used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Day family in Polktown had not gone into mourning in the Spring and Aunt 'Mira gloried in a most astonishing plum-colored silk with "r'yal purple" trimmings.
(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 Nevertheless, Janice had now all but given up hope for her father's life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Day family in Polktown had not gone into mourning in the Spring and Aunt 'Mira gloried in a most astonishing plum-colored silk with "r'yal purple" trimmings.
astonishingadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃɪŋ/
surprising greatly
From this reading The Day family in Polktown had not gone into mourning in the Spring and Aunt 'Mira gloried in a most astonishing plum-colored silk with "r'yal purple" trimmings.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE TRUTH AT LAST Daddy had not written for nearly two months.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading The Day family in Polktown had not gone into mourning in the Spring and Aunt 'Mira gloried in a most astonishing plum-colored silk with "r'yal purple" trimmings.
have
From this reading The uncertainty connected with his fate was very hard for the young girl to bear.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nevertheless, Janice had now all but given up hope for her father's life.
being joined in close association
From this reading The uncertainty connected with his fate was very hard for the young girl to bear.
DaddynounUS /ˈdædi/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading THE TRUTH AT LAST Daddy had not written for nearly two months.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The Day family in Polktown had not gone into mourning in the Spring and Aunt 'Mira gloried in a most astonishing plum-colored silk with "r'yal purple" trimmings.
a social unit living together
From this reading The Day family in Polktown had not gone into mourning in the Spring and Aunt 'Mira gloried in a most astonishing plum-colored silk with "r'yal purple" trimmings.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading The uncertainty connected with his fate was very hard for the young girl to bear.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Nevertheless, Janice had now all but given up hope for her father's life.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE TRUTH AT LAST Daddy had not written for nearly two months.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At least, no letter from him had reached Janice.
a young female
From this reading The uncertainty connected with his fate was very hard for the young girl to bear.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Nevertheless, Janice had now all but given up hope for her father's life.
gloried
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From this reading The Day family in Polktown had not gone into mourning in the Spring and Aunt 'Mira gloried in a most astonishing plum-colored silk with "r'yal purple" trimmings.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The Day family in Polktown had not gone into mourning in the Spring and Aunt 'Mira gloried in a most astonishing plum-colored silk with "r'yal purple" trimmings.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE TRUTH AT LAST Daddy had not written for nearly two months.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The uncertainty connected with his fate was very hard for the young girl to bear.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless, Janice had now all but given up hope for her father's life.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At least, no letter from him had reached Janice.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The uncertainty connected with his fate was very hard for the young girl to bear.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Nevertheless, Janice had now all but given up hope for her father's life.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Day family in Polktown had not gone into mourning in the Spring and Aunt 'Mira gloried in a most astonishing plum-colored silk with "r'yal purple" trimmings.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Day family in Polktown had not gone into mourning in the Spring and Aunt 'Mira gloried in a most astonishing plum-colored silk with "r'yal purple" trimmings.
Janice
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From this reading At least, no letter from him had reached Janice.
immediately past
From this reading THE TRUTH AT LAST Daddy had not written for nearly two months.
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 At least, no letter from him had reached Janice.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading At least, no letter from him had reached Janice.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Nevertheless, Janice had now all but given up hope for her father's life.
Mira
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From this reading The Day family in Polktown had not gone into mourning in the Spring and Aunt 'Mira gloried in a most astonishing plum-colored silk with "r'yal purple" trimmings.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading THE TRUTH AT LAST Daddy had not written for nearly two months.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The Day family in Polktown had not gone into mourning in the Spring and Aunt 'Mira gloried in a most astonishing plum-colored silk with "r'yal purple" trimmings.
mourningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
From this reading The Day family in Polktown had not gone into mourning in the Spring and Aunt 'Mira gloried in a most astonishing plum-colored silk with "r'yal purple" trimmings.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading THE TRUTH AT LAST Daddy had not written for nearly two months.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, Janice had now all but given up hope for her father's life.
not any; not one
From this reading At least, no letter from him had reached Janice.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE TRUTH AT LAST Daddy had not written for nearly two months.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Nevertheless, Janice had now all but given up hope for her father's life.
plum-colored
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From this reading The Day family in Polktown had not gone into mourning in the Spring and Aunt 'Mira gloried in a most astonishing plum-colored silk with "r'yal purple" trimmings.
Polktown
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From this reading The Day family in Polktown had not gone into mourning in the Spring and Aunt 'Mira gloried in a most astonishing plum-colored silk with "r'yal purple" trimmings.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading The Day family in Polktown had not gone into mourning in the Spring and Aunt 'Mira gloried in a most astonishing plum-colored silk with "r'yal purple" trimmings.
r'yal
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From this reading The Day family in Polktown had not gone into mourning in the Spring and Aunt 'Mira gloried in a most astonishing plum-colored silk with "r'yal purple" trimmings.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading At least, no letter from him had reached Janice.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading The Day family in Polktown had not gone into mourning in the Spring and Aunt 'Mira gloried in a most astonishing plum-colored silk with "r'yal purple" trimmings.
the season of growth
From this reading The Day family in Polktown had not gone into mourning in the Spring and Aunt 'Mira gloried in a most astonishing plum-colored silk with "r'yal purple" trimmings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRUTH AT LAST Daddy had not written for nearly two months.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The uncertainty connected with his fate was very hard for the young girl to bear.
trimmingsnounUS /ˈtrɪmɪŋz/
the accessories that normally accompany (something or some activity)
From this reading The Day family in Polktown had not gone into mourning in the Spring and Aunt 'Mira gloried in a most astonishing plum-colored silk with "r'yal purple" trimmings.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading THE TRUTH AT LAST Daddy had not written for nearly two months.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE TRUTH AT LAST Daddy had not written for nearly two months.
uncertaintynounUS /ənˈsɜːrtənti/
being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
From this reading The uncertainty connected with his fate was very hard for the young girl to bear.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Nevertheless, Janice had now all but given up hope for her father's life.
precisely as stated
From this reading The uncertainty connected with his fate was very hard for the young girl to bear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The uncertainty connected with his fate was very hard for the young girl to bear.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Day family in Polktown had not gone into mourning in the Spring and Aunt 'Mira gloried in a most astonishing plum-colored silk with "r'yal purple" trimmings.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading THE TRUTH AT LAST Daddy had not written for nearly two months.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The uncertainty connected with his fate was very hard for the young girl to bear.
