used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We've got her, and we haven't got a roof for her to sleep under, except what we hire by the week.
(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 Only for Parowan, we couldn't have married at all; don't forget that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "This baby's mine--and yours.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading It was the gold I found on that mountain side that made it possible for me to ask you to marry me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Only for Parowan, we couldn't have married at all; don't forget that.
baby'snounUS /ˈbeɪbiz/
possessive form of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading "This baby's mine--and yours.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We've got her, and we haven't got a roof for her to sleep under, except what we hire by the week.
couldn't
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From this reading Only for Parowan, we couldn't have married at all; don't forget that.
don't
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From this reading Only for Parowan, we couldn't have married at all; don't forget that.
apart from; not including
From this reading We've got her, and we haven't got a roof for her to sleep under, except what we hire by the week.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We've got her, and we haven't got a roof for her to sleep under, except what we hire by the week.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Only for Parowan, we couldn't have married at all; don't forget that.
set up or found
From this reading It was the gold I found on that mountain side that made it possible for me to ask you to marry me.
coins made of gold
From this reading It was the gold I found on that mountain side that made it possible for me to ask you to marry me.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We've got her, and we haven't got a roof for her to sleep under, except what we hire by the week.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Only for Parowan, we couldn't have married at all; don't forget that.
haven't
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From this reading We've got her, and we haven't got a roof for her to sleep under, except what we hire by the week.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We've got her, and we haven't got a roof for her to sleep under, except what we hire by the week.
hireverbUS /ˈhaɪər/
engage or hire for work
From this reading We've got her, and we haven't got a roof for her to sleep under, except what we hire by the week.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You wouldn't have married a poor prospector, and if you would, I wouldn't have let you.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You wouldn't have married a poor prospector, and if you would, I wouldn't have let you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the gold I found on that mountain side that made it possible for me to ask you to marry me.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading You wouldn't have married a poor prospector, and if you would, I wouldn't have let you.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was the gold I found on that mountain side that made it possible for me to ask you to marry me.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Only for Parowan, we couldn't have married at all; don't forget that.
take in marriage
From this reading It was the gold I found on that mountain side that made it possible for me to ask you to marry me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was the gold I found on that mountain side that made it possible for me to ask you to marry me.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "This baby's mine--and yours.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading It was the gold I found on that mountain side that made it possible for me to ask you to marry me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was the gold I found on that mountain side that made it possible for me to ask you to marry me.
and nothing more
From this reading Only for Parowan, we couldn't have married at all; don't forget that.
Parowan
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From this reading Only for Parowan, we couldn't have married at all; don't forget that.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading You wouldn't have married a poor prospector, and if you would, I wouldn't have let you.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading It was the gold I found on that mountain side that made it possible for me to ask you to marry me.
prospectornounUS /ˈprɔːspektər/
someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
From this reading You wouldn't have married a poor prospector, and if you would, I wouldn't have let you.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading We've got her, and we haven't got a roof for her to sleep under, except what we hire by the week.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading It was the gold I found on that mountain side that made it possible for me to ask you to marry me.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading We've got her, and we haven't got a roof for her to sleep under, except what we hire by the week.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Only for Parowan, we couldn't have married at all; don't forget that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We've got her, and we haven't got a roof for her to sleep under, except what we hire by the week.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This baby's mine--and yours.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We've got her, and we haven't got a roof for her to sleep under, except what we hire by the week.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading We've got her, and we haven't got a roof for her to sleep under, except what we hire by the week.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the gold I found on that mountain side that made it possible for me to ask you to marry me.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We've got her, and we haven't got a roof for her to sleep under, except what we hire by the week.
We've
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From this reading We've got her, and we haven't got a roof for her to sleep under, except what we hire by the week.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading We've got her, and we haven't got a roof for her to sleep under, except what we hire by the week.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We've got her, and we haven't got a roof for her to sleep under, except what we hire by the week.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You wouldn't have married a poor prospector, and if you would, I wouldn't have let you.
wouldn't
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From this reading You wouldn't have married a poor prospector, and if you would, I wouldn't have let you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You wouldn't have married a poor prospector, and if you would, I wouldn't have let you.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "This baby's mine--and yours.
