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From this reading GRAYSMILL, March 20th.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My beloved Constance, I am glad your letter of this morning has made me a little unhappy; I have been a selfish brute, thinking of none but myself, and him.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading My beloved Constance, I am glad your letter of this morning has made me a little unhappy; I have been a selfish brute, thinking of none but myself, and him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My beloved Constance, I am glad your letter of this morning has made me a little unhappy; I have been a selfish brute, thinking of none but myself, and him.
baskingverbUS /ˈbæskɪŋ/
-ing form of “bask” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading I little thought, whilst I lay basking in the sun, that you stood there shrouded in densest fog.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My beloved Constance, I am glad your letter of this morning has made me a little unhappy; I have been a selfish brute, thinking of none but myself, and him.
dearly loved
From this reading My beloved Constance, I am glad your letter of this morning has made me a little unhappy; I have been a selfish brute, thinking of none but myself, and him.
brutenounUS /bruːt/
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading My beloved Constance, I am glad your letter of this morning has made me a little unhappy; I have been a selfish brute, thinking of none but myself, and him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My beloved Constance, I am glad your letter of this morning has made me a little unhappy; I have been a selfish brute, thinking of none but myself, and him.
ConstancenounUS /ˈkɑːnstəns/
a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
From this reading My beloved Constance, I am glad your letter of this morning has made me a little unhappy; I have been a selfish brute, thinking of none but myself, and him.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I wish I had written every day, you poor sweet!
densestadjectiveUS /ˈdensəst/
superlative of “dense” — permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading I little thought, whilst I lay basking in the sun, that you stood there shrouded in densest fog.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I wish I had written every day, you poor sweet!
evolvedverbUS /ɪˈvɑːlvd/
past form of “evolve” — work out
From this reading But now I have evolved a plan, and Gabriel thinks with me that it is a good one.
fognounUS /fɑːɡ/
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading I little thought, whilst I lay basking in the sun, that you stood there shrouded in densest fog.
GabrielnounUS /ˈɡeɪbriəl/
(Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
From this reading But now I have evolved a plan, and Gabriel thinks with me that it is a good one.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading My beloved Constance, I am glad your letter of this morning has made me a little unhappy; I have been a selfish brute, thinking of none but myself, and him.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading But now I have evolved a plan, and Gabriel thinks with me that it is a good one.
GRAYSMILL
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From this reading GRAYSMILL, March 20th.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I wish I had written every day, you poor sweet!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My beloved Constance, I am glad your letter of this morning has made me a little unhappy; I have been a selfish brute, thinking of none but myself, and him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My beloved Constance, I am glad your letter of this morning has made me a little unhappy; I have been a selfish brute, thinking of none but myself, and him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My beloved Constance, I am glad your letter of this morning has made me a little unhappy; I have been a selfish brute, thinking of none but myself, and him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My beloved Constance, I am glad your letter of this morning has made me a little unhappy; I have been a selfish brute, thinking of none but myself, and him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I little thought, whilst I lay basking in the sun, that you stood there shrouded in densest fog.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But now I have evolved a plan, and Gabriel thinks with me that it is a good one.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But now I have evolved a plan, and Gabriel thinks with me that it is a good one.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I little thought, whilst I lay basking in the sun, that you stood there shrouded in densest fog.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading My beloved Constance, I am glad your letter of this morning has made me a little unhappy; I have been a selfish brute, thinking of none but myself, and him.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading My beloved Constance, I am glad your letter of this morning has made me a little unhappy; I have been a selfish brute, thinking of none but myself, and him.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading My beloved Constance, I am glad your letter of this morning has made me a little unhappy; I have been a selfish brute, thinking of none but myself, and him.
march in a procession
From this reading GRAYSMILL, March 20th.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My beloved Constance, I am glad your letter of this morning has made me a little unhappy; I have been a selfish brute, thinking of none but myself, and him.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading My beloved Constance, I am glad your letter of this morning has made me a little unhappy; I have been a selfish brute, thinking of none but myself, and him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My beloved Constance, I am glad your letter of this morning has made me a little unhappy; I have been a selfish brute, thinking of none but myself, and him.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading My beloved Constance, I am glad your letter of this morning has made me a little unhappy; I have been a selfish brute, thinking of none but myself, and him.
not one, and not any
From this reading My beloved Constance, I am glad your letter of this morning has made me a little unhappy; I have been a selfish brute, thinking of none but myself, and him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But now I have evolved a plan, and Gabriel thinks with me that it is a good one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My beloved Constance, I am glad your letter of this morning has made me a little unhappy; I have been a selfish brute, thinking of none but myself, and him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But now I have evolved a plan, and Gabriel thinks with me that it is a good one.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading But now I have evolved a plan, and Gabriel thinks with me that it is a good one.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading I wish I had written every day, you poor sweet!
selfishadjectiveUS /ˈselfɪʃ/
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading My beloved Constance, I am glad your letter of this morning has made me a little unhappy; I have been a selfish brute, thinking of none but myself, and him.
shroudedverbUS /ˈʃraʊdɪd/
past form of “shroud” — cover as if with a shroud
From this reading I little thought, whilst I lay basking in the sun, that you stood there shrouded in densest fog.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading I little thought, whilst I lay basking in the sun, that you stood there shrouded in densest fog.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading I little thought, whilst I lay basking in the sun, that you stood there shrouded in densest fog.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading I wish I had written every day, you poor sweet!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I little thought, whilst I lay basking in the sun, that you stood there shrouded in densest fog.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I little thought, whilst I lay basking in the sun, that you stood there shrouded in densest fog.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I little thought, whilst I lay basking in the sun, that you stood there shrouded in densest fog.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading My beloved Constance, I am glad your letter of this morning has made me a little unhappy; I have been a selfish brute, thinking of none but myself, and him.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading But now I have evolved a plan, and Gabriel thinks with me that it is a good one.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My beloved Constance, I am glad your letter of this morning has made me a little unhappy; I have been a selfish brute, thinking of none but myself, and him.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I little thought, whilst I lay basking in the sun, that you stood there shrouded in densest fog.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading My beloved Constance, I am glad your letter of this morning has made me a little unhappy; I have been a selfish brute, thinking of none but myself, and him.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading I little thought, whilst I lay basking in the sun, that you stood there shrouded in densest fog.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish I had written every day, you poor sweet!
in the company of; together with
From this reading But now I have evolved a plan, and Gabriel thinks with me that it is a good one.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading I wish I had written every day, you poor sweet!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I little thought, whilst I lay basking in the sun, that you stood there shrouded in densest fog.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My beloved Constance, I am glad your letter of this morning has made me a little unhappy; I have been a selfish brute, thinking of none but myself, and him.
