used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
(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 Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
catamarannounUS /ˌkætəmərˈæn/
a boat with two parallel hulls held together by single deck
From this reading She wished she had let the old catamaran spoil her skirt; and so on.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading Mrs. Singleton Corey never troubled herself over the impression she made upon the servant class.
Corey
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
take in solid food
From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
divisible by two
From this reading She even hoped that Mrs. Singleton Corey would get stuck in a snowdrift and have to walk every step of the way to Toll-Gate.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She even hoped that Mrs. Singleton Corey would get stuck in a snowdrift and have to walk every step of the way to Toll-Gate.
freezeverbUS /friːz/
stop moving or become immobilized
From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She even hoped that Mrs. Singleton Corey would get stuck in a snowdrift and have to walk every step of the way to Toll-Gate.
a young female
From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She wished she had let the old catamaran spoil her skirt; and so on.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She even hoped that Mrs. Singleton Corey would get stuck in a snowdrift and have to walk every step of the way to Toll-Gate.
hennounUS /hen/
adult female chicken
From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mrs. Singleton Corey never troubled herself over the impression she made upon the servant class.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading She even hoped that Mrs. Singleton Corey would get stuck in a snowdrift and have to walk every step of the way to Toll-Gate.
be the source of pain
From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading Mrs. Singleton Corey never troubled herself over the impression she made upon the servant class.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She even hoped that Mrs. Singleton Corey would get stuck in a snowdrift and have to walk every step of the way to Toll-Gate.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
and nothing more
From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
the act of departing
From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She wished she had let the old catamaran spoil her skirt; and so on.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Mrs. Singleton Corey never troubled herself over the impression she made upon the servant class.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Mrs. Singleton Corey never troubled herself over the impression she made upon the servant class.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She even hoped that Mrs. Singleton Corey would get stuck in a snowdrift and have to walk every step of the way to Toll-Gate.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mrs. Singleton Corey never troubled herself over the impression she made upon the servant class.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
a human being
From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
precisely, exactly
From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
Identical; not different.
From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Mrs. Singleton Corey never troubled herself over the impression she made upon the servant class.
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She even hoped that Mrs. Singleton Corey would get stuck in a snowdrift and have to walk every step of the way to Toll-Gate.
SingletonnounUS /ˈsɪŋɡəltən/
a single object (as distinguished from a pair)
From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
skirtnounUS /skɜːrt/
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading She wished she had let the old catamaran spoil her skirt; and so on.
snowdriftnoun
a mass of snow heaped up by the wind
From this reading She even hoped that Mrs. Singleton Corey would get stuck in a snowdrift and have to walk every step of the way to Toll-Gate.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She wished she had let the old catamaran spoil her skirt; and so on.
spoilverbUS /spɔɪl/
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading She wished she had let the old catamaran spoil her skirt; and so on.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading She even hoped that Mrs. Singleton Corey would get stuck in a snowdrift and have to walk every step of the way to Toll-Gate.
caught or fixed
From this reading She even hoped that Mrs. Singleton Corey would get stuck in a snowdrift and have to walk every step of the way to Toll-Gate.
stuck-upadjective
(used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant
From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She even hoped that Mrs. Singleton Corey would get stuck in a snowdrift and have to walk every step of the way to Toll-Gate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She even hoped that Mrs. Singleton Corey would get stuck in a snowdrift and have to walk every step of the way to Toll-Gate.
Toll-Gate
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She even hoped that Mrs. Singleton Corey would get stuck in a snowdrift and have to walk every step of the way to Toll-Gate.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading Mrs. Singleton Corey never troubled herself over the impression she made upon the servant class.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mrs. Singleton Corey never troubled herself over the impression she made upon the servant class.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading She even hoped that Mrs. Singleton Corey would get stuck in a snowdrift and have to walk every step of the way to Toll-Gate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She even hoped that Mrs. Singleton Corey would get stuck in a snowdrift and have to walk every step of the way to Toll-Gate.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
at the time that
From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
which person or people
From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading She wished she had let the old catamaran spoil her skirt; and so on.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
