used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Two or three days before, I had sent off a small picture to Katherine as a Christmas-box.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was two days after Christmas when the postman brought me a letter from her, but instead of reading it, I put it in my pocket.
anew
From this reading I had had it framed in a flat, dull, dark frame, and very carefully packed; and over and over again I had pictured her opening the parcel, her surprise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had taken me a long time to choose something I thought she might care for, and which at the same time pleased myself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Two or three days before, I had sent off a small picture to Katherine as a Christmas-box.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had taken me a long time to choose something I thought she might care for, and which at the same time pleased myself.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Two or three days before, I had sent off a small picture to Katherine as a Christmas-box.
a youthful male person
From this reading In the end I had got her a photograph of Francia’s portrait of the boy Federigo Gonzaga, the son of Isabella d’Este――the Miserden Park picture.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It was two days after Christmas when the postman brought me a letter from her, but instead of reading it, I put it in my pocket.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was two days after Christmas when the postman brought me a letter from her, but instead of reading it, I put it in my pocket.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading It had taken me a long time to choose something I thought she might care for, and which at the same time pleased myself.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading I had had it framed in a flat, dull, dark frame, and very carefully packed; and over and over again I had pictured her opening the parcel, her surprise.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading It had taken me a long time to choose something I thought she might care for, and which at the same time pleased myself.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading It was two days after Christmas when the postman brought me a letter from her, but instead of reading it, I put it in my pocket.
Christmas-box
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From this reading Two or three days before, I had sent off a small picture to Katherine as a Christmas-box.
d'Este
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From this reading In the end I had got her a photograph of Francia’s portrait of the boy Federigo Gonzaga, the son of Isabella d’Este――the Miserden Park picture.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading I had had it framed in a flat, dull, dark frame, and very carefully packed; and over and over again I had pictured her opening the parcel, her surprise.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Two or three days before, I had sent off a small picture to Katherine as a Christmas-box.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading I had had it framed in a flat, dull, dark frame, and very carefully packed; and over and over again I had pictured her opening the parcel, her surprise.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading In the end I had got her a photograph of Francia’s portrait of the boy Federigo Gonzaga, the son of Isabella d’Este――the Miserden Park picture.
Federigo
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From this reading In the end I had got her a photograph of Francia’s portrait of the boy Federigo Gonzaga, the son of Isabella d’Este――the Miserden Park picture.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading I had had it framed in a flat, dull, dark frame, and very carefully packed; and over and over again I had pictured her opening the parcel, her surprise.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It had taken me a long time to choose something I thought she might care for, and which at the same time pleased myself.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading I had had it framed in a flat, dull, dark frame, and very carefully packed; and over and over again I had pictured her opening the parcel, her surprise.
framedadjectiveUS /freɪmd/
provided with a frame
From this reading I had had it framed in a flat, dull, dark frame, and very carefully packed; and over and over again I had pictured her opening the parcel, her surprise.
Francia's
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From this reading In the end I had got her a photograph of Francia’s portrait of the boy Federigo Gonzaga, the son of Isabella d’Este――the Miserden Park picture.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was two days after Christmas when the postman brought me a letter from her, but instead of reading it, I put it in my pocket.
Gonzaga
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From this reading In the end I had got her a photograph of Francia’s portrait of the boy Federigo Gonzaga, the son of Isabella d’Este――the Miserden Park picture.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading In the end I had got her a photograph of Francia’s portrait of the boy Federigo Gonzaga, the son of Isabella d’Este――the Miserden Park picture.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Two or three days before, I had sent off a small picture to Katherine as a Christmas-box.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the end I had got her a photograph of Francia’s portrait of the boy Federigo Gonzaga, the son of Isabella d’Este――the Miserden Park picture.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Two or three days before, I had sent off a small picture to Katherine as a Christmas-box.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the end I had got her a photograph of Francia’s portrait of the boy Federigo Gonzaga, the son of Isabella d’Este――the Miserden Park picture.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading It was two days after Christmas when the postman brought me a letter from her, but instead of reading it, I put it in my pocket.
IsabellanounUS /ˌɪzəˈbelə/
the queen of Castile whose marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and sponsored the voyages of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1451-1504)
From this reading In the end I had got her a photograph of Francia’s portrait of the boy Federigo Gonzaga, the son of Isabella d’Este――the Miserden Park picture.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had taken me a long time to choose something I thought she might care for, and which at the same time pleased myself.
Katherine
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From this reading Two or three days before, I had sent off a small picture to Katherine as a Christmas-box.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading It was two days after Christmas when the postman brought me a letter from her, but instead of reading it, I put it in my pocket.
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 It had taken me a long time to choose something I thought she might care for, and which at the same time pleased myself.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had taken me a long time to choose something I thought she might care for, and which at the same time pleased myself.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It had taken me a long time to choose something I thought she might care for, and which at the same time pleased myself.
Miserden
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From this reading In the end I had got her a photograph of Francia’s portrait of the boy Federigo Gonzaga, the son of Isabella d’Este――the Miserden Park picture.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was two days after Christmas when the postman brought me a letter from her, but instead of reading it, I put it in my pocket.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It had taken me a long time to choose something I thought she might care for, and which at the same time pleased myself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the end I had got her a photograph of Francia’s portrait of the boy Federigo Gonzaga, the son of Isabella d’Este――the Miserden Park picture.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Two or three days before, I had sent off a small picture to Katherine as a Christmas-box.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading I had had it framed in a flat, dull, dark frame, and very carefully packed; and over and over again I had pictured her opening the parcel, her surprise.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Two or three days before, I had sent off a small picture to Katherine as a Christmas-box.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I had had it framed in a flat, dull, dark frame, and very carefully packed; and over and over again I had pictured her opening the parcel, her surprise.
packedadjectiveUS /pækt/
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading I had had it framed in a flat, dull, dark frame, and very carefully packed; and over and over again I had pictured her opening the parcel, her surprise.
parcelnounUS /ˈpɑːrsəl/
a wrapped container
From this reading I had had it framed in a flat, dull, dark frame, and very carefully packed; and over and over again I had pictured her opening the parcel, her surprise.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading In the end I had got her a photograph of Francia’s portrait of the boy Federigo Gonzaga, the son of Isabella d’Este――the Miserden Park picture.
photographverbUS /ˈfoʊtəɡræf/
record on photographic film
From this reading In the end I had got her a photograph of Francia’s portrait of the boy Federigo Gonzaga, the son of Isabella d’Este――the Miserden Park picture.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Two or three days before, I had sent off a small picture to Katherine as a Christmas-box.
picturedadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərd/
seen in the mind as a mental image
From this reading I had had it framed in a flat, dull, dark frame, and very carefully packed; and over and over again I had pictured her opening the parcel, her surprise.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading It had taken me a long time to choose something I thought she might care for, and which at the same time pleased myself.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading It was two days after Christmas when the postman brought me a letter from her, but instead of reading it, I put it in my pocket.
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading In the end I had got her a photograph of Francia’s portrait of the boy Federigo Gonzaga, the son of Isabella d’Este――the Miserden Park picture.
postmannounUS /ˈpoʊstmən/
a man who delivers the mail
From this reading It was two days after Christmas when the postman brought me a letter from her, but instead of reading it, I put it in my pocket.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was two days after Christmas when the postman brought me a letter from her, but instead of reading it, I put it in my pocket.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading It was two days after Christmas when the postman brought me a letter from her, but instead of reading it, I put it in my pocket.
Identical; not different.
From this reading It had taken me a long time to choose something I thought she might care for, and which at the same time pleased myself.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Two or three days before, I had sent off a small picture to Katherine as a Christmas-box.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had taken me a long time to choose something I thought she might care for, and which at the same time pleased myself.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Two or three days before, I had sent off a small picture to Katherine as a Christmas-box.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It had taken me a long time to choose something I thought she might care for, and which at the same time pleased myself.
a male human offspring
From this reading In the end I had got her a photograph of Francia’s portrait of the boy Federigo Gonzaga, the son of Isabella d’Este――the Miserden Park picture.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading I had had it framed in a flat, dull, dark frame, and very carefully packed; and over and over again I had pictured her opening the parcel, her surprise.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading It had taken me a long time to choose something I thought she might care for, and which at the same time pleased myself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It had taken me a long time to choose something I thought she might care for, and which at the same time pleased myself.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It had taken me a long time to choose something I thought she might care for, and which at the same time pleased myself.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Two or three days before, I had sent off a small picture to Katherine as a Christmas-box.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It had taken me a long time to choose something I thought she might care for, and which at the same time pleased myself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two or three days before, I had sent off a small picture to Katherine as a Christmas-box.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two or three days before, I had sent off a small picture to Katherine as a Christmas-box.
precisely as stated
From this reading I had had it framed in a flat, dull, dark frame, and very carefully packed; and over and over again I had pictured her opening the parcel, her surprise.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was two days after Christmas when the postman brought me a letter from her, but instead of reading it, I put it in my pocket.
at the time that
From this reading It was two days after Christmas when the postman brought me a letter from her, but instead of reading it, I put it in my pocket.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It had taken me a long time to choose something I thought she might care for, and which at the same time pleased myself.
