used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One afternoon the post brought side by side with a letter from lord Gartley, one in a strange-looking cramped hand, which Mrs. Raymount recognized.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What can Sarah be writing about?" she said, a sudden foreboding of evil crossing her mind.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading One afternoon the post brought side by side with a letter from lord Gartley, one in a strange-looking cramped hand, which Mrs. Raymount recognized.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "The water-rate perhaps," answered Hester, opening her own letter as she withdrew to read it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "The water-rate perhaps," answered Hester, opening her own letter as she withdrew to read it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What can Sarah be writing about?" she said, a sudden foreboding of evil crossing her mind.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading For she did not like to read Gartley's letters before her mother--not from shyness, but from shame: she would have liked ill to have her learn how poor her Gartley's utterances were upon paper.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading One afternoon the post brought side by side with a letter from lord Gartley, one in a strange-looking cramped hand, which Mrs. Raymount recognized.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For she did not like to read Gartley's letters before her mother--not from shyness, but from shame: she would have liked ill to have her learn how poor her Gartley's utterances were upon paper.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One afternoon the post brought side by side with a letter from lord Gartley, one in a strange-looking cramped hand, which Mrs. Raymount recognized.
CALAMITYnounUS /kəˈlæməti/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading CALAMITY.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What can Sarah be writing about?" she said, a sudden foreboding of evil crossing her mind.
crampedadjectiveUS /kræmpt/
constricted in size
From this reading One afternoon the post brought side by side with a letter from lord Gartley, one in a strange-looking cramped hand, which Mrs. Raymount recognized.
traveling across
From this reading "What can Sarah be writing about?" she said, a sudden foreboding of evil crossing her mind.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For she did not like to read Gartley's letters before her mother--not from shyness, but from shame: she would have liked ill to have her learn how poor her Gartley's utterances were upon paper.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading "What can Sarah be writing about?" she said, a sudden foreboding of evil crossing her mind.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For she did not like to read Gartley's letters before her mother--not from shyness, but from shame: she would have liked ill to have her learn how poor her Gartley's utterances were upon paper.
forebodingnounUS /fɔːrˈboʊdɪŋ/
a feeling of evil to come
From this reading "What can Sarah be writing about?" she said, a sudden foreboding of evil crossing her mind.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One afternoon the post brought side by side with a letter from lord Gartley, one in a strange-looking cramped hand, which Mrs. Raymount recognized.
Gartley
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From this reading One afternoon the post brought side by side with a letter from lord Gartley, one in a strange-looking cramped hand, which Mrs. Raymount recognized.
Gartley's
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From this reading For she did not like to read Gartley's letters before her mother--not from shyness, but from shame: she would have liked ill to have her learn how poor her Gartley's utterances were upon paper.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading One afternoon the post brought side by side with a letter from lord Gartley, one in a strange-looking cramped hand, which Mrs. Raymount recognized.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For she did not like to read Gartley's letters before her mother--not from shyness, but from shame: she would have liked ill to have her learn how poor her Gartley's utterances were upon paper.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "What can Sarah be writing about?" she said, a sudden foreboding of evil crossing her mind.
Hester
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From this reading "The water-rate perhaps," answered Hester, opening her own letter as she withdrew to read it.
how
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From this reading For she did not like to read Gartley's letters before her mother--not from shyness, but from shame: she would have liked ill to have her learn how poor her Gartley's utterances were upon paper.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading For she did not like to read Gartley's letters before her mother--not from shyness, but from shame: she would have liked ill to have her learn how poor her Gartley's utterances were upon paper.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One afternoon the post brought side by side with a letter from lord Gartley, one in a strange-looking cramped hand, which Mrs. Raymount recognized.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "The water-rate perhaps," answered Hester, opening her own letter as she withdrew to read it.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading For she did not like to read Gartley's letters before her mother--not from shyness, but from shame: she would have liked ill to have her learn how poor her Gartley's utterances were upon paper.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading One afternoon the post brought side by side with a letter from lord Gartley, one in a strange-looking cramped hand, which Mrs. Raymount recognized.
the literary culture
From this reading For she did not like to read Gartley's letters before her mother--not from shyness, but from shame: she would have liked ill to have her learn how poor her Gartley's utterances were upon paper.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading For she did not like to read Gartley's letters before her mother--not from shyness, but from shame: she would have liked ill to have her learn how poor her Gartley's utterances were upon paper.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading For she did not like to read Gartley's letters before her mother--not from shyness, but from shame: she would have liked ill to have her learn how poor her Gartley's utterances were upon paper.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading One afternoon the post brought side by side with a letter from lord Gartley, one in a strange-looking cramped hand, which Mrs. Raymount recognized.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "What can Sarah be writing about?" she said, a sudden foreboding of evil crossing her mind.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading For she did not like to read Gartley's letters before her mother--not from shyness, but from shame: she would have liked ill to have her learn how poor her Gartley's utterances were upon paper.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading One afternoon the post brought side by side with a letter from lord Gartley, one in a strange-looking cramped hand, which Mrs. Raymount recognized.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For she did not like to read Gartley's letters before her mother--not from shyness, but from shame: she would have liked ill to have her learn how poor her Gartley's utterances were upon paper.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What can Sarah be writing about?" she said, a sudden foreboding of evil crossing her mind.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One afternoon the post brought side by side with a letter from lord Gartley, one in a strange-looking cramped hand, which Mrs. Raymount recognized.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading "The water-rate perhaps," answered Hester, opening her own letter as she withdrew to read it.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "The water-rate perhaps," answered Hester, opening her own letter as she withdrew to read it.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading For she did not like to read Gartley's letters before her mother--not from shyness, but from shame: she would have liked ill to have her learn how poor her Gartley's utterances were upon paper.
by chance
From this reading "The water-rate perhaps," answered Hester, opening her own letter as she withdrew to read it.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading For she did not like to read Gartley's letters before her mother--not from shyness, but from shame: she would have liked ill to have her learn how poor her Gartley's utterances were upon paper.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading One afternoon the post brought side by side with a letter from lord Gartley, one in a strange-looking cramped hand, which Mrs. Raymount recognized.
Raymount
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From this reading One afternoon the post brought side by side with a letter from lord Gartley, one in a strange-looking cramped hand, which Mrs. Raymount recognized.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "The water-rate perhaps," answered Hester, opening her own letter as she withdrew to read it.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading One afternoon the post brought side by side with a letter from lord Gartley, one in a strange-looking cramped hand, which Mrs. Raymount recognized.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "What can Sarah be writing about?" she said, a sudden foreboding of evil crossing her mind.
SarahnounUS /ˈserə/
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading "What can Sarah be writing about?" she said, a sudden foreboding of evil crossing her mind.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading For she did not like to read Gartley's letters before her mother--not from shyness, but from shame: she would have liked ill to have her learn how poor her Gartley's utterances were upon paper.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What can Sarah be writing about?" she said, a sudden foreboding of evil crossing her mind.
shynessnounUS /ˈʃaɪnəs/
a feeling of fear of embarrassment
From this reading For she did not like to read Gartley's letters before her mother--not from shyness, but from shame: she would have liked ill to have her learn how poor her Gartley's utterances were upon paper.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading One afternoon the post brought side by side with a letter from lord Gartley, one in a strange-looking cramped hand, which Mrs. Raymount recognized.
strange-looking
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From this reading One afternoon the post brought side by side with a letter from lord Gartley, one in a strange-looking cramped hand, which Mrs. Raymount recognized.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading "What can Sarah be writing about?" she said, a sudden foreboding of evil crossing her mind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One afternoon the post brought side by side with a letter from lord Gartley, one in a strange-looking cramped hand, which Mrs. Raymount recognized.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The water-rate perhaps," answered Hester, opening her own letter as she withdrew to read it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For she did not like to read Gartley's letters before her mother--not from shyness, but from shame: she would have liked ill to have her learn how poor her Gartley's utterances were upon paper.
utterancesnounUS /ˈʌtərənsɪz/
plural of “utterance” — the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
From this reading For she did not like to read Gartley's letters before her mother--not from shyness, but from shame: she would have liked ill to have her learn how poor her Gartley's utterances were upon paper.
water-ratenoun
rate per quarter for water from a public supply
From this reading "The water-rate perhaps," answered Hester, opening her own letter as she withdrew to read it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For she did not like to read Gartley's letters before her mother--not from shyness, but from shame: she would have liked ill to have her learn how poor her Gartley's utterances were upon paper.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What can Sarah be writing about?" she said, a sudden foreboding of evil crossing her mind.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One afternoon the post brought side by side with a letter from lord Gartley, one in a strange-looking cramped hand, which Mrs. Raymount recognized.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One afternoon the post brought side by side with a letter from lord Gartley, one in a strange-looking cramped hand, which Mrs. Raymount recognized.
withdrewverbUS /wɪθˈdruː/
inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading "The water-rate perhaps," answered Hester, opening her own letter as she withdrew to read it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For she did not like to read Gartley's letters before her mother--not from shyness, but from shame: she would have liked ill to have her learn how poor her Gartley's utterances were upon paper.
the act of creating written works
From this reading "What can Sarah be writing about?" she said, a sudden foreboding of evil crossing her mind.
