used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GROWING UP "Dear Uncle Jimmie: "It was a pleasant surprise to get letters from every one of my uncles the first week I got back to school.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading He is the best correspondent, but perhaps that is because I ask him the most advice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You wrote me two letters last year, Uncle David six, and Uncle Peter sixteen.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He is the best correspondent, but perhaps that is because I ask him the most advice.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading GROWING UP "Dear Uncle Jimmie: "It was a pleasant surprise to get letters from every one of my uncles the first week I got back to school.
for the reason that
From this reading He is the best correspondent, but perhaps that is because I ask him the most advice.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading He is the best correspondent, but perhaps that is because I ask him the most advice.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He is the best correspondent, but perhaps that is because I ask him the most advice.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading The Christmas party was lovely.
correspondentnounUS /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndənt/
someone who communicates by means of letters
From this reading He is the best correspondent, but perhaps that is because I ask him the most advice.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading You wrote me two letters last year, Uncle David six, and Uncle Peter sixteen.
dearly loved
From this reading GROWING UP "Dear Uncle Jimmie: "It was a pleasant surprise to get letters from every one of my uncles the first week I got back to school.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading GROWING UP "Dear Uncle Jimmie: "It was a pleasant surprise to get letters from every one of my uncles the first week I got back to school.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading GROWING UP "Dear Uncle Jimmie: "It was a pleasant surprise to get letters from every one of my uncles the first week I got back to school.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading GROWING UP "Dear Uncle Jimmie: "It was a pleasant surprise to get letters from every one of my uncles the first week I got back to school.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading GROWING UP "Dear Uncle Jimmie: "It was a pleasant surprise to get letters from every one of my uncles the first week I got back to school.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading GROWING UP "Dear Uncle Jimmie: "It was a pleasant surprise to get letters from every one of my uncles the first week I got back to school.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading GROWING UP "Dear Uncle Jimmie: "It was a pleasant surprise to get letters from every one of my uncles the first week I got back to school.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is the best correspondent, but perhaps that is because I ask him the most advice.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He is the best correspondent, but perhaps that is because I ask him the most advice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading GROWING UP "Dear Uncle Jimmie: "It was a pleasant surprise to get letters from every one of my uncles the first week I got back to school.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is the best correspondent, but perhaps that is because I ask him the most advice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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Jimmie
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From this reading GROWING UP "Dear Uncle Jimmie: "It was a pleasant surprise to get letters from every one of my uncles the first week I got back to school.
immediately past
From this reading You wrote me two letters last year, Uncle David six, and Uncle Peter sixteen.
the literary culture
From this reading GROWING UP "Dear Uncle Jimmie: "It was a pleasant surprise to get letters from every one of my uncles the first week I got back to school.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading The Christmas party was lovely.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You wrote me two letters last year, Uncle David six, and Uncle Peter sixteen.
used to form the superlative
From this reading He is the best correspondent, but perhaps that is because I ask him the most advice.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading GROWING UP "Dear Uncle Jimmie: "It was a pleasant surprise to get letters from every one of my uncles the first week I got back to school.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading GROWING UP "Dear Uncle Jimmie: "It was a pleasant surprise to get letters from every one of my uncles the first week I got back to school.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The Christmas party was lovely.
by chance
From this reading He is the best correspondent, but perhaps that is because I ask him the most advice.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading You wrote me two letters last year, Uncle David six, and Uncle Peter sixteen.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading GROWING UP "Dear Uncle Jimmie: "It was a pleasant surprise to get letters from every one of my uncles the first week I got back to school.
an educational institution
From this reading GROWING UP "Dear Uncle Jimmie: "It was a pleasant surprise to get letters from every one of my uncles the first week I got back to school.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading You wrote me two letters last year, Uncle David six, and Uncle Peter sixteen.
sixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading You wrote me two letters last year, Uncle David six, and Uncle Peter sixteen.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading GROWING UP "Dear Uncle Jimmie: "It was a pleasant surprise to get letters from every one of my uncles the first week I got back to school.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He is the best correspondent, but perhaps that is because I ask him the most advice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GROWING UP "Dear Uncle Jimmie: "It was a pleasant surprise to get letters from every one of my uncles the first week I got back to school.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GROWING UP "Dear Uncle Jimmie: "It was a pleasant surprise to get letters from every one of my uncles the first week I got back to school.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading You wrote me two letters last year, Uncle David six, and Uncle Peter sixteen.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading GROWING UP "Dear Uncle Jimmie: "It was a pleasant surprise to get letters from every one of my uncles the first week I got back to school.
unclesnounUS /ˈʌŋkəlz/
plural of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading GROWING UP "Dear Uncle Jimmie: "It was a pleasant surprise to get letters from every one of my uncles the first week I got back to school.
unprecedentedadjectiveUS /ənˈpresɪdentɪd/
having no precedent; novel
From this reading It was unprecedented.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading GROWING UP "Dear Uncle Jimmie: "It was a pleasant surprise to get letters from every one of my uncles the first week I got back to school.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GROWING UP "Dear Uncle Jimmie: "It was a pleasant surprise to get letters from every one of my uncles the first week I got back to school.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading GROWING UP "Dear Uncle Jimmie: "It was a pleasant surprise to get letters from every one of my uncles the first week I got back to school.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading You wrote me two letters last year, Uncle David six, and Uncle Peter sixteen.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading You wrote me two letters last year, Uncle David six, and Uncle Peter sixteen.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You wrote me two letters last year, Uncle David six, and Uncle Peter sixteen.
