used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "If," said Mabel, trembling a good deal--"if afterwards you could come back--" Annie's heart bounded.
speak to
From this reading You have my address.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "If," said Mabel, trembling a good deal--"if afterwards you could come back--" Annie's heart bounded.
Annie
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From this reading "John Saxon says so; otherwise, of course, he would not have come," said Annie.
Annie's
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From this reading "If," said Mabel, trembling a good deal--"if afterwards you could come back--" Annie's heart bounded.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading When the time comes, if you--were--to write I will write to you, that is, if I have strength to write to any one.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "If," said Mabel, trembling a good deal--"if afterwards you could come back--" Annie's heart bounded.
boundedadjectiveUS /ˈbaʊndəd/
having the limits or boundaries established
From this reading "If," said Mabel, trembling a good deal--"if afterwards you could come back--" Annie's heart bounded.
can't
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From this reading "I can't talk of it," she said; "don't speak of it now.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "John Saxon says so; otherwise, of course, he would not have come," said Annie.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading When the time comes, if you--were--to write I will write to you, that is, if I have strength to write to any one.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "If," said Mabel, trembling a good deal--"if afterwards you could come back--" Annie's heart bounded.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "John Saxon says so; otherwise, of course, he would not have come," said Annie.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading "If," said Mabel, trembling a good deal--"if afterwards you could come back--" Annie's heart bounded.
don't
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From this reading "I can't talk of it," she said; "don't speak of it now.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "If," said Mabel, trembling a good deal--"if afterwards you could come back--" Annie's heart bounded.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "John Saxon says so; otherwise, of course, he would not have come," said Annie.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "John Saxon says so; otherwise, of course, he would not have come," said Annie.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "If," said Mabel, trembling a good deal--"if afterwards you could come back--" Annie's heart bounded.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't talk of it," she said; "don't speak of it now.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If," said Mabel, trembling a good deal--"if afterwards you could come back--" Annie's heart bounded.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the time comes, if you--were--to write I will write to you, that is, if I have strength to write to any one.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I can't talk of it," she said; "don't speak of it now.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "John Saxon says so; otherwise, of course, he would not have come," said Annie.
Mabel
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From this reading "If," said Mabel, trembling a good deal--"if afterwards you could come back--" Annie's heart bounded.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You have my address.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "John Saxon says so; otherwise, of course, he would not have come," said Annie.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I can't talk of it," she said; "don't speak of it now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "John Saxon says so; otherwise, of course, he would not have come," said Annie.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When the time comes, if you--were--to write I will write to you, that is, if I have strength to write to any one.
in other respects or ways
From this reading "John Saxon says so; otherwise, of course, he would not have come," said Annie.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "John Saxon says so; otherwise, of course, he would not have come," said Annie.
SaxonnounUS /ˈsæksən/
a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman Conquest
From this reading "John Saxon says so; otherwise, of course, he would not have come," said Annie.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "John Saxon says so; otherwise, of course, he would not have come," said Annie.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I can't talk of it," she said; "don't speak of it now.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "John Saxon says so; otherwise, of course, he would not have come," said Annie.
express in speech
From this reading "I can't talk of it," she said; "don't speak of it now.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading When the time comes, if you--were--to write I will write to you, that is, if I have strength to write to any one.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "I can't talk of it," she said; "don't speak of it now.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When the time comes, if you--were--to write I will write to you, that is, if I have strength to write to any one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the time comes, if you--were--to write I will write to you, that is, if I have strength to write to any one.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading When the time comes, if you--were--to write I will write to you, that is, if I have strength to write to any one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the time comes, if you--were--to write I will write to you, that is, if I have strength to write to any one.
a shaky motion
From this reading "If," said Mabel, trembling a good deal--"if afterwards you could come back--" Annie's heart bounded.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When the time comes, if you--were--to write I will write to you, that is, if I have strength to write to any one.
at the time that
From this reading When the time comes, if you--were--to write I will write to you, that is, if I have strength to write to any one.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading When the time comes, if you--were--to write I will write to you, that is, if I have strength to write to any one.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "John Saxon says so; otherwise, of course, he would not have come," said Annie.
produce a literary work
From this reading When the time comes, if you--were--to write I will write to you, that is, if I have strength to write to any one.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If," said Mabel, trembling a good deal--"if afterwards you could come back--" Annie's heart bounded.
