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From this reading A DISCLOSURE _The Unknown Critic to Robin Adair_ "THE TERRACE, "_June 8th_.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A DISCLOSURE _The Unknown Critic to Robin Adair_ "THE TERRACE, "_June 8th_.
Adair
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From this reading A DISCLOSURE _The Unknown Critic to Robin Adair_ "THE TERRACE, "_June 8th_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I enclose it while it is white and fragrant.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It will reach you brown and shrivelled; but, as you say, less shrivelled than my letter would have been--in fact, as it now is.
ashesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading It lies on the terrace beside me, a little heap of grey powdered ashes.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It will reach you brown and shrivelled; but, as you say, less shrivelled than my letter would have been--in fact, as it now is.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading "Here, Robin Adair, is a night-stock from below my terrace.
next to; at the side of
From this reading It lies on the terrace beside me, a little heap of grey powdered ashes.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading It will reach you brown and shrivelled; but, as you say, less shrivelled than my letter would have been--in fact, as it now is.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It will reach you brown and shrivelled; but, as you say, less shrivelled than my letter would have been--in fact, as it now is.
CriticnounUS /ˈkrɪtɪk/
a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
From this reading A DISCLOSURE _The Unknown Critic to Robin Adair_ "THE TERRACE, "_June 8th_.
DISCLOSUREnounUS /dɪˈskloʊʒər/
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading A DISCLOSURE _The Unknown Critic to Robin Adair_ "THE TERRACE, "_June 8th_.
encloseverbUS /ɪnˈkloʊz/
enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
From this reading I enclose it while it is white and fragrant.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading It will reach you brown and shrivelled; but, as you say, less shrivelled than my letter would have been--in fact, as it now is.
fragrantadjectiveUS /ˈfreɪɡrənt/
pleasant-smelling
From this reading I enclose it while it is white and fragrant.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Here, Robin Adair, is a night-stock from below my terrace.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading It lies on the terrace beside me, a little heap of grey powdered ashes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It will reach you brown and shrivelled; but, as you say, less shrivelled than my letter would have been--in fact, as it now is.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading It lies on the terrace beside me, a little heap of grey powdered ashes.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here, Robin Adair, is a night-stock from below my terrace.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I enclose it while it is white and fragrant.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It will reach you brown and shrivelled; but, as you say, less shrivelled than my letter would have been--in fact, as it now is.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Here, Robin Adair, is a night-stock from below my terrace.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I enclose it while it is white and fragrant.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading A DISCLOSURE _The Unknown Critic to Robin Adair_ "THE TERRACE, "_June 8th_.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading It will reach you brown and shrivelled; but, as you say, less shrivelled than my letter would have been--in fact, as it now is.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading It will reach you brown and shrivelled; but, as you say, less shrivelled than my letter would have been--in fact, as it now is.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading It lies on the terrace beside me, a little heap of grey powdered ashes.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It lies on the terrace beside me, a little heap of grey powdered ashes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It lies on the terrace beside me, a little heap of grey powdered ashes.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Here, Robin Adair, is a night-stock from below my terrace.
night-stock
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From this reading "Here, Robin Adair, is a night-stock from below my terrace.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It will reach you brown and shrivelled; but, as you say, less shrivelled than my letter would have been--in fact, as it now is.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It lies on the terrace beside me, a little heap of grey powdered ashes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It lies on the terrace beside me, a little heap of grey powdered ashes.
powderedadjectiveUS /ˈpaʊdərd/
consisting of fine particles
From this reading It lies on the terrace beside me, a little heap of grey powdered ashes.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading It will reach you brown and shrivelled; but, as you say, less shrivelled than my letter would have been--in fact, as it now is.
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading A DISCLOSURE _The Unknown Critic to Robin Adair_ "THE TERRACE, "_June 8th_.
express in words
From this reading It will reach you brown and shrivelled; but, as you say, less shrivelled than my letter would have been--in fact, as it now is.
shrivelledadjective
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
From this reading It will reach you brown and shrivelled; but, as you say, less shrivelled than my letter would have been--in fact, as it now is.
TERRACEnounUS /ˈterəs/
usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
From this reading A DISCLOSURE _The Unknown Critic to Robin Adair_ "THE TERRACE, "_June 8th_.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading A DISCLOSURE _The Unknown Critic to Robin Adair_ "THE TERRACE, "_June 8th_.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It will reach you brown and shrivelled; but, as you say, less shrivelled than my letter would have been--in fact, as it now is.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DISCLOSURE _The Unknown Critic to Robin Adair_ "THE TERRACE, "_June 8th_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A DISCLOSURE _The Unknown Critic to Robin Adair_ "THE TERRACE, "_June 8th_.
not known
From this reading A DISCLOSURE _The Unknown Critic to Robin Adair_ "THE TERRACE, "_June 8th_.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I enclose it while it is white and fragrant.
a Caucasian
From this reading I enclose it while it is white and fragrant.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will reach you brown and shrivelled; but, as you say, less shrivelled than my letter would have been--in fact, as it now is.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It will reach you brown and shrivelled; but, as you say, less shrivelled than my letter would have been--in fact, as it now is.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It will reach you brown and shrivelled; but, as you say, less shrivelled than my letter would have been--in fact, as it now is.
