used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was lightly built, open and fashionable, with high wheels, and a place behind for a servant to stand.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading It was drawn by a magnificent bay horse of Irish breed, short-tailed, and plump, which was driven by the same man whom we have already heard addressed by the name of Weber.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading It was drawn by a magnificent bay horse of Irish breed, short-tailed, and plump, which was driven by the same man whom we have already heard addressed by the name of Weber.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was lightly built, open and fashionable, with high wheels, and a place behind for a servant to stand.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading It was drawn by a magnificent bay horse of Irish breed, short-tailed, and plump, which was driven by the same man whom we have already heard addressed by the name of Weber.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It was lightly built, open and fashionable, with high wheels, and a place behind for a servant to stand.
BELUS
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BELUS.
breedverbUS /briːd/
call forth
From this reading It was drawn by a magnificent bay horse of Irish breed, short-tailed, and plump, which was driven by the same man whom we have already heard addressed by the name of Weber.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading It was lightly built, open and fashionable, with high wheels, and a place behind for a servant to stand.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was drawn by a magnificent bay horse of Irish breed, short-tailed, and plump, which was driven by the same man whom we have already heard addressed by the name of Weber.
cabrioletnounUS /ˌkæbrioʊˈleɪ/
small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood
From this reading Madame de la Motte was not wrong in thinking that the cabriolet which she saw driving off contained the two ladies who had just left her.
gotten under control
From this reading Madame de la Motte was not wrong in thinking that the cabriolet which she saw driving off contained the two ladies who had just left her.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Madame de la Motte was not wrong in thinking that the cabriolet which she saw driving off contained the two ladies who had just left her.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading It was drawn by a magnificent bay horse of Irish breed, short-tailed, and plump, which was driven by the same man whom we have already heard addressed by the name of Weber.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading It was drawn by a magnificent bay horse of Irish breed, short-tailed, and plump, which was driven by the same man whom we have already heard addressed by the name of Weber.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading Madame de la Motte was not wrong in thinking that the cabriolet which she saw driving off contained the two ladies who had just left her.
exitnounUS /ˈeɡzɪt/
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading They had, in fact, found it waiting for them on their exit.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading They had, in fact, found it waiting for them on their exit.
fashionableadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənəbəl/
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading It was lightly built, open and fashionable, with high wheels, and a place behind for a servant to stand.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had, in fact, found it waiting for them on their exit.
set up or found
From this reading They had, in fact, found it waiting for them on their exit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Madame de la Motte was not wrong in thinking that the cabriolet which she saw driving off contained the two ladies who had just left her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was drawn by a magnificent bay horse of Irish breed, short-tailed, and plump, which was driven by the same man whom we have already heard addressed by the name of Weber.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading It was drawn by a magnificent bay horse of Irish breed, short-tailed, and plump, which was driven by the same man whom we have already heard addressed by the name of Weber.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame de la Motte was not wrong in thinking that the cabriolet which she saw driving off contained the two ladies who had just left her.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It was lightly built, open and fashionable, with high wheels, and a place behind for a servant to stand.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading It was drawn by a magnificent bay horse of Irish breed, short-tailed, and plump, which was driven by the same man whom we have already heard addressed by the name of Weber.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Madame de la Motte was not wrong in thinking that the cabriolet which she saw driving off contained the two ladies who had just left her.
IrishnounUS /ˈaɪrɪʃ/
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading It was drawn by a magnificent bay horse of Irish breed, short-tailed, and plump, which was driven by the same man whom we have already heard addressed by the name of Weber.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They had, in fact, found it waiting for them on their exit.
and nothing more
From this reading Madame de la Motte was not wrong in thinking that the cabriolet which she saw driving off contained the two ladies who had just left her.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading Madame de la Motte was not wrong in thinking that the cabriolet which she saw driving off contained the two ladies who had just left her.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Madame de la Motte was not wrong in thinking that the cabriolet which she saw driving off contained the two ladies who had just left her.
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 Madame de la Motte was not wrong in thinking that the cabriolet which she saw driving off contained the two ladies who had just left her.
without good reason
From this reading It was lightly built, open and fashionable, with high wheels, and a place behind for a servant to stand.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame de la Motte was not wrong in thinking that the cabriolet which she saw driving off contained the two ladies who had just left her.
characterized by grandeur
From this reading It was drawn by a magnificent bay horse of Irish breed, short-tailed, and plump, which was driven by the same man whom we have already heard addressed by the name of Weber.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It was drawn by a magnificent bay horse of Irish breed, short-tailed, and plump, which was driven by the same man whom we have already heard addressed by the name of Weber.
Motte
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madame de la Motte was not wrong in thinking that the cabriolet which she saw driving off contained the two ladies who had just left her.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It was drawn by a magnificent bay horse of Irish breed, short-tailed, and plump, which was driven by the same man whom we have already heard addressed by the name of Weber.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Madame de la Motte was not wrong in thinking that the cabriolet which she saw driving off contained the two ladies who had just left her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was drawn by a magnificent bay horse of Irish breed, short-tailed, and plump, which was driven by the same man whom we have already heard addressed by the name of Weber.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Madame de la Motte was not wrong in thinking that the cabriolet which she saw driving off contained the two ladies who had just left her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had, in fact, found it waiting for them on their exit.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was lightly built, open and fashionable, with high wheels, and a place behind for a servant to stand.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was lightly built, open and fashionable, with high wheels, and a place behind for a servant to stand.
plumpadjectiveUS /plʌmp/
sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
From this reading It was drawn by a magnificent bay horse of Irish breed, short-tailed, and plump, which was driven by the same man whom we have already heard addressed by the name of Weber.
Identical; not different.
From this reading It was drawn by a magnificent bay horse of Irish breed, short-tailed, and plump, which was driven by the same man whom we have already heard addressed by the name of Weber.
cut with a saw
From this reading Madame de la Motte was not wrong in thinking that the cabriolet which she saw driving off contained the two ladies who had just left her.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading It was lightly built, open and fashionable, with high wheels, and a place behind for a servant to stand.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Madame de la Motte was not wrong in thinking that the cabriolet which she saw driving off contained the two ladies who had just left her.
short-tailedadjective
having a short tail
From this reading It was drawn by a magnificent bay horse of Irish breed, short-tailed, and plump, which was driven by the same man whom we have already heard addressed by the name of Weber.
be standing; be upright
From this reading It was lightly built, open and fashionable, with high wheels, and a place behind for a servant to stand.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Madame de la Motte was not wrong in thinking that the cabriolet which she saw driving off contained the two ladies who had just left her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Madame de la Motte was not wrong in thinking that the cabriolet which she saw driving off contained the two ladies who had just left her.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had, in fact, found it waiting for them on their exit.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had, in fact, found it waiting for them on their exit.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had, in fact, found it waiting for them on their exit.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Madame de la Motte was not wrong in thinking that the cabriolet which she saw driving off contained the two ladies who had just left her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was lightly built, open and fashionable, with high wheels, and a place behind for a servant to stand.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Madame de la Motte was not wrong in thinking that the cabriolet which she saw driving off contained the two ladies who had just left her.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading They had, in fact, found it waiting for them on their exit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Madame de la Motte was not wrong in thinking that the cabriolet which she saw driving off contained the two ladies who had just left her.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was drawn by a magnificent bay horse of Irish breed, short-tailed, and plump, which was driven by the same man whom we have already heard addressed by the name of Weber.
WebernounUS /ˈwebər/
a unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells
From this reading It was drawn by a magnificent bay horse of Irish breed, short-tailed, and plump, which was driven by the same man whom we have already heard addressed by the name of Weber.
wheelsnounUS /wiːlz/
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading It was lightly built, open and fashionable, with high wheels, and a place behind for a servant to stand.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Madame de la Motte was not wrong in thinking that the cabriolet which she saw driving off contained the two ladies who had just left her.
which person or people
From this reading Madame de la Motte was not wrong in thinking that the cabriolet which she saw driving off contained the two ladies who had just left her.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was drawn by a magnificent bay horse of Irish breed, short-tailed, and plump, which was driven by the same man whom we have already heard addressed by the name of Weber.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was lightly built, open and fashionable, with high wheels, and a place behind for a servant to stand.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Madame de la Motte was not wrong in thinking that the cabriolet which she saw driving off contained the two ladies who had just left her.
