used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [ANNIE _assumes a most aggrieved appearance._ ANNIE.
aggrievedverbUS /əˈɡriːvd/
past form of “aggrieve” — infringe on the rights of
From this reading [ANNIE _assumes a most aggrieved appearance._ ANNIE.
Ah
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From this reading Ah know, but twenty-five dollars ain't a home, and I'm [_Rises, crosses to rubbish heap, picks up old slippers and hat, puts hat on head as she goes out, looks into pier-glass._] losin' my home.
ain't
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From this reading Ah know, but twenty-five dollars ain't a home, and I'm [_Rises, crosses to rubbish heap, picks up old slippers and hat, puts hat on head as she goes out, looks into pier-glass._] losin' my home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ah know, but twenty-five dollars ain't a home, and I'm [_Rises, crosses to rubbish heap, picks up old slippers and hat, puts hat on head as she goes out, looks into pier-glass._] losin' my home.
ANNIE
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From this reading [ANNIE _assumes a most aggrieved appearance._ ANNIE.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading [ANNIE _assumes a most aggrieved appearance._ ANNIE.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ah know, but twenty-five dollars ain't a home, and I'm [_Rises, crosses to rubbish heap, picks up old slippers and hat, puts hat on head as she goes out, looks into pier-glass._] losin' my home.
assumesverbUS /əˈsuːmz/
third-person singular of “assume” — take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading [ANNIE _assumes a most aggrieved appearance._ ANNIE.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ah know, but twenty-five dollars ain't a home, and I'm [_Rises, crosses to rubbish heap, picks up old slippers and hat, puts hat on head as she goes out, looks into pier-glass._] losin' my home.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Dat's jest my luck--every time I save enough money to buy my weddin' clothes to get married I lose my job.
clothing in general
From this reading Dat's jest my luck--every time I save enough money to buy my weddin' clothes to get married I lose my job.
crossesnounUS /ˈkrɔːsɪz/
plural of “cross” — a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
From this reading Ah know, but twenty-five dollars ain't a home, and I'm [_Rises, crosses to rubbish heap, picks up old slippers and hat, puts hat on head as she goes out, looks into pier-glass._] losin' my home.
Dat's
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From this reading Dat's jest my luck--every time I save enough money to buy my weddin' clothes to get married I lose my job.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Ah know, but twenty-five dollars ain't a home, and I'm [_Rises, crosses to rubbish heap, picks up old slippers and hat, puts hat on head as she goes out, looks into pier-glass._] losin' my home.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Dat's jest my luck--every time I save enough money to buy my weddin' clothes to get married I lose my job.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Dat's jest my luck--every time I save enough money to buy my weddin' clothes to get married I lose my job.
ExitnounUS /ˈeɡzɪt/
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading [_Exit._ LAURA.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Dat's jest my luck--every time I save enough money to buy my weddin' clothes to get married I lose my job.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading Ah know, but twenty-five dollars ain't a home, and I'm [_Rises, crosses to rubbish heap, picks up old slippers and hat, puts hat on head as she goes out, looks into pier-glass._] losin' my home.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Ah know, but twenty-five dollars ain't a home, and I'm [_Rises, crosses to rubbish heap, picks up old slippers and hat, puts hat on head as she goes out, looks into pier-glass._] losin' my home.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Ah know, but twenty-five dollars ain't a home, and I'm [_Rises, crosses to rubbish heap, picks up old slippers and hat, puts hat on head as she goes out, looks into pier-glass._] losin' my home.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading Ah know, but twenty-five dollars ain't a home, and I'm [_Rises, crosses to rubbish heap, picks up old slippers and hat, puts hat on head as she goes out, looks into pier-glass._] losin' my home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Ah know, but twenty-five dollars ain't a home, and I'm [_Rises, crosses to rubbish heap, picks up old slippers and hat, puts hat on head as she goes out, looks into pier-glass._] losin' my home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dat's jest my luck--every time I save enough money to buy my weddin' clothes to get married I lose my job.
I'm
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From this reading Ah know, but twenty-five dollars ain't a home, and I'm [_Rises, crosses to rubbish heap, picks up old slippers and hat, puts hat on head as she goes out, looks into pier-glass._] losin' my home.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Ah know, but twenty-five dollars ain't a home, and I'm [_Rises, crosses to rubbish heap, picks up old slippers and hat, puts hat on head as she goes out, looks into pier-glass._] losin' my home.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I wonder where John is.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading Dat's jest my luck--every time I save enough money to buy my weddin' clothes to get married I lose my job.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Dat's jest my luck--every time I save enough money to buy my weddin' clothes to get married I lose my job.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading I wonder where John is.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Ah know, but twenty-five dollars ain't a home, and I'm [_Rises, crosses to rubbish heap, picks up old slippers and hat, puts hat on head as she goes out, looks into pier-glass._] losin' my home.
LAURA
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From this reading [_Exit._ LAURA.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Ah know, but twenty-five dollars ain't a home, and I'm [_Rises, crosses to rubbish heap, picks up old slippers and hat, puts hat on head as she goes out, looks into pier-glass._] losin' my home.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Dat's jest my luck--every time I save enough money to buy my weddin' clothes to get married I lose my job.
losin
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From this reading Ah know, but twenty-five dollars ain't a home, and I'm [_Rises, crosses to rubbish heap, picks up old slippers and hat, puts hat on head as she goes out, looks into pier-glass._] losin' my home.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Dat's jest my luck--every time I save enough money to buy my weddin' clothes to get married I lose my job.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Dat's jest my luck--every time I save enough money to buy my weddin' clothes to get married I lose my job.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Dat's jest my luck--every time I save enough money to buy my weddin' clothes to get married I lose my job.
used to form the superlative
From this reading [ANNIE _assumes a most aggrieved appearance._ ANNIE.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ah know, but twenty-five dollars ain't a home, and I'm [_Rises, crosses to rubbish heap, picks up old slippers and hat, puts hat on head as she goes out, looks into pier-glass._] losin' my home.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Ah know, but twenty-five dollars ain't a home, and I'm [_Rises, crosses to rubbish heap, picks up old slippers and hat, puts hat on head as she goes out, looks into pier-glass._] losin' my home.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ah know, but twenty-five dollars ain't a home, and I'm [_Rises, crosses to rubbish heap, picks up old slippers and hat, puts hat on head as she goes out, looks into pier-glass._] losin' my home.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Ah know, but twenty-five dollars ain't a home, and I'm [_Rises, crosses to rubbish heap, picks up old slippers and hat, puts hat on head as she goes out, looks into pier-glass._] losin' my home.
picksnounUS /pɪks/
plural of “pick” — the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading Ah know, but twenty-five dollars ain't a home, and I'm [_Rises, crosses to rubbish heap, picks up old slippers and hat, puts hat on head as she goes out, looks into pier-glass._] losin' my home.
pier-glass
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From this reading Ah know, but twenty-five dollars ain't a home, and I'm [_Rises, crosses to rubbish heap, picks up old slippers and hat, puts hat on head as she goes out, looks into pier-glass._] losin' my home.
putsnounUS /pʊts/
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading Ah know, but twenty-five dollars ain't a home, and I'm [_Rises, crosses to rubbish heap, picks up old slippers and hat, puts hat on head as she goes out, looks into pier-glass._] losin' my home.
RisesnounUS /ˈraɪzəz/
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading Ah know, but twenty-five dollars ain't a home, and I'm [_Rises, crosses to rubbish heap, picks up old slippers and hat, puts hat on head as she goes out, looks into pier-glass._] losin' my home.
rubbishnounUS /ˈrʌbɪʃ/
worthless material that is to be disposed of
From this reading Ah know, but twenty-five dollars ain't a home, and I'm [_Rises, crosses to rubbish heap, picks up old slippers and hat, puts hat on head as she goes out, looks into pier-glass._] losin' my home.
except for; apart from
From this reading Dat's jest my luck--every time I save enough money to buy my weddin' clothes to get married I lose my job.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ah know, but twenty-five dollars ain't a home, and I'm [_Rises, crosses to rubbish heap, picks up old slippers and hat, puts hat on head as she goes out, looks into pier-glass._] losin' my home.
slippersnounUS /ˈslɪpərz/
plural of “slipper” — low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors
From this reading Ah know, but twenty-five dollars ain't a home, and I'm [_Rises, crosses to rubbish heap, picks up old slippers and hat, puts hat on head as she goes out, looks into pier-glass._] losin' my home.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Dat's jest my luck--every time I save enough money to buy my weddin' clothes to get married I lose my job.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ah know, but twenty-five dollars ain't a home, and I'm [_Rises, crosses to rubbish heap, picks up old slippers and hat, puts hat on head as she goes out, looks into pier-glass._] losin' my home.
twenty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifaɪv/
being five more than twenty
From this reading Ah know, but twenty-five dollars ain't a home, and I'm [_Rises, crosses to rubbish heap, picks up old slippers and hat, puts hat on head as she goes out, looks into pier-glass._] losin' my home.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Ah know, but twenty-five dollars ain't a home, and I'm [_Rises, crosses to rubbish heap, picks up old slippers and hat, puts hat on head as she goes out, looks into pier-glass._] losin' my home.
weddin
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From this reading Dat's jest my luck--every time I save enough money to buy my weddin' clothes to get married I lose my job.
in or at the place that
From this reading I wonder where John is.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder where John is.
