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From this reading I do assure you, sir, that the letters have never come {212} to hand.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Post Office is in a very bad condition.
(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 If you will be so good as to repeat their contents, it will give me great pleasure to answer them, each and all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--I have just received your letter of the ----, in which you complain of my neglect in not replying to your favors of the ---- of the ---- and of the ---- ult.
react verbally
From this reading If you will be so good as to repeat their contents, it will give me great pleasure to answer them, each and all.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If you will be so good as to repeat their contents, it will give me great pleasure to answer them, each and all.
make certain of
From this reading I do assure you, sir, that the letters have never come {212} to hand.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading The Post Office is in a very bad condition.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If you will be so good as to repeat their contents, it will give me great pleasure to answer them, each and all.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I do assure you, sir, that the letters have never come {212} to hand.
complainverbUS /kəmˈpleɪn/
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--I have just received your letter of the ----, in which you complain of my neglect in not replying to your favors of the ---- of the ---- and of the ---- ult.
a state at a particular time
From this reading The Post Office is in a very bad condition.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading If you will be so good as to repeat their contents, it will give me great pleasure to answer them, each and all.
dearly loved
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--I have just received your letter of the ----, in which you complain of my neglect in not replying to your favors of the ---- of the ---- and of the ---- ult.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do assure you, sir, that the letters have never come {212} to hand.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading If you will be so good as to repeat their contents, it will give me great pleasure to answer them, each and all.
favorsnounUS /ˈfeɪvərz/
plural of “favor” — an act of gracious kindness
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--I have just received your letter of the ----, in which you complain of my neglect in not replying to your favors of the ---- of the ---- and of the ---- ult.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading If you will be so good as to repeat their contents, it will give me great pleasure to answer them, each and all.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading If you will be so good as to repeat their contents, it will give me great pleasure to answer them, each and all.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading If you will be so good as to repeat their contents, it will give me great pleasure to answer them, each and all.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I do assure you, sir, that the letters have never come {212} to hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--I have just received your letter of the ----, in which you complain of my neglect in not replying to your favors of the ---- of the ---- and of the ---- ult.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--I have just received your letter of the ----, in which you complain of my neglect in not replying to your favors of the ---- of the ---- and of the ---- ult.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you will be so good as to repeat their contents, it will give me great pleasure to answer them, each and all.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--I have just received your letter of the ----, in which you complain of my neglect in not replying to your favors of the ---- of the ---- and of the ---- ult.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Post Office is in a very bad condition.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If you will be so good as to repeat their contents, it will give me great pleasure to answer them, each and all.
and nothing more
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--I have just received your letter of the ----, in which you complain of my neglect in not replying to your favors of the ---- of the ---- and of the ---- ult.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--I have just received your letter of the ----, in which you complain of my neglect in not replying to your favors of the ---- of the ---- and of the ---- ult.
the literary culture
From this reading I do assure you, sir, that the letters have never come {212} to hand.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you will be so good as to repeat their contents, it will give me great pleasure to answer them, each and all.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--I have just received your letter of the ----, in which you complain of my neglect in not replying to your favors of the ---- of the ---- and of the ---- ult.
neglectverbUS /nəˈɡlekt/
leave undone or leave out
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--I have just received your letter of the ----, in which you complain of my neglect in not replying to your favors of the ---- of the ---- and of the ---- ult.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I do assure you, sir, that the letters have never come {212} to hand.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--I have just received your letter of the ----, in which you complain of my neglect in not replying to your favors of the ---- of the ---- and of the ---- ult.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--I have just received your letter of the ----, in which you complain of my neglect in not replying to your favors of the ---- of the ---- and of the ---- ult.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading The Post Office is in a very bad condition.
PhiladelphianounUS /ˌfɪləˈdelfiə/
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading _Philadelphia_, ----.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading If you will be so good as to repeat their contents, it will give me great pleasure to answer them, each and all.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading The Post Office is in a very bad condition.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--I have just received your letter of the ----, in which you complain of my neglect in not replying to your favors of the ---- of the ---- and of the ---- ult.
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading If you will be so good as to repeat their contents, it will give me great pleasure to answer them, each and all.
replyingverbUS /rɪˈplaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--I have just received your letter of the ----, in which you complain of my neglect in not replying to your favors of the ---- of the ---- and of the ---- ult.
term of address for a man
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--I have just received your letter of the ----, in which you complain of my neglect in not replying to your favors of the ---- of the ---- and of the ---- ult.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If you will be so good as to repeat their contents, it will give me great pleasure to answer them, each and all.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I do assure you, sir, that the letters have never come {212} to hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--I have just received your letter of the ----, in which you complain of my neglect in not replying to your favors of the ---- of the ---- and of the ---- ult.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading If you will be so good as to repeat their contents, it will give me great pleasure to answer them, each and all.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If you will be so good as to repeat their contents, it will give me great pleasure to answer them, each and all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--I have just received your letter of the ----, in which you complain of my neglect in not replying to your favors of the ---- of the ---- and of the ---- ult.
ultadjective
in or of the month preceding the present one
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--I have just received your letter of the ----, in which you complain of my neglect in not replying to your favors of the ---- of the ---- and of the ---- ult.
precisely as stated
From this reading The Post Office is in a very bad condition.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--I have just received your letter of the ----, in which you complain of my neglect in not replying to your favors of the ---- of the ---- and of the ---- ult.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If you will be so good as to repeat their contents, it will give me great pleasure to answer them, each and all.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--I have just received your letter of the ----, in which you complain of my neglect in not replying to your favors of the ---- of the ---- and of the ---- ult.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Dear Sir_,--I have just received your letter of the ----, in which you complain of my neglect in not replying to your favors of the ---- of the ---- and of the ---- ult.
