Chapter XIII

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

From this reading The car had gone well enough; indeed, except for a slight collision with a farm-cart in the neighbourhood of Chelmsford, our journey down had been a monotonous success.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading It was just about half-past four when we entered the outskirts of Woodford.

(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 "This looks all right, Billy," I said "If Maurice's place isn't too far away, you'd better put up here."

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading We pulled up at the Plough, an old-fashioned two-storey inn in the centre of the town, which boasted a red-and-white notice-board proclaiming its possession of a "Garage."

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

From this reading We ran the car into the yard, and then climbed out, leaving our luggage in the back, and made our way into the bar.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading We pulled up at the Plough, an old-fashioned two-storey inn in the centre of the town, which boasted a red-and-white notice-board proclaiming its possession of a "Garage."

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading "This looks all right, Billy," I said "If Maurice's place isn't too far away, you'd better put up here."

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading We ran the car into the yard, and then climbed out, leaving our luggage in the back, and made our way into the bar.

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

From this reading We ran the car into the yard, and then climbed out, leaving our luggage in the back, and made our way into the bar.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The car had gone well enough; indeed, except for a slight collision with a farm-cart in the neighbourhood of Chelmsford, our journey down had been a monotonous success.

(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 "This looks all right, Billy," I said "If Maurice's place isn't too far away, you'd better put up here."

a short stout club used primarily by policemen

From this reading "This looks all right, Billy," I said "If Maurice's place isn't too far away, you'd better put up here."

past form of “boast” — show off

From this reading We pulled up at the Plough, an old-fashioned two-storey inn in the centre of the town, which boasted a red-and-white notice-board proclaiming its possession of a "Garage."

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading The car had gone well enough; indeed, except for a slight collision with a farm-cart in the neighbourhood of Chelmsford, our journey down had been a monotonous success.

a low-lying region in central France

From this reading We pulled up at the Plough, an old-fashioned two-storey inn in the centre of the town, which boasted a red-and-white notice-board proclaiming its possession of a "Garage."

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From this reading The car had gone well enough; indeed, except for a slight collision with a farm-cart in the neighbourhood of Chelmsford, our journey down had been a monotonous success.

past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress

From this reading We ran the car into the yard, and then climbed out, leaving our luggage in the back, and made our way into the bar.

(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together

From this reading The car had gone well enough; indeed, except for a slight collision with a farm-cart in the neighbourhood of Chelmsford, our journey down had been a monotonous success.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The car had gone well enough; indeed, except for a slight collision with a farm-cart in the neighbourhood of Chelmsford, our journey down had been a monotonous success.

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

From this reading The car had gone well enough; indeed, except for a slight collision with a farm-cart in the neighbourhood of Chelmsford, our journey down had been a monotonous success.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading It was just about half-past four when we entered the outskirts of Woodford.

apart from; not including

From this reading The car had gone well enough; indeed, except for a slight collision with a farm-cart in the neighbourhood of Chelmsford, our journey down had been a monotonous success.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading "This looks all right, Billy," I said "If Maurice's place isn't too far away, you'd better put up here."

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From this reading The car had gone well enough; indeed, except for a slight collision with a farm-cart in the neighbourhood of Chelmsford, our journey down had been a monotonous success.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The car had gone well enough; indeed, except for a slight collision with a farm-cart in the neighbourhood of Chelmsford, our journey down had been a monotonous success.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading It was just about half-past four when we entered the outskirts of Woodford.

an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles

From this reading We pulled up at the Plough, an old-fashioned two-storey inn in the centre of the town, which boasted a red-and-white notice-board proclaiming its possession of a "Garage."

destroyed or killed

From this reading The car had gone well enough; indeed, except for a slight collision with a farm-cart in the neighbourhood of Chelmsford, our journey down had been a monotonous success.

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

From this reading The car had gone well enough; indeed, except for a slight collision with a farm-cart in the neighbourhood of Chelmsford, our journey down had been a monotonous success.

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

From this reading It was just about half-past four when we entered the outskirts of Woodford.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "This looks all right, Billy," I said "If Maurice's place isn't too far away, you'd better put up here."

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "This looks all right, Billy," I said "If Maurice's place isn't too far away, you'd better put up here."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "This looks all right, Billy," I said "If Maurice's place isn't too far away, you'd better put up here."

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

From this reading The car had gone well enough; indeed, except for a slight collision with a farm-cart in the neighbourhood of Chelmsford, our journey down had been a monotonous success.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading The car had gone well enough; indeed, except for a slight collision with a farm-cart in the neighbourhood of Chelmsford, our journey down had been a monotonous success.

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

From this reading We pulled up at the Plough, an old-fashioned two-storey inn in the centre of the town, which boasted a red-and-white notice-board proclaiming its possession of a "Garage."

moving to the inside of something

From this reading We ran the car into the yard, and then climbed out, leaving our luggage in the back, and made our way into the bar.

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

From this reading "This looks all right, Billy," I said "If Maurice's place isn't too far away, you'd better put up here."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was just about half-past four when we entered the outskirts of Woodford.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading We pulled up at the Plough, an old-fashioned two-storey inn in the centre of the town, which boasted a red-and-white notice-board proclaiming its possession of a "Garage."

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading The car had gone well enough; indeed, except for a slight collision with a farm-cart in the neighbourhood of Chelmsford, our journey down had been a monotonous success.

and nothing more

From this reading It was just about half-past four when we entered the outskirts of Woodford.

the act of departing

From this reading We ran the car into the yard, and then climbed out, leaving our luggage in the back, and made our way into the bar.

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading "This looks all right, Billy," I said "If Maurice's place isn't too far away, you'd better put up here."

cases used to carry belongings when traveling

From this reading We ran the car into the yard, and then climbed out, leaving our luggage in the back, and made our way into the bar.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading We ran the car into the yard, and then climbed out, leaving our luggage in the back, and made our way into the bar.

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

From this reading "This looks all right, Billy," I said "If Maurice's place isn't too far away, you'd better put up here."

tediously repetitious or lacking in variety

From this reading The car had gone well enough; indeed, except for a slight collision with a farm-cart in the neighbourhood of Chelmsford, our journey down had been a monotonous success.

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading The car had gone well enough; indeed, except for a slight collision with a farm-cart in the neighbourhood of Chelmsford, our journey down had been a monotonous success.

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

From this reading We pulled up at the Plough, an old-fashioned two-storey inn in the centre of the town, which boasted a red-and-white notice-board proclaiming its possession of a "Garage."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was just about half-past four when we entered the outskirts of Woodford.

out of fashion

From this reading We pulled up at the Plough, an old-fashioned two-storey inn in the centre of the town, which boasted a red-and-white notice-board proclaiming its possession of a "Garage."

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The car had gone well enough; indeed, except for a slight collision with a farm-cart in the neighbourhood of Chelmsford, our journey down had been a monotonous success.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading We ran the car into the yard, and then climbed out, leaving our luggage in the back, and made our way into the bar.

outlying areas (as of a city or town)

From this reading It was just about half-past four when we entered the outskirts of Woodford.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading "This looks all right, Billy," I said "If Maurice's place isn't too far away, you'd better put up here."

a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major

From this reading We pulled up at the Plough, an old-fashioned two-storey inn in the centre of the town, which boasted a red-and-white notice-board proclaiming its possession of a "Garage."

the act of having and controlling property

From this reading We pulled up at the Plough, an old-fashioned two-storey inn in the centre of the town, which boasted a red-and-white notice-board proclaiming its possession of a "Garage."

-ing form of “proclaim” — declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles

From this reading We pulled up at the Plough, an old-fashioned two-storey inn in the centre of the town, which boasted a red-and-white notice-board proclaiming its possession of a "Garage."

past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling

From this reading We pulled up at the Plough, an old-fashioned two-storey inn in the centre of the town, which boasted a red-and-white notice-board proclaiming its possession of a "Garage."

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "This looks all right, Billy," I said "If Maurice's place isn't too far away, you'd better put up here."

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading We ran the car into the yard, and then climbed out, leaving our luggage in the back, and made our way into the bar.

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

From this reading We pulled up at the Plough, an old-fashioned two-storey inn in the centre of the town, which boasted a red-and-white notice-board proclaiming its possession of a "Garage."

precisely, exactly

From this reading "This looks all right, Billy," I said "If Maurice's place isn't too far away, you'd better put up here."

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "This looks all right, Billy," I said "If Maurice's place isn't too far away, you'd better put up here."

a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

From this reading The car had gone well enough; indeed, except for a slight collision with a farm-cart in the neighbourhood of Chelmsford, our journey down had been a monotonous success.

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading The car had gone well enough; indeed, except for a slight collision with a farm-cart in the neighbourhood of Chelmsford, our journey down had been a monotonous success.

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

From this reading It was just about half-past four when we entered the outskirts of Woodford.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading We ran the car into the yard, and then climbed out, leaving our luggage in the back, and made our way into the bar.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "This looks all right, Billy," I said "If Maurice's place isn't too far away, you'd better put up here."

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading "This looks all right, Billy," I said "If Maurice's place isn't too far away, you'd better put up here."

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading We pulled up at the Plough, an old-fashioned two-storey inn in the centre of the town, which boasted a red-and-white notice-board proclaiming its possession of a "Garage."

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

From this reading We pulled up at the Plough, an old-fashioned two-storey inn in the centre of the town, which boasted a red-and-white notice-board proclaiming its possession of a "Garage."

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading We pulled up at the Plough, an old-fashioned two-storey inn in the centre of the town, which boasted a red-and-white notice-board proclaiming its possession of a "Garage."

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

From this reading It was just about half-past four when we entered the outskirts of Woodford.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading We ran the car into the yard, and then climbed out, leaving our luggage in the back, and made our way into the bar.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading It was just about half-past four when we entered the outskirts of Woodford.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading The car had gone well enough; indeed, except for a slight collision with a farm-cart in the neighbourhood of Chelmsford, our journey down had been a monotonous success.

at the time that

From this reading It was just about half-past four when we entered the outskirts of Woodford.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading We pulled up at the Plough, an old-fashioned two-storey inn in the centre of the town, which boasted a red-and-white notice-board proclaiming its possession of a "Garage."

in the company of; together with

From this reading The car had gone well enough; indeed, except for a slight collision with a farm-cart in the neighbourhood of Chelmsford, our journey down had been a monotonous success.

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

From this reading It was just about half-past four when we entered the outskirts of Woodford.

a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading We ran the car into the yard, and then climbed out, leaving our luggage in the back, and made our way into the bar.

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

From this reading "This looks all right, Billy," I said "If Maurice's place isn't too far away, you'd better put up here."