Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The _coupe_ was terrifying--one saw everything the poor dear horses did--and as to the _banquette_ she could imagine herself flying out of it, if we so much as went over a stone.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading As a party we were strangers to the diligence; we had all the curiosity and hesitation about it, as Dicky remarked, of the animals when Noah introduced them to the Ark.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading As a party we were strangers to the diligence; we had all the curiosity and hesitation about it, as Dicky remarked, of the animals when Noah introduced them to the Ark.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The _coupe_ was terrifying--one saw everything the poor dear horses did--and as to the _banquette_ she could imagine herself flying out of it, if we so much as went over a stone.

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading As a party we were strangers to the diligence; we had all the curiosity and hesitation about it, as Dicky remarked, of the animals when Noah introduced them to the Ark.

at or in or to any place

From this reading The instant we saw the diligence momma declared that if she had to sit anywhere but in the middle of it she would remain in Chiavenna until next day.

(Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments

From this reading As a party we were strangers to the diligence; we had all the curiosity and hesitation about it, as Dicky remarked, of the animals when Noah introduced them to the Ark.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The _coupe_ was terrifying--one saw everything the poor dear horses did--and as to the _banquette_ she could imagine herself flying out of it, if we so much as went over a stone.

an upholstered bench

From this reading The _coupe_ was terrifying--one saw everything the poor dear horses did--and as to the _banquette_ she could imagine herself flying out of it, if we so much as went over a stone.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading She said that even the _interieur_ would be dangerous enough going down hill, but if the Senator would sit there too she would try not to be nervous.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The instant we saw the diligence momma declared that if she had to sit anywhere but in the middle of it she would remain in Chiavenna until next day.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The instant we saw the diligence momma declared that if she had to sit anywhere but in the middle of it she would remain in Chiavenna until next day.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading The _coupe_ was terrifying--one saw everything the poor dear horses did--and as to the _banquette_ she could imagine herself flying out of it, if we so much as went over a stone.

a car with two doors and front seats and a luggage compartment

From this reading The _coupe_ was terrifying--one saw everything the poor dear horses did--and as to the _banquette_ she could imagine herself flying out of it, if we so much as went over a stone.

a state in which you want to learn more about something

From this reading As a party we were strangers to the diligence; we had all the curiosity and hesitation about it, as Dicky remarked, of the animals when Noah introduced them to the Ark.

involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm

From this reading She said that even the _interieur_ would be dangerous enough going down hill, but if the Senator would sit there too she would try not to be nervous.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The instant we saw the diligence momma declared that if she had to sit anywhere but in the middle of it she would remain in Chiavenna until next day.

dearly loved

From this reading The _coupe_ was terrifying--one saw everything the poor dear horses did--and as to the _banquette_ she could imagine herself flying out of it, if we so much as went over a stone.

made known or openly avowed

From this reading The instant we saw the diligence momma declared that if she had to sit anywhere but in the middle of it she would remain in Chiavenna until next day.

a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater

From this reading As a party we were strangers to the diligence; we had all the curiosity and hesitation about it, as Dicky remarked, of the animals when Noah introduced them to the Ark.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading The _coupe_ was terrifying--one saw everything the poor dear horses did--and as to the _banquette_ she could imagine herself flying out of it, if we so much as went over a stone.

conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation

From this reading The instant we saw the diligence momma declared that if she had to sit anywhere but in the middle of it she would remain in Chiavenna until next day.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading She said that even the _interieur_ would be dangerous enough going down hill, but if the Senator would sit there too she would try not to be nervous.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading She said that even the _interieur_ would be dangerous enough going down hill, but if the Senator would sit there too she would try not to be nervous.

divisible by two

From this reading She said that even the _interieur_ would be dangerous enough going down hill, but if the Senator would sit there too she would try not to be nervous.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading The _coupe_ was terrifying--one saw everything the poor dear horses did--and as to the _banquette_ she could imagine herself flying out of it, if we so much as went over a stone.

moving swiftly

From this reading The _coupe_ was terrifying--one saw everything the poor dear horses did--and as to the _banquette_ she could imagine herself flying out of it, if we so much as went over a stone.

the act of departing

From this reading She said that even the _interieur_ would be dangerous enough going down hill, but if the Senator would sit there too she would try not to be nervous.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The instant we saw the diligence momma declared that if she had to sit anywhere but in the middle of it she would remain in Chiavenna until next day.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading The _coupe_ was terrifying--one saw everything the poor dear horses did--and as to the _banquette_ she could imagine herself flying out of it, if we so much as went over a stone.

indecision in speech or action

From this reading As a party we were strangers to the diligence; we had all the curiosity and hesitation about it, as Dicky remarked, of the animals when Noah introduced them to the Ark.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading She said that even the _interieur_ would be dangerous enough going down hill, but if the Senator would sit there too she would try not to be nervous.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading The _coupe_ was terrifying--one saw everything the poor dear horses did--and as to the _banquette_ she could imagine herself flying out of it, if we so much as went over a stone.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The instant we saw the diligence momma declared that if she had to sit anywhere but in the middle of it she would remain in Chiavenna until next day.

form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading The _coupe_ was terrifying--one saw everything the poor dear horses did--and as to the _banquette_ she could imagine herself flying out of it, if we so much as went over a stone.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The instant we saw the diligence momma declared that if she had to sit anywhere but in the middle of it she would remain in Chiavenna until next day.

a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

From this reading The instant we saw the diligence momma declared that if she had to sit anywhere but in the middle of it she would remain in Chiavenna until next day.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She said that even the _interieur_ would be dangerous enough going down hill, but if the Senator would sit there too she would try not to be nervous.

past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally

From this reading As a party we were strangers to the diligence; we had all the curiosity and hesitation about it, as Dicky remarked, of the animals when Noah introduced them to the Ark.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The instant we saw the diligence momma declared that if she had to sit anywhere but in the middle of it she would remain in Chiavenna until next day.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading The instant we saw the diligence momma declared that if she had to sit anywhere but in the middle of it she would remain in Chiavenna until next day.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Mrs. Portheris was of the same mind.

informal terms for a mother

From this reading The instant we saw the diligence momma declared that if she had to sit anywhere but in the middle of it she would remain in Chiavenna until next day.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Mrs. Portheris was of the same mind.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading The _coupe_ was terrifying--one saw everything the poor dear horses did--and as to the _banquette_ she could imagine herself flying out of it, if we so much as went over a stone.

easily agitated

From this reading She said that even the _interieur_ would be dangerous enough going down hill, but if the Senator would sit there too she would try not to be nervous.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The instant we saw the diligence momma declared that if she had to sit anywhere but in the middle of it she would remain in Chiavenna until next day.

the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis

From this reading As a party we were strangers to the diligence; we had all the curiosity and hesitation about it, as Dicky remarked, of the animals when Noah introduced them to the Ark.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She said that even the _interieur_ would be dangerous enough going down hill, but if the Senator would sit there too she would try not to be nervous.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The instant we saw the diligence momma declared that if she had to sit anywhere but in the middle of it she would remain in Chiavenna until next day.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The _coupe_ was terrifying--one saw everything the poor dear horses did--and as to the _banquette_ she could imagine herself flying out of it, if we so much as went over a stone.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The _coupe_ was terrifying--one saw everything the poor dear horses did--and as to the _banquette_ she could imagine herself flying out of it, if we so much as went over a stone.

above and across; more than

From this reading The _coupe_ was terrifying--one saw everything the poor dear horses did--and as to the _banquette_ she could imagine herself flying out of it, if we so much as went over a stone.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading As a party we were strangers to the diligence; we had all the curiosity and hesitation about it, as Dicky remarked, of the animals when Noah introduced them to the Ark.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading The _coupe_ was terrifying--one saw everything the poor dear horses did--and as to the _banquette_ she could imagine herself flying out of it, if we so much as went over a stone.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mrs. Portheris was of the same mind.

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading The instant we saw the diligence momma declared that if she had to sit anywhere but in the middle of it she would remain in Chiavenna until next day.

past form of “remark” — make mention of

From this reading As a party we were strangers to the diligence; we had all the curiosity and hesitation about it, as Dicky remarked, of the animals when Noah introduced them to the Ark.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading She said that even the _interieur_ would be dangerous enough going down hill, but if the Senator would sit there too she would try not to be nervous.

Identical; not different.

From this reading Mrs. Portheris was of the same mind.

cut with a saw

From this reading The instant we saw the diligence momma declared that if she had to sit anywhere but in the middle of it she would remain in Chiavenna until next day.

a member of a senate

From this reading She said that even the _interieur_ would be dangerous enough going down hill, but if the Senator would sit there too she would try not to be nervous.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The instant we saw the diligence momma declared that if she had to sit anywhere but in the middle of it she would remain in Chiavenna until next day.

be seated

From this reading The instant we saw the diligence momma declared that if she had to sit anywhere but in the middle of it she would remain in Chiavenna until next day.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The _coupe_ was terrifying--one saw everything the poor dear horses did--and as to the _banquette_ she could imagine herself flying out of it, if we so much as went over a stone.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading The _coupe_ was terrifying--one saw everything the poor dear horses did--and as to the _banquette_ she could imagine herself flying out of it, if we so much as went over a stone.

plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading As a party we were strangers to the diligence; we had all the curiosity and hesitation about it, as Dicky remarked, of the animals when Noah introduced them to the Ark.

causing extreme terror

From this reading The _coupe_ was terrifying--one saw everything the poor dear horses did--and as to the _banquette_ she could imagine herself flying out of it, if we so much as went over a stone.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The instant we saw the diligence momma declared that if she had to sit anywhere but in the middle of it she would remain in Chiavenna until next day.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The instant we saw the diligence momma declared that if she had to sit anywhere but in the middle of it she would remain in Chiavenna until next day.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading As a party we were strangers to the diligence; we had all the curiosity and hesitation about it, as Dicky remarked, of the animals when Noah introduced them to the Ark.

in or at that place or location

From this reading She said that even the _interieur_ would be dangerous enough going down hill, but if the Senator would sit there too she would try not to be nervous.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The instant we saw the diligence momma declared that if she had to sit anywhere but in the middle of it she would remain in Chiavenna until next day.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading She said that even the _interieur_ would be dangerous enough going down hill, but if the Senator would sit there too she would try not to be nervous.

make an effort or attempt

From this reading She said that even the _interieur_ would be dangerous enough going down hill, but if the Senator would sit there too she would try not to be nervous.

up to a particular time

From this reading The instant we saw the diligence momma declared that if she had to sit anywhere but in the middle of it she would remain in Chiavenna until next day.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Mrs. Portheris was of the same mind.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The instant we saw the diligence momma declared that if she had to sit anywhere but in the middle of it she would remain in Chiavenna until next day.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading The _coupe_ was terrifying--one saw everything the poor dear horses did--and as to the _banquette_ she could imagine herself flying out of it, if we so much as went over a stone.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading As a party we were strangers to the diligence; we had all the curiosity and hesitation about it, as Dicky remarked, of the animals when Noah introduced them to the Ark.

at the time that

From this reading As a party we were strangers to the diligence; we had all the curiosity and hesitation about it, as Dicky remarked, of the animals when Noah introduced them to the Ark.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The instant we saw the diligence momma declared that if she had to sit anywhere but in the middle of it she would remain in Chiavenna until next day.