used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As he stood beside the carriage window, waiting for the train to start, Roger, leaning out, said to him in a low voice— ‘I haven’t forgotten what you said to me, Michael, though it looks as if I had—what you said in your letter about a certain lady.’
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As he stood beside the carriage window, waiting for the train to start, Roger, leaning out, said to him in a low voice— ‘I haven’t forgotten what you said to me, Michael, though it looks as if I had—what you said in your letter about a certain lady.’
anew
From this reading Indeed, if I could have borne to write the last part of the letter over again, I would not have sent the first, when it came to the point.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW CRACKPOT WAS SCRATCHED They left the dogcart outside the station, and Michael went in with Roger to see him off.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he stood beside the carriage window, waiting for the train to start, Roger, leaning out, said to him in a low voice— ‘I haven’t forgotten what you said to me, Michael, though it looks as if I had—what you said in your letter about a certain lady.’
next to; at the side of
From this reading As he stood beside the carriage window, waiting for the train to start, Roger, leaning out, said to him in a low voice— ‘I haven’t forgotten what you said to me, Michael, though it looks as if I had—what you said in your letter about a certain lady.’
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading ‘I did not suppose you had forgotten,’ replied Michael, gravely and simply; ‘but I think you had better do so.
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading Indeed, if I could have borne to write the last part of the letter over again, I would not have sent the first, when it came to the point.’
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘I did not suppose you had forgotten,’ replied Michael, gravely and simply; ‘but I think you had better do so.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Indeed, if I could have borne to write the last part of the letter over again, I would not have sent the first, when it came to the point.’
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading As he stood beside the carriage window, waiting for the train to start, Roger, leaning out, said to him in a low voice— ‘I haven’t forgotten what you said to me, Michael, though it looks as if I had—what you said in your letter about a certain lady.’
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading As he stood beside the carriage window, waiting for the train to start, Roger, leaning out, said to him in a low voice— ‘I haven’t forgotten what you said to me, Michael, though it looks as if I had—what you said in your letter about a certain lady.’
deem to be
From this reading Consider that I wrote it in a fit of momentary weakness of mind.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Indeed, if I could have borne to write the last part of the letter over again, I would not have sent the first, when it came to the point.’
CRACKPOTnounUS /ˈkrækpɑːt/
a whimsically eccentric person
From this reading HOW CRACKPOT WAS SCRATCHED They left the dogcart outside the station, and Michael went in with Roger to see him off.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ‘I did not suppose you had forgotten,’ replied Michael, gravely and simply; ‘but I think you had better do so.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘I did not suppose you had forgotten,’ replied Michael, gravely and simply; ‘but I think you had better do so.
dogcartnoun
a cart drawn by a dog
From this reading HOW CRACKPOT WAS SCRATCHED They left the dogcart outside the station, and Michael went in with Roger to see him off.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Indeed, if I could have borne to write the last part of the letter over again, I would not have sent the first, when it came to the point.’
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Consider that I wrote it in a fit of momentary weakness of mind.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As he stood beside the carriage window, waiting for the train to start, Roger, leaning out, said to him in a low voice— ‘I haven’t forgotten what you said to me, Michael, though it looks as if I had—what you said in your letter about a certain lady.’
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading As he stood beside the carriage window, waiting for the train to start, Roger, leaning out, said to him in a low voice— ‘I haven’t forgotten what you said to me, Michael, though it looks as if I had—what you said in your letter about a certain lady.’
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading ‘I did not suppose you had forgotten,’ replied Michael, gravely and simply; ‘but I think you had better do so.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As he stood beside the carriage window, waiting for the train to start, Roger, leaning out, said to him in a low voice— ‘I haven’t forgotten what you said to me, Michael, though it looks as if I had—what you said in your letter about a certain lady.’
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Indeed, if I could have borne to write the last part of the letter over again, I would not have sent the first, when it came to the point.’
haven't
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From this reading As he stood beside the carriage window, waiting for the train to start, Roger, leaning out, said to him in a low voice— ‘I haven’t forgotten what you said to me, Michael, though it looks as if I had—what you said in your letter about a certain lady.’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he stood beside the carriage window, waiting for the train to start, Roger, leaning out, said to him in a low voice— ‘I haven’t forgotten what you said to me, Michael, though it looks as if I had—what you said in your letter about a certain lady.’
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOW CRACKPOT WAS SCRATCHED They left the dogcart outside the station, and Michael went in with Roger to see him off.
HOW
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From this reading HOW CRACKPOT WAS SCRATCHED They left the dogcart outside the station, and Michael went in with Roger to see him off.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As he stood beside the carriage window, waiting for the train to start, Roger, leaning out, said to him in a low voice— ‘I haven’t forgotten what you said to me, Michael, though it looks as if I had—what you said in your letter about a certain lady.’
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As he stood beside the carriage window, waiting for the train to start, Roger, leaning out, said to him in a low voice— ‘I haven’t forgotten what you said to me, Michael, though it looks as if I had—what you said in your letter about a certain lady.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW CRACKPOT WAS SCRATCHED They left the dogcart outside the station, and Michael went in with Roger to see him off.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, if I could have borne to write the last part of the letter over again, I would not have sent the first, when it came to the point.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As he stood beside the carriage window, waiting for the train to start, Roger, leaning out, said to him in a low voice— ‘I haven’t forgotten what you said to me, Michael, though it looks as if I had—what you said in your letter about a certain lady.’
a polite name for any woman
From this reading As he stood beside the carriage window, waiting for the train to start, Roger, leaning out, said to him in a low voice— ‘I haven’t forgotten what you said to me, Michael, though it looks as if I had—what you said in your letter about a certain lady.’
immediately past
From this reading Indeed, if I could have borne to write the last part of the letter over again, I would not have sent the first, when it came to the point.’
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading As he stood beside the carriage window, waiting for the train to start, Roger, leaning out, said to him in a low voice— ‘I haven’t forgotten what you said to me, Michael, though it looks as if I had—what you said in your letter about a certain lady.’
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading HOW CRACKPOT WAS SCRATCHED They left the dogcart outside the station, and Michael went in with Roger to see him off.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading As he stood beside the carriage window, waiting for the train to start, Roger, leaning out, said to him in a low voice— ‘I haven’t forgotten what you said to me, Michael, though it looks as if I had—what you said in your letter about a certain lady.’
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading As he stood beside the carriage window, waiting for the train to start, Roger, leaning out, said to him in a low voice— ‘I haven’t forgotten what you said to me, Michael, though it looks as if I had—what you said in your letter about a certain lady.’
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading As he stood beside the carriage window, waiting for the train to start, Roger, leaning out, said to him in a low voice— ‘I haven’t forgotten what you said to me, Michael, though it looks as if I had—what you said in your letter about a certain lady.’
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As he stood beside the carriage window, waiting for the train to start, Roger, leaning out, said to him in a low voice— ‘I haven’t forgotten what you said to me, Michael, though it looks as if I had—what you said in your letter about a certain lady.’
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading HOW CRACKPOT WAS SCRATCHED They left the dogcart outside the station, and Michael went in with Roger to see him off.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Consider that I wrote it in a fit of momentary weakness of mind.
momentaryadjectiveUS /ˈmoʊmənteri/
lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading Consider that I wrote it in a fit of momentary weakness of mind.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘I did not suppose you had forgotten,’ replied Michael, gravely and simply; ‘but I think you had better do so.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Consider that I wrote it in a fit of momentary weakness of mind.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading HOW CRACKPOT WAS SCRATCHED They left the dogcart outside the station, and Michael went in with Roger to see him off.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading As he stood beside the carriage window, waiting for the train to start, Roger, leaning out, said to him in a low voice— ‘I haven’t forgotten what you said to me, Michael, though it looks as if I had—what you said in your letter about a certain lady.’
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading HOW CRACKPOT WAS SCRATCHED They left the dogcart outside the station, and Michael went in with Roger to see him off.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Indeed, if I could have borne to write the last part of the letter over again, I would not have sent the first, when it came to the point.’
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Indeed, if I could have borne to write the last part of the letter over again, I would not have sent the first, when it came to the point.’
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Indeed, if I could have borne to write the last part of the letter over again, I would not have sent the first, when it came to the point.’
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading ‘I did not suppose you had forgotten,’ replied Michael, gravely and simply; ‘but I think you had better do so.
Roger
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From this reading HOW CRACKPOT WAS SCRATCHED They left the dogcart outside the station, and Michael went in with Roger to see him off.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading As he stood beside the carriage window, waiting for the train to start, Roger, leaning out, said to him in a low voice— ‘I haven’t forgotten what you said to me, Michael, though it looks as if I had—what you said in your letter about a certain lady.’
SCRATCHEDverbUS /skrætʃt/
past form of “scratch” — cause friction
From this reading HOW CRACKPOT WAS SCRATCHED They left the dogcart outside the station, and Michael went in with Roger to see him off.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading HOW CRACKPOT WAS SCRATCHED They left the dogcart outside the station, and Michael went in with Roger to see him off.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Indeed, if I could have borne to write the last part of the letter over again, I would not have sent the first, when it came to the point.’
and nothing more
From this reading ‘I did not suppose you had forgotten,’ replied Michael, gravely and simply; ‘but I think you had better do so.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘I did not suppose you had forgotten,’ replied Michael, gravely and simply; ‘but I think you had better do so.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading As he stood beside the carriage window, waiting for the train to start, Roger, leaning out, said to him in a low voice— ‘I haven’t forgotten what you said to me, Michael, though it looks as if I had—what you said in your letter about a certain lady.’
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading HOW CRACKPOT WAS SCRATCHED They left the dogcart outside the station, and Michael went in with Roger to see him off.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading As he stood beside the carriage window, waiting for the train to start, Roger, leaning out, said to him in a low voice— ‘I haven’t forgotten what you said to me, Michael, though it looks as if I had—what you said in your letter about a certain lady.’
express a supposition
From this reading ‘I did not suppose you had forgotten,’ replied Michael, gravely and simply; ‘but I think you had better do so.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Consider that I wrote it in a fit of momentary weakness of mind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW CRACKPOT WAS SCRATCHED They left the dogcart outside the station, and Michael went in with Roger to see him off.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW CRACKPOT WAS SCRATCHED They left the dogcart outside the station, and Michael went in with Roger to see him off.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading ‘I did not suppose you had forgotten,’ replied Michael, gravely and simply; ‘but I think you had better do so.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading As he stood beside the carriage window, waiting for the train to start, Roger, leaning out, said to him in a low voice— ‘I haven’t forgotten what you said to me, Michael, though it looks as if I had—what you said in your letter about a certain lady.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW CRACKPOT WAS SCRATCHED They left the dogcart outside the station, and Michael went in with Roger to see him off.
create by training and teaching
From this reading As he stood beside the carriage window, waiting for the train to start, Roger, leaning out, said to him in a low voice— ‘I haven’t forgotten what you said to me, Michael, though it looks as if I had—what you said in your letter about a certain lady.’
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading As he stood beside the carriage window, waiting for the train to start, Roger, leaning out, said to him in a low voice— ‘I haven’t forgotten what you said to me, Michael, though it looks as if I had—what you said in your letter about a certain lady.’
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading As he stood beside the carriage window, waiting for the train to start, Roger, leaning out, said to him in a low voice— ‘I haven’t forgotten what you said to me, Michael, though it looks as if I had—what you said in your letter about a certain lady.’
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW CRACKPOT WAS SCRATCHED They left the dogcart outside the station, and Michael went in with Roger to see him off.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading Consider that I wrote it in a fit of momentary weakness of mind.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading HOW CRACKPOT WAS SCRATCHED They left the dogcart outside the station, and Michael went in with Roger to see him off.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading As he stood beside the carriage window, waiting for the train to start, Roger, leaning out, said to him in a low voice— ‘I haven’t forgotten what you said to me, Michael, though it looks as if I had—what you said in your letter about a certain lady.’
at the time that
From this reading Indeed, if I could have borne to write the last part of the letter over again, I would not have sent the first, when it came to the point.’
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading As he stood beside the carriage window, waiting for the train to start, Roger, leaning out, said to him in a low voice— ‘I haven’t forgotten what you said to me, Michael, though it looks as if I had—what you said in your letter about a certain lady.’
in the company of; together with
From this reading HOW CRACKPOT WAS SCRATCHED They left the dogcart outside the station, and Michael went in with Roger to see him off.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Indeed, if I could have borne to write the last part of the letter over again, I would not have sent the first, when it came to the point.’
produce a literary work
From this reading Indeed, if I could have borne to write the last part of the letter over again, I would not have sent the first, when it came to the point.’
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Consider that I wrote it in a fit of momentary weakness of mind.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As he stood beside the carriage window, waiting for the train to start, Roger, leaning out, said to him in a low voice— ‘I haven’t forgotten what you said to me, Michael, though it looks as if I had—what you said in your letter about a certain lady.’
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As he stood beside the carriage window, waiting for the train to start, Roger, leaning out, said to him in a low voice— ‘I haven’t forgotten what you said to me, Michael, though it looks as if I had—what you said in your letter about a certain lady.’
