accountsnounUS /əˈkaʊnts/
plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading "We are pleased with the fine accounts of how Bawn is enjoying herself and your gaieties and the old friends you have met.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading THE CRYING IN THE NIGHT "My dearest daughter," the letter began; it was so my grandmother always addressed Mary Champion.
(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 We seem to realize that we are old and our children dead and their children away from us, all at once."
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading THE CRYING IN THE NIGHT "My dearest daughter," the letter began; it was so my grandmother always addressed Mary Champion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We are pleased with the fine accounts of how Bawn is enjoying herself and your gaieties and the old friends you have met.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are pleased with the fine accounts of how Bawn is enjoying herself and your gaieties and the old friends you have met.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We seem to realize that we are old and our children dead and their children away from us, all at once."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We seem to realize that we are old and our children dead and their children away from us, all at once."
Bawn
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From this reading "We are pleased with the fine accounts of how Bawn is enjoying herself and your gaieties and the old friends you have met.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The house is very lonely without Bawn, and I miss your coming, and there has been no letter from Theobald since you went.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THE CRYING IN THE NIGHT "My dearest daughter," the letter began; it was so my grandmother always addressed Mary Champion.
ChampionnounUS /ˈtʃæmpiən/
someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading THE CRYING IN THE NIGHT "My dearest daughter," the letter began; it was so my grandmother always addressed Mary Champion.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading We seem to realize that we are old and our children dead and their children away from us, all at once."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The house is very lonely without Bawn, and I miss your coming, and there has been no letter from Theobald since you went.
demanding attention
From this reading THE CRYING IN THE NIGHT "My dearest daughter," the letter began; it was so my grandmother always addressed Mary Champion.
a female human offspring
From this reading THE CRYING IN THE NIGHT "My dearest daughter," the letter began; it was so my grandmother always addressed Mary Champion.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading We seem to realize that we are old and our children dead and their children away from us, all at once."
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading THE CRYING IN THE NIGHT "My dearest daughter," the letter began; it was so my grandmother always addressed Mary Champion.
enjoyingverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading "We are pleased with the fine accounts of how Bawn is enjoying herself and your gaieties and the old friends you have met.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "We are pleased with the fine accounts of how Bawn is enjoying herself and your gaieties and the old friends you have met.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "We are pleased with the fine accounts of how Bawn is enjoying herself and your gaieties and the old friends you have met.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The house is very lonely without Bawn, and I miss your coming, and there has been no letter from Theobald since you went.
gaieties
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From this reading "We are pleased with the fine accounts of how Bawn is enjoying herself and your gaieties and the old friends you have met.
grandmothernounUS /ˈɡrændmʌðər/
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading THE CRYING IN THE NIGHT "My dearest daughter," the letter began; it was so my grandmother always addressed Mary Champion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Perhaps Bawn has had one.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The house is very lonely without Bawn, and I miss your coming, and there has been no letter from Theobald since you went.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We are pleased with the fine accounts of how Bawn is enjoying herself and your gaieties and the old friends you have met.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "We are pleased with the fine accounts of how Bawn is enjoying herself and your gaieties and the old friends you have met.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The house is very lonely without Bawn, and I miss your coming, and there has been no letter from Theobald since you went.
how
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From this reading "We are pleased with the fine accounts of how Bawn is enjoying herself and your gaieties and the old friends you have met.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The house is very lonely without Bawn, and I miss your coming, and there has been no letter from Theobald since you went.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CRYING IN THE NIGHT "My dearest daughter," the letter began; it was so my grandmother always addressed Mary Champion.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We are pleased with the fine accounts of how Bawn is enjoying herself and your gaieties and the old friends you have met.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE CRYING IN THE NIGHT "My dearest daughter," the letter began; it was so my grandmother always addressed Mary Champion.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading THE CRYING IN THE NIGHT "My dearest daughter," the letter began; it was so my grandmother always addressed Mary Champion.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading The house is very lonely without Bawn, and I miss your coming, and there has been no letter from Theobald since you went.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading THE CRYING IN THE NIGHT "My dearest daughter," the letter began; it was so my grandmother always addressed Mary Champion.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "We are pleased with the fine accounts of how Bawn is enjoying herself and your gaieties and the old friends you have met.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The house is very lonely without Bawn, and I miss your coming, and there has been no letter from Theobald since you went.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE CRYING IN THE NIGHT "My dearest daughter," the letter began; it was so my grandmother always addressed Mary Champion.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE CRYING IN THE NIGHT "My dearest daughter," the letter began; it was so my grandmother always addressed Mary Champion.
not any; not one
From this reading The house is very lonely without Bawn, and I miss your coming, and there has been no letter from Theobald since you went.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We are pleased with the fine accounts of how Bawn is enjoying herself and your gaieties and the old friends you have met.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "We are pleased with the fine accounts of how Bawn is enjoying herself and your gaieties and the old friends you have met.
on one occasion
From this reading We seem to realize that we are old and our children dead and their children away from us, all at once."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Perhaps Bawn has had one.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We seem to realize that we are old and our children dead and their children away from us, all at once."
by chance
From this reading Perhaps Bawn has had one.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading "We are pleased with the fine accounts of how Bawn is enjoying herself and your gaieties and the old friends you have met.
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading We seem to realize that we are old and our children dead and their children away from us, all at once."
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading We seem to realize that we are old and our children dead and their children away from us, all at once."
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The house is very lonely without Bawn, and I miss your coming, and there has been no letter from Theobald since you went.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE CRYING IN THE NIGHT "My dearest daughter," the letter began; it was so my grandmother always addressed Mary Champion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We seem to realize that we are old and our children dead and their children away from us, all at once."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CRYING IN THE NIGHT "My dearest daughter," the letter began; it was so my grandmother always addressed Mary Champion.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We seem to realize that we are old and our children dead and their children away from us, all at once."
Theobald
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From this reading The house is very lonely without Bawn, and I miss your coming, and there has been no letter from Theobald since you went.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The house is very lonely without Bawn, and I miss your coming, and there has been no letter from Theobald since you went.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We seem to realize that we are old and our children dead and their children away from us, all at once."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We seem to realize that we are old and our children dead and their children away from us, all at once."
precisely as stated
From this reading The house is very lonely without Bawn, and I miss your coming, and there has been no letter from Theobald since you went.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CRYING IN THE NIGHT "My dearest daughter," the letter began; it was so my grandmother always addressed Mary Champion.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are pleased with the fine accounts of how Bawn is enjoying herself and your gaieties and the old friends you have met.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The house is very lonely without Bawn, and I miss your coming, and there has been no letter from Theobald since you went.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "We are pleased with the fine accounts of how Bawn is enjoying herself and your gaieties and the old friends you have met.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The house is very lonely without Bawn, and I miss your coming, and there has been no letter from Theobald since you went.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We are pleased with the fine accounts of how Bawn is enjoying herself and your gaieties and the old friends you have met.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We are pleased with the fine accounts of how Bawn is enjoying herself and your gaieties and the old friends you have met.
