(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading It seemed very pitiful to her to see lying there the letter which the man to whom it was addressed would never see.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading |For some time after the lawyer had left the house, the letter lay unheeded at Agnes's feet.
Agnes's
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From this reading |For some time after the lawyer had left the house, the letter lay unheeded at Agnes's feet.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The pity of it!” as her eyes overflowed with tears.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading |For some time after the lawyer had left the house, the letter lay unheeded at Agnes's feet.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She thought of the gladness which receiving that letter would have brought into the life that had passed away.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading She thought of the gladness which receiving that letter would have brought into the life that had passed away.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could only say to herself, “The pity of it!
opinion or judgment
From this reading The pity of it!” as her eyes overflowed with tears.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading |For some time after the lawyer had left the house, the letter lay unheeded at Agnes's feet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading |For some time after the lawyer had left the house, the letter lay unheeded at Agnes's feet.
gladnessnoun
experiencing joy and pleasure
From this reading She thought of the gladness which receiving that letter would have brought into the life that had passed away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading |For some time after the lawyer had left the house, the letter lay unheeded at Agnes's feet.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She thought of the gladness which receiving that letter would have brought into the life that had passed away.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The pity of it!” as her eyes overflowed with tears.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She could only say to herself, “The pity of it!
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading |For some time after the lawyer had left the house, the letter lay unheeded at Agnes's feet.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She thought of the gladness which receiving that letter would have brought into the life that had passed away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She could only say to herself, “The pity of it!
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading |For some time after the lawyer had left the house, the letter lay unheeded at Agnes's feet.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading |For some time after the lawyer had left the house, the letter lay unheeded at Agnes's feet.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading |For some time after the lawyer had left the house, the letter lay unheeded at Agnes's feet.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading |For some time after the lawyer had left the house, the letter lay unheeded at Agnes's feet.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She thought of the gladness which receiving that letter would have brought into the life that had passed away.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading It seemed very pitiful to her to see lying there the letter which the man to whom it was addressed would never see.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It seemed very pitiful to her to see lying there the letter which the man to whom it was addressed would never see.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It seemed very pitiful to her to see lying there the letter which the man to whom it was addressed would never see.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She could only say to herself, “The pity of it!
and nothing more
From this reading She could only say to herself, “The pity of it!
overflowedverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈfloʊd/
past form of “overflow” — flow or run over (a limit or brim)
From this reading The pity of it!” as her eyes overflowed with tears.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading She thought of the gladness which receiving that letter would have brought into the life that had passed away.
pitifuladjectiveUS /ˈpɪtəfəl/
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading It seemed very pitiful to her to see lying there the letter which the man to whom it was addressed would never see.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading She could only say to herself, “The pity of it!
receivingverbUS /rəˈsiːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading She thought of the gladness which receiving that letter would have brought into the life that had passed away.
express in words
From this reading She could only say to herself, “The pity of it!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It seemed very pitiful to her to see lying there the letter which the man to whom it was addressed would never see.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed very pitiful to her to see lying there the letter which the man to whom it was addressed would never see.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could only say to herself, “The pity of it!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading |For some time after the lawyer had left the house, the letter lay unheeded at Agnes's feet.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading The pity of it!” as her eyes overflowed with tears.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She thought of the gladness which receiving that letter would have brought into the life that had passed away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |For some time after the lawyer had left the house, the letter lay unheeded at Agnes's feet.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It seemed very pitiful to her to see lying there the letter which the man to whom it was addressed would never see.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She thought of the gladness which receiving that letter would have brought into the life that had passed away.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading |For some time after the lawyer had left the house, the letter lay unheeded at Agnes's feet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She could only say to herself, “The pity of it!
unheededadjectiveUS /ənˈhiːdɪd/
disregarded
From this reading |For some time after the lawyer had left the house, the letter lay unheeded at Agnes's feet.
precisely as stated
From this reading It seemed very pitiful to her to see lying there the letter which the man to whom it was addressed would never see.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It seemed very pitiful to her to see lying there the letter which the man to whom it was addressed would never see.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It seemed very pitiful to her to see lying there the letter which the man to whom it was addressed would never see.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seemed very pitiful to her to see lying there the letter which the man to whom it was addressed would never see.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The pity of it!” as her eyes overflowed with tears.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It seemed very pitiful to her to see lying there the letter which the man to whom it was addressed would never see.
