used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Here was a perennial expectation, a constant thread of hope henceforward to run through her life.
anew
From this reading It gave quite a new interest to the day--any day that unknown functionary might come again to refresh her soul with this novel delight.
(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 All had not disappeared with Uncle Edward.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Never before had Susan known the altogether modern and nineteenth-century excitement of looking for the postman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While the two young men responded thus to Colonel Sutherland's communications, Susan took her letter to her heart, and found unbounded comfort in it.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It gave quite a new interest to the day--any day that unknown functionary might come again to refresh her soul with this novel delight.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Never before had Susan known the altogether modern and nineteenth-century excitement of looking for the postman.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading While the two young men responded thus to Colonel Sutherland's communications, Susan took her letter to her heart, and found unbounded comfort in it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It gave quite a new interest to the day--any day that unknown functionary might come again to refresh her soul with this novel delight.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading While the two young men responded thus to Colonel Sutherland's communications, Susan took her letter to her heart, and found unbounded comfort in it.
communicationsnounUS /kəˌmjuːnəˈkeɪʃənz/
the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.)
From this reading While the two young men responded thus to Colonel Sutherland's communications, Susan took her letter to her heart, and found unbounded comfort in it.
unvarying in nature
From this reading Here was a perennial expectation, a constant thread of hope henceforward to run through her life.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It gave quite a new interest to the day--any day that unknown functionary might come again to refresh her soul with this novel delight.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading It gave quite a new interest to the day--any day that unknown functionary might come again to refresh her soul with this novel delight.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading All had not disappeared with Uncle Edward.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading All had not disappeared with Uncle Edward.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Never before had Susan known the altogether modern and nineteenth-century excitement of looking for the postman.
expectationnounUS /ˌekspekˈteɪʃən/
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading Here was a perennial expectation, a constant thread of hope henceforward to run through her life.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Never before had Susan known the altogether modern and nineteenth-century excitement of looking for the postman.
set up or found
From this reading While the two young men responded thus to Colonel Sutherland's communications, Susan took her letter to her heart, and found unbounded comfort in it.
functionarynounUS /ˈfʌŋkʃəneri/
a worker who holds or is invested with an office
From this reading It gave quite a new interest to the day--any day that unknown functionary might come again to refresh her soul with this novel delight.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading It gave quite a new interest to the day--any day that unknown functionary might come again to refresh her soul with this novel delight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All had not disappeared with Uncle Edward.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading While the two young men responded thus to Colonel Sutherland's communications, Susan took her letter to her heart, and found unbounded comfort in it.
henceforwardadverb
from this time forth; from now on
From this reading Here was a perennial expectation, a constant thread of hope henceforward to run through her life.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading While the two young men responded thus to Colonel Sutherland's communications, Susan took her letter to her heart, and found unbounded comfort in it.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here was a perennial expectation, a constant thread of hope henceforward to run through her life.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Here was a perennial expectation, a constant thread of hope henceforward to run through her life.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While the two young men responded thus to Colonel Sutherland's communications, Susan took her letter to her heart, and found unbounded comfort in it.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading It gave quite a new interest to the day--any day that unknown functionary might come again to refresh her soul with this novel delight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading While the two young men responded thus to Colonel Sutherland's communications, Susan took her letter to her heart, and found unbounded comfort in it.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Never before had Susan known the altogether modern and nineteenth-century excitement of looking for the postman.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading While the two young men responded thus to Colonel Sutherland's communications, Susan took her letter to her heart, and found unbounded comfort in it.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Here was a perennial expectation, a constant thread of hope henceforward to run through her life.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Never before had Susan known the altogether modern and nineteenth-century excitement of looking for the postman.
the force of workers available
From this reading While the two young men responded thus to Colonel Sutherland's communications, Susan took her letter to her heart, and found unbounded comfort in it.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It gave quite a new interest to the day--any day that unknown functionary might come again to refresh her soul with this novel delight.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading Never before had Susan known the altogether modern and nineteenth-century excitement of looking for the postman.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never before had Susan known the altogether modern and nineteenth-century excitement of looking for the postman.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It gave quite a new interest to the day--any day that unknown functionary might come again to refresh her soul with this novel delight.
nineteenth-century
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From this reading Never before had Susan known the altogether modern and nineteenth-century excitement of looking for the postman.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All had not disappeared with Uncle Edward.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading It gave quite a new interest to the day--any day that unknown functionary might come again to refresh her soul with this novel delight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here was a perennial expectation, a constant thread of hope henceforward to run through her life.
perennialadjectiveUS /pərˈeniəl/
lasting three seasons or more
From this reading Here was a perennial expectation, a constant thread of hope henceforward to run through her life.
postmannounUS /ˈpoʊstmən/
a man who delivers the mail
From this reading Never before had Susan known the altogether modern and nineteenth-century excitement of looking for the postman.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading It gave quite a new interest to the day--any day that unknown functionary might come again to refresh her soul with this novel delight.
refreshverbUS /rɪˈfreʃ/
refresh one's memory
From this reading It gave quite a new interest to the day--any day that unknown functionary might come again to refresh her soul with this novel delight.
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading While the two young men responded thus to Colonel Sutherland's communications, Susan took her letter to her heart, and found unbounded comfort in it.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Here was a perennial expectation, a constant thread of hope henceforward to run through her life.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading It gave quite a new interest to the day--any day that unknown functionary might come again to refresh her soul with this novel delight.
Susan
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From this reading While the two young men responded thus to Colonel Sutherland's communications, Susan took her letter to her heart, and found unbounded comfort in it.
Sutherland'snounUS /ˈsʌðərləndz/
possessive form of “sutherland” — Australian operatic soprano (born in 1926)
From this reading While the two young men responded thus to Colonel Sutherland's communications, Susan took her letter to her heart, and found unbounded comfort in it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It gave quite a new interest to the day--any day that unknown functionary might come again to refresh her soul with this novel delight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While the two young men responded thus to Colonel Sutherland's communications, Susan took her letter to her heart, and found unbounded comfort in it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It gave quite a new interest to the day--any day that unknown functionary might come again to refresh her soul with this novel delight.
threadverbUS /θred/
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading Here was a perennial expectation, a constant thread of hope henceforward to run through her life.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Here was a perennial expectation, a constant thread of hope henceforward to run through her life.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading While the two young men responded thus to Colonel Sutherland's communications, Susan took her letter to her heart, and found unbounded comfort in it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While the two young men responded thus to Colonel Sutherland's communications, Susan took her letter to her heart, and found unbounded comfort in it.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading While the two young men responded thus to Colonel Sutherland's communications, Susan took her letter to her heart, and found unbounded comfort in it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading While the two young men responded thus to Colonel Sutherland's communications, Susan took her letter to her heart, and found unbounded comfort in it.
unboundedadjectiveUS /ənˈbaʊndɪd/
seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
From this reading While the two young men responded thus to Colonel Sutherland's communications, Susan took her letter to her heart, and found unbounded comfort in it.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading All had not disappeared with Uncle Edward.
not known
From this reading It gave quite a new interest to the day--any day that unknown functionary might come again to refresh her soul with this novel delight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here was a perennial expectation, a constant thread of hope henceforward to run through her life.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While the two young men responded thus to Colonel Sutherland's communications, Susan took her letter to her heart, and found unbounded comfort in it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All had not disappeared with Uncle Edward.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading While the two young men responded thus to Colonel Sutherland's communications, Susan took her letter to her heart, and found unbounded comfort in it.
