used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Katharine admired the simplicity with which he spoke, as she said with a touch of reproachfulness:
admiredadjectiveUS /ədˈmaɪərd/
regarded with admiration
From this reading Katharine admired the simplicity with which he spoke, as she said with a touch of reproachfulness:
(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 And all these months you have never once written--although you promised!"
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And all these months you have never once written--although you promised!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The gesture of his blackened hand made light of fatigue, risks, perils and privations attending the long flight from Palestine....
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I said I would not fail to write--if I had any news for you!"
ArbournounUS /ˈɑːrbər/
a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading "It seems very long since you came to me at Kerr's Arbour, Mr. Hazel.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Katharine admired the simplicity with which he spoke, as she said with a touch of reproachfulness:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "It seems very long since you came to me at Kerr's Arbour, Mr. Hazel.
attendingnounUS /əˈtendɪŋ/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading The gesture of his blackened hand made light of fatigue, risks, perils and privations attending the long flight from Palestine....
blackenedadjectiveUS /ˈblækənd/
darkened by smoke
From this reading The gesture of his blackened hand made light of fatigue, risks, perils and privations attending the long flight from Palestine....
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "It seems very long since you came to me at Kerr's Arbour, Mr. Hazel.
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading "I said I would not fail to write--if I had any news for you!"
fatiguenounUS /fəˈtiːɡ/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading The gesture of his blackened hand made light of fatigue, risks, perils and privations attending the long flight from Palestine....
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading The gesture of his blackened hand made light of fatigue, risks, perils and privations attending the long flight from Palestine....
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I said I would not fail to write--if I had any news for you!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The gesture of his blackened hand made light of fatigue, risks, perils and privations attending the long flight from Palestine....
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading The gesture of his blackened hand made light of fatigue, risks, perils and privations attending the long flight from Palestine....
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I said I would not fail to write--if I had any news for you!"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The gesture of his blackened hand made light of fatigue, risks, perils and privations attending the long flight from Palestine....
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And all these months you have never once written--although you promised!"
HazeladjectiveUS /ˈheɪzəl/
of a light brown or yellowish brown color
From this reading "It seems very long since you came to me at Kerr's Arbour, Mr. Hazel.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Katharine admired the simplicity with which he spoke, as she said with a touch of reproachfulness:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The gesture of his blackened hand made light of fatigue, risks, perils and privations attending the long flight from Palestine....
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I said I would not fail to write--if I had any news for you!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I said I would not fail to write--if I had any news for you!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It seems very long since you came to me at Kerr's Arbour, Mr. Hazel.
Katharine
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From this reading Katharine admired the simplicity with which he spoke, as she said with a touch of reproachfulness:
Kerr's
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From this reading "It seems very long since you came to me at Kerr's Arbour, Mr. Hazel.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The gesture of his blackened hand made light of fatigue, risks, perils and privations attending the long flight from Palestine....
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 The gesture of his blackened hand made light of fatigue, risks, perils and privations attending the long flight from Palestine....
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The gesture of his blackened hand made light of fatigue, risks, perils and privations attending the long flight from Palestine....
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It seems very long since you came to me at Kerr's Arbour, Mr. Hazel.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading And all these months you have never once written--although you promised!"
a form of address for a man
From this reading "It seems very long since you came to me at Kerr's Arbour, Mr. Hazel.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading And all these months you have never once written--although you promised!"
information about recent and important events
From this reading "I said I would not fail to write--if I had any news for you!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I said I would not fail to write--if I had any news for you!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The gesture of his blackened hand made light of fatigue, risks, perils and privations attending the long flight from Palestine....
on one occasion
From this reading And all these months you have never once written--although you promised!"
PalestinenounUS /ˈpæləstaɪn/
a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948
From this reading The gesture of his blackened hand made light of fatigue, risks, perils and privations attending the long flight from Palestine....
perilsnounUS /ˈperəlz/
plural of “peril” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading The gesture of his blackened hand made light of fatigue, risks, perils and privations attending the long flight from Palestine....
privationsnounUS /praɪˈveɪʃənz/
plural of “privation” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading The gesture of his blackened hand made light of fatigue, risks, perils and privations attending the long flight from Palestine....
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading And all these months you have never once written--although you promised!"
reproachfulness
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From this reading Katharine admired the simplicity with which he spoke, as she said with a touch of reproachfulness:
risksnounUS /rɪsks/
plural of “risk” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading The gesture of his blackened hand made light of fatigue, risks, perils and privations attending the long flight from Palestine....
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Katharine admired the simplicity with which he spoke, as she said with a touch of reproachfulness:
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "It seems very long since you came to me at Kerr's Arbour, Mr. Hazel.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Katharine admired the simplicity with which he spoke, as she said with a touch of reproachfulness:
simplicitynounUS /sɪmˈplɪsəti/
the quality of being simple or uncompounded
From this reading Katharine admired the simplicity with which he spoke, as she said with a touch of reproachfulness:
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "It seems very long since you came to me at Kerr's Arbour, Mr. Hazel.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Katharine admired the simplicity with which he spoke, as she said with a touch of reproachfulness:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The gesture of his blackened hand made light of fatigue, risks, perils and privations attending the long flight from Palestine....
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And all these months you have never once written--although you promised!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It seems very long since you came to me at Kerr's Arbour, Mr. Hazel.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Katharine admired the simplicity with which he spoke, as she said with a touch of reproachfulness:
precisely as stated
From this reading "It seems very long since you came to me at Kerr's Arbour, Mr. Hazel.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Katharine admired the simplicity with which he spoke, as she said with a touch of reproachfulness:
in the company of; together with
From this reading Katharine admired the simplicity with which he spoke, as she said with a touch of reproachfulness:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I said I would not fail to write--if I had any news for you!"
produce a literary work
From this reading "I said I would not fail to write--if I had any news for you!"
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading And all these months you have never once written--although you promised!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It seems very long since you came to me at Kerr's Arbour, Mr. Hazel.
