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From this reading *II* The 30 h.p. two-seater made short work of the run to Godalming.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Under the dickey seat behind lay a small bag, containing the bare necessaries for the night; and as Drummond thought of the two guns rolled up carefully in his pyjamas—the harmless toy and the wicked little automatic—he grinned gently to himself.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The girl had not rung him up during the morning, and, after a comfortable lunch at his club, he had started about three o’clock.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The girl had not rung him up during the morning, and, after a comfortable lunch at his club, he had started about three o’clock.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The hedges, fresh with the glory of spring, flashed past; the smell of the country came sweet and fragrant on the air.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading There was a gentle warmth, a balminess in the day that made it good to be alive, and once or twice he sang under his breath through sheer lightheartedness of spirit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Under the dickey seat behind lay a small bag, containing the bare necessaries for the night; and as Drummond thought of the two guns rolled up carefully in his pyjamas—the harmless toy and the wicked little automatic—he grinned gently to himself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Under the dickey seat behind lay a small bag, containing the bare necessaries for the night; and as Drummond thought of the two guns rolled up carefully in his pyjamas—the harmless toy and the wicked little automatic—he grinned gently to himself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The girl had not rung him up during the morning, and, after a comfortable lunch at his club, he had started about three o’clock.
automaticadjectiveUS /ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk/
operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
From this reading Under the dickey seat behind lay a small bag, containing the bare necessaries for the night; and as Drummond thought of the two guns rolled up carefully in his pyjamas—the harmless toy and the wicked little automatic—he grinned gently to himself.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading Under the dickey seat behind lay a small bag, containing the bare necessaries for the night; and as Drummond thought of the two guns rolled up carefully in his pyjamas—the harmless toy and the wicked little automatic—he grinned gently to himself.
balminessnoun
the quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing
From this reading There was a gentle warmth, a balminess in the day that made it good to be alive, and once or twice he sang under his breath through sheer lightheartedness of spirit.
completely unclothed
From this reading Under the dickey seat behind lay a small bag, containing the bare necessaries for the night; and as Drummond thought of the two guns rolled up carefully in his pyjamas—the harmless toy and the wicked little automatic—he grinned gently to himself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was a gentle warmth, a balminess in the day that made it good to be alive, and once or twice he sang under his breath through sheer lightheartedness of spirit.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Under the dickey seat behind lay a small bag, containing the bare necessaries for the night; and as Drummond thought of the two guns rolled up carefully in his pyjamas—the harmless toy and the wicked little automatic—he grinned gently to himself.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading There was a gentle warmth, a balminess in the day that made it good to be alive, and once or twice he sang under his breath through sheer lightheartedness of spirit.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The hedges, fresh with the glory of spring, flashed past; the smell of the country came sweet and fragrant on the air.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Under the dickey seat behind lay a small bag, containing the bare necessaries for the night; and as Drummond thought of the two guns rolled up carefully in his pyjamas—the harmless toy and the wicked little automatic—he grinned gently to himself.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading The girl had not rung him up during the morning, and, after a comfortable lunch at his club, he had started about three o’clock.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading The girl had not rung him up during the morning, and, after a comfortable lunch at his club, he had started about three o’clock.
containingverbUS /kənˈteɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading Under the dickey seat behind lay a small bag, containing the bare necessaries for the night; and as Drummond thought of the two guns rolled up carefully in his pyjamas—the harmless toy and the wicked little automatic—he grinned gently to himself.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The hedges, fresh with the glory of spring, flashed past; the smell of the country came sweet and fragrant on the air.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading There was a gentle warmth, a balminess in the day that made it good to be alive, and once or twice he sang under his breath through sheer lightheartedness of spirit.
dickeynounUS /ˈdɪki/
a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
From this reading Under the dickey seat behind lay a small bag, containing the bare necessaries for the night; and as Drummond thought of the two guns rolled up carefully in his pyjamas—the harmless toy and the wicked little automatic—he grinned gently to himself.
Drummond
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From this reading Under the dickey seat behind lay a small bag, containing the bare necessaries for the night; and as Drummond thought of the two guns rolled up carefully in his pyjamas—the harmless toy and the wicked little automatic—he grinned gently to himself.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The girl had not rung him up during the morning, and, after a comfortable lunch at his club, he had started about three o’clock.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading The hedges, fresh with the glory of spring, flashed past; the smell of the country came sweet and fragrant on the air.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Under the dickey seat behind lay a small bag, containing the bare necessaries for the night; and as Drummond thought of the two guns rolled up carefully in his pyjamas—the harmless toy and the wicked little automatic—he grinned gently to himself.
fragrantadjectiveUS /ˈfreɪɡrənt/
pleasant-smelling
From this reading The hedges, fresh with the glory of spring, flashed past; the smell of the country came sweet and fragrant on the air.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading The hedges, fresh with the glory of spring, flashed past; the smell of the country came sweet and fragrant on the air.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading There was a gentle warmth, a balminess in the day that made it good to be alive, and once or twice he sang under his breath through sheer lightheartedness of spirit.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Under the dickey seat behind lay a small bag, containing the bare necessaries for the night; and as Drummond thought of the two guns rolled up carefully in his pyjamas—the harmless toy and the wicked little automatic—he grinned gently to himself.
a young female
From this reading The girl had not rung him up during the morning, and, after a comfortable lunch at his club, he had started about three o’clock.
a state of high honor
From this reading The hedges, fresh with the glory of spring, flashed past; the smell of the country came sweet and fragrant on the air.
Godalming
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From this reading *II* The 30 h.p. two-seater made short work of the run to Godalming.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading There was a gentle warmth, a balminess in the day that made it good to be alive, and once or twice he sang under his breath through sheer lightheartedness of spirit.
grinnedverbUS /ɡrɪnd/
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading Under the dickey seat behind lay a small bag, containing the bare necessaries for the night; and as Drummond thought of the two guns rolled up carefully in his pyjamas—the harmless toy and the wicked little automatic—he grinned gently to himself.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Under the dickey seat behind lay a small bag, containing the bare necessaries for the night; and as Drummond thought of the two guns rolled up carefully in his pyjamas—the harmless toy and the wicked little automatic—he grinned gently to himself.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading *II* The 30 h.p. two-seater made short work of the run to Godalming.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The girl had not rung him up during the morning, and, after a comfortable lunch at his club, he had started about three o’clock.
harmlessadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrmləs/
not causing or capable of causing harm
From this reading Under the dickey seat behind lay a small bag, containing the bare necessaries for the night; and as Drummond thought of the two guns rolled up carefully in his pyjamas—the harmless toy and the wicked little automatic—he grinned gently to himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Under the dickey seat behind lay a small bag, containing the bare necessaries for the night; and as Drummond thought of the two guns rolled up carefully in his pyjamas—the harmless toy and the wicked little automatic—he grinned gently to himself.
hedgesnounUS /ˈhedʒɪz/
plural of “hedge” — a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
From this reading The hedges, fresh with the glory of spring, flashed past; the smell of the country came sweet and fragrant on the air.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The girl had not rung him up during the morning, and, after a comfortable lunch at his club, he had started about three o’clock.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Under the dickey seat behind lay a small bag, containing the bare necessaries for the night; and as Drummond thought of the two guns rolled up carefully in his pyjamas—the harmless toy and the wicked little automatic—he grinned gently to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Under the dickey seat behind lay a small bag, containing the bare necessaries for the night; and as Drummond thought of the two guns rolled up carefully in his pyjamas—the harmless toy and the wicked little automatic—he grinned gently to himself.
IInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading *II* The 30 h.p. two-seater made short work of the run to Godalming.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Under the dickey seat behind lay a small bag, containing the bare necessaries for the night; and as Drummond thought of the two guns rolled up carefully in his pyjamas—the harmless toy and the wicked little automatic—he grinned gently to himself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a gentle warmth, a balminess in the day that made it good to be alive, and once or twice he sang under his breath through sheer lightheartedness of spirit.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Under the dickey seat behind lay a small bag, containing the bare necessaries for the night; and as Drummond thought of the two guns rolled up carefully in his pyjamas—the harmless toy and the wicked little automatic—he grinned gently to himself.
lightheartednessnoun
the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you
From this reading There was a gentle warmth, a balminess in the day that made it good to be alive, and once or twice he sang under his breath through sheer lightheartedness of spirit.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Under the dickey seat behind lay a small bag, containing the bare necessaries for the night; and as Drummond thought of the two guns rolled up carefully in his pyjamas—the harmless toy and the wicked little automatic—he grinned gently to himself.
take the midday meal
From this reading The girl had not rung him up during the morning, and, after a comfortable lunch at his club, he had started about three o’clock.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading *II* The 30 h.p. two-seater made short work of the run to Godalming.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The girl had not rung him up during the morning, and, after a comfortable lunch at his club, he had started about three o’clock.
necessaries
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From this reading Under the dickey seat behind lay a small bag, containing the bare necessaries for the night; and as Drummond thought of the two guns rolled up carefully in his pyjamas—the harmless toy and the wicked little automatic—he grinned gently to himself.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Under the dickey seat behind lay a small bag, containing the bare necessaries for the night; and as Drummond thought of the two guns rolled up carefully in his pyjamas—the harmless toy and the wicked little automatic—he grinned gently to himself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The girl had not rung him up during the morning, and, after a comfortable lunch at his club, he had started about three o’clock.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading The girl had not rung him up during the morning, and, after a comfortable lunch at his club, he had started about three o’clock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading *II* The 30 h.p. two-seater made short work of the run to Godalming.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The hedges, fresh with the glory of spring, flashed past; the smell of the country came sweet and fragrant on the air.
on one occasion
From this reading There was a gentle warmth, a balminess in the day that made it good to be alive, and once or twice he sang under his breath through sheer lightheartedness of spirit.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was a gentle warmth, a balminess in the day that made it good to be alive, and once or twice he sang under his breath through sheer lightheartedness of spirit.
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 *II* The 30 h.p. two-seater made short work of the run to Godalming.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading The hedges, fresh with the glory of spring, flashed past; the smell of the country came sweet and fragrant on the air.
pyjamas
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From this reading Under the dickey seat behind lay a small bag, containing the bare necessaries for the night; and as Drummond thought of the two guns rolled up carefully in his pyjamas—the harmless toy and the wicked little automatic—he grinned gently to himself.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading Under the dickey seat behind lay a small bag, containing the bare necessaries for the night; and as Drummond thought of the two guns rolled up carefully in his pyjamas—the harmless toy and the wicked little automatic—he grinned gently to himself.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading *II* The 30 h.p. two-seater made short work of the run to Godalming.
rungnounUS /rʌŋ/
a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
From this reading The girl had not rung him up during the morning, and, after a comfortable lunch at his club, he had started about three o’clock.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading There was a gentle warmth, a balminess in the day that made it good to be alive, and once or twice he sang under his breath through sheer lightheartedness of spirit.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Under the dickey seat behind lay a small bag, containing the bare necessaries for the night; and as Drummond thought of the two guns rolled up carefully in his pyjamas—the harmless toy and the wicked little automatic—he grinned gently to himself.
sheeradjectiveUS /ʃɪr/
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
From this reading There was a gentle warmth, a balminess in the day that made it good to be alive, and once or twice he sang under his breath through sheer lightheartedness of spirit.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading *II* The 30 h.p. two-seater made short work of the run to Godalming.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Under the dickey seat behind lay a small bag, containing the bare necessaries for the night; and as Drummond thought of the two guns rolled up carefully in his pyjamas—the harmless toy and the wicked little automatic—he grinned gently to himself.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading The hedges, fresh with the glory of spring, flashed past; the smell of the country came sweet and fragrant on the air.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading There was a gentle warmth, a balminess in the day that made it good to be alive, and once or twice he sang under his breath through sheer lightheartedness of spirit.
the season of growth
From this reading The hedges, fresh with the glory of spring, flashed past; the smell of the country came sweet and fragrant on the air.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The girl had not rung him up during the morning, and, after a comfortable lunch at his club, he had started about three o’clock.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading The hedges, fresh with the glory of spring, flashed past; the smell of the country came sweet and fragrant on the air.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a gentle warmth, a balminess in the day that made it good to be alive, and once or twice he sang under his breath through sheer lightheartedness of spirit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading *II* The 30 h.p. two-seater made short work of the run to Godalming.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a gentle warmth, a balminess in the day that made it good to be alive, and once or twice he sang under his breath through sheer lightheartedness of spirit.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Under the dickey seat behind lay a small bag, containing the bare necessaries for the night; and as Drummond thought of the two guns rolled up carefully in his pyjamas—the harmless toy and the wicked little automatic—he grinned gently to himself.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The girl had not rung him up during the morning, and, after a comfortable lunch at his club, he had started about three o’clock.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading There was a gentle warmth, a balminess in the day that made it good to be alive, and once or twice he sang under his breath through sheer lightheartedness of spirit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading *II* The 30 h.p. two-seater made short work of the run to Godalming.
toynounUS /tɔɪ/
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading Under the dickey seat behind lay a small bag, containing the bare necessaries for the night; and as Drummond thought of the two guns rolled up carefully in his pyjamas—the harmless toy and the wicked little automatic—he grinned gently to himself.
two times
From this reading There was a gentle warmth, a balminess in the day that made it good to be alive, and once or twice he sang under his breath through sheer lightheartedness of spirit.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Under the dickey seat behind lay a small bag, containing the bare necessaries for the night; and as Drummond thought of the two guns rolled up carefully in his pyjamas—the harmless toy and the wicked little automatic—he grinned gently to himself.
two-seaternoun
an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat
From this reading *II* The 30 h.p. two-seater made short work of the run to Godalming.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the dickey seat behind lay a small bag, containing the bare necessaries for the night; and as Drummond thought of the two guns rolled up carefully in his pyjamas—the harmless toy and the wicked little automatic—he grinned gently to himself.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Under the dickey seat behind lay a small bag, containing the bare necessaries for the night; and as Drummond thought of the two guns rolled up carefully in his pyjamas—the harmless toy and the wicked little automatic—he grinned gently to himself.
warmthnounUS /wɔːrmθ/
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading There was a gentle warmth, a balminess in the day that made it good to be alive, and once or twice he sang under his breath through sheer lightheartedness of spirit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a gentle warmth, a balminess in the day that made it good to be alive, and once or twice he sang under his breath through sheer lightheartedness of spirit.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading Under the dickey seat behind lay a small bag, containing the bare necessaries for the night; and as Drummond thought of the two guns rolled up carefully in his pyjamas—the harmless toy and the wicked little automatic—he grinned gently to himself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The hedges, fresh with the glory of spring, flashed past; the smell of the country came sweet and fragrant on the air.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading *II* The 30 h.p. two-seater made short work of the run to Godalming.
