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From this reading TRACK'S END, _Sunday, January 2d._ MY DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER,--I have written you so much bad news since I have been in this dreadful place that I am very glad to send you some good news at last, and that is that my ankle, of which I wrote you last Sunday, is all well.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One of my Letters to my Mother, in which I tell of many Things and especially of a Mystery which greatly puzzles and alarms me.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
anew
From this reading I hope I may not turn it again.
alarmsnounUS /əˈlɑːrmz/
plural of “alarm” — fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading One of my Letters to my Mother, in which I tell of many Things and especially of a Mystery which greatly puzzles and alarms me.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading TRACK'S END, _Sunday, January 2d._ MY DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER,--I have written you so much bad news since I have been in this dreadful place that I am very glad to send you some good news at last, and that is that my ankle, of which I wrote you last Sunday, is all well.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of my Letters to my Mother, in which I tell of many Things and especially of a Mystery which greatly puzzles and alarms me.
anklenounUS /ˈæŋkəl/
a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
From this reading TRACK'S END, _Sunday, January 2d._ MY DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER,--I have written you so much bad news since I have been in this dreadful place that I am very glad to send you some good news at last, and that is that my ankle, of which I wrote you last Sunday, is all well.
applicationsnounUS /ˌæpləˈkeɪʃənz/
plural of “application” — the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
From this reading I kept up the hot-water applications and by the next morning it was so much better that I could walk on it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TRACK'S END, _Sunday, January 2d._ MY DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER,--I have written you so much bad news since I have been in this dreadful place that I am very glad to send you some good news at last, and that is that my ankle, of which I wrote you last Sunday, is all well.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading TRACK'S END, _Sunday, January 2d._ MY DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER,--I have written you so much bad news since I have been in this dreadful place that I am very glad to send you some good news at last, and that is that my ankle, of which I wrote you last Sunday, is all well.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading TRACK'S END, _Sunday, January 2d._ MY DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER,--I have written you so much bad news since I have been in this dreadful place that I am very glad to send you some good news at last, and that is that my ankle, of which I wrote you last Sunday, is all well.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading I kept up the hot-water applications and by the next morning it was so much better that I could walk on it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I kept up the hot-water applications and by the next morning it was so much better that I could walk on it.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I kept up the hot-water applications and by the next morning it was so much better that I could walk on it.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading TRACK'S END, _Sunday, January 2d._ MY DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER,--I have written you so much bad news since I have been in this dreadful place that I am very glad to send you some good news at last, and that is that my ankle, of which I wrote you last Sunday, is all well.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
dearly loved
From this reading TRACK'S END, _Sunday, January 2d._ MY DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER,--I have written you so much bad news since I have been in this dreadful place that I am very glad to send you some good news at last, and that is that my ankle, of which I wrote you last Sunday, is all well.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading TRACK'S END, _Sunday, January 2d._ MY DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER,--I have written you so much bad news since I have been in this dreadful place that I am very glad to send you some good news at last, and that is that my ankle, of which I wrote you last Sunday, is all well.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading TRACK'S END, _Sunday, January 2d._ MY DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER,--I have written you so much bad news since I have been in this dreadful place that I am very glad to send you some good news at last, and that is that my ankle, of which I wrote you last Sunday, is all well.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading One of my Letters to my Mother, in which I tell of many Things and especially of a Mystery which greatly puzzles and alarms me.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading TRACK'S END, _Sunday, January 2d._ MY DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER,--I have written you so much bad news since I have been in this dreadful place that I am very glad to send you some good news at last, and that is that my ankle, of which I wrote you last Sunday, is all well.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading TRACK'S END, _Sunday, January 2d._ MY DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER,--I have written you so much bad news since I have been in this dreadful place that I am very glad to send you some good news at last, and that is that my ankle, of which I wrote you last Sunday, is all well.
the act of departing
From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading TRACK'S END, _Sunday, January 2d._ MY DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER,--I have written you so much bad news since I have been in this dreadful place that I am very glad to send you some good news at last, and that is that my ankle, of which I wrote you last Sunday, is all well.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading One of my Letters to my Mother, in which I tell of many Things and especially of a Mystery which greatly puzzles and alarms me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope I may not turn it again.
hot-water
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From this reading I kept up the hot-water applications and by the next morning it was so much better that I could walk on it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One of my Letters to my Mother, in which I tell of many Things and especially of a Mystery which greatly puzzles and alarms me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One of my Letters to my Mother, in which I tell of many Things and especially of a Mystery which greatly puzzles and alarms me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TRACK'S END, _Sunday, January 2d._ MY DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER,--I have written you so much bad news since I have been in this dreadful place that I am very glad to send you some good news at last, and that is that my ankle, of which I wrote you last Sunday, is all well.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading TRACK'S END, _Sunday, January 2d._ MY DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER,--I have written you so much bad news since I have been in this dreadful place that I am very glad to send you some good news at last, and that is that my ankle, of which I wrote you last Sunday, is all well.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading I kept up the hot-water applications and by the next morning it was so much better that I could walk on it.
immediately past
From this reading TRACK'S END, _Sunday, January 2d._ MY DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER,--I have written you so much bad news since I have been in this dreadful place that I am very glad to send you some good news at last, and that is that my ankle, of which I wrote you last Sunday, is all well.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
the literary culture
From this reading One of my Letters to my Mother, in which I tell of many Things and especially of a Mystery which greatly puzzles and alarms me.
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 Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading One of my Letters to my Mother, in which I tell of many Things and especially of a Mystery which greatly puzzles and alarms me.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I hope I may not turn it again.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One of my Letters to my Mother, in which I tell of many Things and especially of a Mystery which greatly puzzles and alarms me.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I kept up the hot-water applications and by the next morning it was so much better that I could walk on it.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading One of my Letters to my Mother, in which I tell of many Things and especially of a Mystery which greatly puzzles and alarms me.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading TRACK'S END, _Sunday, January 2d._ MY DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER,--I have written you so much bad news since I have been in this dreadful place that I am very glad to send you some good news at last, and that is that my ankle, of which I wrote you last Sunday, is all well.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One of my Letters to my Mother, in which I tell of many Things and especially of a Mystery which greatly puzzles and alarms me.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading One of my Letters to my Mother, in which I tell of many Things and especially of a Mystery which greatly puzzles and alarms me.
information about recent and important events
From this reading TRACK'S END, _Sunday, January 2d._ MY DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER,--I have written you so much bad news since I have been in this dreadful place that I am very glad to send you some good news at last, and that is that my ankle, of which I wrote you last Sunday, is all well.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I hope I may not turn it again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of my Letters to my Mother, in which I tell of many Things and especially of a Mystery which greatly puzzles and alarms me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I kept up the hot-water applications and by the next morning it was so much better that I could walk on it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of my Letters to my Mother, in which I tell of many Things and especially of a Mystery which greatly puzzles and alarms me.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
others
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From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading TRACK'S END, _Sunday, January 2d._ MY DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER,--I have written you so much bad news since I have been in this dreadful place that I am very glad to send you some good news at last, and that is that my ankle, of which I wrote you last Sunday, is all well.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
puzzlesnounUS /ˈpʌzəlz/
plural of “puzzle” — a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
From this reading One of my Letters to my Mother, in which I tell of many Things and especially of a Mystery which greatly puzzles and alarms me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
cause to go somewhere
From this reading TRACK'S END, _Sunday, January 2d._ MY DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER,--I have written you so much bad news since I have been in this dreadful place that I am very glad to send you some good news at last, and that is that my ankle, of which I wrote you last Sunday, is all well.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading TRACK'S END, _Sunday, January 2d._ MY DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER,--I have written you so much bad news since I have been in this dreadful place that I am very glad to send you some good news at last, and that is that my ankle, of which I wrote you last Sunday, is all well.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading TRACK'S END, _Sunday, January 2d._ MY DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER,--I have written you so much bad news since I have been in this dreadful place that I am very glad to send you some good news at last, and that is that my ankle, of which I wrote you last Sunday, is all well.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading TRACK'S END, _Sunday, January 2d._ MY DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER,--I have written you so much bad news since I have been in this dreadful place that I am very glad to send you some good news at last, and that is that my ankle, of which I wrote you last Sunday, is all well.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
express in words
From this reading One of my Letters to my Mother, in which I tell of many Things and especially of a Mystery which greatly puzzles and alarms me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading One of my Letters to my Mother, in which I tell of many Things and especially of a Mystery which greatly puzzles and alarms me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One of my Letters to my Mother, in which I tell of many Things and especially of a Mystery which greatly puzzles and alarms me.
TRACK'SnounUS /træks/
possessive form of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading TRACK'S END, _Sunday, January 2d._ MY DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER,--I have written you so much bad news since I have been in this dreadful place that I am very glad to send you some good news at last, and that is that my ankle, of which I wrote you last Sunday, is all well.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading I hope I may not turn it again.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I kept up the hot-water applications and by the next morning it was so much better that I could walk on it.
precisely as stated
From this reading TRACK'S END, _Sunday, January 2d._ MY DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER,--I have written you so much bad news since I have been in this dreadful place that I am very glad to send you some good news at last, and that is that my ankle, of which I wrote you last Sunday, is all well.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading I kept up the hot-water applications and by the next morning it was so much better that I could walk on it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading TRACK'S END, _Sunday, January 2d._ MY DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER,--I have written you so much bad news since I have been in this dreadful place that I am very glad to send you some good news at last, and that is that my ankle, of which I wrote you last Sunday, is all well.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One of my Letters to my Mother, in which I tell of many Things and especially of a Mystery which greatly puzzles and alarms me.
produce a literary work
From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading TRACK'S END, _Sunday, January 2d._ MY DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER,--I have written you so much bad news since I have been in this dreadful place that I am very glad to send you some good news at last, and that is that my ankle, of which I wrote you last Sunday, is all well.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Here I am going to put in the letter which I wrote to my mother a week from the next day after my strange Christmas, to show that I did write her long letters every Sunday, as I have said; though of course it was many weeks before she got this or the others:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading TRACK'S END, _Sunday, January 2d._ MY DEAR FATHER AND MOTHER,--I have written you so much bad news since I have been in this dreadful place that I am very glad to send you some good news at last, and that is that my ankle, of which I wrote you last Sunday, is all well.
