used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LOSS We had left town and come down to the country.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Viola took it up laughingly, and then I saw her suddenly turn pale, and she laid it back on the table as if the touch of it hurt her.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Viola took it up laughingly, and then I saw her suddenly turn pale, and she laid it back on the table as if the touch of it hurt her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She declared, however, there was nothing the matter with her, and we had been intensely happy.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading LOSS We had left town and come down to the country.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading LOSS We had left town and come down to the country.
curiouslyadverbUS /ˈkjʊriəsli/
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading She declared, however, there was nothing the matter with her, and we had been intensely happy.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading LOSS We had left town and come down to the country.
divisible by two
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
set up or found
From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LOSS We had left town and come down to the country.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading She declared, however, there was nothing the matter with her, and we had been intensely happy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She declared, however, there was nothing the matter with her, and we had been intensely happy.
be the source of pain
From this reading Viola took it up laughingly, and then I saw her suddenly turn pale, and she laid it back on the table as if the touch of it hurt her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Viola took it up laughingly, and then I saw her suddenly turn pale, and she laid it back on the table as if the touch of it hurt her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
intenselyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtensli/
to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density
From this reading She declared, however, there was nothing the matter with her, and we had been intensely happy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Viola took it up laughingly, and then I saw her suddenly turn pale, and she laid it back on the table as if the touch of it hurt her.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Viola took it up laughingly, and then I saw her suddenly turn pale, and she laid it back on the table as if the touch of it hurt her.
immediately past
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
laughinglyadverbUS /ˈlæfɪŋli/
with laughter; while laughing
From this reading Viola took it up laughingly, and then I saw her suddenly turn pale, and she laid it back on the table as if the touch of it hurt her.
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 LOSS We had left town and come down to the country.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
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 One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
something that is lost
From this reading LOSS We had left town and come down to the country.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading She declared, however, there was nothing the matter with her, and we had been intensely happy.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She declared, however, there was nothing the matter with her, and we had been intensely happy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Viola took it up laughingly, and then I saw her suddenly turn pale, and she laid it back on the table as if the touch of it hurt her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Viola took it up laughingly, and then I saw her suddenly turn pale, and she laid it back on the table as if the touch of it hurt her.
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
on the contrary
From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
reconciliationnounUS /ˌrekənsɪliˈeɪʃən/
the reestablishing of cordial relations
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
regainverbUS /rɪˈɡeɪn/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
cut with a saw
From this reading Viola took it up laughingly, and then I saw her suddenly turn pale, and she laid it back on the table as if the touch of it hurt her.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Viola took it up laughingly, and then I saw her suddenly turn pale, and she laid it back on the table as if the touch of it hurt her.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Viola took it up laughingly, and then I saw her suddenly turn pale, and she laid it back on the table as if the touch of it hurt her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOSS We had left town and come down to the country.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Viola took it up laughingly, and then I saw her suddenly turn pale, and she laid it back on the table as if the touch of it hurt her.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She declared, however, there was nothing the matter with her, and we had been intensely happy.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LOSS We had left town and come down to the country.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Viola took it up laughingly, and then I saw her suddenly turn pale, and she laid it back on the table as if the touch of it hurt her.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Viola took it up laughingly, and then I saw her suddenly turn pale, and she laid it back on the table as if the touch of it hurt her.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading LOSS We had left town and come down to the country.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Viola took it up laughingly, and then I saw her suddenly turn pale, and she laid it back on the table as if the touch of it hurt her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Viola took it up laughingly, and then I saw her suddenly turn pale, and she laid it back on the table as if the touch of it hurt her.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
ViolanounUS /vaɪˈoʊlə/
any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She declared, however, there was nothing the matter with her, and we had been intensely happy.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading LOSS We had left town and come down to the country.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
at the time that
From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She declared, however, there was nothing the matter with her, and we had been intensely happy.
