aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading My dearest Cousin Sue: You told me not to write to you until I had got real settled and could give you some decided opinions about the place and the people.
Allison
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am settled now and feel as though I had been born and bred here.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LETTERS AND SEVERAL KINDS OF FATHERS.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I am settled now and feel as though I had been born and bred here.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I am settled now and feel as though I had been born and bred here.
brought into existence
From this reading I am settled now and feel as though I had been born and bred here.
bredverbUS /bred/
inflected form of “breed” — call forth
From this reading I am settled now and feel as though I had been born and bred here.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading From Page Allison to Miss Sue Lee, Washington, D. C.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading My dearest Cousin Sue: You told me not to write to you until I had got real settled and could give you some decided opinions about the place and the people.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading My dearest Cousin Sue: You told me not to write to you until I had got real settled and could give you some decided opinions about the place and the people.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading From Page Allison to Miss Sue Lee, Washington, D. C.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading My dearest Cousin Sue: You told me not to write to you until I had got real settled and could give you some decided opinions about the place and the people.
recognizable; marked
From this reading My dearest Cousin Sue: You told me not to write to you until I had got real settled and could give you some decided opinions about the place and the people.
FATHERSnounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
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undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I am settled now and feel as though I had been born and bred here.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I just love it and am making loads and loads of friends.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Page Allison to Miss Sue Lee, Washington, D. C.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading My dearest Cousin Sue: You told me not to write to you until I had got real settled and could give you some decided opinions about the place and the people.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading My dearest Cousin Sue: You told me not to write to you until I had got real settled and could give you some decided opinions about the place and the people.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My dearest Cousin Sue: You told me not to write to you until I had got real settled and could give you some decided opinions about the place and the people.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I am settled now and feel as though I had been born and bred here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My dearest Cousin Sue: You told me not to write to you until I had got real settled and could give you some decided opinions about the place and the people.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I just love it and am making loads and loads of friends.
and nothing more
From this reading I just love it and am making loads and loads of friends.
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
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United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading From Page Allison to Miss Sue Lee, Washington, D. C.
the literary culture
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loadsnounUS /loʊdz/
a large number or amount
From this reading I just love it and am making loads and loads of friends.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I just love it and am making loads and loads of friends.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading I just love it and am making loads and loads of friends.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My dearest Cousin Sue: You told me not to write to you until I had got real settled and could give you some decided opinions about the place and the people.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading From Page Allison to Miss Sue Lee, Washington, D. C.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dearest Cousin Sue: You told me not to write to you until I had got real settled and could give you some decided opinions about the place and the people.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My dearest Cousin Sue: You told me not to write to you until I had got real settled and could give you some decided opinions about the place and the people.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I am settled now and feel as though I had been born and bred here.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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opinionsnounUS /əˈpɪnjənz/
plural of “opinion” — a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading My dearest Cousin Sue: You told me not to write to you until I had got real settled and could give you some decided opinions about the place and the people.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
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(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading My dearest Cousin Sue: You told me not to write to you until I had got real settled and could give you some decided opinions about the place and the people.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading My dearest Cousin Sue: You told me not to write to you until I had got real settled and could give you some decided opinions about the place and the people.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading My dearest Cousin Sue: You told me not to write to you until I had got real settled and could give you some decided opinions about the place and the people.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading My dearest Cousin Sue: You told me not to write to you until I had got real settled and could give you some decided opinions about the place and the people.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading LETTERS AND SEVERAL KINDS OF FATHERS.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading My dearest Cousin Sue: You told me not to write to you until I had got real settled and could give you some decided opinions about the place and the people.
SueverbUS /suː/
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading From Page Allison to Miss Sue Lee, Washington, D. C.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My dearest Cousin Sue: You told me not to write to you until I had got real settled and could give you some decided opinions about the place and the people.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I am settled now and feel as though I had been born and bred here.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From Page Allison to Miss Sue Lee, Washington, D. C.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading My dearest Cousin Sue: You told me not to write to you until I had got real settled and could give you some decided opinions about the place and the people.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading My dearest Cousin Sue: You told me not to write to you until I had got real settled and could give you some decided opinions about the place and the people.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
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produce a literary work
From this reading My dearest Cousin Sue: You told me not to write to you until I had got real settled and could give you some decided opinions about the place and the people.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dearest Cousin Sue: You told me not to write to you until I had got real settled and could give you some decided opinions about the place and the people.
