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From this reading 10th., 189-- JERRY DEAR: What must you think of me for delaying so long to write, after the few curt words I found for you that night?
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From this reading 10th., 189-- JERRY DEAR: What must you think of me for delaying so long to write, after the few curt words I found for you that night?
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Poor little Susy was taken very sick the night you sailed, with violent pains and a high fever.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading 10th., 189-- JERRY DEAR: What must you think of me for delaying so long to write, after the few curt words I found for you that night?
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading I hope you know that something must have kept me and have forgiven me already.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading Fortunately there is a good American doctor here--a Doctor Collier--and we pulled her through, though it seemed a doubtful thing at one time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I hope you know that something must have kept me and have forgiven me already.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Fortunately there is a good American doctor here--a Doctor Collier--and we pulled her through, though it seemed a doubtful thing at one time.
ColliernounUS /ˈkɑːljər/
someone who works in a coal mine
From this reading Fortunately there is a good American doctor here--a Doctor Collier--and we pulled her through, though it seemed a doubtful thing at one time.
CREELnounUS /kriːl/
a wicker basket used by anglers to hold fish
From this reading FATE EMPTIES HER CREEL [FROM SUE PAYNTER] PARIS, Feb.
curtadjectiveUS /kɜːrt/
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
From this reading 10th., 189-- JERRY DEAR: What must you think of me for delaying so long to write, after the few curt words I found for you that night?
dearly loved
From this reading 10th., 189-- JERRY DEAR: What must you think of me for delaying so long to write, after the few curt words I found for you that night?
delayingverbUS /dɪˈleɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “delay” — cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading 10th., 189-- JERRY DEAR: What must you think of me for delaying so long to write, after the few curt words I found for you that night?
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Fortunately there is a good American doctor here--a Doctor Collier--and we pulled her through, though it seemed a doubtful thing at one time.
doubtfuladjectiveUS /ˈdaʊtfəl/
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading Fortunately there is a good American doctor here--a Doctor Collier--and we pulled her through, though it seemed a doubtful thing at one time.
EMPTIESnounUS /ˈemptiz/
plural of “empty” — a container that has been emptied
From this reading FATE EMPTIES HER CREEL [FROM SUE PAYNTER] PARIS, Feb.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading FATE EMPTIES HER CREEL [FROM SUE PAYNTER] PARIS, Feb.
FebnounUS /ˈfebjəweri/
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading FATE EMPTIES HER CREEL [FROM SUE PAYNTER] PARIS, Feb.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading Poor little Susy was taken very sick the night you sailed, with violent pains and a high fever.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading 10th., 189-- JERRY DEAR: What must you think of me for delaying so long to write, after the few curt words I found for you that night?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 10th., 189-- JERRY DEAR: What must you think of me for delaying so long to write, after the few curt words I found for you that night?
forgivenverbUS /fərˈɡɪvən/
inflected form of “forgive” — stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading I hope you know that something must have kept me and have forgiven me already.
FortunatelyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by good fortune
From this reading Fortunately there is a good American doctor here--a Doctor Collier--and we pulled her through, though it seemed a doubtful thing at one time.
set up or found
From this reading 10th., 189-- JERRY DEAR: What must you think of me for delaying so long to write, after the few curt words I found for you that night?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FATE EMPTIES HER CREEL [FROM SUE PAYNTER] PARIS, Feb.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Fortunately there is a good American doctor here--a Doctor Collier--and we pulled her through, though it seemed a doubtful thing at one time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I hope you know that something must have kept me and have forgiven me already.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading FATE EMPTIES HER CREEL [FROM SUE PAYNTER] PARIS, Feb.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Fortunately there is a good American doctor here--a Doctor Collier--and we pulled her through, though it seemed a doubtful thing at one time.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Poor little Susy was taken very sick the night you sailed, with violent pains and a high fever.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope you know that something must have kept me and have forgiven me already.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 10th., 189-- JERRY DEAR: What must you think of me for delaying so long to write, after the few curt words I found for you that night?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fortunately there is a good American doctor here--a Doctor Collier--and we pulled her through, though it seemed a doubtful thing at one time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Fortunately there is a good American doctor here--a Doctor Collier--and we pulled her through, though it seemed a doubtful thing at one time.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading 10th., 189-- JERRY DEAR: What must you think of me for delaying so long to write, after the few curt words I found for you that night?
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading I hope you know that something must have kept me and have forgiven me already.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I hope you know that something must have kept me and have forgiven me already.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Poor little Susy was taken very sick the night you sailed, with violent pains and a high fever.
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 10th., 189-- JERRY DEAR: What must you think of me for delaying so long to write, after the few curt words I found for you that night?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 10th., 189-- JERRY DEAR: What must you think of me for delaying so long to write, after the few curt words I found for you that night?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 10th., 189-- JERRY DEAR: What must you think of me for delaying so long to write, after the few curt words I found for you that night?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading 10th., 189-- JERRY DEAR: What must you think of me for delaying so long to write, after the few curt words I found for you that night?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 10th., 189-- JERRY DEAR: What must you think of me for delaying so long to write, after the few curt words I found for you that night?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Fortunately there is a good American doctor here--a Doctor Collier--and we pulled her through, though it seemed a doubtful thing at one time.
painsnounUS /peɪnz/
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading Poor little Susy was taken very sick the night you sailed, with violent pains and a high fever.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading FATE EMPTIES HER CREEL [FROM SUE PAYNTER] PARIS, Feb.
PAYNTER
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From this reading FATE EMPTIES HER CREEL [FROM SUE PAYNTER] PARIS, Feb.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor little Susy was taken very sick the night you sailed, with violent pains and a high fever.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Fortunately there is a good American doctor here--a Doctor Collier--and we pulled her through, though it seemed a doubtful thing at one time.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Poor little Susy was taken very sick the night you sailed, with violent pains and a high fever.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Fortunately there is a good American doctor here--a Doctor Collier--and we pulled her through, though it seemed a doubtful thing at one time.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Poor little Susy was taken very sick the night you sailed, with violent pains and a high fever.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 10th., 189-- JERRY DEAR: What must you think of me for delaying so long to write, after the few curt words I found for you that night?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I hope you know that something must have kept me and have forgiven me already.
SUEverbUS /suː/
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading FATE EMPTIES HER CREEL [FROM SUE PAYNTER] PARIS, Feb.
Susy
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From this reading Poor little Susy was taken very sick the night you sailed, with violent pains and a high fever.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Poor little Susy was taken very sick the night you sailed, with violent pains and a high fever.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 10th., 189-- JERRY DEAR: What must you think of me for delaying so long to write, after the few curt words I found for you that night?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 10th., 189-- JERRY DEAR: What must you think of me for delaying so long to write, after the few curt words I found for you that night?
in or at that place or location
From this reading Fortunately there is a good American doctor here--a Doctor Collier--and we pulled her through, though it seemed a doubtful thing at one time.
a special situation
From this reading Fortunately there is a good American doctor here--a Doctor Collier--and we pulled her through, though it seemed a doubtful thing at one time.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading 10th., 189-- JERRY DEAR: What must you think of me for delaying so long to write, after the few curt words I found for you that night?
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Fortunately there is a good American doctor here--a Doctor Collier--and we pulled her through, though it seemed a doubtful thing at one time.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Fortunately there is a good American doctor here--a Doctor Collier--and we pulled her through, though it seemed a doubtful thing at one time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Fortunately there is a good American doctor here--a Doctor Collier--and we pulled her through, though it seemed a doubtful thing at one time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 10th., 189-- JERRY DEAR: What must you think of me for delaying so long to write, after the few curt words I found for you that night?
precisely as stated
From this reading Poor little Susy was taken very sick the night you sailed, with violent pains and a high fever.
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading Poor little Susy was taken very sick the night you sailed, with violent pains and a high fever.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Poor little Susy was taken very sick the night you sailed, with violent pains and a high fever.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Fortunately there is a good American doctor here--a Doctor Collier--and we pulled her through, though it seemed a doubtful thing at one time.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 10th., 189-- JERRY DEAR: What must you think of me for delaying so long to write, after the few curt words I found for you that night?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Poor little Susy was taken very sick the night you sailed, with violent pains and a high fever.
the words that are spoken
From this reading 10th., 189-- JERRY DEAR: What must you think of me for delaying so long to write, after the few curt words I found for you that night?
produce a literary work
From this reading 10th., 189-- JERRY DEAR: What must you think of me for delaying so long to write, after the few curt words I found for you that night?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 10th., 189-- JERRY DEAR: What must you think of me for delaying so long to write, after the few curt words I found for you that night?
