used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BREAKDOWN Only two hundred miles from home and a breakdown!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Everything went beautifully until we were about twenty miles from Utica when our “chauffeur” said he heard a squeak.
AlbanynounUS /ˈɔːlbəni/
state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river
From this reading We had left Albany early in the morning and were running happily along over a road as smooth as a billiard table.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading We had left Albany early in the morning and were running happily along over a road as smooth as a billiard table.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A BREAKDOWN Only two hundred miles from home and a breakdown!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We had left Albany early in the morning and were running happily along over a road as smooth as a billiard table.
beautifullyadverbUS /ˈbjuːtəfli/
in a beautiful manner
From this reading Everything went beautifully until we were about twenty miles from Utica when our “chauffeur” said he heard a squeak.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Half a mile further, the squeak became a knock and gloom deepened.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Gloom began to shadow his features.
billiardadjectiveUS /ˈbɪljərd/
of or relating to billiards
From this reading We had left Albany early in the morning and were running happily along over a road as smooth as a billiard table.
BREAKDOWNnounUS /ˈbreɪkdaʊn/
the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
From this reading A BREAKDOWN Only two hundred miles from home and a breakdown!
chauffeurnounUS /ʃoʊˈfɜːr/
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading Everything went beautifully until we were about twenty miles from Utica when our “chauffeur” said he heard a squeak.
deepenedverbUS /ˈdiːpənd/
past form of “deepen” — make more intense, stronger, or more marked
From this reading Half a mile further, the squeak became a knock and gloom deepened.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading We had left Albany early in the morning and were running happily along over a road as smooth as a billiard table.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything went beautifully until we were about twenty miles from Utica when our “chauffeur” said he heard a squeak.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading Gloom began to shadow his features.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A BREAKDOWN Only two hundred miles from home and a breakdown!
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Half a mile further, the squeak became a knock and gloom deepened.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading Gloom began to shadow his features.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had left Albany early in the morning and were running happily along over a road as smooth as a billiard table.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Half a mile further, the squeak became a knock and gloom deepened.
happilyadverbUS /ˈhæpəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading We had left Albany early in the morning and were running happily along over a road as smooth as a billiard table.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Everything went beautifully until we were about twenty miles from Utica when our “chauffeur” said he heard a squeak.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Everything went beautifully until we were about twenty miles from Utica when our “chauffeur” said he heard a squeak.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gloom began to shadow his features.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading A BREAKDOWN Only two hundred miles from home and a breakdown!
ten 10s
From this reading A BREAKDOWN Only two hundred miles from home and a breakdown!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We had left Albany early in the morning and were running happily along over a road as smooth as a billiard table.
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading Half a mile further, the squeak became a knock and gloom deepened.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading We had left Albany early in the morning and were running happily along over a road as smooth as a billiard table.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Half a mile further, the squeak became a knock and gloom deepened.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading A BREAKDOWN Only two hundred miles from home and a breakdown!
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading We had left Albany early in the morning and were running happily along over a road as smooth as a billiard table.
and nothing more
From this reading A BREAKDOWN Only two hundred miles from home and a breakdown!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Everything went beautifully until we were about twenty miles from Utica when our “chauffeur” said he heard a squeak.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We had left Albany early in the morning and were running happily along over a road as smooth as a billiard table.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading We had left Albany early in the morning and were running happily along over a road as smooth as a billiard table.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading We had left Albany early in the morning and were running happily along over a road as smooth as a billiard table.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Everything went beautifully until we were about twenty miles from Utica when our “chauffeur” said he heard a squeak.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Gloom began to shadow his features.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading We had left Albany early in the morning and were running happily along over a road as smooth as a billiard table.
squeaknounUS /skwiːk/
a short high-pitched noise
From this reading Everything went beautifully until we were about twenty miles from Utica when our “chauffeur” said he heard a squeak.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading We had left Albany early in the morning and were running happily along over a road as smooth as a billiard table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We had left Albany early in the morning and were running happily along over a road as smooth as a billiard table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gloom began to shadow his features.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Everything went beautifully until we were about twenty miles from Utica when our “chauffeur” said he heard a squeak.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A BREAKDOWN Only two hundred miles from home and a breakdown!
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Everything went beautifully until we were about twenty miles from Utica when our “chauffeur” said he heard a squeak.
UticanounUS /ˈjuːtəkə/
a city in central New York
From this reading Everything went beautifully until we were about twenty miles from Utica when our “chauffeur” said he heard a squeak.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had left Albany early in the morning and were running happily along over a road as smooth as a billiard table.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Everything went beautifully until we were about twenty miles from Utica when our “chauffeur” said he heard a squeak.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We had left Albany early in the morning and were running happily along over a road as smooth as a billiard table.
at the time that
From this reading Everything went beautifully until we were about twenty miles from Utica when our “chauffeur” said he heard a squeak.
