used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dearest: Not having had a letter from you this morning, I have read over some back ones, and find in one a bidding which I have never fulfilled, to tell you what I _do_ all day.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading However, since you want a woman of action rather than of brain, here I start telling you.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Dearest: Not having had a letter from you this morning, I have read over some back ones, and find in one a bidding which I have never fulfilled, to tell you what I _do_ all day.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading What I do is every day so much the same: while what I think is always different.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dearest: Not having had a letter from you this morning, I have read over some back ones, and find in one a bidding which I have never fulfilled, to tell you what I _do_ all day.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading Was that to avoid the too great length of my telling you what I _think_?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Dearest: Not having had a letter from you this morning, I have read over some back ones, and find in one a bidding which I have never fulfilled, to tell you what I _do_ all day.
biddingnounUS /ˈbɪdɪŋ/
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Dearest: Not having had a letter from you this morning, I have read over some back ones, and find in one a bidding which I have never fulfilled, to tell you what I _do_ all day.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading However, since you want a woman of action rather than of brain, here I start telling you.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Dearest: Not having had a letter from you this morning, I have read over some back ones, and find in one a bidding which I have never fulfilled, to tell you what I _do_ all day.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading Dearest: Not having had a letter from you this morning, I have read over some back ones, and find in one a bidding which I have never fulfilled, to tell you what I _do_ all day.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading What I do is every day so much the same: while what I think is always different.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Dearest: Not having had a letter from you this morning, I have read over some back ones, and find in one a bidding which I have never fulfilled, to tell you what I _do_ all day.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading What I do is every day so much the same: while what I think is always different.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Dearest: Not having had a letter from you this morning, I have read over some back ones, and find in one a bidding which I have never fulfilled, to tell you what I _do_ all day.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dearest: Not having had a letter from you this morning, I have read over some back ones, and find in one a bidding which I have never fulfilled, to tell you what I _do_ all day.
fulfilledadjectiveUS /fʊlˈfɪld/
completed to perfection
From this reading Dearest: Not having had a letter from you this morning, I have read over some back ones, and find in one a bidding which I have never fulfilled, to tell you what I _do_ all day.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Yet you get more of me this way than that.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Was that to avoid the too great length of my telling you what I _think_?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dearest: Not having had a letter from you this morning, I have read over some back ones, and find in one a bidding which I have never fulfilled, to tell you what I _do_ all day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Dearest: Not having had a letter from you this morning, I have read over some back ones, and find in one a bidding which I have never fulfilled, to tell you what I _do_ all day.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Dearest: Not having had a letter from you this morning, I have read over some back ones, and find in one a bidding which I have never fulfilled, to tell you what I _do_ all day.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading However, since you want a woman of action rather than of brain, here I start telling you.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, since you want a woman of action rather than of brain, here I start telling you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dearest: Not having had a letter from you this morning, I have read over some back ones, and find in one a bidding which I have never fulfilled, to tell you what I _do_ all day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dearest: Not having had a letter from you this morning, I have read over some back ones, and find in one a bidding which I have never fulfilled, to tell you what I _do_ all day.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What I do is every day so much the same: while what I think is always different.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Was that to avoid the too great length of my telling you what I _think_?
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Dearest: Not having had a letter from you this morning, I have read over some back ones, and find in one a bidding which I have never fulfilled, to tell you what I _do_ all day.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet you get more of me this way than that.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Yet you get more of me this way than that.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Dearest: Not having had a letter from you this morning, I have read over some back ones, and find in one a bidding which I have never fulfilled, to tell you what I _do_ all day.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading What I do is every day so much the same: while what I think is always different.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Was that to avoid the too great length of my telling you what I _think_?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Dearest: Not having had a letter from you this morning, I have read over some back ones, and find in one a bidding which I have never fulfilled, to tell you what I _do_ all day.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dearest: Not having had a letter from you this morning, I have read over some back ones, and find in one a bidding which I have never fulfilled, to tell you what I _do_ all day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Was that to avoid the too great length of my telling you what I _think_?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Dearest: Not having had a letter from you this morning, I have read over some back ones, and find in one a bidding which I have never fulfilled, to tell you what I _do_ all day.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Dearest: Not having had a letter from you this morning, I have read over some back ones, and find in one a bidding which I have never fulfilled, to tell you what I _do_ all day.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Dearest: Not having had a letter from you this morning, I have read over some back ones, and find in one a bidding which I have never fulfilled, to tell you what I _do_ all day.
on the contrary
From this reading However, since you want a woman of action rather than of brain, here I start telling you.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Dearest: Not having had a letter from you this morning, I have read over some back ones, and find in one a bidding which I have never fulfilled, to tell you what I _do_ all day.
Identical; not different.
From this reading What I do is every day so much the same: while what I think is always different.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading However, since you want a woman of action rather than of brain, here I start telling you.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What I do is every day so much the same: while what I think is always different.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Dearest: Not having had a letter from you this morning, I have read over some back ones, and find in one a bidding which I have never fulfilled, to tell you what I _do_ all day.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading However, since you want a woman of action rather than of brain, here I start telling you.
express in words
From this reading Dearest: Not having had a letter from you this morning, I have read over some back ones, and find in one a bidding which I have never fulfilled, to tell you what I _do_ all day.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading Was that to avoid the too great length of my telling you what I _think_?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Yet you get more of me this way than that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Was that to avoid the too great length of my telling you what I _think_?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Was that to avoid the too great length of my telling you what I _think_?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Was that to avoid the too great length of my telling you what I _think_?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Dearest: Not having had a letter from you this morning, I have read over some back ones, and find in one a bidding which I have never fulfilled, to tell you what I _do_ all day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dearest: Not having had a letter from you this morning, I have read over some back ones, and find in one a bidding which I have never fulfilled, to tell you what I _do_ all day.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Was that to avoid the too great length of my telling you what I _think_?
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading However, since you want a woman of action rather than of brain, here I start telling you.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was that to avoid the too great length of my telling you what I _think_?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Yet you get more of me this way than that.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Dearest: Not having had a letter from you this morning, I have read over some back ones, and find in one a bidding which I have never fulfilled, to tell you what I _do_ all day.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Dearest: Not having had a letter from you this morning, I have read over some back ones, and find in one a bidding which I have never fulfilled, to tell you what I _do_ all day.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading What I do is every day so much the same: while what I think is always different.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading However, since you want a woman of action rather than of brain, here I start telling you.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet you get more of me this way than that.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dearest: Not having had a letter from you this morning, I have read over some back ones, and find in one a bidding which I have never fulfilled, to tell you what I _do_ all day.
