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From this reading GRAYSMILL, March 3d.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I don't know how it comes, but it is a positive effort to me to write a letter, even to you.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading If I had not been reminded by the calendar that a new month is already on the growth, I should not perhaps have written to-day.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading There is nothing to tell you, I am too happy; and how it comes I know not, but joy is difficult to express.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is nothing to tell you, I am too happy; and how it comes I know not, but joy is difficult to express.
for the reason that
From this reading Perhaps because it is so rare that we have hardly learned its language.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If I had not been reminded by the calendar that a new month is already on the growth, I should not perhaps have written to-day.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don't know how it comes, but it is a positive effort to me to write a letter, even to you.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If I had not been reminded by the calendar that a new month is already on the growth, I should not perhaps have written to-day.
calendarnounUS /ˈkæləndər/
a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading If I had not been reminded by the calendar that a new month is already on the growth, I should not perhaps have written to-day.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading I don't know how it comes, but it is a positive effort to me to write a letter, even to you.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading GRAYSMILL, March 3d.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading There is nothing to tell you, I am too happy; and how it comes I know not, but joy is difficult to express.
don't
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From this reading I don't know how it comes, but it is a positive effort to me to write a letter, even to you.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading I don't know how it comes, but it is a positive effort to me to write a letter, even to you.
divisible by two
From this reading I don't know how it comes, but it is a positive effort to me to write a letter, even to you.
give expression to
From this reading There is nothing to tell you, I am too happy; and how it comes I know not, but joy is difficult to express.
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From this reading GRAYSMILL, March 3d.
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading If I had not been reminded by the calendar that a new month is already on the growth, I should not perhaps have written to-day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If I had not been reminded by the calendar that a new month is already on the growth, I should not perhaps have written to-day.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading There is nothing to tell you, I am too happy; and how it comes I know not, but joy is difficult to express.
only a very short time before
From this reading Perhaps because it is so rare that we have hardly learned its language.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If I had not been reminded by the calendar that a new month is already on the growth, I should not perhaps have written to-day.
how
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From this reading I don't know how it comes, but it is a positive effort to me to write a letter, even to you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't know how it comes, but it is a positive effort to me to write a letter, even to you.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I had not been reminded by the calendar that a new month is already on the growth, I should not perhaps have written to-day.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I don't know how it comes, but it is a positive effort to me to write a letter, even to you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I don't know how it comes, but it is a positive effort to me to write a letter, even to you.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps because it is so rare that we have hardly learned its language.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading There is nothing to tell you, I am too happy; and how it comes I know not, but joy is difficult to express.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I don't know how it comes, but it is a positive effort to me to write a letter, even to you.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading Perhaps because it is so rare that we have hardly learned its language.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading Perhaps because it is so rare that we have hardly learned its language.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading I don't know how it comes, but it is a positive effort to me to write a letter, even to you.
march in a procession
From this reading GRAYSMILL, March 3d.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I don't know how it comes, but it is a positive effort to me to write a letter, even to you.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading If I had not been reminded by the calendar that a new month is already on the growth, I should not perhaps have written to-day.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading If I had not been reminded by the calendar that a new month is already on the growth, I should not perhaps have written to-day.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If I had not been reminded by the calendar that a new month is already on the growth, I should not perhaps have written to-day.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There is nothing to tell you, I am too happy; and how it comes I know not, but joy is difficult to express.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If I had not been reminded by the calendar that a new month is already on the growth, I should not perhaps have written to-day.
by chance
From this reading If I had not been reminded by the calendar that a new month is already on the growth, I should not perhaps have written to-day.
positiveadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːzətɪv/
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
From this reading I don't know how it comes, but it is a positive effort to me to write a letter, even to you.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading Perhaps because it is so rare that we have hardly learned its language.
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading If I had not been reminded by the calendar that a new month is already on the growth, I should not perhaps have written to-day.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If I had not been reminded by the calendar that a new month is already on the growth, I should not perhaps have written to-day.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Perhaps because it is so rare that we have hardly learned its language.
express in words
From this reading There is nothing to tell you, I am too happy; and how it comes I know not, but joy is difficult to express.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If I had not been reminded by the calendar that a new month is already on the growth, I should not perhaps have written to-day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If I had not been reminded by the calendar that a new month is already on the growth, I should not perhaps have written to-day.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is nothing to tell you, I am too happy; and how it comes I know not, but joy is difficult to express.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't know how it comes, but it is a positive effort to me to write a letter, even to you.
to-day
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From this reading If I had not been reminded by the calendar that a new month is already on the growth, I should not perhaps have written to-day.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading There is nothing to tell you, I am too happy; and how it comes I know not, but joy is difficult to express.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Perhaps because it is so rare that we have hardly learned its language.
produce a literary work
From this reading I don't know how it comes, but it is a positive effort to me to write a letter, even to you.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading If I had not been reminded by the calendar that a new month is already on the growth, I should not perhaps have written to-day.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I don't know how it comes, but it is a positive effort to me to write a letter, even to you.
