used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
advisableadjectiveUS /ədˈvaɪzəbəl/
worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
allaysverbUS /əˈleɪz/
third-person singular of “allay” — lessen the intensity of or calm
From this reading “I’d as lief not invite sister Deane this time,” said Mrs Tulliver, “for she’s as jealous and having as can be, and’s allays trying to make the worst o’ my poor children to their aunts and uncles.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Aunts and Uncles Are Coming It was Easter week, and Mrs Tulliver’s cheesecakes were more exquisitely light than usual.
and's
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From this reading “I’d as lief not invite sister Deane this time,” said Mrs Tulliver, “for she’s as jealous and having as can be, and’s allays trying to make the worst o’ my poor children to their aunts and uncles.”
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Aunts and Uncles Are Coming It was Easter week, and Mrs Tulliver’s cheesecakes were more exquisitely light than usual.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I’d as lief not invite sister Deane this time,” said Mrs Tulliver, “for she’s as jealous and having as can be, and’s allays trying to make the worst o’ my poor children to their aunts and uncles.”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Yes, yes,” said Mr Tulliver, “ask her to come.
AuntsnounUS /ænts/
plural of “aunt” — the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading The Aunts and Uncles Are Coming It was Easter week, and Mrs Tulliver’s cheesecakes were more exquisitely light than usual.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I’d as lief not invite sister Deane this time,” said Mrs Tulliver, “for she’s as jealous and having as can be, and’s allays trying to make the worst o’ my poor children to their aunts and uncles.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading I never hardly get a bit o’ talk with Deane now; we haven’t had him this six months.
exhale hard
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I’d as lief not invite sister Deane this time,” said Mrs Tulliver, “for she’s as jealous and having as can be, and’s allays trying to make the worst o’ my poor children to their aunts and uncles.”
cheesecakes
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From this reading The Aunts and Uncles Are Coming It was Easter week, and Mrs Tulliver’s cheesecakes were more exquisitely light than usual.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “I’d as lief not invite sister Deane this time,” said Mrs Tulliver, “for she’s as jealous and having as can be, and’s allays trying to make the worst o’ my poor children to their aunts and uncles.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Yes, yes,” said Mr Tulliver, “ask her to come.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The Aunts and Uncles Are Coming It was Easter week, and Mrs Tulliver’s cheesecakes were more exquisitely light than usual.
consultverbUS /kənˈsʌlt/
get or ask advice from
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
Deane
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From this reading “I’d as lief not invite sister Deane this time,” said Mrs Tulliver, “for she’s as jealous and having as can be, and’s allays trying to make the worst o’ my poor children to their aunts and uncles.”
EasternounUS /ˈiːstər/
a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
From this reading The Aunts and Uncles Are Coming It was Easter week, and Mrs Tulliver’s cheesecakes were more exquisitely light than usual.
a quad with a square body
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
divisible by two
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
exquisitelyadverbUS /ˌekˈskwɪzɪtli/
in a delicate manner
From this reading The Aunts and Uncles Are Coming It was Easter week, and Mrs Tulliver’s cheesecakes were more exquisitely light than usual.
a social unit living together
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
feathersnounUS /ˈfeðərz/
plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I never hardly get a bit o’ talk with Deane now; we haven’t had him this six months.
Glegg
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From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
the act of departing
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
only a very short time before
From this reading I never hardly get a bit o’ talk with Deane now; we haven’t had him this six months.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
haven't
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From this reading I never hardly get a bit o’ talk with Deane now; we haven’t had him this six months.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “I’d as lief not invite sister Deane this time,” said Mrs Tulliver, “for she’s as jealous and having as can be, and’s allays trying to make the worst o’ my poor children to their aunts and uncles.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Yes, yes,” said Mr Tulliver, “ask her to come.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I never hardly get a bit o’ talk with Deane now; we haven’t had him this six months.
housemaidnoun
a female domestic
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never hardly get a bit o’ talk with Deane now; we haven’t had him this six months.
I'd
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From this reading “I’d as lief not invite sister Deane this time,” said Mrs Tulliver, “for she’s as jealous and having as can be, and’s allays trying to make the worst o’ my poor children to their aunts and uncles.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
inviteverbUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪt/
increase the likelihood of
From this reading “I’d as lief not invite sister Deane this time,” said Mrs Tulliver, “for she’s as jealous and having as can be, and’s allays trying to make the worst o’ my poor children to their aunts and uncles.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Aunts and Uncles Are Coming It was Easter week, and Mrs Tulliver’s cheesecakes were more exquisitely light than usual.
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading “I’d as lief not invite sister Deane this time,” said Mrs Tulliver, “for she’s as jealous and having as can be, and’s allays trying to make the worst o’ my poor children to their aunts and uncles.”
Kezia
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From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
liefadverbUS /liːf/
in a willing manner
From this reading “I’d as lief not invite sister Deane this time,” said Mrs Tulliver, “for she’s as jealous and having as can be, and’s allays trying to make the worst o’ my poor children to their aunts and uncles.”
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The Aunts and Uncles Are Coming It was Easter week, and Mrs Tulliver’s cheesecakes were more exquisitely light than usual.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
engage in
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading I never hardly get a bit o’ talk with Deane now; we haven’t had him this six months.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The Aunts and Uncles Are Coming It was Easter week, and Mrs Tulliver’s cheesecakes were more exquisitely light than usual.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Yes, yes,” said Mr Tulliver, “ask her to come.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The Aunts and Uncles Are Coming It was Easter week, and Mrs Tulliver’s cheesecakes were more exquisitely light than usual.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I’d as lief not invite sister Deane this time,” said Mrs Tulliver, “for she’s as jealous and having as can be, and’s allays trying to make the worst o’ my poor children to their aunts and uncles.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never hardly get a bit o’ talk with Deane now; we haven’t had him this six months.
not any; not one
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I never hardly get a bit o’ talk with Deane now; we haven’t had him this six months.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
pastrynounUS /ˈpeɪstri/
a dough of flour and water and shortening
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “I’d as lief not invite sister Deane this time,” said Mrs Tulliver, “for she’s as jealous and having as can be, and’s allays trying to make the worst o’ my poor children to their aunts and uncles.”
propitiousadjectiveUS /prəˈpɪʃəs/
presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
puffverbUS /pʌf/
smoke and exhale strongly
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
Pulletnoun
flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
an educational institution
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
she's
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From this reading “I’d as lief not invite sister Deane this time,” said Mrs Tulliver, “for she’s as jealous and having as can be, and’s allays trying to make the worst o’ my poor children to their aunts and uncles.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading I never hardly get a bit o’ talk with Deane now; we haven’t had him this six months.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I never hardly get a bit o’ talk with Deane now; we haven’t had him this six months.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Aunts and Uncles Are Coming It was Easter week, and Mrs Tulliver’s cheesecakes were more exquisitely light than usual.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Aunts and Uncles Are Coming It was Easter week, and Mrs Tulliver’s cheesecakes were more exquisitely light than usual.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “I’d as lief not invite sister Deane this time,” said Mrs Tulliver, “for she’s as jealous and having as can be, and’s allays trying to make the worst o’ my poor children to their aunts and uncles.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I’d as lief not invite sister Deane this time,” said Mrs Tulliver, “for she’s as jealous and having as can be, and’s allays trying to make the worst o’ my poor children to their aunts and uncles.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “I’d as lief not invite sister Deane this time,” said Mrs Tulliver, “for she’s as jealous and having as can be, and’s allays trying to make the worst o’ my poor children to their aunts and uncles.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
Tom'snounUS /tɑːmz/
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
hard to endure
From this reading “I’d as lief not invite sister Deane this time,” said Mrs Tulliver, “for she’s as jealous and having as can be, and’s allays trying to make the worst o’ my poor children to their aunts and uncles.”
Tulliver
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From this reading “I’d as lief not invite sister Deane this time,” said Mrs Tulliver, “for she’s as jealous and having as can be, and’s allays trying to make the worst o’ my poor children to their aunts and uncles.”
Tulliver's
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From this reading The Aunts and Uncles Are Coming It was Easter week, and Mrs Tulliver’s cheesecakes were more exquisitely light than usual.
ud
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From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
UnclesnounUS /ˈʌŋkəlz/
plural of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading The Aunts and Uncles Are Coming It was Easter week, and Mrs Tulliver’s cheesecakes were more exquisitely light than usual.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading The Aunts and Uncles Are Coming It was Easter week, and Mrs Tulliver’s cheesecakes were more exquisitely light than usual.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Aunts and Uncles Are Coming It was Easter week, and Mrs Tulliver’s cheesecakes were more exquisitely light than usual.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I never hardly get a bit o’ talk with Deane now; we haven’t had him this six months.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The Aunts and Uncles Are Coming It was Easter week, and Mrs Tulliver’s cheesecakes were more exquisitely light than usual.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Aunts and Uncles Are Coming It was Easter week, and Mrs Tulliver’s cheesecakes were more exquisitely light than usual.
which person or people
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading “A puff o’ wind ’ud make ’em blow about like feathers,” Kezia the housemaid said, feeling proud to live under a mistress who could make such pastry; so that no season or circumstances could have been more propitious for a family party, even if it had not been advisable to consult sister Glegg and sister Pullet about Tom’s going to school.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I never hardly get a bit o’ talk with Deane now; we haven’t had him this six months.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading “I’d as lief not invite sister Deane this time,” said Mrs Tulliver, “for she’s as jealous and having as can be, and’s allays trying to make the worst o’ my poor children to their aunts and uncles.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, yes,” said Mr Tulliver, “ask her to come.
