used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE morning mail for Dunford was usually in the post-office by a quarter to seven.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading It was conveyed from the train by Sam, the postman, a little stout person with a grey military moustache, whose age, according to his own statement, was “forty-nine and a bit.”
how long something has existed
From this reading It was conveyed from the train by Sam, the postman, a little stout person with a grey military moustache, whose age, according to his own statement, was “forty-nine and a bit.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was conveyed from the train by Sam, the postman, a little stout person with a grey military moustache, whose age, according to his own statement, was “forty-nine and a bit.”
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading With Sam’s assistance Kitty was wont to sort the letters, and the two had become staunch friends, though no very serious confidences had been exchanged.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading With Sam’s assistance Kitty was wont to sort the letters, and the two had become staunch friends, though no very serious confidences had been exchanged.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been that for a good many years.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading It was conveyed from the train by Sam, the postman, a little stout person with a grey military moustache, whose age, according to his own statement, was “forty-nine and a bit.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE morning mail for Dunford was usually in the post-office by a quarter to seven.
Colin
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From this reading In the midst of the sorting this morning Sam suddenly remarked that Mr. Colin Hayward had not made a long stay with his people.
confidencesnounUS /ˈkɑːnfədənsɪz/
plural of “confidence” — freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading With Sam’s assistance Kitty was wont to sort the letters, and the two had become staunch friends, though no very serious confidences had been exchanged.
conveyedverbUS /kənˈveɪd/
past form of “convey” — (of information) make known; pass on
From this reading It was conveyed from the train by Sam, the postman, a little stout person with a grey military moustache, whose age, according to his own statement, was “forty-nine and a bit.”
Dunford
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From this reading THE morning mail for Dunford was usually in the post-office by a quarter to seven.
exchangedadjectiveUS /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒd/
changed for (replaced by) something different
From this reading With Sam’s assistance Kitty was wont to sort the letters, and the two had become staunch friends, though no very serious confidences had been exchanged.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE morning mail for Dunford was usually in the post-office by a quarter to seven.
forty-nineadjective
being nine more than forty
From this reading It was conveyed from the train by Sam, the postman, a little stout person with a grey military moustache, whose age, according to his own statement, was “forty-nine and a bit.”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading With Sam’s assistance Kitty was wont to sort the letters, and the two had become staunch friends, though no very serious confidences had been exchanged.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was conveyed from the train by Sam, the postman, a little stout person with a grey military moustache, whose age, according to his own statement, was “forty-nine and a bit.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It had been that for a good many years.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading It was conveyed from the train by Sam, the postman, a little stout person with a grey military moustache, whose age, according to his own statement, was “forty-nine and a bit.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been that for a good many years.
Hayward
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From this reading In the midst of the sorting this morning Sam suddenly remarked that Mr. Colin Hayward had not made a long stay with his people.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was conveyed from the train by Sam, the postman, a little stout person with a grey military moustache, whose age, according to his own statement, was “forty-nine and a bit.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE morning mail for Dunford was usually in the post-office by a quarter to seven.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was conveyed from the train by Sam, the postman, a little stout person with a grey military moustache, whose age, according to his own statement, was “forty-nine and a bit.”
KittynounUS /ˈkɪti/
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading With Sam’s assistance Kitty was wont to sort the letters, and the two had become staunch friends, though no very serious confidences had been exchanged.
the literary culture
From this reading With Sam’s assistance Kitty was wont to sort the letters, and the two had become staunch friends, though no very serious confidences had been exchanged.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was conveyed from the train by Sam, the postman, a little stout person with a grey military moustache, whose age, according to his own statement, was “forty-nine and a bit.”
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 midst of the sorting this morning Sam suddenly remarked that Mr. Colin Hayward had not made a long stay with his people.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In the midst of the sorting this morning Sam suddenly remarked that Mr. Colin Hayward had not made a long stay with his people.
mailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading THE morning mail for Dunford was usually in the post-office by a quarter to seven.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading It had been that for a good many years.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading In the midst of the sorting this morning Sam suddenly remarked that Mr. Colin Hayward had not made a long stay with his people.
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading It was conveyed from the train by Sam, the postman, a little stout person with a grey military moustache, whose age, according to his own statement, was “forty-nine and a bit.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE morning mail for Dunford was usually in the post-office by a quarter to seven.
moustachenounUS /ˈmʌstæʃ/
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading It was conveyed from the train by Sam, the postman, a little stout person with a grey military moustache, whose age, according to his own statement, was “forty-nine and a bit.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading In the midst of the sorting this morning Sam suddenly remarked that Mr. Colin Hayward had not made a long stay with his people.
not any; not one
From this reading With Sam’s assistance Kitty was wont to sort the letters, and the two had become staunch friends, though no very serious confidences had been exchanged.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the midst of the sorting this morning Sam suddenly remarked that Mr. Colin Hayward had not made a long stay with his people.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the midst of the sorting this morning Sam suddenly remarked that Mr. Colin Hayward had not made a long stay with his people.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It was conveyed from the train by Sam, the postman, a little stout person with a grey military moustache, whose age, according to his own statement, was “forty-nine and a bit.”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading In the midst of the sorting this morning Sam suddenly remarked that Mr. Colin Hayward had not made a long stay with his people.
a human being
From this reading It was conveyed from the train by Sam, the postman, a little stout person with a grey military moustache, whose age, according to his own statement, was “forty-nine and a bit.”
post-office
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From this reading THE morning mail for Dunford was usually in the post-office by a quarter to seven.
postmannounUS /ˈpoʊstmən/
a man who delivers the mail
From this reading It was conveyed from the train by Sam, the postman, a little stout person with a grey military moustache, whose age, according to his own statement, was “forty-nine and a bit.”
one of four equal parts
From this reading THE morning mail for Dunford was usually in the post-office by a quarter to seven.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading In the midst of the sorting this morning Sam suddenly remarked that Mr. Colin Hayward had not made a long stay with his people.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading It was conveyed from the train by Sam, the postman, a little stout person with a grey military moustache, whose age, according to his own statement, was “forty-nine and a bit.”
Sam'snounUS /sæmz/
possessive form of “sam” — a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading With Sam’s assistance Kitty was wont to sort the letters, and the two had become staunch friends, though no very serious confidences had been exchanged.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading With Sam’s assistance Kitty was wont to sort the letters, and the two had become staunch friends, though no very serious confidences had been exchanged.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading THE morning mail for Dunford was usually in the post-office by a quarter to seven.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading With Sam’s assistance Kitty was wont to sort the letters, and the two had become staunch friends, though no very serious confidences had been exchanged.
sortingnounUS /ˈsɔːrtɪŋ/
an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
From this reading In the midst of the sorting this morning Sam suddenly remarked that Mr. Colin Hayward had not made a long stay with his people.
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading It was conveyed from the train by Sam, the postman, a little stout person with a grey military moustache, whose age, according to his own statement, was “forty-nine and a bit.”
staunchadjectiveUS /stɔːntʃ/
firm and dependable especially in loyalty
From this reading With Sam’s assistance Kitty was wont to sort the letters, and the two had become staunch friends, though no very serious confidences had been exchanged.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading In the midst of the sorting this morning Sam suddenly remarked that Mr. Colin Hayward had not made a long stay with his people.
dependable
From this reading It was conveyed from the train by Sam, the postman, a little stout person with a grey military moustache, whose age, according to his own statement, was “forty-nine and a bit.”
happening unexpectedly
From this reading In the midst of the sorting this morning Sam suddenly remarked that Mr. Colin Hayward had not made a long stay with his people.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had been that for a good many years.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE morning mail for Dunford was usually in the post-office by a quarter to seven.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the midst of the sorting this morning Sam suddenly remarked that Mr. Colin Hayward had not made a long stay with his people.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading With Sam’s assistance Kitty was wont to sort the letters, and the two had become staunch friends, though no very serious confidences had been exchanged.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE morning mail for Dunford was usually in the post-office by a quarter to seven.
create by training and teaching
From this reading It was conveyed from the train by Sam, the postman, a little stout person with a grey military moustache, whose age, according to his own statement, was “forty-nine and a bit.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading With Sam’s assistance Kitty was wont to sort the letters, and the two had become staunch friends, though no very serious confidences had been exchanged.
under normal conditions
From this reading THE morning mail for Dunford was usually in the post-office by a quarter to seven.
precisely as stated
From this reading With Sam’s assistance Kitty was wont to sort the letters, and the two had become staunch friends, though no very serious confidences had been exchanged.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE morning mail for Dunford was usually in the post-office by a quarter to seven.
belonging to which person
From this reading It was conveyed from the train by Sam, the postman, a little stout person with a grey military moustache, whose age, according to his own statement, was “forty-nine and a bit.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was conveyed from the train by Sam, the postman, a little stout person with a grey military moustache, whose age, according to his own statement, was “forty-nine and a bit.”
wontnounUS /woʊnt/
an established custom
From this reading With Sam’s assistance Kitty was wont to sort the letters, and the two had become staunch friends, though no very serious confidences had been exchanged.
a late time of life
From this reading It had been that for a good many years.
