Chapter XVIII · The House with the Shingled Front

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

anew

From this reading |THE Fates kept Hunch from getting to Liddington again during the autumn, so he took to writing letters.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading |THE Fates kept Hunch from getting to Liddington again during the autumn, so he took to writing letters.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading For some weeks he had been thinking over a plan which he was now ready to carry out.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

a job in an organization

From this reading On the first day of December, when navigation on the lakes was closed, Hunch left the _Lucy Jackson_ in her berth at the lumber wharf.

the two together, not just one

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading For some weeks he had been thinking over a plan which he was now ready to carry out.

not open or affording passage or access

From this reading On the first day of December, when navigation on the lakes was closed, Hunch left the _Lucy Jackson_ in her berth at the lumber wharf.

intentionally conceived

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

communication by the exchange of letters

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

the specified day of the month

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading On the first day of December, when navigation on the lakes was closed, Hunch left the _Lucy Jackson_ in her berth at the lumber wharf.

the last (12th) month of the year

From this reading On the first day of December, when navigation on the lakes was closed, Hunch left the _Lucy Jackson_ in her berth at the lumber wharf.

manner of acting or controlling yourself

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading |THE Fates kept Hunch from getting to Liddington again during the autumn, so he took to writing letters.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

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From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

plural of “fate” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading |THE Fates kept Hunch from getting to Liddington again during the autumn, so he took to writing letters.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading On the first day of December, when navigation on the lakes was closed, Hunch left the _Lucy Jackson_ in her berth at the lumber wharf.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For some weeks he had been thinking over a plan which he was now ready to carry out.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading |THE Fates kept Hunch from getting to Liddington again during the autumn, so he took to writing letters.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading |THE Fates kept Hunch from getting to Liddington again during the autumn, so he took to writing letters.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading He got Mr. Jackson to take a walk with him at noon, and they went up the river and looked at a piece of land.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

plural of “happening” — an event that happens

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading |THE Fates kept Hunch from getting to Liddington again during the autumn, so he took to writing letters.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading On the first day of December, when navigation on the lakes was closed, Hunch left the _Lucy Jackson_ in her berth at the lumber wharf.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He got Mr. Jackson to take a walk with him at noon, and they went up the river and looked at a piece of land.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

an impression that something might be the case

From this reading |THE Fates kept Hunch from getting to Liddington again during the autumn, so he took to writing letters.

without warmth

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading On the first day of December, when navigation on the lakes was closed, Hunch left the _Lucy Jackson_ in her berth at the lumber wharf.

(sometimes followed by “to”) minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)

From this reading On the first day of December, when navigation on the lakes was closed, Hunch left the _Lucy Jackson_ in her berth at the lumber wharf.

and nothing more

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading |THE Fates kept Hunch from getting to Liddington again during the autumn, so he took to writing letters.

plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading On the first day of December, when navigation on the lakes was closed, Hunch left the _Lucy Jackson_ in her berth at the lumber wharf.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading He got Mr. Jackson to take a walk with him at noon, and they went up the river and looked at a piece of land.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

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 On the first day of December, when navigation on the lakes was closed, Hunch left the _Lucy Jackson_ in her berth at the lumber wharf.

the literary culture

From this reading |THE Fates kept Hunch from getting to Liddington again during the autumn, so he took to writing letters.

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From this reading |THE Fates kept Hunch from getting to Liddington again during the autumn, so he took to writing letters.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading He got Mr. Jackson to take a walk with him at noon, and they went up the river and looked at a piece of land.

incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974

From this reading On the first day of December, when navigation on the lakes was closed, Hunch left the _Lucy Jackson_ in her berth at the lumber wharf.

the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material

From this reading On the first day of December, when navigation on the lakes was closed, Hunch left the _Lucy Jackson_ in her berth at the lumber wharf.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

a form of address for a man

From this reading He got Mr. Jackson to take a walk with him at noon, and they went up the river and looked at a piece of land.

the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place

From this reading On the first day of December, when navigation on the lakes was closed, Hunch left the _Lucy Jackson_ in her berth at the lumber wharf.

the middle of the day

From this reading He got Mr. Jackson to take a walk with him at noon, and they went up the river and looked at a piece of land.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

plural of “note” — a brief written record

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading For some weeks he had been thinking over a plan which he was now ready to carry out.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading For some weeks he had been thinking over a plan which he was now ready to carry out.

above and across; more than

From this reading For some weeks he had been thinking over a plan which he was now ready to carry out.

an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

a separate part of a whole

From this reading He got Mr. Jackson to take a walk with him at noon, and they went up the river and looked at a piece of land.

have the will and intention to carry out some action

From this reading For some weeks he had been thinking over a plan which he was now ready to carry out.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading For some weeks he had been thinking over a plan which he was now ready to carry out.

new

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

-ing form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading He got Mr. Jackson to take a walk with him at noon, and they went up the river and looked at a piece of land.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading |THE Fates kept Hunch from getting to Liddington again during the autumn, so he took to writing letters.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading For some weeks he had been thinking over a plan which he was now ready to carry out.

artificially formal

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

carry out

From this reading He got Mr. Jackson to take a walk with him at noon, and they went up the river and looked at a piece of land.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading |THE Fates kept Hunch from getting to Liddington again during the autumn, so he took to writing letters.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He got Mr. Jackson to take a walk with him at noon, and they went up the river and looked at a piece of land.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading For some weeks he had been thinking over a plan which he was now ready to carry out.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading |THE Fates kept Hunch from getting to Liddington again during the autumn, so he took to writing letters.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading |THE Fates kept Hunch from getting to Liddington again during the autumn, so he took to writing letters.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

under normal conditions

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading He got Mr. Jackson to take a walk with him at noon, and they went up the river and looked at a piece of land.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading On the first day of December, when navigation on the lakes was closed, Hunch left the _Lucy Jackson_ in her berth at the lumber wharf.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading For some weeks he had been thinking over a plan which he was now ready to carry out.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading He got Mr. Jackson to take a walk with him at noon, and they went up the river and looked at a piece of land.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

From this reading On the first day of December, when navigation on the lakes was closed, Hunch left the _Lucy Jackson_ in her berth at the lumber wharf.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

at the time that

From this reading On the first day of December, when navigation on the lakes was closed, Hunch left the _Lucy Jackson_ in her berth at the lumber wharf.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading For some weeks he had been thinking over a plan which he was now ready to carry out.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

produce a literary work

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

the act of creating written works

From this reading |THE Fates kept Hunch from getting to Liddington again during the autumn, so he took to writing letters.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading He could not write what he would have said; his letters were stilted little notes, usually beginning with a phrase he had picked up from the office correspondence, “Yours of recent date is just at hand,” or “Replying to yours of recent date,” etc. Mamie wrote as impersonally, and through the autumn and on into the winter their letters told of nothing but incidental doings and happenings; but both were conscious of the sentiment that lay behind the effort of writing.