used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "WELL, as Mrs. Antis has no girl," said Eben to himself while dressing, "I suppose she would like to have me come up and make a fire for her.
ACCOMPLISHMENTSnounUS /əˈkɑːmplɪʃmənts/
plural of “accomplishment” — the action of accomplishing something
From this reading EBEN DISPLAYS HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "What shall I do now?" said he, after he had knocked once or twice without receiving any answer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "WELL, as Mrs. Antis has no girl," said Eben to himself while dressing, "I suppose she would like to have me come up and make a fire for her.
react verbally
From this reading "What shall I do now?" said he, after he had knocked once or twice without receiving any answer.
AntisnounUS /ˈæntaɪz/
plural of “anti” — a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.)
From this reading "WELL, as Mrs. Antis has no girl," said Eben to himself while dressing, "I suppose she would like to have me come up and make a fire for her.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "What shall I do now?" said he, after he had knocked once or twice without receiving any answer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "WELL, as Mrs. Antis has no girl," said Eben to himself while dressing, "I suppose she would like to have me come up and make a fire for her.
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading Eben was so early that he found the house and barn locked, and nobody stirring.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I will just lay everything ready for Flora and bring in a pail of water, and then be off."
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I will just lay everything ready for Flora and bring in a pail of water, and then be off."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "WELL, as Mrs. Antis has no girl," said Eben to himself while dressing, "I suppose she would like to have me come up and make a fire for her.
DISPLAYSnounUS /dɪˈspleɪz/
plural of “display” — something intended to communicate a particular impression
From this reading EBEN DISPLAYS HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What shall I do now?" said he, after he had knocked once or twice without receiving any answer.
dressingnounUS /ˈdresɪŋ/
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading "WELL, as Mrs. Antis has no girl," said Eben to himself while dressing, "I suppose she would like to have me come up and make a fire for her.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Eben was so early that he found the house and barn locked, and nobody stirring.
EBEN
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From this reading EBEN DISPLAYS HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I will just lay everything ready for Flora and bring in a pail of water, and then be off."
start firing a weapon
From this reading "WELL, as Mrs. Antis has no girl," said Eben to himself while dressing, "I suppose she would like to have me come up and make a fire for her.
FloranounUS /ˈflɔːrə/
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading I will just lay everything ready for Flora and bring in a pail of water, and then be off."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "WELL, as Mrs. Antis has no girl," said Eben to himself while dressing, "I suppose she would like to have me come up and make a fire for her.
set up or found
From this reading Eben was so early that he found the house and barn locked, and nobody stirring.
a young female
From this reading "WELL, as Mrs. Antis has no girl," said Eben to himself while dressing, "I suppose she would like to have me come up and make a fire for her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "What shall I do now?" said he, after he had knocked once or twice without receiving any answer.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "WELL, as Mrs. Antis has no girl," said Eben to himself while dressing, "I suppose she would like to have me come up and make a fire for her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "WELL, as Mrs. Antis has no girl," said Eben to himself while dressing, "I suppose she would like to have me come up and make a fire for her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Eben was so early that he found the house and barn locked, and nobody stirring.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "WELL, as Mrs. Antis has no girl," said Eben to himself while dressing, "I suppose she would like to have me come up and make a fire for her.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "WELL, as Mrs. Antis has no girl," said Eben to himself while dressing, "I suppose she would like to have me come up and make a fire for her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading EBEN DISPLAYS HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Eben was so early that he found the house and barn locked, and nobody stirring.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "WELL, as Mrs. Antis has no girl," said Eben to himself while dressing, "I suppose she would like to have me come up and make a fire for her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I will just lay everything ready for Flora and bring in a pail of water, and then be off."
and nothing more
From this reading I will just lay everything ready for Flora and bring in a pail of water, and then be off."
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading "What shall I do now?" said he, after he had knocked once or twice without receiving any answer.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I will just lay everything ready for Flora and bring in a pail of water, and then be off."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "WELL, as Mrs. Antis has no girl," said Eben to himself while dressing, "I suppose she would like to have me come up and make a fire for her.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading Eben was so early that he found the house and barn locked, and nobody stirring.
engage in
From this reading "WELL, as Mrs. Antis has no girl," said Eben to himself while dressing, "I suppose she would like to have me come up and make a fire for her.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "WELL, as Mrs. Antis has no girl," said Eben to himself while dressing, "I suppose she would like to have me come up and make a fire for her.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "WELL, as Mrs. Antis has no girl," said Eben to himself while dressing, "I suppose she would like to have me come up and make a fire for her.
not any; not one
From this reading "WELL, as Mrs. Antis has no girl," said Eben to himself while dressing, "I suppose she would like to have me come up and make a fire for her.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Eben was so early that he found the house and barn locked, and nobody stirring.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "What shall I do now?" said he, after he had knocked once or twice without receiving any answer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I will just lay everything ready for Flora and bring in a pail of water, and then be off."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I will just lay everything ready for Flora and bring in a pail of water, and then be off."
on one occasion
From this reading "What shall I do now?" said he, after he had knocked once or twice without receiving any answer.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "What shall I do now?" said he, after he had knocked once or twice without receiving any answer.
pailnounUS /peɪl/
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading I will just lay everything ready for Flora and bring in a pail of water, and then be off."
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading I will just lay everything ready for Flora and bring in a pail of water, and then be off."
receivingverbUS /rəˈsiːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading "What shall I do now?" said he, after he had knocked once or twice without receiving any answer.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "WELL, as Mrs. Antis has no girl," said Eben to himself while dressing, "I suppose she would like to have me come up and make a fire for her.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "What shall I do now?" said he, after he had knocked once or twice without receiving any answer.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "WELL, as Mrs. Antis has no girl," said Eben to himself while dressing, "I suppose she would like to have me come up and make a fire for her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Eben was so early that he found the house and barn locked, and nobody stirring.
stirringnounUS /ˈstɜːrɪŋ/
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading Eben was so early that he found the house and barn locked, and nobody stirring.
express a supposition
From this reading "WELL, as Mrs. Antis has no girl," said Eben to himself while dressing, "I suppose she would like to have me come up and make a fire for her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Eben was so early that he found the house and barn locked, and nobody stirring.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Eben was so early that he found the house and barn locked, and nobody stirring.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I will just lay everything ready for Flora and bring in a pail of water, and then be off."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "WELL, as Mrs. Antis has no girl," said Eben to himself while dressing, "I suppose she would like to have me come up and make a fire for her.
two times
From this reading "What shall I do now?" said he, after he had knocked once or twice without receiving any answer.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "WELL, as Mrs. Antis has no girl," said Eben to himself while dressing, "I suppose she would like to have me come up and make a fire for her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Eben was so early that he found the house and barn locked, and nobody stirring.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading I will just lay everything ready for Flora and bring in a pail of water, and then be off."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "WELL, as Mrs. Antis has no girl," said Eben to himself while dressing, "I suppose she would like to have me come up and make a fire for her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What shall I do now?" said he, after he had knocked once or twice without receiving any answer.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "WELL, as Mrs. Antis has no girl," said Eben to himself while dressing, "I suppose she would like to have me come up and make a fire for her.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will just lay everything ready for Flora and bring in a pail of water, and then be off."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "What shall I do now?" said he, after he had knocked once or twice without receiving any answer.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "WELL, as Mrs. Antis has no girl," said Eben to himself while dressing, "I suppose she would like to have me come up and make a fire for her.
