used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "'Baby must have a name given to her,' says Pharer, and it's got to be done proper.'
agin
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From this reading "Pharer come agin last night, Daddy."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "'Baby must have a name given to her,' says Pharer, and it's got to be done proper.'
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading "'Baby must have a name given to her,' says Pharer, and it's got to be done proper.'
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "'Baby must have a name given to her,' says Pharer, and it's got to be done proper.'
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Seth Dumbrick never raised his eyes from his work the next morning when Sally Chester, who had been standing silently by his side for full five minutes, suddenly said:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Seth Dumbrick never raised his eyes from his work the next morning when Sally Chester, who had been standing silently by his side for full five minutes, suddenly said:
ChesternounUS /ˈtʃestər/
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading Seth Dumbrick never raised his eyes from his work the next morning when Sally Chester, who had been standing silently by his side for full five minutes, suddenly said:
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Pharer come agin last night, Daddy."
DaddynounUS /ˈdædi/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "Pharer come agin last night, Daddy."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "'Baby must have a name given to her,' says Pharer, and it's got to be done proper.'
Dumbrick
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From this reading Seth Dumbrick never raised his eyes from his work the next morning when Sally Chester, who had been standing silently by his side for full five minutes, suddenly said:
opinion or judgment
From this reading Seth Dumbrick never raised his eyes from his work the next morning when Sally Chester, who had been standing silently by his side for full five minutes, suddenly said:
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Seth Dumbrick never raised his eyes from his work the next morning when Sally Chester, who had been standing silently by his side for full five minutes, suddenly said:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Seth Dumbrick never raised his eyes from his work the next morning when Sally Chester, who had been standing silently by his side for full five minutes, suddenly said:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Seth Dumbrick never raised his eyes from his work the next morning when Sally Chester, who had been standing silently by his side for full five minutes, suddenly said:
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Seth Dumbrick never raised his eyes from his work the next morning when Sally Chester, who had been standing silently by his side for full five minutes, suddenly said:
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "'Baby must have a name given to her,' says Pharer, and it's got to be done proper.'
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "'Baby must have a name given to her,' says Pharer, and it's got to be done proper.'
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Seth Dumbrick never raised his eyes from his work the next morning when Sally Chester, who had been standing silently by his side for full five minutes, suddenly said:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "'Baby must have a name given to her,' says Pharer, and it's got to be done proper.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I thought he would, Sally."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "'Baby must have a name given to her,' says Pharer, and it's got to be done proper.'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Seth Dumbrick never raised his eyes from his work the next morning when Sally Chester, who had been standing silently by his side for full five minutes, suddenly said:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought he would, Sally."
it's
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From this reading "'Baby must have a name given to her,' says Pharer, and it's got to be done proper.'
immediately past
From this reading "Pharer come agin last night, Daddy."
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Seth Dumbrick never raised his eyes from his work the next morning when Sally Chester, who had been standing silently by his side for full five minutes, suddenly said:
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Seth Dumbrick never raised his eyes from his work the next morning when Sally Chester, who had been standing silently by his side for full five minutes, suddenly said:
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "'Baby must have a name given to her,' says Pharer, and it's got to be done proper.'
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "'Baby must have a name given to her,' says Pharer, and it's got to be done proper.'
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Seth Dumbrick never raised his eyes from his work the next morning when Sally Chester, who had been standing silently by his side for full five minutes, suddenly said:
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Seth Dumbrick never raised his eyes from his work the next morning when Sally Chester, who had been standing silently by his side for full five minutes, suddenly said:
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Pharer come agin last night, Daddy."
Pharer
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From this reading "Pharer come agin last night, Daddy."
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading "'Baby must have a name given to her,' says Pharer, and it's got to be done proper.'
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Seth Dumbrick never raised his eyes from his work the next morning when Sally Chester, who had been standing silently by his side for full five minutes, suddenly said:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Seth Dumbrick never raised his eyes from his work the next morning when Sally Chester, who had been standing silently by his side for full five minutes, suddenly said:
witty remark
From this reading Seth Dumbrick never raised his eyes from his work the next morning when Sally Chester, who had been standing silently by his side for full five minutes, suddenly said:
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "'Baby must have a name given to her,' says Pharer, and it's got to be done proper.'
SethnounUS /seθ/
(Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel
From this reading Seth Dumbrick never raised his eyes from his work the next morning when Sally Chester, who had been standing silently by his side for full five minutes, suddenly said:
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Seth Dumbrick never raised his eyes from his work the next morning when Sally Chester, who had been standing silently by his side for full five minutes, suddenly said:
without speaking
From this reading Seth Dumbrick never raised his eyes from his work the next morning when Sally Chester, who had been standing silently by his side for full five minutes, suddenly said:
having a supporting base
From this reading Seth Dumbrick never raised his eyes from his work the next morning when Sally Chester, who had been standing silently by his side for full five minutes, suddenly said:
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Seth Dumbrick never raised his eyes from his work the next morning when Sally Chester, who had been standing silently by his side for full five minutes, suddenly said:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Seth Dumbrick never raised his eyes from his work the next morning when Sally Chester, who had been standing silently by his side for full five minutes, suddenly said:
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought he would, Sally."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'Baby must have a name given to her,' says Pharer, and it's got to be done proper.'
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What name?' says I.
at the time that
From this reading Seth Dumbrick never raised his eyes from his work the next morning when Sally Chester, who had been standing silently by his side for full five minutes, suddenly said:
which person or people
From this reading Seth Dumbrick never raised his eyes from his work the next morning when Sally Chester, who had been standing silently by his side for full five minutes, suddenly said:
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Seth Dumbrick never raised his eyes from his work the next morning when Sally Chester, who had been standing silently by his side for full five minutes, suddenly said:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I thought he would, Sally."
