Chapter VI · Chapter 6

later than; following

From this reading Come, now do; it will do you good, after all your working, and watching, and slaving yourself for that poor Franky Hall.”

(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 “That’s all very true, I make no doubt, for them as is to be old maids; but as I’m not, please God to-morrow comes, you might have spared your breath to cool your porridge.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading “And I can’t wait,” said Anne Dixon, almost sulkily, “Bob and I put it off from to-day, because of the funeral, and Bob had set his heart on its being on Michaelmas-day; and mother says the goose won’t keep beyond to-morrow.

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

From this reading Come, now do; it will do you good, after all your working, and watching, and slaving yourself for that poor Franky Hall.”

Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)

From this reading “It was one of my odd jobs,” said Libbie, smiling, though her eyes were brimming over with tears; “but, dear Anne,” said she, recovering itself, “I could not do it to-morrow, indeed I could not.”

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading “That’s all very true, I make no doubt, for them as is to be old maids; but as I’m not, please God to-morrow comes, you might have spared your breath to cool your porridge.

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

From this reading “That’s all very true, I make no doubt, for them as is to be old maids; but as I’m not, please God to-morrow comes, you might have spared your breath to cool your porridge.

for the reason that

From this reading “And I can’t wait,” said Anne Dixon, almost sulkily, “Bob and I put it off from to-day, because of the funeral, and Bob had set his heart on its being on Michaelmas-day; and mother says the goose won’t keep beyond to-morrow.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “And I can’t wait,” said Anne Dixon, almost sulkily, “Bob and I put it off from to-day, because of the funeral, and Bob had set his heart on its being on Michaelmas-day; and mother says the goose won’t keep beyond to-morrow.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading “And I can’t wait,” said Anne Dixon, almost sulkily, “Bob and I put it off from to-day, because of the funeral, and Bob had set his heart on its being on Michaelmas-day; and mother says the goose won’t keep beyond to-morrow.

move up and down repeatedly

From this reading “And I can’t wait,” said Anne Dixon, almost sulkily, “Bob and I put it off from to-day, because of the funeral, and Bob had set his heart on its being on Michaelmas-day; and mother says the goose won’t keep beyond to-morrow.

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading “That’s all very true, I make no doubt, for them as is to be old maids; but as I’m not, please God to-morrow comes, you might have spared your breath to cool your porridge.

an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding

From this reading What I want to know is, whether you’ll be bridesmaid to-morrow or not.

filled to capacity

From this reading “It was one of my odd jobs,” said Libbie, smiling, though her eyes were brimming over with tears; “but, dear Anne,” said she, recovering itself, “I could not do it to-morrow, indeed I could not.”

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “That’s all very true, I make no doubt, for them as is to be old maids; but as I’m not, please God to-morrow comes, you might have spared your breath to cool your porridge.

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From this reading “And I can’t wait,” said Anne Dixon, almost sulkily, “Bob and I put it off from to-day, because of the funeral, and Bob had set his heart on its being on Michaelmas-day; and mother says the goose won’t keep beyond to-morrow.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Come, now do; it will do you good, after all your working, and watching, and slaving yourself for that poor Franky Hall.”

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading “That’s all very true, I make no doubt, for them as is to be old maids; but as I’m not, please God to-morrow comes, you might have spared your breath to cool your porridge.

neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat

From this reading “That’s all very true, I make no doubt, for them as is to be old maids; but as I’m not, please God to-morrow comes, you might have spared your breath to cool your porridge.

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

From this reading “It was one of my odd jobs,” said Libbie, smiling, though her eyes were brimming over with tears; “but, dear Anne,” said she, recovering itself, “I could not do it to-morrow, indeed I could not.”

dearly loved

From this reading “It was one of my odd jobs,” said Libbie, smiling, though her eyes were brimming over with tears; “but, dear Anne,” said she, recovering itself, “I could not do it to-morrow, indeed I could not.”

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From this reading “And I can’t wait,” said Anne Dixon, almost sulkily, “Bob and I put it off from to-day, because of the funeral, and Bob had set his heart on its being on Michaelmas-day; and mother says the goose won’t keep beyond to-morrow.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Come, now do; it will do you good, after all your working, and watching, and slaving yourself for that poor Franky Hall.”

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading “That’s all very true, I make no doubt, for them as is to be old maids; but as I’m not, please God to-morrow comes, you might have spared your breath to cool your porridge.

opinion or judgment

From this reading “It was one of my odd jobs,” said Libbie, smiling, though her eyes were brimming over with tears; “but, dear Anne,” said she, recovering itself, “I could not do it to-morrow, indeed I could not.”

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “That’s all very true, I make no doubt, for them as is to be old maids; but as I’m not, please God to-morrow comes, you might have spared your breath to cool your porridge.

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From this reading Come, now do; it will do you good, after all your working, and watching, and slaving yourself for that poor Franky Hall.”

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading “And I can’t wait,” said Anne Dixon, almost sulkily, “Bob and I put it off from to-day, because of the funeral, and Bob had set his heart on its being on Michaelmas-day; and mother says the goose won’t keep beyond to-morrow.

a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated

From this reading “And I can’t wait,” said Anne Dixon, almost sulkily, “Bob and I put it off from to-day, because of the funeral, and Bob had set his heart on its being on Michaelmas-day; and mother says the goose won’t keep beyond to-morrow.

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading “That’s all very true, I make no doubt, for them as is to be old maids; but as I’m not, please God to-morrow comes, you might have spared your breath to cool your porridge.

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

From this reading Come, now do; it will do you good, after all your working, and watching, and slaving yourself for that poor Franky Hall.”

web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks

From this reading “And I can’t wait,” said Anne Dixon, almost sulkily, “Bob and I put it off from to-day, because of the funeral, and Bob had set his heart on its being on Michaelmas-day; and mother says the goose won’t keep beyond to-morrow.

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

From this reading “And I can’t wait,” said Anne Dixon, almost sulkily, “Bob and I put it off from to-day, because of the funeral, and Bob had set his heart on its being on Michaelmas-day; and mother says the goose won’t keep beyond to-morrow.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading Come, now do; it will do you good, after all your working, and watching, and slaving yourself for that poor Franky Hall.”

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “That’s all very true, I make no doubt, for them as is to be old maids; but as I’m not, please God to-morrow comes, you might have spared your breath to cool your porridge.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading “And I can’t wait,” said Anne Dixon, almost sulkily, “Bob and I put it off from to-day, because of the funeral, and Bob had set his heart on its being on Michaelmas-day; and mother says the goose won’t keep beyond to-morrow.

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

From this reading “It was one of my odd jobs,” said Libbie, smiling, though her eyes were brimming over with tears; “but, dear Anne,” said she, recovering itself, “I could not do it to-morrow, indeed I could not.”

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading “And I can’t wait,” said Anne Dixon, almost sulkily, “Bob and I put it off from to-day, because of the funeral, and Bob had set his heart on its being on Michaelmas-day; and mother says the goose won’t keep beyond to-morrow.

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

From this reading “That’s all very true, I make no doubt, for them as is to be old maids; but as I’m not, please God to-morrow comes, you might have spared your breath to cool your porridge.

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From this reading “That’s all very true, I make no doubt, for them as is to be old maids; but as I’m not, please God to-morrow comes, you might have spared your breath to cool your porridge.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading “It was one of my odd jobs,” said Libbie, smiling, though her eyes were brimming over with tears; “but, dear Anne,” said she, recovering itself, “I could not do it to-morrow, indeed I could not.”

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

From this reading “That’s all very true, I make no doubt, for them as is to be old maids; but as I’m not, please God to-morrow comes, you might have spared your breath to cool your porridge.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Come, now do; it will do you good, after all your working, and watching, and slaving yourself for that poor Franky Hall.”

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading “And I can’t wait,” said Anne Dixon, almost sulkily, “Bob and I put it off from to-day, because of the funeral, and Bob had set his heart on its being on Michaelmas-day; and mother says the goose won’t keep beyond to-morrow.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading “It was one of my odd jobs,” said Libbie, smiling, though her eyes were brimming over with tears; “but, dear Anne,” said she, recovering itself, “I could not do it to-morrow, indeed I could not.”

plural of “job” — the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading “It was one of my odd jobs,” said Libbie, smiling, though her eyes were brimming over with tears; “but, dear Anne,” said she, recovering itself, “I could not do it to-morrow, indeed I could not.”

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading “And I can’t wait,” said Anne Dixon, almost sulkily, “Bob and I put it off from to-day, because of the funeral, and Bob had set his heart on its being on Michaelmas-day; and mother says the goose won’t keep beyond to-morrow.

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

From this reading What I want to know is, whether you’ll be bridesmaid to-morrow or not.

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From this reading “It was one of my odd jobs,” said Libbie, smiling, though her eyes were brimming over with tears; “but, dear Anne,” said she, recovering itself, “I could not do it to-morrow, indeed I could not.”

plural of “maid” — a female domestic

From this reading “That’s all very true, I make no doubt, for them as is to be old maids; but as I’m not, please God to-morrow comes, you might have spared your breath to cool your porridge.

engage in

From this reading “That’s all very true, I make no doubt, for them as is to be old maids; but as I’m not, please God to-morrow comes, you might have spared your breath to cool your porridge.

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From this reading “And I can’t wait,” said Anne Dixon, almost sulkily, “Bob and I put it off from to-day, because of the funeral, and Bob had set his heart on its being on Michaelmas-day; and mother says the goose won’t keep beyond to-morrow.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “That’s all very true, I make no doubt, for them as is to be old maids; but as I’m not, please God to-morrow comes, you might have spared your breath to cool your porridge.

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

From this reading “And I can’t wait,” said Anne Dixon, almost sulkily, “Bob and I put it off from to-day, because of the funeral, and Bob had set his heart on its being on Michaelmas-day; and mother says the goose won’t keep beyond to-morrow.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “It was one of my odd jobs,” said Libbie, smiling, though her eyes were brimming over with tears; “but, dear Anne,” said she, recovering itself, “I could not do it to-morrow, indeed I could not.”

not any; not one

From this reading “That’s all very true, I make no doubt, for them as is to be old maids; but as I’m not, please God to-morrow comes, you might have spared your breath to cool your porridge.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “That’s all very true, I make no doubt, for them as is to be old maids; but as I’m not, please God to-morrow comes, you might have spared your breath to cool your porridge.

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

From this reading Come, now do; it will do you good, after all your working, and watching, and slaving yourself for that poor Franky Hall.”

not divisible by two

From this reading “It was one of my odd jobs,” said Libbie, smiling, though her eyes were brimming over with tears; “but, dear Anne,” said she, recovering itself, “I could not do it to-morrow, indeed I could not.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “It was one of my odd jobs,” said Libbie, smiling, though her eyes were brimming over with tears; “but, dear Anne,” said she, recovering itself, “I could not do it to-morrow, indeed I could not.”

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading “And I can’t wait,” said Anne Dixon, almost sulkily, “Bob and I put it off from to-day, because of the funeral, and Bob had set his heart on its being on Michaelmas-day; and mother says the goose won’t keep beyond to-morrow.

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

From this reading “That’s all very true, I make no doubt, for them as is to be old maids; but as I’m not, please God to-morrow comes, you might have spared your breath to cool your porridge.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “And I can’t wait,” said Anne Dixon, almost sulkily, “Bob and I put it off from to-day, because of the funeral, and Bob had set his heart on its being on Michaelmas-day; and mother says the goose won’t keep beyond to-morrow.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “It was one of my odd jobs,” said Libbie, smiling, though her eyes were brimming over with tears; “but, dear Anne,” said she, recovering itself, “I could not do it to-morrow, indeed I could not.”

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading What I want to know is, whether you’ll be bridesmaid to-morrow or not.

above and across; more than

From this reading “It was one of my odd jobs,” said Libbie, smiling, though her eyes were brimming over with tears; “but, dear Anne,” said she, recovering itself, “I could not do it to-morrow, indeed I could not.”

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading “That’s all very true, I make no doubt, for them as is to be old maids; but as I’m not, please God to-morrow comes, you might have spared your breath to cool your porridge.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading Come, now do; it will do you good, after all your working, and watching, and slaving yourself for that poor Franky Hall.”

soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick

From this reading “That’s all very true, I make no doubt, for them as is to be old maids; but as I’m not, please God to-morrow comes, you might have spared your breath to cool your porridge.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading “And I can’t wait,” said Anne Dixon, almost sulkily, “Bob and I put it off from to-day, because of the funeral, and Bob had set his heart on its being on Michaelmas-day; and mother says the goose won’t keep beyond to-morrow.

returning to health after illness or debility

From this reading “It was one of my odd jobs,” said Libbie, smiling, though her eyes were brimming over with tears; “but, dear Anne,” said she, recovering itself, “I could not do it to-morrow, indeed I could not.”

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “It was one of my odd jobs,” said Libbie, smiling, though her eyes were brimming over with tears; “but, dear Anne,” said she, recovering itself, “I could not do it to-morrow, indeed I could not.”

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading “And I can’t wait,” said Anne Dixon, almost sulkily, “Bob and I put it off from to-day, because of the funeral, and Bob had set his heart on its being on Michaelmas-day; and mother says the goose won’t keep beyond to-morrow.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading “And I can’t wait,” said Anne Dixon, almost sulkily, “Bob and I put it off from to-day, because of the funeral, and Bob had set his heart on its being on Michaelmas-day; and mother says the goose won’t keep beyond to-morrow.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “It was one of my odd jobs,” said Libbie, smiling, though her eyes were brimming over with tears; “but, dear Anne,” said she, recovering itself, “I could not do it to-morrow, indeed I could not.”

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From this reading Come, now do; it will do you good, after all your working, and watching, and slaving yourself for that poor Franky Hall.”

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading “It was one of my odd jobs,” said Libbie, smiling, though her eyes were brimming over with tears; “but, dear Anne,” said she, recovering itself, “I could not do it to-morrow, indeed I could not.”

past form of “spare” — refrain from harming

From this reading “That’s all very true, I make no doubt, for them as is to be old maids; but as I’m not, please God to-morrow comes, you might have spared your breath to cool your porridge.

in a sulky manner

From this reading “And I can’t wait,” said Anne Dixon, almost sulkily, “Bob and I put it off from to-day, because of the funeral, and Bob had set his heart on its being on Michaelmas-day; and mother says the goose won’t keep beyond to-morrow.

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading “It was one of my odd jobs,” said Libbie, smiling, though her eyes were brimming over with tears; “but, dear Anne,” said she, recovering itself, “I could not do it to-morrow, indeed I could not.”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Come, now do; it will do you good, after all your working, and watching, and slaving yourself for that poor Franky Hall.”

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From this reading “That’s all very true, I make no doubt, for them as is to be old maids; but as I’m not, please God to-morrow comes, you might have spared your breath to cool your porridge.

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

From this reading “And I can’t wait,” said Anne Dixon, almost sulkily, “Bob and I put it off from to-day, because of the funeral, and Bob had set his heart on its being on Michaelmas-day; and mother says the goose won’t keep beyond to-morrow.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading “That’s all very true, I make no doubt, for them as is to be old maids; but as I’m not, please God to-morrow comes, you might have spared your breath to cool your porridge.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “It was one of my odd jobs,” said Libbie, smiling, though her eyes were brimming over with tears; “but, dear Anne,” said she, recovering itself, “I could not do it to-morrow, indeed I could not.”

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

From this reading “That’s all very true, I make no doubt, for them as is to be old maids; but as I’m not, please God to-morrow comes, you might have spared your breath to cool your porridge.

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From this reading “And I can’t wait,” said Anne Dixon, almost sulkily, “Bob and I put it off from to-day, because of the funeral, and Bob had set his heart on its being on Michaelmas-day; and mother says the goose won’t keep beyond to-morrow.

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

From this reading “That’s all very true, I make no doubt, for them as is to be old maids; but as I’m not, please God to-morrow comes, you might have spared your breath to cool your porridge.

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading “That’s all very true, I make no doubt, for them as is to be old maids; but as I’m not, please God to-morrow comes, you might have spared your breath to cool your porridge.

precisely as stated

From this reading “That’s all very true, I make no doubt, for them as is to be old maids; but as I’m not, please God to-morrow comes, you might have spared your breath to cool your porridge.

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading “And I can’t wait,” said Anne Dixon, almost sulkily, “Bob and I put it off from to-day, because of the funeral, and Bob had set his heart on its being on Michaelmas-day; and mother says the goose won’t keep beyond to-morrow.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading What I want to know is, whether you’ll be bridesmaid to-morrow or not.

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

From this reading “It was one of my odd jobs,” said Libbie, smiling, though her eyes were brimming over with tears; “but, dear Anne,” said she, recovering itself, “I could not do it to-morrow, indeed I could not.”

the act of observing; taking a patient look

From this reading Come, now do; it will do you good, after all your working, and watching, and slaving yourself for that poor Franky Hall.”

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

From this reading “It was one of my odd jobs,” said Libbie, smiling, though her eyes were brimming over with tears; “but, dear Anne,” said she, recovering itself, “I could not do it to-morrow, indeed I could not.”

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What I want to know is, whether you’ll be bridesmaid to-morrow or not.

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading What I want to know is, whether you’ll be bridesmaid to-morrow or not.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Come, now do; it will do you good, after all your working, and watching, and slaving yourself for that poor Franky Hall.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading “It was one of my odd jobs,” said Libbie, smiling, though her eyes were brimming over with tears; “but, dear Anne,” said she, recovering itself, “I could not do it to-morrow, indeed I could not.”

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From this reading “And I can’t wait,” said Anne Dixon, almost sulkily, “Bob and I put it off from to-day, because of the funeral, and Bob had set his heart on its being on Michaelmas-day; and mother says the goose won’t keep beyond to-morrow.

actively engaged in paid work

From this reading Come, now do; it will do you good, after all your working, and watching, and slaving yourself for that poor Franky Hall.”

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “That’s all very true, I make no doubt, for them as is to be old maids; but as I’m not, please God to-morrow comes, you might have spared your breath to cool your porridge.

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From this reading What I want to know is, whether you’ll be bridesmaid to-morrow or not.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “That’s all very true, I make no doubt, for them as is to be old maids; but as I’m not, please God to-morrow comes, you might have spared your breath to cool your porridge.

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading Come, now do; it will do you good, after all your working, and watching, and slaving yourself for that poor Franky Hall.”