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From this reading ANOTHER LETTER FROM ALFRED 'Bindarra Station, N.S.W., _April 13_.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Though I wrote so fully last mail, I can't let a mail go without some sort of an answer.
ALFREDnounUS /ˈælfrəd/
king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading ANOTHER LETTER FROM ALFRED 'Bindarra Station, N.S.W., _April 13_.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But, as a matter of fact, I am in a regular old hurry.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Though I wrote so fully last mail, I can't let a mail go without some sort of an answer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The mail-boy is waiting impatiently in the veranda, with his horse "hung up" to one of the posts; and the store keeper is waiting in the store to drop my letter in the bag and seal it up.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ANOTHER LETTER FROM ALFRED 'Bindarra Station, N.S.W., _April 13_.
react verbally
From this reading 'Dearest Mother,--Your dear letter, in answer to my first, written in January, has just reached me.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading ANOTHER LETTER FROM ALFRED 'Bindarra Station, N.S.W., _April 13_.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But, as a matter of fact, I am in a regular old hurry.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading The mail-boy is waiting impatiently in the veranda, with his horse "hung up" to one of the posts; and the store keeper is waiting in the store to drop my letter in the bag and seal it up.
Bindarra
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From this reading ANOTHER LETTER FROM ALFRED 'Bindarra Station, N.S.W., _April 13_.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, as a matter of fact, I am in a regular old hurry.
can't
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From this reading Though I wrote so fully last mail, I can't let a mail go without some sort of an answer.
dearly loved
From this reading 'Dearest Mother,--Your dear letter, in answer to my first, written in January, has just reached me.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading 'Dearest Mother,--Your dear letter, in answer to my first, written in January, has just reached me.
let fall to the ground
From this reading The mail-boy is waiting impatiently in the veranda, with his horse "hung up" to one of the posts; and the store keeper is waiting in the store to drop my letter in the bag and seal it up.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading But, as a matter of fact, I am in a regular old hurry.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading 'Dearest Mother,--Your dear letter, in answer to my first, written in January, has just reached me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ANOTHER LETTER FROM ALFRED 'Bindarra Station, N.S.W., _April 13_.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading Though I wrote so fully last mail, I can't let a mail go without some sort of an answer.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Though I wrote so fully last mail, I can't let a mail go without some sort of an answer.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Dearest Mother,--Your dear letter, in answer to my first, written in January, has just reached me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The mail-boy is waiting impatiently in the veranda, with his horse "hung up" to one of the posts; and the store keeper is waiting in the store to drop my letter in the bag and seal it up.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The mail-boy is waiting impatiently in the veranda, with his horse "hung up" to one of the posts; and the store keeper is waiting in the store to drop my letter in the bag and seal it up.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading The mail-boy is waiting impatiently in the veranda, with his horse "hung up" to one of the posts; and the store keeper is waiting in the store to drop my letter in the bag and seal it up.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading But, as a matter of fact, I am in a regular old hurry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Though I wrote so fully last mail, I can't let a mail go without some sort of an answer.
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading The mail-boy is waiting impatiently in the veranda, with his horse "hung up" to one of the posts; and the store keeper is waiting in the store to drop my letter in the bag and seal it up.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Dearest Mother,--Your dear letter, in answer to my first, written in January, has just reached me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The mail-boy is waiting impatiently in the veranda, with his horse "hung up" to one of the posts; and the store keeper is waiting in the store to drop my letter in the bag and seal it up.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The mail-boy is waiting impatiently in the veranda, with his horse "hung up" to one of the posts; and the store keeper is waiting in the store to drop my letter in the bag and seal it up.
JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading 'Dearest Mother,--Your dear letter, in answer to my first, written in January, has just reached me.
and nothing more
From this reading 'Dearest Mother,--Your dear letter, in answer to my first, written in January, has just reached me.
keepernounUS /ˈkiːpər/
someone in charge of other people
From this reading The mail-boy is waiting impatiently in the veranda, with his horse "hung up" to one of the posts; and the store keeper is waiting in the store to drop my letter in the bag and seal it up.
immediately past
From this reading Though I wrote so fully last mail, I can't let a mail go without some sort of an answer.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Though I wrote so fully last mail, I can't let a mail go without some sort of an answer.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading ANOTHER LETTER FROM ALFRED 'Bindarra Station, N.S.W., _April 13_.
mailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading Though I wrote so fully last mail, I can't let a mail go without some sort of an answer.
mail-boy
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From this reading The mail-boy is waiting impatiently in the veranda, with his horse "hung up" to one of the posts; and the store keeper is waiting in the store to drop my letter in the bag and seal it up.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading But, as a matter of fact, I am in a regular old hurry.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Dearest Mother,--Your dear letter, in answer to my first, written in January, has just reached me.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading 'Dearest Mother,--Your dear letter, in answer to my first, written in January, has just reached me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Dearest Mother,--Your dear letter, in answer to my first, written in January, has just reached me.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading ANOTHER LETTER FROM ALFRED 'Bindarra Station, N.S.W., _April 13_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Though I wrote so fully last mail, I can't let a mail go without some sort of an answer.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading But, as a matter of fact, I am in a regular old hurry.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The mail-boy is waiting impatiently in the veranda, with his horse "hung up" to one of the posts; and the store keeper is waiting in the store to drop my letter in the bag and seal it up.
postsnounUS /poʊsts/
plural of “post” — the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
From this reading The mail-boy is waiting impatiently in the veranda, with his horse "hung up" to one of the posts; and the store keeper is waiting in the store to drop my letter in the bag and seal it up.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading 'Dearest Mother,--Your dear letter, in answer to my first, written in January, has just reached me.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading But, as a matter of fact, I am in a regular old hurry.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading ANOTHER LETTER FROM ALFRED 'Bindarra Station, N.S.W., _April 13_.
sealverbUS /siːl/
make tight; secure against leakage
From this reading The mail-boy is waiting impatiently in the veranda, with his horse "hung up" to one of the posts; and the store keeper is waiting in the store to drop my letter in the bag and seal it up.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Though I wrote so fully last mail, I can't let a mail go without some sort of an answer.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Though I wrote so fully last mail, I can't let a mail go without some sort of an answer.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Though I wrote so fully last mail, I can't let a mail go without some sort of an answer.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading ANOTHER LETTER FROM ALFRED 'Bindarra Station, N.S.W., _April 13_.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading The mail-boy is waiting impatiently in the veranda, with his horse "hung up" to one of the posts; and the store keeper is waiting in the store to drop my letter in the bag and seal it up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The mail-boy is waiting impatiently in the veranda, with his horse "hung up" to one of the posts; and the store keeper is waiting in the store to drop my letter in the bag and seal it up.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though I wrote so fully last mail, I can't let a mail go without some sort of an answer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Dearest Mother,--Your dear letter, in answer to my first, written in January, has just reached me.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The mail-boy is waiting impatiently in the veranda, with his horse "hung up" to one of the posts; and the store keeper is waiting in the store to drop my letter in the bag and seal it up.
verandanounUS /vərˈændə/
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading The mail-boy is waiting impatiently in the veranda, with his horse "hung up" to one of the posts; and the store keeper is waiting in the store to drop my letter in the bag and seal it up.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading ANOTHER LETTER FROM ALFRED 'Bindarra Station, N.S.W., _April 13_.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading The mail-boy is waiting impatiently in the veranda, with his horse "hung up" to one of the posts; and the store keeper is waiting in the store to drop my letter in the bag and seal it up.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The mail-boy is waiting impatiently in the veranda, with his horse "hung up" to one of the posts; and the store keeper is waiting in the store to drop my letter in the bag and seal it up.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Though I wrote so fully last mail, I can't let a mail go without some sort of an answer.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading 'Dearest Mother,--Your dear letter, in answer to my first, written in January, has just reached me.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Though I wrote so fully last mail, I can't let a mail go without some sort of an answer.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Dearest Mother,--Your dear letter, in answer to my first, written in January, has just reached me.
