18th
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the 18th my foster-child and I expect to leave my little home at Willow Bend, where we have lived since her father's death.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If I were not so sure you are an honorable gentleman, they would never be written.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Dear Sir: Permit me to say at the outset that these lines are intended solely for your eyes, and I beg you will regard them as strictly confidential.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Dear Sir: Permit me to say at the outset that these lines are intended solely for your eyes, and I beg you will regard them as strictly confidential.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Dear Sir: Permit me to say at the outset that these lines are intended solely for your eyes, and I beg you will regard them as strictly confidential.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Dear Sir: Permit me to say at the outset that these lines are intended solely for your eyes, and I beg you will regard them as strictly confidential.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If I were not so sure you are an honorable gentleman, they would never be written.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "Dear Sir: Permit me to say at the outset that these lines are intended solely for your eyes, and I beg you will regard them as strictly confidential.
BendverbUS /bend/
form a curve
From this reading On the 18th my foster-child and I expect to leave my little home at Willow Bend, where we have lived since her father's death.
confidentialadjectiveUS /ˌkɑːnfəˈdenʃəl/
entrusted with private information and the confidence of another
From this reading "Dear Sir: Permit me to say at the outset that these lines are intended solely for your eyes, and I beg you will regard them as strictly confidential.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading "Willow Creek Plantation, "Wednesday.
dearly loved
From this reading "Dear Sir: Permit me to say at the outset that these lines are intended solely for your eyes, and I beg you will regard them as strictly confidential.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading On the 18th my foster-child and I expect to leave my little home at Willow Bend, where we have lived since her father's death.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading On the 18th my foster-child and I expect to leave my little home at Willow Bend, where we have lived since her father's death.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Dear Sir: Permit me to say at the outset that these lines are intended solely for your eyes, and I beg you will regard them as strictly confidential.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading On the 18th my foster-child and I expect to leave my little home at Willow Bend, where we have lived since her father's death.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Dear Sir: Permit me to say at the outset that these lines are intended solely for your eyes, and I beg you will regard them as strictly confidential.
foster-childnoun
a child who is raised by foster parents
From this reading On the 18th my foster-child and I expect to leave my little home at Willow Bend, where we have lived since her father's death.
a man of refinement
From this reading If I were not so sure you are an honorable gentleman, they would never be written.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading On the 18th my foster-child and I expect to leave my little home at Willow Bend, where we have lived since her father's death.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the 18th my foster-child and I expect to leave my little home at Willow Bend, where we have lived since her father's death.
Herriott
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Herriott.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading On the 18th my foster-child and I expect to leave my little home at Willow Bend, where we have lived since her father's death.
honorableadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnərəbəl/
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading If I were not so sure you are an honorable gentleman, they would never be written.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Dear Sir: Permit me to say at the outset that these lines are intended solely for your eyes, and I beg you will regard them as strictly confidential.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I were not so sure you are an honorable gentleman, they would never be written.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading "Dear Sir: Permit me to say at the outset that these lines are intended solely for your eyes, and I beg you will regard them as strictly confidential.
go away from a place
From this reading On the 18th my foster-child and I expect to leave my little home at Willow Bend, where we have lived since her father's death.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading "Dear Sir: Permit me to say at the outset that these lines are intended solely for your eyes, and I beg you will regard them as strictly confidential.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading On the 18th my foster-child and I expect to leave my little home at Willow Bend, where we have lived since her father's death.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading On the 18th my foster-child and I expect to leave my little home at Willow Bend, where we have lived since her father's death.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Dear Sir: Permit me to say at the outset that these lines are intended solely for your eyes, and I beg you will regard them as strictly confidential.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Mr. Herriott.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On the 18th my foster-child and I expect to leave my little home at Willow Bend, where we have lived since her father's death.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading If I were not so sure you are an honorable gentleman, they would never be written.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If I were not so sure you are an honorable gentleman, they would never be written.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the 18th my foster-child and I expect to leave my little home at Willow Bend, where we have lived since her father's death.
outsetnounUS /ˈaʊtset/
the time at which something is supposed to begin
From this reading "Dear Sir: Permit me to say at the outset that these lines are intended solely for your eyes, and I beg you will regard them as strictly confidential.
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading "Dear Sir: Permit me to say at the outset that these lines are intended solely for your eyes, and I beg you will regard them as strictly confidential.
PlantationnounUS /ˌplænˈteɪʃən/
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading "Willow Creek Plantation, "Wednesday.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading "Dear Sir: Permit me to say at the outset that these lines are intended solely for your eyes, and I beg you will regard them as strictly confidential.
express in words
From this reading "Dear Sir: Permit me to say at the outset that these lines are intended solely for your eyes, and I beg you will regard them as strictly confidential.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading On the 18th my foster-child and I expect to leave my little home at Willow Bend, where we have lived since her father's death.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Dear Sir: Permit me to say at the outset that these lines are intended solely for your eyes, and I beg you will regard them as strictly confidential.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If I were not so sure you are an honorable gentleman, they would never be written.
solelyadverbUS /ˈsoʊəli/
without any others being included or involved
From this reading "Dear Sir: Permit me to say at the outset that these lines are intended solely for your eyes, and I beg you will regard them as strictly confidential.
strictlyadverbUS /ˈstrɪktli/
restricted to something
From this reading "Dear Sir: Permit me to say at the outset that these lines are intended solely for your eyes, and I beg you will regard them as strictly confidential.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading If I were not so sure you are an honorable gentleman, they would never be written.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Dear Sir: Permit me to say at the outset that these lines are intended solely for your eyes, and I beg you will regard them as strictly confidential.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Dear Sir: Permit me to say at the outset that these lines are intended solely for your eyes, and I beg you will regard them as strictly confidential.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Dear Sir: Permit me to say at the outset that these lines are intended solely for your eyes, and I beg you will regard them as strictly confidential.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Dear Sir: Permit me to say at the outset that these lines are intended solely for your eyes, and I beg you will regard them as strictly confidential.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If I were not so sure you are an honorable gentleman, they would never be written.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Dear Sir: Permit me to say at the outset that these lines are intended solely for your eyes, and I beg you will regard them as strictly confidential.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading On the 18th my foster-child and I expect to leave my little home at Willow Bend, where we have lived since her father's death.
WednesdaynounUS /ˈwenzdi/
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading "Willow Creek Plantation, "Wednesday.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If I were not so sure you are an honorable gentleman, they would never be written.
in or at the place that
From this reading On the 18th my foster-child and I expect to leave my little home at Willow Bend, where we have lived since her father's death.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Dear Sir: Permit me to say at the outset that these lines are intended solely for your eyes, and I beg you will regard them as strictly confidential.
WillownounUS /ˈwɪloʊ/
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading "Willow Creek Plantation, "Wednesday.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If I were not so sure you are an honorable gentleman, they would never be written.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading If I were not so sure you are an honorable gentleman, they would never be written.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dear Sir: Permit me to say at the outset that these lines are intended solely for your eyes, and I beg you will regard them as strictly confidential.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dear Sir: Permit me to say at the outset that these lines are intended solely for your eyes, and I beg you will regard them as strictly confidential.
