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Used with adjectives:
"
She wrote me a long letter."
(long, lengthy, brief, short, personal, handwritten, thank-you, love, friendly)
"
He received countless letters of support."
(countless, numerous, several, many)
"
I got an anonymous letter today."
(anonymous, official, formal, confidential, registered)
"
He received an acceptance letter from the university."
(acceptance, rejection)
"
She wrote an angry letter to her boss."
(angry, strong, threatening, apologetic, heartfelt, impassioned, nice, critical)
"
My daughter has trouble with capital letters."
(capital, lower-case, small, big, silent, double)
Used with verbs:
"
She writes letters to her friends overseas."
(writes)
"
I got an acceptance letter from the university."
(got, received)
"
He read the letter over and over again."
(read)
"
I was angry that she didn't respond to my letter."
(respond, acknowledge, answer, reply)
"
The letter was addressed to my mother."
(be + addressed, be + sent, be + forwarded, be + delivered)
"
The letter ended with a word of encouragement."
(ended, concluded, began, started, started off)
"
The letter did not arrive in time."
(arrive, come)
"
The letter is dated May 14."
(be + dated)
"
The letter contains very important information."
(contains, holds)
Used with prepositions:
"
Please reply by letter."
(by)
"
She wrote a letter of appreciation to her teacher."
(of)
"
He received a letter from his girlfriend."
(from)
"
This letter is for my friend."
(for)
"
The sign was written in bold letters."
(in)
Used with nouns:
"
Our letter carrier lost our mail."
(carrier)
"
I need to find the letter opener."
(opener)
