used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three days must now certainly pass before I could receive news of my husband, sister, and children.
react verbally
From this reading And, supposing him to be living there, could I be sure that he would promptly answer Mrs. Lee’s letter?
applyverbUS /əˈplaɪ/
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading So that, if we did not hear from him presently, Mrs. Lee must apply to some others of the friends I had named to her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I call the time three days, but I might have to wait very much longer than that, for how could I tell that General Ramsay still lived at Bath?
BathnounUS /bæθ/
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading I call the time three days, but I might have to wait very much longer than that, for how could I tell that General Ramsay still lived at Bath?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And, supposing him to be living there, could I be sure that he would promptly answer Mrs. Lee’s letter?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Three days must now certainly pass before I could receive news of my husband, sister, and children.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I call the time three days, but I might have to wait very much longer than that, for how could I tell that General Ramsay still lived at Bath?
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I call the time three days, but I might have to wait very much longer than that, for how could I tell that General Ramsay still lived at Bath?
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Three days must now certainly pass before I could receive news of my husband, sister, and children.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Three days must now certainly pass before I could receive news of my husband, sister, and children.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Three days must now certainly pass before I could receive news of my husband, sister, and children.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Three days must now certainly pass before I could receive news of my husband, sister, and children.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So that, if we did not hear from him presently, Mrs. Lee must apply to some others of the friends I had named to her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I call the time three days, but I might have to wait very much longer than that, for how could I tell that General Ramsay still lived at Bath?
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading So that, if we did not hear from him presently, Mrs. Lee must apply to some others of the friends I had named to her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So that, if we did not hear from him presently, Mrs. Lee must apply to some others of the friends I had named to her.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading GENERAL RAMSAY’S LETTER.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So that, if we did not hear from him presently, Mrs. Lee must apply to some others of the friends I had named to her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I call the time three days, but I might have to wait very much longer than that, for how could I tell that General Ramsay still lived at Bath?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And, supposing him to be living there, could I be sure that he would promptly answer Mrs. Lee’s letter?
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading So that, if we did not hear from him presently, Mrs. Lee must apply to some others of the friends I had named to her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So that, if we did not hear from him presently, Mrs. Lee must apply to some others of the friends I had named to her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And, supposing him to be living there, could I be sure that he would promptly answer Mrs. Lee’s letter?
how
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From this reading I call the time three days, but I might have to wait very much longer than that, for how could I tell that General Ramsay still lived at Bath?
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Three days must now certainly pass before I could receive news of my husband, sister, and children.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Three days must now certainly pass before I could receive news of my husband, sister, and children.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading So that, if we did not hear from him presently, Mrs. Lee must apply to some others of the friends I had named to her.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading So that, if we did not hear from him presently, Mrs. Lee must apply to some others of the friends I had named to her.
Lee'snounUS /liːz/
possessive form of “lee” — United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading And, supposing him to be living there, could I be sure that he would promptly answer Mrs. Lee’s letter?
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading GENERAL RAMSAY’S LETTER.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I call the time three days, but I might have to wait very much longer than that, for how could I tell that General Ramsay still lived at Bath?
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading And, supposing him to be living there, could I be sure that he would promptly answer Mrs. Lee’s letter?
for more time
From this reading I call the time three days, but I might have to wait very much longer than that, for how could I tell that General Ramsay still lived at Bath?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I call the time three days, but I might have to wait very much longer than that, for how could I tell that General Ramsay still lived at Bath?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading And, supposing him to be living there, could I be sure that he would promptly answer Mrs. Lee’s letter?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I call the time three days, but I might have to wait very much longer than that, for how could I tell that General Ramsay still lived at Bath?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Three days must now certainly pass before I could receive news of my husband, sister, and children.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Three days must now certainly pass before I could receive news of my husband, sister, and children.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading So that, if we did not hear from him presently, Mrs. Lee must apply to some others of the friends I had named to her.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Three days must now certainly pass before I could receive news of my husband, sister, and children.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So that, if we did not hear from him presently, Mrs. Lee must apply to some others of the friends I had named to her.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Three days must now certainly pass before I could receive news of my husband, sister, and children.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three days must now certainly pass before I could receive news of my husband, sister, and children.
others
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From this reading So that, if we did not hear from him presently, Mrs. Lee must apply to some others of the friends I had named to her.
go across or through
From this reading Three days must now certainly pass before I could receive news of my husband, sister, and children.
in the near future
From this reading So that, if we did not hear from him presently, Mrs. Lee must apply to some others of the friends I had named to her.
with little or no delay
From this reading And, supposing him to be living there, could I be sure that he would promptly answer Mrs. Lee’s letter?
Ramsay
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From this reading I call the time three days, but I might have to wait very much longer than that, for how could I tell that General Ramsay still lived at Bath?
RAMSAY'S
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From this reading GENERAL RAMSAY’S LETTER.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading Three days must now certainly pass before I could receive news of my husband, sister, and children.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Three days must now certainly pass before I could receive news of my husband, sister, and children.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So that, if we did not hear from him presently, Mrs. Lee must apply to some others of the friends I had named to her.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading So that, if we did not hear from him presently, Mrs. Lee must apply to some others of the friends I had named to her.
not in physical motion
From this reading I call the time three days, but I might have to wait very much longer than that, for how could I tell that General Ramsay still lived at Bath?
supposingverbUS /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/
-ing form of “suppose” — express a supposition
From this reading And, supposing him to be living there, could I be sure that he would promptly answer Mrs. Lee’s letter?
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading And, supposing him to be living there, could I be sure that he would promptly answer Mrs. Lee’s letter?
express in words
From this reading I call the time three days, but I might have to wait very much longer than that, for how could I tell that General Ramsay still lived at Bath?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I call the time three days, but I might have to wait very much longer than that, for how could I tell that General Ramsay still lived at Bath?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I call the time three days, but I might have to wait very much longer than that, for how could I tell that General Ramsay still lived at Bath?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I call the time three days, but I might have to wait very much longer than that, for how could I tell that General Ramsay still lived at Bath?
in or at that place or location
From this reading And, supposing him to be living there, could I be sure that he would promptly answer Mrs. Lee’s letter?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three days must now certainly pass before I could receive news of my husband, sister, and children.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I call the time three days, but I might have to wait very much longer than that, for how could I tell that General Ramsay still lived at Bath?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I call the time three days, but I might have to wait very much longer than that, for how could I tell that General Ramsay still lived at Bath?
precisely as stated
From this reading I call the time three days, but I might have to wait very much longer than that, for how could I tell that General Ramsay still lived at Bath?
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading I call the time three days, but I might have to wait very much longer than that, for how could I tell that General Ramsay still lived at Bath?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So that, if we did not hear from him presently, Mrs. Lee must apply to some others of the friends I had named to her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And, supposing him to be living there, could I be sure that he would promptly answer Mrs. Lee’s letter?
