used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
belt-pouch
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From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading Once a week I take my little pack outfit up to the Sky-line claim for a load of peacock copper.
without stop or interruption
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
contractverbUS /ˈkɑːntrækt/
enter into a contractual arrangement
From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
coppernounUS /ˈkɑːpər/
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
From this reading Once a week I take my little pack outfit up to the Sky-line claim for a load of peacock copper.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading He thinks I'll let him operate, and sure enough that would reduce the swelling.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Once a week I take my little pack outfit up to the Sky-line claim for a load of peacock copper.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
an established custom
From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thinks I'll let him operate, and sure enough that would reduce the swelling.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He thinks I'll let him operate, and sure enough that would reduce the swelling.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Once a week I take my little pack outfit up to the Sky-line claim for a load of peacock copper.
I'll
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From this reading He thinks I'll let him operate, and sure enough that would reduce the swelling.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He thinks I'll let him operate, and sure enough that would reduce the swelling.
the literary culture
From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Once a week I take my little pack outfit up to the Sky-line claim for a load of peacock copper.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
loadnounUS /loʊd/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading Once a week I take my little pack outfit up to the Sky-line claim for a load of peacock copper.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
mailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
McGee
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From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
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 THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
on one occasion
From this reading Once a week I take my little pack outfit up to the Sky-line claim for a load of peacock copper.
operateverbUS /ˈɑːpəreɪt/
direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
From this reading He thinks I'll let him operate, and sure enough that would reduce the swelling.
outfitnounUS /ˈaʊtfɪt/
any cohesive unit such as a military company
From this reading Once a week I take my little pack outfit up to the Sky-line claim for a load of peacock copper.
arrange in a container
From this reading Once a week I take my little pack outfit up to the Sky-line claim for a load of peacock copper.
packingnounUS /ˈpækɪŋ/
any material used especially to protect something
From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
peacocknounUS /ˈpiːkɑːk/
European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
From this reading Once a week I take my little pack outfit up to the Sky-line claim for a load of peacock copper.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
reduceverbUS /rəˈduːs/
cut down on; make a reduction in
From this reading He thinks I'll let him operate, and sure enough that would reduce the swelling.
put a saddle on
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
Sky-line
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From this reading Once a week I take my little pack outfit up to the Sky-line claim for a load of peacock copper.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
stovenounUS /stoʊv/
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
stowedverbUS /stoʊd/
past form of “stow” — fill by packing tightly
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
suggestverbUS /səˈdʒest/
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading He thinks I'll let him operate, and sure enough that would reduce the swelling.
suspecks
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From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
swellingnounUS /ˈswelɪŋ/
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
From this reading He thinks I'll let him operate, and sure enough that would reduce the swelling.
carry out
From this reading Once a week I take my little pack outfit up to the Sky-line claim for a load of peacock copper.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He thinks I'll let him operate, and sure enough that would reduce the swelling.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
There's
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From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading He thinks I'll let him operate, and sure enough that would reduce the swelling.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
up to a particular time
From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
TREVOR
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From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
tumornounUS /ˈtuːmər/
an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose
From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Once a week I take my little pack outfit up to the Sky-line claim for a load of peacock copper.
wadverbUS /wɑːd/
compress into a wad
From this reading Dear Mother in Heaven: There's been good money in this here packing contract, and the wad in my belt-pouch has been growing till Doctor McGee suspecks a tumor.
walletsnounUS /ˈwɔːləts/
plural of “wallet” — a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Once a week I take my little pack outfit up to the Sky-line claim for a load of peacock copper.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After his mother's death the habit continued, but as the letters could not be sent by mail, and to post them in the stove seemed to suggest unpleasant ideas, they were stowed in his saddle wallets.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He thinks I'll let him operate, and sure enough that would reduce the swelling.
the act of creating written works
From this reading THE TREVOR ACCIDENT N.B.--Mr. Smith, while living alone, had a habit of writing long letters to his mother.
