used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I think you had a glimpse of the future when you left me that last message: "Write to me, in the old way, just as if I were alive and had gone on a long journey."
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading I think you had a glimpse of the future when you left me that last message: "Write to me, in the old way, just as if I were alive and had gone on a long journey."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I think you had a glimpse of the future when you left me that last message: "Write to me, in the old way, just as if I were alive and had gone on a long journey."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading When I lock my door, and get out this journal, it seems as if a second door--a door in the wall--opened, to show you smiling the good smile which made your face different from any other.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My greatest comfort, as of old, is in turning to you.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading My greatest comfort, as of old, is in turning to you.
deserveverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrv/
be worthy or deserving
From this reading I don't deserve the smile.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading When I lock my door, and get out this journal, it seems as if a second door--a door in the wall--opened, to show you smiling the good smile which made your face different from any other.
don't
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From this reading I don't deserve the smile.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading When I lock my door, and get out this journal, it seems as if a second door--a door in the wall--opened, to show you smiling the good smile which made your face different from any other.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading When I lock my door, and get out this journal, it seems as if a second door--a door in the wall--opened, to show you smiling the good smile which made your face different from any other.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When I lock my door, and get out this journal, it seems as if a second door--a door in the wall--opened, to show you smiling the good smile which made your face different from any other.
yet to be or coming
From this reading I think you had a glimpse of the future when you left me that last message: "Write to me, in the old way, just as if I were alive and had gone on a long journey."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When I lock my door, and get out this journal, it seems as if a second door--a door in the wall--opened, to show you smiling the good smile which made your face different from any other.
a quick look
From this reading I think you had a glimpse of the future when you left me that last message: "Write to me, in the old way, just as if I were alive and had gone on a long journey."
destroyed or killed
From this reading I think you had a glimpse of the future when you left me that last message: "Write to me, in the old way, just as if I were alive and had gone on a long journey."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading When I lock my door, and get out this journal, it seems as if a second door--a door in the wall--opened, to show you smiling the good smile which made your face different from any other.
highest in quality
From this reading My greatest comfort, as of old, is in turning to you.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I think you had a glimpse of the future when you left me that last message: "Write to me, in the old way, just as if I were alive and had gone on a long journey."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think you had a glimpse of the future when you left me that last message: "Write to me, in the old way, just as if I were alive and had gone on a long journey."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I think you had a glimpse of the future when you left me that last message: "Write to me, in the old way, just as if I were alive and had gone on a long journey."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My greatest comfort, as of old, is in turning to you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My greatest comfort, as of old, is in turning to you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When I lock my door, and get out this journal, it seems as if a second door--a door in the wall--opened, to show you smiling the good smile which made your face different from any other.
journalnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnəl/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading When I lock my door, and get out this journal, it seems as if a second door--a door in the wall--opened, to show you smiling the good smile which made your face different from any other.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading I think you had a glimpse of the future when you left me that last message: "Write to me, in the old way, just as if I were alive and had gone on a long journey."
and nothing more
From this reading I think you had a glimpse of the future when you left me that last message: "Write to me, in the old way, just as if I were alive and had gone on a long journey."
immediately past
From this reading I think you had a glimpse of the future when you left me that last message: "Write to me, in the old way, just as if I were alive and had gone on a long journey."
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 I think you had a glimpse of the future when you left me that last message: "Write to me, in the old way, just as if I were alive and had gone on a long journey."
fasten with a lock
From this reading When I lock my door, and get out this journal, it seems as if a second door--a door in the wall--opened, to show you smiling the good smile which made your face different from any other.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I think you had a glimpse of the future when you left me that last message: "Write to me, in the old way, just as if I were alive and had gone on a long journey."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When I lock my door, and get out this journal, it seems as if a second door--a door in the wall--opened, to show you smiling the good smile which made your face different from any other.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I think you had a glimpse of the future when you left me that last message: "Write to me, in the old way, just as if I were alive and had gone on a long journey."
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading I think you had a glimpse of the future when you left me that last message: "Write to me, in the old way, just as if I were alive and had gone on a long journey."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My greatest comfort, as of old, is in turning to you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My greatest comfort, as of old, is in turning to you.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading My greatest comfort, as of old, is in turning to you.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I think you had a glimpse of the future when you left me that last message: "Write to me, in the old way, just as if I were alive and had gone on a long journey."
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading When I lock my door, and get out this journal, it seems as if a second door--a door in the wall--opened, to show you smiling the good smile which made your face different from any other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading When I lock my door, and get out this journal, it seems as if a second door--a door in the wall--opened, to show you smiling the good smile which made your face different from any other.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When I lock my door, and get out this journal, it seems as if a second door--a door in the wall--opened, to show you smiling the good smile which made your face different from any other.
PadrenounUS /ˈpædreɪ/
a chaplain in one of the military services
From this reading Padre, you were right.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Padre, you were right.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading When I lock my door, and get out this journal, it seems as if a second door--a door in the wall--opened, to show you smiling the good smile which made your face different from any other.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading When I lock my door, and get out this journal, it seems as if a second door--a door in the wall--opened, to show you smiling the good smile which made your face different from any other.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading When I lock my door, and get out this journal, it seems as if a second door--a door in the wall--opened, to show you smiling the good smile which made your face different from any other.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading When I lock my door, and get out this journal, it seems as if a second door--a door in the wall--opened, to show you smiling the good smile which made your face different from any other.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading When I lock my door, and get out this journal, it seems as if a second door--a door in the wall--opened, to show you smiling the good smile which made your face different from any other.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I think you had a glimpse of the future when you left me that last message: "Write to me, in the old way, just as if I were alive and had gone on a long journey."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I think you had a glimpse of the future when you left me that last message: "Write to me, in the old way, just as if I were alive and had gone on a long journey."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think you had a glimpse of the future when you left me that last message: "Write to me, in the old way, just as if I were alive and had gone on a long journey."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When I lock my door, and get out this journal, it seems as if a second door--a door in the wall--opened, to show you smiling the good smile which made your face different from any other.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My greatest comfort, as of old, is in turning to you.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading My greatest comfort, as of old, is in turning to you.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading When I lock my door, and get out this journal, it seems as if a second door--a door in the wall--opened, to show you smiling the good smile which made your face different from any other.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I think you had a glimpse of the future when you left me that last message: "Write to me, in the old way, just as if I were alive and had gone on a long journey."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Padre, you were right.
at the time that
From this reading I think you had a glimpse of the future when you left me that last message: "Write to me, in the old way, just as if I were alive and had gone on a long journey."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When I lock my door, and get out this journal, it seems as if a second door--a door in the wall--opened, to show you smiling the good smile which made your face different from any other.
produce a literary work
From this reading I think you had a glimpse of the future when you left me that last message: "Write to me, in the old way, just as if I were alive and had gone on a long journey."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Padre, you were right.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When I lock my door, and get out this journal, it seems as if a second door--a door in the wall--opened, to show you smiling the good smile which made your face different from any other.
