used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN the rear of Mrs. Gaston’s place, there stood in the midst of an orchard a log house of two rooms, with hallway between them.
acrenounUS /ˈeɪkər/
a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries
From this reading The house stood in the middle of a ten acre lot, and a woman was busy in the garden with a little girl, planting seed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading IN the rear of Mrs. Gaston’s place, there stood in the midst of an orchard a log house of two rooms, with hallway between them.
an'taters
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From this reading “Hurry up Annie, less finish this in time to fix up a fine dinner er greens and turnips an’taters an a chicken.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a mud-thatched wooden chimney at each end, and from the back of the hallway a kitchen extension of the same material with another mud chimney.
Annie
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From this reading “Hurry up Annie, less finish this in time to fix up a fine dinner er greens and turnips an’taters an a chicken.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading There was a mud-thatched wooden chimney at each end, and from the back of the hallway a kitchen extension of the same material with another mud chimney.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a mud-thatched wooden chimney at each end, and from the back of the hallway a kitchen extension of the same material with another mud chimney.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading There was a mud-thatched wooden chimney at each end, and from the back of the hallway a kitchen extension of the same material with another mud chimney.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading IN the rear of Mrs. Gaston’s place, there stood in the midst of an orchard a log house of two rooms, with hallway between them.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading The house stood in the middle of a ten acre lot, and a woman was busy in the garden with a little girl, planting seed.
chickennounUS /ˈtʃɪkən/
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading “Hurry up Annie, less finish this in time to fix up a fine dinner er greens and turnips an’taters an a chicken.
chimneynounUS /ˈtʃɪmni/
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading There was a mud-thatched wooden chimney at each end, and from the back of the hallway a kitchen extension of the same material with another mud chimney.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “Hurry up Annie, less finish this in time to fix up a fine dinner er greens and turnips an’taters an a chicken.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading There was a mud-thatched wooden chimney at each end, and from the back of the hallway a kitchen extension of the same material with another mud chimney.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading There was a mud-thatched wooden chimney at each end, and from the back of the hallway a kitchen extension of the same material with another mud chimney.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading “Hurry up Annie, less finish this in time to fix up a fine dinner er greens and turnips an’taters an a chicken.
extensionnounUS /ɪkˈstenʃən/
a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt
From this reading There was a mud-thatched wooden chimney at each end, and from the back of the hallway a kitchen extension of the same material with another mud chimney.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “Hurry up Annie, less finish this in time to fix up a fine dinner er greens and turnips an’taters an a chicken.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “Hurry up Annie, less finish this in time to fix up a fine dinner er greens and turnips an’taters an a chicken.
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “Hurry up Annie, less finish this in time to fix up a fine dinner er greens and turnips an’taters an a chicken.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a mud-thatched wooden chimney at each end, and from the back of the hallway a kitchen extension of the same material with another mud chimney.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The house stood in the middle of a ten acre lot, and a woman was busy in the garden with a little girl, planting seed.
Gaston's
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From this reading IN the rear of Mrs. Gaston’s place, there stood in the midst of an orchard a log house of two rooms, with hallway between them.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Yer Pappy’ll get home to-day sure.
a young female
From this reading The house stood in the middle of a ten acre lot, and a woman was busy in the garden with a little girl, planting seed.
greensnounUS /ɡriːnz/
any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
From this reading “Hurry up Annie, less finish this in time to fix up a fine dinner er greens and turnips an’taters an a chicken.
hallwaynounUS /ˈhɔːlweɪ/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading IN the rear of Mrs. Gaston’s place, there stood in the midst of an orchard a log house of two rooms, with hallway between them.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Yer Pappy’ll get home to-day sure.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading IN the rear of Mrs. Gaston’s place, there stood in the midst of an orchard a log house of two rooms, with hallway between them.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “Hurry up Annie, less finish this in time to fix up a fine dinner er greens and turnips an’taters an a chicken.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN the rear of Mrs. Gaston’s place, there stood in the midst of an orchard a log house of two rooms, with hallway between them.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading There was a mud-thatched wooden chimney at each end, and from the back of the hallway a kitchen extension of the same material with another mud chimney.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading “Hurry up Annie, less finish this in time to fix up a fine dinner er greens and turnips an’taters an a chicken.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The house stood in the middle of a ten acre lot, and a woman was busy in the garden with a little girl, planting seed.
logverbUS /lɔːɡ/
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading IN the rear of Mrs. Gaston’s place, there stood in the midst of an orchard a log house of two rooms, with hallway between them.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading The house stood in the middle of a ten acre lot, and a woman was busy in the garden with a little girl, planting seed.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading There was a mud-thatched wooden chimney at each end, and from the back of the hallway a kitchen extension of the same material with another mud chimney.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading The house stood in the middle of a ten acre lot, and a woman was busy in the garden with a little girl, planting seed.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading IN the rear of Mrs. Gaston’s place, there stood in the midst of an orchard a log house of two rooms, with hallway between them.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading IN the rear of Mrs. Gaston’s place, there stood in the midst of an orchard a log house of two rooms, with hallway between them.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading There was a mud-thatched wooden chimney at each end, and from the back of the hallway a kitchen extension of the same material with another mud chimney.
mud-thatched
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From this reading There was a mud-thatched wooden chimney at each end, and from the back of the hallway a kitchen extension of the same material with another mud chimney.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN the rear of Mrs. Gaston’s place, there stood in the midst of an orchard a log house of two rooms, with hallway between them.
orchardnounUS /ˈɔːrtʃərd/
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading IN the rear of Mrs. Gaston’s place, there stood in the midst of an orchard a log house of two rooms, with hallway between them.
Pappy'll
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From this reading Yer Pappy’ll get home to-day sure.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading IN the rear of Mrs. Gaston’s place, there stood in the midst of an orchard a log house of two rooms, with hallway between them.
plantingnounUS /ˈplæntɪŋ/
the act of fixing firmly in place
From this reading The house stood in the middle of a ten acre lot, and a woman was busy in the garden with a little girl, planting seed.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading IN the rear of Mrs. Gaston’s place, there stood in the midst of an orchard a log house of two rooms, with hallway between them.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading IN the rear of Mrs. Gaston’s place, there stood in the midst of an orchard a log house of two rooms, with hallway between them.
Identical; not different.
From this reading There was a mud-thatched wooden chimney at each end, and from the back of the hallway a kitchen extension of the same material with another mud chimney.
seednounUS /siːd/
a small hard fruit
From this reading The house stood in the middle of a ten acre lot, and a woman was busy in the garden with a little girl, planting seed.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading IN the rear of Mrs. Gaston’s place, there stood in the midst of an orchard a log house of two rooms, with hallway between them.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Yer Pappy’ll get home to-day sure.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading The house stood in the middle of a ten acre lot, and a woman was busy in the garden with a little girl, planting seed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN the rear of Mrs. Gaston’s place, there stood in the midst of an orchard a log house of two rooms, with hallway between them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading IN the rear of Mrs. Gaston’s place, there stood in the midst of an orchard a log house of two rooms, with hallway between them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading IN the rear of Mrs. Gaston’s place, there stood in the midst of an orchard a log house of two rooms, with hallway between them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Hurry up Annie, less finish this in time to fix up a fine dinner er greens and turnips an’taters an a chicken.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Hurry up Annie, less finish this in time to fix up a fine dinner er greens and turnips an’taters an a chicken.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Hurry up Annie, less finish this in time to fix up a fine dinner er greens and turnips an’taters an a chicken.
to-day
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From this reading Yer Pappy’ll get home to-day sure.
turnipsnounUS /ˈtɜːrnəps/
plural of “turnip” — widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root
From this reading “Hurry up Annie, less finish this in time to fix up a fine dinner er greens and turnips an’taters an a chicken.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading IN the rear of Mrs. Gaston’s place, there stood in the midst of an orchard a log house of two rooms, with hallway between them.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Hurry up Annie, less finish this in time to fix up a fine dinner er greens and turnips an’taters an a chicken.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a mud-thatched wooden chimney at each end, and from the back of the hallway a kitchen extension of the same material with another mud chimney.
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN the rear of Mrs. Gaston’s place, there stood in the midst of an orchard a log house of two rooms, with hallway between them.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The house stood in the middle of a ten acre lot, and a woman was busy in the garden with a little girl, planting seed.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading There was a mud-thatched wooden chimney at each end, and from the back of the hallway a kitchen extension of the same material with another mud chimney.
Yer
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From this reading Yer Pappy’ll get home to-day sure.
