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From this reading _NEWS FROM HOME._ _November 30._ MY journal is not very regularly kept, nowadays, I have so much to do and to think about.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She says she is thankful to have seen and liked Walter, for she would hardly have felt like giving me to a stranger.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _NEWS FROM HOME._ _November 30._ MY journal is not very regularly kept, nowadays, I have so much to do and to think about.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Dick writes gravely, after his fashion, and Aunt Willson bluntly, after hers.
(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 They all write very kindly, and dear mother is greatly pleased.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _NEWS FROM HOME._ _November 30._ MY journal is not very regularly kept, nowadays, I have so much to do and to think about.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Letters have come from home, and from Aunt Willson.
bluntlyadverbUS /ˈblʌntli/
in a blunt direct manner
From this reading Dick writes gravely, after his fashion, and Aunt Willson bluntly, after hers.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Letters have come from home, and from Aunt Willson.
dearly loved
From this reading They all write very kindly, and dear mother is greatly pleased.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick writes gravely, after his fashion, and Aunt Willson bluntly, after hers.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _NEWS FROM HOME._ _November 30._ MY journal is not very regularly kept, nowadays, I have so much to do and to think about.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Dick writes gravely, after his fashion, and Aunt Willson bluntly, after hers.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She says she is thankful to have seen and liked Walter, for she would hardly have felt like giving me to a stranger.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She says she is thankful to have seen and liked Walter, for she would hardly have felt like giving me to a stranger.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _NEWS FROM HOME._ _November 30._ MY journal is not very regularly kept, nowadays, I have so much to do and to think about.
the act of giving
From this reading She says she is thankful to have seen and liked Walter, for she would hardly have felt like giving me to a stranger.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading Dick writes gravely, after his fashion, and Aunt Willson bluntly, after hers.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading They all write very kindly, and dear mother is greatly pleased.
only a very short time before
From this reading She says she is thankful to have seen and liked Walter, for she would hardly have felt like giving me to a stranger.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _NEWS FROM HOME._ _November 30._ MY journal is not very regularly kept, nowadays, I have so much to do and to think about.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Dick writes gravely, after his fashion, and Aunt Willson bluntly, after hers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dick writes gravely, after his fashion, and Aunt Willson bluntly, after hers.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading _NEWS FROM HOME._ _November 30._ MY journal is not very regularly kept, nowadays, I have so much to do and to think about.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _NEWS FROM HOME._ _November 30._ MY journal is not very regularly kept, nowadays, I have so much to do and to think about.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _NEWS FROM HOME._ _November 30._ MY journal is not very regularly kept, nowadays, I have so much to do and to think about.
journalnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnəl/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading _NEWS FROM HOME._ _November 30._ MY journal is not very regularly kept, nowadays, I have so much to do and to think about.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading _NEWS FROM HOME._ _November 30._ MY journal is not very regularly kept, nowadays, I have so much to do and to think about.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading They all write very kindly, and dear mother is greatly pleased.
the literary culture
From this reading Letters have come from home, and from Aunt Willson.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She says she is thankful to have seen and liked Walter, for she would hardly have felt like giving me to a stranger.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading She says she is thankful to have seen and liked Walter, for she would hardly have felt like giving me to a stranger.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She says she is thankful to have seen and liked Walter, for she would hardly have felt like giving me to a stranger.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading They all write very kindly, and dear mother is greatly pleased.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading _NEWS FROM HOME._ _November 30._ MY journal is not very regularly kept, nowadays, I have so much to do and to think about.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _NEWS FROM HOME._ _November 30._ MY journal is not very regularly kept, nowadays, I have so much to do and to think about.
information about recent and important events
From this reading _NEWS FROM HOME._ _November 30._ MY journal is not very regularly kept, nowadays, I have so much to do and to think about.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _NEWS FROM HOME._ _November 30._ MY journal is not very regularly kept, nowadays, I have so much to do and to think about.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading _NEWS FROM HOME._ _November 30._ MY journal is not very regularly kept, nowadays, I have so much to do and to think about.
nowadaysnounUS /ˈnaʊədeɪz/
the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading _NEWS FROM HOME._ _November 30._ MY journal is not very regularly kept, nowadays, I have so much to do and to think about.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading They all write very kindly, and dear mother is greatly pleased.
regularlyadverbUS /ˈreɡjələrli/
in a regular manner
From this reading _NEWS FROM HOME._ _November 30._ MY journal is not very regularly kept, nowadays, I have so much to do and to think about.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading She says she is thankful to have seen and liked Walter, for she would hardly have felt like giving me to a stranger.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She says she is thankful to have seen and liked Walter, for she would hardly have felt like giving me to a stranger.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She says she is thankful to have seen and liked Walter, for she would hardly have felt like giving me to a stranger.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _NEWS FROM HOME._ _November 30._ MY journal is not very regularly kept, nowadays, I have so much to do and to think about.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading She says she is thankful to have seen and liked Walter, for she would hardly have felt like giving me to a stranger.
thankfuladjectiveUS /ˈθæŋkfəl/
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading She says she is thankful to have seen and liked Walter, for she would hardly have felt like giving me to a stranger.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all write very kindly, and dear mother is greatly pleased.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading _NEWS FROM HOME._ _November 30._ MY journal is not very regularly kept, nowadays, I have so much to do and to think about.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _NEWS FROM HOME._ _November 30._ MY journal is not very regularly kept, nowadays, I have so much to do and to think about.
precisely as stated
From this reading _NEWS FROM HOME._ _November 30._ MY journal is not very regularly kept, nowadays, I have so much to do and to think about.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading She says she is thankful to have seen and liked Walter, for she would hardly have felt like giving me to a stranger.
Willson
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Letters have come from home, and from Aunt Willson.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She says she is thankful to have seen and liked Walter, for she would hardly have felt like giving me to a stranger.
produce a literary work
From this reading They all write very kindly, and dear mother is greatly pleased.
writesverbUS /raɪts/
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Dick writes gravely, after his fashion, and Aunt Willson bluntly, after hers.
