aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Sally wrote Fox about it all, of course.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading She alluded to her accident in one of her letters to Doctor Galen, and he answered it almost immediately, giving her four pages of excellent advice and ending by taking it all back.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading She alluded to her accident in one of her letters to Doctor Galen, and he answered it almost immediately, giving her four pages of excellent advice and ending by taking it all back.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Fox tells me," he wrote, "that you have Meriwether Beatty looking after you.
(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 Sally wrote Fox about it all, of course.
alludedverbUS /əˈluːdɪd/
past form of “allude” — make a more or less disguised reference to
From this reading She alluded to her accident in one of her letters to Doctor Galen, and he answered it almost immediately, giving her four pages of excellent advice and ending by taking it all back.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She alluded to her accident in one of her letters to Doctor Galen, and he answered it almost immediately, giving her four pages of excellent advice and ending by taking it all back.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading There would have been no excuse for her if she had not; and she wrote Henrietta, too, although she had some difficulty in making the two letters cover the same ground without saying the same thing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There would have been no excuse for her if she had not; and she wrote Henrietta, too, although she had some difficulty in making the two letters cover the same ground without saying the same thing.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading She alluded to her accident in one of her letters to Doctor Galen, and he answered it almost immediately, giving her four pages of excellent advice and ending by taking it all back.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She alluded to her accident in one of her letters to Doctor Galen, and he answered it almost immediately, giving her four pages of excellent advice and ending by taking it all back.
Beatty
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From this reading "Fox tells me," he wrote, "that you have Meriwether Beatty looking after you.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There would have been no excuse for her if she had not; and she wrote Henrietta, too, although she had some difficulty in making the two letters cover the same ground without saying the same thing.
bunchesnounUS /ˈbʌntʃəz/
plural of “bunch” — a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading This was one of the times when Sally's letters to Henrietta came in bunches.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She alluded to her accident in one of her letters to Doctor Galen, and he answered it almost immediately, giving her four pages of excellent advice and ending by taking it all back.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading This was one of the times when Sally's letters to Henrietta came in bunches.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Sally wrote Fox about it all, of course.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading There would have been no excuse for her if she had not; and she wrote Henrietta, too, although she had some difficulty in making the two letters cover the same ground without saying the same thing.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading There would have been no excuse for her if she had not; and she wrote Henrietta, too, although she had some difficulty in making the two letters cover the same ground without saying the same thing.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading She alluded to her accident in one of her letters to Doctor Galen, and he answered it almost immediately, giving her four pages of excellent advice and ending by taking it all back.
endingnounUS /ˈendɪŋ/
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading She alluded to her accident in one of her letters to Doctor Galen, and he answered it almost immediately, giving her four pages of excellent advice and ending by taking it all back.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading She alluded to her accident in one of her letters to Doctor Galen, and he answered it almost immediately, giving her four pages of excellent advice and ending by taking it all back.
accept an excuse for
From this reading There would have been no excuse for her if she had not; and she wrote Henrietta, too, although she had some difficulty in making the two letters cover the same ground without saying the same thing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There would have been no excuse for her if she had not; and she wrote Henrietta, too, although she had some difficulty in making the two letters cover the same ground without saying the same thing.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading She alluded to her accident in one of her letters to Doctor Galen, and he answered it almost immediately, giving her four pages of excellent advice and ending by taking it all back.
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading Sally wrote Fox about it all, of course.
GalennounUS /ˈɡeɪlən/
Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200)
From this reading She alluded to her accident in one of her letters to Doctor Galen, and he answered it almost immediately, giving her four pages of excellent advice and ending by taking it all back.
the act of giving
From this reading She alluded to her accident in one of her letters to Doctor Galen, and he answered it almost immediately, giving her four pages of excellent advice and ending by taking it all back.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading There would have been no excuse for her if she had not; and she wrote Henrietta, too, although she had some difficulty in making the two letters cover the same ground without saying the same thing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There would have been no excuse for her if she had not; and she wrote Henrietta, too, although she had some difficulty in making the two letters cover the same ground without saying the same thing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There would have been no excuse for her if she had not; and she wrote Henrietta, too, although she had some difficulty in making the two letters cover the same ground without saying the same thing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She alluded to her accident in one of her letters to Doctor Galen, and he answered it almost immediately, giving her four pages of excellent advice and ending by taking it all back.
Henrietta
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From this reading There would have been no excuse for her if she had not; and she wrote Henrietta, too, although she had some difficulty in making the two letters cover the same ground without saying the same thing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There would have been no excuse for her if she had not; and she wrote Henrietta, too, although she had some difficulty in making the two letters cover the same ground without saying the same thing.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There would have been no excuse for her if she had not; and she wrote Henrietta, too, although she had some difficulty in making the two letters cover the same ground without saying the same thing.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading She alluded to her accident in one of her letters to Doctor Galen, and he answered it almost immediately, giving her four pages of excellent advice and ending by taking it all back.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There would have been no excuse for her if she had not; and she wrote Henrietta, too, although she had some difficulty in making the two letters cover the same ground without saying the same thing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sally wrote Fox about it all, of course.
the literary culture
From this reading There would have been no excuse for her if she had not; and she wrote Henrietta, too, although she had some difficulty in making the two letters cover the same ground without saying the same thing.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Fox tells me," he wrote, "that you have Meriwether Beatty looking after you.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading There would have been no excuse for her if she had not; and she wrote Henrietta, too, although she had some difficulty in making the two letters cover the same ground without saying the same thing.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Fox tells me," he wrote, "that you have Meriwether Beatty looking after you.
Meriwether
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From this reading "Fox tells me," he wrote, "that you have Meriwether Beatty looking after you.
not any; not one
From this reading There would have been no excuse for her if she had not; and she wrote Henrietta, too, although she had some difficulty in making the two letters cover the same ground without saying the same thing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There would have been no excuse for her if she had not; and she wrote Henrietta, too, although she had some difficulty in making the two letters cover the same ground without saying the same thing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sally wrote Fox about it all, of course.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This was one of the times when Sally's letters to Henrietta came in bunches.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading She alluded to her accident in one of her letters to Doctor Galen, and he answered it almost immediately, giving her four pages of excellent advice and ending by taking it all back.
witty remark
From this reading Sally wrote Fox about it all, of course.
Sally'snounUS /ˈsæliz/
possessive form of “sally” — witty remark
From this reading This was one of the times when Sally's letters to Henrietta came in bunches.
Identical; not different.
From this reading There would have been no excuse for her if she had not; and she wrote Henrietta, too, although she had some difficulty in making the two letters cover the same ground without saying the same thing.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading There would have been no excuse for her if she had not; and she wrote Henrietta, too, although she had some difficulty in making the two letters cover the same ground without saying the same thing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There would have been no excuse for her if she had not; and she wrote Henrietta, too, although she had some difficulty in making the two letters cover the same ground without saying the same thing.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There would have been no excuse for her if she had not; and she wrote Henrietta, too, although she had some difficulty in making the two letters cover the same ground without saying the same thing.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading She alluded to her accident in one of her letters to Doctor Galen, and he answered it almost immediately, giving her four pages of excellent advice and ending by taking it all back.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading "Fox tells me," he wrote, "that you have Meriwether Beatty looking after you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Fox tells me," he wrote, "that you have Meriwether Beatty looking after you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There would have been no excuse for her if she had not; and she wrote Henrietta, too, although she had some difficulty in making the two letters cover the same ground without saying the same thing.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There would have been no excuse for her if she had not; and she wrote Henrietta, too, although she had some difficulty in making the two letters cover the same ground without saying the same thing.
a special situation
From this reading There would have been no excuse for her if she had not; and she wrote Henrietta, too, although she had some difficulty in making the two letters cover the same ground without saying the same thing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was one of the times when Sally's letters to Henrietta came in bunches.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading This was one of the times when Sally's letters to Henrietta came in bunches.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was one of the times when Sally's letters to Henrietta came in bunches.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading There would have been no excuse for her if she had not; and she wrote Henrietta, too, although she had some difficulty in making the two letters cover the same ground without saying the same thing.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There would have been no excuse for her if she had not; and she wrote Henrietta, too, although she had some difficulty in making the two letters cover the same ground without saying the same thing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was one of the times when Sally's letters to Henrietta came in bunches.
at the time that
From this reading This was one of the times when Sally's letters to Henrietta came in bunches.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading There would have been no excuse for her if she had not; and she wrote Henrietta, too, although she had some difficulty in making the two letters cover the same ground without saying the same thing.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There would have been no excuse for her if she had not; and she wrote Henrietta, too, although she had some difficulty in making the two letters cover the same ground without saying the same thing.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Sally wrote Fox about it all, of course.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Fox tells me," he wrote, "that you have Meriwether Beatty looking after you.
