used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading FACT, OR FACTOR “Papa, I have brought you a wonderful letter,” cried Miss Janetta Upround, toward supper-time of that same night; “and the most miraculous thing about it is that there is no post to pay.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading FACT, OR FACTOR “Papa, I have brought you a wonderful letter,” cried Miss Janetta Upround, toward supper-time of that same night; “and the most miraculous thing about it is that there is no post to pay.
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “My dear, be sorry for your sins, and not for having failed to add to them.
(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 Our little world is brimful of news just now, but nearly all of it bad news.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Oh, how stupid I am!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FACT, OR FACTOR “Papa, I have brought you a wonderful letter,” cried Miss Janetta Upround, toward supper-time of that same night; “and the most miraculous thing about it is that there is no post to pay.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I ought to have got at least a shilling out of you for postage.”
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Our little world is brimful of news just now, but nearly all of it bad news.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “My dear, be sorry for your sins, and not for having failed to add to them.
brimfuladjective
filled to capacity
From this reading Our little world is brimful of news just now, but nearly all of it bad news.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading FACT, OR FACTOR “Papa, I have brought you a wonderful letter,” cried Miss Janetta Upround, toward supper-time of that same night; “and the most miraculous thing about it is that there is no post to pay.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Our little world is brimful of news just now, but nearly all of it bad news.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading FACT, OR FACTOR “Papa, I have brought you a wonderful letter,” cried Miss Janetta Upround, toward supper-time of that same night; “and the most miraculous thing about it is that there is no post to pay.
dearly loved
From this reading “My dear, be sorry for your sins, and not for having failed to add to them.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading FACT, OR FACTOR “Papa, I have brought you a wonderful letter,” cried Miss Janetta Upround, toward supper-time of that same night; “and the most miraculous thing about it is that there is no post to pay.
FACTORnounUS /ˈfæktər/
anything that contributes causally to a result
From this reading FACT, OR FACTOR “Papa, I have brought you a wonderful letter,” cried Miss Janetta Upround, toward supper-time of that same night; “and the most miraculous thing about it is that there is no post to pay.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “My dear, be sorry for your sins, and not for having failed to add to them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I ought to have got at least a shilling out of you for postage.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I ought to have got at least a shilling out of you for postage.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading FACT, OR FACTOR “Papa, I have brought you a wonderful letter,” cried Miss Janetta Upround, toward supper-time of that same night; “and the most miraculous thing about it is that there is no post to pay.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “My dear, be sorry for your sins, and not for having failed to add to them.
how
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From this reading Oh, how stupid I am!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FACT, OR FACTOR “Papa, I have brought you a wonderful letter,” cried Miss Janetta Upround, toward supper-time of that same night; “and the most miraculous thing about it is that there is no post to pay.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FACT, OR FACTOR “Papa, I have brought you a wonderful letter,” cried Miss Janetta Upround, toward supper-time of that same night; “and the most miraculous thing about it is that there is no post to pay.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FACT, OR FACTOR “Papa, I have brought you a wonderful letter,” cried Miss Janetta Upround, toward supper-time of that same night; “and the most miraculous thing about it is that there is no post to pay.
Janetta
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From this reading FACT, OR FACTOR “Papa, I have brought you a wonderful letter,” cried Miss Janetta Upround, toward supper-time of that same night; “and the most miraculous thing about it is that there is no post to pay.
and nothing more
From this reading Our little world is brimful of news just now, but nearly all of it bad news.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading I ought to have got at least a shilling out of you for postage.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading FACT, OR FACTOR “Papa, I have brought you a wonderful letter,” cried Miss Janetta Upround, toward supper-time of that same night; “and the most miraculous thing about it is that there is no post to pay.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Our little world is brimful of news just now, but nearly all of it bad news.
miraculousadjectiveUS /mərˈækjələs/
being or having the character of a miracle
From this reading FACT, OR FACTOR “Papa, I have brought you a wonderful letter,” cried Miss Janetta Upround, toward supper-time of that same night; “and the most miraculous thing about it is that there is no post to pay.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading FACT, OR FACTOR “Papa, I have brought you a wonderful letter,” cried Miss Janetta Upround, toward supper-time of that same night; “and the most miraculous thing about it is that there is no post to pay.
used to form the superlative
From this reading FACT, OR FACTOR “Papa, I have brought you a wonderful letter,” cried Miss Janetta Upround, toward supper-time of that same night; “and the most miraculous thing about it is that there is no post to pay.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear, be sorry for your sins, and not for having failed to add to them.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Our little world is brimful of news just now, but nearly all of it bad news.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Our little world is brimful of news just now, but nearly all of it bad news.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading FACT, OR FACTOR “Papa, I have brought you a wonderful letter,” cried Miss Janetta Upround, toward supper-time of that same night; “and the most miraculous thing about it is that there is no post to pay.
not any; not one
From this reading FACT, OR FACTOR “Papa, I have brought you a wonderful letter,” cried Miss Janetta Upround, toward supper-time of that same night; “and the most miraculous thing about it is that there is no post to pay.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “My dear, be sorry for your sins, and not for having failed to add to them.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Our little world is brimful of news just now, but nearly all of it bad news.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FACT, OR FACTOR “Papa, I have brought you a wonderful letter,” cried Miss Janetta Upround, toward supper-time of that same night; “and the most miraculous thing about it is that there is no post to pay.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, how stupid I am!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading FACT, OR FACTOR “Papa, I have brought you a wonderful letter,” cried Miss Janetta Upround, toward supper-time of that same night; “and the most miraculous thing about it is that there is no post to pay.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I ought to have got at least a shilling out of you for postage.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our little world is brimful of news just now, but nearly all of it bad news.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I ought to have got at least a shilling out of you for postage.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading FACT, OR FACTOR “Papa, I have brought you a wonderful letter,” cried Miss Janetta Upround, toward supper-time of that same night; “and the most miraculous thing about it is that there is no post to pay.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading FACT, OR FACTOR “Papa, I have brought you a wonderful letter,” cried Miss Janetta Upround, toward supper-time of that same night; “and the most miraculous thing about it is that there is no post to pay.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading FACT, OR FACTOR “Papa, I have brought you a wonderful letter,” cried Miss Janetta Upround, toward supper-time of that same night; “and the most miraculous thing about it is that there is no post to pay.
postagenounUS /ˈpoʊstədʒ/
the charge for mailing something
From this reading I ought to have got at least a shilling out of you for postage.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading FACT, OR FACTOR “Papa, I have brought you a wonderful letter,” cried Miss Janetta Upround, toward supper-time of that same night; “and the most miraculous thing about it is that there is no post to pay.
shillingnounUS /ˈʃɪlɪŋ/
the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading I ought to have got at least a shilling out of you for postage.”
sinsnounUS /sɪnz/
plural of “sin” — estrangement from god
From this reading “My dear, be sorry for your sins, and not for having failed to add to them.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “My dear, be sorry for your sins, and not for having failed to add to them.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading Oh, how stupid I am!
supper-time
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From this reading FACT, OR FACTOR “Papa, I have brought you a wonderful letter,” cried Miss Janetta Upround, toward supper-time of that same night; “and the most miraculous thing about it is that there is no post to pay.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FACT, OR FACTOR “Papa, I have brought you a wonderful letter,” cried Miss Janetta Upround, toward supper-time of that same night; “and the most miraculous thing about it is that there is no post to pay.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FACT, OR FACTOR “Papa, I have brought you a wonderful letter,” cried Miss Janetta Upround, toward supper-time of that same night; “and the most miraculous thing about it is that there is no post to pay.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “My dear, be sorry for your sins, and not for having failed to add to them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading FACT, OR FACTOR “Papa, I have brought you a wonderful letter,” cried Miss Janetta Upround, toward supper-time of that same night; “and the most miraculous thing about it is that there is no post to pay.
a special situation
From this reading FACT, OR FACTOR “Papa, I have brought you a wonderful letter,” cried Miss Janetta Upround, toward supper-time of that same night; “and the most miraculous thing about it is that there is no post to pay.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FACT, OR FACTOR “Papa, I have brought you a wonderful letter,” cried Miss Janetta Upround, toward supper-time of that same night; “and the most miraculous thing about it is that there is no post to pay.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading FACT, OR FACTOR “Papa, I have brought you a wonderful letter,” cried Miss Janetta Upround, toward supper-time of that same night; “and the most miraculous thing about it is that there is no post to pay.
Upround
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From this reading FACT, OR FACTOR “Papa, I have brought you a wonderful letter,” cried Miss Janetta Upround, toward supper-time of that same night; “and the most miraculous thing about it is that there is no post to pay.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading FACT, OR FACTOR “Papa, I have brought you a wonderful letter,” cried Miss Janetta Upround, toward supper-time of that same night; “and the most miraculous thing about it is that there is no post to pay.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Our little world is brimful of news just now, but nearly all of it bad news.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading FACT, OR FACTOR “Papa, I have brought you a wonderful letter,” cried Miss Janetta Upround, toward supper-time of that same night; “and the most miraculous thing about it is that there is no post to pay.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My dear, be sorry for your sins, and not for having failed to add to them.
