Chapter XXVIII

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

From this reading A TRAVELING ACQUAINTANCE.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading If you like to make a clean breast of it--for I know you’ve got somethin’ out o’ the common to tell--I’ll give you advice accordin’ to my judgment, or I’ll help you out o’ your scrape, whatever it is, providin’ you’ve got the right kind o’ principles about you.

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From this reading If you like to make a clean breast of it--for I know you’ve got somethin’ out o’ the common to tell--I’ll give you advice accordin’ to my judgment, or I’ll help you out o’ your scrape, whatever it is, providin’ you’ve got the right kind o’ principles about you.

personal knowledge or information about someone or something

From this reading A TRAVELING ACQUAINTANCE.

a proposal for an appropriate course of action

From this reading If you like to make a clean breast of it--for I know you’ve got somethin’ out o’ the common to tell--I’ll give you advice accordin’ to my judgment, or I’ll help you out o’ your scrape, whatever it is, providin’ you’ve got the right kind o’ principles about you.

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From this reading I aint a married woman with children of my own, but I’ve got a general interest in all young folks, an’ I believe I’m kinder motherly, if I be an old maid.

(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 I aint a married woman with children of my own, but I’ve got a general interest in all young folks, an’ I believe I’m kinder motherly, if I be an old maid.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I’ve told you now who I am.

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From this reading “Well, my name is Hannah Amandy Manning, and I’m first cousin to Minister Jones’s wife, an’ I teach a class in Sunday-school, an’ I’ve had the deestrict school for three summers.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading “Well, my name is Hannah Amandy Manning, and I’m first cousin to Minister Jones’s wife, an’ I teach a class in Sunday-school, an’ I’ve had the deestrict school for three summers.

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

From this reading “Well, my name is Hannah Amandy Manning, and I’m first cousin to Minister Jones’s wife, an’ I teach a class in Sunday-school, an’ I’ve had the deestrict school for three summers.

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

From this reading I aint a married woman with children of my own, but I’ve got a general interest in all young folks, an’ I believe I’m kinder motherly, if I be an old maid.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading I aint a married woman with children of my own, but I’ve got a general interest in all young folks, an’ I believe I’m kinder motherly, if I be an old maid.

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading If you like to make a clean breast of it--for I know you’ve got somethin’ out o’ the common to tell--I’ll give you advice accordin’ to my judgment, or I’ll help you out o’ your scrape, whatever it is, providin’ you’ve got the right kind o’ principles about you.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I aint a married woman with children of my own, but I’ve got a general interest in all young folks, an’ I believe I’m kinder motherly, if I be an old maid.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading I aint a married woman with children of my own, but I’ve got a general interest in all young folks, an’ I believe I’m kinder motherly, if I be an old maid.

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading “Well, my name is Hannah Amandy Manning, and I’m first cousin to Minister Jones’s wife, an’ I teach a class in Sunday-school, an’ I’ve had the deestrict school for three summers.

free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

From this reading If you like to make a clean breast of it--for I know you’ve got somethin’ out o’ the common to tell--I’ll give you advice accordin’ to my judgment, or I’ll help you out o’ your scrape, whatever it is, providin’ you’ve got the right kind o’ principles about you.

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading If you like to make a clean breast of it--for I know you’ve got somethin’ out o’ the common to tell--I’ll give you advice accordin’ to my judgment, or I’ll help you out o’ your scrape, whatever it is, providin’ you’ve got the right kind o’ principles about you.

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading “Well, my name is Hannah Amandy Manning, and I’m first cousin to Minister Jones’s wife, an’ I teach a class in Sunday-school, an’ I’ve had the deestrict school for three summers.

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From this reading “Well, my name is Hannah Amandy Manning, and I’m first cousin to Minister Jones’s wife, an’ I teach a class in Sunday-school, an’ I’ve had the deestrict school for three summers.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading “Well, my name is Hannah Amandy Manning, and I’m first cousin to Minister Jones’s wife, an’ I teach a class in Sunday-school, an’ I’ve had the deestrict school for three summers.

your parents

From this reading I aint a married woman with children of my own, but I’ve got a general interest in all young folks, an’ I believe I’m kinder motherly, if I be an old maid.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Well, my name is Hannah Amandy Manning, and I’m first cousin to Minister Jones’s wife, an’ I teach a class in Sunday-school, an’ I’ve had the deestrict school for three summers.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading I aint a married woman with children of my own, but I’ve got a general interest in all young folks, an’ I believe I’m kinder motherly, if I be an old maid.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading If you like to make a clean breast of it--for I know you’ve got somethin’ out o’ the common to tell--I’ll give you advice accordin’ to my judgment, or I’ll help you out o’ your scrape, whatever it is, providin’ you’ve got the right kind o’ principles about you.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading I aint a married woman with children of my own, but I’ve got a general interest in all young folks, an’ I believe I’m kinder motherly, if I be an old maid.

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

From this reading “Well, my name is Hannah Amandy Manning, and I’m first cousin to Minister Jones’s wife, an’ I teach a class in Sunday-school, an’ I’ve had the deestrict school for three summers.

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

From this reading “Well, my name is Hannah Amandy Manning, and I’m first cousin to Minister Jones’s wife, an’ I teach a class in Sunday-school, an’ I’ve had the deestrict school for three summers.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading If you like to make a clean breast of it--for I know you’ve got somethin’ out o’ the common to tell--I’ll give you advice accordin’ to my judgment, or I’ll help you out o’ your scrape, whatever it is, providin’ you’ve got the right kind o’ principles about you.

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

From this reading “Well, my name is Hannah Amandy Manning, and I’m first cousin to Minister Jones’s wife, an’ I teach a class in Sunday-school, an’ I’ve had the deestrict school for three summers.

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

From this reading If you like to make a clean breast of it--for I know you’ve got somethin’ out o’ the common to tell--I’ll give you advice accordin’ to my judgment, or I’ll help you out o’ your scrape, whatever it is, providin’ you’ve got the right kind o’ principles about you.

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

From this reading “Well, my name is Hannah Amandy Manning, and I’m first cousin to Minister Jones’s wife, an’ I teach a class in Sunday-school, an’ I’ve had the deestrict school for three summers.

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

From this reading “Well, my name is Hannah Amandy Manning, and I’m first cousin to Minister Jones’s wife, an’ I teach a class in Sunday-school, an’ I’ve had the deestrict school for three summers.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I aint a married woman with children of my own, but I’ve got a general interest in all young folks, an’ I believe I’m kinder motherly, if I be an old maid.

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

From this reading “Well, my name is Hannah Amandy Manning, and I’m first cousin to Minister Jones’s wife, an’ I teach a class in Sunday-school, an’ I’ve had the deestrict school for three summers.

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading I aint a married woman with children of my own, but I’ve got a general interest in all young folks, an’ I believe I’m kinder motherly, if I be an old maid.

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

From this reading “Well, my name is Hannah Amandy Manning, and I’m first cousin to Minister Jones’s wife, an’ I teach a class in Sunday-school, an’ I’ve had the deestrict school for three summers.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading If you like to make a clean breast of it--for I know you’ve got somethin’ out o’ the common to tell--I’ll give you advice accordin’ to my judgment, or I’ll help you out o’ your scrape, whatever it is, providin’ you’ve got the right kind o’ principles about you.

possessive form of “jones” — United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)

From this reading “Well, my name is Hannah Amandy Manning, and I’m first cousin to Minister Jones’s wife, an’ I teach a class in Sunday-school, an’ I’ve had the deestrict school for three summers.

an opinion formed by judging something

From this reading If you like to make a clean breast of it--for I know you’ve got somethin’ out o’ the common to tell--I’ll give you advice accordin’ to my judgment, or I’ll help you out o’ your scrape, whatever it is, providin’ you’ve got the right kind o’ principles about you.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading If you like to make a clean breast of it--for I know you’ve got somethin’ out o’ the common to tell--I’ll give you advice accordin’ to my judgment, or I’ll help you out o’ your scrape, whatever it is, providin’ you’ve got the right kind o’ principles about you.

comparative of “kind” — having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading I aint a married woman with children of my own, but I’ve got a general interest in all young folks, an’ I believe I’m kinder motherly, if I be an old maid.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading If you like to make a clean breast of it--for I know you’ve got somethin’ out o’ the common to tell--I’ll give you advice accordin’ to my judgment, or I’ll help you out o’ your scrape, whatever it is, providin’ you’ve got the right kind o’ principles about you.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading If you like to make a clean breast of it--for I know you’ve got somethin’ out o’ the common to tell--I’ll give you advice accordin’ to my judgment, or I’ll help you out o’ your scrape, whatever it is, providin’ you’ve got the right kind o’ principles about you.

a female domestic

From this reading I aint a married woman with children of my own, but I’ve got a general interest in all young folks, an’ I believe I’m kinder motherly, if I be an old maid.

engage in

From this reading If you like to make a clean breast of it--for I know you’ve got somethin’ out o’ the common to tell--I’ll give you advice accordin’ to my judgment, or I’ll help you out o’ your scrape, whatever it is, providin’ you’ve got the right kind o’ principles about you.

inflected form of “man” — take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place

From this reading “Well, my name is Hannah Amandy Manning, and I’m first cousin to Minister Jones’s wife, an’ I teach a class in Sunday-school, an’ I’ve had the deestrict school for three summers.

joined in matrimony

From this reading I aint a married woman with children of my own, but I’ve got a general interest in all young folks, an’ I believe I’m kinder motherly, if I be an old maid.

a person authorized to conduct religious worship

From this reading “Well, my name is Hannah Amandy Manning, and I’m first cousin to Minister Jones’s wife, an’ I teach a class in Sunday-school, an’ I’ve had the deestrict school for three summers.

befitting a mother; warm and nurturing

From this reading I aint a married woman with children of my own, but I’ve got a general interest in all young folks, an’ I believe I’m kinder motherly, if I be an old maid.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Well, my name is Hannah Amandy Manning, and I’m first cousin to Minister Jones’s wife, an’ I teach a class in Sunday-school, an’ I’ve had the deestrict school for three summers.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading “Well, my name is Hannah Amandy Manning, and I’m first cousin to Minister Jones’s wife, an’ I teach a class in Sunday-school, an’ I’ve had the deestrict school for three summers.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading I’ve told you now who I am.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading If you like to make a clean breast of it--for I know you’ve got somethin’ out o’ the common to tell--I’ll give you advice accordin’ to my judgment, or I’ll help you out o’ your scrape, whatever it is, providin’ you’ve got the right kind o’ principles about you.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I aint a married woman with children of my own, but I’ve got a general interest in all young folks, an’ I believe I’m kinder motherly, if I be an old maid.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading I aint a married woman with children of my own, but I’ve got a general interest in all young folks, an’ I believe I’m kinder motherly, if I be an old maid.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading If you like to make a clean breast of it--for I know you’ve got somethin’ out o’ the common to tell--I’ll give you advice accordin’ to my judgment, or I’ll help you out o’ your scrape, whatever it is, providin’ you’ve got the right kind o’ principles about you.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading If you like to make a clean breast of it--for I know you’ve got somethin’ out o’ the common to tell--I’ll give you advice accordin’ to my judgment, or I’ll help you out o’ your scrape, whatever it is, providin’ you’ve got the right kind o’ principles about you.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading I aint a married woman with children of my own, but I’ve got a general interest in all young folks, an’ I believe I’m kinder motherly, if I be an old maid.

plural of “principle” — a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

From this reading If you like to make a clean breast of it--for I know you’ve got somethin’ out o’ the common to tell--I’ll give you advice accordin’ to my judgment, or I’ll help you out o’ your scrape, whatever it is, providin’ you’ve got the right kind o’ principles about you.

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

From this reading If you like to make a clean breast of it--for I know you’ve got somethin’ out o’ the common to tell--I’ll give you advice accordin’ to my judgment, or I’ll help you out o’ your scrape, whatever it is, providin’ you’ve got the right kind o’ principles about you.

precisely, exactly

From this reading If you like to make a clean breast of it--for I know you’ve got somethin’ out o’ the common to tell--I’ll give you advice accordin’ to my judgment, or I’ll help you out o’ your scrape, whatever it is, providin’ you’ve got the right kind o’ principles about you.

an educational institution

From this reading “Well, my name is Hannah Amandy Manning, and I’m first cousin to Minister Jones’s wife, an’ I teach a class in Sunday-school, an’ I’ve had the deestrict school for three summers.

scratch repeatedly

From this reading If you like to make a clean breast of it--for I know you’ve got somethin’ out o’ the common to tell--I’ll give you advice accordin’ to my judgment, or I’ll help you out o’ your scrape, whatever it is, providin’ you’ve got the right kind o’ principles about you.

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

From this reading If you like to make a clean breast of it--for I know you’ve got somethin’ out o’ the common to tell--I’ll give you advice accordin’ to my judgment, or I’ll help you out o’ your scrape, whatever it is, providin’ you’ve got the right kind o’ principles about you.

plural of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading “Well, my name is Hannah Amandy Manning, and I’m first cousin to Minister Jones’s wife, an’ I teach a class in Sunday-school, an’ I’ve had the deestrict school for three summers.

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

From this reading “Well, my name is Hannah Amandy Manning, and I’m first cousin to Minister Jones’s wife, an’ I teach a class in Sunday-school, an’ I’ve had the deestrict school for three summers.

impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading “Well, my name is Hannah Amandy Manning, and I’m first cousin to Minister Jones’s wife, an’ I teach a class in Sunday-school, an’ I’ve had the deestrict school for three summers.

express in words

From this reading If you like to make a clean breast of it--for I know you’ve got somethin’ out o’ the common to tell--I’ll give you advice accordin’ to my judgment, or I’ll help you out o’ your scrape, whatever it is, providin’ you’ve got the right kind o’ principles about you.

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

From this reading “Well, my name is Hannah Amandy Manning, and I’m first cousin to Minister Jones’s wife, an’ I teach a class in Sunday-school, an’ I’ve had the deestrict school for three summers.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading “Well, my name is Hannah Amandy Manning, and I’m first cousin to Minister Jones’s wife, an’ I teach a class in Sunday-school, an’ I’ve had the deestrict school for three summers.

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

From this reading “Well, my name is Hannah Amandy Manning, and I’m first cousin to Minister Jones’s wife, an’ I teach a class in Sunday-school, an’ I’ve had the deestrict school for three summers.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading I’ve told you now who I am.

the act of going from one place to another

From this reading A TRAVELING ACQUAINTANCE.

(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, my name is Hannah Amandy Manning, and I’m first cousin to Minister Jones’s wife, an’ I teach a class in Sunday-school, an’ I’ve had the deestrict school for three summers.

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading If you like to make a clean breast of it--for I know you’ve got somethin’ out o’ the common to tell--I’ll give you advice accordin’ to my judgment, or I’ll help you out o’ your scrape, whatever it is, providin’ you’ve got the right kind o’ principles about you.

which person or people

From this reading I’ve told you now who I am.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading “Well, my name is Hannah Amandy Manning, and I’m first cousin to Minister Jones’s wife, an’ I teach a class in Sunday-school, an’ I’ve had the deestrict school for three summers.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I aint a married woman with children of my own, but I’ve got a general interest in all young folks, an’ I believe I’m kinder motherly, if I be an old maid.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading I aint a married woman with children of my own, but I’ve got a general interest in all young folks, an’ I believe I’m kinder motherly, if I be an old maid.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I’ve told you now who I am.

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

From this reading If you like to make a clean breast of it--for I know you’ve got somethin’ out o’ the common to tell--I’ll give you advice accordin’ to my judgment, or I’ll help you out o’ your scrape, whatever it is, providin’ you’ve got the right kind o’ principles about you.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading I aint a married woman with children of my own, but I’ve got a general interest in all young folks, an’ I believe I’m kinder motherly, if I be an old maid.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If you like to make a clean breast of it--for I know you’ve got somethin’ out o’ the common to tell--I’ll give you advice accordin’ to my judgment, or I’ll help you out o’ your scrape, whatever it is, providin’ you’ve got the right kind o’ principles about you.