used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She made a bee-line for the library, sat down at the writing-table, seized a pen and a sheet of paper, and began writing as if inspired.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She made a bee-line for the library, sat down at the writing-table, seized a pen and a sheet of paper, and began writing as if inspired.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I can never, never, marry you; I don't think I shall ever marry any one, at least, not for a long time ... deeply, deeply respect you, and father says you are the best man he ever met.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I can never, never, marry you; I don't think I shall ever marry any one, at least, not for a long time ... deeply, deeply respect you, and father says you are the best man he ever met.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She made a bee-line for the library, sat down at the writing-table, seized a pen and a sheet of paper, and began writing as if inspired.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She made a bee-line for the library, sat down at the writing-table, seized a pen and a sheet of paper, and began writing as if inspired.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE RESULT--(_continued_) Miss Lambert ran back to the house.
for the reason that
From this reading "MY DEAR MR HANCOCK,--I have written several letters to you in reply to yours, but I tore them up simply because I found it so difficult to express what I wanted to say....
bee-line
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From this reading She made a bee-line for the library, sat down at the writing-table, seized a pen and a sheet of paper, and began writing as if inspired.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading She made a bee-line for the library, sat down at the writing-table, seized a pen and a sheet of paper, and began writing as if inspired.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading I can never, never, marry you; I don't think I shall ever marry any one, at least, not for a long time ... deeply, deeply respect you, and father says you are the best man he ever met.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "MY DEAR MR HANCOCK,--I have written several letters to you in reply to yours, but I tore them up simply because I found it so difficult to express what I wanted to say....
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can never, never, marry you; I don't think I shall ever marry any one, at least, not for a long time ... deeply, deeply respect you, and father says you are the best man he ever met.
without stop or interruption
From this reading THE RESULT--(_continued_) Miss Lambert ran back to the house.
dearly loved
From this reading "MY DEAR MR HANCOCK,--I have written several letters to you in reply to yours, but I tore them up simply because I found it so difficult to express what I wanted to say....
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading I can never, never, marry you; I don't think I shall ever marry any one, at least, not for a long time ... deeply, deeply respect you, and father says you are the best man he ever met.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "MY DEAR MR HANCOCK,--I have written several letters to you in reply to yours, but I tore them up simply because I found it so difficult to express what I wanted to say....
don't
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From this reading I can never, never, marry you; I don't think I shall ever marry any one, at least, not for a long time ... deeply, deeply respect you, and father says you are the best man he ever met.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She made a bee-line for the library, sat down at the writing-table, seized a pen and a sheet of paper, and began writing as if inspired.
at any time
From this reading I can never, never, marry you; I don't think I shall ever marry any one, at least, not for a long time ... deeply, deeply respect you, and father says you are the best man he ever met.
give expression to
From this reading "MY DEAR MR HANCOCK,--I have written several letters to you in reply to yours, but I tore them up simply because I found it so difficult to express what I wanted to say....
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I can never, never, marry you; I don't think I shall ever marry any one, at least, not for a long time ... deeply, deeply respect you, and father says you are the best man he ever met.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She made a bee-line for the library, sat down at the writing-table, seized a pen and a sheet of paper, and began writing as if inspired.
set up or found
From this reading "MY DEAR MR HANCOCK,--I have written several letters to you in reply to yours, but I tore them up simply because I found it so difficult to express what I wanted to say....
HANCOCKnounUS /ˈhænkɑːk/
American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress; was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1793)
From this reading "MY DEAR MR HANCOCK,--I have written several letters to you in reply to yours, but I tore them up simply because I found it so difficult to express what I wanted to say....
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "MY DEAR MR HANCOCK,--I have written several letters to you in reply to yours, but I tore them up simply because I found it so difficult to express what I wanted to say....
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I can never, never, marry you; I don't think I shall ever marry any one, at least, not for a long time ... deeply, deeply respect you, and father says you are the best man he ever met.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE RESULT--(_continued_) Miss Lambert ran back to the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "MY DEAR MR HANCOCK,--I have written several letters to you in reply to yours, but I tore them up simply because I found it so difficult to express what I wanted to say....
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She made a bee-line for the library, sat down at the writing-table, seized a pen and a sheet of paper, and began writing as if inspired.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This is what she wrote, in part:
inspiredadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈspaɪərd/
being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
From this reading She made a bee-line for the library, sat down at the writing-table, seized a pen and a sheet of paper, and began writing as if inspired.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is what she wrote, in part:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "MY DEAR MR HANCOCK,--I have written several letters to you in reply to yours, but I tore them up simply because I found it so difficult to express what I wanted to say....
LambertnounUS /ˈlæmbərt/
a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter
From this reading THE RESULT--(_continued_) Miss Lambert ran back to the house.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading I can never, never, marry you; I don't think I shall ever marry any one, at least, not for a long time ... deeply, deeply respect you, and father says you are the best man he ever met.
the literary culture
From this reading "MY DEAR MR HANCOCK,--I have written several letters to you in reply to yours, but I tore them up simply because I found it so difficult to express what I wanted to say....
a room where books are kept
From this reading She made a bee-line for the library, sat down at the writing-table, seized a pen and a sheet of paper, and began writing as if inspired.
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 can never, never, marry you; I don't think I shall ever marry any one, at least, not for a long time ... deeply, deeply respect you, and father says you are the best man he ever met.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She made a bee-line for the library, sat down at the writing-table, seized a pen and a sheet of paper, and began writing as if inspired.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I can never, never, marry you; I don't think I shall ever marry any one, at least, not for a long time ... deeply, deeply respect you, and father says you are the best man he ever met.
take in marriage
From this reading I can never, never, marry you; I don't think I shall ever marry any one, at least, not for a long time ... deeply, deeply respect you, and father says you are the best man he ever met.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I can never, never, marry you; I don't think I shall ever marry any one, at least, not for a long time ... deeply, deeply respect you, and father says you are the best man he ever met.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading THE RESULT--(_continued_) Miss Lambert ran back to the house.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "MY DEAR MR HANCOCK,--I have written several letters to you in reply to yours, but I tore them up simply because I found it so difficult to express what I wanted to say....
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "MY DEAR MR HANCOCK,--I have written several letters to you in reply to yours, but I tore them up simply because I found it so difficult to express what I wanted to say....
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I can never, never, marry you; I don't think I shall ever marry any one, at least, not for a long time ... deeply, deeply respect you, and father says you are the best man he ever met.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I can never, never, marry you; I don't think I shall ever marry any one, at least, not for a long time ... deeply, deeply respect you, and father says you are the best man he ever met.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She made a bee-line for the library, sat down at the writing-table, seized a pen and a sheet of paper, and began writing as if inspired.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I can never, never, marry you; I don't think I shall ever marry any one, at least, not for a long time ... deeply, deeply respect you, and father says you are the best man he ever met.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading She made a bee-line for the library, sat down at the writing-table, seized a pen and a sheet of paper, and began writing as if inspired.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading This is what she wrote, in part:
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading She made a bee-line for the library, sat down at the writing-table, seized a pen and a sheet of paper, and began writing as if inspired.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading THE RESULT--(_continued_) Miss Lambert ran back to the house.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading "MY DEAR MR HANCOCK,--I have written several letters to you in reply to yours, but I tore them up simply because I found it so difficult to express what I wanted to say....
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading I can never, never, marry you; I don't think I shall ever marry any one, at least, not for a long time ... deeply, deeply respect you, and father says you are the best man he ever met.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading THE RESULT--(_continued_) Miss Lambert ran back to the house.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She made a bee-line for the library, sat down at the writing-table, seized a pen and a sheet of paper, and began writing as if inspired.
express in words
From this reading "MY DEAR MR HANCOCK,--I have written several letters to you in reply to yours, but I tore them up simply because I found it so difficult to express what I wanted to say....
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading I can never, never, marry you; I don't think I shall ever marry any one, at least, not for a long time ... deeply, deeply respect you, and father says you are the best man he ever met.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading She made a bee-line for the library, sat down at the writing-table, seized a pen and a sheet of paper, and began writing as if inspired.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading "MY DEAR MR HANCOCK,--I have written several letters to you in reply to yours, but I tore them up simply because I found it so difficult to express what I wanted to say....
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I can never, never, marry you; I don't think I shall ever marry any one, at least, not for a long time ... deeply, deeply respect you, and father says you are the best man he ever met.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She made a bee-line for the library, sat down at the writing-table, seized a pen and a sheet of paper, and began writing as if inspired.
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading She made a bee-line for the library, sat down at the writing-table, seized a pen and a sheet of paper, and began writing as if inspired.
and nothing more
From this reading "MY DEAR MR HANCOCK,--I have written several letters to you in reply to yours, but I tore them up simply because I found it so difficult to express what I wanted to say....
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "MY DEAR MR HANCOCK,--I have written several letters to you in reply to yours, but I tore them up simply because I found it so difficult to express what I wanted to say....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESULT--(_continued_) Miss Lambert ran back to the house.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "MY DEAR MR HANCOCK,--I have written several letters to you in reply to yours, but I tore them up simply because I found it so difficult to express what I wanted to say....
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I can never, never, marry you; I don't think I shall ever marry any one, at least, not for a long time ... deeply, deeply respect you, and father says you are the best man he ever met.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is what she wrote, in part:
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I can never, never, marry you; I don't think I shall ever marry any one, at least, not for a long time ... deeply, deeply respect you, and father says you are the best man he ever met.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RESULT--(_continued_) Miss Lambert ran back to the house.
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading "MY DEAR MR HANCOCK,--I have written several letters to you in reply to yours, but I tore them up simply because I found it so difficult to express what I wanted to say....
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "MY DEAR MR HANCOCK,--I have written several letters to you in reply to yours, but I tore them up simply because I found it so difficult to express what I wanted to say....
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading "MY DEAR MR HANCOCK,--I have written several letters to you in reply to yours, but I tore them up simply because I found it so difficult to express what I wanted to say....
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This is what she wrote, in part:
the act of creating written works
From this reading She made a bee-line for the library, sat down at the writing-table, seized a pen and a sheet of paper, and began writing as if inspired.
writing-table
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She made a bee-line for the library, sat down at the writing-table, seized a pen and a sheet of paper, and began writing as if inspired.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading "MY DEAR MR HANCOCK,--I have written several letters to you in reply to yours, but I tore them up simply because I found it so difficult to express what I wanted to say....
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading This is what she wrote, in part:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "MY DEAR MR HANCOCK,--I have written several letters to you in reply to yours, but I tore them up simply because I found it so difficult to express what I wanted to say....
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "MY DEAR MR HANCOCK,--I have written several letters to you in reply to yours, but I tore them up simply because I found it so difficult to express what I wanted to say....
