used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Just as if nobody had ever _had_ a husband before," said Evelyn.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE BRIDE WRITES HOME Well, at last, two whole days after she had been married, our sister Nancy (now Mrs. Harry Masters) has condescended to write and tell us all about it!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE BRIDE WRITES HOME Well, at last, two whole days after she had been married, our sister Nancy (now Mrs. Harry Masters) has condescended to write and tell us all about it!
(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 THE BRIDE WRITES HOME Well, at last, two whole days after she had been married, our sister Nancy (now Mrs. Harry Masters) has condescended to write and tell us all about it!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BRIDE WRITES HOME Well, at last, two whole days after she had been married, our sister Nancy (now Mrs. Harry Masters) has condescended to write and tell us all about it!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Just as if nobody had ever _had_ a husband before," said Evelyn.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BRIDE WRITES HOME Well, at last, two whole days after she had been married, our sister Nancy (now Mrs. Harry Masters) has condescended to write and tell us all about it!
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading One is to Aunt Victoria, rather stilted and full of the most lovely words and phrases, and with "My husband" coming in about every second line.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE BRIDE WRITES HOME Well, at last, two whole days after she had been married, our sister Nancy (now Mrs. Harry Masters) has condescended to write and tell us all about it!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Just as if nobody had ever _had_ a husband before," said Evelyn.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading THE BRIDE WRITES HOME Well, at last, two whole days after she had been married, our sister Nancy (now Mrs. Harry Masters) has condescended to write and tell us all about it!
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading One is to Aunt Victoria, rather stilted and full of the most lovely words and phrases, and with "My husband" coming in about every second line.
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading I said, "Well, _she_ hasn't, which is the same thing as far as she is concerned."
condescendedverbUS /ˌkɑːndɪˈsendɪd/
past form of “condescend” — behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
From this reading THE BRIDE WRITES HOME Well, at last, two whole days after she had been married, our sister Nancy (now Mrs. Harry Masters) has condescended to write and tell us all about it!
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THE BRIDE WRITES HOME Well, at last, two whole days after she had been married, our sister Nancy (now Mrs. Harry Masters) has condescended to write and tell us all about it!
Evelyn
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From this reading "Just as if nobody had ever _had_ a husband before," said Evelyn.
at any time
From this reading "Just as if nobody had ever _had_ a husband before," said Evelyn.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading One is to Aunt Victoria, rather stilted and full of the most lovely words and phrases, and with "My husband" coming in about every second line.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading I said, "Well, _she_ hasn't, which is the same thing as far as she is concerned."
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading One is to Aunt Victoria, rather stilted and full of the most lovely words and phrases, and with "My husband" coming in about every second line.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BRIDE WRITES HOME Well, at last, two whole days after she had been married, our sister Nancy (now Mrs. Harry Masters) has condescended to write and tell us all about it!
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading THE BRIDE WRITES HOME Well, at last, two whole days after she had been married, our sister Nancy (now Mrs. Harry Masters) has condescended to write and tell us all about it!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BRIDE WRITES HOME Well, at last, two whole days after she had been married, our sister Nancy (now Mrs. Harry Masters) has condescended to write and tell us all about it!
hasn't
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From this reading I said, "Well, _she_ hasn't, which is the same thing as far as she is concerned."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE BRIDE WRITES HOME Well, at last, two whole days after she had been married, our sister Nancy (now Mrs. Harry Masters) has condescended to write and tell us all about it!
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading One is to Aunt Victoria, rather stilted and full of the most lovely words and phrases, and with "My husband" coming in about every second line.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said, "Well, _she_ hasn't, which is the same thing as far as she is concerned."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Just as if nobody had ever _had_ a husband before," said Evelyn.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One is to Aunt Victoria, rather stilted and full of the most lovely words and phrases, and with "My husband" coming in about every second line.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One is to Aunt Victoria, rather stilted and full of the most lovely words and phrases, and with "My husband" coming in about every second line.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE BRIDE WRITES HOME Well, at last, two whole days after she had been married, our sister Nancy (now Mrs. Harry Masters) has condescended to write and tell us all about it!
and nothing more
From this reading "Just as if nobody had ever _had_ a husband before," said Evelyn.
immediately past
From this reading THE BRIDE WRITES HOME Well, at last, two whole days after she had been married, our sister Nancy (now Mrs. Harry Masters) has condescended to write and tell us all about it!
the literary culture
From this reading Two long letters she has written!
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading One is to Aunt Victoria, rather stilted and full of the most lovely words and phrases, and with "My husband" coming in about every second line.
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 Two long letters she has written!
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading One is to Aunt Victoria, rather stilted and full of the most lovely words and phrases, and with "My husband" coming in about every second line.
joined in matrimony
From this reading THE BRIDE WRITES HOME Well, at last, two whole days after she had been married, our sister Nancy (now Mrs. Harry Masters) has condescended to write and tell us all about it!
MastersnounUS /ˈmæstərz/
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading THE BRIDE WRITES HOME Well, at last, two whole days after she had been married, our sister Nancy (now Mrs. Harry Masters) has condescended to write and tell us all about it!
used to form the superlative
From this reading One is to Aunt Victoria, rather stilted and full of the most lovely words and phrases, and with "My husband" coming in about every second line.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading THE BRIDE WRITES HOME Well, at last, two whole days after she had been married, our sister Nancy (now Mrs. Harry Masters) has condescended to write and tell us all about it!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One is to Aunt Victoria, rather stilted and full of the most lovely words and phrases, and with "My husband" coming in about every second line.
NancynounUS /ˈnænsi/
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading THE BRIDE WRITES HOME Well, at last, two whole days after she had been married, our sister Nancy (now Mrs. Harry Masters) has condescended to write and tell us all about it!
no person; not anyone
From this reading "Just as if nobody had ever _had_ a husband before," said Evelyn.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE BRIDE WRITES HOME Well, at last, two whole days after she had been married, our sister Nancy (now Mrs. Harry Masters) has condescended to write and tell us all about it!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One is to Aunt Victoria, rather stilted and full of the most lovely words and phrases, and with "My husband" coming in about every second line.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One is to Aunt Victoria, rather stilted and full of the most lovely words and phrases, and with "My husband" coming in about every second line.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE BRIDE WRITES HOME Well, at last, two whole days after she had been married, our sister Nancy (now Mrs. Harry Masters) has condescended to write and tell us all about it!
phrasesnounUS /ˈfreɪzəz/
plural of “phrase” — an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading One is to Aunt Victoria, rather stilted and full of the most lovely words and phrases, and with "My husband" coming in about every second line.
on the contrary
From this reading One is to Aunt Victoria, rather stilted and full of the most lovely words and phrases, and with "My husband" coming in about every second line.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Just as if nobody had ever _had_ a husband before," said Evelyn.
Identical; not different.
From this reading I said, "Well, _she_ hasn't, which is the same thing as far as she is concerned."
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading One is to Aunt Victoria, rather stilted and full of the most lovely words and phrases, and with "My husband" coming in about every second line.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BRIDE WRITES HOME Well, at last, two whole days after she had been married, our sister Nancy (now Mrs. Harry Masters) has condescended to write and tell us all about it!
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading THE BRIDE WRITES HOME Well, at last, two whole days after she had been married, our sister Nancy (now Mrs. Harry Masters) has condescended to write and tell us all about it!
stiltedadjectiveUS /ˈstɪltɪd/
artificially formal
From this reading One is to Aunt Victoria, rather stilted and full of the most lovely words and phrases, and with "My husband" coming in about every second line.
express in words
From this reading THE BRIDE WRITES HOME Well, at last, two whole days after she had been married, our sister Nancy (now Mrs. Harry Masters) has condescended to write and tell us all about it!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BRIDE WRITES HOME Well, at last, two whole days after she had been married, our sister Nancy (now Mrs. Harry Masters) has condescended to write and tell us all about it!
a special situation
From this reading I said, "Well, _she_ hasn't, which is the same thing as far as she is concerned."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BRIDE WRITES HOME Well, at last, two whole days after she had been married, our sister Nancy (now Mrs. Harry Masters) has condescended to write and tell us all about it!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE BRIDE WRITES HOME Well, at last, two whole days after she had been married, our sister Nancy (now Mrs. Harry Masters) has condescended to write and tell us all about it!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE BRIDE WRITES HOME Well, at last, two whole days after she had been married, our sister Nancy (now Mrs. Harry Masters) has condescended to write and tell us all about it!
VictorianounUS /vɪkˈtɔːriə/
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading One is to Aunt Victoria, rather stilted and full of the most lovely words and phrases, and with "My husband" coming in about every second line.
(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 THE BRIDE WRITES HOME Well, at last, two whole days after she had been married, our sister Nancy (now Mrs. Harry Masters) has condescended to write and tell us all about it!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I said, "Well, _she_ hasn't, which is the same thing as far as she is concerned."
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading THE BRIDE WRITES HOME Well, at last, two whole days after she had been married, our sister Nancy (now Mrs. Harry Masters) has condescended to write and tell us all about it!
in the company of; together with
From this reading One is to Aunt Victoria, rather stilted and full of the most lovely words and phrases, and with "My husband" coming in about every second line.
the words that are spoken
From this reading One is to Aunt Victoria, rather stilted and full of the most lovely words and phrases, and with "My husband" coming in about every second line.
produce a literary work
From this reading THE BRIDE WRITES HOME Well, at last, two whole days after she had been married, our sister Nancy (now Mrs. Harry Masters) has condescended to write and tell us all about it!
WRITESverbUS /raɪts/
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading THE BRIDE WRITES HOME Well, at last, two whole days after she had been married, our sister Nancy (now Mrs. Harry Masters) has condescended to write and tell us all about it!
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Two long letters she has written!
