used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As I walked through the park towards Isabella's house on the evening of the dinner-party, Devar's hansom cab dashed past me and stopped a few yards farther on.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As I walked through the park towards Isabella's house on the evening of the dinner-party, Devar's hansom cab dashed past me and stopped a few yards farther on.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I walked through the park towards Isabella's house on the evening of the dinner-party, Devar's hansom cab dashed past me and stopped a few yards farther on.
cabnounUS /kæb/
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading As I walked through the park towards Isabella's house on the evening of the dinner-party, Devar's hansom cab dashed past me and stopped a few yards farther on.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Devar leapt from his cab and came towards me.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading As I walked through the park towards Isabella's house on the evening of the dinner-party, Devar's hansom cab dashed past me and stopped a few yards farther on.
Devar
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From this reading Devar leapt from his cab and came towards me.
Devar's
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From this reading As I walked through the park towards Isabella's house on the evening of the dinner-party, Devar's hansom cab dashed past me and stopped a few yards farther on.
dinner-party
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From this reading As I walked through the park towards Isabella's house on the evening of the dinner-party, Devar's hansom cab dashed past me and stopped a few yards farther on.
doute
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From this reading Underhand "Le doute empoisonne tout et ne tue rien."
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading "Shall I walk with you or will you drive with me?" he said.
empoisonne
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From this reading Underhand "Le doute empoisonne tout et ne tue rien."
et
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From this reading Underhand "Le doute empoisonne tout et ne tue rien."
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading As I walked through the park towards Isabella's house on the evening of the dinner-party, Devar's hansom cab dashed past me and stopped a few yards farther on.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The man must have had sharp eyes to recognise me in a London haze on a November evening.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading As I walked through the park towards Isabella's house on the evening of the dinner-party, Devar's hansom cab dashed past me and stopped a few yards farther on.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading As I walked through the park towards Isabella's house on the evening of the dinner-party, Devar's hansom cab dashed past me and stopped a few yards farther on.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Devar leapt from his cab and came towards me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The man must have had sharp eyes to recognise me in a London haze on a November evening.
hansomnounUS /ˈhænsəm/
a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers
From this reading As I walked through the park towards Isabella's house on the evening of the dinner-party, Devar's hansom cab dashed past me and stopped a few yards farther on.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The man must have had sharp eyes to recognise me in a London haze on a November evening.
hazenounUS /heɪz/
atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
From this reading The man must have had sharp eyes to recognise me in a London haze on a November evening.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Shall I walk with you or will you drive with me?" he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Devar leapt from his cab and came towards me.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading As I walked through the park towards Isabella's house on the evening of the dinner-party, Devar's hansom cab dashed past me and stopped a few yards farther on.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I walked through the park towards Isabella's house on the evening of the dinner-party, Devar's hansom cab dashed past me and stopped a few yards farther on.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The man must have had sharp eyes to recognise me in a London haze on a November evening.
Isabella's
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From this reading As I walked through the park towards Isabella's house on the evening of the dinner-party, Devar's hansom cab dashed past me and stopped a few yards farther on.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading Underhand "Le doute empoisonne tout et ne tue rien."
leaptverbUS /lept/
inflected form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Devar leapt from his cab and came towards me.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading The man must have had sharp eyes to recognise me in a London haze on a November evening.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man must have had sharp eyes to recognise me in a London haze on a November evening.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As I walked through the park towards Isabella's house on the evening of the dinner-party, Devar's hansom cab dashed past me and stopped a few yards farther on.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The man must have had sharp eyes to recognise me in a London haze on a November evening.
nenounUS /niː/
a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
From this reading Underhand "Le doute empoisonne tout et ne tue rien."
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading The man must have had sharp eyes to recognise me in a London haze on a November evening.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As I walked through the park towards Isabella's house on the evening of the dinner-party, Devar's hansom cab dashed past me and stopped a few yards farther on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As I walked through the park towards Isabella's house on the evening of the dinner-party, Devar's hansom cab dashed past me and stopped a few yards farther on.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Shall I walk with you or will you drive with me?" he said.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading As I walked through the park towards Isabella's house on the evening of the dinner-party, Devar's hansom cab dashed past me and stopped a few yards farther on.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading As I walked through the park towards Isabella's house on the evening of the dinner-party, Devar's hansom cab dashed past me and stopped a few yards farther on.
recogniseverbUS /ˈrekəɡnaɪz/
show approval or appreciation of
From this reading The man must have had sharp eyes to recognise me in a London haze on a November evening.
rien
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From this reading Underhand "Le doute empoisonne tout et ne tue rien."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Shall I walk with you or will you drive with me?" he said.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Shall I walk with you or will you drive with me?" he said.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading The man must have had sharp eyes to recognise me in a London haze on a November evening.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading As I walked through the park towards Isabella's house on the evening of the dinner-party, Devar's hansom cab dashed past me and stopped a few yards farther on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As I walked through the park towards Isabella's house on the evening of the dinner-party, Devar's hansom cab dashed past me and stopped a few yards farther on.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading As I walked through the park towards Isabella's house on the evening of the dinner-party, Devar's hansom cab dashed past me and stopped a few yards farther on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man must have had sharp eyes to recognise me in a London haze on a November evening.
toutnounUS /taʊt/
someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit
From this reading Underhand "Le doute empoisonne tout et ne tue rien."
in the direction of
From this reading As I walked through the park towards Isabella's house on the evening of the dinner-party, Devar's hansom cab dashed past me and stopped a few yards farther on.
tue
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From this reading Underhand "Le doute empoisonne tout et ne tue rien."
Underhandadjective
with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level
From this reading Underhand "Le doute empoisonne tout et ne tue rien."
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "Shall I walk with you or will you drive with me?" he said.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading As I walked through the park towards Isabella's house on the evening of the dinner-party, Devar's hansom cab dashed past me and stopped a few yards farther on.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Shall I walk with you or will you drive with me?" he said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Shall I walk with you or will you drive with me?" he said.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading As I walked through the park towards Isabella's house on the evening of the dinner-party, Devar's hansom cab dashed past me and stopped a few yards farther on.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Shall I walk with you or will you drive with me?" he said.
