used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
AARONnounUS /ˈerən/
United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
From this reading “Yours affectionately, “AARON DUNN.”
affectionatelyadverbUS /əˈfekʃənətli/
with affection
From this reading “Yours affectionately, “AARON DUNN.”
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading That was all.
alludedverbUS /əˈluːdɪd/
past form of “allude” — make a more or less disguised reference to
From this reading And then he alluded specially to a wife.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
brusqueadjectiveUS /brʌsk/
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
business-like
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From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
containverbUS /kənˈteɪn/
include or contain; have as a component
From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
curtlyadverbUS /ˈkɜːrtli/
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
DUNN
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yours affectionately, “AARON DUNN.”
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
leapnounUS /liːp/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
on the contrary
From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
speciallyadverbUS /ˈspeʃəli/
in a special manner
From this reading And then he alluded specially to a wife.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then he alluded specially to a wife.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was all.
widow'snounUS /ˈwɪdoʊz/
possessive form of “widow” — a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading And then he alluded specially to a wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Yours affectionately, “AARON DUNN.”
