epistle
/ɪˈpɪs.əl/ verb C2- To write (something) in, or in the form of, a letter.
- To write a letter.
- To communicate with someone through a letter.
He/she/it epistles · Past epistled · Past participle epistled · -ing form epistling
Verb forms
- Base form
- epistle
- He/she/it
- epistles
- Past
- epistled
- Past participle
- epistled
- -ing form
- epistling
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“The same writing,” remarked Holmes, as he opened the envelope, “and actually signed,” he added in an exultant voice as he unfolded the epistle.
Dear me!” said this singular epistle.
Two hours afterwards, Madame Danglars received a most flattering epistle from the count, in which he entreated her to receive back her favorite “dappled grays,” protesting that he could not endure the idea of making his entry into the Parisian world of fashion with the knowledge that his splendid equipage had been obtained at the price of a lovely woman’s regrets.
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