afectionate
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From this reading Your afectionate friend Rebecca.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This house is dark and dull and dreer No light doth shine from far or near Its like the tomb.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And those of us who live herein Are most as dead as serrafim Though not as good.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This piece is not very good but it is true but I hope you won't mind what is in it as you ran away.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading This piece is not very good but it is true but I hope you won't mind what is in it as you ran away.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading P. S. Please give the piece of poetry to John because he likes my poetry even when it is not very good.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This piece is not very good but it is true but I hope you won't mind what is in it as you ran away.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading This house is dark and dull and dreer No light doth shine from far or near Its like the tomb.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading And those of us who live herein Are most as dead as serrafim Though not as good.
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading This house is dark and dull and dreer No light doth shine from far or near Its like the tomb.
dreer
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From this reading This house is dark and dull and dreer No light doth shine from far or near Its like the tomb.
dulladjectiveUS /dʌl/
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading This house is dark and dull and dreer No light doth shine from far or near Its like the tomb.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading P. S. Please give the piece of poetry to John because he likes my poetry even when it is not very good.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading This house is dark and dull and dreer No light doth shine from far or near Its like the tomb.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Your afectionate friend Rebecca.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This house is dark and dull and dreer No light doth shine from far or near Its like the tomb.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading P. S. Please give the piece of poetry to John because he likes my poetry even when it is not very good.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading P. S. Please give the piece of poetry to John because he likes my poetry even when it is not very good.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading P. S. Please give the piece of poetry to John because he likes my poetry even when it is not very good.
hereinadverbUS /hɪˈrɪn/
in this place or thing or document
From this reading And those of us who live herein Are most as dead as serrafim Though not as good.
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading This piece is not very good but it is true but I hope you won't mind what is in it as you ran away.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading This house is dark and dull and dreer No light doth shine from far or near Its like the tomb.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This piece is not very good but it is true but I hope you won't mind what is in it as you ran away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This piece is not very good but it is true but I hope you won't mind what is in it as you ran away.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading P. S. Please give the piece of poetry to John because he likes my poetry even when it is not very good.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading P. S. Please give the piece of poetry to John because he likes my poetry even when it is not very good.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading This house is dark and dull and dreer No light doth shine from far or near Its like the tomb.
JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading P. S. Please give the piece of poetry to John because he likes my poetry even when it is not very good.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading This house is dark and dull and dreer No light doth shine from far or near Its like the tomb.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading This house is dark and dull and dreer No light doth shine from far or near Its like the tomb.
likesnounUS /laɪks/
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading P. S. Please give the piece of poetry to John because he likes my poetry even when it is not very good.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading And those of us who live herein Are most as dead as serrafim Though not as good.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading This piece is not very good but it is true but I hope you won't mind what is in it as you ran away.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading And those of us who live herein Are most as dead as serrafim Though not as good.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading P. S. Please give the piece of poetry to John because he likes my poetry even when it is not very good.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading This house is dark and dull and dreer No light doth shine from far or near Its like the tomb.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This house is dark and dull and dreer No light doth shine from far or near Its like the tomb.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading P. S. Please give the piece of poetry to John because he likes my poetry even when it is not very good.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading P. S. Please give the piece of poetry to John because he likes my poetry even when it is not very good.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This house is dark and dull and dreer No light doth shine from far or near Its like the tomb.
PnounUS /piː/
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading P. S. Please give the piece of poetry to John because he likes my poetry even when it is not very good.
piecenounUS /piːs/
a separate part of a whole
From this reading P. S. Please give the piece of poetry to John because he likes my poetry even when it is not very good.
PleaseverbUS /pliːz/
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading P. S. Please give the piece of poetry to John because he likes my poetry even when it is not very good.
poetrynounUS /ˈpoʊətri/
literature in metrical form
From this reading P. S. Please give the piece of poetry to John because he likes my poetry even when it is not very good.
ranverbUS /ræn/
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading This piece is not very good but it is true but I hope you won't mind what is in it as you ran away.
RebeccanounUS /rəˈbekə/
(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
From this reading Your afectionate friend Rebecca.
SnounUS /es/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading P. S. Please give the piece of poetry to John because he likes my poetry even when it is not very good.
serrafim
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And those of us who live herein Are most as dead as serrafim Though not as good.
shineverbUS /ʃaɪn/
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading This house is dark and dull and dreer No light doth shine from far or near Its like the tomb.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading P. S. Please give the piece of poetry to John because he likes my poetry even when it is not very good.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This piece is not very good but it is true but I hope you won't mind what is in it as you ran away.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And those of us who live herein Are most as dead as serrafim Though not as good.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And those of us who live herein Are most as dead as serrafim Though not as good.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading P. S. Please give the piece of poetry to John because he likes my poetry even when it is not very good.
tombnounUS /tuːm/
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading This house is dark and dull and dreer No light doth shine from far or near Its like the tomb.
trueadjectiveUS /truː/
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading This piece is not very good but it is true but I hope you won't mind what is in it as you ran away.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And those of us who live herein Are most as dead as serrafim Though not as good.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading P. S. Please give the piece of poetry to John because he likes my poetry even when it is not very good.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This piece is not very good but it is true but I hope you won't mind what is in it as you ran away.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading P. S. Please give the piece of poetry to John because he likes my poetry even when it is not very good.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And those of us who live herein Are most as dead as serrafim Though not as good.
won't
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From this reading This piece is not very good but it is true but I hope you won't mind what is in it as you ran away.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This piece is not very good but it is true but I hope you won't mind what is in it as you ran away.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your afectionate friend Rebecca.
