used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
anew
From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "They showed in Orleans last night all right, but it wasn't the road to Chatham they took out of there this morning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
announcingverbUS /əˈnaʊnsɪŋ/
-ing form of “announce” — make known; make an announcement
From this reading At last he hung up the receiver announcing:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last he hung up the receiver announcing:
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was some time before Mr. Milford succeeded in locating them.
Brewster
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From this reading It was to Brewster.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "They showed in Orleans last night all right, but it wasn't the road to Chatham they took out of there this morning.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
CapenounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
Chatham
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From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
Harwichport
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From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last he hung up the receiver announcing:
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading At last he hung up the receiver announcing:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was some time before Mr. Milford succeeded in locating them.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
keepersnounUS /ˈkiːpərz/
plural of “keeper” — someone in charge of other people
From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
immediately past
From this reading At last he hung up the receiver announcing:
Linimentnoun
a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain
From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
locatingnounUS /ˈloʊkeɪtɪŋ/
the act of putting something in a certain place
From this reading It was some time before Mr. Milford succeeded in locating them.
meanderings
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From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
Milford
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From this reading It was some time before Mr. Milford succeeded in locating them.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "They showed in Orleans last night all right, but it wasn't the road to Chatham they took out of there this morning.
a form of address for a man
From this reading It was some time before Mr. Milford succeeded in locating them.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "They showed in Orleans last night all right, but it wasn't the road to Chatham they took out of there this morning.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
OrleansnounUS /ˈɔːrliənz/
a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "They showed in Orleans last night all right, but it wasn't the road to Chatham they took out of there this morning.
receivernounUS /rəˈsiːvər/
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading At last he hung up the receiver announcing:
precisely, exactly
From this reading "They showed in Orleans last night all right, but it wasn't the road to Chatham they took out of there this morning.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading "They showed in Orleans last night all right, but it wasn't the road to Chatham they took out of there this morning.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "They showed in Orleans last night all right, but it wasn't the road to Chatham they took out of there this morning.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was some time before Mr. Milford succeeded in locating them.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading It was some time before Mr. Milford succeeded in locating them.
telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was some time before Mr. Milford succeeded in locating them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "They showed in Orleans last night all right, but it wasn't the road to Chatham they took out of there this morning.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They showed in Orleans last night all right, but it wasn't the road to Chatham they took out of there this morning.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "They showed in Orleans last night all right, but it wasn't the road to Chatham they took out of there this morning.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was some time before Mr. Milford succeeded in locating them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "They showed in Orleans last night all right, but it wasn't the road to Chatham they took out of there this morning.
townsnounUS /taʊnz/
plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
TracingnounUS /ˈtreɪsɪŋ/
the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline
From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At last he hung up the receiver announcing:
WagonnounUS /ˈwæɡən/
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was some time before Mr. Milford succeeded in locating them.
wasn't
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From this reading "They showed in Orleans last night all right, but it wasn't the road to Chatham they took out of there this morning.
Wellfleet
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From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
wild-cat
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From this reading Tracing the Liniment Wagon To Wellfleet, to Orleans, to Chatham went the telephone call, to Harwichport and then back again to the little towns on the bay side of the Cape, for the wild-cat and its keepers did not follow a straight course in their meanderings.
