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From this reading "The Warren, "May 2nd, 18--.
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From this reading "The Warren, "May 2nd, 18--.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The fact is that I have had a long letter from my friend Pit Town, who is greatly pleased and delighted at the birth of your boy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As you say, I gave you no news whatever; to tell you the truth, there was very little to give; but, my dear child, you will have to come home immediately and see how the old man is getting on for yourself.
announcingverbUS /əˈnaʊnsɪŋ/
-ing form of “announce” — make known; make an announcement
From this reading "MY DEAR CHILD, "Lucy's letter announcing the happy event took me so much by surprise that I could do little more than formally congratulate you.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As you say, I gave you no news whatever; to tell you the truth, there was very little to give; but, my dear child, you will have to come home immediately and see how the old man is getting on for yourself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The fact is that I have had a long letter from my friend Pit Town, who is greatly pleased and delighted at the birth of your boy.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading The fact is that I have had a long letter from my friend Pit Town, who is greatly pleased and delighted at the birth of your boy.
a youthful male person
From this reading The fact is that I have had a long letter from my friend Pit Town, who is greatly pleased and delighted at the birth of your boy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As you say, I gave you no news whatever; to tell you the truth, there was very little to give; but, my dear child, you will have to come home immediately and see how the old man is getting on for yourself.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "MY DEAR CHILD, "Lucy's letter announcing the happy event took me so much by surprise that I could do little more than formally congratulate you.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading HOW THEY CAME HOME.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "MY DEAR CHILD, "Lucy's letter announcing the happy event took me so much by surprise that I could do little more than formally congratulate you.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As you say, I gave you no news whatever; to tell you the truth, there was very little to give; but, my dear child, you will have to come home immediately and see how the old man is getting on for yourself.
congratulateverbUS /kənˈɡrætʃəleɪt/
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading "MY DEAR CHILD, "Lucy's letter announcing the happy event took me so much by surprise that I could do little more than formally congratulate you.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "MY DEAR CHILD, "Lucy's letter announcing the happy event took me so much by surprise that I could do little more than formally congratulate you.
dearly loved
From this reading "MY DEAR CHILD, "Lucy's letter announcing the happy event took me so much by surprise that I could do little more than formally congratulate you.
greatly pleased
From this reading The fact is that I have had a long letter from my friend Pit Town, who is greatly pleased and delighted at the birth of your boy.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "MY DEAR CHILD, "Lucy's letter announcing the happy event took me so much by surprise that I could do little more than formally congratulate you.
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading "MY DEAR CHILD, "Lucy's letter announcing the happy event took me so much by surprise that I could do little more than formally congratulate you.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The fact is that I have had a long letter from my friend Pit Town, who is greatly pleased and delighted at the birth of your boy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As you say, I gave you no news whatever; to tell you the truth, there was very little to give; but, my dear child, you will have to come home immediately and see how the old man is getting on for yourself.
formallyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrməli/
with official authorization
From this reading "MY DEAR CHILD, "Lucy's letter announcing the happy event took me so much by surprise that I could do little more than formally congratulate you.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The fact is that I have had a long letter from my friend Pit Town, who is greatly pleased and delighted at the birth of your boy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The fact is that I have had a long letter from my friend Pit Town, who is greatly pleased and delighted at the birth of your boy.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading As you say, I gave you no news whatever; to tell you the truth, there was very little to give; but, my dear child, you will have to come home immediately and see how the old man is getting on for yourself.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading As you say, I gave you no news whatever; to tell you the truth, there was very little to give; but, my dear child, you will have to come home immediately and see how the old man is getting on for yourself.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading As you say, I gave you no news whatever; to tell you the truth, there was very little to give; but, my dear child, you will have to come home immediately and see how the old man is getting on for yourself.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading The fact is that I have had a long letter from my friend Pit Town, who is greatly pleased and delighted at the birth of your boy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fact is that I have had a long letter from my friend Pit Town, who is greatly pleased and delighted at the birth of your boy.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "MY DEAR CHILD, "Lucy's letter announcing the happy event took me so much by surprise that I could do little more than formally congratulate you.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As you say, I gave you no news whatever; to tell you the truth, there was very little to give; but, my dear child, you will have to come home immediately and see how the old man is getting on for yourself.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading HOW THEY CAME HOME.
HOW
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From this reading HOW THEY CAME HOME.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "MY DEAR CHILD, "Lucy's letter announcing the happy event took me so much by surprise that I could do little more than formally congratulate you.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading As you say, I gave you no news whatever; to tell you the truth, there was very little to give; but, my dear child, you will have to come home immediately and see how the old man is getting on for yourself.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As you say, I gave you no news whatever; to tell you the truth, there was very little to give; but, my dear child, you will have to come home immediately and see how the old man is getting on for yourself.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "MY DEAR CHILD, "Lucy's letter announcing the happy event took me so much by surprise that I could do little more than formally congratulate you.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "MY DEAR CHILD, "Lucy's letter announcing the happy event took me so much by surprise that I could do little more than formally congratulate you.
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 The fact is that I have had a long letter from my friend Pit Town, who is greatly pleased and delighted at the birth of your boy.
Lucy'snounUS /ˈluːsiz/
possessive form of “lucy” — incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading "MY DEAR CHILD, "Lucy's letter announcing the happy event took me so much by surprise that I could do little more than formally congratulate you.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading As you say, I gave you no news whatever; to tell you the truth, there was very little to give; but, my dear child, you will have to come home immediately and see how the old man is getting on for yourself.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "The Warren, "May 2nd, 18--.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "MY DEAR CHILD, "Lucy's letter announcing the happy event took me so much by surprise that I could do little more than formally congratulate you.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "MY DEAR CHILD, "Lucy's letter announcing the happy event took me so much by surprise that I could do little more than formally congratulate you.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "MY DEAR CHILD, "Lucy's letter announcing the happy event took me so much by surprise that I could do little more than formally congratulate you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "MY DEAR CHILD, "Lucy's letter announcing the happy event took me so much by surprise that I could do little more than formally congratulate you.
information about recent and important events
From this reading As you say, I gave you no news whatever; to tell you the truth, there was very little to give; but, my dear child, you will have to come home immediately and see how the old man is getting on for yourself.
not any; not one
From this reading As you say, I gave you no news whatever; to tell you the truth, there was very little to give; but, my dear child, you will have to come home immediately and see how the old man is getting on for yourself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fact is that I have had a long letter from my friend Pit Town, who is greatly pleased and delighted at the birth of your boy.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading As you say, I gave you no news whatever; to tell you the truth, there was very little to give; but, my dear child, you will have to come home immediately and see how the old man is getting on for yourself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As you say, I gave you no news whatever; to tell you the truth, there was very little to give; but, my dear child, you will have to come home immediately and see how the old man is getting on for yourself.
PitnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading The fact is that I have had a long letter from my friend Pit Town, who is greatly pleased and delighted at the birth of your boy.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading The fact is that I have had a long letter from my friend Pit Town, who is greatly pleased and delighted at the birth of your boy.
express in words
From this reading As you say, I gave you no news whatever; to tell you the truth, there was very little to give; but, my dear child, you will have to come home immediately and see how the old man is getting on for yourself.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading As you say, I gave you no news whatever; to tell you the truth, there was very little to give; but, my dear child, you will have to come home immediately and see how the old man is getting on for yourself.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "MY DEAR CHILD, "Lucy's letter announcing the happy event took me so much by surprise that I could do little more than formally congratulate you.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading "MY DEAR CHILD, "Lucy's letter announcing the happy event took me so much by surprise that I could do little more than formally congratulate you.
express in words
From this reading As you say, I gave you no news whatever; to tell you the truth, there was very little to give; but, my dear child, you will have to come home immediately and see how the old man is getting on for yourself.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "MY DEAR CHILD, "Lucy's letter announcing the happy event took me so much by surprise that I could do little more than formally congratulate you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "MY DEAR CHILD, "Lucy's letter announcing the happy event took me so much by surprise that I could do little more than formally congratulate you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The Warren, "May 2nd, 18--.
in or at that place or location
From this reading As you say, I gave you no news whatever; to tell you the truth, there was very little to give; but, my dear child, you will have to come home immediately and see how the old man is getting on for yourself.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW THEY CAME HOME.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As you say, I gave you no news whatever; to tell you the truth, there was very little to give; but, my dear child, you will have to come home immediately and see how the old man is getting on for yourself.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "MY DEAR CHILD, "Lucy's letter announcing the happy event took me so much by surprise that I could do little more than formally congratulate you.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The fact is that I have had a long letter from my friend Pit Town, who is greatly pleased and delighted at the birth of your boy.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading As you say, I gave you no news whatever; to tell you the truth, there was very little to give; but, my dear child, you will have to come home immediately and see how the old man is getting on for yourself.
precisely as stated
From this reading As you say, I gave you no news whatever; to tell you the truth, there was very little to give; but, my dear child, you will have to come home immediately and see how the old man is getting on for yourself.
WarrennounUS /ˈwɔːrən/
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading "The Warren, "May 2nd, 18--.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As you say, I gave you no news whatever; to tell you the truth, there was very little to give; but, my dear child, you will have to come home immediately and see how the old man is getting on for yourself.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading As you say, I gave you no news whatever; to tell you the truth, there was very little to give; but, my dear child, you will have to come home immediately and see how the old man is getting on for yourself.
which person or people
From this reading The fact is that I have had a long letter from my friend Pit Town, who is greatly pleased and delighted at the birth of your boy.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading As you say, I gave you no news whatever; to tell you the truth, there was very little to give; but, my dear child, you will have to come home immediately and see how the old man is getting on for yourself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "MY DEAR CHILD, "Lucy's letter announcing the happy event took me so much by surprise that I could do little more than formally congratulate you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The fact is that I have had a long letter from my friend Pit Town, who is greatly pleased and delighted at the birth of your boy.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading As you say, I gave you no news whatever; to tell you the truth, there was very little to give; but, my dear child, you will have to come home immediately and see how the old man is getting on for yourself.
