used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My private opinion is that the child is longing so for you that she is in a fair way to be made sick by it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I told you I would look after your girls and I have tried to, but since the holidays Dum has been very difficult and the teachers hardly know how to cope with her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I told you I would look after your girls and I have tried to, but since the holidays Dum has been very difficult and the teachers hardly know how to cope with her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My private opinion is that the child is longing so for you that she is in a fair way to be made sick by it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I told you I would look after your girls and I have tried to, but since the holidays Dum has been very difficult and the teachers hardly know how to cope with her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I told you I would look after your girls and I have tried to, but since the holidays Dum has been very difficult and the teachers hardly know how to cope with her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My private opinion is that the child is longing so for you that she is in a fair way to be made sick by it.
a young person of either sex
From this reading My private opinion is that the child is longing so for you that she is in a fair way to be made sick by it.
copeverbUS /koʊp/
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
From this reading I told you I would look after your girls and I have tried to, but since the holidays Dum has been very difficult and the teachers hardly know how to cope with her.
CoxnounUS /kɑːks/
either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin
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a female human offspring
From this reading My dear Jeff: I feel it my duty to write you in regard to your daughter Virginia.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear Jeff: I feel it my duty to write you in regard to your daughter Virginia.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading I told you I would look after your girls and I have tried to, but since the holidays Dum has been very difficult and the teachers hardly know how to cope with her.
Dum
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From this reading I told you I would look after your girls and I have tried to, but since the holidays Dum has been very difficult and the teachers hardly know how to cope with her.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading My dear Jeff: I feel it my duty to write you in regard to your daughter Virginia.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading My private opinion is that the child is longing so for you that she is in a fair way to be made sick by it.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading My dear Jeff: I feel it my duty to write you in regard to your daughter Virginia.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My private opinion is that the child is longing so for you that she is in a fair way to be made sick by it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Miss Jane Cox to Mr. Jeffry Tucker.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading I told you I would look after your girls and I have tried to, but since the holidays Dum has been very difficult and the teachers hardly know how to cope with her.
only a very short time before
From this reading I told you I would look after your girls and I have tried to, but since the holidays Dum has been very difficult and the teachers hardly know how to cope with her.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I told you I would look after your girls and I have tried to, but since the holidays Dum has been very difficult and the teachers hardly know how to cope with her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I told you I would look after your girls and I have tried to, but since the holidays Dum has been very difficult and the teachers hardly know how to cope with her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I told you I would look after your girls and I have tried to, but since the holidays Dum has been very difficult and the teachers hardly know how to cope with her.
holidaysnounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪz/
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading I told you I would look after your girls and I have tried to, but since the holidays Dum has been very difficult and the teachers hardly know how to cope with her.
how
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From this reading I told you I would look after your girls and I have tried to, but since the holidays Dum has been very difficult and the teachers hardly know how to cope with her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My dear Jeff: I feel it my duty to write you in regard to your daughter Virginia.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My dear Jeff: I feel it my duty to write you in regard to your daughter Virginia.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My private opinion is that the child is longing so for you that she is in a fair way to be made sick by it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My dear Jeff: I feel it my duty to write you in regard to your daughter Virginia.
Jane
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From this reading From Miss Jane Cox to Mr. Jeffry Tucker.
Jeff
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From this reading My dear Jeff: I feel it my duty to write you in regard to your daughter Virginia.
Jeffry
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From this reading From Miss Jane Cox to Mr. Jeffry Tucker.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I told you I would look after your girls and I have tried to, but since the holidays Dum has been very difficult and the teachers hardly know how to cope with her.
the literary culture
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prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading My private opinion is that the child is longing so for you that she is in a fair way to be made sick by it.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I told you I would look after your girls and I have tried to, but since the holidays Dum has been very difficult and the teachers hardly know how to cope with her.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading My private opinion is that the child is longing so for you that she is in a fair way to be made sick by it.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading From Miss Jane Cox to Mr. Jeffry Tucker.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
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a form of address for a man
From this reading From Miss Jane Cox to Mr. Jeffry Tucker.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear Jeff: I feel it my duty to write you in regard to your daughter Virginia.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading My private opinion is that the child is longing so for you that she is in a fair way to be made sick by it.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading My private opinion is that the child is longing so for you that she is in a fair way to be made sick by it.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading My dear Jeff: I feel it my duty to write you in regard to your daughter Virginia.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My private opinion is that the child is longing so for you that she is in a fair way to be made sick by it.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading My private opinion is that the child is longing so for you that she is in a fair way to be made sick by it.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I told you I would look after your girls and I have tried to, but since the holidays Dum has been very difficult and the teachers hardly know how to cope with her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My private opinion is that the child is longing so for you that she is in a fair way to be made sick by it.
teachersnounUS /ˈtiːtʃərz/
plural of “teacher” — a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading I told you I would look after your girls and I have tried to, but since the holidays Dum has been very difficult and the teachers hardly know how to cope with her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My private opinion is that the child is longing so for you that she is in a fair way to be made sick by it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I told you I would look after your girls and I have tried to, but since the holidays Dum has been very difficult and the teachers hardly know how to cope with her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From Miss Jane Cox to Mr. Jeffry Tucker.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I told you I would look after your girls and I have tried to, but since the holidays Dum has been very difficult and the teachers hardly know how to cope with her.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading I told you I would look after your girls and I have tried to, but since the holidays Dum has been very difficult and the teachers hardly know how to cope with her.
TuckernounUS /ˈtʌkər/
United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
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precisely as stated
From this reading I told you I would look after your girls and I have tried to, but since the holidays Dum has been very difficult and the teachers hardly know how to cope with her.
VirginianounUS /vərˈdʒɪnjə/
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading My dear Jeff: I feel it my duty to write you in regard to your daughter Virginia.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading My private opinion is that the child is longing so for you that she is in a fair way to be made sick by it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I told you I would look after your girls and I have tried to, but since the holidays Dum has been very difficult and the teachers hardly know how to cope with her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I told you I would look after your girls and I have tried to, but since the holidays Dum has been very difficult and the teachers hardly know how to cope with her.
produce a literary work
From this reading My dear Jeff: I feel it my duty to write you in regard to your daughter Virginia.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dear Jeff: I feel it my duty to write you in regard to your daughter Virginia.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dear Jeff: I feel it my duty to write you in regard to your daughter Virginia.
