used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I read your letter to papa, telling all about your birthday and the prism Uncle Darcy gave you.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I read your letter to papa, telling all about your birthday and the prism Uncle Darcy gave you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I read your letter to papa, telling all about your birthday and the prism Uncle Darcy gave you.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are surely a prism your own self, for you have made a blessed bright spot in the world for me, ever since you came into it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
Barby
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From this reading In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "My Dear Little Rainbow-maker," it began.
birthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading I read your letter to papa, telling all about your birthday and the prism Uncle Darcy gave you.
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading "You are surely a prism your own self, for you have made a blessed bright spot in the world for me, ever since you came into it.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading "You are surely a prism your own self, for you have made a blessed bright spot in the world for me, ever since you came into it.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
calendarnounUS /ˈkæləndər/
a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "You are surely a prism your own self, for you have made a blessed bright spot in the world for me, ever since you came into it.
cheeredverbUS /tʃɪrd/
past form of “cheer” — give encouragement to
From this reading It cheered him up wonderfully.
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
Darcy
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From this reading I read your letter to papa, telling all about your birthday and the prism Uncle Darcy gave you.
dearly loved
From this reading "My Dear Little Rainbow-maker," it began.
DunesnounUS /duːnz/
plural of “dune” — a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans
From this reading In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
endlesslyadverbUS /ˈendləsli/
continuing forever without end
From this reading In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
at any time
From this reading "You are surely a prism your own self, for you have made a blessed bright spot in the world for me, ever since you came into it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You are surely a prism your own self, for you have made a blessed bright spot in the world for me, ever since you came into it.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I read your letter to papa, telling all about your birthday and the prism Uncle Darcy gave you.
Georgina
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From this reading In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You are surely a prism your own self, for you have made a blessed bright spot in the world for me, ever since you came into it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It cheered him up wonderfully.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I read your letter to papa, telling all about your birthday and the prism Uncle Darcy gave you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "You are surely a prism your own self, for you have made a blessed bright spot in the world for me, ever since you came into it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
conformity or harmony
From this reading In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "My Dear Little Rainbow-maker," it began.
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 In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "You are surely a prism your own self, for you have made a blessed bright spot in the world for me, ever since you came into it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You are surely a prism your own self, for you have made a blessed bright spot in the world for me, ever since you came into it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My Dear Little Rainbow-maker," it began.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
and nothing more
From this reading In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "You are surely a prism your own self, for you have made a blessed bright spot in the world for me, ever since you came into it.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading I read your letter to papa, telling all about your birthday and the prism Uncle Darcy gave you.
prismnounUS /ˈprɪzəm/
a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms
From this reading "You are surely a prism your own self, for you have made a blessed bright spot in the world for me, ever since you came into it.
Rainbow-maker
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From this reading "My Dear Little Rainbow-maker," it began.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I read your letter to papa, telling all about your birthday and the prism Uncle Darcy gave you.
only a very short time before
From this reading In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading "You are surely a prism your own self, for you have made a blessed bright spot in the world for me, ever since you came into it.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "You are surely a prism your own self, for you have made a blessed bright spot in the world for me, ever since you came into it.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "You are surely a prism your own self, for you have made a blessed bright spot in the world for me, ever since you came into it.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading I read your letter to papa, telling all about your birthday and the prism Uncle Darcy gave you.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading I read your letter to papa, telling all about your birthday and the prism Uncle Darcy gave you.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It cheered him up wonderfully.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading In the Keeping of the Dunes Scarcely had Georgina convinced herself by the calendar that it had been only one short week since Barby went away instead of the endlessly long time it seemed, than a letter was brought in to her.
wonderfullyadverbUS /ˈwʌndərfəli/
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading It cheered him up wonderfully.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "You are surely a prism your own self, for you have made a blessed bright spot in the world for me, ever since you came into it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are surely a prism your own self, for you have made a blessed bright spot in the world for me, ever since you came into it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are surely a prism your own self, for you have made a blessed bright spot in the world for me, ever since you came into it.
