used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One morning some three weeks later Stacey received a night letter from Omaha.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading It was addressed “Honorable Stacey Carroll” and read:
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “_My husband Jim is awfully sick with flu and I am afraid he is going to die.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “_My husband Jim is awfully sick with flu and I am afraid he is going to die.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was addressed “Honorable Stacey Carroll” and read:
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading He keeps asking for you though he is out of his head and does not know what he says.
awfullyadverbUS /ˈɑːfli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading “_My husband Jim is awfully sick with flu and I am afraid he is going to die.
for the reason that
From this reading Please, Captain Carroll, come if you can because then he might get well.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Please, Captain Carroll, come if you can because then he might get well.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Please, Captain Carroll, come if you can because then he might get well.
CarrollnounUS /ˈkærəl/
English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
From this reading It was addressed “Honorable Stacey Carroll” and read:
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Please, Captain Carroll, come if you can because then he might get well.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “_My husband Jim is awfully sick with flu and I am afraid he is going to die.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He keeps asking for you though he is out of his head and does not know what he says.
flunounUS /fluː/
an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
From this reading “_My husband Jim is awfully sick with flu and I am afraid he is going to die.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He keeps asking for you though he is out of his head and does not know what he says.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One morning some three weeks later Stacey received a night letter from Omaha.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Please, Captain Carroll, come if you can because then he might get well.
the act of departing
From this reading “_My husband Jim is awfully sick with flu and I am afraid he is going to die.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “_My husband Jim is awfully sick with flu and I am afraid he is going to die.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He keeps asking for you though he is out of his head and does not know what he says.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He keeps asking for you though he is out of his head and does not know what he says.
HonorableadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnərəbəl/
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading It was addressed “Honorable Stacey Carroll” and read:
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “_My husband Jim is awfully sick with flu and I am afraid he is going to die.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “_My husband Jim is awfully sick with flu and I am afraid he is going to die.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Please, Captain Carroll, come if you can because then he might get well.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “_My husband Jim is awfully sick with flu and I am afraid he is going to die.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was addressed “Honorable Stacey Carroll” and read:
Jim
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From this reading “_My husband Jim is awfully sick with flu and I am afraid he is going to die.
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading He keeps asking for you though he is out of his head and does not know what he says.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He keeps asking for you though he is out of his head and does not know what he says.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading One morning some three weeks later Stacey received a night letter from Omaha.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading One morning some three weeks later Stacey received a night letter from Omaha.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Please, Captain Carroll, come if you can because then he might get well.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One morning some three weeks later Stacey received a night letter from Omaha.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “_My husband Jim is awfully sick with flu and I am afraid he is going to die.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading One morning some three weeks later Stacey received a night letter from Omaha.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He keeps asking for you though he is out of his head and does not know what he says.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He keeps asking for you though he is out of his head and does not know what he says.
OmahanounUS /ˈoʊməhɑː/
a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska
From this reading One morning some three weeks later Stacey received a night letter from Omaha.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning some three weeks later Stacey received a night letter from Omaha.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He keeps asking for you though he is out of his head and does not know what he says.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Please, Captain Carroll, come if you can because then he might get well.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading It was addressed “Honorable Stacey Carroll” and read:
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading One morning some three weeks later Stacey received a night letter from Omaha.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading He keeps asking for you though he is out of his head and does not know what he says.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “_My husband Jim is awfully sick with flu and I am afraid he is going to die.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading One morning some three weeks later Stacey received a night letter from Omaha.
Stacey
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One morning some three weeks later Stacey received a night letter from Omaha.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Please, Captain Carroll, come if you can because then he might get well.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He keeps asking for you though he is out of his head and does not know what he says.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading One morning some three weeks later Stacey received a night letter from Omaha.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “_My husband Jim is awfully sick with flu and I am afraid he is going to die.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was addressed “Honorable Stacey Carroll” and read:
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading One morning some three weeks later Stacey received a night letter from Omaha.
(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 Please, Captain Carroll, come if you can because then he might get well.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He keeps asking for you though he is out of his head and does not know what he says.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “_My husband Jim is awfully sick with flu and I am afraid he is going to die.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He keeps asking for you though he is out of his head and does not know what he says.
