used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a long time that letter lay on my table like a challenge--neither accepted nor refused.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading For a long time that letter lay on my table like a challenge--neither accepted nor refused.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And my word was pledged.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The enchantment of my youthful days, long since evaporated as I believed, rose stealthily upon me at the sight of this once familiar handwriting.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The enchantment of my youthful days, long since evaporated as I believed, rose stealthily upon me at the sight of this once familiar handwriting.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Something that had slumbered in me for twenty years awoke.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading The enchantment of my youthful days, long since evaporated as I believed, rose stealthily upon me at the sight of this once familiar handwriting.
challengeverbUS /ˈtʃæləndʒ/
take exception to
From this reading For a long time that letter lay on my table like a challenge--neither accepted nor refused.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading LeVallon, of course, had found the woman.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The enchantment of my youthful days, long since evaporated as I believed, rose stealthily upon me at the sight of this once familiar handwriting.
enchantmentnounUS /enˈtʃæntmənt/
a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
From this reading The enchantment of my youthful days, long since evaporated as I believed, rose stealthily upon me at the sight of this once familiar handwriting.
evaporatedadjectiveUS /ɪˈvæpəreɪtəd/
drawn off in the form of vapor
From this reading The enchantment of my youthful days, long since evaporated as I believed, rose stealthily upon me at the sight of this once familiar handwriting.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading The enchantment of my youthful days, long since evaporated as I believed, rose stealthily upon me at the sight of this once familiar handwriting.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a long time that letter lay on my table like a challenge--neither accepted nor refused.
set up or found
From this reading LeVallon, of course, had found the woman.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Something that had slumbered in me for twenty years awoke.
handwritingnounUS /ˈhændraɪtɪŋ/
something written by hand
From this reading The enchantment of my youthful days, long since evaporated as I believed, rose stealthily upon me at the sight of this once familiar handwriting.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The enchantment of my youthful days, long since evaporated as I believed, rose stealthily upon me at the sight of this once familiar handwriting.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Something that had slumbered in me for twenty years awoke.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading For a long time that letter lay on my table like a challenge--neither accepted nor refused.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading For a long time that letter lay on my table like a challenge--neither accepted nor refused.
LeVallon
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From this reading LeVallon, of course, had found the woman.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading For a long time that letter lay on my table like a challenge--neither accepted nor refused.
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 For a long time that letter lay on my table like a challenge--neither accepted nor refused.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Something that had slumbered in me for twenty years awoke.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For a long time that letter lay on my table like a challenge--neither accepted nor refused.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading For a long time that letter lay on my table like a challenge--neither accepted nor refused.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading For a long time that letter lay on my table like a challenge--neither accepted nor refused.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The enchantment of my youthful days, long since evaporated as I believed, rose stealthily upon me at the sight of this once familiar handwriting.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For a long time that letter lay on my table like a challenge--neither accepted nor refused.
on one occasion
From this reading The enchantment of my youthful days, long since evaporated as I believed, rose stealthily upon me at the sight of this once familiar handwriting.
pledgedadjectiveUS /pledʒd/
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading And my word was pledged.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading For a long time that letter lay on my table like a challenge--neither accepted nor refused.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The enchantment of my youthful days, long since evaporated as I believed, rose stealthily upon me at the sight of this once familiar handwriting.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The enchantment of my youthful days, long since evaporated as I believed, rose stealthily upon me at the sight of this once familiar handwriting.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The enchantment of my youthful days, long since evaporated as I believed, rose stealthily upon me at the sight of this once familiar handwriting.
slumbered
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From this reading Something that had slumbered in me for twenty years awoke.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something that had slumbered in me for twenty years awoke.
stealthilyadverb
in a stealthy manner
From this reading The enchantment of my youthful days, long since evaporated as I believed, rose stealthily upon me at the sight of this once familiar handwriting.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading For a long time that letter lay on my table like a challenge--neither accepted nor refused.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a long time that letter lay on my table like a challenge--neither accepted nor refused.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The enchantment of my youthful days, long since evaporated as I believed, rose stealthily upon me at the sight of this once familiar handwriting.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The enchantment of my youthful days, long since evaporated as I believed, rose stealthily upon me at the sight of this once familiar handwriting.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For a long time that letter lay on my table like a challenge--neither accepted nor refused.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Something that had slumbered in me for twenty years awoke.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The enchantment of my youthful days, long since evaporated as I believed, rose stealthily upon me at the sight of this once familiar handwriting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And my word was pledged.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading LeVallon, of course, had found the woman.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading And my word was pledged.
a late time of life
From this reading Something that had slumbered in me for twenty years awoke.
youthfuladjectiveUS /ˈjuːθfəl/
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading The enchantment of my youthful days, long since evaporated as I believed, rose stealthily upon me at the sight of this once familiar handwriting.
