used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We ordered our car a few minutes later.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading As Woodhouse, Ollyett and I were getting in, Sir Thomas Ingell, Bart., M.P., came out of the Hall of Justice across the square and mounted his horse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As Woodhouse, Ollyett and I were getting in, Sir Thomas Ingell, Bart., M.P., came out of the Hall of Justice across the square and mounted his horse.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Woodhouse, Ollyett and I were getting in, Sir Thomas Ingell, Bart., M.P., came out of the Hall of Justice across the square and mounted his horse.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that moment Pallant, who had been buying picture-postcards, came out of the inn, took Sir Thomas's eye and very leisurely entered the car.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading You'd better get away and you'd better be careful.'
BartnounUS /bɑːrt/
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading As Woodhouse, Ollyett and I were getting in, Sir Thomas Ingell, Bart., M.P., came out of the Hall of Justice across the square and mounted his horse.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You'd better get away and you'd better be careful.'
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have sometimes thought that if he had gone in silence he might even then have been saved, but as he settled himself in the saddle he caught sight of us and must needs shout: 'Not off yet?
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading You'd better get away and you'd better be careful.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have sometimes thought that if he had gone in silence he might even then have been saved, but as he settled himself in the saddle he caught sight of us and must needs shout: 'Not off yet?
buyingnounUS /ˈbaɪɪŋ/
the act of buying
From this reading At that moment Pallant, who had been buying picture-postcards, came out of the inn, took Sir Thomas's eye and very leisurely entered the car.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As Woodhouse, Ollyett and I were getting in, Sir Thomas Ingell, Bart., M.P., came out of the Hall of Justice across the square and mounted his horse.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading We ordered our car a few minutes later.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading You'd better get away and you'd better be careful.'
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading I have sometimes thought that if he had gone in silence he might even then have been saved, but as he settled himself in the saddle he caught sight of us and must needs shout: 'Not off yet?
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading At that moment Pallant, who had been buying picture-postcards, came out of the inn, took Sir Thomas's eye and very leisurely entered the car.
divisible by two
From this reading I have sometimes thought that if he had gone in silence he might even then have been saved, but as he settled himself in the saddle he caught sight of us and must needs shout: 'Not off yet?
the organ of sight
From this reading At that moment Pallant, who had been buying picture-postcards, came out of the inn, took Sir Thomas's eye and very leisurely entered the car.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading We ordered our car a few minutes later.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You'd better get away and you'd better be careful.'
the act of acquiring something
From this reading As Woodhouse, Ollyett and I were getting in, Sir Thomas Ingell, Bart., M.P., came out of the Hall of Justice across the square and mounted his horse.
destroyed or killed
From this reading I have sometimes thought that if he had gone in silence he might even then have been saved, but as he settled himself in the saddle he caught sight of us and must needs shout: 'Not off yet?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have sometimes thought that if he had gone in silence he might even then have been saved, but as he settled himself in the saddle he caught sight of us and must needs shout: 'Not off yet?
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading As Woodhouse, Ollyett and I were getting in, Sir Thomas Ingell, Bart., M.P., came out of the Hall of Justice across the square and mounted his horse.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have sometimes thought that if he had gone in silence he might even then have been saved, but as he settled himself in the saddle he caught sight of us and must needs shout: 'Not off yet?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I have sometimes thought that if he had gone in silence he might even then have been saved, but as he settled himself in the saddle he caught sight of us and must needs shout: 'Not off yet?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I have sometimes thought that if he had gone in silence he might even then have been saved, but as he settled himself in the saddle he caught sight of us and must needs shout: 'Not off yet?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Woodhouse, Ollyett and I were getting in, Sir Thomas Ingell, Bart., M.P., came out of the Hall of Justice across the square and mounted his horse.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading As Woodhouse, Ollyett and I were getting in, Sir Thomas Ingell, Bart., M.P., came out of the Hall of Justice across the square and mounted his horse.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As Woodhouse, Ollyett and I were getting in, Sir Thomas Ingell, Bart., M.P., came out of the Hall of Justice across the square and mounted his horse.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I have sometimes thought that if he had gone in silence he might even then have been saved, but as he settled himself in the saddle he caught sight of us and must needs shout: 'Not off yet?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Woodhouse, Ollyett and I were getting in, Sir Thomas Ingell, Bart., M.P., came out of the Hall of Justice across the square and mounted his horse.
Ingell
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From this reading As Woodhouse, Ollyett and I were getting in, Sir Thomas Ingell, Bart., M.P., came out of the Hall of Justice across the square and mounted his horse.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading At that moment Pallant, who had been buying picture-postcards, came out of the inn, took Sir Thomas's eye and very leisurely entered the car.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading As Woodhouse, Ollyett and I were getting in, Sir Thomas Ingell, Bart., M.P., came out of the Hall of Justice across the square and mounted his horse.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading We ordered our car a few minutes later.
leisurelyadverbUS /ˈliːzərli/
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading At that moment Pallant, who had been buying picture-postcards, came out of the inn, took Sir Thomas's eye and very leisurely entered the car.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading As Woodhouse, Ollyett and I were getting in, Sir Thomas Ingell, Bart., M.P., came out of the Hall of Justice across the square and mounted his horse.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I have sometimes thought that if he had gone in silence he might even then have been saved, but as he settled himself in the saddle he caught sight of us and must needs shout: 'Not off yet?
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading We ordered our car a few minutes later.
a particular point in time
From this reading At that moment Pallant, who had been buying picture-postcards, came out of the inn, took Sir Thomas's eye and very leisurely entered the car.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading As Woodhouse, Ollyett and I were getting in, Sir Thomas Ingell, Bart., M.P., came out of the Hall of Justice across the square and mounted his horse.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I have sometimes thought that if he had gone in silence he might even then have been saved, but as he settled himself in the saddle he caught sight of us and must needs shout: 'Not off yet?
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading I have sometimes thought that if he had gone in silence he might even then have been saved, but as he settled himself in the saddle he caught sight of us and must needs shout: 'Not off yet?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have sometimes thought that if he had gone in silence he might even then have been saved, but as he settled himself in the saddle he caught sight of us and must needs shout: 'Not off yet?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Woodhouse, Ollyett and I were getting in, Sir Thomas Ingell, Bart., M.P., came out of the Hall of Justice across the square and mounted his horse.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I have sometimes thought that if he had gone in silence he might even then have been saved, but as he settled himself in the saddle he caught sight of us and must needs shout: 'Not off yet?
Ollyett
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From this reading As Woodhouse, Ollyett and I were getting in, Sir Thomas Ingell, Bart., M.P., came out of the Hall of Justice across the square and mounted his horse.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading We ordered our car a few minutes later.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We ordered our car a few minutes later.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading As Woodhouse, Ollyett and I were getting in, Sir Thomas Ingell, Bart., M.P., came out of the Hall of Justice across the square and mounted his horse.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading As Woodhouse, Ollyett and I were getting in, Sir Thomas Ingell, Bart., M.P., came out of the Hall of Justice across the square and mounted his horse.
Pallant
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From this reading At that moment Pallant, who had been buying picture-postcards, came out of the inn, took Sir Thomas's eye and very leisurely entered the car.
picture-postcards
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From this reading At that moment Pallant, who had been buying picture-postcards, came out of the inn, took Sir Thomas's eye and very leisurely entered the car.
put a saddle on
From this reading I have sometimes thought that if he had gone in silence he might even then have been saved, but as he settled himself in the saddle he caught sight of us and must needs shout: 'Not off yet?
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading I have sometimes thought that if he had gone in silence he might even then have been saved, but as he settled himself in the saddle he caught sight of us and must needs shout: 'Not off yet?
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading I have sometimes thought that if he had gone in silence he might even then have been saved, but as he settled himself in the saddle he caught sight of us and must needs shout: 'Not off yet?
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading I have sometimes thought that if he had gone in silence he might even then have been saved, but as he settled himself in the saddle he caught sight of us and must needs shout: 'Not off yet?
an instance of visual perception
From this reading I have sometimes thought that if he had gone in silence he might even then have been saved, but as he settled himself in the saddle he caught sight of us and must needs shout: 'Not off yet?
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading I have sometimes thought that if he had gone in silence he might even then have been saved, but as he settled himself in the saddle he caught sight of us and must needs shout: 'Not off yet?
term of address for a man
From this reading As Woodhouse, Ollyett and I were getting in, Sir Thomas Ingell, Bart., M.P., came out of the Hall of Justice across the square and mounted his horse.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading I have sometimes thought that if he had gone in silence he might even then have been saved, but as he settled himself in the saddle he caught sight of us and must needs shout: 'Not off yet?
make square
From this reading As Woodhouse, Ollyett and I were getting in, Sir Thomas Ingell, Bart., M.P., came out of the Hall of Justice across the square and mounted his horse.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have sometimes thought that if he had gone in silence he might even then have been saved, but as he settled himself in the saddle he caught sight of us and must needs shout: 'Not off yet?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Woodhouse, Ollyett and I were getting in, Sir Thomas Ingell, Bart., M.P., came out of the Hall of Justice across the square and mounted his horse.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I have sometimes thought that if he had gone in silence he might even then have been saved, but as he settled himself in the saddle he caught sight of us and must needs shout: 'Not off yet?
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading As Woodhouse, Ollyett and I were getting in, Sir Thomas Ingell, Bart., M.P., came out of the Hall of Justice across the square and mounted his horse.
Thomas'snounUS /ˈtɑːməsɪz/
possessive form of “thomas” — United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading At that moment Pallant, who had been buying picture-postcards, came out of the inn, took Sir Thomas's eye and very leisurely entered the car.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I have sometimes thought that if he had gone in silence he might even then have been saved, but as he settled himself in the saddle he caught sight of us and must needs shout: 'Not off yet?
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading At that moment Pallant, who had been buying picture-postcards, came out of the inn, took Sir Thomas's eye and very leisurely entered the car.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have sometimes thought that if he had gone in silence he might even then have been saved, but as he settled himself in the saddle he caught sight of us and must needs shout: 'Not off yet?
precisely as stated
From this reading At that moment Pallant, who had been buying picture-postcards, came out of the inn, took Sir Thomas's eye and very leisurely entered the car.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We ordered our car a few minutes later.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As Woodhouse, Ollyett and I were getting in, Sir Thomas Ingell, Bart., M.P., came out of the Hall of Justice across the square and mounted his horse.
which person or people
From this reading At that moment Pallant, who had been buying picture-postcards, came out of the inn, took Sir Thomas's eye and very leisurely entered the car.
Woodhouse
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From this reading As Woodhouse, Ollyett and I were getting in, Sir Thomas Ingell, Bart., M.P., came out of the Hall of Justice across the square and mounted his horse.
but in spite of that
From this reading I have sometimes thought that if he had gone in silence he might even then have been saved, but as he settled himself in the saddle he caught sight of us and must needs shout: 'Not off yet?
You'd
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From this reading You'd better get away and you'd better be careful.'
