Chapter XVIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A STRANGE LETTER THE letter which Marjorie held in her hand was badly written and spelt, but she was able to decipher most of it.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Well, Ken, I'm a-going to tell you something that happened to me about twenty-five years ago.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading A STRANGE LETTER THE letter which Marjorie held in her hand was badly written and spelt, but she was able to decipher most of it.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "Well, Ken, I'm a-going to tell you something that happened to me about twenty-five years ago.

in the past

From this reading "Well, Ken, I'm a-going to tell you something that happened to me about twenty-five years ago.

(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 I feel as if I ought to let you know; and yet I promised him to keep his secret as long as I lived, all the days of my life, them was the words as he made me say.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading And this is what she read— "MY DEAR KEN, "I feel as if I might not live for many years longer, so I am writing this, that you may be able to read it when I am dead and gone.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A STRANGE LETTER THE letter which Marjorie held in her hand was badly written and spelt, but she was able to decipher most of it.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading And this is what she read— "MY DEAR KEN, "I feel as if I might not live for many years longer, so I am writing this, that you may be able to read it when I am dead and gone.

to a severe or serious degree

From this reading A STRANGE LETTER THE letter which Marjorie held in her hand was badly written and spelt, but she was able to decipher most of it.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading And this is what she read— "MY DEAR KEN, "I feel as if I might not live for many years longer, so I am writing this, that you may be able to read it when I am dead and gone.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading A STRANGE LETTER THE letter which Marjorie held in her hand was badly written and spelt, but she was able to decipher most of it.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading I feel as if I ought to let you know; and yet I promised him to keep his secret as long as I lived, all the days of my life, them was the words as he made me say.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading And this is what she read— "MY DEAR KEN, "I feel as if I might not live for many years longer, so I am writing this, that you may be able to read it when I am dead and gone.

dearly loved

From this reading And this is what she read— "MY DEAR KEN, "I feel as if I might not live for many years longer, so I am writing this, that you may be able to read it when I am dead and gone.

convert code into ordinary language

From this reading A STRANGE LETTER THE letter which Marjorie held in her hand was badly written and spelt, but she was able to decipher most of it.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But I didn't promise not to tell when the days of my life was over, Ken, and they will be over when you get this 'ere letter.

an old word for “before”

From this reading But I didn't promise not to tell when the days of my life was over, Ken, and they will be over when you get this 'ere letter.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading And this is what she read— "MY DEAR KEN, "I feel as if I might not live for many years longer, so I am writing this, that you may be able to read it when I am dead and gone.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And this is what she read— "MY DEAR KEN, "I feel as if I might not live for many years longer, so I am writing this, that you may be able to read it when I am dead and gone.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading But I didn't promise not to tell when the days of my life was over, Ken, and they will be over when you get this 'ere letter.

destroyed or killed

From this reading And this is what she read— "MY DEAR KEN, "I feel as if I might not live for many years longer, so I am writing this, that you may be able to read it when I am dead and gone.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading A STRANGE LETTER THE letter which Marjorie held in her hand was badly written and spelt, but she was able to decipher most of it.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading "Well, Ken, I'm a-going to tell you something that happened to me about twenty-five years ago.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I feel as if I ought to let you know; and yet I promised him to keep his secret as long as I lived, all the days of my life, them was the words as he made me say.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading A STRANGE LETTER THE letter which Marjorie held in her hand was badly written and spelt, but she was able to decipher most of it.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading A STRANGE LETTER THE letter which Marjorie held in her hand was badly written and spelt, but she was able to decipher most of it.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I feel as if I ought to let you know; and yet I promised him to keep his secret as long as I lived, all the days of my life, them was the words as he made me say.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading I feel as if I ought to let you know; and yet I promised him to keep his secret as long as I lived, all the days of my life, them was the words as he made me say.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading And this is what she read— "MY DEAR KEN, "I feel as if I might not live for many years longer, so I am writing this, that you may be able to read it when I am dead and gone.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Well, Ken, I'm a-going to tell you something that happened to me about twenty-five years ago.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading And this is what she read— "MY DEAR KEN, "I feel as if I might not live for many years longer, so I am writing this, that you may be able to read it when I am dead and gone.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading A STRANGE LETTER THE letter which Marjorie held in her hand was badly written and spelt, but she was able to decipher most of it.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading And this is what she read— "MY DEAR KEN, "I feel as if I might not live for many years longer, so I am writing this, that you may be able to read it when I am dead and gone.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A STRANGE LETTER THE letter which Marjorie held in her hand was badly written and spelt, but she was able to decipher most of it.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading I feel as if I ought to let you know; and yet I promised him to keep his secret as long as I lived, all the days of my life, them was the words as he made me say.

range of what one can know or understand

From this reading And this is what she read— "MY DEAR KEN, "I feel as if I might not live for many years longer, so I am writing this, that you may be able to read it when I am dead and gone.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading I feel as if I ought to let you know; and yet I promised him to keep his secret as long as I lived, all the days of my life, them was the words as he made me say.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading I feel as if I ought to let you know; and yet I promised him to keep his secret as long as I lived, all the days of my life, them was the words as he made me say.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading A STRANGE LETTER THE letter which Marjorie held in her hand was badly written and spelt, but she was able to decipher most of it.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading I feel as if I ought to let you know; and yet I promised him to keep his secret as long as I lived, all the days of my life, them was the words as he made me say.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading And this is what she read— "MY DEAR KEN, "I feel as if I might not live for many years longer, so I am writing this, that you may be able to read it when I am dead and gone.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading I feel as if I ought to let you know; and yet I promised him to keep his secret as long as I lived, all the days of my life, them was the words as he made me say.

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 I feel as if I ought to let you know; and yet I promised him to keep his secret as long as I lived, all the days of my life, them was the words as he made me say.

for more time

From this reading And this is what she read— "MY DEAR KEN, "I feel as if I might not live for many years longer, so I am writing this, that you may be able to read it when I am dead and gone.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading I feel as if I ought to let you know; and yet I promised him to keep his secret as long as I lived, all the days of my life, them was the words as he made me say.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading And this is what she read— "MY DEAR KEN, "I feel as if I might not live for many years longer, so I am writing this, that you may be able to read it when I am dead and gone.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A STRANGE LETTER THE letter which Marjorie held in her hand was badly written and spelt, but she was able to decipher most of it.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading And this is what she read— "MY DEAR KEN, "I feel as if I might not live for many years longer, so I am writing this, that you may be able to read it when I am dead and gone.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I feel as if I ought to let you know; and yet I promised him to keep his secret as long as I lived, all the days of my life, them was the words as he made me say.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading And this is what she read— "MY DEAR KEN, "I feel as if I might not live for many years longer, so I am writing this, that you may be able to read it when I am dead and gone.

used to form the superlative

From this reading A STRANGE LETTER THE letter which Marjorie held in her hand was badly written and spelt, but she was able to decipher most of it.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading And this is what she read— "MY DEAR KEN, "I feel as if I might not live for many years longer, so I am writing this, that you may be able to read it when I am dead and gone.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading And this is what she read— "MY DEAR KEN, "I feel as if I might not live for many years longer, so I am writing this, that you may be able to read it when I am dead and gone.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A STRANGE LETTER THE letter which Marjorie held in her hand was badly written and spelt, but she was able to decipher most of it.

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading I feel as if I ought to let you know; and yet I promised him to keep his secret as long as I lived, all the days of my life, them was the words as he made me say.

above and across; more than

From this reading But I didn't promise not to tell when the days of my life was over, Ken, and they will be over when you get this 'ere letter.

make a promise or commitment

From this reading But I didn't promise not to tell when the days of my life was over, Ken, and they will be over when you get this 'ere letter.

past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment

From this reading I feel as if I ought to let you know; and yet I promised him to keep his secret as long as I lived, all the days of my life, them was the words as he made me say.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading And this is what she read— "MY DEAR KEN, "I feel as if I might not live for many years longer, so I am writing this, that you may be able to read it when I am dead and gone.

express in words

From this reading I feel as if I ought to let you know; and yet I promised him to keep his secret as long as I lived, all the days of my life, them was the words as he made me say.

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading I feel as if I ought to let you know; and yet I promised him to keep his secret as long as I lived, all the days of my life, them was the words as he made me say.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading A STRANGE LETTER THE letter which Marjorie held in her hand was badly written and spelt, but she was able to decipher most of it.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading And this is what she read— "MY DEAR KEN, "I feel as if I might not live for many years longer, so I am writing this, that you may be able to read it when I am dead and gone.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading "Well, Ken, I'm a-going to tell you something that happened to me about twenty-five years ago.

hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed

From this reading A STRANGE LETTER THE letter which Marjorie held in her hand was badly written and spelt, but she was able to decipher most of it.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading A STRANGE LETTER THE letter which Marjorie held in her hand was badly written and spelt, but she was able to decipher most of it.

express in words

From this reading But I didn't promise not to tell when the days of my life was over, Ken, and they will be over when you get this 'ere letter.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And this is what she read— "MY DEAR KEN, "I feel as if I might not live for many years longer, so I am writing this, that you may be able to read it when I am dead and gone.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A STRANGE LETTER THE letter which Marjorie held in her hand was badly written and spelt, but she was able to decipher most of it.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I feel as if I ought to let you know; and yet I promised him to keep his secret as long as I lived, all the days of my life, them was the words as he made me say.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But I didn't promise not to tell when the days of my life was over, Ken, and they will be over when you get this 'ere letter.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading And this is what she read— "MY DEAR KEN, "I feel as if I might not live for many years longer, so I am writing this, that you may be able to read it when I am dead and gone.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading A STRANGE LETTER THE letter which Marjorie held in her hand was badly written and spelt, but she was able to decipher most of it.

being five more than twenty

From this reading "Well, Ken, I'm a-going to tell you something that happened to me about twenty-five years ago.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading A STRANGE LETTER THE letter which Marjorie held in her hand was badly written and spelt, but she was able to decipher most of it.

(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 "Well, Ken, I'm a-going to tell you something that happened to me about twenty-five years ago.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading And this is what she read— "MY DEAR KEN, "I feel as if I might not live for many years longer, so I am writing this, that you may be able to read it when I am dead and gone.

at the time that

From this reading And this is what she read— "MY DEAR KEN, "I feel as if I might not live for many years longer, so I am writing this, that you may be able to read it when I am dead and gone.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading A STRANGE LETTER THE letter which Marjorie held in her hand was badly written and spelt, but she was able to decipher most of it.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading But I didn't promise not to tell when the days of my life was over, Ken, and they will be over when you get this 'ere letter.

the words that are spoken

From this reading I feel as if I ought to let you know; and yet I promised him to keep his secret as long as I lived, all the days of my life, them was the words as he made me say.

the act of creating written works

From this reading And this is what she read— "MY DEAR KEN, "I feel as if I might not live for many years longer, so I am writing this, that you may be able to read it when I am dead and gone.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading A STRANGE LETTER THE letter which Marjorie held in her hand was badly written and spelt, but she was able to decipher most of it.

a late time of life

From this reading And this is what she read— "MY DEAR KEN, "I feel as if I might not live for many years longer, so I am writing this, that you may be able to read it when I am dead and gone.

but in spite of that

From this reading I feel as if I ought to let you know; and yet I promised him to keep his secret as long as I lived, all the days of my life, them was the words as he made me say.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading And this is what she read— "MY DEAR KEN, "I feel as if I might not live for many years longer, so I am writing this, that you may be able to read it when I am dead and gone.