used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And it’s a deal worse than if her papa had told her first off!” said Suzan´, at the kitchen door.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I never saw Miss Steenie cry about anything before, and I wish now that I’d a broke it to her myself.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it’s a deal worse than if her papa had told her first off!” said Suzan´, at the kitchen door.
any thing at all
From this reading “I never saw Miss Steenie cry about anything before, and I wish now that I’d a broke it to her myself.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And it’s a deal worse than if her papa had told her first off!” said Suzan´, at the kitchen door.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “No, she haint never been one fer cryin’,--not even fer bumps er scratches.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I never saw Miss Steenie cry about anything before, and I wish now that I’d a broke it to her myself.”
lacking funds
From this reading “I never saw Miss Steenie cry about anything before, and I wish now that I’d a broke it to her myself.”
bumpsnounUS /bʌmps/
plural of “bump” — a lump on the body caused by a blow
From this reading “No, she haint never been one fer cryin’,--not even fer bumps er scratches.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading “My, my! the poor lamb!” echoed Ellen, the cook, joining the housemaid.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “I never saw Miss Steenie cry about anything before, and I wish now that I’d a broke it to her myself.”
cryin
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From this reading “No, she haint never been one fer cryin’,--not even fer bumps er scratches.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading And it’s a deal worse than if her papa had told her first off!” said Suzan´, at the kitchen door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading And it’s a deal worse than if her papa had told her first off!” said Suzan´, at the kitchen door.
echoedverbUS /ˈekoʊd/
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “My, my! the poor lamb!” echoed Ellen, the cook, joining the housemaid.
Ellen
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From this reading “My, my! the poor lamb!” echoed Ellen, the cook, joining the housemaid.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading “No, she haint never been one fer cryin’,--not even fer bumps er scratches.
divisible by two
From this reading “No, she haint never been one fer cryin’,--not even fer bumps er scratches.
fer
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From this reading “No, she haint never been one fer cryin’,--not even fer bumps er scratches.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading And it’s a deal worse than if her papa had told her first off!” said Suzan´, at the kitchen door.
set up or found
From this reading “There, she’s found it out!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And it’s a deal worse than if her papa had told her first off!” said Suzan´, at the kitchen door.
haint
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From this reading “No, she haint never been one fer cryin’,--not even fer bumps er scratches.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And it’s a deal worse than if her papa had told her first off!” said Suzan´, at the kitchen door.
housemaidnoun
a female domestic
From this reading “My, my! the poor lamb!” echoed Ellen, the cook, joining the housemaid.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I never saw Miss Steenie cry about anything before, and I wish now that I’d a broke it to her myself.”
I'd
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From this reading “I never saw Miss Steenie cry about anything before, and I wish now that I’d a broke it to her myself.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And it’s a deal worse than if her papa had told her first off!” said Suzan´, at the kitchen door.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “There, she’s found it out!
it's
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From this reading And it’s a deal worse than if her papa had told her first off!” said Suzan´, at the kitchen door.
joiningnounUS /ˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ/
the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
From this reading “My, my! the poor lamb!” echoed Ellen, the cook, joining the housemaid.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading And it’s a deal worse than if her papa had told her first off!” said Suzan´, at the kitchen door.
lambnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading “My, my! the poor lamb!” echoed Ellen, the cook, joining the housemaid.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “I never saw Miss Steenie cry about anything before, and I wish now that I’d a broke it to her myself.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My, my! the poor lamb!” echoed Ellen, the cook, joining the housemaid.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I never saw Miss Steenie cry about anything before, and I wish now that I’d a broke it to her myself.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I never saw Miss Steenie cry about anything before, and I wish now that I’d a broke it to her myself.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, she haint never been one fer cryin’,--not even fer bumps er scratches.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, she haint never been one fer cryin’,--not even fer bumps er scratches.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “I never saw Miss Steenie cry about anything before, and I wish now that I’d a broke it to her myself.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And it’s a deal worse than if her papa had told her first off!” said Suzan´, at the kitchen door.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No, she haint never been one fer cryin’,--not even fer bumps er scratches.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “There, she’s found it out!
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading And it’s a deal worse than if her papa had told her first off!” said Suzan´, at the kitchen door.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “My, my! the poor lamb!” echoed Ellen, the cook, joining the housemaid.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And it’s a deal worse than if her papa had told her first off!” said Suzan´, at the kitchen door.
cut with a saw
From this reading “I never saw Miss Steenie cry about anything before, and I wish now that I’d a broke it to her myself.”
scratchesnounUS /ˈskrætʃəz/
plural of “scratch” — an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
From this reading “No, she haint never been one fer cryin’,--not even fer bumps er scratches.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No, she haint never been one fer cryin’,--not even fer bumps er scratches.
she's
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From this reading “There, she’s found it out!
Steenie
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From this reading “I never saw Miss Steenie cry about anything before, and I wish now that I’d a broke it to her myself.”
Suzan
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From this reading And it’s a deal worse than if her papa had told her first off!” said Suzan´, at the kitchen door.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And it’s a deal worse than if her papa had told her first off!” said Suzan´, at the kitchen door.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I never saw Miss Steenie cry about anything before, and I wish now that I’d a broke it to her myself.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And it’s a deal worse than if her papa had told her first off!” said Suzan´, at the kitchen door.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There, she’s found it out!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I never saw Miss Steenie cry about anything before, and I wish now that I’d a broke it to her myself.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading And it’s a deal worse than if her papa had told her first off!” said Suzan´, at the kitchen door.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I never saw Miss Steenie cry about anything before, and I wish now that I’d a broke it to her myself.”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading And it’s a deal worse than if her papa had told her first off!” said Suzan´, at the kitchen door.
