used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If you'd come a little earlier I could have let you have some eggs--" "I've got a feast for a king.--All these fighting men going up and down the Valley are going to eat you out of house and home.--I got some pay two months ago, and I've enough left to make it fairer--"
in the past
From this reading If you'd come a little earlier I could have let you have some eggs--" "I've got a feast for a king.--All these fighting men going up and down the Valley are going to eat you out of house and home.--I got some pay two months ago, and I've enough left to make it fairer--"
(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 You've all surely done your share."
Allan
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From this reading THE FLOWERING WOOD "Thank you, ma'am," said Allan.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now, you've got the pot of apple butter, and the bucket with the honeycomb, and the piece of bacon and the light bread.
applenounUS /ˈæpəl/
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading "Now, you've got the pot of apple butter, and the bucket with the honeycomb, and the piece of bacon and the light bread.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I reckon just so long as there are such women in the Valley there'll be worth-while men there, too!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I reckon just so long as there are such women in the Valley there'll be worth-while men there, too!
baconnounUS /ˈbeɪkən/
back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading "Now, you've got the pot of apple butter, and the bucket with the honeycomb, and the piece of bacon and the light bread.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I reckon just so long as there are such women in the Valley there'll be worth-while men there, too!
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading "Now, you've got the pot of apple butter, and the bucket with the honeycomb, and the piece of bacon and the light bread.
bucketnounUS /ˈbʌkət/
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading "Now, you've got the pot of apple butter, and the bucket with the honeycomb, and the piece of bacon and the light bread.
butternounUS /ˈbʌtər/
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading "Now, you've got the pot of apple butter, and the bucket with the honeycomb, and the piece of bacon and the light bread.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If you'd come a little earlier I could have let you have some eggs--" "I've got a feast for a king.--All these fighting men going up and down the Valley are going to eat you out of house and home.--I got some pay two months ago, and I've enough left to make it fairer--"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If you'd come a little earlier I could have let you have some eggs--" "I've got a feast for a king.--All these fighting men going up and down the Valley are going to eat you out of house and home.--I got some pay two months ago, and I've enough left to make it fairer--"
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading You've all surely done your share."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading If you'd come a little earlier I could have let you have some eggs--" "I've got a feast for a king.--All these fighting men going up and down the Valley are going to eat you out of house and home.--I got some pay two months ago, and I've enough left to make it fairer--"
earlier in time; previously
From this reading If you'd come a little earlier I could have let you have some eggs--" "I've got a feast for a king.--All these fighting men going up and down the Valley are going to eat you out of house and home.--I got some pay two months ago, and I've enough left to make it fairer--"
take in solid food
From this reading If you'd come a little earlier I could have let you have some eggs--" "I've got a feast for a king.--All these fighting men going up and down the Valley are going to eat you out of house and home.--I got some pay two months ago, and I've enough left to make it fairer--"
eggsnounUS /eɡz/
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading If you'd come a little earlier I could have let you have some eggs--" "I've got a feast for a king.--All these fighting men going up and down the Valley are going to eat you out of house and home.--I got some pay two months ago, and I've enough left to make it fairer--"
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading If you'd come a little earlier I could have let you have some eggs--" "I've got a feast for a king.--All these fighting men going up and down the Valley are going to eat you out of house and home.--I got some pay two months ago, and I've enough left to make it fairer--"
faireradjectiveUS /ˈferər/
comparative of “fair” — free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading If you'd come a little earlier I could have let you have some eggs--" "I've got a feast for a king.--All these fighting men going up and down the Valley are going to eat you out of house and home.--I got some pay two months ago, and I've enough left to make it fairer--"
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading If you'd come a little earlier I could have let you have some eggs--" "I've got a feast for a king.--All these fighting men going up and down the Valley are going to eat you out of house and home.--I got some pay two months ago, and I've enough left to make it fairer--"
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading If you'd come a little earlier I could have let you have some eggs--" "I've got a feast for a king.--All these fighting men going up and down the Valley are going to eat you out of house and home.--I got some pay two months ago, and I've enough left to make it fairer--"
FLOWERINGnounUS /ˈflaʊərɪŋ/
the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
From this reading THE FLOWERING WOOD "Thank you, ma'am," said Allan.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If you'd come a little earlier I could have let you have some eggs--" "I've got a feast for a king.--All these fighting men going up and down the Valley are going to eat you out of house and home.--I got some pay two months ago, and I've enough left to make it fairer--"
the act of departing
From this reading If you'd come a little earlier I could have let you have some eggs--" "I've got a feast for a king.--All these fighting men going up and down the Valley are going to eat you out of house and home.--I got some pay two months ago, and I've enough left to make it fairer--"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Now, you've got the pot of apple butter, and the bucket with the honeycomb, and the piece of bacon and the light bread.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If you'd come a little earlier I could have let you have some eggs--" "I've got a feast for a king.--All these fighting men going up and down the Valley are going to eat you out of house and home.--I got some pay two months ago, and I've enough left to make it fairer--"
where you live at a particular time
From this reading If you'd come a little earlier I could have let you have some eggs--" "I've got a feast for a king.--All these fighting men going up and down the Valley are going to eat you out of house and home.--I got some pay two months ago, and I've enough left to make it fairer--"
honeycombverbUS /ˈhʌnikoʊm/
carve a honeycomb pattern into
From this reading "Now, you've got the pot of apple butter, and the bucket with the honeycomb, and the piece of bacon and the light bread.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading If you'd come a little earlier I could have let you have some eggs--" "I've got a feast for a king.--All these fighting men going up and down the Valley are going to eat you out of house and home.--I got some pay two months ago, and I've enough left to make it fairer--"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I reckon just so long as there are such women in the Valley there'll be worth-while men there, too!
I've
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From this reading If you'd come a little earlier I could have let you have some eggs--" "I've got a feast for a king.--All these fighting men going up and down the Valley are going to eat you out of house and home.--I got some pay two months ago, and I've enough left to make it fairer--"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you'd come a little earlier I could have let you have some eggs--" "I've got a feast for a king.--All these fighting men going up and down the Valley are going to eat you out of house and home.--I got some pay two months ago, and I've enough left to make it fairer--"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I reckon just so long as there are such women in the Valley there'll be worth-while men there, too!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If you'd come a little earlier I could have let you have some eggs--" "I've got a feast for a king.--All these fighting men going up and down the Valley are going to eat you out of house and home.--I got some pay two months ago, and I've enough left to make it fairer--"
and nothing more
From this reading "I reckon just so long as there are such women in the Valley there'll be worth-while men there, too!
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading If you'd come a little earlier I could have let you have some eggs--" "I've got a feast for a king.--All these fighting men going up and down the Valley are going to eat you out of house and home.--I got some pay two months ago, and I've enough left to make it fairer--"
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading If you'd come a little earlier I could have let you have some eggs--" "I've got a feast for a king.--All these fighting men going up and down the Valley are going to eat you out of house and home.--I got some pay two months ago, and I've enough left to make it fairer--"
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading If you'd come a little earlier I could have let you have some eggs--" "I've got a feast for a king.--All these fighting men going up and down the Valley are going to eat you out of house and home.--I got some pay two months ago, and I've enough left to make it fairer--"
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "Now, you've got the pot of apple butter, and the bucket with the honeycomb, and the piece of bacon and the light bread.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading If you'd come a little earlier I could have let you have some eggs--" "I've got a feast for a king.--All these fighting men going up and down the Valley are going to eat you out of house and home.--I got some pay two months ago, and I've enough left to make it fairer--"
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 "I reckon just so long as there are such women in the Valley there'll be worth-while men there, too!
ma'amnounUS /mæm/
a woman of refinement
From this reading THE FLOWERING WOOD "Thank you, ma'am," said Allan.
engage in
From this reading If you'd come a little earlier I could have let you have some eggs--" "I've got a feast for a king.--All these fighting men going up and down the Valley are going to eat you out of house and home.--I got some pay two months ago, and I've enough left to make it fairer--"
the force of workers available
From this reading "I reckon just so long as there are such women in the Valley there'll be worth-while men there, too!
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading If you'd come a little earlier I could have let you have some eggs--" "I've got a feast for a king.--All these fighting men going up and down the Valley are going to eat you out of house and home.--I got some pay two months ago, and I've enough left to make it fairer--"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, you've got the pot of apple butter, and the bucket with the honeycomb, and the piece of bacon and the light bread.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Now, you've got the pot of apple butter, and the bucket with the honeycomb, and the piece of bacon and the light bread.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading If you'd come a little earlier I could have let you have some eggs--" "I've got a feast for a king.--All these fighting men going up and down the Valley are going to eat you out of house and home.--I got some pay two months ago, and I've enough left to make it fairer--"
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading If you'd come a little earlier I could have let you have some eggs--" "I've got a feast for a king.--All these fighting men going up and down the Valley are going to eat you out of house and home.--I got some pay two months ago, and I've enough left to make it fairer--"
a separate part of a whole
From this reading "Now, you've got the pot of apple butter, and the bucket with the honeycomb, and the piece of bacon and the light bread.
potnounUS /pɑːt/
metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
From this reading "Now, you've got the pot of apple butter, and the bucket with the honeycomb, and the piece of bacon and the light bread.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I reckon just so long as there are such women in the Valley there'll be worth-while men there, too!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE FLOWERING WOOD "Thank you, ma'am," said Allan.
have in common
From this reading You've all surely done your share."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I reckon just so long as there are such women in the Valley there'll be worth-while men there, too!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading If you'd come a little earlier I could have let you have some eggs--" "I've got a feast for a king.--All these fighting men going up and down the Valley are going to eat you out of house and home.--I got some pay two months ago, and I've enough left to make it fairer--"
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I reckon just so long as there are such women in the Valley there'll be worth-while men there, too!
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading You've all surely done your share."
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading THE FLOWERING WOOD "Thank you, ma'am," said Allan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLOWERING WOOD "Thank you, ma'am," said Allan.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I reckon just so long as there are such women in the Valley there'll be worth-while men there, too!
there'll
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From this reading "I reckon just so long as there are such women in the Valley there'll be worth-while men there, too!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading If you'd come a little earlier I could have let you have some eggs--" "I've got a feast for a king.--All these fighting men going up and down the Valley are going to eat you out of house and home.--I got some pay two months ago, and I've enough left to make it fairer--"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you'd come a little earlier I could have let you have some eggs--" "I've got a feast for a king.--All these fighting men going up and down the Valley are going to eat you out of house and home.--I got some pay two months ago, and I've enough left to make it fairer--"
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "I reckon just so long as there are such women in the Valley there'll be worth-while men there, too!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading If you'd come a little earlier I could have let you have some eggs--" "I've got a feast for a king.--All these fighting men going up and down the Valley are going to eat you out of house and home.--I got some pay two months ago, and I've enough left to make it fairer--"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading If you'd come a little earlier I could have let you have some eggs--" "I've got a feast for a king.--All these fighting men going up and down the Valley are going to eat you out of house and home.--I got some pay two months ago, and I've enough left to make it fairer--"
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading "I reckon just so long as there are such women in the Valley there'll be worth-while men there, too!
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Now, you've got the pot of apple butter, and the bucket with the honeycomb, and the piece of bacon and the light bread.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "I reckon just so long as there are such women in the Valley there'll be worth-while men there, too!
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading THE FLOWERING WOOD "Thank you, ma'am," said Allan.
worth-while
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From this reading "I reckon just so long as there are such women in the Valley there'll be worth-while men there, too!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE FLOWERING WOOD "Thank you, ma'am," said Allan.
you'd
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From this reading If you'd come a little earlier I could have let you have some eggs--" "I've got a feast for a king.--All these fighting men going up and down the Valley are going to eat you out of house and home.--I got some pay two months ago, and I've enough left to make it fairer--"
You've
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From this reading You've all surely done your share."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You've all surely done your share."
