used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ John Hardy received a letter from his mother, dated from Hardy Place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "My dearest John, "Your weekly letters have become shorter, and I have read between the lines that you are keeping back something from your mother; but this doubt has been made a certainty from a letter of Robert Garth's to his friends here.
AnglernounUS /ˈæŋɡlər/
a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ John Hardy received a letter from his mother, dated from Hardy Place.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "My dearest John, "Your weekly letters have become shorter, and I have read between the lines that you are keeping back something from your mother; but this doubt has been made a certainty from a letter of Robert Garth's to his friends here.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "My dearest John, "Your weekly letters have become shorter, and I have read between the lines that you are keeping back something from your mother; but this doubt has been made a certainty from a letter of Robert Garth's to his friends here.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading "My dearest John, "Your weekly letters have become shorter, and I have read between the lines that you are keeping back something from your mother; but this doubt has been made a certainty from a letter of Robert Garth's to his friends here.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "My dearest John, "Your weekly letters have become shorter, and I have read between the lines that you are keeping back something from your mother; but this doubt has been made a certainty from a letter of Robert Garth's to his friends here.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "My dearest John, "Your weekly letters have become shorter, and I have read between the lines that you are keeping back something from your mother; but this doubt has been made a certainty from a letter of Robert Garth's to his friends here.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "My dearest John, "Your weekly letters have become shorter, and I have read between the lines that you are keeping back something from your mother; but this doubt has been made a certainty from a letter of Robert Garth's to his friends here.
certaintynounUS /ˈsɜːrtənti/
the state of being certain
From this reading "My dearest John, "Your weekly letters have become shorter, and I have read between the lines that you are keeping back something from your mother; but this doubt has been made a certainty from a letter of Robert Garth's to his friends here.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ John Hardy received a letter from his mother, dated from Hardy Place.
datedadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪtɪd/
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ John Hardy received a letter from his mother, dated from Hardy Place.
a female human offspring
From this reading He writes, so I hear, that the 'governor' is sweet on a parson's daughter in Denmark.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading "My dearest John, "Your weekly letters have become shorter, and I have read between the lines that you are keeping back something from your mother; but this doubt has been made a certainty from a letter of Robert Garth's to his friends here.
DenmarknounUS /ˈdenmɑːrk/
a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea
From this reading He writes, so I hear, that the 'governor' is sweet on a parson's daughter in Denmark.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading "My dearest John, "Your weekly letters have become shorter, and I have read between the lines that you are keeping back something from your mother; but this doubt has been made a certainty from a letter of Robert Garth's to his friends here.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "My dearest John, "Your weekly letters have become shorter, and I have read between the lines that you are keeping back something from your mother; but this doubt has been made a certainty from a letter of Robert Garth's to his friends here.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ John Hardy received a letter from his mother, dated from Hardy Place.
Garth's
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From this reading "My dearest John, "Your weekly letters have become shorter, and I have read between the lines that you are keeping back something from your mother; but this doubt has been made a certainty from a letter of Robert Garth's to his friends here.
the head of a state government
From this reading He writes, so I hear, that the 'governor' is sweet on a parson's daughter in Denmark.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "Oh, how happy here's our leisure!
HardyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrdi/
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ John Hardy received a letter from his mother, dated from Hardy Place.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My dearest John, "Your weekly letters have become shorter, and I have read between the lines that you are keeping back something from your mother; but this doubt has been made a certainty from a letter of Robert Garth's to his friends here.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "My dearest John, "Your weekly letters have become shorter, and I have read between the lines that you are keeping back something from your mother; but this doubt has been made a certainty from a letter of Robert Garth's to his friends here.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He writes, so I hear, that the 'governor' is sweet on a parson's daughter in Denmark.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading He writes, so I hear, that the 'governor' is sweet on a parson's daughter in Denmark.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "My dearest John, "Your weekly letters have become shorter, and I have read between the lines that you are keeping back something from your mother; but this doubt has been made a certainty from a letter of Robert Garth's to his friends here.
here's
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From this reading "Oh, how happy here's our leisure!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ John Hardy received a letter from his mother, dated from Hardy Place.
how
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From this reading "Oh, how happy here's our leisure!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My dearest John, "Your weekly letters have become shorter, and I have read between the lines that you are keeping back something from your mother; but this doubt has been made a certainty from a letter of Robert Garth's to his friends here.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He writes, so I hear, that the 'governor' is sweet on a parson's daughter in Denmark.
free from evil or guilt
From this reading Oh, how innocent our pleasure!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He writes, so I hear, that the 'governor' is sweet on a parson's daughter in Denmark.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ John Hardy received a letter from his mother, dated from Hardy Place.
conformity or harmony
From this reading "My dearest John, "Your weekly letters have become shorter, and I have read between the lines that you are keeping back something from your mother; but this doubt has been made a certainty from a letter of Robert Garth's to his friends here.
leisurenounUS /ˈleʒər/
time available for ease and relaxation
From this reading "Oh, how happy here's our leisure!
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ John Hardy received a letter from his mother, dated from Hardy Place.
the literary culture
From this reading "My dearest John, "Your weekly letters have become shorter, and I have read between the lines that you are keeping back something from your mother; but this doubt has been made a certainty from a letter of Robert Garth's to his friends here.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading "My dearest John, "Your weekly letters have become shorter, and I have read between the lines that you are keeping back something from your mother; but this doubt has been made a certainty from a letter of Robert Garth's to his friends here.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "My dearest John, "Your weekly letters have become shorter, and I have read between the lines that you are keeping back something from your mother; but this doubt has been made a certainty from a letter of Robert Garth's to his friends here.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ John Hardy received a letter from his mother, dated from Hardy Place.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dearest John, "Your weekly letters have become shorter, and I have read between the lines that you are keeping back something from your mother; but this doubt has been made a certainty from a letter of Robert Garth's to his friends here.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "My dearest John, "Your weekly letters have become shorter, and I have read between the lines that you are keeping back something from your mother; but this doubt has been made a certainty from a letter of Robert Garth's to his friends here.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, how happy here's our leisure!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He writes, so I hear, that the 'governor' is sweet on a parson's daughter in Denmark.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Oh, how happy here's our leisure!
parson's
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From this reading He writes, so I hear, that the 'governor' is sweet on a parson's daughter in Denmark.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ John Hardy received a letter from his mother, dated from Hardy Place.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Oh, how innocent our pleasure!"
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "My dearest John, "Your weekly letters have become shorter, and I have read between the lines that you are keeping back something from your mother; but this doubt has been made a certainty from a letter of Robert Garth's to his friends here.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ John Hardy received a letter from his mother, dated from Hardy Place.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading "My dearest John, "Your weekly letters have become shorter, and I have read between the lines that you are keeping back something from your mother; but this doubt has been made a certainty from a letter of Robert Garth's to his friends here.
shorteradjectiveUS /ˈʃɔːrtər/
comparative of “short” — primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading "My dearest John, "Your weekly letters have become shorter, and I have read between the lines that you are keeping back something from your mother; but this doubt has been made a certainty from a letter of Robert Garth's to his friends here.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He writes, so I hear, that the 'governor' is sweet on a parson's daughter in Denmark.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "My dearest John, "Your weekly letters have become shorter, and I have read between the lines that you are keeping back something from your mother; but this doubt has been made a certainty from a letter of Robert Garth's to his friends here.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading He writes, so I hear, that the 'governor' is sweet on a parson's daughter in Denmark.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "My dearest John, "Your weekly letters have become shorter, and I have read between the lines that you are keeping back something from your mother; but this doubt has been made a certainty from a letter of Robert Garth's to his friends here.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ John Hardy received a letter from his mother, dated from Hardy Place.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "My dearest John, "Your weekly letters have become shorter, and I have read between the lines that you are keeping back something from your mother; but this doubt has been made a certainty from a letter of Robert Garth's to his friends here.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My dearest John, "Your weekly letters have become shorter, and I have read between the lines that you are keeping back something from your mother; but this doubt has been made a certainty from a letter of Robert Garth's to his friends here.
weeklynounUS /ˈwiːkli/
a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)
From this reading "My dearest John, "Your weekly letters have become shorter, and I have read between the lines that you are keeping back something from your mother; but this doubt has been made a certainty from a letter of Robert Garth's to his friends here.
writesverbUS /raɪts/
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading He writes, so I hear, that the 'governor' is sweet on a parson's daughter in Denmark.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dearest John, "Your weekly letters have become shorter, and I have read between the lines that you are keeping back something from your mother; but this doubt has been made a certainty from a letter of Robert Garth's to his friends here.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dearest John, "Your weekly letters have become shorter, and I have read between the lines that you are keeping back something from your mother; but this doubt has been made a certainty from a letter of Robert Garth's to his friends here.
