(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 The Veterans' Big Secret "Mumsy dear," said Judith, "I'm going over to Buck Hill this morning and sell all kinds of things to my cousins and their guests."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Veterans' Big Secret "Mumsy dear," said Judith, "I'm going over to Buck Hill this morning and sell all kinds of things to my cousins and their guests."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Judith, you are not!
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading People can't treat you like dust under their feet unless you are beneath them, and I'm not in the least teensy weensy bit beneath the Bucknors of Buck Hill.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Veterans' Big Secret "Mumsy dear," said Judith, "I'm going over to Buck Hill this morning and sell all kinds of things to my cousins and their guests."
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading People can't treat you like dust under their feet unless you are beneath them, and I'm not in the least teensy weensy bit beneath the Bucknors of Buck Hill.
BuckverbUS /bʌk/
to strive with determination
From this reading The Veterans' Big Secret "Mumsy dear," said Judith, "I'm going over to Buck Hill this morning and sell all kinds of things to my cousins and their guests."
Bucknors
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From this reading People can't treat you like dust under their feet unless you are beneath them, and I'm not in the least teensy weensy bit beneath the Bucknors of Buck Hill.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But, Mumsy, they don't.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading How can you go near those people when they treat you like the dust under their feet?"
can't
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From this reading People can't treat you like dust under their feet unless you are beneath them, and I'm not in the least teensy weensy bit beneath the Bucknors of Buck Hill.
cousinsnounUS /ˈkʌzənz/
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading The Veterans' Big Secret "Mumsy dear," said Judith, "I'm going over to Buck Hill this morning and sell all kinds of things to my cousins and their guests."
dearly loved
From this reading The Veterans' Big Secret "Mumsy dear," said Judith, "I'm going over to Buck Hill this morning and sell all kinds of things to my cousins and their guests."
don't
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From this reading "But, Mumsy, they don't.
remove the dust from
From this reading How can you go near those people when they treat you like the dust under their feet?"
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading How can you go near those people when they treat you like the dust under their feet?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading How can you go near those people when they treat you like the dust under their feet?"
the act of departing
From this reading The Veterans' Big Secret "Mumsy dear," said Judith, "I'm going over to Buck Hill this morning and sell all kinds of things to my cousins and their guests."
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading The Veterans' Big Secret "Mumsy dear," said Judith, "I'm going over to Buck Hill this morning and sell all kinds of things to my cousins and their guests."
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The Veterans' Big Secret "Mumsy dear," said Judith, "I'm going over to Buck Hill this morning and sell all kinds of things to my cousins and their guests."
How
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From this reading How can you go near those people when they treat you like the dust under their feet?"
I'm
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From this reading The Veterans' Big Secret "Mumsy dear," said Judith, "I'm going over to Buck Hill this morning and sell all kinds of things to my cousins and their guests."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading People can't treat you like dust under their feet unless you are beneath them, and I'm not in the least teensy weensy bit beneath the Bucknors of Buck Hill.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading The Veterans' Big Secret "Mumsy dear," said Judith, "I'm going over to Buck Hill this morning and sell all kinds of things to my cousins and their guests."
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading The Veterans' Big Secret "Mumsy dear," said Judith, "I'm going over to Buck Hill this morning and sell all kinds of things to my cousins and their guests."
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading People can't treat you like dust under their feet unless you are beneath them, and I'm not in the least teensy weensy bit beneath the Bucknors of Buck Hill.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading How can you go near those people when they treat you like the dust under their feet?"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The Veterans' Big Secret "Mumsy dear," said Judith, "I'm going over to Buck Hill this morning and sell all kinds of things to my cousins and their guests."
Mumsy
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From this reading The Veterans' Big Secret "Mumsy dear," said Judith, "I'm going over to Buck Hill this morning and sell all kinds of things to my cousins and their guests."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Veterans' Big Secret "Mumsy dear," said Judith, "I'm going over to Buck Hill this morning and sell all kinds of things to my cousins and their guests."
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading How can you go near those people when they treat you like the dust under their feet?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Judith, you are not!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Veterans' Big Secret "Mumsy dear," said Judith, "I'm going over to Buck Hill this morning and sell all kinds of things to my cousins and their guests."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Veterans' Big Secret "Mumsy dear," said Judith, "I'm going over to Buck Hill this morning and sell all kinds of things to my cousins and their guests."
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading How can you go near those people when they treat you like the dust under their feet?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The Veterans' Big Secret "Mumsy dear," said Judith, "I'm going over to Buck Hill this morning and sell all kinds of things to my cousins and their guests."
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The Veterans' Big Secret "Mumsy dear," said Judith, "I'm going over to Buck Hill this morning and sell all kinds of things to my cousins and their guests."
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading The Veterans' Big Secret "Mumsy dear," said Judith, "I'm going over to Buck Hill this morning and sell all kinds of things to my cousins and their guests."
teensyadjectiveUS /ˈtiːnsi/
(used informally) very small
From this reading People can't treat you like dust under their feet unless you are beneath them, and I'm not in the least teensy weensy bit beneath the Bucknors of Buck Hill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Veterans' Big Secret "Mumsy dear," said Judith, "I'm going over to Buck Hill this morning and sell all kinds of things to my cousins and their guests."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Veterans' Big Secret "Mumsy dear," said Judith, "I'm going over to Buck Hill this morning and sell all kinds of things to my cousins and their guests."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading People can't treat you like dust under their feet unless you are beneath them, and I'm not in the least teensy weensy bit beneath the Bucknors of Buck Hill.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How can you go near those people when they treat you like the dust under their feet?"
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The Veterans' Big Secret "Mumsy dear," said Judith, "I'm going over to Buck Hill this morning and sell all kinds of things to my cousins and their guests."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Veterans' Big Secret "Mumsy dear," said Judith, "I'm going over to Buck Hill this morning and sell all kinds of things to my cousins and their guests."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading How can you go near those people when they treat you like the dust under their feet?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Veterans' Big Secret "Mumsy dear," said Judith, "I'm going over to Buck Hill this morning and sell all kinds of things to my cousins and their guests."
interact in a certain way
From this reading How can you go near those people when they treat you like the dust under their feet?"
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading How can you go near those people when they treat you like the dust under their feet?"
except if; if not
From this reading People can't treat you like dust under their feet unless you are beneath them, and I'm not in the least teensy weensy bit beneath the Bucknors of Buck Hill.
VeteransnounUS /ˈvetərənz/
plural of “veteran” — a serviceman who has seen considerable active service
From this reading The Veterans' Big Secret "Mumsy dear," said Judith, "I'm going over to Buck Hill this morning and sell all kinds of things to my cousins and their guests."
weensyadjective
(used informally) very small
From this reading People can't treat you like dust under their feet unless you are beneath them, and I'm not in the least teensy weensy bit beneath the Bucknors of Buck Hill.
at the time that
From this reading How can you go near those people when they treat you like the dust under their feet?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Judith, you are not!
