used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CHANGE IN PLANS Following Dick's reading of the telegram there was silence among the campers.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
(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 They all imagined something had happened to Mr. Hamilton, Dick's father, and they hesitated to give voice to their thoughts.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading A CHANGE IN PLANS Following Dick's reading of the telegram there was silence among the campers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They all imagined something had happened to Mr. Hamilton, Dick's father, and they hesitated to give voice to their thoughts.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
campersnounUS /ˈkæmpərz/
plural of “camper” — someone living temporarily in a tent or lodge for recreation
From this reading A CHANGE IN PLANS Following Dick's reading of the telegram there was silence among the campers.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading A CHANGE IN PLANS Following Dick's reading of the telegram there was silence among the campers.
chariotnounUS /ˈtʃeriət/
a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage
From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
Darby
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From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
Dick'snounUS /dɪks/
possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective
From this reading A CHANGE IN PLANS Following Dick's reading of the telegram there was silence among the campers.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading They all imagined something had happened to Mr. Hamilton, Dick's father, and they hesitated to give voice to their thoughts.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading A CHANGE IN PLANS Following Dick's reading of the telegram there was silence among the campers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading They all imagined something had happened to Mr. Hamilton, Dick's father, and they hesitated to give voice to their thoughts.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They all imagined something had happened to Mr. Hamilton, Dick's father, and they hesitated to give voice to their thoughts.
HamiltonnounUS /ˈhæməltən/
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading They all imagined something had happened to Mr. Hamilton, Dick's father, and they hesitated to give voice to their thoughts.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading They all imagined something had happened to Mr. Hamilton, Dick's father, and they hesitated to give voice to their thoughts.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading They all imagined something had happened to Mr. Hamilton, Dick's father, and they hesitated to give voice to their thoughts.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
I'd
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From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading They all imagined something had happened to Mr. Hamilton, Dick's father, and they hesitated to give voice to their thoughts.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A CHANGE IN PLANS Following Dick's reading of the telegram there was silence among the campers.
inventverbUS /ˌɪnˈvent/
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading I wish some one would invent noiseless scrap iron."
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
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 Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
a form of address for a man
From this reading They all imagined something had happened to Mr. Hamilton, Dick's father, and they hesitated to give voice to their thoughts.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
noiselessadjective
making no sound
From this reading I wish some one would invent noiseless scrap iron."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CHANGE IN PLANS Following Dick's reading of the telegram there was silence among the campers.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I wish some one would invent noiseless scrap iron."
and nothing more
From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading A CHANGE IN PLANS Following Dick's reading of the telegram there was silence among the campers.
rattlesnounUS /ˈrætəlz/
plural of “rattle” — a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading A CHANGE IN PLANS Following Dick's reading of the telegram there was silence among the campers.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
scrapnounUS /skræp/
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading I wish some one would invent noiseless scrap iron."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading A CHANGE IN PLANS Following Dick's reading of the telegram there was silence among the campers.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I wish some one would invent noiseless scrap iron."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading They all imagined something had happened to Mr. Hamilton, Dick's father, and they hesitated to give voice to their thoughts.
an idea that is suggested
From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
carry out
From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
telegramnounUS /ˈteləɡræm/
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading A CHANGE IN PLANS Following Dick's reading of the telegram there was silence among the campers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CHANGE IN PLANS Following Dick's reading of the telegram there was silence among the campers.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They all imagined something had happened to Mr. Hamilton, Dick's father, and they hesitated to give voice to their thoughts.
in or at that place or location
From this reading A CHANGE IN PLANS Following Dick's reading of the telegram there was silence among the campers.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all imagined something had happened to Mr. Hamilton, Dick's father, and they hesitated to give voice to their thoughts.
a special situation
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading They all imagined something had happened to Mr. Hamilton, Dick's father, and they hesitated to give voice to their thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They all imagined something had happened to Mr. Hamilton, Dick's father, and they hesitated to give voice to their thoughts.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading They all imagined something had happened to Mr. Hamilton, Dick's father, and they hesitated to give voice to their thoughts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A CHANGE IN PLANS Following Dick's reading of the telegram there was silence among the campers.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
(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 "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish some one would invent noiseless scrap iron."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
you'd
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From this reading "Well, I'd offer to take you home in my chariot," said Henry Darby, with a suggestion of a smile, "only I know you'd be two days on the road.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Though it might be a good thing," he added "for your father would hear us coming long before he could see us, with the way this old iron rattles.
