used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The third and biggest car belonged to the Prefet; gray and military looking, driven by a soldier in uniform; and this time Dierdre O'Farrell was with us.
in the past
From this reading That was yesterday, as I write, and already it seems long ago!
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading We were three automobiles strong when we went out of Nancy, along what they call the "Luneville road."
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading That was yesterday, as I write, and already it seems long ago!
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I was wondering if she went "under orders," or if she wished to see the sights we were to see--among them, perhaps, her elusive doctor!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That was yesterday, as I write, and already it seems long ago!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That was yesterday, as I write, and already it seems long ago!
astonishinglyadverbUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃɪŋli/
in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise
From this reading We turned south, leaving town, and presently passed--at Dombasle--astonishingly huge salt-works, with rubble-heaps tall as minor pyramids.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We turned south, leaving town, and presently passed--at Dombasle--astonishingly huge salt-works, with rubble-heaps tall as minor pyramids.
automobilesnounUS /ˈɔːtəmoʊbiːlz/
plural of “automobile” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading We were three automobiles strong when we went out of Nancy, along what they call the "Luneville road."
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading The third and biggest car belonged to the Prefet; gray and military looking, driven by a soldier in uniform; and this time Dierdre O'Farrell was with us.
biggestadjectiveUS /ˈbɪɡəst/
superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The third and biggest car belonged to the Prefet; gray and military looking, driven by a soldier in uniform; and this time Dierdre O'Farrell was with us.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The third and biggest car belonged to the Prefet; gray and military looking, driven by a soldier in uniform; and this time Dierdre O'Farrell was with us.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading We were three automobiles strong when we went out of Nancy, along what they call the "Luneville road."
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading The third and biggest car belonged to the Prefet; gray and military looking, driven by a soldier in uniform; and this time Dierdre O'Farrell was with us.
Dierdre
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From this reading The third and biggest car belonged to the Prefet; gray and military looking, driven by a soldier in uniform; and this time Dierdre O'Farrell was with us.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading I was wondering if she went "under orders," or if she wished to see the sights we were to see--among them, perhaps, her elusive doctor!
Dombasle
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From this reading We turned south, leaving town, and presently passed--at Dombasle--astonishingly huge salt-works, with rubble-heaps tall as minor pyramids.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading The third and biggest car belonged to the Prefet; gray and military looking, driven by a soldier in uniform; and this time Dierdre O'Farrell was with us.
elusiveadjectiveUS /ɪˈluːsɪv/
difficult to describe
From this reading I was wondering if she went "under orders," or if she wished to see the sights we were to see--among them, perhaps, her elusive doctor!
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The third and biggest car belonged to the Prefet; gray and military looking, driven by a soldier in uniform; and this time Dierdre O'Farrell was with us.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I was wondering if she went "under orders," or if she wished to see the sights we were to see--among them, perhaps, her elusive doctor!
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading We turned south, leaving town, and presently passed--at Dombasle--astonishingly huge salt-works, with rubble-heaps tall as minor pyramids.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That was yesterday, as I write, and already it seems long ago!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I was wondering if she went "under orders," or if she wished to see the sights we were to see--among them, perhaps, her elusive doctor!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The third and biggest car belonged to the Prefet; gray and military looking, driven by a soldier in uniform; and this time Dierdre O'Farrell was with us.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That was yesterday, as I write, and already it seems long ago!
the act of departing
From this reading We turned south, leaving town, and presently passed--at Dombasle--astonishingly huge salt-works, with rubble-heaps tall as minor pyramids.
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 That was yesterday, as I write, and already it seems long ago!
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The third and biggest car belonged to the Prefet; gray and military looking, driven by a soldier in uniform; and this time Dierdre O'Farrell was with us.
Luneville
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From this reading We were three automobiles strong when we went out of Nancy, along what they call the "Luneville road."
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading The third and biggest car belonged to the Prefet; gray and military looking, driven by a soldier in uniform; and this time Dierdre O'Farrell was with us.
minoradjectiveUS /ˈmaɪnər/
of lesser importance or stature or rank
From this reading We turned south, leaving town, and presently passed--at Dombasle--astonishingly huge salt-works, with rubble-heaps tall as minor pyramids.
NancynounUS /ˈnænsi/
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading We were three automobiles strong when we went out of Nancy, along what they call the "Luneville road."
O'Farrell
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From this reading The third and biggest car belonged to the Prefet; gray and military looking, driven by a soldier in uniform; and this time Dierdre O'Farrell was with us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We were three automobiles strong when we went out of Nancy, along what they call the "Luneville road."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I was wondering if she went "under orders," or if she wished to see the sights we were to see--among them, perhaps, her elusive doctor!
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading I was wondering if she went "under orders," or if she wished to see the sights we were to see--among them, perhaps, her elusive doctor!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We were three automobiles strong when we went out of Nancy, along what they call the "Luneville road."
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading We turned south, leaving town, and presently passed--at Dombasle--astonishingly huge salt-works, with rubble-heaps tall as minor pyramids.
by chance
From this reading I was wondering if she went "under orders," or if she wished to see the sights we were to see--among them, perhaps, her elusive doctor!
Prefet
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From this reading The third and biggest car belonged to the Prefet; gray and military looking, driven by a soldier in uniform; and this time Dierdre O'Farrell was with us.
in the near future
From this reading We turned south, leaving town, and presently passed--at Dombasle--astonishingly huge salt-works, with rubble-heaps tall as minor pyramids.
pyramidsnounUS /ˈpɪrəmɪdz/
plural of “pyramid” — a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
From this reading We turned south, leaving town, and presently passed--at Dombasle--astonishingly huge salt-works, with rubble-heaps tall as minor pyramids.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading We were three automobiles strong when we went out of Nancy, along what they call the "Luneville road."
rubble-heaps
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From this reading We turned south, leaving town, and presently passed--at Dombasle--astonishingly huge salt-works, with rubble-heaps tall as minor pyramids.
salt-works
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From this reading We turned south, leaving town, and presently passed--at Dombasle--astonishingly huge salt-works, with rubble-heaps tall as minor pyramids.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I was wondering if she went "under orders," or if she wished to see the sights we were to see--among them, perhaps, her elusive doctor!
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading That was yesterday, as I write, and already it seems long ago!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was wondering if she went "under orders," or if she wished to see the sights we were to see--among them, perhaps, her elusive doctor!
sightsnounUS /saɪts/
an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading I was wondering if she went "under orders," or if she wished to see the sights we were to see--among them, perhaps, her elusive doctor!
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading The third and biggest car belonged to the Prefet; gray and military looking, driven by a soldier in uniform; and this time Dierdre O'Farrell was with us.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading We turned south, leaving town, and presently passed--at Dombasle--astonishingly huge salt-works, with rubble-heaps tall as minor pyramids.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading We were three automobiles strong when we went out of Nancy, along what they call the "Luneville road."
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading We turned south, leaving town, and presently passed--at Dombasle--astonishingly huge salt-works, with rubble-heaps tall as minor pyramids.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was yesterday, as I write, and already it seems long ago!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We were three automobiles strong when we went out of Nancy, along what they call the "Luneville road."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I was wondering if she went "under orders," or if she wished to see the sights we were to see--among them, perhaps, her elusive doctor!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We were three automobiles strong when we went out of Nancy, along what they call the "Luneville road."
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading The third and biggest car belonged to the Prefet; gray and military looking, driven by a soldier in uniform; and this time Dierdre O'Farrell was with us.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The third and biggest car belonged to the Prefet; gray and military looking, driven by a soldier in uniform; and this time Dierdre O'Farrell was with us.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading We were three automobiles strong when we went out of Nancy, along what they call the "Luneville road."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The third and biggest car belonged to the Prefet; gray and military looking, driven by a soldier in uniform; and this time Dierdre O'Farrell was with us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The third and biggest car belonged to the Prefet; gray and military looking, driven by a soldier in uniform; and this time Dierdre O'Farrell was with us.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading We turned south, leaving town, and presently passed--at Dombasle--astonishingly huge salt-works, with rubble-heaps tall as minor pyramids.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading We turned south, leaving town, and presently passed--at Dombasle--astonishingly huge salt-works, with rubble-heaps tall as minor pyramids.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I was wondering if she went "under orders," or if she wished to see the sights we were to see--among them, perhaps, her elusive doctor!
uniformadjectiveUS /ˈjuːnəfɔːrm/
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading The third and biggest car belonged to the Prefet; gray and military looking, driven by a soldier in uniform; and this time Dierdre O'Farrell was with us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The third and biggest car belonged to the Prefet; gray and military looking, driven by a soldier in uniform; and this time Dierdre O'Farrell was with us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was yesterday, as I write, and already it seems long ago!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were three automobiles strong when we went out of Nancy, along what they call the "Luneville road."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We were three automobiles strong when we went out of Nancy, along what they call the "Luneville road."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were three automobiles strong when we went out of Nancy, along what they call the "Luneville road."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We were three automobiles strong when we went out of Nancy, along what they call the "Luneville road."
at the time that
From this reading We were three automobiles strong when we went out of Nancy, along what they call the "Luneville road."
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading I was wondering if she went "under orders," or if she wished to see the sights we were to see--among them, perhaps, her elusive doctor!
in the company of; together with
From this reading The third and biggest car belonged to the Prefet; gray and military looking, driven by a soldier in uniform; and this time Dierdre O'Farrell was with us.
showing curiosity
From this reading I was wondering if she went "under orders," or if she wished to see the sights we were to see--among them, perhaps, her elusive doctor!
produce a literary work
From this reading That was yesterday, as I write, and already it seems long ago!
the day immediately before today
From this reading That was yesterday, as I write, and already it seems long ago!
