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_August_, 1893. MY DEAR COLVIN,—Quite impossible to write. Your letter is due to-day; a nasty, rainy-like morning with huge blue clouds, and a huge indigo shadow on the sea, and my lamp still burning at near 7. Let me humbly give you news. Fanny seems on the whole the most, or the only, powerful member of the family; for some days she has been the Flower of the Flock.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Fanny seems on the whole the most, or the only, powerful member of the family; for some days she has been the Flower of the Flock.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Fanny seems on the whole the most, or the only, powerful member of the family; for some days she has been the Flower of the Flock.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me humbly give you news.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Your letter is due to-day; a nasty, rainy-like morning with huge blue clouds, and a huge indigo shadow on the sea, and my lamp still burning at near 7.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MY DEAR COLVIN,—Quite impossible to write.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “Your letter is due to-day; a nasty, rainy-like morning with huge blue clouds, and a huge indigo shadow on the sea, and my lamp still burning at near 7.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Your letter is due to-day; a nasty, rainy-like morning with huge blue clouds, and a huge indigo shadow on the sea, and my lamp still burning at near 7.”
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From this reading _August_, 1893.
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From this reading Your letter is due to-day; a nasty, rainy-like morning with huge blue clouds, and a huge indigo shadow on the sea, and my lamp still burning at near 7.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Your letter is due to-day; a nasty, rainy-like morning with huge blue clouds, and a huge indigo shadow on the sea, and my lamp still burning at near 7.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Your letter is due to-day; a nasty, rainy-like morning with huge blue clouds, and a huge indigo shadow on the sea, and my lamp still burning at near 7.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Your letter is due to-day; a nasty, rainy-like morning with huge blue clouds, and a huge indigo shadow on the sea, and my lamp still burning at near 7.
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From this reading _August_, 1893.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Fanny seems on the whole the most, or the only, powerful member of the family; for some days she has been the Flower of the Flock.
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From this reading Your letter is due to-day; a nasty, rainy-like morning with huge blue clouds, and a huge indigo shadow on the sea, and my lamp still burning at near 7.
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From this reading Your letter is due to-day; a nasty, rainy-like morning with huge blue clouds, and a huge indigo shadow on the sea, and my lamp still burning at near 7.
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From this reading Your letter is due to-day; a nasty, rainy-like morning with huge blue clouds, and a huge indigo shadow on the sea, and my lamp still burning at near 7.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—Quite impossible to write.
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From this reading Fanny seems on the whole the most, or the only, powerful member of the family; for some days she has been the Flower of the Flock.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—Quite impossible to write.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your letter is due to-day; a nasty, rainy-like morning with huge blue clouds, and a huge indigo shadow on the sea, and my lamp still burning at near 7.
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From this reading Fanny seems on the whole the most, or the only, powerful member of the family; for some days she has been the Flower of the Flock.
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From this reading Fanny seems on the whole the most, or the only, powerful member of the family; for some days she has been the Flower of the Flock.
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From this reading Fanny seems on the whole the most, or the only, powerful member of the family; for some days she has been the Flower of the Flock.
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From this reading Fanny seems on the whole the most, or the only, powerful member of the family; for some days she has been the Flower of the Flock.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fanny seems on the whole the most, or the only, powerful member of the family; for some days she has been the Flower of the Flock.
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From this reading Let me humbly give you news.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fanny seems on the whole the most, or the only, powerful member of the family; for some days she has been the Flower of the Flock.
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From this reading Your letter is due to-day; a nasty, rainy-like morning with huge blue clouds, and a huge indigo shadow on the sea, and my lamp still burning at near 7.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let me humbly give you news.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—Quite impossible to write.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your letter is due to-day; a nasty, rainy-like morning with huge blue clouds, and a huge indigo shadow on the sea, and my lamp still burning at near 7.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your letter is due to-day; a nasty, rainy-like morning with huge blue clouds, and a huge indigo shadow on the sea, and my lamp still burning at near 7.
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From this reading Your letter is due to-day; a nasty, rainy-like morning with huge blue clouds, and a huge indigo shadow on the sea, and my lamp still burning at near 7.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me humbly give you news.
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From this reading Your letter is due to-day; a nasty, rainy-like morning with huge blue clouds, and a huge indigo shadow on the sea, and my lamp still burning at near 7.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me humbly give you news.
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From this reading Fanny seems on the whole the most, or the only, powerful member of the family; for some days she has been the Flower of the Flock.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your letter is due to-day; a nasty, rainy-like morning with huge blue clouds, and a huge indigo shadow on the sea, and my lamp still burning at near 7.
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From this reading Fanny seems on the whole the most, or the only, powerful member of the family; for some days she has been the Flower of the Flock.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—Quite impossible to write.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your letter is due to-day; a nasty, rainy-like morning with huge blue clouds, and a huge indigo shadow on the sea, and my lamp still burning at near 7.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your letter is due to-day; a nasty, rainy-like morning with huge blue clouds, and a huge indigo shadow on the sea, and my lamp still burning at near 7.
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From this reading Let me humbly give you news.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fanny seems on the whole the most, or the only, powerful member of the family; for some days she has been the Flower of the Flock.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Your letter is due to-day; a nasty, rainy-like morning with huge blue clouds, and a huge indigo shadow on the sea, and my lamp still burning at near 7.
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From this reading Fanny seems on the whole the most, or the only, powerful member of the family; for some days she has been the Flower of the Flock.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Fanny seems on the whole the most, or the only, powerful member of the family; for some days she has been the Flower of the Flock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fanny seems on the whole the most, or the only, powerful member of the family; for some days she has been the Flower of the Flock.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—Quite impossible to write.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your letter is due to-day; a nasty, rainy-like morning with huge blue clouds, and a huge indigo shadow on the sea, and my lamp still burning at near 7.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your letter is due to-day; a nasty, rainy-like morning with huge blue clouds, and a huge indigo shadow on the sea, and my lamp still burning at near 7.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fanny seems on the whole the most, or the only, powerful member of the family; for some days she has been the Flower of the Flock.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Your letter is due to-day; a nasty, rainy-like morning with huge blue clouds, and a huge indigo shadow on the sea, and my lamp still burning at near 7.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fanny seems on the whole the most, or the only, powerful member of the family; for some days she has been the Flower of the Flock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fanny seems on the whole the most, or the only, powerful member of the family; for some days she has been the Flower of the Flock.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your letter is due to-day; a nasty, rainy-like morning with huge blue clouds, and a huge indigo shadow on the sea, and my lamp still burning at near 7.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Your letter is due to-day; a nasty, rainy-like morning with huge blue clouds, and a huge indigo shadow on the sea, and my lamp still burning at near 7.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—Quite impossible to write.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your letter is due to-day; a nasty, rainy-like morning with huge blue clouds, and a huge indigo shadow on the sea, and my lamp still burning at near 7.
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From this reading Fanny seems on the whole the most, or the only, powerful member of the family; for some days she has been the Flower of the Flock.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Your letter is due to-day; a nasty, rainy-like morning with huge blue clouds, and a huge indigo shadow on the sea, and my lamp still burning at near 7.
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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—Quite impossible to write.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Let me humbly give you news.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your letter is due to-day; a nasty, rainy-like morning with huge blue clouds, and a huge indigo shadow on the sea, and my lamp still burning at near 7.
