used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And when she had sealed and addressed them to a certain sister of charity in a French convent she would kiss the picture in her pocket and whisper thrillingly:
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading And when she had sealed and addressed them to a certain sister of charity in a French convent she would kiss the picture in her pocket and whisper thrillingly:
AloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Alone in her room at night Italy Vale wrote long, long letters that were always blotted by her tears.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Alone in her room at night Italy Vale wrote long, long letters that were always blotted by her tears.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And when she had sealed and addressed them to a certain sister of charity in a French convent she would kiss the picture in her pocket and whisper thrillingly:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Will you believe as I do?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Alone in her room at night Italy Vale wrote long, long letters that were always blotted by her tears.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Will you believe as I do?
blottedverbUS /ˈblɑːtəd/
inflected form of “blot” — dry (ink) with blotting paper
From this reading Alone in her room at night Italy Vale wrote long, long letters that were always blotted by her tears.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Alone in her room at night Italy Vale wrote long, long letters that were always blotted by her tears.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading And when she had sealed and addressed them to a certain sister of charity in a French convent she would kiss the picture in her pocket and whisper thrillingly:
charitynounUS /ˈtʃerɪti/
a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)
From this reading And when she had sealed and addressed them to a certain sister of charity in a French convent she would kiss the picture in her pocket and whisper thrillingly:
conventnounUS /ˈkɑːnvənt/
a religious residence especially for nuns
From this reading And when she had sealed and addressed them to a certain sister of charity in a French convent she would kiss the picture in her pocket and whisper thrillingly:
a special loved one
From this reading “My dearest one, my heart’s darling--oh, will you understand?
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “My dearest one, my heart’s darling--oh, will you understand?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Will you believe as I do?
FRANCIS
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From this reading FRANCIS MURRAY RECOVERS.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading And when she had sealed and addressed them to a certain sister of charity in a French convent she would kiss the picture in her pocket and whisper thrillingly:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And when she had sealed and addressed them to a certain sister of charity in a French convent she would kiss the picture in her pocket and whisper thrillingly:
heart'snounUS /hɑːrts/
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “My dearest one, my heart’s darling--oh, will you understand?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Will you believe as I do?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Alone in her room at night Italy Vale wrote long, long letters that were always blotted by her tears.
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading Alone in her room at night Italy Vale wrote long, long letters that were always blotted by her tears.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading And when she had sealed and addressed them to a certain sister of charity in a French convent she would kiss the picture in her pocket and whisper thrillingly:
the literary culture
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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 Alone in her room at night Italy Vale wrote long, long letters that were always blotted by her tears.
MURRAYnounUS /ˈmɜːri/
British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
From this reading FRANCIS MURRAY RECOVERS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dearest one, my heart’s darling--oh, will you understand?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Alone in her room at night Italy Vale wrote long, long letters that were always blotted by her tears.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And when she had sealed and addressed them to a certain sister of charity in a French convent she would kiss the picture in her pocket and whisper thrillingly:
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “My dearest one, my heart’s darling--oh, will you understand?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “My dearest one, my heart’s darling--oh, will you understand?
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading And when she had sealed and addressed them to a certain sister of charity in a French convent she would kiss the picture in her pocket and whisper thrillingly:
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading And when she had sealed and addressed them to a certain sister of charity in a French convent she would kiss the picture in her pocket and whisper thrillingly:
RECOVERSverbUS /rɪˈkʌvərz/
third-person singular of “recover” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading FRANCIS MURRAY RECOVERS.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Alone in her room at night Italy Vale wrote long, long letters that were always blotted by her tears.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
established irrevocably
From this reading And when she had sealed and addressed them to a certain sister of charity in a French convent she would kiss the picture in her pocket and whisper thrillingly:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And when she had sealed and addressed them to a certain sister of charity in a French convent she would kiss the picture in her pocket and whisper thrillingly:
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading And when she had sealed and addressed them to a certain sister of charity in a French convent she would kiss the picture in her pocket and whisper thrillingly:
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Alone in her room at night Italy Vale wrote long, long letters that were always blotted by her tears.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Alone in her room at night Italy Vale wrote long, long letters that were always blotted by her tears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And when she had sealed and addressed them to a certain sister of charity in a French convent she would kiss the picture in her pocket and whisper thrillingly:
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And when she had sealed and addressed them to a certain sister of charity in a French convent she would kiss the picture in her pocket and whisper thrillingly:
thrillingly
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From this reading And when she had sealed and addressed them to a certain sister of charity in a French convent she would kiss the picture in her pocket and whisper thrillingly:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And when she had sealed and addressed them to a certain sister of charity in a French convent she would kiss the picture in her pocket and whisper thrillingly:
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “My dearest one, my heart’s darling--oh, will you understand?
ValenounUS /veɪl/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Alone in her room at night Italy Vale wrote long, long letters that were always blotted by her tears.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Alone in her room at night Italy Vale wrote long, long letters that were always blotted by her tears.
at the time that
From this reading And when she had sealed and addressed them to a certain sister of charity in a French convent she would kiss the picture in her pocket and whisper thrillingly:
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading And when she had sealed and addressed them to a certain sister of charity in a French convent she would kiss the picture in her pocket and whisper thrillingly:
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “My dearest one, my heart’s darling--oh, will you understand?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And when she had sealed and addressed them to a certain sister of charity in a French convent she would kiss the picture in her pocket and whisper thrillingly:
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Alone in her room at night Italy Vale wrote long, long letters that were always blotted by her tears.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My dearest one, my heart’s darling--oh, will you understand?
