used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Oh, dear, I think I am losing my sight; and I have had such a fearful fright.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The day after I wrote to you, Mrs. Drayton's son came home, and I saw him.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Oh, dear, I think I am losing my sight; and I have had such a fearful fright.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Dearest,--I do not know what is happening to me, but my eyes get worse and worse.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Dearest,--I do not know what is happening to me, but my eyes get worse and worse.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The day after I wrote to you, Mrs. Drayton's son came home, and I saw him.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day after I wrote to you, Mrs. Drayton's son came home, and I saw him.
dearly loved
From this reading Oh, dear, I think I am losing my sight; and I have had such a fearful fright.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading "Dearest,--I do not know what is happening to me, but my eyes get worse and worse.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Dearest,--I do not know what is happening to me, but my eyes get worse and worse.
Drayton's
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From this reading The day after I wrote to you, Mrs. Drayton's son came home, and I saw him.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Dearest,--I do not know what is happening to me, but my eyes get worse and worse.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading Oh, dear, I think I am losing my sight; and I have had such a fearful fright.
set up or found
From this reading Next morning, Tuesday morning, Hugh Ritson found this letter on his table:
frightnounUS /fraɪt/
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading Oh, dear, I think I am losing my sight; and I have had such a fearful fright.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Dearest,--I do not know what is happening to me, but my eyes get worse and worse.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Oh, dear, I think I am losing my sight; and I have had such a fearful fright.
happeningnounUS /ˈhæpənɪŋ/
an event that happens
From this reading "Dearest,--I do not know what is happening to me, but my eyes get worse and worse.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To-day and yesterday I have not opened them.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The day after I wrote to you, Mrs. Drayton's son came home, and I saw him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Next morning, Tuesday morning, Hugh Ritson found this letter on his table:
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The day after I wrote to you, Mrs. Drayton's son came home, and I saw him.
Hugh
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From this reading Next morning, Tuesday morning, Hugh Ritson found this letter on his table:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Dearest,--I do not know what is happening to me, but my eyes get worse and worse.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Dearest,--I do not know what is happening to me, but my eyes get worse and worse.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Dearest,--I do not know what is happening to me, but my eyes get worse and worse.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Next morning, Tuesday morning, Hugh Ritson found this letter on his table:
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Oh, dear, I think I am losing my sight; and I have had such a fearful fright.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Dearest,--I do not know what is happening to me, but my eyes get worse and worse.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Next morning, Tuesday morning, Hugh Ritson found this letter on his table:
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The day after I wrote to you, Mrs. Drayton's son came home, and I saw him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Dearest,--I do not know what is happening to me, but my eyes get worse and worse.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next morning, Tuesday morning, Hugh Ritson found this letter on his table:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Dearest,--I do not know what is happening to me, but my eyes get worse and worse.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, dear, I think I am losing my sight; and I have had such a fearful fright.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Next morning, Tuesday morning, Hugh Ritson found this letter on his table:
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading To-day and yesterday I have not opened them.
Ritson
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From this reading Next morning, Tuesday morning, Hugh Ritson found this letter on his table:
cut with a saw
From this reading The day after I wrote to you, Mrs. Drayton's son came home, and I saw him.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Oh, dear, I think I am losing my sight; and I have had such a fearful fright.
a male human offspring
From this reading The day after I wrote to you, Mrs. Drayton's son came home, and I saw him.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Oh, dear, I think I am losing my sight; and I have had such a fearful fright.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Next morning, Tuesday morning, Hugh Ritson found this letter on his table:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day after I wrote to you, Mrs. Drayton's son came home, and I saw him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To-day and yesterday I have not opened them.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Oh, dear, I think I am losing my sight; and I have had such a fearful fright.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Next morning, Tuesday morning, Hugh Ritson found this letter on his table:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Dearest,--I do not know what is happening to me, but my eyes get worse and worse.
To-day
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From this reading To-day and yesterday I have not opened them.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading Next morning, Tuesday morning, Hugh Ritson found this letter on his table:
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Dearest,--I do not know what is happening to me, but my eyes get worse and worse.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading "Dearest,--I do not know what is happening to me, but my eyes get worse and worse.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading The day after I wrote to you, Mrs. Drayton's son came home, and I saw him.
the day immediately before today
From this reading To-day and yesterday I have not opened them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The day after I wrote to you, Mrs. Drayton's son came home, and I saw him.
