aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It's something that means so much to me that I have not dared write about it until it was decided.
Allan
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From this reading NO ONE LAUGHS LAST Trude read Issy's letter aloud, not noticing in her high pitch of anxiety that Dugald Allan had lingered.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading NO ONE LAUGHS LAST Trude read Issy's letter aloud, not noticing in her high pitch of anxiety that Dugald Allan had lingered.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "--I am going to tell something now concerning which I have given no hint in my former letters.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now it is decided.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading NO ONE LAUGHS LAST Trude read Issy's letter aloud, not noticing in her high pitch of anxiety that Dugald Allan had lingered.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Professor Deering has asked me to stay on with him as his secretary.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Professor Deering has asked me to stay on with him as his secretary.
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading "--I am going to tell something now concerning which I have given no hint in my former letters.
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading It's something that means so much to me that I have not dared write about it until it was decided.
recognizable; marked
From this reading It's something that means so much to me that I have not dared write about it until it was decided.
Deering
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From this reading Professor Deering has asked me to stay on with him as his secretary.
Dugald
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From this reading NO ONE LAUGHS LAST Trude read Issy's letter aloud, not noticing in her high pitch of anxiety that Dugald Allan had lingered.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading "--I am going to tell something now concerning which I have given no hint in my former letters.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "--I am going to tell something now concerning which I have given no hint in my former letters.
the act of departing
From this reading "--I am going to tell something now concerning which I have given no hint in my former letters.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading NO ONE LAUGHS LAST Trude read Issy's letter aloud, not noticing in her high pitch of anxiety that Dugald Allan had lingered.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Professor Deering has asked me to stay on with him as his secretary.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "--I am going to tell something now concerning which I have given no hint in my former letters.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading NO ONE LAUGHS LAST Trude read Issy's letter aloud, not noticing in her high pitch of anxiety that Dugald Allan had lingered.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading NO ONE LAUGHS LAST Trude read Issy's letter aloud, not noticing in her high pitch of anxiety that Dugald Allan had lingered.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Professor Deering has asked me to stay on with him as his secretary.
an indirect suggestion
From this reading "--I am going to tell something now concerning which I have given no hint in my former letters.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Professor Deering has asked me to stay on with him as his secretary.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "--I am going to tell something now concerning which I have given no hint in my former letters.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NO ONE LAUGHS LAST Trude read Issy's letter aloud, not noticing in her high pitch of anxiety that Dugald Allan had lingered.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now it is decided.
Issy's
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From this reading NO ONE LAUGHS LAST Trude read Issy's letter aloud, not noticing in her high pitch of anxiety that Dugald Allan had lingered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It's something that means so much to me that I have not dared write about it until it was decided.
It's
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From this reading It's something that means so much to me that I have not dared write about it until it was decided.
immediately past
From this reading NO ONE LAUGHS LAST Trude read Issy's letter aloud, not noticing in her high pitch of anxiety that Dugald Allan had lingered.
LAUGHSnounUS /læfs/
plural of “laugh” — the sound of laughing
From this reading NO ONE LAUGHS LAST Trude read Issy's letter aloud, not noticing in her high pitch of anxiety that Dugald Allan had lingered.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading NO ONE LAUGHS LAST Trude read Issy's letter aloud, not noticing in her high pitch of anxiety that Dugald Allan had lingered.
the literary culture
From this reading "--I am going to tell something now concerning which I have given no hint in my former letters.
lingeredverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡərd/
past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading NO ONE LAUGHS LAST Trude read Issy's letter aloud, not noticing in her high pitch of anxiety that Dugald Allan had lingered.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It's something that means so much to me that I have not dared write about it until it was decided.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading It's something that means so much to me that I have not dared write about it until it was decided.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It's something that means so much to me that I have not dared write about it until it was decided.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "--I am going to tell something now concerning which I have given no hint in my former letters.
not any; not one
From this reading NO ONE LAUGHS LAST Trude read Issy's letter aloud, not noticing in her high pitch of anxiety that Dugald Allan had lingered.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading NO ONE LAUGHS LAST Trude read Issy's letter aloud, not noticing in her high pitch of anxiety that Dugald Allan had lingered.
noticingverbUS /ˈnoʊtɪsɪŋ/
-ing form of “notice” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading NO ONE LAUGHS LAST Trude read Issy's letter aloud, not noticing in her high pitch of anxiety that Dugald Allan had lingered.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "--I am going to tell something now concerning which I have given no hint in my former letters.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NO ONE LAUGHS LAST Trude read Issy's letter aloud, not noticing in her high pitch of anxiety that Dugald Allan had lingered.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Professor Deering has asked me to stay on with him as his secretary.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading NO ONE LAUGHS LAST Trude read Issy's letter aloud, not noticing in her high pitch of anxiety that Dugald Allan had lingered.
pitchnounUS /pɪtʃ/
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading NO ONE LAUGHS LAST Trude read Issy's letter aloud, not noticing in her high pitch of anxiety that Dugald Allan had lingered.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading Professor Deering has asked me to stay on with him as his secretary.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading NO ONE LAUGHS LAST Trude read Issy's letter aloud, not noticing in her high pitch of anxiety that Dugald Allan had lingered.
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading Professor Deering has asked me to stay on with him as his secretary.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It's something that means so much to me that I have not dared write about it until it was decided.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "--I am going to tell something now concerning which I have given no hint in my former letters.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Professor Deering has asked me to stay on with him as his secretary.
express in words
From this reading "--I am going to tell something now concerning which I have given no hint in my former letters.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading NO ONE LAUGHS LAST Trude read Issy's letter aloud, not noticing in her high pitch of anxiety that Dugald Allan had lingered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "--I am going to tell something now concerning which I have given no hint in my former letters.
Trude
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From this reading NO ONE LAUGHS LAST Trude read Issy's letter aloud, not noticing in her high pitch of anxiety that Dugald Allan had lingered.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It's something that means so much to me that I have not dared write about it until it was decided.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It's something that means so much to me that I have not dared write about it until it was decided.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "--I am going to tell something now concerning which I have given no hint in my former letters.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Professor Deering has asked me to stay on with him as his secretary.
produce a literary work
From this reading It's something that means so much to me that I have not dared write about it until it was decided.
