(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading According to the official programme—so described by Dr. O’Grady—the Lord-Lieutenant and Lady Chesterton were to arrive in Ballymoy by motor-car at half-past twelve o’clock.
aides-de-camp
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From this reading That depended on the number of aides-de-camp and of the suite which the Lord-Lieutenant brought.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading According to the official programme—so described by Dr. O’Grady—the Lord-Lieutenant and Lady Chesterton were to arrive in Ballymoy by motor-car at half-past twelve o’clock.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading According to the official programme—so described by Dr. O’Grady—the Lord-Lieutenant and Lady Chesterton were to arrive in Ballymoy by motor-car at half-past twelve o’clock.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading According to the official programme—so described by Dr. O’Grady—the Lord-Lieutenant and Lady Chesterton were to arrive in Ballymoy by motor-car at half-past twelve o’clock.
back-yard
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From this reading There would certainly be one, and Doyle had the coach-house in his back-yard emptied and carefully cleaned to serve for the garage.
Ballymoy
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From this reading According to the official programme—so described by Dr. O’Grady—the Lord-Lieutenant and Lady Chesterton were to arrive in Ballymoy by motor-car at half-past twelve o’clock.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There might be two motor-cars.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Everything in the town was ready before half-past ten.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading That depended on the number of aides-de-camp and of the suite which the Lord-Lieutenant brought.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading According to the official programme—so described by Dr. O’Grady—the Lord-Lieutenant and Lady Chesterton were to arrive in Ballymoy by motor-car at half-past twelve o’clock.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading There would certainly be one, and Doyle had the coach-house in his back-yard emptied and carefully cleaned to serve for the garage.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading There would certainly be one, and Doyle had the coach-house in his back-yard emptied and carefully cleaned to serve for the garage.
ChestertonnounUS /ˈtʃestərtən/
conservative English writer of the Roman Catholic persuasion; in addition to volumes of criticism and polemics he wrote detective novels featuring Father Brown (1874-1936)
From this reading According to the official programme—so described by Dr. O’Grady—the Lord-Lieutenant and Lady Chesterton were to arrive in Ballymoy by motor-car at half-past twelve o’clock.
cleanedverbUS /kliːnd/
past form of “clean” — make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
From this reading There would certainly be one, and Doyle had the coach-house in his back-yard emptied and carefully cleaned to serve for the garage.
coach-house
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From this reading There would certainly be one, and Doyle had the coach-house in his back-yard emptied and carefully cleaned to serve for the garage.
dependedverbUS /dɪˈpendəd/
past form of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading That depended on the number of aides-de-camp and of the suite which the Lord-Lieutenant brought.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading According to the official programme—so described by Dr. O’Grady—the Lord-Lieutenant and Lady Chesterton were to arrive in Ballymoy by motor-car at half-past twelve o’clock.
Doyle
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From this reading There would certainly be one, and Doyle had the coach-house in his back-yard emptied and carefully cleaned to serve for the garage.
Dr
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From this reading According to the official programme—so described by Dr. O’Grady—the Lord-Lieutenant and Lady Chesterton were to arrive in Ballymoy by motor-car at half-past twelve o’clock.
emptiedverbUS /ˈemptid/
inflected form of “empty” — make void or empty of contents
From this reading There would certainly be one, and Doyle had the coach-house in his back-yard emptied and carefully cleaned to serve for the garage.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything in the town was ready before half-past ten.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There would certainly be one, and Doyle had the coach-house in his back-yard emptied and carefully cleaned to serve for the garage.
garagenounUS /ɡərˈɑːʒ/
an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
From this reading There would certainly be one, and Doyle had the coach-house in his back-yard emptied and carefully cleaned to serve for the garage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There would certainly be one, and Doyle had the coach-house in his back-yard emptied and carefully cleaned to serve for the garage.
half-past
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From this reading According to the official programme—so described by Dr. O’Grady—the Lord-Lieutenant and Lady Chesterton were to arrive in Ballymoy by motor-car at half-past twelve o’clock.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There would certainly be one, and Doyle had the coach-house in his back-yard emptied and carefully cleaned to serve for the garage.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading According to the official programme—so described by Dr. O’Grady—the Lord-Lieutenant and Lady Chesterton were to arrive in Ballymoy by motor-car at half-past twelve o’clock.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading According to the official programme—so described by Dr. O’Grady—the Lord-Lieutenant and Lady Chesterton were to arrive in Ballymoy by motor-car at half-past twelve o’clock.
Lord-Lieutenant
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From this reading According to the official programme—so described by Dr. O’Grady—the Lord-Lieutenant and Lady Chesterton were to arrive in Ballymoy by motor-car at half-past twelve o’clock.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There might be two motor-cars.
motor-car
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From this reading According to the official programme—so described by Dr. O’Grady—the Lord-Lieutenant and Lady Chesterton were to arrive in Ballymoy by motor-car at half-past twelve o’clock.
motor-cars
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From this reading There might be two motor-cars.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading That depended on the number of aides-de-camp and of the suite which the Lord-Lieutenant brought.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading According to the official programme—so described by Dr. O’Grady—the Lord-Lieutenant and Lady Chesterton were to arrive in Ballymoy by motor-car at half-past twelve o’clock.
O'Grady
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From this reading According to the official programme—so described by Dr. O’Grady—the Lord-Lieutenant and Lady Chesterton were to arrive in Ballymoy by motor-car at half-past twelve o’clock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That depended on the number of aides-de-camp and of the suite which the Lord-Lieutenant brought.
having official authority or sanction
From this reading According to the official programme—so described by Dr. O’Grady—the Lord-Lieutenant and Lady Chesterton were to arrive in Ballymoy by motor-car at half-past twelve o’clock.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That depended on the number of aides-de-camp and of the suite which the Lord-Lieutenant brought.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There would certainly be one, and Doyle had the coach-house in his back-yard emptied and carefully cleaned to serve for the garage.
programmenounUS /ˈproʊɡræm/
an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event
From this reading According to the official programme—so described by Dr. O’Grady—the Lord-Lieutenant and Lady Chesterton were to arrive in Ballymoy by motor-car at half-past twelve o’clock.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Everything in the town was ready before half-past ten.
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading There would certainly be one, and Doyle had the coach-house in his back-yard emptied and carefully cleaned to serve for the garage.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading According to the official programme—so described by Dr. O’Grady—the Lord-Lieutenant and Lady Chesterton were to arrive in Ballymoy by motor-car at half-past twelve o’clock.
suitenounUS /swiːt/
a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
From this reading That depended on the number of aides-de-camp and of the suite which the Lord-Lieutenant brought.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Everything in the town was ready before half-past ten.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That depended on the number of aides-de-camp and of the suite which the Lord-Lieutenant brought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading According to the official programme—so described by Dr. O’Grady—the Lord-Lieutenant and Lady Chesterton were to arrive in Ballymoy by motor-car at half-past twelve o’clock.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There might be two motor-cars.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading According to the official programme—so described by Dr. O’Grady—the Lord-Lieutenant and Lady Chesterton were to arrive in Ballymoy by motor-car at half-past twelve o’clock.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Everything in the town was ready before half-past ten.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading According to the official programme—so described by Dr. O’Grady—the Lord-Lieutenant and Lady Chesterton were to arrive in Ballymoy by motor-car at half-past twelve o’clock.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There might be two motor-cars.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everything in the town was ready before half-past ten.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading According to the official programme—so described by Dr. O’Grady—the Lord-Lieutenant and Lady Chesterton were to arrive in Ballymoy by motor-car at half-past twelve o’clock.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That depended on the number of aides-de-camp and of the suite which the Lord-Lieutenant brought.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There would certainly be one, and Doyle had the coach-house in his back-yard emptied and carefully cleaned to serve for the garage.
