used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had felt he was in a very bad way but did not realize it was quite so dreadful.
(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 Words cannot express the joy and gratitude all of us feel that father is really getting well.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am sure you did not, either.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Words cannot express the joy and gratitude all of us feel that father is really getting well.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading I had felt he was in a very bad way but did not realize it was quite so dreadful.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had felt he was in a very bad way but did not realize it was quite so dreadful.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I shall never forget the miserable time last spring when Dr. Wright came into the library where Helen and Nan and Lucy and I were sitting and told us of his very serious condition.
cannot
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From this reading Words cannot express the joy and gratitude all of us feel that father is really getting well.
a state at a particular time
From this reading I shall never forget the miserable time last spring when Dr. Wright came into the library where Helen and Nan and Lucy and I were sitting and told us of his very serious condition.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I had felt he was in a very bad way but did not realize it was quite so dreadful.
Dr
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From this reading I shall never forget the miserable time last spring when Dr. Wright came into the library where Helen and Nan and Lucy and I were sitting and told us of his very serious condition.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading I had felt he was in a very bad way but did not realize it was quite so dreadful.
one or the other of two
From this reading I am sure you did not, either.
etc
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc.
give expression to
From this reading Words cannot express the joy and gratitude all of us feel that father is really getting well.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Words cannot express the joy and gratitude all of us feel that father is really getting well.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Words cannot express the joy and gratitude all of us feel that father is really getting well.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I had felt he was in a very bad way but did not realize it was quite so dreadful.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading I shall never forget the miserable time last spring when Dr. Wright came into the library where Helen and Nan and Lucy and I were sitting and told us of his very serious condition.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Words cannot express the joy and gratitude all of us feel that father is really getting well.
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading Words cannot express the joy and gratitude all of us feel that father is really getting well.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had felt he was in a very bad way but did not realize it was quite so dreadful.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had felt he was in a very bad way but did not realize it was quite so dreadful.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading I shall never forget the miserable time last spring when Dr. Wright came into the library where Helen and Nan and Lucy and I were sitting and told us of his very serious condition.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I shall never forget the miserable time last spring when Dr. Wright came into the library where Helen and Nan and Lucy and I were sitting and told us of his very serious condition.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall never forget the miserable time last spring when Dr. Wright came into the library where Helen and Nan and Lucy and I were sitting and told us of his very serious condition.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had felt he was in a very bad way but did not realize it was quite so dreadful.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I shall never forget the miserable time last spring when Dr. Wright came into the library where Helen and Nan and Lucy and I were sitting and told us of his very serious condition.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Words cannot express the joy and gratitude all of us feel that father is really getting well.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had felt he was in a very bad way but did not realize it was quite so dreadful.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Words cannot express the joy and gratitude all of us feel that father is really getting well.
immediately past
From this reading I shall never forget the miserable time last spring when Dr. Wright came into the library where Helen and Nan and Lucy and I were sitting and told us of his very serious condition.
a room where books are kept
From this reading I shall never forget the miserable time last spring when Dr. Wright came into the library where Helen and Nan and Lucy and I were sitting and told us of his very serious condition.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading I shall never forget the miserable time last spring when Dr. Wright came into the library where Helen and Nan and Lucy and I were sitting and told us of his very serious condition.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading I shall never forget the miserable time last spring when Dr. Wright came into the library where Helen and Nan and Lucy and I were sitting and told us of his very serious condition.
MollynounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc.
NannounUS /næn/
your grandmother
From this reading I shall never forget the miserable time last spring when Dr. Wright came into the library where Helen and Nan and Lucy and I were sitting and told us of his very serious condition.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I shall never forget the miserable time last spring when Dr. Wright came into the library where Helen and Nan and Lucy and I were sitting and told us of his very serious condition.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had felt he was in a very bad way but did not realize it was quite so dreadful.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I had felt he was in a very bad way but did not realize it was quite so dreadful.
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading I had felt he was in a very bad way but did not realize it was quite so dreadful.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Words cannot express the joy and gratitude all of us feel that father is really getting well.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading I shall never forget the miserable time last spring when Dr. Wright came into the library where Helen and Nan and Lucy and I were sitting and told us of his very serious condition.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall never forget the miserable time last spring when Dr. Wright came into the library where Helen and Nan and Lucy and I were sitting and told us of his very serious condition.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading I shall never forget the miserable time last spring when Dr. Wright came into the library where Helen and Nan and Lucy and I were sitting and told us of his very serious condition.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I had felt he was in a very bad way but did not realize it was quite so dreadful.
the season of growth
From this reading I shall never forget the miserable time last spring when Dr. Wright came into the library where Helen and Nan and Lucy and I were sitting and told us of his very serious condition.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I am sure you did not, either.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Words cannot express the joy and gratitude all of us feel that father is really getting well.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I shall never forget the miserable time last spring when Dr. Wright came into the library where Helen and Nan and Lucy and I were sitting and told us of his very serious condition.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I shall never forget the miserable time last spring when Dr. Wright came into the library where Helen and Nan and Lucy and I were sitting and told us of his very serious condition.
TuckernounUS /ˈtʌkər/
United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc.
TwinsnounUS /twɪnz/
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading AUTHOR OF "The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Words cannot express the joy and gratitude all of us feel that father is really getting well.
precisely as stated
From this reading I shall never forget the miserable time last spring when Dr. Wright came into the library where Helen and Nan and Lucy and I were sitting and told us of his very serious condition.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had felt he was in a very bad way but did not realize it was quite so dreadful.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I had felt he was in a very bad way but did not realize it was quite so dreadful.
(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 Words cannot express the joy and gratitude all of us feel that father is really getting well.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I shall never forget the miserable time last spring when Dr. Wright came into the library where Helen and Nan and Lucy and I were sitting and told us of his very serious condition.
at the time that
From this reading I shall never forget the miserable time last spring when Dr. Wright came into the library where Helen and Nan and Lucy and I were sitting and told us of his very serious condition.
in or at the place that
From this reading I shall never forget the miserable time last spring when Dr. Wright came into the library where Helen and Nan and Lucy and I were sitting and told us of his very serious condition.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Words cannot express the joy and gratitude all of us feel that father is really getting well.
WrightnounUS /raɪt/
United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
From this reading I shall never forget the miserable time last spring when Dr. Wright came into the library where Helen and Nan and Lucy and I were sitting and told us of his very serious condition.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am sure you did not, either.
