affectionateadjectiveUS /əˈfekʃənət/
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading "Your affectionate niece, "MONICA ELLERWOOD."
(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 We shall be home on Saturday, dear Aunt Milly, and I will come round to lunch on Sunday and give you all my news.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We shall be home on Saturday, dear Aunt Milly, and I will come round to lunch on Sunday and give you all my news.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Which epistle jarred upon Hector's mother when she read it over coffee at her solitary dinner on the following night.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading We shall be home on Saturday, dear Aunt Milly, and I will come round to lunch on Sunday and give you all my news.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We shall be home on Saturday, dear Aunt Milly, and I will come round to lunch on Sunday and give you all my news.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading Which epistle jarred upon Hector's mother when she read it over coffee at her solitary dinner on the following night.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We shall be home on Saturday, dear Aunt Milly, and I will come round to lunch on Sunday and give you all my news.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Unless, of course, this new one is unkind to him.
dearly loved
From this reading We shall be home on Saturday, dear Aunt Milly, and I will come round to lunch on Sunday and give you all my news.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Which epistle jarred upon Hector's mother when she read it over coffee at her solitary dinner on the following night.
ELLERWOOD
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From this reading "Your affectionate niece, "MONICA ELLERWOOD."
epistlenounUS /ɪˈpɪsəl/
a specially long, formal letter
From this reading Which epistle jarred upon Hector's mother when she read it over coffee at her solitary dinner on the following night.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Which epistle jarred upon Hector's mother when she read it over coffee at her solitary dinner on the following night.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading We shall be home on Saturday, dear Aunt Milly, and I will come round to lunch on Sunday and give you all my news.
Hector'snounUS /ˈhektərz/
possessive form of “hector” — (Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
From this reading Which epistle jarred upon Hector's mother when she read it over coffee at her solitary dinner on the following night.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Which epistle jarred upon Hector's mother when she read it over coffee at her solitary dinner on the following night.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Poor dear Monica!" she said to herself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Unless, of course, this new one is unkind to him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading We shall be home on Saturday, dear Aunt Milly, and I will come round to lunch on Sunday and give you all my news.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We shall be home on Saturday, dear Aunt Milly, and I will come round to lunch on Sunday and give you all my news.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Unless, of course, this new one is unkind to him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Which epistle jarred upon Hector's mother when she read it over coffee at her solitary dinner on the following night.
jarredverbUS /dʒɑːrd/
inflected form of “jar” — be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading Which epistle jarred upon Hector's mother when she read it over coffee at her solitary dinner on the following night.
take the midday meal
From this reading We shall be home on Saturday, dear Aunt Milly, and I will come round to lunch on Sunday and give you all my news.
Milly
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From this reading We shall be home on Saturday, dear Aunt Milly, and I will come round to lunch on Sunday and give you all my news.
MONICA
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From this reading "Your affectionate niece, "MONICA ELLERWOOD."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Which epistle jarred upon Hector's mother when she read it over coffee at her solitary dinner on the following night.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We shall be home on Saturday, dear Aunt Milly, and I will come round to lunch on Sunday and give you all my news.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Unless, of course, this new one is unkind to him.
information about recent and important events
From this reading We shall be home on Saturday, dear Aunt Milly, and I will come round to lunch on Sunday and give you all my news.
niecenounUS /niːs/
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading "Your affectionate niece, "MONICA ELLERWOOD."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Which epistle jarred upon Hector's mother when she read it over coffee at her solitary dinner on the following night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Unless, of course, this new one is unkind to him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We shall be home on Saturday, dear Aunt Milly, and I will come round to lunch on Sunday and give you all my news.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Unless, of course, this new one is unkind to him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Which epistle jarred upon Hector's mother when she read it over coffee at her solitary dinner on the following night.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Poor dear Monica!" she said to herself.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Which epistle jarred upon Hector's mother when she read it over coffee at her solitary dinner on the following night.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading We shall be home on Saturday, dear Aunt Milly, and I will come round to lunch on Sunday and give you all my news.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Poor dear Monica!" she said to herself.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading We shall be home on Saturday, dear Aunt Milly, and I will come round to lunch on Sunday and give you all my news.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall be home on Saturday, dear Aunt Milly, and I will come round to lunch on Sunday and give you all my news.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Which epistle jarred upon Hector's mother when she read it over coffee at her solitary dinner on the following night.
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading Which epistle jarred upon Hector's mother when she read it over coffee at her solitary dinner on the following night.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading We shall be home on Saturday, dear Aunt Milly, and I will come round to lunch on Sunday and give you all my news.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Which epistle jarred upon Hector's mother when she read it over coffee at her solitary dinner on the following night.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Unless, of course, this new one is unkind to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Unless, of course, this new one is unkind to him.
unkindadjectiveUS /ənˈkaɪnd/
lacking kindness
From this reading Unless, of course, this new one is unkind to him.
except if; if not
From this reading Unless, of course, this new one is unkind to him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Which epistle jarred upon Hector's mother when she read it over coffee at her solitary dinner on the following night.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall be home on Saturday, dear Aunt Milly, and I will come round to lunch on Sunday and give you all my news.
at the time that
From this reading Which epistle jarred upon Hector's mother when she read it over coffee at her solitary dinner on the following night.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which epistle jarred upon Hector's mother when she read it over coffee at her solitary dinner on the following night.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We shall be home on Saturday, dear Aunt Milly, and I will come round to lunch on Sunday and give you all my news.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We shall be home on Saturday, dear Aunt Milly, and I will come round to lunch on Sunday and give you all my news.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your affectionate niece, "MONICA ELLERWOOD."
