used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When I reached Philadelphia I found a long letter from Lottie.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I arrived in New York City in due time, and set about the work which Doctor Dodson had charged me with.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I arrived in New York City in due time, and set about the work which Doctor Dodson had charged me with.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “I arrived in New York City in due time, and set about the work which Doctor Dodson had charged me with.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have read it through at least a dozen times, and every dear expression is engraved on my heart.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I beseech you to take good care of yourself, and you must be sure to tell me if you ever feel the least ill.
beseechverbUS /biˈsiːtʃ/
ask for or request earnestly
From this reading I beseech you to take good care of yourself, and you must be sure to tell me if you ever feel the least ill.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading I beseech you to take good care of yourself, and you must be sure to tell me if you ever feel the least ill.
chargedadjectiveUS /tʃɑːrdʒd/
of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge
From this reading “I arrived in New York City in due time, and set about the work which Doctor Dodson had charged me with.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading “I arrived in New York City in due time, and set about the work which Doctor Dodson had charged me with.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Here it is: “‘DEAR EDDIE--Your letter was received yesterday, and if you knew how happy it made me you would write me one every day.
dearly loved
From this reading Here it is: “‘DEAR EDDIE--Your letter was received yesterday, and if you knew how happy it made me you would write me one every day.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “I arrived in New York City in due time, and set about the work which Doctor Dodson had charged me with.
Dodson
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From this reading “I arrived in New York City in due time, and set about the work which Doctor Dodson had charged me with.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading I have read it through at least a dozen times, and every dear expression is engraved on my heart.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading “I arrived in New York City in due time, and set about the work which Doctor Dodson had charged me with.
EDDIE
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From this reading Here it is: “‘DEAR EDDIE--Your letter was received yesterday, and if you knew how happy it made me you would write me one every day.
engravedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈɡreɪvd/
cut or impressed into a surface
From this reading I have read it through at least a dozen times, and every dear expression is engraved on my heart.
at any time
From this reading I beseech you to take good care of yourself, and you must be sure to tell me if you ever feel the least ill.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Here it is: “‘DEAR EDDIE--Your letter was received yesterday, and if you knew how happy it made me you would write me one every day.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading I have read it through at least a dozen times, and every dear expression is engraved on my heart.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I beseech you to take good care of yourself, and you must be sure to tell me if you ever feel the least ill.
set up or found
From this reading When I reached Philadelphia I found a long letter from Lottie.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When I reached Philadelphia I found a long letter from Lottie.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I beseech you to take good care of yourself, and you must be sure to tell me if you ever feel the least ill.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I arrived in New York City in due time, and set about the work which Doctor Dodson had charged me with.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Here it is: “‘DEAR EDDIE--Your letter was received yesterday, and if you knew how happy it made me you would write me one every day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have read it through at least a dozen times, and every dear expression is engraved on my heart.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I have read it through at least a dozen times, and every dear expression is engraved on my heart.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here it is: “‘DEAR EDDIE--Your letter was received yesterday, and if you knew how happy it made me you would write me one every day.
how
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From this reading Here it is: “‘DEAR EDDIE--Your letter was received yesterday, and if you knew how happy it made me you would write me one every day.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I arrived in New York City in due time, and set about the work which Doctor Dodson had charged me with.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Here it is: “‘DEAR EDDIE--Your letter was received yesterday, and if you knew how happy it made me you would write me one every day.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading I beseech you to take good care of yourself, and you must be sure to tell me if you ever feel the least ill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I arrived in New York City in due time, and set about the work which Doctor Dodson had charged me with.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here it is: “‘DEAR EDDIE--Your letter was received yesterday, and if you knew how happy it made me you would write me one every day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Here it is: “‘DEAR EDDIE--Your letter was received yesterday, and if you knew how happy it made me you would write me one every day.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Here it is: “‘DEAR EDDIE--Your letter was received yesterday, and if you knew how happy it made me you would write me one every day.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading I have read it through at least a dozen times, and every dear expression is engraved on my heart.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading When I reached Philadelphia I found a long letter from Lottie.
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 When I reached Philadelphia I found a long letter from Lottie.
Lottie
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From this reading When I reached Philadelphia I found a long letter from Lottie.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Here it is: “‘DEAR EDDIE--Your letter was received yesterday, and if you knew how happy it made me you would write me one every day.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I arrived in New York City in due time, and set about the work which Doctor Dodson had charged me with.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I beseech you to take good care of yourself, and you must be sure to tell me if you ever feel the least ill.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have read it through at least a dozen times, and every dear expression is engraved on my heart.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “I arrived in New York City in due time, and set about the work which Doctor Dodson had charged me with.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I beseech you to take good care of yourself, and you must be sure to tell me if you ever feel the least ill.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have read it through at least a dozen times, and every dear expression is engraved on my heart.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Here it is: “‘DEAR EDDIE--Your letter was received yesterday, and if you knew how happy it made me you would write me one every day.
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 When I reached Philadelphia I found a long letter from Lottie.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When I reached Philadelphia I found a long letter from Lottie.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I have read it through at least a dozen times, and every dear expression is engraved on my heart.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Here it is: “‘DEAR EDDIE--Your letter was received yesterday, and if you knew how happy it made me you would write me one every day.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “I arrived in New York City in due time, and set about the work which Doctor Dodson had charged me with.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I beseech you to take good care of yourself, and you must be sure to tell me if you ever feel the least ill.
carry out
From this reading I beseech you to take good care of yourself, and you must be sure to tell me if you ever feel the least ill.
express in words
From this reading I beseech you to take good care of yourself, and you must be sure to tell me if you ever feel the least ill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I arrived in New York City in due time, and set about the work which Doctor Dodson had charged me with.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I have read it through at least a dozen times, and every dear expression is engraved on my heart.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “I arrived in New York City in due time, and set about the work which Doctor Dodson had charged me with.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading I have read it through at least a dozen times, and every dear expression is engraved on my heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I beseech you to take good care of yourself, and you must be sure to tell me if you ever feel the least ill.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here it is: “‘DEAR EDDIE--Your letter was received yesterday, and if you knew how happy it made me you would write me one every day.
at the time that
From this reading When I reached Philadelphia I found a long letter from Lottie.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “I arrived in New York City in due time, and set about the work which Doctor Dodson had charged me with.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I arrived in New York City in due time, and set about the work which Doctor Dodson had charged me with.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “I arrived in New York City in due time, and set about the work which Doctor Dodson had charged me with.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Here it is: “‘DEAR EDDIE--Your letter was received yesterday, and if you knew how happy it made me you would write me one every day.
produce a literary work
From this reading Here it is: “‘DEAR EDDIE--Your letter was received yesterday, and if you knew how happy it made me you would write me one every day.
the day immediately before today
From this reading Here it is: “‘DEAR EDDIE--Your letter was received yesterday, and if you knew how happy it made me you would write me one every day.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “I arrived in New York City in due time, and set about the work which Doctor Dodson had charged me with.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Here it is: “‘DEAR EDDIE--Your letter was received yesterday, and if you knew how happy it made me you would write me one every day.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Here it is: “‘DEAR EDDIE--Your letter was received yesterday, and if you knew how happy it made me you would write me one every day.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading I beseech you to take good care of yourself, and you must be sure to tell me if you ever feel the least ill.
