used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Mr. Penton in the dog-cart was heard coming down the steep path to the open gates there was a universal rush to door and window to receive him.
matters of personal concern
From this reading THE NEW STATE OF AFFAIRS.
AllynounUS /ˈælaɪ/
a friendly nation
From this reading The delay in his coming had held the household in a high state of tension, which the arrival of the carriage with Ally and the young visitor increased.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Mr. Penton in the dog-cart was heard coming down the steep path to the open gates there was a universal rush to door and window to receive him.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading Ally took her mother anxiously aside to explain.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading The delay in his coming had held the household in a high state of tension, which the arrival of the carriage with Ally and the young visitor increased.
on or to one side
From this reading Ally took her mother anxiously aside to explain.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The girls could give no information except that Sir Walter was very ill, and that Mr. Russell Penton himself had put them into the carriage and sanctioned their coming away.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading The delay in his coming had held the household in a high state of tension, which the arrival of the carriage with Ally and the young visitor increased.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading When Mr. Penton in the dog-cart was heard coming down the steep path to the open gates there was a universal rush to door and window to receive him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The girls could give no information except that Sir Walter was very ill, and that Mr. Russell Penton himself had put them into the carriage and sanctioned their coming away.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading The delay in his coming had held the household in a high state of tension, which the arrival of the carriage with Ally and the young visitor increased.
dog-cart
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Mr. Penton in the dog-cart was heard coming down the steep path to the open gates there was a universal rush to door and window to receive him.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading When Mr. Penton in the dog-cart was heard coming down the steep path to the open gates there was a universal rush to door and window to receive him.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When Mr. Penton in the dog-cart was heard coming down the steep path to the open gates there was a universal rush to door and window to receive him.
apart from; not including
From this reading The girls could give no information except that Sir Walter was very ill, and that Mr. Russell Penton himself had put them into the carriage and sanctioned their coming away.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading Ally took her mother anxiously aside to explain.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading When Mr. Penton in the dog-cart was heard coming down the steep path to the open gates there was a universal rush to door and window to receive him.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girls could give no information except that Sir Walter was very ill, and that Mr. Russell Penton himself had put them into the carriage and sanctioned their coming away.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The girls could give no information except that Sir Walter was very ill, and that Mr. Russell Penton himself had put them into the carriage and sanctioned their coming away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The delay in his coming had held the household in a high state of tension, which the arrival of the carriage with Ally and the young visitor increased.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading When Mr. Penton in the dog-cart was heard coming down the steep path to the open gates there was a universal rush to door and window to receive him.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The delay in his coming had held the household in a high state of tension, which the arrival of the carriage with Ally and the young visitor increased.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ally took her mother anxiously aside to explain.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The delay in his coming had held the household in a high state of tension, which the arrival of the carriage with Ally and the young visitor increased.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Mr. Penton in the dog-cart was heard coming down the steep path to the open gates there was a universal rush to door and window to receive him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The girls could give no information except that Sir Walter was very ill, and that Mr. Russell Penton himself had put them into the carriage and sanctioned their coming away.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The delay in his coming had held the household in a high state of tension, which the arrival of the carriage with Ally and the young visitor increased.
a social unit living together
From this reading The delay in his coming had held the household in a high state of tension, which the arrival of the carriage with Ally and the young visitor increased.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading The girls could give no information except that Sir Walter was very ill, and that Mr. Russell Penton himself had put them into the carriage and sanctioned their coming away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Mr. Penton in the dog-cart was heard coming down the steep path to the open gates there was a universal rush to door and window to receive him.
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading The delay in his coming had held the household in a high state of tension, which the arrival of the carriage with Ally and the young visitor increased.
a message received and understood
From this reading The girls could give no information except that Sir Walter was very ill, and that Mr. Russell Penton himself had put them into the carriage and sanctioned their coming away.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The girls could give no information except that Sir Walter was very ill, and that Mr. Russell Penton himself had put them into the carriage and sanctioned their coming away.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Ally took her mother anxiously aside to explain.
a form of address for a man
From this reading When Mr. Penton in the dog-cart was heard coming down the steep path to the open gates there was a universal rush to door and window to receive him.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE NEW STATE OF AFFAIRS.
not any; not one
From this reading The girls could give no information except that Sir Walter was very ill, and that Mr. Russell Penton himself had put them into the carriage and sanctioned their coming away.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NEW STATE OF AFFAIRS.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading When Mr. Penton in the dog-cart was heard coming down the steep path to the open gates there was a universal rush to door and window to receive him.
a course of conduct
From this reading When Mr. Penton in the dog-cart was heard coming down the steep path to the open gates there was a universal rush to door and window to receive him.
Penton
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Mr. Penton in the dog-cart was heard coming down the steep path to the open gates there was a universal rush to door and window to receive him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The girls could give no information except that Sir Walter was very ill, and that Mr. Russell Penton himself had put them into the carriage and sanctioned their coming away.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading When Mr. Penton in the dog-cart was heard coming down the steep path to the open gates there was a universal rush to door and window to receive him.
move hurridly
From this reading When Mr. Penton in the dog-cart was heard coming down the steep path to the open gates there was a universal rush to door and window to receive him.
RussellnounUS /ˈrʌsəl/
United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading The girls could give no information except that Sir Walter was very ill, and that Mr. Russell Penton himself had put them into the carriage and sanctioned their coming away.
sanctionedadjectiveUS /ˈsæŋkʃənd/
conforming to orthodox or recognized rules
From this reading The girls could give no information except that Sir Walter was very ill, and that Mr. Russell Penton himself had put them into the carriage and sanctioned their coming away.
term of address for a man
From this reading The girls could give no information except that Sir Walter was very ill, and that Mr. Russell Penton himself had put them into the carriage and sanctioned their coming away.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading THE NEW STATE OF AFFAIRS.
having a sharp inclination
From this reading When Mr. Penton in the dog-cart was heard coming down the steep path to the open gates there was a universal rush to door and window to receive him.
tensionnounUS /ˈtenʃən/
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
From this reading The delay in his coming had held the household in a high state of tension, which the arrival of the carriage with Ally and the young visitor increased.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The girls could give no information except that Sir Walter was very ill, and that Mr. Russell Penton himself had put them into the carriage and sanctioned their coming away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW STATE OF AFFAIRS.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The girls could give no information except that Sir Walter was very ill, and that Mr. Russell Penton himself had put them into the carriage and sanctioned their coming away.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The girls could give no information except that Sir Walter was very ill, and that Mr. Russell Penton himself had put them into the carriage and sanctioned their coming away.
in or at that place or location
From this reading When Mr. Penton in the dog-cart was heard coming down the steep path to the open gates there was a universal rush to door and window to receive him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Mr. Penton in the dog-cart was heard coming down the steep path to the open gates there was a universal rush to door and window to receive him.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Ally took her mother anxiously aside to explain.
universaladjectiveUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəl/
of worldwide scope or applicability
From this reading When Mr. Penton in the dog-cart was heard coming down the steep path to the open gates there was a universal rush to door and window to receive him.
precisely as stated
From this reading The girls could give no information except that Sir Walter was very ill, and that Mr. Russell Penton himself had put them into the carriage and sanctioned their coming away.
someone who visits
From this reading The delay in his coming had held the household in a high state of tension, which the arrival of the carriage with Ally and the young visitor increased.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading The girls could give no information except that Sir Walter was very ill, and that Mr. Russell Penton himself had put them into the carriage and sanctioned their coming away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Mr. Penton in the dog-cart was heard coming down the steep path to the open gates there was a universal rush to door and window to receive him.
at the time that
From this reading When Mr. Penton in the dog-cart was heard coming down the steep path to the open gates there was a universal rush to door and window to receive him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The delay in his coming had held the household in a high state of tension, which the arrival of the carriage with Ally and the young visitor increased.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading When Mr. Penton in the dog-cart was heard coming down the steep path to the open gates there was a universal rush to door and window to receive him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The delay in his coming had held the household in a high state of tension, which the arrival of the carriage with Ally and the young visitor increased.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The delay in his coming had held the household in a high state of tension, which the arrival of the carriage with Ally and the young visitor increased.
