used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a little time, I trust, you will have left this dark passage of your experience quite behind you, and return to us looking and feeling like your old self.
acted upon; influenced
From this reading The poor boy is still sadly troubled at the remembrance of your misconception, and I sometimes think that his health is affected.
affectionateadjectiveUS /əˈfekʃənət/
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading George, who now, as always, shares my affectionate solicitude for you, joins me in expressing that wish.
Alma
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From this reading _Sir George Craik, Bart., to Alma Craik._ My dear Niece,-The receipt of your letter, dated ‘Lucerne,’ but bearing the post-mark of Geneva, has at last relieved my mind from the weight of anxiety which was oppressing it.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading George, who now, as always, shares my affectionate solicitude for you, joins me in expressing that wish.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thank Heaven you are safe and well, and bear your suffering with Christian resignation.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading _Sir George Craik, Bart., to Alma Craik._ My dear Niece,-The receipt of your letter, dated ‘Lucerne,’ but bearing the post-mark of Geneva, has at last relieved my mind from the weight of anxiety which was oppressing it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Thank Heaven you are safe and well, and bear your suffering with Christian resignation.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading George, who now, as always, shares my affectionate solicitude for you, joins me in expressing that wish.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Sir George Craik, Bart., to Alma Craik._ My dear Niece,-The receipt of your letter, dated ‘Lucerne,’ but bearing the post-mark of Geneva, has at last relieved my mind from the weight of anxiety which was oppressing it.
BartnounUS /bɑːrt/
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading _Sir George Craik, Bart., to Alma Craik._ My dear Niece,-The receipt of your letter, dated ‘Lucerne,’ but bearing the post-mark of Geneva, has at last relieved my mind from the weight of anxiety which was oppressing it.
have
From this reading Thank Heaven you are safe and well, and bear your suffering with Christian resignation.
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading _Sir George Craik, Bart., to Alma Craik._ My dear Niece,-The receipt of your letter, dated ‘Lucerne,’ but bearing the post-mark of Geneva, has at last relieved my mind from the weight of anxiety which was oppressing it.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading In a little time, I trust, you will have left this dark passage of your experience quite behind you, and return to us looking and feeling like your old self.
a youthful male person
From this reading The poor boy is still sadly troubled at the remembrance of your misconception, and I sometimes think that his health is affected.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Sir George Craik, Bart., to Alma Craik._ My dear Niece,-The receipt of your letter, dated ‘Lucerne,’ but bearing the post-mark of Geneva, has at last relieved my mind from the weight of anxiety which was oppressing it.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading Thank Heaven you are safe and well, and bear your suffering with Christian resignation.
Craik
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From this reading _Sir George Craik, Bart., to Alma Craik._ My dear Niece,-The receipt of your letter, dated ‘Lucerne,’ but bearing the post-mark of Geneva, has at last relieved my mind from the weight of anxiety which was oppressing it.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading In a little time, I trust, you will have left this dark passage of your experience quite behind you, and return to us looking and feeling like your old self.
datedadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪtɪd/
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading _Sir George Craik, Bart., to Alma Craik._ My dear Niece,-The receipt of your letter, dated ‘Lucerne,’ but bearing the post-mark of Geneva, has at last relieved my mind from the weight of anxiety which was oppressing it.
dearly loved
From this reading _Sir George Craik, Bart., to Alma Craik._ My dear Niece,-The receipt of your letter, dated ‘Lucerne,’ but bearing the post-mark of Geneva, has at last relieved my mind from the weight of anxiety which was oppressing it.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading In a little time, I trust, you will have left this dark passage of your experience quite behind you, and return to us looking and feeling like your old self.
expressingverbUS /ɪkˈspresɪŋ/
-ing form of “express” — give expression to
From this reading George, who now, as always, shares my affectionate solicitude for you, joins me in expressing that wish.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading In a little time, I trust, you will have left this dark passage of your experience quite behind you, and return to us looking and feeling like your old self.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading George, who now, as always, shares my affectionate solicitude for you, joins me in expressing that wish.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Sir George Craik, Bart., to Alma Craik._ My dear Niece,-The receipt of your letter, dated ‘Lucerne,’ but bearing the post-mark of Geneva, has at last relieved my mind from the weight of anxiety which was oppressing it.
GenevanounUS /dʒəˈniːvə/
a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations
From this reading _Sir George Craik, Bart., to Alma Craik._ My dear Niece,-The receipt of your letter, dated ‘Lucerne,’ but bearing the post-mark of Geneva, has at last relieved my mind from the weight of anxiety which was oppressing it.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading _Sir George Craik, Bart., to Alma Craik._ My dear Niece,-The receipt of your letter, dated ‘Lucerne,’ but bearing the post-mark of Geneva, has at last relieved my mind from the weight of anxiety which was oppressing it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Sir George Craik, Bart., to Alma Craik._ My dear Niece,-The receipt of your letter, dated ‘Lucerne,’ but bearing the post-mark of Geneva, has at last relieved my mind from the weight of anxiety which was oppressing it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In a little time, I trust, you will have left this dark passage of your experience quite behind you, and return to us looking and feeling like your old self.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading The poor boy is still sadly troubled at the remembrance of your misconception, and I sometimes think that his health is affected.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Thank Heaven you are safe and well, and bear your suffering with Christian resignation.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The poor boy is still sadly troubled at the remembrance of your misconception, and I sometimes think that his health is affected.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In a little time, I trust, you will have left this dark passage of your experience quite behind you, and return to us looking and feeling like your old self.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a little time, I trust, you will have left this dark passage of your experience quite behind you, and return to us looking and feeling like your old self.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The poor boy is still sadly troubled at the remembrance of your misconception, and I sometimes think that his health is affected.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Sir George Craik, Bart., to Alma Craik._ My dear Niece,-The receipt of your letter, dated ‘Lucerne,’ but bearing the post-mark of Geneva, has at last relieved my mind from the weight of anxiety which was oppressing it.
joinsnounUS /dʒɔɪnz/
plural of “join” — the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
From this reading George, who now, as always, shares my affectionate solicitude for you, joins me in expressing that wish.
immediately past
From this reading _Sir George Craik, Bart., to Alma Craik._ My dear Niece,-The receipt of your letter, dated ‘Lucerne,’ but bearing the post-mark of Geneva, has at last relieved my mind from the weight of anxiety which was oppressing it.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading In a little time, I trust, you will have left this dark passage of your experience quite behind you, and return to us looking and feeling like your old self.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading _Sir George Craik, Bart., to Alma Craik._ My dear Niece,-The receipt of your letter, dated ‘Lucerne,’ but bearing the post-mark of Geneva, has at last relieved my mind from the weight of anxiety which was oppressing it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading In a little time, I trust, you will have left this dark passage of your experience quite behind you, and return to us looking and feeling like your old self.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In a little time, I trust, you will have left this dark passage of your experience quite behind you, and return to us looking and feeling like your old self.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading In a little time, I trust, you will have left this dark passage of your experience quite behind you, and return to us looking and feeling like your old self.
LucernenounUS /ˈluːsərn/
important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop
From this reading _Sir George Craik, Bart., to Alma Craik._ My dear Niece,-The receipt of your letter, dated ‘Lucerne,’ but bearing the post-mark of Geneva, has at last relieved my mind from the weight of anxiety which was oppressing it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading George, who now, as always, shares my affectionate solicitude for you, joins me in expressing that wish.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading _Sir George Craik, Bart., to Alma Craik._ My dear Niece,-The receipt of your letter, dated ‘Lucerne,’ but bearing the post-mark of Geneva, has at last relieved my mind from the weight of anxiety which was oppressing it.
misconceptionnounUS /mɪskənˈsepʃən/
an incorrect conception
From this reading The poor boy is still sadly troubled at the remembrance of your misconception, and I sometimes think that his health is affected.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Sir George Craik, Bart., to Alma Craik._ My dear Niece,-The receipt of your letter, dated ‘Lucerne,’ but bearing the post-mark of Geneva, has at last relieved my mind from the weight of anxiety which was oppressing it.
NiecenounUS /niːs/
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading _Sir George Craik, Bart., to Alma Craik._ My dear Niece,-The receipt of your letter, dated ‘Lucerne,’ but bearing the post-mark of Geneva, has at last relieved my mind from the weight of anxiety which was oppressing it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading George, who now, as always, shares my affectionate solicitude for you, joins me in expressing that wish.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Sir George Craik, Bart., to Alma Craik._ My dear Niece,-The receipt of your letter, dated ‘Lucerne,’ but bearing the post-mark of Geneva, has at last relieved my mind from the weight of anxiety which was oppressing it.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading In a little time, I trust, you will have left this dark passage of your experience quite behind you, and return to us looking and feeling like your old self.
oppressingverbUS /əˈpresɪŋ/
-ing form of “oppress” — come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
From this reading _Sir George Craik, Bart., to Alma Craik._ My dear Niece,-The receipt of your letter, dated ‘Lucerne,’ but bearing the post-mark of Geneva, has at last relieved my mind from the weight of anxiety which was oppressing it.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading In a little time, I trust, you will have left this dark passage of your experience quite behind you, and return to us looking and feeling like your old self.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The poor boy is still sadly troubled at the remembrance of your misconception, and I sometimes think that his health is affected.
post-mark
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From this reading _Sir George Craik, Bart., to Alma Craik._ My dear Niece,-The receipt of your letter, dated ‘Lucerne,’ but bearing the post-mark of Geneva, has at last relieved my mind from the weight of anxiety which was oppressing it.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading In a little time, I trust, you will have left this dark passage of your experience quite behind you, and return to us looking and feeling like your old self.
receiptnounUS /rɪˈsiːt/
the act of receiving
From this reading _Sir George Craik, Bart., to Alma Craik._ My dear Niece,-The receipt of your letter, dated ‘Lucerne,’ but bearing the post-mark of Geneva, has at last relieved my mind from the weight of anxiety which was oppressing it.
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading _Sir George Craik, Bart., to Alma Craik._ My dear Niece,-The receipt of your letter, dated ‘Lucerne,’ but bearing the post-mark of Geneva, has at last relieved my mind from the weight of anxiety which was oppressing it.
remembrancenounUS /riˈmembrəns/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading The poor boy is still sadly troubled at the remembrance of your misconception, and I sometimes think that his health is affected.
resignationnounUS /ˌrezəɡˈneɪʃən/
acceptance of despair
From this reading Thank Heaven you are safe and well, and bear your suffering with Christian resignation.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading In a little time, I trust, you will have left this dark passage of your experience quite behind you, and return to us looking and feeling like your old self.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading The poor boy is still sadly troubled at the remembrance of your misconception, and I sometimes think that his health is affected.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Thank Heaven you are safe and well, and bear your suffering with Christian resignation.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading In a little time, I trust, you will have left this dark passage of your experience quite behind you, and return to us looking and feeling like your old self.
sharesnounUS /ʃerz/
plural of “share” — assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
From this reading George, who now, as always, shares my affectionate solicitude for you, joins me in expressing that wish.
term of address for a man
From this reading _Sir George Craik, Bart., to Alma Craik._ My dear Niece,-The receipt of your letter, dated ‘Lucerne,’ but bearing the post-mark of Geneva, has at last relieved my mind from the weight of anxiety which was oppressing it.
solicitudenounUS /səˈlɪsɪtuːd/
a feeling of excessive concern
From this reading George, who now, as always, shares my affectionate solicitude for you, joins me in expressing that wish.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading The poor boy is still sadly troubled at the remembrance of your misconception, and I sometimes think that his health is affected.
not in physical motion
From this reading The poor boy is still sadly troubled at the remembrance of your misconception, and I sometimes think that his health is affected.
a state of acute pain
From this reading Thank Heaven you are safe and well, and bear your suffering with Christian resignation.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Thank Heaven you are safe and well, and bear your suffering with Christian resignation.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading George, who now, as always, shares my affectionate solicitude for you, joins me in expressing that wish.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Sir George Craik, Bart., to Alma Craik._ My dear Niece,-The receipt of your letter, dated ‘Lucerne,’ but bearing the post-mark of Geneva, has at last relieved my mind from the weight of anxiety which was oppressing it.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading The poor boy is still sadly troubled at the remembrance of your misconception, and I sometimes think that his health is affected.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In a little time, I trust, you will have left this dark passage of your experience quite behind you, and return to us looking and feeling like your old self.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In a little time, I trust, you will have left this dark passage of your experience quite behind you, and return to us looking and feeling like your old self.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Sir George Craik, Bart., to Alma Craik._ My dear Niece,-The receipt of your letter, dated ‘Lucerne,’ but bearing the post-mark of Geneva, has at last relieved my mind from the weight of anxiety which was oppressing it.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading The poor boy is still sadly troubled at the remembrance of your misconception, and I sometimes think that his health is affected.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading In a little time, I trust, you will have left this dark passage of your experience quite behind you, and return to us looking and feeling like your old self.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In a little time, I trust, you will have left this dark passage of your experience quite behind you, and return to us looking and feeling like your old self.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Sir George Craik, Bart., to Alma Craik._ My dear Niece,-The receipt of your letter, dated ‘Lucerne,’ but bearing the post-mark of Geneva, has at last relieved my mind from the weight of anxiety which was oppressing it.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading _Sir George Craik, Bart., to Alma Craik._ My dear Niece,-The receipt of your letter, dated ‘Lucerne,’ but bearing the post-mark of Geneva, has at last relieved my mind from the weight of anxiety which was oppressing 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 Thank Heaven you are safe and well, and bear your suffering with Christian resignation.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Sir George Craik, Bart., to Alma Craik._ My dear Niece,-The receipt of your letter, dated ‘Lucerne,’ but bearing the post-mark of Geneva, has at last relieved my mind from the weight of anxiety which was oppressing it.
which person or people
From this reading George, who now, as always, shares my affectionate solicitude for you, joins me in expressing that wish.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In a little time, I trust, you will have left this dark passage of your experience quite behind you, and return to us looking and feeling like your old self.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading George, who now, as always, shares my affectionate solicitude for you, joins me in expressing that wish.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thank Heaven you are safe and well, and bear your suffering with Christian resignation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Thank Heaven you are safe and well, and bear your suffering with Christian resignation.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Sir George Craik, Bart., to Alma Craik._ My dear Niece,-The receipt of your letter, dated ‘Lucerne,’ but bearing the post-mark of Geneva, has at last relieved my mind from the weight of anxiety which was oppressing it.
