used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I’m afraid it’ll make lots of people angry, especially Mrs. Baines.
anew
From this reading So in a few more weeks darling mother you will meet again Your own LUCY.
AgencynounUS /ˈeɪdʒənsi/
an administrative unit of government
From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading I’m afraid it’ll make lots of people angry, especially Mrs. Baines.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
Baines
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From this reading I’m afraid it’ll make lots of people angry, especially Mrs. Baines.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
terminate
From this reading How can we break it to her?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading How can we break it to her?
a special loved one
From this reading So in a few more weeks darling mother you will meet again Your own LUCY.
dearly loved
From this reading P.S. Love to father and the dear girls.
don't
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From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading I’m afraid it’ll make lots of people angry, especially Mrs. Baines.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading P.S. Love to father and the dear girls.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading So in a few more weeks darling mother you will meet again Your own LUCY.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading P.S. Love to father and the dear girls.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading How can we break it to her?
How
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From this reading How can we break it to her?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
I'm
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From this reading I’m afraid it’ll make lots of people angry, especially Mrs. Baines.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How can we break it to her?
it'll
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From this reading I’m afraid it’ll make lots of people angry, especially Mrs. Baines.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
a large number or amount
From this reading I’m afraid it’ll make lots of people angry, especially Mrs. Baines.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading P.S. Love to father and the dear girls.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading So in a few more weeks darling mother you will meet again Your own LUCY.
mail-bag
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From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
engage in
From this reading I’m afraid it’ll make lots of people angry, especially Mrs. Baines.
come together
From this reading So in a few more weeks darling mother you will meet again Your own LUCY.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading So in a few more weeks darling mother you will meet again Your own LUCY.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading So in a few more weeks darling mother you will meet again Your own LUCY.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading I’m afraid it’ll make lots of people angry, especially Mrs. Baines.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I’m afraid it’ll make lots of people angry, especially Mrs. Baines.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading So in a few more weeks darling mother you will meet again Your own LUCY.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading P.S. Love to father and the dear girls.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I’m afraid it’ll make lots of people angry, especially Mrs. Baines.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading P.S. Love to father and the dear girls.
saferadjectiveUS /ˈseɪfər/
comparative of “safe” — free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
shan't
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From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
stampverbUS /stæmp/
walk heavily
From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
express in words
From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How can we break it to her?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How can we break it to her?
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading So in a few more weeks darling mother you will meet again Your own LUCY.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading So in a few more weeks darling mother you will meet again Your own LUCY.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There are a _thousand_ other things I can tell you, but if I don’t finish this letter now I shan’t be in time to put it in the Agency mail-bag, which I always think is so much safer than the ordinary post, and I don’t have to stamp it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So in a few more weeks darling mother you will meet again Your own LUCY.
