achesnounUS /eɪks/
plural of “ache” — a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What is it, Aunt Lucy?" she asked kindly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mary Ellen heard her voice uplifted long and urgently, and suspecting the cause, at length went to her door.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
bethinking
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From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "Nothin', mam; I jess rasslin' wit ther throne o' Grace er l'il bit.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Mary Ellen heard her voice uplifted long and urgently, and suspecting the cause, at length went to her door.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
disconsolateadjective
sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
don't
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From this reading I don't wan' to 'sturb you-all."
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Mary Ellen heard her voice uplifted long and urgently, and suspecting the cause, at length went to her door.
eke
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From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
Ellen
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From this reading Mary Ellen heard her voice uplifted long and urgently, and suspecting the cause, at length went to her door.
ernounUS /ər/
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading "Nothin', mam; I jess rasslin' wit ther throne o' Grace er l'il bit.
forebodings
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From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading "Nothin', mam; I jess rasslin' wit ther throne o' Grace er l'il bit.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Mary Ellen heard her voice uplifted long and urgently, and suspecting the cause, at length went to her door.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Nothin', mam; I jess rasslin' wit ther throne o' Grace er l'il bit.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What is it, Aunt Lucy?" she asked kindly.
jess
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From this reading "Nothin', mam; I jess rasslin' wit ther throne o' Grace er l'il bit.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading "What is it, Aunt Lucy?" she asked kindly.
l'il
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From this reading "Nothin', mam; I jess rasslin' wit ther throne o' Grace er l'il bit.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Mary Ellen heard her voice uplifted long and urgently, and suspecting the cause, at length went to her door.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Mary Ellen heard her voice uplifted long and urgently, and suspecting the cause, at length went to her door.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
mamnounUS /mɑːm/
a member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala
From this reading "Nothin', mam; I jess rasslin' wit ther throne o' Grace er l'il bit.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Mary Ellen heard her voice uplifted long and urgently, and suspecting the cause, at length went to her door.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
melodynounUS /ˈmelədi/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
missingadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsɪŋ/
not able to be found
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
mournfuladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrnfəl/
expressing sorrow
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
negronounUS /ˈniːɡroʊ/
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
Nothin
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From this reading "Nothin', mam; I jess rasslin' wit ther throne o' Grace er l'il bit.
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 "Nothin', mam; I jess rasslin' wit ther throne o' Grace er l'il bit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
QuarterlyadjectiveUS /ˈkwɔːrtərli/
of or relating to or consisting of a quarter
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
rasslin
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From this reading "Nothin', mam; I jess rasslin' wit ther throne o' Grace er l'il bit.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What is it, Aunt Lucy?" she asked kindly.
sighingverbUS /ˈsaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
sturb
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From this reading I don't wan' to 'sturb you-all."
suspectingverbUS /səˈspektɪŋ/
-ing form of “suspect” — imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading Mary Ellen heard her voice uplifted long and urgently, and suspecting the cause, at length went to her door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
ther
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From this reading "Nothin', mam; I jess rasslin' wit ther throne o' Grace er l'il bit.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading "Nothin', mam; I jess rasslin' wit ther throne o' Grace er l'il bit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
unprovided
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From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
upliftedadjectiveUS /ˈʌplɪftɪd/
exalted emotionally especially with pride
From this reading Mary Ellen heard her voice uplifted long and urgently, and suspecting the cause, at length went to her door.
urgentlyadverbUS /ˈɜːrdʒəntli/
with great urgency
From this reading Mary Ellen heard her voice uplifted long and urgently, and suspecting the cause, at length went to her door.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Mary Ellen heard her voice uplifted long and urgently, and suspecting the cause, at length went to her door.
wanadjectiveUS /wɑːn/
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
From this reading I don't wan' to 'sturb you-all."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is it, Aunt Lucy?" she asked kindly.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading "Nothin', mam; I jess rasslin' wit ther throne o' Grace er l'il bit.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE ADVICE OF AUNT LUCY One day Aunt Lucy, missing Quarterly Meeting, and eke bethinking herself of some of those aches and pains of body and forebodings of mind with which the negro is never unprovided, became mournful in her melody, and went to bed sighing and disconsolate.
you-all
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From this reading I don't wan' to 'sturb you-all."
