used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have had a great deal of trouble, dear Mina, but I think I have done right, looking at it all round.
(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 I have had a great deal of trouble, dear Mina, but I think I have done right, looking at it all round.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Except my own people I am telling only one friend besides you ('Bob Broadley!' said Mina with a nod, as she read the letter the second time).
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But I want you to know; and please tell your uncle too.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Except my own people I am telling only one friend besides you ('Bob Broadley!' said Mina with a nod, as she read the letter the second time).
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have had a great deal of trouble, dear Mina, but I think I have done right, looking at it all round.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Nothing is to be made public yet--please remember this.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Except my own people I am telling only one friend besides you ('Bob Broadley!' said Mina with a nod, as she read the letter the second time).
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Except my own people I am telling only one friend besides you ('Bob Broadley!' said Mina with a nod, as she read the letter the second time).
Broadley
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From this reading Except my own people I am telling only one friend besides you ('Bob Broadley!' said Mina with a nod, as she read the letter the second time).
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I want you to know that I have just written to Harry Tristram to say I will marry him.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading I have had a great deal of trouble, dear Mina, but I think I have done right, looking at it all round.
dearly loved
From this reading I have had a great deal of trouble, dear Mina, but I think I have done right, looking at it all round.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I have had a great deal of trouble, dear Mina, but I think I have done right, looking at it all round.
apart from; not including
From this reading Except my own people I am telling only one friend besides you ('Bob Broadley!' said Mina with a nod, as she read the letter the second time).
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Except my own people I am telling only one friend besides you ('Bob Broadley!' said Mina with a nod, as she read the letter the second time).
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I have had a great deal of trouble, dear Mina, but I think I have done right, looking at it all round.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have had a great deal of trouble, dear Mina, but I think I have done right, looking at it all round.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading But I want you to know that I have just written to Harry Tristram to say I will marry him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But I want you to know that I have just written to Harry Tristram to say I will marry him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But I want you to know that I have just written to Harry Tristram to say I will marry him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I want you to know that I have just written to Harry Tristram to say I will marry him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Nothing is to be made public yet--please remember this.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have had a great deal of trouble, dear Mina, but I think I have done right, looking at it all round.
and nothing more
From this reading But I want you to know that I have just written to Harry Tristram to say I will marry him.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But I want you to know that I have just written to Harry Tristram to say I will marry him.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Except my own people I am telling only one friend besides you ('Bob Broadley!' said Mina with a nod, as she read the letter the second time).
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading I have had a great deal of trouble, dear Mina, but I think I have done right, looking at it all round.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Nothing is to be made public yet--please remember this.
take in marriage
From this reading But I want you to know that I have just written to Harry Tristram to say I will marry him.
MinanounUS /ˈmiːnə/
tropical Asian starlings
From this reading I have had a great deal of trouble, dear Mina, but I think I have done right, looking at it all round.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Except my own people I am telling only one friend besides you ('Bob Broadley!' said Mina with a nod, as she read the letter the second time).
nodverbUS /nɑːd/
express or signify by nodding
From this reading Except my own people I am telling only one friend besides you ('Bob Broadley!' said Mina with a nod, as she read the letter the second time).
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing is to be made public yet--please remember this.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have had a great deal of trouble, dear Mina, but I think I have done right, looking at it all round.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Except my own people I am telling only one friend besides you ('Bob Broadley!' said Mina with a nod, as she read the letter the second time).
and nothing more
From this reading Except my own people I am telling only one friend besides you ('Bob Broadley!' said Mina with a nod, as she read the letter the second time).
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Except my own people I am telling only one friend besides you ('Bob Broadley!' said Mina with a nod, as she read the letter the second time).
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Except my own people I am telling only one friend besides you ('Bob Broadley!' said Mina with a nod, as she read the letter the second time).
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Nothing is to be made public yet--please remember this.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading "Nothing is to be made public yet--please remember this.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Except my own people I am telling only one friend besides you ('Bob Broadley!' said Mina with a nod, as she read the letter the second time).
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Nothing is to be made public yet--please remember this.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I have had a great deal of trouble, dear Mina, but I think I have done right, looking at it all round.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading I have had a great deal of trouble, dear Mina, but I think I have done right, looking at it all round.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Except my own people I am telling only one friend besides you ('Bob Broadley!' said Mina with a nod, as she read the letter the second time).
express in words
From this reading But I want you to know that I have just written to Harry Tristram to say I will marry him.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Except my own people I am telling only one friend besides you ('Bob Broadley!' said Mina with a nod, as she read the letter the second time).
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Except my own people I am telling only one friend besides you ('Bob Broadley!' said Mina with a nod, as she read the letter the second time).
express in words
From this reading But I want you to know; and please tell your uncle too.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading Except my own people I am telling only one friend besides you ('Bob Broadley!' said Mina with a nod, as she read the letter the second time).
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But I want you to know that I have just written to Harry Tristram to say I will marry him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Except my own people I am telling only one friend besides you ('Bob Broadley!' said Mina with a nod, as she read the letter the second time).
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I have had a great deal of trouble, dear Mina, but I think I have done right, looking at it all round.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Nothing is to be made public yet--please remember this.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Except my own people I am telling only one friend besides you ('Bob Broadley!' said Mina with a nod, as she read the letter the second time).
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Nothing is to be made public yet--please remember this.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading But I want you to know; and please tell your uncle too.
TristramnounUS /ˈtrɪstrəm/
(Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
From this reading But I want you to know that I have just written to Harry Tristram to say I will marry him.
a source of difficulty
From this reading I have had a great deal of trouble, dear Mina, but I think I have done right, looking at it all round.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading But I want you to know; and please tell your uncle too.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading But I want you to know that I have just written to Harry Tristram to say I will marry him.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But I want you to know that I have just written to Harry Tristram to say I will marry him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Except my own people I am telling only one friend besides you ('Bob Broadley!' said Mina with a nod, as she read the letter the second time).
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading But I want you to know that I have just written to Harry Tristram to say I will marry him.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Nothing is to be made public yet--please remember this.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I want you to know that I have just written to Harry Tristram to say I will marry him.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I want you to know; and please tell your uncle too.
