a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.

From this reading Margaret made excuses all so reasonable that Catherine rejected them with calm contempt; to her mind they lacked femininity, “Come, out with your heart,” said she “and you and me parting; and mayhap shall never see one another's face again.”

plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities

From this reading She then recapitulated her experiences of infants, and instructed Margaret what to do in each coming emergency, and pressed money upon her, Margaret declined it with thanks, Catherine insisted, and turned angry.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Margaret made excuses all so reasonable that Catherine rejected them with calm contempt; to her mind they lacked femininity, “Come, out with your heart,” said she “and you and me parting; and mayhap shall never see one another's face again.”

the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women

From this reading Margaret made excuses all so reasonable that Catherine rejected them with calm contempt; to her mind they lacked femininity, “Come, out with your heart,” said she “and you and me parting; and mayhap shall never see one another's face again.”

any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE HEARTH When little Gerard was nearly three months old, a messenger came hot from Tergou for Catherine.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE HEARTH When little Gerard was nearly three months old, a messenger came hot from Tergou for Catherine.

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From this reading THE HEARTH When little Gerard was nearly three months old, a messenger came hot from Tergou for Catherine.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Margaret made excuses all so reasonable that Catherine rejected them with calm contempt; to her mind they lacked femininity, “Come, out with your heart,” said she “and you and me parting; and mayhap shall never see one another's face again.”

an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built

From this reading THE HEARTH When little Gerard was nearly three months old, a messenger came hot from Tergou for Catherine.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

where you live at a particular time

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading THE HEARTH When little Gerard was nearly three months old, a messenger came hot from Tergou for Catherine.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading She then recapitulated her experiences of infants, and instructed Margaret what to do in each coming emergency, and pressed money upon her, Margaret declined it with thanks, Catherine insisted, and turned angry.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

plural of “infant” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading She then recapitulated her experiences of infants, and instructed Margaret what to do in each coming emergency, and pressed money upon her, Margaret declined it with thanks, Catherine insisted, and turned angry.

past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

From this reading She then recapitulated her experiences of infants, and instructed Margaret what to do in each coming emergency, and pressed money upon her, Margaret declined it with thanks, Catherine insisted, and turned angry.

past form of “instruct” — impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading She then recapitulated her experiences of infants, and instructed Margaret what to do in each coming emergency, and pressed money upon her, Margaret declined it with thanks, Catherine insisted, and turned angry.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She then recapitulated her experiences of infants, and instructed Margaret what to do in each coming emergency, and pressed money upon her, Margaret declined it with thanks, Catherine insisted, and turned angry.

and nothing more

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

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From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

past form of “lack” — be without

From this reading Margaret made excuses all so reasonable that Catherine rejected them with calm contempt; to her mind they lacked femininity, “Come, out with your heart,” said she “and you and me parting; and mayhap shall never see one another's face again.”

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading THE HEARTH When little Gerard was nearly three months old, a messenger came hot from Tergou for Catherine.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Margaret made excuses all so reasonable that Catherine rejected them with calm contempt; to her mind they lacked femininity, “Come, out with your heart,” said she “and you and me parting; and mayhap shall never see one another's face again.”

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

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From this reading She then recapitulated her experiences of infants, and instructed Margaret what to do in each coming emergency, and pressed money upon her, Margaret declined it with thanks, Catherine insisted, and turned angry.

by chance

From this reading Margaret made excuses all so reasonable that Catherine rejected them with calm contempt; to her mind they lacked femininity, “Come, out with your heart,” said she “and you and me parting; and mayhap shall never see one another's face again.”

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

a person who carries a message

From this reading THE HEARTH When little Gerard was nearly three months old, a messenger came hot from Tergou for Catherine.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Margaret made excuses all so reasonable that Catherine rejected them with calm contempt; to her mind they lacked femininity, “Come, out with your heart,” said she “and you and me parting; and mayhap shall never see one another's face again.”

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading She then recapitulated her experiences of infants, and instructed Margaret what to do in each coming emergency, and pressed money upon her, Margaret declined it with thanks, Catherine insisted, and turned angry.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading THE HEARTH When little Gerard was nearly three months old, a messenger came hot from Tergou for Catherine.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading “Oh! mother, say not so.”

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading THE HEARTH When little Gerard was nearly three months old, a messenger came hot from Tergou for Catherine.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Margaret made excuses all so reasonable that Catherine rejected them with calm contempt; to her mind they lacked femininity, “Come, out with your heart,” said she “and you and me parting; and mayhap shall never see one another's face again.”

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “Oh! mother, say not so.”

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading “Oh! mother, say not so.”

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading THE HEARTH When little Gerard was nearly three months old, a messenger came hot from Tergou for Catherine.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Margaret made excuses all so reasonable that Catherine rejected them with calm contempt; to her mind they lacked femininity, “Come, out with your heart,” said she “and you and me parting; and mayhap shall never see one another's face again.”

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Margaret made excuses all so reasonable that Catherine rejected them with calm contempt; to her mind they lacked femininity, “Come, out with your heart,” said she “and you and me parting; and mayhap shall never see one another's face again.”

the act of departing politely

From this reading Margaret made excuses all so reasonable that Catherine rejected them with calm contempt; to her mind they lacked femininity, “Come, out with your heart,” said she “and you and me parting; and mayhap shall never see one another's face again.”

compacted by ironing

From this reading She then recapitulated her experiences of infants, and instructed Margaret what to do in each coming emergency, and pressed money upon her, Margaret declined it with thanks, Catherine insisted, and turned angry.

showing reason or sound judgment

From this reading Margaret made excuses all so reasonable that Catherine rejected them with calm contempt; to her mind they lacked femininity, “Come, out with your heart,” said she “and you and me parting; and mayhap shall never see one another's face again.”

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From this reading She then recapitulated her experiences of infants, and instructed Margaret what to do in each coming emergency, and pressed money upon her, Margaret declined it with thanks, Catherine insisted, and turned angry.

rebuffed (by a lover) without warning

From this reading Margaret made excuses all so reasonable that Catherine rejected them with calm contempt; to her mind they lacked femininity, “Come, out with your heart,” said she “and you and me parting; and mayhap shall never see one another's face again.”

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

express in words

From this reading “Oh! mother, say not so.”

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Margaret made excuses all so reasonable that Catherine rejected them with calm contempt; to her mind they lacked femininity, “Come, out with your heart,” said she “and you and me parting; and mayhap shall never see one another's face again.”

a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Margaret made excuses all so reasonable that Catherine rejected them with calm contempt; to her mind they lacked femininity, “Come, out with your heart,” said she “and you and me parting; and mayhap shall never see one another's face again.”

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

plural of “six” — the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

carry out

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

express in words

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE HEARTH When little Gerard was nearly three months old, a messenger came hot from Tergou for Catherine.

an acknowledgment of appreciation

From this reading She then recapitulated her experiences of infants, and instructed Margaret what to do in each coming emergency, and pressed money upon her, Margaret declined it with thanks, Catherine insisted, and turned angry.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Margaret made excuses all so reasonable that Catherine rejected them with calm contempt; to her mind they lacked femininity, “Come, out with your heart,” said she “and you and me parting; and mayhap shall never see one another's face again.”

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE HEARTH When little Gerard was nearly three months old, a messenger came hot from Tergou for Catherine.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading She then recapitulated her experiences of infants, and instructed Margaret what to do in each coming emergency, and pressed money upon her, Margaret declined it with thanks, Catherine insisted, and turned angry.

in or at that place or location

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading THE HEARTH When little Gerard was nearly three months old, a messenger came hot from Tergou for Catherine.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading She then recapitulated her experiences of infants, and instructed Margaret what to do in each coming emergency, and pressed money upon her, Margaret declined it with thanks, Catherine insisted, and turned angry.

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From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

moved around an axis or center

From this reading She then recapitulated her experiences of infants, and instructed Margaret what to do in each coming emergency, and pressed money upon her, Margaret declined it with thanks, Catherine insisted, and turned angry.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading She then recapitulated her experiences of infants, and instructed Margaret what to do in each coming emergency, and pressed money upon her, Margaret declined it with thanks, Catherine insisted, and turned angry.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE HEARTH When little Gerard was nearly three months old, a messenger came hot from Tergou for Catherine.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading She then recapitulated her experiences of infants, and instructed Margaret what to do in each coming emergency, and pressed money upon her, Margaret declined it with thanks, Catherine insisted, and turned angry.

at the time that

From this reading THE HEARTH When little Gerard was nearly three months old, a messenger came hot from Tergou for Catherine.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

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From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Now just you go back,” said she, “and tell them I can't come, and I won't: they have got Kate,” So he departed, and Catherine continued her sentence; “there, child, I must go: they are all at sixes and sevens: this is the third time of asking; and to-morrow my man would come himself and take me home by the ear, with a flea in't.”

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Margaret made excuses all so reasonable that Catherine rejected them with calm contempt; to her mind they lacked femininity, “Come, out with your heart,” said she “and you and me parting; and mayhap shall never see one another's face again.”