used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Well, you ought to write," added Mr. Preston; "your mother told you to, and I suppose she has been looking for a letter every day for a week or more.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It's over a fortnight since you left home, and your folks will feel anxious about you, if they don't hear from you soon.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "Well, you ought to write," added Mr. Preston; "your mother told you to, and I suppose she has been looking for a letter every day for a week or more.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, you ought to write," added Mr. Preston; "your mother told you to, and I suppose she has been looking for a letter every day for a week or more.
eagerly desirous
From this reading It's over a fortnight since you left home, and your folks will feel anxious about you, if they don't hear from you soon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Oscar, you have n't written home since you came down here, have you?" inquired Mr. Preston one morning at the breakfast table.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Well, you ought to write," added Mr. Preston; "your mother told you to, and I suppose she has been looking for a letter every day for a week or more.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "Oscar, you have n't written home since you came down here, have you?" inquired Mr. Preston one morning at the breakfast table.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Oscar, you have n't written home since you came down here, have you?" inquired Mr. Preston one morning at the breakfast table.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Well, you ought to write," added Mr. Preston; "your mother told you to, and I suppose she has been looking for a letter every day for a week or more.
don't
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From this reading It's over a fortnight since you left home, and your folks will feel anxious about you, if they don't hear from you soon.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Oscar, you have n't written home since you came down here, have you?" inquired Mr. Preston one morning at the breakfast table.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Well, you ought to write," added Mr. Preston; "your mother told you to, and I suppose she has been looking for a letter every day for a week or more.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading It's over a fortnight since you left home, and your folks will feel anxious about you, if they don't hear from you soon.
your parents
From this reading It's over a fortnight since you left home, and your folks will feel anxious about you, if they don't hear from you soon.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Well, you ought to write," added Mr. Preston; "your mother told you to, and I suppose she has been looking for a letter every day for a week or more.
fortnightnounUS /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading It's over a fortnight since you left home, and your folks will feel anxious about you, if they don't hear from you soon.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It's over a fortnight since you left home, and your folks will feel anxious about you, if they don't hear from you soon.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, you ought to write," added Mr. Preston; "your mother told you to, and I suppose she has been looking for a letter every day for a week or more.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oscar, you have n't written home since you came down here, have you?" inquired Mr. Preston one morning at the breakfast table.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading It's over a fortnight since you left home, and your folks will feel anxious about you, if they don't hear from you soon.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Oscar, you have n't written home since you came down here, have you?" inquired Mr. Preston one morning at the breakfast table.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Oscar, you have n't written home since you came down here, have you?" inquired Mr. Preston one morning at the breakfast table.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, you ought to write," added Mr. Preston; "your mother told you to, and I suppose she has been looking for a letter every day for a week or more.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It's over a fortnight since you left home, and your folks will feel anxious about you, if they don't hear from you soon.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading "Oscar, you have n't written home since you came down here, have you?" inquired Mr. Preston one morning at the breakfast table.
It's
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From this reading It's over a fortnight since you left home, and your folks will feel anxious about you, if they don't hear from you soon.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading It's over a fortnight since you left home, and your folks will feel anxious about you, if they don't hear from you soon.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading THE LETTER.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Well, you ought to write," added Mr. Preston; "your mother told you to, and I suppose she has been looking for a letter every day for a week or more.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Well, you ought to write," added Mr. Preston; "your mother told you to, and I suppose she has been looking for a letter every day for a week or more.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Oscar, you have n't written home since you came down here, have you?" inquired Mr. Preston one morning at the breakfast table.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Well, you ought to write," added Mr. Preston; "your mother told you to, and I suppose she has been looking for a letter every day for a week or more.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Oscar, you have n't written home since you came down here, have you?" inquired Mr. Preston one morning at the breakfast table.
n't
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From this reading "Oscar, you have n't written home since you came down here, have you?" inquired Mr. Preston one morning at the breakfast table.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, sir," replied Oscar.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Oscar, you have n't written home since you came down here, have you?" inquired Mr. Preston one morning at the breakfast table.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Well, you ought to write," added Mr. Preston; "your mother told you to, and I suppose she has been looking for a letter every day for a week or more.
OscarnounUS /ˈɔːskər/
an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
From this reading "Oscar, you have n't written home since you came down here, have you?" inquired Mr. Preston one morning at the breakfast table.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Well, you ought to write," added Mr. Preston; "your mother told you to, and I suppose she has been looking for a letter every day for a week or more.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It's over a fortnight since you left home, and your folks will feel anxious about you, if they don't hear from you soon.
Preston
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From this reading "Oscar, you have n't written home since you came down here, have you?" inquired Mr. Preston one morning at the breakfast table.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "No, sir," replied Oscar.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, you ought to write," added Mr. Preston; "your mother told you to, and I suppose she has been looking for a letter every day for a week or more.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Oscar, you have n't written home since you came down here, have you?" inquired Mr. Preston one morning at the breakfast table.
term of address for a man
From this reading "No, sir," replied Oscar.
in the near future
From this reading It's over a fortnight since you left home, and your folks will feel anxious about you, if they don't hear from you soon.
express a supposition
From this reading "Well, you ought to write," added Mr. Preston; "your mother told you to, and I suppose she has been looking for a letter every day for a week or more.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "Oscar, you have n't written home since you came down here, have you?" inquired Mr. Preston one morning at the breakfast table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LETTER.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It's over a fortnight since you left home, and your folks will feel anxious about you, if they don't hear from you soon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, you ought to write," added Mr. Preston; "your mother told you to, and I suppose she has been looking for a letter every day for a week or more.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Well, you ought to write," added Mr. Preston; "your mother told you to, and I suppose she has been looking for a letter every day for a week or more.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "Well, you ought to write," added Mr. Preston; "your mother told you to, and I suppose she has been looking for a letter every day for a week or more.
(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 "Well, you ought to write," added Mr. Preston; "your mother told you to, and I suppose she has been looking for a letter every day for a week or more.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It's over a fortnight since you left home, and your folks will feel anxious about you, if they don't hear from you soon.
produce a literary work
From this reading "Well, you ought to write," added Mr. Preston; "your mother told you to, and I suppose she has been looking for a letter every day for a week or more.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading "Oscar, you have n't written home since you came down here, have you?" inquired Mr. Preston one morning at the breakfast table.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oscar, you have n't written home since you came down here, have you?" inquired Mr. Preston one morning at the breakfast table.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, you ought to write," added Mr. Preston; "your mother told you to, and I suppose she has been looking for a letter every day for a week or more.
