used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And under that was the one which Barbara called the "rainbow letter," and then at least half a dozen from Barbara herself, with the beautiful colored photograph of the Towncrier and his lass.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Under it was Georgina's first letter to him and the one she had written to her mother about Dan Darcy and the rifle.
(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 It was piled on top of all the other mail which lay there, awaiting his return.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Doctor's Discovery In due time the letter written in the willow tree reached the city of Hong-Kong, and was carried to the big English hotel, overlooking the loveliest of Chinese harbors.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And under that was the one which Barbara called the "rainbow letter," and then at least half a dozen from Barbara herself, with the beautiful colored photograph of the Towncrier and his lass.
awaitingverbUS /əˈweɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading It was piled on top of all the other mail which lay there, awaiting his return.
Barbara
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From this reading And under that was the one which Barbara called the "rainbow letter," and then at least half a dozen from Barbara herself, with the beautiful colored photograph of the Towncrier and his lass.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading And under that was the one which Barbara called the "rainbow letter," and then at least half a dozen from Barbara herself, with the beautiful colored photograph of the Towncrier and his lass.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Doctor's Discovery In due time the letter written in the willow tree reached the city of Hong-Kong, and was carried to the big English hotel, overlooking the loveliest of Chinese harbors.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was not delivered to Doctor Huntingdon.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And under that was the one which Barbara called the "rainbow letter," and then at least half a dozen from Barbara herself, with the beautiful colored photograph of the Towncrier and his lass.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The Doctor's Discovery In due time the letter written in the willow tree reached the city of Hong-Kong, and was carried to the big English hotel, overlooking the loveliest of Chinese harbors.
ChinesenounUS /tʃaɪˈniːz/
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading The Doctor's Discovery In due time the letter written in the willow tree reached the city of Hong-Kong, and was carried to the big English hotel, overlooking the loveliest of Chinese harbors.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The Doctor's Discovery In due time the letter written in the willow tree reached the city of Hong-Kong, and was carried to the big English hotel, overlooking the loveliest of Chinese harbors.
coloredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading And under that was the one which Barbara called the "rainbow letter," and then at least half a dozen from Barbara herself, with the beautiful colored photograph of the Towncrier and his lass.
Dan
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From this reading Under it was Georgina's first letter to him and the one she had written to her mother about Dan Darcy and the rifle.
Darcy
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From this reading Under it was Georgina's first letter to him and the one she had written to her mother about Dan Darcy and the rifle.
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading But it was not delivered to Doctor Huntingdon.
the act of discovering something
From this reading The Doctor's Discovery In due time the letter written in the willow tree reached the city of Hong-Kong, and was carried to the big English hotel, overlooking the loveliest of Chinese harbors.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading But it was not delivered to Doctor Huntingdon.
Doctor'snounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The Doctor's Discovery In due time the letter written in the willow tree reached the city of Hong-Kong, and was carried to the big English hotel, overlooking the loveliest of Chinese harbors.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading And under that was the one which Barbara called the "rainbow letter," and then at least half a dozen from Barbara herself, with the beautiful colored photograph of the Towncrier and his lass.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading The Doctor's Discovery In due time the letter written in the willow tree reached the city of Hong-Kong, and was carried to the big English hotel, overlooking the loveliest of Chinese harbors.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading The Doctor's Discovery In due time the letter written in the willow tree reached the city of Hong-Kong, and was carried to the big English hotel, overlooking the loveliest of Chinese harbors.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Under it was Georgina's first letter to him and the one she had written to her mother about Dan Darcy and the rifle.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And under that was the one which Barbara called the "rainbow letter," and then at least half a dozen from Barbara herself, with the beautiful colored photograph of the Towncrier and his lass.
Georgina's
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From this reading Under it was Georgina's first letter to him and the one she had written to her mother about Dan Darcy and the rifle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Under it was Georgina's first letter to him and the one she had written to her mother about Dan Darcy and the rifle.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading And under that was the one which Barbara called the "rainbow letter," and then at least half a dozen from Barbara herself, with the beautiful colored photograph of the Towncrier and his lass.
harborsnounUS /ˈhɑːrbərz/
plural of “harbor” — a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
From this reading The Doctor's Discovery In due time the letter written in the willow tree reached the city of Hong-Kong, and was carried to the big English hotel, overlooking the loveliest of Chinese harbors.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Under it was Georgina's first letter to him and the one she had written to her mother about Dan Darcy and the rifle.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading And under that was the one which Barbara called the "rainbow letter," and then at least half a dozen from Barbara herself, with the beautiful colored photograph of the Towncrier and his lass.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Under it was Georgina's first letter to him and the one she had written to her mother about Dan Darcy and the rifle.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was piled on top of all the other mail which lay there, awaiting his return.
Hong-Kong
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From this reading The Doctor's Discovery In due time the letter written in the willow tree reached the city of Hong-Kong, and was carried to the big English hotel, overlooking the loveliest of Chinese harbors.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading The Doctor's Discovery In due time the letter written in the willow tree reached the city of Hong-Kong, and was carried to the big English hotel, overlooking the loveliest of Chinese harbors.
Huntingdon
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From this reading But it was not delivered to Doctor Huntingdon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Doctor's Discovery In due time the letter written in the willow tree reached the city of Hong-Kong, and was carried to the big English hotel, overlooking the loveliest of Chinese harbors.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was not delivered to Doctor Huntingdon.
lassnounUS /læs/
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading And under that was the one which Barbara called the "rainbow letter," and then at least half a dozen from Barbara herself, with the beautiful colored photograph of the Towncrier and his lass.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was piled on top of all the other mail which lay there, awaiting his return.
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 And under that was the one which Barbara called the "rainbow letter," and then at least half a dozen from Barbara herself, with the beautiful colored photograph of the Towncrier and his lass.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The Doctor's Discovery In due time the letter written in the willow tree reached the city of Hong-Kong, and was carried to the big English hotel, overlooking the loveliest of Chinese harbors.
loveliest
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From this reading The Doctor's Discovery In due time the letter written in the willow tree reached the city of Hong-Kong, and was carried to the big English hotel, overlooking the loveliest of Chinese harbors.
mailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading It was piled on top of all the other mail which lay there, awaiting his return.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Under it was Georgina's first letter to him and the one she had written to her mother about Dan Darcy and the rifle.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it was not delivered to Doctor Huntingdon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Doctor's Discovery In due time the letter written in the willow tree reached the city of Hong-Kong, and was carried to the big English hotel, overlooking the loveliest of Chinese harbors.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was piled on top of all the other mail which lay there, awaiting his return.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Under it was Georgina's first letter to him and the one she had written to her mother about Dan Darcy and the rifle.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It was piled on top of all the other mail which lay there, awaiting his return.
overlookingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərlʊkɪŋ/
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading The Doctor's Discovery In due time the letter written in the willow tree reached the city of Hong-Kong, and was carried to the big English hotel, overlooking the loveliest of Chinese harbors.
photographverbUS /ˈfoʊtəɡræf/
record on photographic film
From this reading And under that was the one which Barbara called the "rainbow letter," and then at least half a dozen from Barbara herself, with the beautiful colored photograph of the Towncrier and his lass.
piledverbUS /paɪld/
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading It was piled on top of all the other mail which lay there, awaiting his return.
rainbownounUS /ˈreɪnboʊ/
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading And under that was the one which Barbara called the "rainbow letter," and then at least half a dozen from Barbara herself, with the beautiful colored photograph of the Towncrier and his lass.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The Doctor's Discovery In due time the letter written in the willow tree reached the city of Hong-Kong, and was carried to the big English hotel, overlooking the loveliest of Chinese harbors.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading It was piled on top of all the other mail which lay there, awaiting his return.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading Under it was Georgina's first letter to him and the one she had written to her mother about Dan Darcy and the rifle.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Under it was Georgina's first letter to him and the one she had written to her mother about Dan Darcy and the rifle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And under that was the one which Barbara called the "rainbow letter," and then at least half a dozen from Barbara herself, with the beautiful colored photograph of the Towncrier and his lass.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Doctor's Discovery In due time the letter written in the willow tree reached the city of Hong-Kong, and was carried to the big English hotel, overlooking the loveliest of Chinese harbors.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And under that was the one which Barbara called the "rainbow letter," and then at least half a dozen from Barbara herself, with the beautiful colored photograph of the Towncrier and his lass.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was piled on top of all the other mail which lay there, awaiting his return.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The Doctor's Discovery In due time the letter written in the willow tree reached the city of Hong-Kong, and was carried to the big English hotel, overlooking the loveliest of Chinese harbors.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Doctor's Discovery In due time the letter written in the willow tree reached the city of Hong-Kong, and was carried to the big English hotel, overlooking the loveliest of Chinese harbors.
the upper part of anything
From this reading It was piled on top of all the other mail which lay there, awaiting his return.
Towncrier
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From this reading And under that was the one which Barbara called the "rainbow letter," and then at least half a dozen from Barbara herself, with the beautiful colored photograph of the Towncrier and his lass.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The Doctor's Discovery In due time the letter written in the willow tree reached the city of Hong-Kong, and was carried to the big English hotel, overlooking the loveliest of Chinese harbors.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under it was Georgina's first letter to him and the one she had written to her mother about Dan Darcy and the rifle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Doctor's Discovery In due time the letter written in the willow tree reached the city of Hong-Kong, and was carried to the big English hotel, overlooking the loveliest of Chinese harbors.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was piled on top of all the other mail which lay there, awaiting his return.
willownounUS /ˈwɪloʊ/
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading The Doctor's Discovery In due time the letter written in the willow tree reached the city of Hong-Kong, and was carried to the big English hotel, overlooking the loveliest of Chinese harbors.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And under that was the one which Barbara called the "rainbow letter," and then at least half a dozen from Barbara herself, with the beautiful colored photograph of the Towncrier and his lass.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading The Doctor's Discovery In due time the letter written in the willow tree reached the city of Hong-Kong, and was carried to the big English hotel, overlooking the loveliest of Chinese harbors.
