used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "MY DEAR, DEAR FRIEND-- "For that you always will be, so long as I have a pulse in my heart or a purpose in my brain!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It does not require an eternity for two young girls like us to become firm friends; but it will take more than that to destroy the faith and love we feel for each other.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "MY DEAR, DEAR FRIEND-- "For that you always will be, so long as I have a pulse in my heart or a purpose in my brain!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "MY DEAR, DEAR FRIEND-- "For that you always will be, so long as I have a pulse in my heart or a purpose in my brain!
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading It does not require an eternity for two young girls like us to become firm friends; but it will take more than that to destroy the faith and love we feel for each other.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading "MY DEAR, DEAR FRIEND-- "For that you always will be, so long as I have a pulse in my heart or a purpose in my brain!
lacking funds
From this reading This was the letter which broke down so many hopes for the unhappy girl:
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
CarolineadjectiveUS /ˈkerəlaɪn/
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
dearly loved
From this reading "MY DEAR, DEAR FRIEND-- "For that you always will be, so long as I have a pulse in my heart or a purpose in my brain!
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading It does not require an eternity for two young girls like us to become firm friends; but it will take more than that to destroy the faith and love we feel for each other.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It does not require an eternity for two young girls like us to become firm friends; but it will take more than that to destroy the faith and love we feel for each other.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading This was the letter which broke down so many hopes for the unhappy girl:
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It does not require an eternity for two young girls like us to become firm friends; but it will take more than that to destroy the faith and love we feel for each other.
EARL'SnounUS /ɜːrlz/
possessive form of “earl” — a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading THE EARL'S RETURN.
Eliza
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From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
eternitynounUS /ɪˈtɜːrnəti/
time without end
From this reading It does not require an eternity for two young girls like us to become firm friends; but it will take more than that to destroy the faith and love we feel for each other.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading It does not require an eternity for two young girls like us to become firm friends; but it will take more than that to destroy the faith and love we feel for each other.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading It does not require an eternity for two young girls like us to become firm friends; but it will take more than that to destroy the faith and love we feel for each other.
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading It does not require an eternity for two young girls like us to become firm friends; but it will take more than that to destroy the faith and love we feel for each other.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This was the letter which broke down so many hopes for the unhappy girl:
set up or found
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading It does not require an eternity for two young girls like us to become firm friends; but it will take more than that to destroy the faith and love we feel for each other.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
a young female
From this reading This was the letter which broke down so many hopes for the unhappy girl:
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading It does not require an eternity for two young girls like us to become firm friends; but it will take more than that to destroy the faith and love we feel for each other.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "MY DEAR, DEAR FRIEND-- "For that you always will be, so long as I have a pulse in my heart or a purpose in my brain!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "MY DEAR, DEAR FRIEND-- "For that you always will be, so long as I have a pulse in my heart or a purpose in my brain!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading This was the letter which broke down so many hopes for the unhappy girl:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "MY DEAR, DEAR FRIEND-- "For that you always will be, so long as I have a pulse in my heart or a purpose in my brain!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
inclosed
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From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It does not require an eternity for two young girls like us to become firm friends; but it will take more than that to destroy the faith and love we feel for each other.
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 Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It does not require an eternity for two young girls like us to become firm friends; but it will take more than that to destroy the faith and love we feel for each other.
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 "MY DEAR, DEAR FRIEND-- "For that you always will be, so long as I have a pulse in my heart or a purpose in my brain!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading It does not require an eternity for two young girls like us to become firm friends; but it will take more than that to destroy the faith and love we feel for each other.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
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 This was the letter which broke down so many hopes for the unhappy girl:
Margaret
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From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It does not require an eternity for two young girls like us to become firm friends; but it will take more than that to destroy the faith and love we feel for each other.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "MY DEAR, DEAR FRIEND-- "For that you always will be, so long as I have a pulse in my heart or a purpose in my brain!
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
not any; not one
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It does not require an eternity for two young girls like us to become firm friends; but it will take more than that to destroy the faith and love we feel for each other.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "MY DEAR, DEAR FRIEND-- "For that you always will be, so long as I have a pulse in my heart or a purpose in my brain!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It does not require an eternity for two young girls like us to become firm friends; but it will take more than that to destroy the faith and love we feel for each other.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
pulsenounUS /pʌls/
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading "MY DEAR, DEAR FRIEND-- "For that you always will be, so long as I have a pulse in my heart or a purpose in my brain!
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading "MY DEAR, DEAR FRIEND-- "For that you always will be, so long as I have a pulse in my heart or a purpose in my brain!
require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading It does not require an eternity for two young girls like us to become firm friends; but it will take more than that to destroy the faith and love we feel for each other.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading THE EARL'S RETURN.
express in words
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
carry out
From this reading It does not require an eternity for two young girls like us to become firm friends; but it will take more than that to destroy the faith and love we feel for each other.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It does not require an eternity for two young girls like us to become firm friends; but it will take more than that to destroy the faith and love we feel for each other.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EARL'S RETURN.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the letter which broke down so many hopes for the unhappy girl:
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It does not require an eternity for two young girls like us to become firm friends; but it will take more than that to destroy the faith and love we feel for each other.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading This was the letter which broke down so many hopes for the unhappy girl:
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It does not require an eternity for two young girls like us to become firm friends; but it will take more than that to destroy the faith and love we feel for each other.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the letter which broke down so many hopes for the unhappy girl:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It does not require an eternity for two young girls like us to become firm friends; but it will take more than that to destroy the faith and love we feel for each other.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
which person or people
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "MY DEAR, DEAR FRIEND-- "For that you always will be, so long as I have a pulse in my heart or a purpose in my brain!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Days passed, and Caroline heard nothing of the new friend she had made; but one day Eliza brought her a letter which had come, inclosed in one from Margaret, who had left town with her mistress so suddenly that she found no time to say farewell.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "MY DEAR, DEAR FRIEND-- "For that you always will be, so long as I have a pulse in my heart or a purpose in my brain!
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading It does not require an eternity for two young girls like us to become firm friends; but it will take more than that to destroy the faith and love we feel for each other.
