used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her mother, which was a widow when twenty, died sudden like, and Annie oughter have gone to the infirmary, but my 'usband's people have never none on 'em come to that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her mother, which was a widow when twenty, died sudden like, and Annie oughter have gone to the infirmary, but my 'usband's people have never none on 'em come to that.
ANNIE
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From this reading LITTLE ANNIE STEEL WHEN I got to Mrs. Buxton's, I found her in the front garden cutting cabbages.
awfullyadverbUS /ˈɑːfli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading She was awfully surprised when I told her what I wanted to do.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her mother, which was a widow when twenty, died sudden like, and Annie oughter have gone to the infirmary, but my 'usband's people have never none on 'em come to that.
Buxton's
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From this reading LITTLE ANNIE STEEL WHEN I got to Mrs. Buxton's, I found her in the front garden cutting cabbages.
cabbagesnounUS /ˈkæbɪdʒɪz/
plural of “cabbage” — any of various types of cabbage
From this reading LITTLE ANNIE STEEL WHEN I got to Mrs. Buxton's, I found her in the front garden cutting cabbages.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Her mother, which was a widow when twenty, died sudden like, and Annie oughter have gone to the infirmary, but my 'usband's people have never none on 'em come to that.
couldn't
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From this reading First she said she couldn't let Annie go.
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading LITTLE ANNIE STEEL WHEN I got to Mrs. Buxton's, I found her in the front garden cutting cabbages.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Her mother, which was a widow when twenty, died sudden like, and Annie oughter have gone to the infirmary, but my 'usband's people have never none on 'em come to that.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She was awfully surprised when I told her what I wanted to do.
elpless
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From this reading "I never should ha' had her, if I'd knowed she were so 'elpless.
a quad with a square body
From this reading Her mother, which was a widow when twenty, died sudden like, and Annie oughter have gone to the infirmary, but my 'usband's people have never none on 'em come to that.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First she said she couldn't let Annie go.
set up or found
From this reading LITTLE ANNIE STEEL WHEN I got to Mrs. Buxton's, I found her in the front garden cutting cabbages.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading LITTLE ANNIE STEEL WHEN I got to Mrs. Buxton's, I found her in the front garden cutting cabbages.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading LITTLE ANNIE STEEL WHEN I got to Mrs. Buxton's, I found her in the front garden cutting cabbages.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading First she said she couldn't let Annie go.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Her mother, which was a widow when twenty, died sudden like, and Annie oughter have gone to the infirmary, but my 'usband's people have never none on 'em come to that.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading LITTLE ANNIE STEEL WHEN I got to Mrs. Buxton's, I found her in the front garden cutting cabbages.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading "I never should ha' had her, if I'd knowed she were so 'elpless.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I never should ha' had her, if I'd knowed she were so 'elpless.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Her mother, which was a widow when twenty, died sudden like, and Annie oughter have gone to the infirmary, but my 'usband's people have never none on 'em come to that.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading LITTLE ANNIE STEEL WHEN I got to Mrs. Buxton's, I found her in the front garden cutting cabbages.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LITTLE ANNIE STEEL WHEN I got to Mrs. Buxton's, I found her in the front garden cutting cabbages.
I'd
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From this reading "I never should ha' had her, if I'd knowed she were so 'elpless.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I never should ha' had her, if I'd knowed she were so 'elpless.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LITTLE ANNIE STEEL WHEN I got to Mrs. Buxton's, I found her in the front garden cutting cabbages.
infirmarynounUS /ɪnˈfɜːrməri/
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading Her mother, which was a widow when twenty, died sudden like, and Annie oughter have gone to the infirmary, but my 'usband's people have never none on 'em come to that.
knowedverbUS /noʊd/
past form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I never should ha' had her, if I'd knowed she were so 'elpless.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading First she said she couldn't let Annie go.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Her mother, which was a widow when twenty, died sudden like, and Annie oughter have gone to the infirmary, but my 'usband's people have never none on 'em come to that.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LITTLE ANNIE STEEL WHEN I got to Mrs. Buxton's, I found her in the front garden cutting cabbages.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Her mother, which was a widow when twenty, died sudden like, and Annie oughter have gone to the infirmary, but my 'usband's people have never none on 'em come to that.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading LITTLE ANNIE STEEL WHEN I got to Mrs. Buxton's, I found her in the front garden cutting cabbages.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Her mother, which was a widow when twenty, died sudden like, and Annie oughter have gone to the infirmary, but my 'usband's people have never none on 'em come to that.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I never should ha' had her, if I'd knowed she were so 'elpless.
not one, and not any
From this reading Her mother, which was a widow when twenty, died sudden like, and Annie oughter have gone to the infirmary, but my 'usband's people have never none on 'em come to that.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her mother, which was a widow when twenty, died sudden like, and Annie oughter have gone to the infirmary, but my 'usband's people have never none on 'em come to that.
oughter
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From this reading Her mother, which was a widow when twenty, died sudden like, and Annie oughter have gone to the infirmary, but my 'usband's people have never none on 'em come to that.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Her mother, which was a widow when twenty, died sudden like, and Annie oughter have gone to the infirmary, but my 'usband's people have never none on 'em come to that.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading First she said she couldn't let Annie go.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was awfully surprised when I told her what I wanted to do.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I never should ha' had her, if I'd knowed she were so 'elpless.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I never should ha' had her, if I'd knowed she were so 'elpless.
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading LITTLE ANNIE STEEL WHEN I got to Mrs. Buxton's, I found her in the front garden cutting cabbages.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Her mother, which was a widow when twenty, died sudden like, and Annie oughter have gone to the infirmary, but my 'usband's people have never none on 'em come to that.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading She was awfully surprised when I told her what I wanted to do.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her mother, which was a widow when twenty, died sudden like, and Annie oughter have gone to the infirmary, but my 'usband's people have never none on 'em come to that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LITTLE ANNIE STEEL WHEN I got to Mrs. Buxton's, I found her in the front garden cutting cabbages.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LITTLE ANNIE STEEL WHEN I got to Mrs. Buxton's, I found her in the front garden cutting cabbages.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She was awfully surprised when I told her what I wanted to do.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Her mother, which was a widow when twenty, died sudden like, and Annie oughter have gone to the infirmary, but my 'usband's people have never none on 'em come to that.
usband's
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From this reading Her mother, which was a widow when twenty, died sudden like, and Annie oughter have gone to the infirmary, but my 'usband's people have never none on 'em come to that.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading She was awfully surprised when I told her what I wanted to do.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was awfully surprised when I told her what I wanted to do.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I never should ha' had her, if I'd knowed she were so 'elpless.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She was awfully surprised when I told her what I wanted to do.
at the time that
From this reading LITTLE ANNIE STEEL WHEN I got to Mrs. Buxton's, I found her in the front garden cutting cabbages.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her mother, which was a widow when twenty, died sudden like, and Annie oughter have gone to the infirmary, but my 'usband's people have never none on 'em come to that.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading Her mother, which was a widow when twenty, died sudden like, and Annie oughter have gone to the infirmary, but my 'usband's people have never none on 'em come to that.
