used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “We’re goin’ to have a green Christmas, sure’s you’re born,” remarked the usually stolid and reticent Bell Adams.
AdamsnounUS /ˈædəmz/
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading “We’re goin’ to have a green Christmas, sure’s you’re born,” remarked the usually stolid and reticent Bell Adams.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “We’re goin’ to have a green Christmas, sure’s you’re born,” remarked the usually stolid and reticent Bell Adams.
any person at all
From this reading “Just because I’ve forced myself to endure the strong light and have changed a little outwardly, you treat me as if I were as well and strong as anyone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Just because I’ve forced myself to endure the strong light and have changed a little outwardly, you treat me as if I were as well and strong as anyone.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Dear me, if that delicate motherless baby should be took!”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dear me, if that delicate motherless baby should be took!”
for the reason that
From this reading “Just because I’ve forced myself to endure the strong light and have changed a little outwardly, you treat me as if I were as well and strong as anyone.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “We’re goin’ to have a green Christmas, sure’s you’re born,” remarked the usually stolid and reticent Bell Adams.
brought into existence
From this reading “We’re goin’ to have a green Christmas, sure’s you’re born,” remarked the usually stolid and reticent Bell Adams.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “Just because I’ve forced myself to endure the strong light and have changed a little outwardly, you treat me as if I were as well and strong as anyone.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “We’re goin’ to have a green Christmas, sure’s you’re born,” remarked the usually stolid and reticent Bell Adams.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Bell Adams, I don’t know what you mean, talking like that to me,” cried her mistress.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear me, if that delicate motherless baby should be took!”
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading Dear me, if that delicate motherless baby should be took!”
don't
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From this reading “I only hope the rest of it don’t follow.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading “Just because I’ve forced myself to endure the strong light and have changed a little outwardly, you treat me as if I were as well and strong as anyone.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “I only hope the rest of it don’t follow.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading “Just because I’ve forced myself to endure the strong light and have changed a little outwardly, you treat me as if I were as well and strong as anyone.
goin
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From this reading “We’re goin’ to have a green Christmas, sure’s you’re born,” remarked the usually stolid and reticent Bell Adams.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading “We’re goin’ to have a green Christmas, sure’s you’re born,” remarked the usually stolid and reticent Bell Adams.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We’re goin’ to have a green Christmas, sure’s you’re born,” remarked the usually stolid and reticent Bell Adams.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Bell Adams, I don’t know what you mean, talking like that to me,” cried her mistress.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “I only hope the rest of it don’t follow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I only hope the rest of it don’t follow.
I've
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From this reading “Just because I’ve forced myself to endure the strong light and have changed a little outwardly, you treat me as if I were as well and strong as anyone.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Dear me, if that delicate motherless baby should be took!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I only hope the rest of it don’t follow.
and nothing more
From this reading “Just because I’ve forced myself to endure the strong light and have changed a little outwardly, you treat me as if I were as well and strong as anyone.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Bell Adams, I don’t know what you mean, talking like that to me,” cried her mistress.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “Just because I’ve forced myself to endure the strong light and have changed a little outwardly, you treat me as if I were as well and strong as anyone.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Bell Adams, I don’t know what you mean, talking like that to me,” cried her mistress.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Just because I’ve forced myself to endure the strong light and have changed a little outwardly, you treat me as if I were as well and strong as anyone.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dear me, if that delicate motherless baby should be took!”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Bell Adams, I don’t know what you mean, talking like that to me,” cried her mistress.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “Bell Adams, I don’t know what you mean, talking like that to me,” cried her mistress.
motherlessadjectiveUS /ˈmʌðərlɪs/
having no living or known mother
From this reading Dear me, if that delicate motherless baby should be took!”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Just because I’ve forced myself to endure the strong light and have changed a little outwardly, you treat me as if I were as well and strong as anyone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I only hope the rest of it don’t follow.
and nothing more
From this reading “I only hope the rest of it don’t follow.
outwardlyadverbUS /ˈaʊtwərdli/
with respect to the outside
From this reading “Just because I’ve forced myself to endure the strong light and have changed a little outwardly, you treat me as if I were as well and strong as anyone.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “We’re goin’ to have a green Christmas, sure’s you’re born,” remarked the usually stolid and reticent Bell Adams.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “I only hope the rest of it don’t follow.
reticentadjectiveUS /ˈretɪsənt/
temperamentally disinclined to talk
From this reading “We’re goin’ to have a green Christmas, sure’s you’re born,” remarked the usually stolid and reticent Bell Adams.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Dear me, if that delicate motherless baby should be took!”
stolidadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːləd/
having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
From this reading “We’re goin’ to have a green Christmas, sure’s you’re born,” remarked the usually stolid and reticent Bell Adams.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading “Just because I’ve forced myself to endure the strong light and have changed a little outwardly, you treat me as if I were as well and strong as anyone.
sure's
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From this reading “We’re goin’ to have a green Christmas, sure’s you’re born,” remarked the usually stolid and reticent Bell Adams.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “Bell Adams, I don’t know what you mean, talking like that to me,” cried her mistress.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dear me, if that delicate motherless baby should be took!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “We’re goin’ to have a green Christmas, sure’s you’re born,” remarked the usually stolid and reticent Bell Adams.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We’re goin’ to have a green Christmas, sure’s you’re born,” remarked the usually stolid and reticent Bell Adams.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Dear me, if that delicate motherless baby should be took!”
interact in a certain way
From this reading “Just because I’ve forced myself to endure the strong light and have changed a little outwardly, you treat me as if I were as well and strong as anyone.
under normal conditions
From this reading “We’re goin’ to have a green Christmas, sure’s you’re born,” remarked the usually stolid and reticent Bell Adams.
We're
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From this reading “We’re goin’ to have a green Christmas, sure’s you’re born,” remarked the usually stolid and reticent Bell Adams.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Just because I’ve forced myself to endure the strong light and have changed a little outwardly, you treat me as if I were as well and strong as anyone.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Just because I’ve forced myself to endure the strong light and have changed a little outwardly, you treat me as if I were as well and strong as anyone.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Bell Adams, I don’t know what you mean, talking like that to me,” cried her mistress.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Bell Adams, I don’t know what you mean, talking like that to me,” cried her mistress.
you're
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From this reading “We’re goin’ to have a green Christmas, sure’s you’re born,” remarked the usually stolid and reticent Bell Adams.
