used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When I built that house for her—I built a big house to take her to when we were married—she said I hadn’t left out a thing she cared for.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she _knew_ what things ought to be.
any thing at all
From this reading There wasn’t anything on earth she liked that I wouldn’t have broken my neck to get at.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There wasn’t anything on earth she liked that I wouldn’t have broken my neck to get at.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And she _knew_ what things ought to be.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When I built that house for her—I built a big house to take her to when we were married—she said I hadn’t left out a thing she cared for.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading There wasn’t anything on earth she liked that I wouldn’t have broken my neck to get at.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading When I built that house for her—I built a big house to take her to when we were married—she said I hadn’t left out a thing she cared for.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “I took care of her when she was here, the Lord knows.
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading When I built that house for her—I built a big house to take her to when we were married—she said I hadn’t left out a thing she cared for.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading There wasn’t anything on earth she liked that I wouldn’t have broken my neck to get at.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When I built that house for her—I built a big house to take her to when we were married—she said I hadn’t left out a thing she cared for.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading There wasn’t anything on earth she liked that I wouldn’t have broken my neck to get at.
hadn't
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From this reading When I built that house for her—I built a big house to take her to when we were married—she said I hadn’t left out a thing she cared for.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There wasn’t anything on earth she liked that I wouldn’t have broken my neck to get at.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I took care of her when she was here, the Lord knows.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I took care of her when she was here, the Lord knows.
Holt
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From this reading “That’s true,” said John Holt.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading When I built that house for her—I built a big house to take her to when we were married—she said I hadn’t left out a thing she cared for.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I took care of her when she was here, the Lord knows.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “That’s true,” said John Holt.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And she _knew_ what things ought to be.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “I took care of her when she was here, the Lord knows.
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 When I built that house for her—I built a big house to take her to when we were married—she said I hadn’t left out a thing she cared for.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading There wasn’t anything on earth she liked that I wouldn’t have broken my neck to get at.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “I took care of her when she was here, the Lord knows.
joined in matrimony
From this reading When I built that house for her—I built a big house to take her to when we were married—she said I hadn’t left out a thing she cared for.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There wasn’t anything on earth she liked that I wouldn’t have broken my neck to get at.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading There wasn’t anything on earth she liked that I wouldn’t have broken my neck to get at.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I took care of her when she was here, the Lord knows.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There wasn’t anything on earth she liked that I wouldn’t have broken my neck to get at.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading And she _knew_ what things ought to be.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When I built that house for her—I built a big house to take her to when we were married—she said I hadn’t left out a thing she cared for.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That’s true,” said John Holt.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I took care of her when she was here, the Lord knows.
carry out
From this reading When I built that house for her—I built a big house to take her to when we were married—she said I hadn’t left out a thing she cared for.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There wasn’t anything on earth she liked that I wouldn’t have broken my neck to get at.
That's
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From this reading “That’s true,” said John Holt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I took care of her when she was here, the Lord knows.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There wasn’t anything on earth she liked that I wouldn’t have broken my neck to get at.
a special situation
From this reading When I built that house for her—I built a big house to take her to when we were married—she said I hadn’t left out a thing she cared for.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading And she _knew_ what things ought to be.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There wasn’t anything on earth she liked that I wouldn’t have broken my neck to get at.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “I took care of her when she was here, the Lord knows.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “That’s true,” said John Holt.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I took care of her when she was here, the Lord knows.
wasn't
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From this reading There wasn’t anything on earth she liked that I wouldn’t have broken my neck to get at.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When I built that house for her—I built a big house to take her to when we were married—she said I hadn’t left out a thing she cared for.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When I built that house for her—I built a big house to take her to when we were married—she said I hadn’t left out a thing she cared for.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And she _knew_ what things ought to be.
at the time that
From this reading “I took care of her when she was here, the Lord knows.
wouldn't
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From this reading There wasn’t anything on earth she liked that I wouldn’t have broken my neck to get at.
