used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Inquiry elicited the information that the town proper was a good two miles by road, although it was in plain sight across the harbor.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading By walking a block they could take a car—if the cars happened to be running that day; it seemed that in Gloucester one could never tell about the street cars.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Inquiry elicited the information that the town proper was a good two miles by road, although it was in plain sight across the harbor.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Inquiry elicited the information that the town proper was a good two miles by road, although it was in plain sight across the harbor.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading By walking a block they could take a car—if the cars happened to be running that day; it seemed that in Gloucester one could never tell about the street cars.
blocknounUS /blɑːk/
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading By walking a block they could take a car—if the cars happened to be running that day; it seemed that in Gloucester one could never tell about the street cars.
exhale hard
From this reading “Blow the cars!” said Dan.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Inquiry elicited the information that the town proper was a good two miles by road, although it was in plain sight across the harbor.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading By walking a block they could take a car—if the cars happened to be running that day; it seemed that in Gloucester one could never tell about the street cars.
carsnounUS /kɑːrz/
plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading By walking a block they could take a car—if the cars happened to be running that day; it seemed that in Gloucester one could never tell about the street cars.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading By walking a block they could take a car—if the cars happened to be running that day; it seemed that in Gloucester one could never tell about the street cars.
Dan
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From this reading “Let’s do the town,” suggested Dan.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading By walking a block they could take a car—if the cars happened to be running that day; it seemed that in Gloucester one could never tell about the street cars.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Let’s do the town,” suggested Dan.
elicitedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlɪsɪtɪd/
called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation
From this reading Inquiry elicited the information that the town proper was a good two miles by road, although it was in plain sight across the harbor.
GloucesternounUS /ˈɡlɑːstər/
a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries
From this reading By walking a block they could take a car—if the cars happened to be running that day; it seemed that in Gloucester one could never tell about the street cars.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Inquiry elicited the information that the town proper was a good two miles by road, although it was in plain sight across the harbor.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading By walking a block they could take a car—if the cars happened to be running that day; it seemed that in Gloucester one could never tell about the street cars.
harborverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading Inquiry elicited the information that the town proper was a good two miles by road, although it was in plain sight across the harbor.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading By walking a block they could take a car—if the cars happened to be running that day; it seemed that in Gloucester one could never tell about the street cars.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Inquiry elicited the information that the town proper was a good two miles by road, although it was in plain sight across the harbor.
a message received and understood
From this reading Inquiry elicited the information that the town proper was a good two miles by road, although it was in plain sight across the harbor.
InquirynounUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪriː/
a search for knowledge
From this reading Inquiry elicited the information that the town proper was a good two miles by road, although it was in plain sight across the harbor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Inquiry elicited the information that the town proper was a good two miles by road, although it was in plain sight across the harbor.
Let's
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From this reading “Let’s do the town,” suggested Dan.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Inquiry elicited the information that the town proper was a good two miles by road, although it was in plain sight across the harbor.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading By walking a block they could take a car—if the cars happened to be running that day; it seemed that in Gloucester one could never tell about the street cars.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading By walking a block they could take a car—if the cars happened to be running that day; it seemed that in Gloucester one could never tell about the street cars.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Inquiry elicited the information that the town proper was a good two miles by road, although it was in plain sight across the harbor.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading Inquiry elicited the information that the town proper was a good two miles by road, although it was in plain sight across the harbor.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Inquiry elicited the information that the town proper was a good two miles by road, although it was in plain sight across the harbor.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading By walking a block they could take a car—if the cars happened to be running that day; it seemed that in Gloucester one could never tell about the street cars.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Blow the cars!” said Dan.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading By walking a block they could take a car—if the cars happened to be running that day; it seemed that in Gloucester one could never tell about the street cars.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Inquiry elicited the information that the town proper was a good two miles by road, although it was in plain sight across the harbor.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading By walking a block they could take a car—if the cars happened to be running that day; it seemed that in Gloucester one could never tell about the street cars.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “Let’s do the town,” suggested Dan.
carry out
From this reading By walking a block they could take a car—if the cars happened to be running that day; it seemed that in Gloucester one could never tell about the street cars.
express in words
From this reading By walking a block they could take a car—if the cars happened to be running that day; it seemed that in Gloucester one could never tell about the street cars.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Inquiry elicited the information that the town proper was a good two miles by road, although it was in plain sight across the harbor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Let’s do the town,” suggested Dan.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By walking a block they could take a car—if the cars happened to be running that day; it seemed that in Gloucester one could never tell about the street cars.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By walking a block they could take a car—if the cars happened to be running that day; it seemed that in Gloucester one could never tell about the street cars.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “Let’s do the town,” suggested Dan.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Inquiry elicited the information that the town proper was a good two miles by road, although it was in plain sight across the harbor.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “Let’s walk.”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading By walking a block they could take a car—if the cars happened to be running that day; it seemed that in Gloucester one could never tell about the street cars.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Inquiry elicited the information that the town proper was a good two miles by road, although it was in plain sight across the harbor.
