Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

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

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

in addition

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading I could live with your beautiful mother and work for her, and, knowing me to be always there, you would bring your money home instead of wasting it."

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

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

declared publicly; made widely known

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading "Can't we do so some way?" asked Levin.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading I could live with your beautiful mother and work for her, and, knowing me to be always there, you would bring your money home instead of wasting it."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

the two together, not just one

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading I could live with your beautiful mother and work for her, and, knowing me to be always there, you would bring your money home instead of wasting it."

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

From this reading "Can't we do so some way?" asked Levin.

a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

possessive form of “cannon” — a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels

From this reading CANNON'S FERRY.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading I could live with your beautiful mother and work for her, and, knowing me to be always there, you would bring your money home instead of wasting it."

In a way that involves danger or risk.

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

dearly loved

From this reading "Dear Levin, if it was only ourselves going for good, how happy we might be!

greatly pleased

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Can't we do so some way?" asked Levin.

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

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

surpassing what is common or usual or expected

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

transport from one place to another

From this reading CANNON'S FERRY.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Dear Levin, if it was only ourselves going for good, how happy we might be!

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

the act of departing

From this reading "Dear Levin, if it was only ourselves going for good, how happy we might be!

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "Dear Levin, if it was only ourselves going for good, how happy we might be!

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

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

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

a small number or amount

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading "Dear Levin, if it was only ourselves going for good, how happy we might be!

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

From this reading I could live with your beautiful mother and work for her, and, knowing me to be always there, you would bring your money home instead of wasting it."

where you live at a particular time

From this reading I could live with your beautiful mother and work for her, and, knowing me to be always there, you would bring your money home instead of wasting it."

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

From this reading "Dear Levin, if it was only ourselves going for good, how happy we might be!

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

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

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

From this reading I could live with your beautiful mother and work for her, and, knowing me to be always there, you would bring your money home instead of wasting it."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Dear Levin, if it was only ourselves going for good, how happy we might be!

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

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading I could live with your beautiful mother and work for her, and, knowing me to be always there, you would bring your money home instead of wasting it."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

evidencing the possession of inside information

From this reading I could live with your beautiful mother and work for her, and, knowing me to be always there, you would bring your money home instead of wasting it."

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

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading I could live with your beautiful mother and work for her, and, knowing me to be always there, you would bring your money home instead of wasting it."

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

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

From this reading I could live with your beautiful mother and work for her, and, knowing me to be always there, you would bring your money home instead of wasting it."

the time between one event, process, or period and another

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading "Dear Levin, if it was only ourselves going for good, how happy we might be!

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading I could live with your beautiful mother and work for her, and, knowing me to be always there, you would bring your money home instead of wasting it."

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

From this reading I could live with your beautiful mother and work for her, and, knowing me to be always there, you would bring your money home instead of wasting it."

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

and nothing more

From this reading "Dear Levin, if it was only ourselves going for good, how happy we might be!

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading "Dear Levin, if it was only ourselves going for good, how happy we might be!

small flat mass of chopped food

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Can't we do so some way?" asked Levin.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading "Can't we do so some way?" asked Levin.

use up a period of time in a specific way

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

an exchange of ideas via conversation

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

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

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

in or at that place or location

From this reading I could live with your beautiful mother and work for her, and, knowing me to be always there, you would bring your money home instead of wasting it."

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

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

in spite of the fact that

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

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

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

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

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease

From this reading I could live with your beautiful mother and work for her, and, knowing me to be always there, you would bring your money home instead of wasting it."

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading "Can't we do so some way?" asked Levin.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Dear Levin, if it was only ourselves going for good, how happy we might be!

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

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

at the time that

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

which person or people

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

in the company of; together with

From this reading When it was announced to Levin and Hulda, who had meantime been talking in the garden, dangerously near the subject of love, that they were to be given a ride to Cannon's Ferry with Captain Van Dorn, at the especial desire of Aunt Patty Cannon--who also sent them a handful of half-cents to spend--they were both delighted, though Hulda said:

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading I could live with your beautiful mother and work for her, and, knowing me to be always there, you would bring your money home instead of wasting it."

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

From this reading I could live with your beautiful mother and work for her, and, knowing me to be always there, you would bring your money home instead of wasting it."

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I could live with your beautiful mother and work for her, and, knowing me to be always there, you would bring your money home instead of wasting it."

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I could live with your beautiful mother and work for her, and, knowing me to be always there, you would bring your money home instead of wasting it."