aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I got your letter," wrote Stella to Maud Verrall, "and am awfully glad about your news, though at the time it made me feel simply green with envy.
in addition
From this reading Don't faint, but your little friend is also engaged, _and going to India_!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I got your letter," wrote Stella to Maud Verrall, "and am awfully glad about your news, though at the time it made me feel simply green with envy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I got your letter," wrote Stella to Maud Verrall, "and am awfully glad about your news, though at the time it made me feel simply green with envy.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading How little I thought I should have some news to tell _you_ when I answered it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Perhaps we shall meet next as married ladies!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I got your letter," wrote Stella to Maud Verrall, "and am awfully glad about your news, though at the time it made me feel simply green with envy.
awfullyadverbUS /ˈɑːfli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading "I got your letter," wrote Stella to Maud Verrall, "and am awfully glad about your news, though at the time it made me feel simply green with envy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Don't faint, but your little friend is also engaged, _and going to India_!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could turn head over heels with joy.
Don't
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From this reading Don't faint, but your little friend is also engaged, _and going to India_!
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading Don't faint, but your little friend is also engaged, _and going to India_!
envynounUS /ˈenvi/
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading "I got your letter," wrote Stella to Maud Verrall, "and am awfully glad about your news, though at the time it made me feel simply green with envy.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Don't faint, but your little friend is also engaged, _and going to India_!
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "I got your letter," wrote Stella to Maud Verrall, "and am awfully glad about your news, though at the time it made me feel simply green with envy.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Don't faint, but your little friend is also engaged, _and going to India_!
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "I got your letter," wrote Stella to Maud Verrall, "and am awfully glad about your news, though at the time it made me feel simply green with envy.
the act of departing
From this reading Don't faint, but your little friend is also engaged, _and going to India_!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I got your letter," wrote Stella to Maud Verrall, "and am awfully glad about your news, though at the time it made me feel simply green with envy.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading "I got your letter," wrote Stella to Maud Verrall, "and am awfully glad about your news, though at the time it made me feel simply green with envy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How little I thought I should have some news to tell _you_ when I answered it.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I could turn head over heels with joy.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading I could turn head over heels with joy.
How
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From this reading How little I thought I should have some news to tell _you_ when I answered it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I got your letter," wrote Stella to Maud Verrall, "and am awfully glad about your news, though at the time it made me feel simply green with envy.
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading Don't faint, but your little friend is also engaged, _and going to India_!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Don't faint, but your little friend is also engaged, _and going to India_!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I got your letter," wrote Stella to Maud Verrall, "and am awfully glad about your news, though at the time it made me feel simply green with envy.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading I could turn head over heels with joy.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Perhaps we shall meet next as married ladies!
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "I got your letter," wrote Stella to Maud Verrall, "and am awfully glad about your news, though at the time it made me feel simply green with envy.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading How little I thought I should have some news to tell _you_ when I answered it.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "I got your letter," wrote Stella to Maud Verrall, "and am awfully glad about your news, though at the time it made me feel simply green with envy.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Perhaps we shall meet next as married ladies!
Maud
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From this reading "I got your letter," wrote Stella to Maud Verrall, "and am awfully glad about your news, though at the time it made me feel simply green with envy.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I got your letter," wrote Stella to Maud Verrall, "and am awfully glad about your news, though at the time it made me feel simply green with envy.
come together
From this reading Perhaps we shall meet next as married ladies!
information about recent and important events
From this reading "I got your letter," wrote Stella to Maud Verrall, "and am awfully glad about your news, though at the time it made me feel simply green with envy.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Perhaps we shall meet next as married ladies!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I could turn head over heels with joy.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps we shall meet next as married ladies!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Perhaps we shall meet next as married ladies!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading How little I thought I should have some news to tell _you_ when I answered it.
and nothing more
From this reading "I got your letter," wrote Stella to Maud Verrall, "and am awfully glad about your news, though at the time it made me feel simply green with envy.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading How little I thought I should have some news to tell _you_ when I answered it.
StellanounUS /ˈstelə/
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading "I got your letter," wrote Stella to Maud Verrall, "and am awfully glad about your news, though at the time it made me feel simply green with envy.
express in words
From this reading How little I thought I should have some news to tell _you_ when I answered it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I got your letter," wrote Stella to Maud Verrall, "and am awfully glad about your news, though at the time it made me feel simply green with envy.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "I got your letter," wrote Stella to Maud Verrall, "and am awfully glad about your news, though at the time it made me feel simply green with envy.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading How little I thought I should have some news to tell _you_ when I answered it.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I got your letter," wrote Stella to Maud Verrall, "and am awfully glad about your news, though at the time it made me feel simply green with envy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I got your letter," wrote Stella to Maud Verrall, "and am awfully glad about your news, though at the time it made me feel simply green with envy.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading I could turn head over heels with joy.
Verrall
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From this reading "I got your letter," wrote Stella to Maud Verrall, "and am awfully glad about your news, though at the time it made me feel simply green with envy.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Perhaps we shall meet next as married ladies!
at the time that
From this reading How little I thought I should have some news to tell _you_ when I answered it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I got your letter," wrote Stella to Maud Verrall, "and am awfully glad about your news, though at the time it made me feel simply green with envy.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading "I got your letter," wrote Stella to Maud Verrall, "and am awfully glad about your news, though at the time it made me feel simply green with envy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How little I thought I should have some news to tell _you_ when I answered it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I got your letter," wrote Stella to Maud Verrall, "and am awfully glad about your news, though at the time it made me feel simply green with envy.
