used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MOVING ON "Here's a letter from my dear old friend Silas Watson," said Uncle John, delightedly.
anew
From this reading "I'd like to see Kenneth again."
(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 "It's from Palermo, where he has been staying with his ward--and your friend, girls--Kenneth Forbes, and he wants me to lug you all over to Sicily at once."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It's from Palermo, where he has been staying with his ward--and your friend, girls--Kenneth Forbes, and he wants me to lug you all over to Sicily at once."
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading "I suppose he is a great artist, by this time," said Beth, musingly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "It's from Palermo, where he has been staying with his ward--and your friend, girls--Kenneth Forbes, and he wants me to lug you all over to Sicily at once."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "It's from Palermo, where he has been staying with his ward--and your friend, girls--Kenneth Forbes, and he wants me to lug you all over to Sicily at once."
BethnounUS /beθ/
the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
From this reading "I suppose he is a great artist, by this time," said Beth, musingly.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading "That's jolly," said Patsy, with a bright smile.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I suppose he is a great artist, by this time," said Beth, musingly.
dearly loved
From this reading MOVING ON "Here's a letter from my dear old friend Silas Watson," said Uncle John, delightedly.
delightedlyadverb
with delight
From this reading MOVING ON "Here's a letter from my dear old friend Silas Watson," said Uncle John, delightedly.
Forbes
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From this reading "It's from Palermo, where he has been staying with his ward--and your friend, girls--Kenneth Forbes, and he wants me to lug you all over to Sicily at once."
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading MOVING ON "Here's a letter from my dear old friend Silas Watson," said Uncle John, delightedly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MOVING ON "Here's a letter from my dear old friend Silas Watson," said Uncle John, delightedly.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "It's from Palermo, where he has been staying with his ward--and your friend, girls--Kenneth Forbes, and he wants me to lug you all over to Sicily at once."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "I suppose he is a great artist, by this time," said Beth, musingly.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It's from Palermo, where he has been staying with his ward--and your friend, girls--Kenneth Forbes, and he wants me to lug you all over to Sicily at once."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's from Palermo, where he has been staying with his ward--and your friend, girls--Kenneth Forbes, and he wants me to lug you all over to Sicily at once."
Here's
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From this reading MOVING ON "Here's a letter from my dear old friend Silas Watson," said Uncle John, delightedly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "It's from Palermo, where he has been staying with his ward--and your friend, girls--Kenneth Forbes, and he wants me to lug you all over to Sicily at once."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suppose he is a great artist, by this time," said Beth, musingly.
I'd
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From this reading "I'd like to see Kenneth again."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I suppose he is a great artist, by this time," said Beth, musingly.
It's
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From this reading "It's from Palermo, where he has been staying with his ward--and your friend, girls--Kenneth Forbes, and he wants me to lug you all over to Sicily at once."
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading MOVING ON "Here's a letter from my dear old friend Silas Watson," said Uncle John, delightedly.
jollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading "That's jolly," said Patsy, with a bright smile.
Kenneth
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From this reading "It's from Palermo, where he has been staying with his ward--and your friend, girls--Kenneth Forbes, and he wants me to lug you all over to Sicily at once."
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading MOVING ON "Here's a letter from my dear old friend Silas Watson," said Uncle John, delightedly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I'd like to see Kenneth again."
lugverbUS /lʌɡ/
carry with difficulty
From this reading "It's from Palermo, where he has been staying with his ward--and your friend, girls--Kenneth Forbes, and he wants me to lug you all over to Sicily at once."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It's from Palermo, where he has been staying with his ward--and your friend, girls--Kenneth Forbes, and he wants me to lug you all over to Sicily at once."
in motion
From this reading MOVING ON "Here's a letter from my dear old friend Silas Watson," said Uncle John, delightedly.
musinglyadverb
in a reflective manner
From this reading "I suppose he is a great artist, by this time," said Beth, musingly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MOVING ON "Here's a letter from my dear old friend Silas Watson," said Uncle John, delightedly.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading MOVING ON "Here's a letter from my dear old friend Silas Watson," said Uncle John, delightedly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MOVING ON "Here's a letter from my dear old friend Silas Watson," said Uncle John, delightedly.
on one occasion
From this reading "It's from Palermo, where he has been staying with his ward--and your friend, girls--Kenneth Forbes, and he wants me to lug you all over to Sicily at once."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "It's from Palermo, where he has been staying with his ward--and your friend, girls--Kenneth Forbes, and he wants me to lug you all over to Sicily at once."
PalermonounUS /pəˈlermoʊ/
the capital of Sicily; located in northwestern Sicily; an important port for 3000 years
From this reading "It's from Palermo, where he has been staying with his ward--and your friend, girls--Kenneth Forbes, and he wants me to lug you all over to Sicily at once."
PatsynounUS /ˈpætsi/
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading "That's jolly," said Patsy, with a bright smile.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading MOVING ON "Here's a letter from my dear old friend Silas Watson," said Uncle John, delightedly.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I'd like to see Kenneth again."
SicilynounUS /ˈsɪsəli/
the Italian region on the island of Sicily
From this reading "It's from Palermo, where he has been staying with his ward--and your friend, girls--Kenneth Forbes, and he wants me to lug you all over to Sicily at once."
Silas
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From this reading MOVING ON "Here's a letter from my dear old friend Silas Watson," said Uncle John, delightedly.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "That's jolly," said Patsy, with a bright smile.
stayingverbUS /ˈsteɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "It's from Palermo, where he has been staying with his ward--and your friend, girls--Kenneth Forbes, and he wants me to lug you all over to Sicily at once."
express a supposition
From this reading "I suppose he is a great artist, by this time," said Beth, musingly.
That's
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From this reading "That's jolly," said Patsy, with a bright smile.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I suppose he is a great artist, by this time," said Beth, musingly.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I suppose he is a great artist, by this time," said Beth, musingly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's from Palermo, where he has been staying with his ward--and your friend, girls--Kenneth Forbes, and he wants me to lug you all over to Sicily at once."
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading MOVING ON "Here's a letter from my dear old friend Silas Watson," said Uncle John, delightedly.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading "It's from Palermo, where he has been staying with his ward--and your friend, girls--Kenneth Forbes, and he wants me to lug you all over to Sicily at once."
wardnounUS /wɔːrd/
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading "It's from Palermo, where he has been staying with his ward--and your friend, girls--Kenneth Forbes, and he wants me to lug you all over to Sicily at once."
WatsonnounUS /ˈwɑːtsən/
United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
From this reading MOVING ON "Here's a letter from my dear old friend Silas Watson," said Uncle John, delightedly.
in or at the place that
From this reading "It's from Palermo, where he has been staying with his ward--and your friend, girls--Kenneth Forbes, and he wants me to lug you all over to Sicily at once."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It's from Palermo, where he has been staying with his ward--and your friend, girls--Kenneth Forbes, and he wants me to lug you all over to Sicily at once."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's from Palermo, where he has been staying with his ward--and your friend, girls--Kenneth Forbes, and he wants me to lug you all over to Sicily at once."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's from Palermo, where he has been staying with his ward--and your friend, girls--Kenneth Forbes, and he wants me to lug you all over to Sicily at once."
