Chapter X

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

From this reading "Maybe they bounced off a rock and hit a tree!"

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

From this reading "Maybe they bounced off a rock and hit a tree!"

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

From this reading Such were some of the remarks that came from those in the tonneau of the touring-car, as Dave put on the power and started down the winding road which led to the bottom of the long hill.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "Oh, I hope none of them have been hurt!"

the lower side of anything

From this reading Such were some of the remarks that came from those in the tonneau of the touring-car, as Dave put on the power and started down the winding road which led to the bottom of the long hill.

past form of “bounce” — spring back; spring away from an impact

From this reading "Maybe they bounced off a rock and hit a tree!"

terminate

From this reading "A fellow could easily break a wheel on this rough road!"

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Such were some of the remarks that came from those in the tonneau of the touring-car, as Dave put on the power and started down the winding road which led to the bottom of the long hill.

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

From this reading "A fellow could easily break a wheel on this rough road!"

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

From this reading Such were some of the remarks that came from those in the tonneau of the touring-car, as Dave put on the power and started down the winding road which led to the bottom of the long hill.

a long narrow excavation in the earth

From this reading ON THE ROAD "Perhaps they have gone off into some ditch!"

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Such were some of the remarks that came from those in the tonneau of the touring-car, as Dave put on the power and started down the winding road which led to the bottom of the long hill.

with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)

From this reading "A fellow could easily break a wheel on this rough road!"

a boy or man

From this reading "A fellow could easily break a wheel on this rough road!"

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Such were some of the remarks that came from those in the tonneau of the touring-car, as Dave put on the power and started down the winding road which led to the bottom of the long hill.

destroyed or killed

From this reading ON THE ROAD "Perhaps they have gone off into some ditch!"

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading ON THE ROAD "Perhaps they have gone off into some ditch!"

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading Such were some of the remarks that came from those in the tonneau of the touring-car, as Dave put on the power and started down the winding road which led to the bottom of the long hill.

cause to move by striking

From this reading "Maybe they bounced off a rock and hit a tree!"

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading "Oh, I hope none of them have been hurt!"

be the source of pain

From this reading "Oh, I hope none of them have been hurt!"

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

From this reading "Oh, I hope none of them have been hurt!"

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

From this reading Such were some of the remarks that came from those in the tonneau of the touring-car, as Dave put on the power and started down the winding road which led to the bottom of the long hill.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading ON THE ROAD "Perhaps they have gone off into some ditch!"

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 Such were some of the remarks that came from those in the tonneau of the touring-car, as Dave put on the power and started down the winding road which led to the bottom of the long hill.

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 Such were some of the remarks that came from those in the tonneau of the touring-car, as Dave put on the power and started down the winding road which led to the bottom of the long hill.

by chance

From this reading "Maybe they bounced off a rock and hit a tree!"

not one, and not any

From this reading "Oh, I hope none of them have been hurt!"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Oh, I hope none of them have been hurt!"

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

From this reading ON THE ROAD "Perhaps they have gone off into some ditch!"

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Oh, I hope none of them have been hurt!"

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ON THE ROAD "Perhaps they have gone off into some ditch!"

by chance

From this reading ON THE ROAD "Perhaps they have gone off into some ditch!"

possession of controlling influence

From this reading Such were some of the remarks that came from those in the tonneau of the touring-car, as Dave put on the power and started down the winding road which led to the bottom of the long hill.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Such were some of the remarks that came from those in the tonneau of the touring-car, as Dave put on the power and started down the winding road which led to the bottom of the long hill.

plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading Such were some of the remarks that came from those in the tonneau of the touring-car, as Dave put on the power and started down the winding road which led to the bottom of the long hill.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading ON THE ROAD "Perhaps they have gone off into some ditch!"

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading "Maybe they bounced off a rock and hit a tree!"

having or caused by an irregular surface

From this reading "A fellow could easily break a wheel on this rough road!"

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading ON THE ROAD "Perhaps they have gone off into some ditch!"

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Such were some of the remarks that came from those in the tonneau of the touring-car, as Dave put on the power and started down the winding road which led to the bottom of the long hill.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such were some of the remarks that came from those in the tonneau of the touring-car, as Dave put on the power and started down the winding road which led to the bottom of the long hill.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Such were some of the remarks that came from those in the tonneau of the touring-car, as Dave put on the power and started down the winding road which led to the bottom of the long hill.

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

From this reading ON THE ROAD "Perhaps they have gone off into some ditch!"

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "Oh, I hope none of them have been hurt!"

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading ON THE ROAD "Perhaps they have gone off into some ditch!"

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

From this reading "A fellow could easily break a wheel on this rough road!"

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Such were some of the remarks that came from those in the tonneau of the touring-car, as Dave put on the power and started down the winding road which led to the bottom of the long hill.

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

From this reading Such were some of the remarks that came from those in the tonneau of the touring-car, as Dave put on the power and started down the winding road which led to the bottom of the long hill.

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

From this reading Such were some of the remarks that came from those in the tonneau of the touring-car, as Dave put on the power and started down the winding road which led to the bottom of the long hill.

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

From this reading Such were some of the remarks that came from those in the tonneau of the touring-car, as Dave put on the power and started down the winding road which led to the bottom of the long hill.

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading "Maybe they bounced off a rock and hit a tree!"

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

From this reading Such were some of the remarks that came from those in the tonneau of the touring-car, as Dave put on the power and started down the winding road which led to the bottom of the long hill.

change directions as if revolving on a pivot

From this reading "A fellow could easily break a wheel on this rough road!"

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

From this reading Such were some of the remarks that came from those in the tonneau of the touring-car, as Dave put on the power and started down the winding road which led to the bottom of the long hill.

marked by repeated turns and bends

From this reading Such were some of the remarks that came from those in the tonneau of the touring-car, as Dave put on the power and started down the winding road which led to the bottom of the long hill.