used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN a few days after the visit to town, Mr. Reed received a letter, very dingy on the outside and very remarkable within.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading IN a few days after the visit to town, Mr. Reed received a letter, very dingy on the outside and very remarkable within.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DONALD AND DOROTHY ENTERTAIN FANDY.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was brought by one of the little Danby boys, and it read as follows:
bordernounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading "_Dear Sir_: I take my pen to say that the border left yesterday without notis owin us fur the hole time.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading It was brought by one of the little Danby boys, and it read as follows:
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It was brought by one of the little Danby boys, and it read as follows:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was brought by one of the little Danby boys, and it read as follows:
Danby
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From this reading It was brought by one of the little Danby boys, and it read as follows:
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading IN a few days after the visit to town, Mr. Reed received a letter, very dingy on the outside and very remarkable within.
dearly loved
From this reading "_Dear Sir_: I take my pen to say that the border left yesterday without notis owin us fur the hole time.
dingyadjectiveUS /ˈdɪndʒi/
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
From this reading IN a few days after the visit to town, Mr. Reed received a letter, very dingy on the outside and very remarkable within.
DONALD
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From this reading DONALD AND DOROTHY ENTERTAIN FANDY.
DOROTHY
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From this reading DONALD AND DOROTHY ENTERTAIN FANDY.
ENTERTAINverbUS /ˌentərˈteɪn/
provide entertainment for
From this reading DONALD AND DOROTHY ENTERTAIN FANDY.
ESQUIR
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From this reading "GEORGE REED ESQUIR.
FANDY
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From this reading DONALD AND DOROTHY ENTERTAIN FANDY.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading IN a few days after the visit to town, Mr. Reed received a letter, very dingy on the outside and very remarkable within.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading It was brought by one of the little Danby boys, and it read as follows:
furnounUS /fɜːr/
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading "_Dear Sir_: I take my pen to say that the border left yesterday without notis owin us fur the hole time.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading "GEORGE REED ESQUIR.
an opening into or through something
From this reading "_Dear Sir_: I take my pen to say that the border left yesterday without notis owin us fur the hole time.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "_Dear Sir_: I take my pen to say that the border left yesterday without notis owin us fur the hole time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN a few days after the visit to town, Mr. Reed received a letter, very dingy on the outside and very remarkable within.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was brought by one of the little Danby boys, and it read as follows:
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 "_Dear Sir_: I take my pen to say that the border left yesterday without notis owin us fur the hole time.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading IN a few days after the visit to town, Mr. Reed received a letter, very dingy on the outside and very remarkable within.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was brought by one of the little Danby boys, and it read as follows:
a form of address for a man
From this reading IN a few days after the visit to town, Mr. Reed received a letter, very dingy on the outside and very remarkable within.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "_Dear Sir_: I take my pen to say that the border left yesterday without notis owin us fur the hole time.
notis
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From this reading "_Dear Sir_: I take my pen to say that the border left yesterday without notis owin us fur the hole time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was brought by one of the little Danby boys, and it read as follows:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN a few days after the visit to town, Mr. Reed received a letter, very dingy on the outside and very remarkable within.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was brought by one of the little Danby boys, and it read as follows:
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading IN a few days after the visit to town, Mr. Reed received a letter, very dingy on the outside and very remarkable within.
owin
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From this reading "_Dear Sir_: I take my pen to say that the border left yesterday without notis owin us fur the hole time.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading "_Dear Sir_: I take my pen to say that the border left yesterday without notis owin us fur the hole time.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading It was brought by one of the little Danby boys, and it read as follows:
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading IN a few days after the visit to town, Mr. Reed received a letter, very dingy on the outside and very remarkable within.
ReednounUS /riːd/
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading IN a few days after the visit to town, Mr. Reed received a letter, very dingy on the outside and very remarkable within.
unusual or striking
From this reading IN a few days after the visit to town, Mr. Reed received a letter, very dingy on the outside and very remarkable within.
express in words
From this reading "_Dear Sir_: I take my pen to say that the border left yesterday without notis owin us fur the hole time.
term of address for a man
From this reading "_Dear Sir_: I take my pen to say that the border left yesterday without notis owin us fur the hole time.
carry out
From this reading "_Dear Sir_: I take my pen to say that the border left yesterday without notis owin us fur the hole time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "_Dear Sir_: I take my pen to say that the border left yesterday without notis owin us fur the hole time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN a few days after the visit to town, Mr. Reed received a letter, very dingy on the outside and very remarkable within.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "_Dear Sir_: I take my pen to say that the border left yesterday without notis owin us fur the hole time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN a few days after the visit to town, Mr. Reed received a letter, very dingy on the outside and very remarkable within.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading IN a few days after the visit to town, Mr. Reed received a letter, very dingy on the outside and very remarkable within.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "_Dear Sir_: I take my pen to say that the border left yesterday without notis owin us fur the hole time.
precisely as stated
From this reading IN a few days after the visit to town, Mr. Reed received a letter, very dingy on the outside and very remarkable within.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading IN a few days after the visit to town, Mr. Reed received a letter, very dingy on the outside and very remarkable within.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was brought by one of the little Danby boys, and it read as follows:
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading IN a few days after the visit to town, Mr. Reed received a letter, very dingy on the outside and very remarkable within.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "_Dear Sir_: I take my pen to say that the border left yesterday without notis owin us fur the hole time.
the day immediately before today
From this reading "_Dear Sir_: I take my pen to say that the border left yesterday without notis owin us fur the hole time.
