used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
abreastadjectiveUS /əˈbrest/
being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge
From this reading Denis laughed, and gave the horse a cut that brought him quickly abreast of her retreating figure.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Come along!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
bearskinnoun
the pelt of a bear (sometimes used as a rug)
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Denis laughed, and gave the horse a cut that brought him quickly abreast of her retreating figure.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Hope you’ll have a lovely ride!” she called back to him over her shoulder.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
climbverbUS /klaɪm/
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come along!
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Denis laughed, and gave the horse a cut that brought him quickly abreast of her retreating figure.
cutternounUS /ˈkʌtər/
someone who cuts or carves stone
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
dartedverbUS /ˈdɑːrtɪd/
past form of “dart” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
Denis
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From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
Eady
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From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Denis laughed, and gave the horse a cut that brought him quickly abreast of her retreating figure.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
flingverbUS /flɪŋ/
throw with force or recklessness
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Denis laughed, and gave the horse a cut that brought him quickly abreast of her retreating figure.
Good-byenounUS /ɡɪdˈbaɪ/
a farewell remark
From this reading “Good-bye!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Hope you’ll have a lovely ride!” she called back to him over her shoulder.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hope you’ll have a lovely ride!” she called back to him over her shoulder.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Hope you’ll have a lovely ride!” she called back to him over her shoulder.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Denis laughed, and gave the horse a cut that brought him quickly abreast of her retreating figure.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Hope you’ll have a lovely ride!” she called back to him over her shoulder.
engage in
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Hope you’ll have a lovely ride!” she called back to him over her shoulder.
with speed
From this reading Denis laughed, and gave the horse a cut that brought him quickly abreast of her retreating figure.
retreatingverbUS /riˈtriːtɪŋ/
-ing form of “retreat” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading Denis laughed, and gave the horse a cut that brought him quickly abreast of her retreating figure.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Hope you’ll have a lovely ride!” she called back to him over her shoulder.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Hope you’ll have a lovely ride!” she called back to him over her shoulder.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
moving very fast
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Denis laughed, and gave the horse a cut that brought him quickly abreast of her retreating figure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.
you'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hope you’ll have a lovely ride!” she called back to him over her shoulder.
