used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a different tone now in the parting salutations of the Basins.
a-comin
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From this reading "I'm a-comin' up to help ye paper," said one woman to another; "ye got sick last year, and I'm a-comin', whether ye want me to or not."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading sang Vesty, with eyes darkly circled and sunken, and the beautiful, strong hand, labor-worn, and the thin old shawl fallen back from her shoulders.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "I'm a-comin' up to help ye paper," said one woman to another; "ye got sick last year, and I'm a-comin', whether ye want me to or not."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading sang Vesty, with eyes darkly circled and sunken, and the beautiful, strong hand, labor-worn, and the thin old shawl fallen back from her shoulders.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "Oh, I want ye bad enough, Mar'ette."
BasinsnounUS /ˈbeɪsənz/
plural of “basin” — a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
From this reading There was a different tone now in the parting salutations of the Basins.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading sang Vesty, with eyes darkly circled and sunken, and the beautiful, strong hand, labor-worn, and the thin old shawl fallen back from her shoulders.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But I knew what a struggle had been gone through with when I heard Miss Pray say:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I knew what a struggle had been gone through with when I heard Miss Pray say:
circledverbUS /ˈsɜːrkəld/
past form of “circle” — travel around something
From this reading sang Vesty, with eyes darkly circled and sunken, and the beautiful, strong hand, labor-worn, and the thin old shawl fallen back from her shoulders.
darklyadverbUS /ˈdɑːrkli/
without light
From this reading sang Vesty, with eyes darkly circled and sunken, and the beautiful, strong hand, labor-worn, and the thin old shawl fallen back from her shoulders.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading There was a different tone now in the parting salutations of the Basins.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Oh, I want ye bad enough, Mar'ette."
opinion or judgment
From this reading sang Vesty, with eyes darkly circled and sunken, and the beautiful, strong hand, labor-worn, and the thin old shawl fallen back from her shoulders.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading sang Vesty, with eyes darkly circled and sunken, and the beautiful, strong hand, labor-worn, and the thin old shawl fallen back from her shoulders.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading sang Vesty, with eyes darkly circled and sunken, and the beautiful, strong hand, labor-worn, and the thin old shawl fallen back from her shoulders.
destroyed or killed
From this reading But I knew what a struggle had been gone through with when I heard Miss Pray say:
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I'm a-comin' up to help ye paper," said one woman to another; "ye got sick last year, and I'm a-comin', whether ye want me to or not."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But I knew what a struggle had been gone through with when I heard Miss Pray say:
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading sang Vesty, with eyes darkly circled and sunken, and the beautiful, strong hand, labor-worn, and the thin old shawl fallen back from her shoulders.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading But I knew what a struggle had been gone through with when I heard Miss Pray say:
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "I'm a-comin' up to help ye paper," said one woman to another; "ye got sick last year, and I'm a-comin', whether ye want me to or not."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading sang Vesty, with eyes darkly circled and sunken, and the beautiful, strong hand, labor-worn, and the thin old shawl fallen back from her shoulders.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I want ye bad enough, Mar'ette."
I'm
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From this reading "I'm a-comin' up to help ye paper," said one woman to another; "ye got sick last year, and I'm a-comin', whether ye want me to or not."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a different tone now in the parting salutations of the Basins.
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 But I knew what a struggle had been gone through with when I heard Miss Pray say:
labor-worn
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From this reading sang Vesty, with eyes darkly circled and sunken, and the beautiful, strong hand, labor-worn, and the thin old shawl fallen back from her shoulders.
immediately past
From this reading "I'm a-comin' up to help ye paper," said one woman to another; "ye got sick last year, and I'm a-comin', whether ye want me to or not."
Mar'ette
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From this reading "Oh, I want ye bad enough, Mar'ette."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'm a-comin' up to help ye paper," said one woman to another; "ye got sick last year, and I'm a-comin', whether ye want me to or not."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading But I knew what a struggle had been gone through with when I heard Miss Pray say:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I'm a-comin' up to help ye paper," said one woman to another; "ye got sick last year, and I'm a-comin', whether ye want me to or not."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading There was a different tone now in the parting salutations of the Basins.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a different tone now in the parting salutations of the Basins.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I want ye bad enough, Mar'ette."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading sang Vesty, with eyes darkly circled and sunken, and the beautiful, strong hand, labor-worn, and the thin old shawl fallen back from her shoulders.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I'm a-comin' up to help ye paper," said one woman to another; "ye got sick last year, and I'm a-comin', whether ye want me to or not."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I'm a-comin' up to help ye paper," said one woman to another; "ye got sick last year, and I'm a-comin', whether ye want me to or not."
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading "I'm a-comin' up to help ye paper," said one woman to another; "ye got sick last year, and I'm a-comin', whether ye want me to or not."
the act of departing politely
From this reading There was a different tone now in the parting salutations of the Basins.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading But I knew what a struggle had been gone through with when I heard Miss Pray say:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'm a-comin' up to help ye paper," said one woman to another; "ye got sick last year, and I'm a-comin', whether ye want me to or not."
salutations
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From this reading There was a different tone now in the parting salutations of the Basins.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading sang Vesty, with eyes darkly circled and sunken, and the beautiful, strong hand, labor-worn, and the thin old shawl fallen back from her shoulders.
express in words
From this reading But I knew what a struggle had been gone through with when I heard Miss Pray say:
shawlnounUS /ʃɔːl/
cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
From this reading sang Vesty, with eyes darkly circled and sunken, and the beautiful, strong hand, labor-worn, and the thin old shawl fallen back from her shoulders.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading sang Vesty, with eyes darkly circled and sunken, and the beautiful, strong hand, labor-worn, and the thin old shawl fallen back from her shoulders.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "I'm a-comin' up to help ye paper," said one woman to another; "ye got sick last year, and I'm a-comin', whether ye want me to or not."
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading sang Vesty, with eyes darkly circled and sunken, and the beautiful, strong hand, labor-worn, and the thin old shawl fallen back from her shoulders.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading But I knew what a struggle had been gone through with when I heard Miss Pray say:
sunkenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌŋkən/
having a sunken area
From this reading sang Vesty, with eyes darkly circled and sunken, and the beautiful, strong hand, labor-worn, and the thin old shawl fallen back from her shoulders.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading sang Vesty, with eyes darkly circled and sunken, and the beautiful, strong hand, labor-worn, and the thin old shawl fallen back from her shoulders.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a different tone now in the parting salutations of the Basins.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading sang Vesty, with eyes darkly circled and sunken, and the beautiful, strong hand, labor-worn, and the thin old shawl fallen back from her shoulders.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading But I knew what a struggle had been gone through with when I heard Miss Pray say:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm a-comin' up to help ye paper," said one woman to another; "ye got sick last year, and I'm a-comin', whether ye want me to or not."
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading There was a different tone now in the parting salutations of the Basins.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I'm a-comin' up to help ye paper," said one woman to another; "ye got sick last year, and I'm a-comin', whether ye want me to or not."
Vesty
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From this reading sang Vesty, with eyes darkly circled and sunken, and the beautiful, strong hand, labor-worn, and the thin old shawl fallen back from her shoulders.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I'm a-comin' up to help ye paper," said one woman to another; "ye got sick last year, and I'm a-comin', whether ye want me to or not."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a different tone now in the parting salutations of the Basins.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But I knew what a struggle had been gone through with when I heard Miss Pray say:
at the time that
From this reading But I knew what a struggle had been gone through with when I heard Miss Pray say:
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "I'm a-comin' up to help ye paper," said one woman to another; "ye got sick last year, and I'm a-comin', whether ye want me to or not."
in the company of; together with
From this reading sang Vesty, with eyes darkly circled and sunken, and the beautiful, strong hand, labor-worn, and the thin old shawl fallen back from her shoulders.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "I'm a-comin' up to help ye paper," said one woman to another; "ye got sick last year, and I'm a-comin', whether ye want me to or not."
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "I'm a-comin' up to help ye paper," said one woman to another; "ye got sick last year, and I'm a-comin', whether ye want me to or not."
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading "I'm a-comin' up to help ye paper," said one woman to another; "ye got sick last year, and I'm a-comin', whether ye want me to or not."
