used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had gone through just such an experience as this little more than a year ago in Kansas City.
in the past
From this reading He had gone through just such an experience as this little more than a year ago in Kansas City.
(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 All the time fear--deadly, unreasoning, ignoble fear--was tugging at his heart-strings.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading With pallid face and nervous, twitching fingers, which his desperate grip on the wheel scarcely served to hide, Brose Stovebridge flew along the high road between Wilton and the Clover Country Club.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had gone through just such an experience as this little more than a year ago in Kansas City.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With pallid face and nervous, twitching fingers, which his desperate grip on the wheel scarcely served to hide, Brose Stovebridge flew along the high road between Wilton and the Clover Country Club.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Now and then he looked back fearfully; at every crossroad his eyes darted keenly to right and left, as he let out the car to the very highest speed he dared, hoping and praying that he might reach his goal without encountering any one.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now and then he looked back fearfully; at every crossroad his eyes darted keenly to right and left, as he let out the car to the very highest speed he dared, hoping and praying that he might reach his goal without encountering any one.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now and then he looked back fearfully; at every crossroad his eyes darted keenly to right and left, as he let out the car to the very highest speed he dared, hoping and praying that he might reach his goal without encountering any one.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Now and then he looked back fearfully; at every crossroad his eyes darted keenly to right and left, as he let out the car to the very highest speed he dared, hoping and praying that he might reach his goal without encountering any one.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading With pallid face and nervous, twitching fingers, which his desperate grip on the wheel scarcely served to hide, Brose Stovebridge flew along the high road between Wilton and the Clover Country Club.
Brose
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From this reading With pallid face and nervous, twitching fingers, which his desperate grip on the wheel scarcely served to hide, Brose Stovebridge flew along the high road between Wilton and the Clover Country Club.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Now and then he looked back fearfully; at every crossroad his eyes darted keenly to right and left, as he let out the car to the very highest speed he dared, hoping and praying that he might reach his goal without encountering any one.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading He had gone through just such an experience as this little more than a year ago in Kansas City.
ClovernounUS /ˈkloʊvər/
a plant of the genus Trifolium
From this reading With pallid face and nervous, twitching fingers, which his desperate grip on the wheel scarcely served to hide, Brose Stovebridge flew along the high road between Wilton and the Clover Country Club.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading With pallid face and nervous, twitching fingers, which his desperate grip on the wheel scarcely served to hide, Brose Stovebridge flew along the high road between Wilton and the Clover Country Club.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading With pallid face and nervous, twitching fingers, which his desperate grip on the wheel scarcely served to hide, Brose Stovebridge flew along the high road between Wilton and the Clover Country Club.
COWARDnounUS /ˈkaʊərd/
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading THE COWARD.
crossroadnounUS /ˈkrɔːsroʊd/
a junction where one street or road crosses another
From this reading Now and then he looked back fearfully; at every crossroad his eyes darted keenly to right and left, as he let out the car to the very highest speed he dared, hoping and praying that he might reach his goal without encountering any one.
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading Now and then he looked back fearfully; at every crossroad his eyes darted keenly to right and left, as he let out the car to the very highest speed he dared, hoping and praying that he might reach his goal without encountering any one.
dartedverbUS /ˈdɑːrtɪd/
past form of “dart” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading Now and then he looked back fearfully; at every crossroad his eyes darted keenly to right and left, as he let out the car to the very highest speed he dared, hoping and praying that he might reach his goal without encountering any one.
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading All the time fear--deadly, unreasoning, ignoble fear--was tugging at his heart-strings.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading With pallid face and nervous, twitching fingers, which his desperate grip on the wheel scarcely served to hide, Brose Stovebridge flew along the high road between Wilton and the Clover Country Club.
encounteringverbUS /enˈkaʊntərɪŋ/
-ing form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading Now and then he looked back fearfully; at every crossroad his eyes darted keenly to right and left, as he let out the car to the very highest speed he dared, hoping and praying that he might reach his goal without encountering any one.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Now and then he looked back fearfully; at every crossroad his eyes darted keenly to right and left, as he let out the car to the very highest speed he dared, hoping and praying that he might reach his goal without encountering any one.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading He had gone through just such an experience as this little more than a year ago in Kansas City.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Now and then he looked back fearfully; at every crossroad his eyes darted keenly to right and left, as he let out the car to the very highest speed he dared, hoping and praying that he might reach his goal without encountering any one.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading With pallid face and nervous, twitching fingers, which his desperate grip on the wheel scarcely served to hide, Brose Stovebridge flew along the high road between Wilton and the Clover Country Club.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading All the time fear--deadly, unreasoning, ignoble fear--was tugging at his heart-strings.
fearfullyadverb
in fear
From this reading Now and then he looked back fearfully; at every crossroad his eyes darted keenly to right and left, as he let out the car to the very highest speed he dared, hoping and praying that he might reach his goal without encountering any one.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading With pallid face and nervous, twitching fingers, which his desperate grip on the wheel scarcely served to hide, Brose Stovebridge flew along the high road between Wilton and the Clover Country Club.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading With pallid face and nervous, twitching fingers, which his desperate grip on the wheel scarcely served to hide, Brose Stovebridge flew along the high road between Wilton and the Clover Country Club.
goalnounUS /ɡoʊl/
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading Now and then he looked back fearfully; at every crossroad his eyes darted keenly to right and left, as he let out the car to the very highest speed he dared, hoping and praying that he might reach his goal without encountering any one.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He had gone through just such an experience as this little more than a year ago in Kansas City.
gripnounUS /ɡrɪp/
the act of grasping
From this reading With pallid face and nervous, twitching fingers, which his desperate grip on the wheel scarcely served to hide, Brose Stovebridge flew along the high road between Wilton and the Clover Country Club.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had gone through just such an experience as this little more than a year ago in Kansas City.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now and then he looked back fearfully; at every crossroad his eyes darted keenly to right and left, as he let out the car to the very highest speed he dared, hoping and praying that he might reach his goal without encountering any one.
heart-strings
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From this reading All the time fear--deadly, unreasoning, ignoble fear--was tugging at his heart-strings.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading With pallid face and nervous, twitching fingers, which his desperate grip on the wheel scarcely served to hide, Brose Stovebridge flew along the high road between Wilton and the Clover Country Club.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading With pallid face and nervous, twitching fingers, which his desperate grip on the wheel scarcely served to hide, Brose Stovebridge flew along the high road between Wilton and the Clover Country Club.
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Now and then he looked back fearfully; at every crossroad his eyes darted keenly to right and left, as he let out the car to the very highest speed he dared, hoping and praying that he might reach his goal without encountering any one.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With pallid face and nervous, twitching fingers, which his desperate grip on the wheel scarcely served to hide, Brose Stovebridge flew along the high road between Wilton and the Clover Country Club.
-ing form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading Now and then he looked back fearfully; at every crossroad his eyes darted keenly to right and left, as he let out the car to the very highest speed he dared, hoping and praying that he might reach his goal without encountering any one.
ignobleadjectiveUS /ˌɪɡˈnoʊbəl/
completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose
From this reading All the time fear--deadly, unreasoning, ignoble fear--was tugging at his heart-strings.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had gone through just such an experience as this little more than a year ago in Kansas City.
and nothing more
From this reading He had gone through just such an experience as this little more than a year ago in Kansas City.
KansasnounUS /ˈkænzəs/
a state in midwestern United States
From this reading He had gone through just such an experience as this little more than a year ago in Kansas City.
keenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/
in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading Now and then he looked back fearfully; at every crossroad his eyes darted keenly to right and left, as he let out the car to the very highest speed he dared, hoping and praying that he might reach his goal without encountering any one.
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 Now and then he looked back fearfully; at every crossroad his eyes darted keenly to right and left, as he let out the car to the very highest speed he dared, hoping and praying that he might reach his goal without encountering any one.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Now and then he looked back fearfully; at every crossroad his eyes darted keenly to right and left, as he let out the car to the very highest speed he dared, hoping and praying that he might reach his goal without encountering any one.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He had gone through just such an experience as this little more than a year ago in Kansas City.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Now and then he looked back fearfully; at every crossroad his eyes darted keenly to right and left, as he let out the car to the very highest speed he dared, hoping and praying that he might reach his goal without encountering any one.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Now and then he looked back fearfully; at every crossroad his eyes darted keenly to right and left, as he let out the car to the very highest speed he dared, hoping and praying that he might reach his goal without encountering any one.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He had gone through just such an experience as this little more than a year ago in Kansas City.
easily agitated
From this reading With pallid face and nervous, twitching fingers, which his desperate grip on the wheel scarcely served to hide, Brose Stovebridge flew along the high road between Wilton and the Clover Country Club.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now and then he looked back fearfully; at every crossroad his eyes darted keenly to right and left, as he let out the car to the very highest speed he dared, hoping and praying that he might reach his goal without encountering any one.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With pallid face and nervous, twitching fingers, which his desperate grip on the wheel scarcely served to hide, Brose Stovebridge flew along the high road between Wilton and the Clover Country Club.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now and then he looked back fearfully; at every crossroad his eyes darted keenly to right and left, as he let out the car to the very highest speed he dared, hoping and praying that he might reach his goal without encountering any one.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Now and then he looked back fearfully; at every crossroad his eyes darted keenly to right and left, as he let out the car to the very highest speed he dared, hoping and praying that he might reach his goal without encountering any one.
pallidadjectiveUS /ˈpæləd/
abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
From this reading With pallid face and nervous, twitching fingers, which his desperate grip on the wheel scarcely served to hide, Brose Stovebridge flew along the high road between Wilton and the Clover Country Club.
prayingverbUS /ˈpreɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Now and then he looked back fearfully; at every crossroad his eyes darted keenly to right and left, as he let out the car to the very highest speed he dared, hoping and praying that he might reach his goal without encountering any one.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Now and then he looked back fearfully; at every crossroad his eyes darted keenly to right and left, as he let out the car to the very highest speed he dared, hoping and praying that he might reach his goal without encountering any one.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Now and then he looked back fearfully; at every crossroad his eyes darted keenly to right and left, as he let out the car to the very highest speed he dared, hoping and praying that he might reach his goal without encountering any one.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading With pallid face and nervous, twitching fingers, which his desperate grip on the wheel scarcely served to hide, Brose Stovebridge flew along the high road between Wilton and the Clover Country Club.
only a very short time before
From this reading With pallid face and nervous, twitching fingers, which his desperate grip on the wheel scarcely served to hide, Brose Stovebridge flew along the high road between Wilton and the Clover Country Club.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading With pallid face and nervous, twitching fingers, which his desperate grip on the wheel scarcely served to hide, Brose Stovebridge flew along the high road between Wilton and the Clover Country Club.
move hurridly
From this reading Now and then he looked back fearfully; at every crossroad his eyes darted keenly to right and left, as he let out the car to the very highest speed he dared, hoping and praying that he might reach his goal without encountering any one.
Stovebridge
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From this reading With pallid face and nervous, twitching fingers, which his desperate grip on the wheel scarcely served to hide, Brose Stovebridge flew along the high road between Wilton and the Clover Country Club.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He had gone through just such an experience as this little more than a year ago in Kansas City.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had gone through just such an experience as this little more than a year ago in Kansas City.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now and then he looked back fearfully; at every crossroad his eyes darted keenly to right and left, as he let out the car to the very highest speed he dared, hoping and praying that he might reach his goal without encountering any one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COWARD.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now and then he looked back fearfully; at every crossroad his eyes darted keenly to right and left, as he let out the car to the very highest speed he dared, hoping and praying that he might reach his goal without encountering any one.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had gone through just such an experience as this little more than a year ago in Kansas City.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He had gone through just such an experience as this little more than a year ago in Kansas City.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading All the time fear--deadly, unreasoning, ignoble fear--was tugging at his heart-strings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With pallid face and nervous, twitching fingers, which his desperate grip on the wheel scarcely served to hide, Brose Stovebridge flew along the high road between Wilton and the Clover Country Club.
tuggingverbUS /ˈtʌɡɪŋ/
inflected form of “tug” — pull hard
From this reading All the time fear--deadly, unreasoning, ignoble fear--was tugging at his heart-strings.
twitchingnounUS /ˈtwɪtʃɪŋ/
a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
From this reading With pallid face and nervous, twitching fingers, which his desperate grip on the wheel scarcely served to hide, Brose Stovebridge flew along the high road between Wilton and the Clover Country Club.
unreasoningadjectiveUS /ənˈriːznɪŋ/
not based on reason or evidence
From this reading All the time fear--deadly, unreasoning, ignoble fear--was tugging at his heart-strings.
precisely as stated
From this reading Now and then he looked back fearfully; at every crossroad his eyes darted keenly to right and left, as he let out the car to the very highest speed he dared, hoping and praying that he might reach his goal without encountering any one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the time fear--deadly, unreasoning, ignoble fear--was tugging at his heart-strings.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading With pallid face and nervous, twitching fingers, which his desperate grip on the wheel scarcely served to hide, Brose Stovebridge flew along the high road between Wilton and the Clover Country Club.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With pallid face and nervous, twitching fingers, which his desperate grip on the wheel scarcely served to hide, Brose Stovebridge flew along the high road between Wilton and the Clover Country Club.
WiltonnounUS /ˈwɪltən/
a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile
From this reading With pallid face and nervous, twitching fingers, which his desperate grip on the wheel scarcely served to hide, Brose Stovebridge flew along the high road between Wilton and the Clover Country Club.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With pallid face and nervous, twitching fingers, which his desperate grip on the wheel scarcely served to hide, Brose Stovebridge flew along the high road between Wilton and the Clover Country Club.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Now and then he looked back fearfully; at every crossroad his eyes darted keenly to right and left, as he let out the car to the very highest speed he dared, hoping and praying that he might reach his goal without encountering any one.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading He had gone through just such an experience as this little more than a year ago in Kansas City.
