used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
(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 The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "O aunt Judith!" exclaimed Pen, "didn't you eat any thing?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
BEAR-TRAP
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From this reading THE BEAR-TRAP.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
BentonnounUS /ˈbentən/
United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975)
From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
eat an early morning meal
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
didn't
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From this reading "O aunt Judith!" exclaimed Pen, "didn't you eat any thing?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
take in solid food
From this reading "O aunt Judith!" exclaimed Pen, "didn't you eat any thing?"
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
divisible by two
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "O aunt Judith!" exclaimed Pen, "didn't you eat any thing?"
a social unit living together
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
a young female
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
helpingnounUS /ˈhelpɪŋ/
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
HudsonnounUS /ˈhʌdsən/
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
johnnycakenoun
cornbread usually cooked pancake-style on a griddle (chiefly New England)
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
no person; not anyone
From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O aunt Judith!" exclaimed Pen, "didn't you eat any thing?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
on one occasion
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading "O aunt Judith!" exclaimed Pen, "didn't you eat any thing?"
PorternounUS /ˈpɔːrtər/
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
productsnounUS /ˈprɑːdəkts/
plural of “product” — commodities offered for sale
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
To recall to mind.
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
slicenounUS /slaɪs/
a share of something
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
steaksnounUS /steɪks/
plural of “steak” — a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish
From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEAR-TRAP.
a special situation
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
venison-steaks
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From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
at the time that
From this reading When the family came down to breakfast the next morning, it looked as if every thing but the venison-steaks and johnnycake and hot coffee had been forgotten.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading She was proud of her skill, and liked to see its products eaten; but even as Porter Hudson was helping himself to his third slice, she said to him,-- "Once, when I was a girl, I remember being out of bread for a whole week."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "O aunt Judith!" exclaimed Pen, "didn't you eat any thing?"
