used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They drove a long distance, much of the way through uninteresting regions.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Pitt stopped the cab at last, took Betty out, and led her through one and another street and round corner after corner, till at last he turned into an alley again.
anew
From this reading Pitt stopped the cab at last, took Betty out, and led her through one and another street and round corner after corner, till at last he turned into an alley again.
alleynounUS /ˈæli/
a narrow street with walls on both sides
From this reading Pitt stopped the cab at last, took Betty out, and led her through one and another street and round corner after corner, till at last he turned into an alley again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Pitt stopped the cab at last, took Betty out, and led her through one and another street and round corner after corner, till at last he turned into an alley again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pitt stopped the cab at last, took Betty out, and led her through one and another street and round corner after corner, till at last he turned into an alley again.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Pitt stopped the cab at last, took Betty out, and led her through one and another street and round corner after corner, till at last he turned into an alley again.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Where are you taking me now, Mr. Pitt?' she asked, in some trepidation.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading 'Where are you taking me now, Mr. Pitt?' she asked, in some trepidation.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pitt stopped the cab at last, took Betty out, and led her through one and another street and round corner after corner, till at last he turned into an alley again.
Betty
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From this reading Pitt stopped the cab at last, took Betty out, and led her through one and another street and round corner after corner, till at last he turned into an alley again.
cabnounUS /kæb/
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading Pitt stopped the cab at last, took Betty out, and led her through one and another street and round corner after corner, till at last he turned into an alley again.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Pitt stopped the cab at last, took Betty out, and led her through one and another street and round corner after corner, till at last he turned into an alley again.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading 'Not another Martin's Court?'
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading They drove a long distance, much of the way through uninteresting regions.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading They drove a long distance, much of the way through uninteresting regions.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading _THE DUKE OF TREFOIL_.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pitt stopped the cab at last, took Betty out, and led her through one and another street and round corner after corner, till at last he turned into an alley again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Pitt stopped the cab at last, took Betty out, and led her through one and another street and round corner after corner, till at last he turned into an alley again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Where are you taking me now, Mr. Pitt?' she asked, in some trepidation.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Pitt stopped the cab at last, took Betty out, and led her through one and another street and round corner after corner, till at last he turned into an alley again.
immediately past
From this reading Pitt stopped the cab at last, took Betty out, and led her through one and another street and round corner after corner, till at last he turned into an alley again.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Pitt stopped the cab at last, took Betty out, and led her through one and another street and round corner after corner, till at last he turned into an alley again.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading They drove a long distance, much of the way through uninteresting regions.
Martin'snounUS /ˈmɑːrtənz/
possessive form of “martin” — French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading 'Not another Martin's Court?'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Where are you taking me now, Mr. Pitt?' she asked, in some trepidation.
a form of address for a man
From this reading 'Where are you taking me now, Mr. Pitt?' she asked, in some trepidation.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading They drove a long distance, much of the way through uninteresting regions.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'Not another Martin's Court?'
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 'Where are you taking me now, Mr. Pitt?' she asked, in some trepidation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _THE DUKE OF TREFOIL_.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Pitt stopped the cab at last, took Betty out, and led her through one and another street and round corner after corner, till at last he turned into an alley again.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Pitt stopped the cab at last, took Betty out, and led her through one and another street and round corner after corner, till at last he turned into an alley again.
PittnounUS /pɪt/
a British playwright who created the fictional character Sweeney Todd (1799-1855)
From this reading Pitt stopped the cab at last, took Betty out, and led her through one and another street and round corner after corner, till at last he turned into an alley again.
regionsnounUS /ˈriːdʒənz/
plural of “region” — the extended spatial location of something
From this reading They drove a long distance, much of the way through uninteresting regions.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Pitt stopped the cab at last, took Betty out, and led her through one and another street and round corner after corner, till at last he turned into an alley again.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Where are you taking me now, Mr. Pitt?' she asked, in some trepidation.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading 'Where are you taking me now, Mr. Pitt?' she asked, in some trepidation.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Pitt stopped the cab at last, took Betty out, and led her through one and another street and round corner after corner, till at last he turned into an alley again.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Pitt stopped the cab at last, took Betty out, and led her through one and another street and round corner after corner, till at last he turned into an alley again.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading 'Where are you taking me now, Mr. Pitt?' she asked, in some trepidation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE DUKE OF TREFOIL_.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They drove a long distance, much of the way through uninteresting regions.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They drove a long distance, much of the way through uninteresting regions.
up to a particular time
From this reading Pitt stopped the cab at last, took Betty out, and led her through one and another street and round corner after corner, till at last he turned into an alley again.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Pitt stopped the cab at last, took Betty out, and led her through one and another street and round corner after corner, till at last he turned into an alley again.
TREFOILnoun
any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves
From this reading _THE DUKE OF TREFOIL_.
trepidationnounUS /ˌtrepɪˈdeɪʃən/
a feeling of alarm or dread
From this reading 'Where are you taking me now, Mr. Pitt?' she asked, in some trepidation.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Pitt stopped the cab at last, took Betty out, and led her through one and another street and round corner after corner, till at last he turned into an alley again.
uninterestingadjectiveUS /əˈnɪntrəstɪŋ/
arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement
From this reading They drove a long distance, much of the way through uninteresting regions.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They drove a long distance, much of the way through uninteresting regions.
in or at the place that
From this reading 'Where are you taking me now, Mr. Pitt?' she asked, in some trepidation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Where are you taking me now, Mr. Pitt?' she asked, in some trepidation.
