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From this reading _October 17._ My dearest Louie, I’ve been meaning to write all this week, but so many things have accumulated since we’ve been away that there’s simply not been a minute to write a decent letter.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _October 17._ My dearest Louie, I’ve been meaning to write all this week, but so many things have accumulated since we’ve been away that there’s simply not been a minute to write a decent letter.
accumulatedadjectiveUS /əˈkjuːmjəleɪtɪd/
periodically accumulated over time
From this reading _October 17._ My dearest Louie, I’ve been meaning to write all this week, but so many things have accumulated since we’ve been away that there’s simply not been a minute to write a decent letter.
(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 _October 17._ My dearest Louie, I’ve been meaning to write all this week, but so many things have accumulated since we’ve been away that there’s simply not been a minute to write a decent letter.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _October 17._ My dearest Louie, I’ve been meaning to write all this week, but so many things have accumulated since we’ve been away that there’s simply not been a minute to write a decent letter.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _October 17._ My dearest Louie, I’ve been meaning to write all this week, but so many things have accumulated since we’ve been away that there’s simply not been a minute to write a decent letter.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _October 17._ My dearest Louie, I’ve been meaning to write all this week, but so many things have accumulated since we’ve been away that there’s simply not been a minute to write a decent letter.
Crowdet
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From this reading SIX LETTERS Mrs. Maradick to Miss Crowdet.
dearly loved
From this reading You know, dear, the delightful people that were there last year?
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading _October 17._ My dearest Louie, I’ve been meaning to write all this week, but so many things have accumulated since we’ve been away that there’s simply not been a minute to write a decent letter.
decentadjectiveUS /ˈdiːsənt/
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading _October 17._ My dearest Louie, I’ve been meaning to write all this week, but so many things have accumulated since we’ve been away that there’s simply not been a minute to write a decent letter.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading You know, dear, the delightful people that were there last year?
ElmsnounUS /elmz/
plural of “elm” — any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading The Elms, Epsom.
Epsom
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From this reading The Elms, Epsom.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _October 17._ My dearest Louie, I’ve been meaning to write all this week, but so many things have accumulated since we’ve been away that there’s simply not been a minute to write a decent letter.
I've
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From this reading _October 17._ My dearest Louie, I’ve been meaning to write all this week, but so many things have accumulated since we’ve been away that there’s simply not been a minute to write a decent letter.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know, dear, the delightful people that were there last year?
immediately past
From this reading You know, dear, the delightful people that were there last year?
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading _October 17._ My dearest Louie, I’ve been meaning to write all this week, but so many things have accumulated since we’ve been away that there’s simply not been a minute to write a decent letter.
the literary culture
From this reading SIX LETTERS Mrs. Maradick to Miss Crowdet.
Louie
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From this reading _October 17._ My dearest Louie, I’ve been meaning to write all this week, but so many things have accumulated since we’ve been away that there’s simply not been a minute to write a decent letter.
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 _October 17._ My dearest Louie, I’ve been meaning to write all this week, but so many things have accumulated since we’ve been away that there’s simply not been a minute to write a decent letter.
Maradick
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From this reading SIX LETTERS Mrs. Maradick to Miss Crowdet.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading _October 17._ My dearest Louie, I’ve been meaning to write all this week, but so many things have accumulated since we’ve been away that there’s simply not been a minute to write a decent letter.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading _October 17._ My dearest Louie, I’ve been meaning to write all this week, but so many things have accumulated since we’ve been away that there’s simply not been a minute to write a decent letter.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading SIX LETTERS Mrs. Maradick to Miss Crowdet.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading SIX LETTERS Mrs. Maradick to Miss Crowdet.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _October 17._ My dearest Louie, I’ve been meaning to write all this week, but so many things have accumulated since we’ve been away that there’s simply not been a minute to write a decent letter.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading No, Treliss wasn’t very nice this time.
not any; not one
From this reading No, Treliss wasn’t very nice this time.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _October 17._ My dearest Louie, I’ve been meaning to write all this week, but so many things have accumulated since we’ve been away that there’s simply not been a minute to write a decent letter.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading _October 17._ My dearest Louie, I’ve been meaning to write all this week, but so many things have accumulated since we’ve been away that there’s simply not been a minute to write a decent letter.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading You know, dear, the delightful people that were there last year?
and nothing more
From this reading _October 17._ My dearest Louie, I’ve been meaning to write all this week, but so many things have accumulated since we’ve been away that there’s simply not been a minute to write a decent letter.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading _October 17._ My dearest Louie, I’ve been meaning to write all this week, but so many things have accumulated since we’ve been away that there’s simply not been a minute to write a decent letter.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading SIX LETTERS Mrs. Maradick to Miss Crowdet.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _October 17._ My dearest Louie, I’ve been meaning to write all this week, but so many things have accumulated since we’ve been away that there’s simply not been a minute to write a decent letter.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _October 17._ My dearest Louie, I’ve been meaning to write all this week, but so many things have accumulated since we’ve been away that there’s simply not been a minute to write a decent letter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Elms, Epsom.
in or at that place or location
From this reading You know, dear, the delightful people that were there last year?
there's
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From this reading _October 17._ My dearest Louie, I’ve been meaning to write all this week, but so many things have accumulated since we’ve been away that there’s simply not been a minute to write a decent letter.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading _October 17._ My dearest Louie, I’ve been meaning to write all this week, but so many things have accumulated since we’ve been away that there’s simply not been a minute to write a decent letter.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _October 17._ My dearest Louie, I’ve been meaning to write all this week, but so many things have accumulated since we’ve been away that there’s simply not been a minute to write a decent letter.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading No, Treliss wasn’t very nice this time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SIX LETTERS Mrs. Maradick to Miss Crowdet.
Treliss
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From this reading No, Treliss wasn’t very nice this time.
precisely as stated
From this reading No, Treliss wasn’t very nice this time.
wasn't
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From this reading No, Treliss wasn’t very nice this time.
we've
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From this reading _October 17._ My dearest Louie, I’ve been meaning to write all this week, but so many things have accumulated since we’ve been away that there’s simply not been a minute to write a decent letter.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading _October 17._ My dearest Louie, I’ve been meaning to write all this week, but so many things have accumulated since we’ve been away that there’s simply not been a minute to write a decent letter.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You know, dear, the delightful people that were there last year?
produce a literary work
From this reading _October 17._ My dearest Louie, I’ve been meaning to write all this week, but so many things have accumulated since we’ve been away that there’s simply not been a minute to write a decent letter.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading You know, dear, the delightful people that were there last year?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know, dear, the delightful people that were there last year?
