used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE WIND IN THE CRABAPPLE BLOSSOMS About a week later, Mistress Hempen received the following letter from Luke:
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE WIND IN THE CRABAPPLE BLOSSOMS About a week later, Mistress Hempen received the following letter from Luke:
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I'm remembering what you said, and trying to look after the little master, but this is a queer place and no mistake, and I'd liefer we were both safe back in Lud.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'm remembering what you said, and trying to look after the little master, but this is a queer place and no mistake, and I'd liefer we were both safe back in Lud.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Not that I've any complaint to make as to victuals and lodging, and I'm sure they treat Master Ranulph as if he was a king--wax candles and linen sheets and everything that he gets at home.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dear Auntie,-- I trust this finds you as well as it leaves me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Not that I've any complaint to make as to victuals and lodging, and I'm sure they treat Master Ranulph as if he was a king--wax candles and linen sheets and everything that he gets at home.
AuntienounUS /ˈænti/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Dear Auntie,-- I trust this finds you as well as it leaves me.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I'm remembering what you said, and trying to look after the little master, but this is a queer place and no mistake, and I'd liefer we were both safe back in Lud.
BLOSSOMSnounUS /ˈblɑːsəmz/
plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
From this reading THE WIND IN THE CRABAPPLE BLOSSOMS About a week later, Mistress Hempen received the following letter from Luke:
the two together, not just one
From this reading I'm remembering what you said, and trying to look after the little master, but this is a queer place and no mistake, and I'd liefer we were both safe back in Lud.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I'm remembering what you said, and trying to look after the little master, but this is a queer place and no mistake, and I'd liefer we were both safe back in Lud.
candlesnounUS /ˈkændəlz/
plural of “candle” — stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading Not that I've any complaint to make as to victuals and lodging, and I'm sure they treat Master Ranulph as if he was a king--wax candles and linen sheets and everything that he gets at home.
complaintnounUS /kəmˈpleɪnt/
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading Not that I've any complaint to make as to victuals and lodging, and I'm sure they treat Master Ranulph as if he was a king--wax candles and linen sheets and everything that he gets at home.
CRABAPPLEnoun
any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acidic (usually bright red) fruit used for preserves or as ornamentals for their blossoms
From this reading THE WIND IN THE CRABAPPLE BLOSSOMS About a week later, Mistress Hempen received the following letter from Luke:
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And I must say I've not seen him looking so well, nor so happy for many a long day.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Auntie,-- I trust this finds you as well as it leaves me.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Not that I've any complaint to make as to victuals and lodging, and I'm sure they treat Master Ranulph as if he was a king--wax candles and linen sheets and everything that he gets at home.
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading Dear Auntie,-- I trust this finds you as well as it leaves me.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading THE WIND IN THE CRABAPPLE BLOSSOMS About a week later, Mistress Hempen received the following letter from Luke:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And I must say I've not seen him looking so well, nor so happy for many a long day.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE WIND IN THE CRABAPPLE BLOSSOMS About a week later, Mistress Hempen received the following letter from Luke:
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading Not that I've any complaint to make as to victuals and lodging, and I'm sure they treat Master Ranulph as if he was a king--wax candles and linen sheets and everything that he gets at home.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading And I must say I've not seen him looking so well, nor so happy for many a long day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not that I've any complaint to make as to victuals and lodging, and I'm sure they treat Master Ranulph as if he was a king--wax candles and linen sheets and everything that he gets at home.
HempenadjectiveUS /ˈhempən/
having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute
From this reading THE WIND IN THE CRABAPPLE BLOSSOMS About a week later, Mistress Hempen received the following letter from Luke:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And I must say I've not seen him looking so well, nor so happy for many a long day.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Not that I've any complaint to make as to victuals and lodging, and I'm sure they treat Master Ranulph as if he was a king--wax candles and linen sheets and everything that he gets at home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dear Auntie,-- I trust this finds you as well as it leaves me.
I'd
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From this reading I'm remembering what you said, and trying to look after the little master, but this is a queer place and no mistake, and I'd liefer we were both safe back in Lud.
I'm
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From this reading I'm remembering what you said, and trying to look after the little master, but this is a queer place and no mistake, and I'd liefer we were both safe back in Lud.
I've
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From this reading Not that I've any complaint to make as to victuals and lodging, and I'm sure they treat Master Ranulph as if he was a king--wax candles and linen sheets and everything that he gets at home.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Not that I've any complaint to make as to victuals and lodging, and I'm sure they treat Master Ranulph as if he was a king--wax candles and linen sheets and everything that he gets at home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WIND IN THE CRABAPPLE BLOSSOMS About a week later, Mistress Hempen received the following letter from Luke:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I'm remembering what you said, and trying to look after the little master, but this is a queer place and no mistake, and I'd liefer we were both safe back in Lud.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dear Auntie,-- I trust this finds you as well as it leaves me.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Not that I've any complaint to make as to victuals and lodging, and I'm sure they treat Master Ranulph as if he was a king--wax candles and linen sheets and everything that he gets at home.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading THE WIND IN THE CRABAPPLE BLOSSOMS About a week later, Mistress Hempen received the following letter from Luke:
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Dear Auntie,-- I trust this finds you as well as it leaves me.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading THE WIND IN THE CRABAPPLE BLOSSOMS About a week later, Mistress Hempen received the following letter from Luke:
liefer
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From this reading I'm remembering what you said, and trying to look after the little master, but this is a queer place and no mistake, and I'd liefer we were both safe back in Lud.
linennounUS /ˈlɪnən/
a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
From this reading Not that I've any complaint to make as to victuals and lodging, and I'm sure they treat Master Ranulph as if he was a king--wax candles and linen sheets and everything that he gets at home.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I'm remembering what you said, and trying to look after the little master, but this is a queer place and no mistake, and I'd liefer we were both safe back in Lud.
lodgingnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋ/
structures collectively in which people are housed
From this reading Not that I've any complaint to make as to victuals and lodging, and I'm sure they treat Master Ranulph as if he was a king--wax candles and linen sheets and everything that he gets at home.
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 And I must say I've not seen him looking so well, nor so happy for many a long day.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I'm remembering what you said, and trying to look after the little master, but this is a queer place and no mistake, and I'd liefer we were both safe back in Lud.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading And I must say I've not seen him looking so well, nor so happy for many a long day.
Lud
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From this reading I'm remembering what you said, and trying to look after the little master, but this is a queer place and no mistake, and I'd liefer we were both safe back in Lud.
LukenounUS /luːk/
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading THE WIND IN THE CRABAPPLE BLOSSOMS About a week later, Mistress Hempen received the following letter from Luke:
engage in
From this reading Not that I've any complaint to make as to victuals and lodging, and I'm sure they treat Master Ranulph as if he was a king--wax candles and linen sheets and everything that he gets at home.
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 And I must say I've not seen him looking so well, nor so happy for many a long day.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading I'm remembering what you said, and trying to look after the little master, but this is a queer place and no mistake, and I'd liefer we were both safe back in Lud.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dear Auntie,-- I trust this finds you as well as it leaves me.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading I'm remembering what you said, and trying to look after the little master, but this is a queer place and no mistake, and I'd liefer we were both safe back in Lud.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading THE WIND IN THE CRABAPPLE BLOSSOMS About a week later, Mistress Hempen received the following letter from Luke:
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And I must say I've not seen him looking so well, nor so happy for many a long day.
not any; not one
From this reading I'm remembering what you said, and trying to look after the little master, but this is a queer place and no mistake, and I'd liefer we were both safe back in Lud.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading And I must say I've not seen him looking so well, nor so happy for many a long day.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that I've any complaint to make as to victuals and lodging, and I'm sure they treat Master Ranulph as if he was a king--wax candles and linen sheets and everything that he gets at home.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I'm remembering what you said, and trying to look after the little master, but this is a queer place and no mistake, and I'd liefer we were both safe back in Lud.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading I'm remembering what you said, and trying to look after the little master, but this is a queer place and no mistake, and I'd liefer we were both safe back in Lud.
Ranulph
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From this reading Not that I've any complaint to make as to victuals and lodging, and I'm sure they treat Master Ranulph as if he was a king--wax candles and linen sheets and everything that he gets at home.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading THE WIND IN THE CRABAPPLE BLOSSOMS About a week later, Mistress Hempen received the following letter from Luke:
rememberingnounUS /rɪˈmembərɪŋ/
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
From this reading I'm remembering what you said, and trying to look after the little master, but this is a queer place and no mistake, and I'd liefer we were both safe back in Lud.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading I'm remembering what you said, and trying to look after the little master, but this is a queer place and no mistake, and I'd liefer we were both safe back in Lud.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I'm remembering what you said, and trying to look after the little master, but this is a queer place and no mistake, and I'd liefer we were both safe back in Lud.
express in words
From this reading And I must say I've not seen him looking so well, nor so happy for many a long day.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading And I must say I've not seen him looking so well, nor so happy for many a long day.
sheetsnounUS /ʃiːts/
plural of “sheet” — any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading Not that I've any complaint to make as to victuals and lodging, and I'm sure they treat Master Ranulph as if he was a king--wax candles and linen sheets and everything that he gets at home.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And I must say I've not seen him looking so well, nor so happy for many a long day.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Not that I've any complaint to make as to victuals and lodging, and I'm sure they treat Master Ranulph as if he was a king--wax candles and linen sheets and everything that he gets at home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that I've any complaint to make as to victuals and lodging, and I'm sure they treat Master Ranulph as if he was a king--wax candles and linen sheets and everything that he gets at home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WIND IN THE CRABAPPLE BLOSSOMS About a week later, Mistress Hempen received the following letter from Luke:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not that I've any complaint to make as to victuals and lodging, and I'm sure they treat Master Ranulph as if he was a king--wax candles and linen sheets and everything that he gets at home.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Dear Auntie,-- I trust this finds you as well as it leaves me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm remembering what you said, and trying to look after the little master, but this is a queer place and no mistake, and I'd liefer we were both safe back in Lud.
interact in a certain way
From this reading Not that I've any complaint to make as to victuals and lodging, and I'm sure they treat Master Ranulph as if he was a king--wax candles and linen sheets and everything that he gets at home.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading Dear Auntie,-- I trust this finds you as well as it leaves me.
hard to endure
From this reading I'm remembering what you said, and trying to look after the little master, but this is a queer place and no mistake, and I'd liefer we were both safe back in Lud.
victualsnoun
a stock or supply of foods
From this reading Not that I've any complaint to make as to victuals and lodging, and I'm sure they treat Master Ranulph as if he was a king--wax candles and linen sheets and everything that he gets at home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not that I've any complaint to make as to victuals and lodging, and I'm sure they treat Master Ranulph as if he was a king--wax candles and linen sheets and everything that he gets at home.
waxverbUS /wæks/
cover with wax
From this reading Not that I've any complaint to make as to victuals and lodging, and I'm sure they treat Master Ranulph as if he was a king--wax candles and linen sheets and everything that he gets at home.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I'm remembering what you said, and trying to look after the little master, but this is a queer place and no mistake, and I'd liefer we were both safe back in Lud.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading THE WIND IN THE CRABAPPLE BLOSSOMS About a week later, Mistress Hempen received the following letter from Luke:
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Dear Auntie,-- I trust this finds you as well as it leaves me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I'm remembering what you said, and trying to look after the little master, but this is a queer place and no mistake, and I'd liefer we were both safe back in Lud.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I'm remembering what you said, and trying to look after the little master, but this is a queer place and no mistake, and I'd liefer we were both safe back in Lud.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading THE WIND IN THE CRABAPPLE BLOSSOMS About a week later, Mistress Hempen received the following letter from Luke:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Auntie,-- I trust this finds you as well as it leaves me.
