used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _For my Son._ _To be opened a year from my death._ Singularly, the next day would be the anniversary of his father's passing away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now his interest was excited, and the next day he broke the seal, and read the letter which it contained.
anniversarynounUS /ˌænəˈvɜːrsəri/
the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
From this reading _For my Son._ _To be opened a year from my death._ Singularly, the next day would be the anniversary of his father's passing away.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One day, in looking over his trunk, Scott's eye fell on the sealed packet, referred to at the opening of this story, which was inscribed:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _For my Son._ _To be opened a year from my death._ Singularly, the next day would be the anniversary of his father's passing away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _For my Son._ _To be opened a year from my death._ Singularly, the next day would be the anniversary of his father's passing away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Scott had been so busy that he had given little thought to this packet.
lacking funds
From this reading Now his interest was excited, and the next day he broke the seal, and read the letter which it contained.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Scott had been so busy that he had given little thought to this packet.
gotten under control
From this reading Now his interest was excited, and the next day he broke the seal, and read the letter which it contained.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day, in looking over his trunk, Scott's eye fell on the sealed packet, referred to at the opening of this story, which was inscribed:
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading _For my Son._ _To be opened a year from my death._ Singularly, the next day would be the anniversary of his father's passing away.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Now his interest was excited, and the next day he broke the seal, and read the letter which it contained.
the organ of sight
From this reading One day, in looking over his trunk, Scott's eye fell on the sealed packet, referred to at the opening of this story, which was inscribed:
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading _For my Son._ _To be opened a year from my death._ Singularly, the next day would be the anniversary of his father's passing away.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading One day, in looking over his trunk, Scott's eye fell on the sealed packet, referred to at the opening of this story, which was inscribed:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _For my Son._ _To be opened a year from my death._ Singularly, the next day would be the anniversary of his father's passing away.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _For my Son._ _To be opened a year from my death._ Singularly, the next day would be the anniversary of his father's passing away.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Scott had been so busy that he had given little thought to this packet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Scott had been so busy that he had given little thought to this packet.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Scott had been so busy that he had given little thought to this packet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One day, in looking over his trunk, Scott's eye fell on the sealed packet, referred to at the opening of this story, which was inscribed:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One day, in looking over his trunk, Scott's eye fell on the sealed packet, referred to at the opening of this story, which was inscribed:
inscribedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈskraɪbd/
written (by handwriting, printing, engraving, or carving) on or in a surface
From this reading One day, in looking over his trunk, Scott's eye fell on the sealed packet, referred to at the opening of this story, which was inscribed:
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Now his interest was excited, and the next day he broke the seal, and read the letter which it contained.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now his interest was excited, and the next day he broke the seal, and read the letter which it contained.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Now his interest was excited, and the next day he broke the seal, and read the letter which it contained.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Scott had been so busy that he had given little thought to this packet.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading One day, in looking over his trunk, Scott's eye fell on the sealed packet, referred to at the opening of this story, which was inscribed:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _For my Son._ _To be opened a year from my death._ Singularly, the next day would be the anniversary of his father's passing away.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading _For my Son._ _To be opened a year from my death._ Singularly, the next day would be the anniversary of his father's passing away.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now his interest was excited, and the next day he broke the seal, and read the letter which it contained.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One day, in looking over his trunk, Scott's eye fell on the sealed packet, referred to at the opening of this story, which was inscribed:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One day, in looking over his trunk, Scott's eye fell on the sealed packet, referred to at the opening of this story, which was inscribed:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day, in looking over his trunk, Scott's eye fell on the sealed packet, referred to at the opening of this story, which was inscribed:
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading _For my Son._ _To be opened a year from my death._ Singularly, the next day would be the anniversary of his father's passing away.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading One day, in looking over his trunk, Scott's eye fell on the sealed packet, referred to at the opening of this story, which was inscribed:
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading One day, in looking over his trunk, Scott's eye fell on the sealed packet, referred to at the opening of this story, which was inscribed:
PACKETnounUS /ˈpækət/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading THE SEALED PACKET.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading _For my Son._ _To be opened a year from my death._ Singularly, the next day would be the anniversary of his father's passing away.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Now his interest was excited, and the next day he broke the seal, and read the letter which it contained.
referredverbUS /rəˈfɜːrd/
inflected form of “refer” — make reference to
From this reading One day, in looking over his trunk, Scott's eye fell on the sealed packet, referred to at the opening of this story, which was inscribed:
ScottnounUS /skɑːt/
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading Scott had been so busy that he had given little thought to this packet.
Scott'snounUS /skɑːts/
possessive form of “scott” — award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading One day, in looking over his trunk, Scott's eye fell on the sealed packet, referred to at the opening of this story, which was inscribed:
sealverbUS /siːl/
make tight; secure against leakage
From this reading Now his interest was excited, and the next day he broke the seal, and read the letter which it contained.
SEALEDadjectiveUS /siːld/
established irrevocably
From this reading THE SEALED PACKET.
SingularlyadverbUS /ˈsɪŋɡjələrli/
in a singular manner or to a singular degree
From this reading _For my Son._ _To be opened a year from my death._ Singularly, the next day would be the anniversary of his father's passing away.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Scott had been so busy that he had given little thought to this packet.
a male human offspring
From this reading _For my Son._ _To be opened a year from my death._ Singularly, the next day would be the anniversary of his father's passing away.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading One day, in looking over his trunk, Scott's eye fell on the sealed packet, referred to at the opening of this story, which was inscribed:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Scott had been so busy that he had given little thought to this packet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEALED PACKET.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading One day, in looking over his trunk, Scott's eye fell on the sealed packet, referred to at the opening of this story, which was inscribed:
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Scott had been so busy that he had given little thought to this packet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day, in looking over his trunk, Scott's eye fell on the sealed packet, referred to at the opening of this story, which was inscribed:
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading One day, in looking over his trunk, Scott's eye fell on the sealed packet, referred to at the opening of this story, which was inscribed:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One day, in looking over his trunk, Scott's eye fell on the sealed packet, referred to at the opening of this story, which was inscribed:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One day, in looking over his trunk, Scott's eye fell on the sealed packet, referred to at the opening of this story, which was inscribed:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _For my Son._ _To be opened a year from my death._ Singularly, the next day would be the anniversary of his father's passing away.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading _For my Son._ _To be opened a year from my death._ Singularly, the next day would be the anniversary of his father's passing away.
