used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN something over a week the post brought two letters for the fellow-travellers.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
anew
From this reading “Dear Henry,--It was not without surprise I saw your handwriting again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
attachmentsnounUS /əˈtætʃmənts/
plural of “attachment” — a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It ran thus: “Dear Henry--” “I used to be Harry,” muttered he.
brieferadjectiveUS /ˈbriːfər/
comparative of “brief” — of short duration or distance
From this reading Calvert’s was from his Cousin Sophy, much briefer, and very different in style.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading IN something over a week the post brought two letters for the fellow-travellers.
Calvert's
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From this reading Calvert’s was from his Cousin Sophy, much briefer, and very different in style.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Calvert’s was from his Cousin Sophy, much briefer, and very different in style.
dearly loved
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
true confidential information
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Calvert’s was from his Cousin Sophy, much briefer, and very different in style.
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
fellow-travellers
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From this reading IN something over a week the post brought two letters for the fellow-travellers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IN something over a week the post brought two letters for the fellow-travellers.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
handwritingnounUS /ˈhændraɪtɪŋ/
something written by hand
From this reading “Dear Henry,--It was not without surprise I saw your handwriting again.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading It ran thus: “Dear Henry--” “I used to be Harry,” muttered he.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It ran thus: “Dear Henry--” “I used to be Harry,” muttered he.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading It ran thus: “Dear Henry--” “I used to be Harry,” muttered he.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
homelyadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊmli/
lacking in physical beauty or proportion
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It ran thus: “Dear Henry--” “I used to be Harry,” muttered he.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN something over a week the post brought two letters for the fellow-travellers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It ran thus: “Dear Henry--” “I used to be Harry,” muttered he.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
the literary culture
From this reading IN something over a week the post brought two letters for the fellow-travellers.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
Loyd's
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From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Calvert’s was from his Cousin Sophy, much briefer, and very different in style.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading It ran thus: “Dear Henry--” “I used to be Harry,” muttered he.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Dear Henry,--It was not without surprise I saw your handwriting again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading IN something over a week the post brought two letters for the fellow-travellers.
overflowingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərfloʊɪŋ/
covered with water
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading IN something over a week the post brought two letters for the fellow-travellers.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading It ran thus: “Dear Henry--” “I used to be Harry,” muttered he.
cut with a saw
From this reading “Dear Henry,--It was not without surprise I saw your handwriting again.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading IN something over a week the post brought two letters for the fellow-travellers.
Sophy
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From this reading Calvert’s was from his Cousin Sophy, much briefer, and very different in style.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Calvert’s was from his Cousin Sophy, much briefer, and very different in style.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “Dear Henry,--It was not without surprise I saw your handwriting again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN something over a week the post brought two letters for the fellow-travellers.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading It ran thus: “Dear Henry--” “I used to be Harry,” muttered he.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading IN something over a week the post brought two letters for the fellow-travellers.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading It ran thus: “Dear Henry--” “I used to be Harry,” muttered he.
precisely as stated
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading IN something over a week the post brought two letters for the fellow-travellers.
which person or people
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Dear Henry,--It was not without surprise I saw your handwriting again.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Loyd’s was from his mother--a very homely affair, full of affection and love, and overflowing with those little details of domestic matters so dear to those who live in the small world of home and its attachments.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Dear Henry,--It was not without surprise I saw your handwriting again.
