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Chapter XXIII
RESCUE _Jesse's Letter_ Mother in Heaven: Please thank God for me and say I'm grateful. Tell the neighbor angels how little mothers having sons on earth are badly missed and grudged by hungering mortals. Prayers sent to Heaven are answered, but not letters. I reckon no one here could ever write a letter happy enough, so light with joy that it could fly up there.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Prayers sent to Heaven are answered, but not letters.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I reckon no one here could ever write a letter happy enough, so light with joy that it could fly up there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I reckon no one here could ever write a letter happy enough, so light with joy that it could fly up there.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Tell the neighbor angels how little mothers having sons on earth are badly missed and grudged by hungering mortals.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I reckon no one here could ever write a letter happy enough, so light with joy that it could fly up there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell the neighbor angels how little mothers having sons on earth are badly missed and grudged by hungering mortals.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I reckon no one here could ever write a letter happy enough, so light with joy that it could fly up there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell the neighbor angels how little mothers having sons on earth are badly missed and grudged by hungering mortals.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I reckon no one here could ever write a letter happy enough, so light with joy that it could fly up there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Please thank God for me and say I'm grateful.
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From this reading Tell the neighbor angels how little mothers having sons on earth are badly missed and grudged by hungering mortals.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Prayers sent to Heaven are answered, but not letters.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Tell the neighbor angels how little mothers having sons on earth are badly missed and grudged by hungering mortals.
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From this reading Tell the neighbor angels how little mothers having sons on earth are badly missed and grudged by hungering mortals.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Prayers sent to Heaven are answered, but not letters.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Tell the neighbor angels how little mothers having sons on earth are badly missed and grudged by hungering mortals.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I reckon no one here could ever write a letter happy enough, so light with joy that it could fly up there.
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From this reading Tell the neighbor angels how little mothers having sons on earth are badly missed and grudged by hungering mortals.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reckon no one here could ever write a letter happy enough, so light with joy that it could fly up there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I reckon no one here could ever write a letter happy enough, so light with joy that it could fly up there.
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From this reading I reckon no one here could ever write a letter happy enough, so light with joy that it could fly up there.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Please thank God for me and say I'm grateful.
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From this reading Please thank God for me and say I'm grateful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Please thank God for me and say I'm grateful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tell the neighbor angels how little mothers having sons on earth are badly missed and grudged by hungering mortals.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reckon no one here could ever write a letter happy enough, so light with joy that it could fly up there.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Tell the neighbor angels how little mothers having sons on earth are badly missed and grudged by hungering mortals.
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From this reading RESCUE _Jesse's Letter_ Mother in Heaven:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I reckon no one here could ever write a letter happy enough, so light with joy that it could fly up there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tell the neighbor angels how little mothers having sons on earth are badly missed and grudged by hungering mortals.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tell the neighbor angels how little mothers having sons on earth are badly missed and grudged by hungering mortals.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I reckon no one here could ever write a letter happy enough, so light with joy that it could fly up there.
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From this reading Please thank God for me and say I'm grateful.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RESCUE _Jesse's Letter_ Mother in Heaven:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I reckon no one here could ever write a letter happy enough, so light with joy that it could fly up there.
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From this reading RESCUE _Jesse's Letter_ Mother in Heaven:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reckon no one here could ever write a letter happy enough, so light with joy that it could fly up there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RESCUE _Jesse's Letter_ Mother in Heaven:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Prayers sent to Heaven are answered, but not letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reckon no one here could ever write a letter happy enough, so light with joy that it could fly up there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell the neighbor angels how little mothers having sons on earth are badly missed and grudged by hungering mortals.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Please thank God for me and say I'm grateful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tell the neighbor angels how little mothers having sons on earth are badly missed and grudged by hungering mortals.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tell the neighbor angels how little mothers having sons on earth are badly missed and grudged by hungering mortals.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RESCUE _Jesse's Letter_ Mother in Heaven:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tell the neighbor angels how little mothers having sons on earth are badly missed and grudged by hungering mortals.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tell the neighbor angels how little mothers having sons on earth are badly missed and grudged by hungering mortals.
not any; not one
From this reading I reckon no one here could ever write a letter happy enough, so light with joy that it could fly up there.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Prayers sent to Heaven are answered, but not letters.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tell the neighbor angels how little mothers having sons on earth are badly missed and grudged by hungering mortals.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I reckon no one here could ever write a letter happy enough, so light with joy that it could fly up there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Please thank God for me and say I'm grateful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Prayers sent to Heaven are answered, but not letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reckon no one here could ever write a letter happy enough, so light with joy that it could fly up there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RESCUE _Jesse's Letter_ Mother in Heaven:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Please thank God for me and say I'm grateful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Prayers sent to Heaven are answered, but not letters.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I reckon no one here could ever write a letter happy enough, so light with joy that it could fly up there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tell the neighbor angels how little mothers having sons on earth are badly missed and grudged by hungering mortals.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell the neighbor angels how little mothers having sons on earth are badly missed and grudged by hungering mortals.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Please thank God for me and say I'm grateful.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I reckon no one here could ever write a letter happy enough, so light with joy that it could fly up there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tell the neighbor angels how little mothers having sons on earth are badly missed and grudged by hungering mortals.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reckon no one here could ever write a letter happy enough, so light with joy that it could fly up there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Prayers sent to Heaven are answered, but not letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reckon no one here could ever write a letter happy enough, so light with joy that it could fly up there.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I reckon no one here could ever write a letter happy enough, so light with joy that it could fly up there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reckon no one here could ever write a letter happy enough, so light with joy that it could fly up there.
