used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Toward the end she added:-- I miss you quite a lot, Don, dear, especially on foggy days.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Toward the end she added:-- I miss you quite a lot, Don, dear, especially on foggy days.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Please don't work too hard, and remember that I am, as always, Your FRANCES.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Please don't work too hard, and remember that I am, as always, Your FRANCES.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Please don't work too hard, and remember that I am, as always, Your FRANCES.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Please don't work too hard, and remember that I am, as always, Your FRANCES.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In her big, sprawling handwriting the letter covered eight pages.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading In her big, sprawling handwriting the letter covered eight pages.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Toward the end she added:-- I miss you quite a lot, Don, dear, especially on foggy days.
dearly loved
From this reading Toward the end she added:-- I miss you quite a lot, Don, dear, especially on foggy days.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading Toward the end she added:-- I miss you quite a lot, Don, dear, especially on foggy days.
don't
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From this reading Please don't work too hard, and remember that I am, as always, Your FRANCES.
being one more than seven
From this reading In her big, sprawling handwriting the letter covered eight pages.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Toward the end she added:-- I miss you quite a lot, Don, dear, especially on foggy days.
enthusiasticallyadverbUS /ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪkli/
with enthusiasm; in an enthusiastic manner
From this reading ON THE WAY HOME Frances wrote him enthusiastically from London.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Toward the end she added:-- I miss you quite a lot, Don, dear, especially on foggy days.
divisible by two
From this reading Well, that was something to know--that she was always his, even in London.
foggyadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːɡi/
stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
From this reading Toward the end she added:-- I miss you quite a lot, Don, dear, especially on foggy days.
FrancesnounUS /ˈfrænsɪs/
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading ON THE WAY HOME Frances wrote him enthusiastically from London.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ON THE WAY HOME Frances wrote him enthusiastically from London.
handwritingnounUS /ˈhændraɪtɪŋ/
something written by hand
From this reading In her big, sprawling handwriting the letter covered eight pages.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Please don't work too hard, and remember that I am, as always, Your FRANCES.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In her big, sprawling handwriting the letter covered eight pages.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ON THE WAY HOME Frances wrote him enthusiastically from London.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Well, that was something to know--that she was always his, even in London.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading ON THE WAY HOME Frances wrote him enthusiastically from London.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Toward the end she added:-- I miss you quite a lot, Don, dear, especially on foggy days.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In her big, sprawling handwriting the letter covered eight pages.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Well, that was something to know--that she was always his, even in London.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading In her big, sprawling handwriting the letter covered eight pages.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading ON THE WAY HOME Frances wrote him enthusiastically from London.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading Toward the end she added:-- I miss you quite a lot, Don, dear, especially on foggy days.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Toward the end she added:-- I miss you quite a lot, Don, dear, especially on foggy days.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE WAY HOME Frances wrote him enthusiastically from London.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading In her big, sprawling handwriting the letter covered eight pages.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Please don't work too hard, and remember that I am, as always, Your FRANCES.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Toward the end she added:-- I miss you quite a lot, Don, dear, especially on foggy days.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Please don't work too hard, and remember that I am, as always, Your FRANCES.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Toward the end she added:-- I miss you quite a lot, Don, dear, especially on foggy days.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Well, that was something to know--that she was always his, even in London.
sprawlingnounUS /ˈsprɔːlɪŋ/
an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
From this reading In her big, sprawling handwriting the letter covered eight pages.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Please don't work too hard, and remember that I am, as always, Your FRANCES.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE WAY HOME Frances wrote him enthusiastically from London.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, that was something to know--that she was always his, even in London.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Please don't work too hard, and remember that I am, as always, Your FRANCES.
TowardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Toward the end she added:-- I miss you quite a lot, Don, dear, especially on foggy days.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, that was something to know--that she was always his, even in London.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading ON THE WAY HOME Frances wrote him enthusiastically from London.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, that was something to know--that she was always his, even in London.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Please don't work too hard, and remember that I am, as always, Your FRANCES.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading ON THE WAY HOME Frances wrote him enthusiastically from London.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Toward the end she added:-- I miss you quite a lot, Don, dear, especially on foggy days.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Please don't work too hard, and remember that I am, as always, Your FRANCES.
