used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Well, I guess she ain't!" broke in a younger woman, whose wedding finery was not yet outworn.
ain't
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From this reading "Well, I guess she ain't!" broke in a younger woman, whose wedding finery was not yet outworn.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She's most sick over it, and so she has been ever since her sister married and went away.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Well, how's she take it?" asked Tilly, turning from one to the other.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "She's most sick over it, and so she has been ever since her sister married and went away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "She's most sick over it, and so she has been ever since her sister married and went away.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I believe she'd hate the sight of him, if 't wasn't the minister; but _'tis_ the minister, and when she's put face to face with him, she can't help saying yes and no."
lacking funds
From this reading "Well, I guess she ain't!" broke in a younger woman, whose wedding finery was not yet outworn.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I believe she'd hate the sight of him, if 't wasn't the minister; but _'tis_ the minister, and when she's put face to face with him, she can't help saying yes and no."
can't
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From this reading I believe she'd hate the sight of him, if 't wasn't the minister; but _'tis_ the minister, and when she's put face to face with him, she can't help saying yes and no."
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "Tickled to death, I s'pose?"
at any time
From this reading "She's most sick over it, and so she has been ever since her sister married and went away.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I believe she'd hate the sight of him, if 't wasn't the minister; but _'tis_ the minister, and when she's put face to face with him, she can't help saying yes and no."
finerynounUS /ˈfaɪnəri/
elaborate or showy attire and accessories
From this reading "Well, I guess she ain't!" broke in a younger woman, whose wedding finery was not yet outworn.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Well, how's she take it?" asked Tilly, turning from one to the other.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "Well, I guess she ain't!" broke in a younger woman, whose wedding finery was not yet outworn.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She's most sick over it, and so she has been ever since her sister married and went away.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading I believe she'd hate the sight of him, if 't wasn't the minister; but _'tis_ the minister, and when she's put face to face with him, she can't help saying yes and no."
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading I believe she'd hate the sight of him, if 't wasn't the minister; but _'tis_ the minister, and when she's put face to face with him, she can't help saying yes and no."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She's most sick over it, and so she has been ever since her sister married and went away.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I believe she'd hate the sight of him, if 't wasn't the minister; but _'tis_ the minister, and when she's put face to face with him, she can't help saying yes and no."
how's
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From this reading "Well, how's she take it?" asked Tilly, turning from one to the other.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Tickled to death, I s'pose?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I believe she'd hate the sight of him, if 't wasn't the minister; but _'tis_ the minister, and when she's put face to face with him, she can't help saying yes and no."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well, I guess she ain't!" broke in a younger woman, whose wedding finery was not yet outworn.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, how's she take it?" asked Tilly, turning from one to the other.
joined in matrimony
From this reading "She's most sick over it, and so she has been ever since her sister married and went away.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading I believe she'd hate the sight of him, if 't wasn't the minister; but _'tis_ the minister, and when she's put face to face with him, she can't help saying yes and no."
used to form the superlative
From this reading "She's most sick over it, and so she has been ever since her sister married and went away.
not any; not one
From this reading I believe she'd hate the sight of him, if 't wasn't the minister; but _'tis_ the minister, and when she's put face to face with him, she can't help saying yes and no."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Well, I guess she ain't!" broke in a younger woman, whose wedding finery was not yet outworn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I believe she'd hate the sight of him, if 't wasn't the minister; but _'tis_ the minister, and when she's put face to face with him, she can't help saying yes and no."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Well, how's she take it?" asked Tilly, turning from one to the other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Well, how's she take it?" asked Tilly, turning from one to the other.
outworn
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From this reading "Well, I guess she ain't!" broke in a younger woman, whose wedding finery was not yet outworn.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "She's most sick over it, and so she has been ever since her sister married and went away.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I believe she'd hate the sight of him, if 't wasn't the minister; but _'tis_ the minister, and when she's put face to face with him, she can't help saying yes and no."
s'pose
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From this reading "Tickled to death, I s'pose?"
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading I believe she'd hate the sight of him, if 't wasn't the minister; but _'tis_ the minister, and when she's put face to face with him, she can't help saying yes and no."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, how's she take it?" asked Tilly, turning from one to the other.
she'd
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From this reading I believe she'd hate the sight of him, if 't wasn't the minister; but _'tis_ the minister, and when she's put face to face with him, she can't help saying yes and no."
She's
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From this reading "She's most sick over it, and so she has been ever since her sister married and went away.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "She's most sick over it, and so she has been ever since her sister married and went away.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading I believe she'd hate the sight of him, if 't wasn't the minister; but _'tis_ the minister, and when she's put face to face with him, she can't help saying yes and no."
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "She's most sick over it, and so she has been ever since her sister married and went away.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "She's most sick over it, and so she has been ever since her sister married and went away.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "She's most sick over it, and so she has been ever since her sister married and went away.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading I believe she'd hate the sight of him, if 't wasn't the minister; but _'tis_ the minister, and when she's put face to face with him, she can't help saying yes and no."
carry out
From this reading "Well, how's she take it?" asked Tilly, turning from one to the other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, how's she take it?" asked Tilly, turning from one to the other.
TickledverbUS /ˈtɪkəld/
past form of “tickle” — touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading "Tickled to death, I s'pose?"
Tilly
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From this reading "Well, how's she take it?" asked Tilly, turning from one to the other.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading I believe she'd hate the sight of him, if 't wasn't the minister; but _'tis_ the minister, and when she's put face to face with him, she can't help saying yes and no."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, how's she take it?" asked Tilly, turning from one to the other.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "Well, how's she take it?" asked Tilly, turning from one to the other.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, I guess she ain't!" broke in a younger woman, whose wedding finery was not yet outworn.
wasn't
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From this reading I believe she'd hate the sight of him, if 't wasn't the minister; but _'tis_ the minister, and when she's put face to face with him, she can't help saying yes and no."
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading "Well, I guess she ain't!" broke in a younger woman, whose wedding finery was not yet outworn.
(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, how's she take it?" asked Tilly, turning from one to the other.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "She's most sick over it, and so she has been ever since her sister married and went away.
at the time that
From this reading I believe she'd hate the sight of him, if 't wasn't the minister; but _'tis_ the minister, and when she's put face to face with him, she can't help saying yes and no."
belonging to which person
From this reading "Well, I guess she ain't!" broke in a younger woman, whose wedding finery was not yet outworn.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I believe she'd hate the sight of him, if 't wasn't the minister; but _'tis_ the minister, and when she's put face to face with him, she can't help saying yes and no."
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Well, I guess she ain't!" broke in a younger woman, whose wedding finery was not yet outworn.
an affirmative
From this reading I believe she'd hate the sight of him, if 't wasn't the minister; but _'tis_ the minister, and when she's put face to face with him, she can't help saying yes and no."
but in spite of that
From this reading "Well, I guess she ain't!" broke in a younger woman, whose wedding finery was not yet outworn.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading "Well, I guess she ain't!" broke in a younger woman, whose wedding finery was not yet outworn.
