Chapter X

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

From this reading JANNET GATHERS HER IMPRESSIONS I am so ashamed, Lina, not to have written you a long letter before this.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I had to write to Miss Hilliard, you know, and some way, I haven't felt like writing about some things that I have really wanted to tell you, like how I felt to be in my mother's room and all.

(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 had to write to Miss Hilliard, you know, and some way, I haven't felt like writing about some things that I have really wanted to tell you, like how I felt to be in my mother's room and all.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading JANNET GATHERS HER IMPRESSIONS I am so ashamed, Lina, not to have written you a long letter before this.

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

From this reading I had to write to Miss Hilliard, you know, and some way, I haven't felt like writing about some things that I have really wanted to tell you, like how I felt to be in my mother's room and all.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading You are good to have sent me a letter in reply to those few cards.

feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse

From this reading JANNET GATHERS HER IMPRESSIONS I am so ashamed, Lina, not to have written you a long letter before this.

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading I am going to ask Uncle Pieter, when I know him better, if I can not have a little company this summer.

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

From this reading I had to write to Miss Hilliard, you know, and some way, I haven't felt like writing about some things that I have really wanted to tell you, like how I felt to be in my mother's room and all.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading JANNET GATHERS HER IMPRESSIONS I am so ashamed, Lina, not to have written you a long letter before this.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading I am going to ask Uncle Pieter, when I know him better, if I can not have a little company this summer.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading I am going to ask Uncle Pieter, when I know him better, if I can not have a little company this summer.

a game played with playing cards

From this reading You are good to have sent me a letter in reply to those few cards.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading I am going to ask Uncle Pieter, when I know him better, if I can not have a little company this summer.

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading I had to write to Miss Hilliard, you know, and some way, I haven't felt like writing about some things that I have really wanted to tell you, like how I felt to be in my mother's room and all.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading You are good to have sent me a letter in reply to those few cards.

plural of “gather” — sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching

From this reading JANNET GATHERS HER IMPRESSIONS I am so ashamed, Lina, not to have written you a long letter before this.

the act of departing

From this reading I am going to ask Uncle Pieter, when I know him better, if I can not have a little company this summer.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading You are good to have sent me a letter in reply to those few cards.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading I had to write to Miss Hilliard, you know, and some way, I haven't felt like writing about some things that I have really wanted to tell you, like how I felt to be in my mother's room and all.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading JANNET GATHERS HER IMPRESSIONS I am so ashamed, Lina, not to have written you a long letter before this.

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From this reading I had to write to Miss Hilliard, you know, and some way, I haven't felt like writing about some things that I have really wanted to tell you, like how I felt to be in my mother's room and all.

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

From this reading JANNET GATHERS HER IMPRESSIONS I am so ashamed, Lina, not to have written you a long letter before this.

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From this reading I had to write to Miss Hilliard, you know, and some way, I haven't felt like writing about some things that I have really wanted to tell you, like how I felt to be in my mother's room and all.

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

From this reading I am going to ask Uncle Pieter, when I know him better, if I can not have a little company this summer.

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From this reading I had to write to Miss Hilliard, you know, and some way, I haven't felt like writing about some things that I have really wanted to tell you, like how I felt to be in my mother's room and all.

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

From this reading JANNET GATHERS HER IMPRESSIONS I am so ashamed, Lina, not to have written you a long letter before this.

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From this reading I'll wait until I see you, I think.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I am going to ask Uncle Pieter, when I know him better, if I can not have a little company this summer.

plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading JANNET GATHERS HER IMPRESSIONS I am so ashamed, Lina, not to have written you a long letter before this.

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

From this reading You are good to have sent me a letter in reply to those few cards.

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From this reading JANNET GATHERS HER IMPRESSIONS I am so ashamed, Lina, not to have written you a long letter before this.

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

From this reading I had to write to Miss Hilliard, you know, and some way, I haven't felt like writing about some things that I have really wanted to tell you, like how I felt to be in my mother's room and all.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading JANNET GATHERS HER IMPRESSIONS I am so ashamed, Lina, not to have written you a long letter before this.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading I had to write to Miss Hilliard, you know, and some way, I haven't felt like writing about some things that I have really wanted to tell you, like how I felt to be in my mother's room and all.

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From this reading JANNET GATHERS HER IMPRESSIONS I am so ashamed, Lina, not to have written you a long letter before this.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading I am going to ask Uncle Pieter, when I know him better, if I can not have a little company this summer.

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 JANNET GATHERS HER IMPRESSIONS I am so ashamed, Lina, not to have written you a long letter before this.

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

From this reading You are good to have sent me a letter in reply to those few cards.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading I had to write to Miss Hilliard, you know, and some way, I haven't felt like writing about some things that I have really wanted to tell you, like how I felt to be in my mother's room and all.

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading I had to write to Miss Hilliard, you know, and some way, I haven't felt like writing about some things that I have really wanted to tell you, like how I felt to be in my mother's room and all.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I had to write to Miss Hilliard, you know, and some way, I haven't felt like writing about some things that I have really wanted to tell you, like how I felt to be in my mother's room and all.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading JANNET GATHERS HER IMPRESSIONS I am so ashamed, Lina, not to have written you a long letter before this.

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From this reading I am going to ask Uncle Pieter, when I know him better, if I can not have a little company this summer.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading I had to write to Miss Hilliard, you know, and some way, I haven't felt like writing about some things that I have really wanted to tell you, like how I felt to be in my mother's room and all.

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading You are good to have sent me a letter in reply to those few cards.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading I had to write to Miss Hilliard, you know, and some way, I haven't felt like writing about some things that I have really wanted to tell you, like how I felt to be in my mother's room and all.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I'll wait until I see you, I think.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading You are good to have sent me a letter in reply to those few cards.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading JANNET GATHERS HER IMPRESSIONS I am so ashamed, Lina, not to have written you a long letter before this.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading I had to write to Miss Hilliard, you know, and some way, I haven't felt like writing about some things that I have really wanted to tell you, like how I felt to be in my mother's room and all.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading I am going to ask Uncle Pieter, when I know him better, if I can not have a little company this summer.

express in words

From this reading I had to write to Miss Hilliard, you know, and some way, I haven't felt like writing about some things that I have really wanted to tell you, like how I felt to be in my mother's room and all.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I had to write to Miss Hilliard, you know, and some way, I haven't felt like writing about some things that I have really wanted to tell you, like how I felt to be in my mother's room and all.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading I had to write to Miss Hilliard, you know, and some way, I haven't felt like writing about some things that I have really wanted to tell you, like how I felt to be in my mother's room and all.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading I'll wait until I see you, I think.

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

From this reading JANNET GATHERS HER IMPRESSIONS I am so ashamed, Lina, not to have written you a long letter before this.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading You are good to have sent me a letter in reply to those few cards.

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

From this reading JANNET GATHERS HER IMPRESSIONS I am so ashamed, Lina, not to have written you a long letter before this.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading I am going to ask Uncle Pieter, when I know him better, if I can not have a little company this summer.

up to a particular time

From this reading I'll wait until I see you, I think.

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading I'll wait until I see you, I think.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading I had to write to Miss Hilliard, you know, and some way, I haven't felt like writing about some things that I have really wanted to tell you, like how I felt to be in my mother's room and all.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading I had to write to Miss Hilliard, you know, and some way, I haven't felt like writing about some things that I have really wanted to tell you, like how I felt to be in my mother's room and all.

at the time that

From this reading I am going to ask Uncle Pieter, when I know him better, if I can not have a little company this summer.

produce a literary work

From this reading I had to write to Miss Hilliard, you know, and some way, I haven't felt like writing about some things that I have really wanted to tell you, like how I felt to be in my mother's room and all.

the act of creating written works

From this reading I had to write to Miss Hilliard, you know, and some way, I haven't felt like writing about some things that I have really wanted to tell you, like how I felt to be in my mother's room and all.

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading JANNET GATHERS HER IMPRESSIONS I am so ashamed, Lina, not to have written you a long letter before this.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading JANNET GATHERS HER IMPRESSIONS I am so ashamed, Lina, not to have written you a long letter before this.