used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To-day she pervaded the sorghum-making, not like a gnat, but like a whole swarm of gnats.
A'mighty
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From this reading MARY ANN MARTHA GRIEVER was notorious all over the Big and Little Turkey Track neighborhoods, as "the worst chap the Lord A'mighty ever made and the old davil himself wouldn't have."
admireverbUS /ædˈmaɪr/
feel admiration for
From this reading Her energy, her unsleeping industry, would have been things to admire and wonder at, had they not been always applied to the futherance of iniquitous ends.
(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 MARY ANN MARTHA GRIEVER was notorious all over the Big and Little Turkey Track neighborhoods, as "the worst chap the Lord A'mighty ever made and the old davil himself wouldn't have."
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Her energy, her unsleeping industry, would have been things to admire and wonder at, had they not been always applied to the futherance of iniquitous ends.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARY ANN MARTHA GRIEVER was notorious all over the Big and Little Turkey Track neighborhoods, as "the worst chap the Lord A'mighty ever made and the old davil himself wouldn't have."
ANN
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From this reading MARY ANN MARTHA GRIEVER was notorious all over the Big and Little Turkey Track neighborhoods, as "the worst chap the Lord A'mighty ever made and the old davil himself wouldn't have."
appliedadjectiveUS /əˈplaɪd/
concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles
From this reading Her energy, her unsleeping industry, would have been things to admire and wonder at, had they not been always applied to the futherance of iniquitous ends.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MARY ANN MARTHA GRIEVER was notorious all over the Big and Little Turkey Track neighborhoods, as "the worst chap the Lord A'mighty ever made and the old davil himself wouldn't have."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her energy, her unsleeping industry, would have been things to admire and wonder at, had they not been always applied to the futherance of iniquitous ends.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her energy, her unsleeping industry, would have been things to admire and wonder at, had they not been always applied to the futherance of iniquitous ends.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading MARY ANN MARTHA GRIEVER was notorious all over the Big and Little Turkey Track neighborhoods, as "the worst chap the Lord A'mighty ever made and the old davil himself wouldn't have."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To-day she pervaded the sorghum-making, not like a gnat, but like a whole swarm of gnats.
a boy or man
From this reading MARY ANN MARTHA GRIEVER was notorious all over the Big and Little Turkey Track neighborhoods, as "the worst chap the Lord A'mighty ever made and the old davil himself wouldn't have."
davil
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From this reading MARY ANN MARTHA GRIEVER was notorious all over the Big and Little Turkey Track neighborhoods, as "the worst chap the Lord A'mighty ever made and the old davil himself wouldn't have."
dictumnounUS /ˈdɪktəm/
an authoritative declaration
From this reading The mildest dictum pronounced upon her was "Spiled rotten."
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Her energy, her unsleeping industry, would have been things to admire and wonder at, had they not been always applied to the futherance of iniquitous ends.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading Her energy, her unsleeping industry, would have been things to admire and wonder at, had they not been always applied to the futherance of iniquitous ends.
at any time
From this reading MARY ANN MARTHA GRIEVER was notorious all over the Big and Little Turkey Track neighborhoods, as "the worst chap the Lord A'mighty ever made and the old davil himself wouldn't have."
futherance
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From this reading Her energy, her unsleeping industry, would have been things to admire and wonder at, had they not been always applied to the futherance of iniquitous ends.
gnatnounUS /næt/
any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies
From this reading To-day she pervaded the sorghum-making, not like a gnat, but like a whole swarm of gnats.
gnatsnounUS /næts/
plural of “gnat” — any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies
From this reading To-day she pervaded the sorghum-making, not like a gnat, but like a whole swarm of gnats.
GRIEVERnounUS /ˈɡriːvər/
a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)
From this reading MARY ANN MARTHA GRIEVER was notorious all over the Big and Little Turkey Track neighborhoods, as "the worst chap the Lord A'mighty ever made and the old davil himself wouldn't have."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her energy, her unsleeping industry, would have been things to admire and wonder at, had they not been always applied to the futherance of iniquitous ends.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MARY ANN MARTHA GRIEVER was notorious all over the Big and Little Turkey Track neighborhoods, as "the worst chap the Lord A'mighty ever made and the old davil himself wouldn't have."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The mildest dictum pronounced upon her was "Spiled rotten."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading MARY ANN MARTHA GRIEVER was notorious all over the Big and Little Turkey Track neighborhoods, as "the worst chap the Lord A'mighty ever made and the old davil himself wouldn't have."
industrynounUS /ˈɪndəstri/
the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
From this reading Her energy, her unsleeping industry, would have been things to admire and wonder at, had they not been always applied to the futherance of iniquitous ends.
iniquitousadjective
characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin
From this reading Her energy, her unsleeping industry, would have been things to admire and wonder at, had they not been always applied to the futherance of iniquitous ends.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading To-day she pervaded the sorghum-making, not like a gnat, but like a whole swarm of gnats.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading MARY ANN MARTHA GRIEVER was notorious all over the Big and Little Turkey Track neighborhoods, as "the worst chap the Lord A'mighty ever made and the old davil himself wouldn't have."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading LONG SWEETENIN'.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading MARY ANN MARTHA GRIEVER was notorious all over the Big and Little Turkey Track neighborhoods, as "the worst chap the Lord A'mighty ever made and the old davil himself wouldn't have."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading MARY ANN MARTHA GRIEVER was notorious all over the Big and Little Turkey Track neighborhoods, as "the worst chap the Lord A'mighty ever made and the old davil himself wouldn't have."
MARTHA
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From this reading MARY ANN MARTHA GRIEVER was notorious all over the Big and Little Turkey Track neighborhoods, as "the worst chap the Lord A'mighty ever made and the old davil himself wouldn't have."
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading MARY ANN MARTHA GRIEVER was notorious all over the Big and Little Turkey Track neighborhoods, as "the worst chap the Lord A'mighty ever made and the old davil himself wouldn't have."
mildestadjectiveUS /ˈmaɪldəst/
superlative of “mild” — moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading The mildest dictum pronounced upon her was "Spiled rotten."
neighborhoodsnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊdz/
plural of “neighborhood” — a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading MARY ANN MARTHA GRIEVER was notorious all over the Big and Little Turkey Track neighborhoods, as "the worst chap the Lord A'mighty ever made and the old davil himself wouldn't have."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her energy, her unsleeping industry, would have been things to admire and wonder at, had they not been always applied to the futherance of iniquitous ends.
notoriousadjectiveUS /noʊˈtɔːriəs/
known widely and usually unfavorably
From this reading MARY ANN MARTHA GRIEVER was notorious all over the Big and Little Turkey Track neighborhoods, as "the worst chap the Lord A'mighty ever made and the old davil himself wouldn't have."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her energy, her unsleeping industry, would have been things to admire and wonder at, had they not been always applied to the futherance of iniquitous ends.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading MARY ANN MARTHA GRIEVER was notorious all over the Big and Little Turkey Track neighborhoods, as "the worst chap the Lord A'mighty ever made and the old davil himself wouldn't have."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading MARY ANN MARTHA GRIEVER was notorious all over the Big and Little Turkey Track neighborhoods, as "the worst chap the Lord A'mighty ever made and the old davil himself wouldn't have."
pervadedverbUS /pərˈveɪdɪd/
past form of “pervade” — spread or diffuse through
From this reading To-day she pervaded the sorghum-making, not like a gnat, but like a whole swarm of gnats.
pronouncedadjectiveUS /prəˈnaʊnst/
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading The mildest dictum pronounced upon her was "Spiled rotten."
rottenadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːtən/
very bad
From this reading The mildest dictum pronounced upon her was "Spiled rotten."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To-day she pervaded the sorghum-making, not like a gnat, but like a whole swarm of gnats.
sorghum-making
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From this reading To-day she pervaded the sorghum-making, not like a gnat, but like a whole swarm of gnats.
Spiled
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From this reading The mildest dictum pronounced upon her was "Spiled rotten."
swarmnounUS /swɔːrm/
a moving crowd
From this reading To-day she pervaded the sorghum-making, not like a gnat, but like a whole swarm of gnats.
SWEETENIN
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From this reading LONG SWEETENIN'.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARY ANN MARTHA GRIEVER was notorious all over the Big and Little Turkey Track neighborhoods, as "the worst chap the Lord A'mighty ever made and the old davil himself wouldn't have."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her energy, her unsleeping industry, would have been things to admire and wonder at, had they not been always applied to the futherance of iniquitous ends.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Her energy, her unsleeping industry, would have been things to admire and wonder at, had they not been always applied to the futherance of iniquitous ends.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her energy, her unsleeping industry, would have been things to admire and wonder at, had they not been always applied to the futherance of iniquitous ends.
To-day
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From this reading To-day she pervaded the sorghum-making, not like a gnat, but like a whole swarm of gnats.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading MARY ANN MARTHA GRIEVER was notorious all over the Big and Little Turkey Track neighborhoods, as "the worst chap the Lord A'mighty ever made and the old davil himself wouldn't have."
TurkeynounUS /ˈtɜːrki/
large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
From this reading MARY ANN MARTHA GRIEVER was notorious all over the Big and Little Turkey Track neighborhoods, as "the worst chap the Lord A'mighty ever made and the old davil himself wouldn't have."
unsleepingadjective
fully awake
From this reading Her energy, her unsleeping industry, would have been things to admire and wonder at, had they not been always applied to the futherance of iniquitous ends.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The mildest dictum pronounced upon her was "Spiled rotten."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MARY ANN MARTHA GRIEVER was notorious all over the Big and Little Turkey Track neighborhoods, as "the worst chap the Lord A'mighty ever made and the old davil himself wouldn't have."
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading To-day she pervaded the sorghum-making, not like a gnat, but like a whole swarm of gnats.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Her energy, her unsleeping industry, would have been things to admire and wonder at, had they not been always applied to the futherance of iniquitous ends.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading MARY ANN MARTHA GRIEVER was notorious all over the Big and Little Turkey Track neighborhoods, as "the worst chap the Lord A'mighty ever made and the old davil himself wouldn't have."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her energy, her unsleeping industry, would have been things to admire and wonder at, had they not been always applied to the futherance of iniquitous ends.
wouldn't
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From this reading MARY ANN MARTHA GRIEVER was notorious all over the Big and Little Turkey Track neighborhoods, as "the worst chap the Lord A'mighty ever made and the old davil himself wouldn't have."
