letters
/ˈlɛtɚz/ noun A1- Literature.
- The liberal arts, humanities, learning (broad accumulated cultural knowledge).
From the library
There seemed to be no use in waiting by the little door, so she went back to the table, half hoping she might find another key on it, or at any rate a book of rules for shutting people up like telescopes: this time she found a little bottle on it, (“which certainly was not here before,” said Alice,) and round the neck of the bottle was a paper label, with the words “DRINK ME,” beautifully printed on it in large letters.
With a snappy “Good-morning, Pitcher,” Maxwell dashed at his desk as though he were intending to leap over it, and then plunged into the great heap of letters and telegrams waiting there for him.
His hand flew to the inside pocket of his coat, and drew out a handful of letters.
“I’m sure I’d get on better with geometry if only he wouldn’t change the letters,” complained Anne.
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