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From this reading 12.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dearest Winnifred: It seems a long time since I left you standing in the station, the afternoon I said good-by to the city which had been my home.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Dearest Winnifred: It seems a long time since I left you standing in the station, the afternoon I said good-by to the city which had been my home.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Dearest Winnifred: It seems a long time since I left you standing in the station, the afternoon I said good-by to the city which had been my home.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can never forget you nor the dear schoolmates who made my life there so pleasant, nor the friends who took me to their hearts in my great sorrow.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Dearest Winnifred: It seems a long time since I left you standing in the station, the afternoon I said good-by to the city which had been my home.
dearly loved
From this reading I can never forget you nor the dear schoolmates who made my life there so pleasant, nor the friends who took me to their hearts in my great sorrow.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading Dearest Winnifred: It seems a long time since I left you standing in the station, the afternoon I said good-by to the city which had been my home.
Ernestine
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From this reading _Ernestine to Winnifred._ New York, Sept.
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading I can never forget you nor the dear schoolmates who made my life there so pleasant, nor the friends who took me to their hearts in my great sorrow.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I can never forget you nor the dear schoolmates who made my life there so pleasant, nor the friends who took me to their hearts in my great sorrow.
good-bynoun
a farewell remark
From this reading Dearest Winnifred: It seems a long time since I left you standing in the station, the afternoon I said good-by to the city which had been my home.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I can never forget you nor the dear schoolmates who made my life there so pleasant, nor the friends who took me to their hearts in my great sorrow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dearest Winnifred: It seems a long time since I left you standing in the station, the afternoon I said good-by to the city which had been my home.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading I can never forget you nor the dear schoolmates who made my life there so pleasant, nor the friends who took me to their hearts in my great sorrow.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Dearest Winnifred: It seems a long time since I left you standing in the station, the afternoon I said good-by to the city which had been my home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dearest Winnifred: It seems a long time since I left you standing in the station, the afternoon I said good-by to the city which had been my home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dearest Winnifred: It seems a long time since I left you standing in the station, the afternoon I said good-by to the city which had been my home.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dearest Winnifred: It seems a long time since I left you standing in the station, the afternoon I said good-by to the city which had been my home.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Dearest Winnifred: It seems a long time since I left you standing in the station, the afternoon I said good-by to the city which had been my home.
the literary culture
From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I can never forget you nor the dear schoolmates who made my life there so pleasant, nor the friends who took me to their hearts in my great sorrow.
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 Dearest Winnifred: It seems a long time since I left you standing in the station, the afternoon I said good-by to the city which had been my home.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I can never forget you nor the dear schoolmates who made my life there so pleasant, nor the friends who took me to their hearts in my great sorrow.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I can never forget you nor the dear schoolmates who made my life there so pleasant, nor the friends who took me to their hearts in my great sorrow.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Dearest Winnifred: It seems a long time since I left you standing in the station, the afternoon I said good-by to the city which had been my home.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I can never forget you nor the dear schoolmates who made my life there so pleasant, nor the friends who took me to their hearts in my great sorrow.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _Ernestine to Winnifred._ New York, Sept.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I can never forget you nor the dear schoolmates who made my life there so pleasant, nor the friends who took me to their hearts in my great sorrow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading I can never forget you nor the dear schoolmates who made my life there so pleasant, nor the friends who took me to their hearts in my great sorrow.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Dearest Winnifred: It seems a long time since I left you standing in the station, the afternoon I said good-by to the city which had been my home.
schoolmatesnounUS /ˈskuːlmeɪts/
plural of “schoolmate” — an acquaintance that you go to school with
From this reading I can never forget you nor the dear schoolmates who made my life there so pleasant, nor the friends who took me to their hearts in my great sorrow.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Dearest Winnifred: It seems a long time since I left you standing in the station, the afternoon I said good-by to the city which had been my home.
SeptnounUS /sept/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading _Ernestine to Winnifred._ New York, Sept.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Dearest Winnifred: It seems a long time since I left you standing in the station, the afternoon I said good-by to the city which had been my home.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I can never forget you nor the dear schoolmates who made my life there so pleasant, nor the friends who took me to their hearts in my great sorrow.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading I can never forget you nor the dear schoolmates who made my life there so pleasant, nor the friends who took me to their hearts in my great sorrow.
having a supporting base
From this reading Dearest Winnifred: It seems a long time since I left you standing in the station, the afternoon I said good-by to the city which had been my home.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Dearest Winnifred: It seems a long time since I left you standing in the station, the afternoon I said good-by to the city which had been my home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dearest Winnifred: It seems a long time since I left you standing in the station, the afternoon I said good-by to the city which had been my home.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I can never forget you nor the dear schoolmates who made my life there so pleasant, nor the friends who took me to their hearts in my great sorrow.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I can never forget you nor the dear schoolmates who made my life there so pleasant, nor the friends who took me to their hearts in my great sorrow.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Dearest Winnifred: It seems a long time since I left you standing in the station, the afternoon I said good-by to the city which had been my home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Ernestine to Winnifred._ New York, Sept.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I can never forget you nor the dear schoolmates who made my life there so pleasant, nor the friends who took me to their hearts in my great sorrow.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Dearest Winnifred: It seems a long time since I left you standing in the station, the afternoon I said good-by to the city which had been my home.
which person or people
From this reading I can never forget you nor the dear schoolmates who made my life there so pleasant, nor the friends who took me to their hearts in my great sorrow.
Winnifred
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From this reading _Ernestine to Winnifred._ New York, Sept.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading _Ernestine to Winnifred._ New York, Sept.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dearest Winnifred: It seems a long time since I left you standing in the station, the afternoon I said good-by to the city which had been my home.
