used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It brought comfort and a degree of hopefulness to his mother.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Harry’s first and only letter from the city has already been given.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We must now go back to Vernon, and inquire how Mrs. Raymond is getting on, while Harry is each day drifting further and further away from home.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We must now go back to Vernon, and inquire how Mrs. Raymond is getting on, while Harry is each day drifting further and further away from home.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading We must now go back to Vernon, and inquire how Mrs. Raymond is getting on, while Harry is each day drifting further and further away from home.
have
From this reading She felt that she could bear her solitude better if Harry was doing well.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Harry’s first and only letter from the city has already been given.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading She felt that she could bear her solitude better if Harry was doing well.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It brought comfort and a degree of hopefulness to his mother.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Harry’s first and only letter from the city has already been given.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading It brought comfort and a degree of hopefulness to his mother.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She felt that she could bear her solitude better if Harry was doing well.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading We must now go back to Vernon, and inquire how Mrs. Raymond is getting on, while Harry is each day drifting further and further away from home.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading It brought comfort and a degree of hopefulness to his mother.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading She felt that she could bear her solitude better if Harry was doing well.
driftingnounUS /ˈdrɪftɪŋ/
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading We must now go back to Vernon, and inquire how Mrs. Raymond is getting on, while Harry is each day drifting further and further away from home.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading We must now go back to Vernon, and inquire how Mrs. Raymond is getting on, while Harry is each day drifting further and further away from home.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt that she could bear her solitude better if Harry was doing well.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Harry’s first and only letter from the city has already been given.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We must now go back to Vernon, and inquire how Mrs. Raymond is getting on, while Harry is each day drifting further and further away from home.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading We must now go back to Vernon, and inquire how Mrs. Raymond is getting on, while Harry is each day drifting further and further away from home.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading We must now go back to Vernon, and inquire how Mrs. Raymond is getting on, while Harry is each day drifting further and further away from home.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Harry’s first and only letter from the city has already been given.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We must now go back to Vernon, and inquire how Mrs. Raymond is getting on, while Harry is each day drifting further and further away from home.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading We must now go back to Vernon, and inquire how Mrs. Raymond is getting on, while Harry is each day drifting further and further away from home.
Harry's
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From this reading Harry’s first and only letter from the city has already been given.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Harry’s first and only letter from the city has already been given.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She felt that she could bear her solitude better if Harry was doing well.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It brought comfort and a degree of hopefulness to his mother.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading We must now go back to Vernon, and inquire how Mrs. Raymond is getting on, while Harry is each day drifting further and further away from home.
hopefulnessnounUS /ˈhoʊpfəlnɪs/
full of hope
From this reading It brought comfort and a degree of hopefulness to his mother.
how
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From this reading We must now go back to Vernon, and inquire how Mrs. Raymond is getting on, while Harry is each day drifting further and further away from home.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She felt that she could bear her solitude better if Harry was doing well.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN SUSPENSE.
inquireverbUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪr/
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading We must now go back to Vernon, and inquire how Mrs. Raymond is getting on, while Harry is each day drifting further and further away from home.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We must now go back to Vernon, and inquire how Mrs. Raymond is getting on, while Harry is each day drifting further and further away from home.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It brought comfort and a degree of hopefulness to his mother.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Harry’s first and only letter from the city has already been given.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading It brought comfort and a degree of hopefulness to his mother.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading We must now go back to Vernon, and inquire how Mrs. Raymond is getting on, while Harry is each day drifting further and further away from home.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must now go back to Vernon, and inquire how Mrs. Raymond is getting on, while Harry is each day drifting further and further away from home.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We must now go back to Vernon, and inquire how Mrs. Raymond is getting on, while Harry is each day drifting further and further away from home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It brought comfort and a degree of hopefulness to his mother.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We must now go back to Vernon, and inquire how Mrs. Raymond is getting on, while Harry is each day drifting further and further away from home.
and nothing more
From this reading Harry’s first and only letter from the city has already been given.
Raymond
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From this reading We must now go back to Vernon, and inquire how Mrs. Raymond is getting on, while Harry is each day drifting further and further away from home.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt that she could bear her solitude better if Harry was doing well.
solitudenounUS /ˈsɑːlətuːd/
a state of social isolation
From this reading She felt that she could bear her solitude better if Harry was doing well.
SUSPENSEnounUS /səˈspens/
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading IN SUSPENSE.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She felt that she could bear her solitude better if Harry was doing well.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Harry’s first and only letter from the city has already been given.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We must now go back to Vernon, and inquire how Mrs. Raymond is getting on, while Harry is each day drifting further and further away from home.
Vernon
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From this reading We must now go back to Vernon, and inquire how Mrs. Raymond is getting on, while Harry is each day drifting further and further away from home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She felt that she could bear her solitude better if Harry was doing well.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must now go back to Vernon, and inquire how Mrs. Raymond is getting on, while Harry is each day drifting further and further away from home.
(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 She felt that she could bear her solitude better if Harry was doing well.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading We must now go back to Vernon, and inquire how Mrs. Raymond is getting on, while Harry is each day drifting further and further away from home.
