used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was a tall, thin creature, with no liver left at all, and her chills came three times a week.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Well, now, I heard about that woman.
anew
From this reading Her husband just hated her before she died, but blame _me_, just as soon as she was _dead_, he loved her more than if she was his sweetheart all over again.
(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 She was a tall, thin creature, with no liver left at all, and her chills came three times a week.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was a tall, thin creature, with no liver left at all, and her chills came three times a week.
any thing at all
From this reading She wouldn't work; she was red-headed and had only one straight eye; and as for a tongue--well, I only hope, Colonel Blount, that you and I will never have a chance to meet anything like that.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She wouldn't work; she was red-headed and had only one straight eye; and as for a tongue--well, I only hope, Colonel Blount, that you and I will never have a chance to meet anything like that.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was a tall, thin creature, with no liver left at all, and her chills came three times a week.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Her husband just hated her before she died, but blame _me_, just as soon as she was _dead_, he loved her more than if she was his sweetheart all over again.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading Her husband just hated her before she died, but blame _me_, just as soon as she was _dead_, he loved her more than if she was his sweetheart all over again.
Blount
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From this reading She wouldn't work; she was red-headed and had only one straight eye; and as for a tongue--well, I only hope, Colonel Blount, that you and I will never have a chance to meet anything like that.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her husband just hated her before she died, but blame _me_, just as soon as she was _dead_, he loved her more than if she was his sweetheart all over again.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She was a tall, thin creature, with no liver left at all, and her chills came three times a week.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading She wouldn't work; she was red-headed and had only one straight eye; and as for a tongue--well, I only hope, Colonel Blount, that you and I will never have a chance to meet anything like that.
chillsnounUS /tʃɪlz/
plural of “chill” — coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading She was a tall, thin creature, with no liver left at all, and her chills came three times a week.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading She wouldn't work; she was red-headed and had only one straight eye; and as for a tongue--well, I only hope, Colonel Blount, that you and I will never have a chance to meet anything like that.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course, I know she was killed.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading She was a tall, thin creature, with no liver left at all, and her chills came three times a week.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Her husband just hated her before she died, but blame _me_, just as soon as she was _dead_, he loved her more than if she was his sweetheart all over again.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Her husband just hated her before she died, but blame _me_, just as soon as she was _dead_, he loved her more than if she was his sweetheart all over again.
the organ of sight
From this reading She wouldn't work; she was red-headed and had only one straight eye; and as for a tongue--well, I only hope, Colonel Blount, that you and I will never have a chance to meet anything like that.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She wouldn't work; she was red-headed and had only one straight eye; and as for a tongue--well, I only hope, Colonel Blount, that you and I will never have a chance to meet anything like that.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She wouldn't work; she was red-headed and had only one straight eye; and as for a tongue--well, I only hope, Colonel Blount, that you and I will never have a chance to meet anything like that.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading Her husband just hated her before she died, but blame _me_, just as soon as she was _dead_, he loved her more than if she was his sweetheart all over again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She wouldn't work; she was red-headed and had only one straight eye; and as for a tongue--well, I only hope, Colonel Blount, that you and I will never have a chance to meet anything like that.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her husband just hated her before she died, but blame _me_, just as soon as she was _dead_, he loved her more than if she was his sweetheart all over again.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Well, now, I heard about that woman.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was a tall, thin creature, with no liver left at all, and her chills came three times a week.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband just hated her before she died, but blame _me_, just as soon as she was _dead_, he loved her more than if she was his sweetheart all over again.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading She wouldn't work; she was red-headed and had only one straight eye; and as for a tongue--well, I only hope, Colonel Blount, that you and I will never have a chance to meet anything like that.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Her husband just hated her before she died, but blame _me_, just as soon as she was _dead_, he loved her more than if she was his sweetheart all over again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, now, I heard about that woman.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Her husband just hated her before she died, but blame _me_, just as soon as she was _dead_, he loved her more than if she was his sweetheart all over again.
and nothing more
From this reading Her husband just hated her before she died, but blame _me_, just as soon as she was _dead_, he loved her more than if she was his sweetheart all over again.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Of course, I know she was killed.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Of course, I know she was killed.
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 She was a tall, thin creature, with no liver left at all, and her chills came three times a week.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She wouldn't work; she was red-headed and had only one straight eye; and as for a tongue--well, I only hope, Colonel Blount, that you and I will never have a chance to meet anything like that.
livernounUS /ˈlɪvər/
large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity
From this reading She was a tall, thin creature, with no liver left at all, and her chills came three times a week.
held dear
From this reading Her husband just hated her before she died, but blame _me_, just as soon as she was _dead_, he loved her more than if she was his sweetheart all over again.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her husband just hated her before she died, but blame _me_, just as soon as she was _dead_, he loved her more than if she was his sweetheart all over again.
come together
From this reading She wouldn't work; she was red-headed and had only one straight eye; and as for a tongue--well, I only hope, Colonel Blount, that you and I will never have a chance to meet anything like that.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Her husband just hated her before she died, but blame _me_, just as soon as she was _dead_, he loved her more than if she was his sweetheart all over again.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She wouldn't work; she was red-headed and had only one straight eye; and as for a tongue--well, I only hope, Colonel Blount, that you and I will never have a chance to meet anything like that.
not any; not one
From this reading She was a tall, thin creature, with no liver left at all, and her chills came three times a week.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Well, now, I heard about that woman.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course, I know she was killed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She wouldn't work; she was red-headed and had only one straight eye; and as for a tongue--well, I only hope, Colonel Blount, that you and I will never have a chance to meet anything like that.
and nothing more
From this reading She wouldn't work; she was red-headed and had only one straight eye; and as for a tongue--well, I only hope, Colonel Blount, that you and I will never have a chance to meet anything like that.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Her husband just hated her before she died, but blame _me_, just as soon as she was _dead_, he loved her more than if she was his sweetheart all over again.
red-headed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wouldn't work; she was red-headed and had only one straight eye; and as for a tongue--well, I only hope, Colonel Blount, that you and I will never have a chance to meet anything like that.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a tall, thin creature, with no liver left at all, and her chills came three times a week.
in the near future
From this reading Her husband just hated her before she died, but blame _me_, just as soon as she was _dead_, he loved her more than if she was his sweetheart all over again.
successive (without a break)
From this reading She wouldn't work; she was red-headed and had only one straight eye; and as for a tongue--well, I only hope, Colonel Blount, that you and I will never have a chance to meet anything like that.
sweetheartnounUS /ˈswiːthɑːrt/
a person loved by another person
From this reading Her husband just hated her before she died, but blame _me_, just as soon as she was _dead_, he loved her more than if she was his sweetheart all over again.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading She was a tall, thin creature, with no liver left at all, and her chills came three times a week.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Her husband just hated her before she died, but blame _me_, just as soon as she was _dead_, he loved her more than if she was his sweetheart all over again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, now, I heard about that woman.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading She was a tall, thin creature, with no liver left at all, and her chills came three times a week.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading She was a tall, thin creature, with no liver left at all, and her chills came three times a week.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading She was a tall, thin creature, with no liver left at all, and her chills came three times a week.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She wouldn't work; she was red-headed and had only one straight eye; and as for a tongue--well, I only hope, Colonel Blount, that you and I will never have a chance to meet anything like that.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading She wouldn't work; she was red-headed and had only one straight eye; and as for a tongue--well, I only hope, Colonel Blount, that you and I will never have a chance to meet anything like that.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a tall, thin creature, with no liver left at all, and her chills came three times a week.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading She was a tall, thin creature, with no liver left at all, and her chills came three times a week.
(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 "Well, now, I heard about that woman.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She wouldn't work; she was red-headed and had only one straight eye; and as for a tongue--well, I only hope, Colonel Blount, that you and I will never have a chance to meet anything like that.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was a tall, thin creature, with no liver left at all, and her chills came three times a week.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Well, now, I heard about that woman.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She wouldn't work; she was red-headed and had only one straight eye; and as for a tongue--well, I only hope, Colonel Blount, that you and I will never have a chance to meet anything like that.
wouldn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She wouldn't work; she was red-headed and had only one straight eye; and as for a tongue--well, I only hope, Colonel Blount, that you and I will never have a chance to meet anything like that.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She wouldn't work; she was red-headed and had only one straight eye; and as for a tongue--well, I only hope, Colonel Blount, that you and I will never have a chance to meet anything like that.
