adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
Advena
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From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “You can never trust an Indian,” said Mrs Murchison at the anxious family council.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
anxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/
eagerly desirous
From this reading “You can never trust an Indian,” said Mrs Murchison at the anxious family council.
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You can never trust an Indian,” said Mrs Murchison at the anxious family council.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
backsnounUS /bæks/
plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
From this reading Slovenly-looking things they were with their three or four coloured petticoats and their papooses on their backs.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was on the squaws we depended in those days, or go without raspberry preserves for the winter.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You can never trust an Indian,” said Mrs Murchison at the anxious family council.
colouredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Slovenly-looking things they were with their three or four coloured petticoats and their papooses on their backs.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
councilnounUS /ˈkaʊnsəl/
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading “You can never trust an Indian,” said Mrs Murchison at the anxious family council.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading But it was on the squaws we depended in those days, or go without raspberry preserves for the winter.
dependedverbUS /dɪˈpendəd/
past form of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading But it was on the squaws we depended in those days, or go without raspberry preserves for the winter.
dirtnounUS /dɜːrt/
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
From this reading And for dirt--!
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading “You can never trust an Indian,” said Mrs Murchison at the anxious family council.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
fournounUS /fɔːr/
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Slovenly-looking things they were with their three or four coloured petticoats and their papooses on their backs.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But it was on the squaws we depended in those days, or go without raspberry preserves for the winter.
hangingnounUS /ˈhæŋɪŋ/
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But it was on the squaws we depended in those days, or go without raspberry preserves for the winter.
IndianadjectiveUS /ˈɪndiən/
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading “You can never trust an Indian,” said Mrs Murchison at the anxious family council.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was on the squaws we depended in those days, or go without raspberry preserves for the winter.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
knowingadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊɪŋ/
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
market-day
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From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “You can never trust an Indian,” said Mrs Murchison at the anxious family council.
Murchison
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From this reading “You can never trust an Indian,” said Mrs Murchison at the anxious family council.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “You can never trust an Indian,” said Mrs Murchison at the anxious family council.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But it was on the squaws we depended in those days, or go without raspberry preserves for the winter.
pailsnounUS /peɪlz/
plural of “pail” — a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
papooses
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Slovenly-looking things they were with their three or four coloured petticoats and their papooses on their backs.
petticoatsnounUS /ˈpetikoʊts/
plural of “petticoat” — undergarment worn under a skirt
From this reading Slovenly-looking things they were with their three or four coloured petticoats and their papooses on their backs.
preservesnounUS /prəˈzɜːrvz/
fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
From this reading But it was on the squaws we depended in those days, or go without raspberry preserves for the winter.
pricenounUS /praɪs/
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
raspberriesnounUS /ˈræzberiz/
plural of “raspberry” — woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe and are rounder and smaller than blackberries
From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
raspberrynounUS /ˈræzberi/
woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe and are rounder and smaller than blackberries
From this reading But it was on the squaws we depended in those days, or go without raspberry preserves for the winter.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You can never trust an Indian,” said Mrs Murchison at the anxious family council.
sellverbUS /sel/
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
Slovenly-looking
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From this reading Slovenly-looking things they were with their three or four coloured petticoats and their papooses on their backs.
squaws
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From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You can never trust an Indian,” said Mrs Murchison at the anxious family council.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Slovenly-looking things they were with their three or four coloured petticoats and their papooses on their backs.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Slovenly-looking things they were with their three or four coloured petticoats and their papooses on their backs.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But it was on the squaws we depended in those days, or go without raspberry preserves for the winter.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Slovenly-looking things they were with their three or four coloured petticoats and their papooses on their backs.
tinnounUS /tɪn/
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
trustnounUS /trʌst/
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading “You can never trust an Indian,” said Mrs Murchison at the anxious family council.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was on the squaws we depended in those days, or go without raspberry preserves for the winter.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But it was on the squaws we depended in those days, or go without raspberry preserves for the winter.
WelladverbUS /wel/
(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 do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading But it was on the squaws we depended in those days, or go without raspberry preserves for the winter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Well do I remember them when you were a little thing, Advena, hanging round the town on a market-day; and the squaws coming to the back door with their tin pails of raspberries to sell, and just knowing English enough to ask a big price for them.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But it was on the squaws we depended in those days, or go without raspberry preserves for the winter.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You can never trust an Indian,” said Mrs Murchison at the anxious family council.
