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Chapter VIII
“Yours affectionately, “AARON DUNN.” That was all. It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy. She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there. And then he alluded specially to a wife.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading ““Yours affectionately, “AARON DUNN.””
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
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From this reading “Yours affectionately, “AARON DUNN.”
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From this reading “Yours affectionately, “AARON DUNN.”
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From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
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From this reading That was all.
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From this reading And then he alluded specially to a wife.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
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From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
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From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
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From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
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From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
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From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
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From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
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From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
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From this reading “Yours affectionately, “AARON DUNN.”
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From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
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From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
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From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
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From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
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From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
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From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
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From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
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From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
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From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
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From this reading And then he alluded specially to a wife.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
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From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
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From this reading And then he alluded specially to a wife.
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From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
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From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was all.
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From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
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From this reading And then he alluded specially to a wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
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From this reading It was very short, and did not contain one word of love; but it made the widow’s heart leap for joy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was rather afraid that Aaron was angry, he wrote so curtly and with such a brusque business-like attention to mere facts; but surely he could have but one object in coming there.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Yours affectionately, “AARON DUNN.”
