adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Tuesday morning brought a strange little untidy packet, tied with blue ribbon, understamped, and directed to Harold Alison, Esquire, in the worst form of poor Dora's always bad handwriting.
Alison
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From this reading Tuesday morning brought a strange little untidy packet, tied with blue ribbon, understamped, and directed to Harold Alison, Esquire, in the worst form of poor Dora's always bad handwriting.
allwaies
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From this reading Don't forget I allwaies was your wiffe.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Tuesday morning brought a strange little untidy packet, tied with blue ribbon, understamped, and directed to Harold Alison, Esquire, in the worst form of poor Dora's always bad handwriting.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tuesday morning brought a strange little untidy packet, tied with blue ribbon, understamped, and directed to Harold Alison, Esquire, in the worst form of poor Dora's always bad handwriting.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading In blotted, sloping roundhand was written:-- "My Dear Harry,-- "Good-bye, I do fele so very ill, I can't do any more.
badadjectiveUS /bæd/
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Tuesday morning brought a strange little untidy packet, tied with blue ribbon, understamped, and directed to Harold Alison, Esquire, in the worst form of poor Dora's always bad handwriting.
blottedverbUS /ˈblɑːtəd/
inflected form of “blot” — dry (ink) with blotting paper
From this reading In blotted, sloping roundhand was written:-- "My Dear Harry,-- "Good-bye, I do fele so very ill, I can't do any more.
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Tuesday morning brought a strange little untidy packet, tied with blue ribbon, understamped, and directed to Harold Alison, Esquire, in the worst form of poor Dora's always bad handwriting.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Tuesday morning brought a strange little untidy packet, tied with blue ribbon, understamped, and directed to Harold Alison, Esquire, in the worst form of poor Dora's always bad handwriting.
can't
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From this reading In blotted, sloping roundhand was written:-- "My Dear Harry,-- "Good-bye, I do fele so very ill, I can't do any more.
curlingnounUS /ˈkɜːrlɪŋ/
a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target
From this reading Within was a single knitted muffatee, and a long lock of the stiffly curling yellow hair peculiar to Dora's head.
DearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading In blotted, sloping roundhand was written:-- "My Dear Harry,-- "Good-bye, I do fele so very ill, I can't do any more.
directedadjectiveUS /dərˈektəd/
(often used in combination) having a specified direction
From this reading Tuesday morning brought a strange little untidy packet, tied with blue ribbon, understamped, and directed to Harold Alison, Esquire, in the worst form of poor Dora's always bad handwriting.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading In blotted, sloping roundhand was written:-- "My Dear Harry,-- "Good-bye, I do fele so very ill, I can't do any more.
Don't
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From this reading Don't forget I allwaies was your wiffe.
Dora's
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From this reading Tuesday morning brought a strange little untidy packet, tied with blue ribbon, understamped, and directed to Harold Alison, Esquire, in the worst form of poor Dora's always bad handwriting.
EsquirenounUS /ˈeskwaɪr/
(Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood
From this reading Tuesday morning brought a strange little untidy packet, tied with blue ribbon, understamped, and directed to Harold Alison, Esquire, in the worst form of poor Dora's always bad handwriting.
FATALadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtəl/
bringing death
From this reading THE FATAL TOKEN.
fele
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From this reading In blotted, sloping roundhand was written:-- "My Dear Harry,-- "Good-bye, I do fele so very ill, I can't do any more.
forgetverbUS /fərˈɡet/
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Don't forget I allwaies was your wiffe.
formnounUS /fɔːrm/
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Tuesday morning brought a strange little untidy packet, tied with blue ribbon, understamped, and directed to Harold Alison, Esquire, in the worst form of poor Dora's always bad handwriting.
Good-byenounUS /ɡɪdˈbaɪ/
a farewell remark
From this reading In blotted, sloping roundhand was written:-- "My Dear Harry,-- "Good-bye, I do fele so very ill, I can't do any more.
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Within was a single knitted muffatee, and a long lock of the stiffly curling yellow hair peculiar to Dora's head.
handwritingnounUS /ˈhændraɪtɪŋ/
something written by hand
From this reading Tuesday morning brought a strange little untidy packet, tied with blue ribbon, understamped, and directed to Harold Alison, Esquire, in the worst form of poor Dora's always bad handwriting.
Harold
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From this reading Tuesday morning brought a strange little untidy packet, tied with blue ribbon, understamped, and directed to Harold Alison, Esquire, in the worst form of poor Dora's always bad handwriting.
HarryverbUS /ˈheri/
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading In blotted, sloping roundhand was written:-- "My Dear Harry,-- "Good-bye, I do fele so very ill, I can't do any more.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Within was a single knitted muffatee, and a long lock of the stiffly curling yellow hair peculiar to Dora's head.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In blotted, sloping roundhand was written:-- "My Dear Harry,-- "Good-bye, I do fele so very ill, I can't do any more.
illadjectiveUS /ɪl/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading In blotted, sloping roundhand was written:-- "My Dear Harry,-- "Good-bye, I do fele so very ill, I can't do any more.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tuesday morning brought a strange little untidy packet, tied with blue ribbon, understamped, and directed to Harold Alison, Esquire, in the worst form of poor Dora's always bad handwriting.
knittedadjectiveUS /ˈnɪtəd/
made by intertwining threads in a series of connected loops rather than by weaving
From this reading Within was a single knitted muffatee, and a long lock of the stiffly curling yellow hair peculiar to Dora's head.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Tuesday morning brought a strange little untidy packet, tied with blue ribbon, understamped, and directed to Harold Alison, Esquire, in the worst form of poor Dora's always bad handwriting.
lockverbUS /lɑːk/
fasten with a lock
From this reading Within was a single knitted muffatee, and a long lock of the stiffly curling yellow hair peculiar to Dora's head.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
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 Within was a single knitted muffatee, and a long lock of the stiffly curling yellow hair peculiar to Dora's head.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading In blotted, sloping roundhand was written:-- "My Dear Harry,-- "Good-bye, I do fele so very ill, I can't do any more.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Tuesday morning brought a strange little untidy packet, tied with blue ribbon, understamped, and directed to Harold Alison, Esquire, in the worst form of poor Dora's always bad handwriting.
muffatee
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From this reading Within was a single knitted muffatee, and a long lock of the stiffly curling yellow hair peculiar to Dora's head.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In blotted, sloping roundhand was written:-- "My Dear Harry,-- "Good-bye, I do fele so very ill, I can't do any more.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tuesday morning brought a strange little untidy packet, tied with blue ribbon, understamped, and directed to Harold Alison, Esquire, in the worst form of poor Dora's always bad handwriting.
packetnounUS /ˈpækət/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading Tuesday morning brought a strange little untidy packet, tied with blue ribbon, understamped, and directed to Harold Alison, Esquire, in the worst form of poor Dora's always bad handwriting.
peculiaradjectiveUS /pəˈkjuːljər/
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Within was a single knitted muffatee, and a long lock of the stiffly curling yellow hair peculiar to Dora's head.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Tuesday morning brought a strange little untidy packet, tied with blue ribbon, understamped, and directed to Harold Alison, Esquire, in the worst form of poor Dora's always bad handwriting.
ribbonnounUS /ˈrɪbən/
any long object resembling a thin line
From this reading Tuesday morning brought a strange little untidy packet, tied with blue ribbon, understamped, and directed to Harold Alison, Esquire, in the worst form of poor Dora's always bad handwriting.
roundhand
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From this reading In blotted, sloping roundhand was written:-- "My Dear Harry,-- "Good-bye, I do fele so very ill, I can't do any more.
singleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪŋɡəl/
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Within was a single knitted muffatee, and a long lock of the stiffly curling yellow hair peculiar to Dora's head.
slopingadjectiveUS /ˈsloʊpɪŋ/
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading In blotted, sloping roundhand was written:-- "My Dear Harry,-- "Good-bye, I do fele so very ill, I can't do any more.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In blotted, sloping roundhand was written:-- "My Dear Harry,-- "Good-bye, I do fele so very ill, I can't do any more.
stifflyadverbUS /ˈstɪfli/
in a stiff manner
From this reading Within was a single knitted muffatee, and a long lock of the stiffly curling yellow hair peculiar to Dora's head.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Tuesday morning brought a strange little untidy packet, tied with blue ribbon, understamped, and directed to Harold Alison, Esquire, in the worst form of poor Dora's always bad handwriting.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FATAL TOKEN.
tiedadjectiveUS /taɪd/
bound or secured closely
From this reading Tuesday morning brought a strange little untidy packet, tied with blue ribbon, understamped, and directed to Harold Alison, Esquire, in the worst form of poor Dora's always bad handwriting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tuesday morning brought a strange little untidy packet, tied with blue ribbon, understamped, and directed to Harold Alison, Esquire, in the worst form of poor Dora's always bad handwriting.
TOKENnounUS /ˈtoʊkən/
an individual instance of a type of symbol
From this reading THE FATAL TOKEN.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading Tuesday morning brought a strange little untidy packet, tied with blue ribbon, understamped, and directed to Harold Alison, Esquire, in the worst form of poor Dora's always bad handwriting.
understamped
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From this reading Tuesday morning brought a strange little untidy packet, tied with blue ribbon, understamped, and directed to Harold Alison, Esquire, in the worst form of poor Dora's always bad handwriting.
untidyadjectiveUS /ənˈtaɪdi/
not neat and tidy
From this reading Tuesday morning brought a strange little untidy packet, tied with blue ribbon, understamped, and directed to Harold Alison, Esquire, in the worst form of poor Dora's always bad handwriting.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading In blotted, sloping roundhand was written:-- "My Dear Harry,-- "Good-bye, I do fele so very ill, I can't do any more.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Within was a single knitted muffatee, and a long lock of the stiffly curling yellow hair peculiar to Dora's head.
wiffe
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From this reading Don't forget I allwaies was your wiffe.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tuesday morning brought a strange little untidy packet, tied with blue ribbon, understamped, and directed to Harold Alison, Esquire, in the worst form of poor Dora's always bad handwriting.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within was a single knitted muffatee, and a long lock of the stiffly curling yellow hair peculiar to Dora's head.
worstnounUS /wɜːrst/
the least favorable outcome
From this reading Tuesday morning brought a strange little untidy packet, tied with blue ribbon, understamped, and directed to Harold Alison, Esquire, in the worst form of poor Dora's always bad handwriting.
writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading In blotted, sloping roundhand was written:-- "My Dear Harry,-- "Good-bye, I do fele so very ill, I can't do any more.
yellowadjectiveUS /ˈjeloʊ/
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Within was a single knitted muffatee, and a long lock of the stiffly curling yellow hair peculiar to Dora's head.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't forget I allwaies was your wiffe.
