used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It seems as though I'd been living in a sort of prison, all shut up in the dark, and that now I am out in the sunshine and as free as the birds.
(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 seems as though I'd been living in a sort of prison, all shut up in the dark, and that now I am out in the sunshine and as free as the birds.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It seems as though I'd been living in a sort of prison, all shut up in the dark, and that now I am out in the sunshine and as free as the birds.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "FATAL OR FATED ARE MOMENTS" "Nobody has ever spoken to me as you have, Miss Preston," Toinette began presently, "and I can't tell you how I feel.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Maybe heaven will be better, but I don't believe I shall ever feel any happier than I feel this minute.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "FATAL OR FATED ARE MOMENTS" "Nobody has ever spoken to me as you have, Miss Preston," Toinette began presently, "and I can't tell you how I feel.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "FATAL OR FATED ARE MOMENTS" "Nobody has ever spoken to me as you have, Miss Preston," Toinette began presently, "and I can't tell you how I feel.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Maybe heaven will be better, but I don't believe I shall ever feel any happier than I feel this minute.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It seems as though I'd been living in a sort of prison, all shut up in the dark, and that now I am out in the sunshine and as free as the birds.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "FATAL OR FATED ARE MOMENTS" "Nobody has ever spoken to me as you have, Miss Preston," Toinette began presently, "and I can't tell you how I feel.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Maybe heaven will be better, but I don't believe I shall ever feel any happier than I feel this minute.
(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 Maybe heaven will be better, but I don't believe I shall ever feel any happier than I feel this minute.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading It seems as though I'd been living in a sort of prison, all shut up in the dark, and that now I am out in the sunshine and as free as the birds.
Branton
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From this reading The letter I posted to-day wasn't to papa, I sent it to Howard Elting, in Branton, and it isn't the first I've written him, either.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Maybe heaven will be better, but I don't believe I shall ever feel any happier than I feel this minute.
can't
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From this reading "FATAL OR FATED ARE MOMENTS" "Nobody has ever spoken to me as you have, Miss Preston," Toinette began presently, "and I can't tell you how I feel.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading But I must tell you something more: I can't rest content unless I do.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It seems as though I'd been living in a sort of prison, all shut up in the dark, and that now I am out in the sunshine and as free as the birds.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But I must tell you something more: I can't rest content unless I do.
don't
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From this reading Maybe heaven will be better, but I don't believe I shall ever feel any happier than I feel this minute.
one or the other of two
From this reading The letter I posted to-day wasn't to papa, I sent it to Howard Elting, in Branton, and it isn't the first I've written him, either.
Elting
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From this reading The letter I posted to-day wasn't to papa, I sent it to Howard Elting, in Branton, and it isn't the first I've written him, either.
at any time
From this reading "FATAL OR FATED ARE MOMENTS" "Nobody has ever spoken to me as you have, Miss Preston," Toinette began presently, "and I can't tell you how I feel.
FATALadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtəl/
bringing death
From this reading "FATAL OR FATED ARE MOMENTS" "Nobody has ever spoken to me as you have, Miss Preston," Toinette began presently, "and I can't tell you how I feel.
FATEDadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtɪd/
(usually followed by “to”) determined by tragic fate
From this reading "FATAL OR FATED ARE MOMENTS" "Nobody has ever spoken to me as you have, Miss Preston," Toinette began presently, "and I can't tell you how I feel.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "FATAL OR FATED ARE MOMENTS" "Nobody has ever spoken to me as you have, Miss Preston," Toinette began presently, "and I can't tell you how I feel.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The letter I posted to-day wasn't to papa, I sent it to Howard Elting, in Branton, and it isn't the first I've written him, either.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading It seems as though I'd been living in a sort of prison, all shut up in the dark, and that now I am out in the sunshine and as free as the birds.
happieradjectiveUS /ˈhæpiər/
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Maybe heaven will be better, but I don't believe I shall ever feel any happier than I feel this minute.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "FATAL OR FATED ARE MOMENTS" "Nobody has ever spoken to me as you have, Miss Preston," Toinette began presently, "and I can't tell you how I feel.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "FATAL OR FATED ARE MOMENTS" "Nobody has ever spoken to me as you have, Miss Preston," Toinette began presently, "and I can't tell you how I feel.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Maybe heaven will be better, but I don't believe I shall ever feel any happier than I feel this minute.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The letter I posted to-day wasn't to papa, I sent it to Howard Elting, in Branton, and it isn't the first I've written him, either.
how
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From this reading "FATAL OR FATED ARE MOMENTS" "Nobody has ever spoken to me as you have, Miss Preston," Toinette began presently, "and I can't tell you how I feel.
HowardnounUS /ˈhaʊərd/
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading The letter I posted to-day wasn't to papa, I sent it to Howard Elting, in Branton, and it isn't the first I've written him, either.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "FATAL OR FATED ARE MOMENTS" "Nobody has ever spoken to me as you have, Miss Preston," Toinette began presently, "and I can't tell you how I feel.
I'd
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From this reading It seems as though I'd been living in a sort of prison, all shut up in the dark, and that now I am out in the sunshine and as free as the birds.
I've
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From this reading The letter I posted to-day wasn't to papa, I sent it to Howard Elting, in Branton, and it isn't the first I've written him, either.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It seems as though I'd been living in a sort of prison, all shut up in the dark, and that now I am out in the sunshine and as free as the birds.
isn't
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From this reading The letter I posted to-day wasn't to papa, I sent it to Howard Elting, in Branton, and it isn't the first I've written him, either.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems as though I'd been living in a sort of prison, all shut up in the dark, and that now I am out in the sunshine and as free as the birds.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The letter I posted to-day wasn't to papa, I sent it to Howard Elting, in Branton, and it isn't the first I've written him, either.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading It seems as though I'd been living in a sort of prison, all shut up in the dark, and that now I am out in the sunshine and as free as the birds.
by chance
From this reading Maybe heaven will be better, but I don't believe I shall ever feel any happier than I feel this minute.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "FATAL OR FATED ARE MOMENTS" "Nobody has ever spoken to me as you have, Miss Preston," Toinette began presently, "and I can't tell you how I feel.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Maybe heaven will be better, but I don't believe I shall ever feel any happier than I feel this minute.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "FATAL OR FATED ARE MOMENTS" "Nobody has ever spoken to me as you have, Miss Preston," Toinette began presently, "and I can't tell you how I feel.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading "FATAL OR FATED ARE MOMENTS" "Nobody has ever spoken to me as you have, Miss Preston," Toinette began presently, "and I can't tell you how I feel.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading But I must tell you something more: I can't rest content unless I do.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But I must tell you something more: I can't rest content unless I do.
no person; not anyone
From this reading "FATAL OR FATED ARE MOMENTS" "Nobody has ever spoken to me as you have, Miss Preston," Toinette began presently, "and I can't tell you how I feel.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It seems as though I'd been living in a sort of prison, all shut up in the dark, and that now I am out in the sunshine and as free as the birds.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It seems as though I'd been living in a sort of prison, all shut up in the dark, and that now I am out in the sunshine and as free as the birds.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "FATAL OR FATED ARE MOMENTS" "Nobody has ever spoken to me as you have, Miss Preston," Toinette began presently, "and I can't tell you how I feel.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It seems as though I'd been living in a sort of prison, all shut up in the dark, and that now I am out in the sunshine and as free as the birds.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading The letter I posted to-day wasn't to papa, I sent it to Howard Elting, in Branton, and it isn't the first I've written him, either.
postedadjectiveUS /ˈpoʊstɪd/
publicly displayed
From this reading The letter I posted to-day wasn't to papa, I sent it to Howard Elting, in Branton, and it isn't the first I've written him, either.
in the near future
From this reading "FATAL OR FATED ARE MOMENTS" "Nobody has ever spoken to me as you have, Miss Preston," Toinette began presently, "and I can't tell you how I feel.
Preston
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From this reading "FATAL OR FATED ARE MOMENTS" "Nobody has ever spoken to me as you have, Miss Preston," Toinette began presently, "and I can't tell you how I feel.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading It seems as though I'd been living in a sort of prison, all shut up in the dark, and that now I am out in the sunshine and as free as the birds.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading But I must tell you something more: I can't rest content unless I do.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seems as though I'd been living in a sort of prison, all shut up in the dark, and that now I am out in the sunshine and as free as the birds.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The letter I posted to-day wasn't to papa, I sent it to Howard Elting, in Branton, and it isn't the first I've written him, either.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Maybe heaven will be better, but I don't believe I shall ever feel any happier than I feel this minute.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading It seems as though I'd been living in a sort of prison, all shut up in the dark, and that now I am out in the sunshine and as free as the birds.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But I must tell you something more: I can't rest content unless I do.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading It seems as though I'd been living in a sort of prison, all shut up in the dark, and that now I am out in the sunshine and as free as the birds.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading "FATAL OR FATED ARE MOMENTS" "Nobody has ever spoken to me as you have, Miss Preston," Toinette began presently, "and I can't tell you how I feel.
the rays of the sun
From this reading It seems as though I'd been living in a sort of prison, all shut up in the dark, and that now I am out in the sunshine and as free as the birds.
express in words
From this reading "FATAL OR FATED ARE MOMENTS" "Nobody has ever spoken to me as you have, Miss Preston," Toinette began presently, "and I can't tell you how I feel.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Maybe heaven will be better, but I don't believe I shall ever feel any happier than I feel this minute.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seems as though I'd been living in a sort of prison, all shut up in the dark, and that now I am out in the sunshine and as free as the birds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It seems as though I'd been living in a sort of prison, all shut up in the dark, and that now I am out in the sunshine and as free as the birds.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Maybe heaven will be better, but I don't believe I shall ever feel any happier than I feel this minute.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It seems as though I'd been living in a sort of prison, all shut up in the dark, and that now I am out in the sunshine and as free as the birds.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "FATAL OR FATED ARE MOMENTS" "Nobody has ever spoken to me as you have, Miss Preston," Toinette began presently, "and I can't tell you how I feel.
to-day
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From this reading The letter I posted to-day wasn't to papa, I sent it to Howard Elting, in Branton, and it isn't the first I've written him, either.
Toinette
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From this reading "FATAL OR FATED ARE MOMENTS" "Nobody has ever spoken to me as you have, Miss Preston," Toinette began presently, "and I can't tell you how I feel.
except if; if not
From this reading But I must tell you something more: I can't rest content unless I do.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It seems as though I'd been living in a sort of prison, all shut up in the dark, and that now I am out in the sunshine and as free as the birds.
wasn't
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From this reading The letter I posted to-day wasn't to papa, I sent it to Howard Elting, in Branton, and it isn't the first I've written him, either.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Maybe heaven will be better, but I don't believe I shall ever feel any happier than I feel this minute.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading The letter I posted to-day wasn't to papa, I sent it to Howard Elting, in Branton, and it isn't the first I've written him, either.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "FATAL OR FATED ARE MOMENTS" "Nobody has ever spoken to me as you have, Miss Preston," Toinette began presently, "and I can't tell you how I feel.
