used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The horses trotted down the hill, and came up with a rattle and a bang, and a sudden stop, at the gate, with Edith at the lines, and Anne by her side, and Star in the rear seat alone holding on tightly lest she should be bumped out.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The horses trotted down the hill, and came up with a rattle and a bang, and a sudden stop, at the gate, with Edith at the lines, and Anne by her side, and Star in the rear seat alone holding on tightly lest she should be bumped out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The rattling wheels and squeaking springs could be heard far up the road.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Anne was returning with her precious load.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The horses trotted down the hill, and came up with a rattle and a bang, and a sudden stop, at the gate, with Edith at the lines, and Anne by her side, and Star in the rear seat alone holding on tightly lest she should be bumped out.
bangverbUS /bæŋ/
strike violently
From this reading The horses trotted down the hill, and came up with a rattle and a bang, and a sudden stop, at the gate, with Edith at the lines, and Anne by her side, and Star in the rear seat alone holding on tightly lest she should be bumped out.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The rattling wheels and squeaking springs could be heard far up the road.
bumpedverbUS /bʌmpt/
past form of “bump” — knock against with force or violence
From this reading The horses trotted down the hill, and came up with a rattle and a bang, and a sudden stop, at the gate, with Edith at the lines, and Anne by her side, and Star in the rear seat alone holding on tightly lest she should be bumped out.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The horses trotted down the hill, and came up with a rattle and a bang, and a sudden stop, at the gate, with Edith at the lines, and Anne by her side, and Star in the rear seat alone holding on tightly lest she should be bumped out.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The horses trotted down the hill, and came up with a rattle and a bang, and a sudden stop, at the gate, with Edith at the lines, and Anne by her side, and Star in the rear seat alone holding on tightly lest she should be bumped out.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading IN CONCLUSION.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The rattling wheels and squeaking springs could be heard far up the road.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The horses trotted down the hill, and came up with a rattle and a bang, and a sudden stop, at the gate, with Edith at the lines, and Anne by her side, and Star in the rear seat alone holding on tightly lest she should be bumped out.
Edith
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From this reading The horses trotted down the hill, and came up with a rattle and a bang, and a sudden stop, at the gate, with Edith at the lines, and Anne by her side, and Star in the rear seat alone holding on tightly lest she should be bumped out.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Wasn't that great!" exclaimed Edith.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The rattling wheels and squeaking springs could be heard far up the road.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading The horses trotted down the hill, and came up with a rattle and a bang, and a sudden stop, at the gate, with Edith at the lines, and Anne by her side, and Star in the rear seat alone holding on tightly lest she should be bumped out.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Wasn't that great!" exclaimed Edith.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The rattling wheels and squeaking springs could be heard far up the road.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Anne was returning with her precious load.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The horses trotted down the hill, and came up with a rattle and a bang, and a sudden stop, at the gate, with Edith at the lines, and Anne by her side, and Star in the rear seat alone holding on tightly lest she should be bumped out.
the act of retaining something
From this reading The horses trotted down the hill, and came up with a rattle and a bang, and a sudden stop, at the gate, with Edith at the lines, and Anne by her side, and Star in the rear seat alone holding on tightly lest she should be bumped out.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The horses trotted down the hill, and came up with a rattle and a bang, and a sudden stop, at the gate, with Edith at the lines, and Anne by her side, and Star in the rear seat alone holding on tightly lest she should be bumped out.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN CONCLUSION.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading The horses trotted down the hill, and came up with a rattle and a bang, and a sudden stop, at the gate, with Edith at the lines, and Anne by her side, and Star in the rear seat alone holding on tightly lest she should be bumped out.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The horses trotted down the hill, and came up with a rattle and a bang, and a sudden stop, at the gate, with Edith at the lines, and Anne by her side, and Star in the rear seat alone holding on tightly lest she should be bumped out.
loadnounUS /loʊd/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading Anne was returning with her precious load.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The horses trotted down the hill, and came up with a rattle and a bang, and a sudden stop, at the gate, with Edith at the lines, and Anne by her side, and Star in the rear seat alone holding on tightly lest she should be bumped out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The horses trotted down the hill, and came up with a rattle and a bang, and a sudden stop, at the gate, with Edith at the lines, and Anne by her side, and Star in the rear seat alone holding on tightly lest she should be bumped out.
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading Anne was returning with her precious load.
rattleverbUS /ˈrætəl/
make short successive sounds
From this reading The horses trotted down the hill, and came up with a rattle and a bang, and a sudden stop, at the gate, with Edith at the lines, and Anne by her side, and Star in the rear seat alone holding on tightly lest she should be bumped out.
rattlingnounUS /ˈrætlɪŋ/
a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
From this reading The rattling wheels and squeaking springs could be heard far up the road.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading The horses trotted down the hill, and came up with a rattle and a bang, and a sudden stop, at the gate, with Edith at the lines, and Anne by her side, and Star in the rear seat alone holding on tightly lest she should be bumped out.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading Anne was returning with her precious load.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The rattling wheels and squeaking springs could be heard far up the road.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading The horses trotted down the hill, and came up with a rattle and a bang, and a sudden stop, at the gate, with Edith at the lines, and Anne by her side, and Star in the rear seat alone holding on tightly lest she should be bumped out.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The horses trotted down the hill, and came up with a rattle and a bang, and a sudden stop, at the gate, with Edith at the lines, and Anne by her side, and Star in the rear seat alone holding on tightly lest she should be bumped out.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The horses trotted down the hill, and came up with a rattle and a bang, and a sudden stop, at the gate, with Edith at the lines, and Anne by her side, and Star in the rear seat alone holding on tightly lest she should be bumped out.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The horses trotted down the hill, and came up with a rattle and a bang, and a sudden stop, at the gate, with Edith at the lines, and Anne by her side, and Star in the rear seat alone holding on tightly lest she should be bumped out.
springsnounUS /sprɪŋz/
plural of “spring” — the season of growth
From this reading The rattling wheels and squeaking springs could be heard far up the road.
squeakingadjectiveUS /ˈskwiːkɪŋ/
having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
From this reading The rattling wheels and squeaking springs could be heard far up the road.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The horses trotted down the hill, and came up with a rattle and a bang, and a sudden stop, at the gate, with Edith at the lines, and Anne by her side, and Star in the rear seat alone holding on tightly lest she should be bumped out.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading The horses trotted down the hill, and came up with a rattle and a bang, and a sudden stop, at the gate, with Edith at the lines, and Anne by her side, and Star in the rear seat alone holding on tightly lest she should be bumped out.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading The horses trotted down the hill, and came up with a rattle and a bang, and a sudden stop, at the gate, with Edith at the lines, and Anne by her side, and Star in the rear seat alone holding on tightly lest she should be bumped out.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Wasn't that great!" exclaimed Edith.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The rattling wheels and squeaking springs could be heard far up the road.
tightlyadverbUS /ˈtaɪtli/
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading The horses trotted down the hill, and came up with a rattle and a bang, and a sudden stop, at the gate, with Edith at the lines, and Anne by her side, and Star in the rear seat alone holding on tightly lest she should be bumped out.
trottedverbUS /ˈtrɑːtɪd/
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading The horses trotted down the hill, and came up with a rattle and a bang, and a sudden stop, at the gate, with Edith at the lines, and Anne by her side, and Star in the rear seat alone holding on tightly lest she should be bumped out.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The rattling wheels and squeaking springs could be heard far up the road.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Anne was returning with her precious load.
Wasn't
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From this reading "Wasn't that great!" exclaimed Edith.
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 The rattling wheels and squeaking springs could be heard far up the road.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Anne was returning with her precious load.
