used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The following morning the guests who still remained at the Court, made up a party to attend a race meeting at Knapshot.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Knapshot was thirty miles away, and could be reached by rail,--as the Court was but a short distance from a mean, and undeserving little station.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Knapshot was thirty miles away, and could be reached by rail,--as the Court was but a short distance from a mean, and undeserving little station.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The following morning the guests who still remained at the Court, made up a party to attend a race meeting at Knapshot.
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading The following morning the guests who still remained at the Court, made up a party to attend a race meeting at Knapshot.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Knapshot was thirty miles away, and could be reached by rail,--as the Court was but a short distance from a mean, and undeserving little station.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Knapshot was thirty miles away, and could be reached by rail,--as the Court was but a short distance from a mean, and undeserving little station.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading However, most of the party decided to go by motor; Mrs. De Wolfe, Mrs. Horne, Sir Dudley and Nancy in the comfortable roomy Daimler, with Roger De Wolfe sitting by the chauffeur, Major Horne, Billy Miller, Josie and Captain Mayne, followed in the new Rolls-Royce.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading Several preferred to travel by rail, and Mrs. Hicks remained at home, to rest her weary bones, and repose upon her well-earned laurels.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Knapshot was thirty miles away, and could be reached by rail,--as the Court was but a short distance from a mean, and undeserving little station.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Knapshot was thirty miles away, and could be reached by rail,--as the Court was but a short distance from a mean, and undeserving little station.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading However, most of the party decided to go by motor; Mrs. De Wolfe, Mrs. Horne, Sir Dudley and Nancy in the comfortable roomy Daimler, with Roger De Wolfe sitting by the chauffeur, Major Horne, Billy Miller, Josie and Captain Mayne, followed in the new Rolls-Royce.
chauffeurnounUS /ʃoʊˈfɜːr/
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading However, most of the party decided to go by motor; Mrs. De Wolfe, Mrs. Horne, Sir Dudley and Nancy in the comfortable roomy Daimler, with Roger De Wolfe sitting by the chauffeur, Major Horne, Billy Miller, Josie and Captain Mayne, followed in the new Rolls-Royce.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading However, most of the party decided to go by motor; Mrs. De Wolfe, Mrs. Horne, Sir Dudley and Nancy in the comfortable roomy Daimler, with Roger De Wolfe sitting by the chauffeur, Major Horne, Billy Miller, Josie and Captain Mayne, followed in the new Rolls-Royce.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Knapshot was thirty miles away, and could be reached by rail,--as the Court was but a short distance from a mean, and undeserving little station.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading The following morning the guests who still remained at the Court, made up a party to attend a race meeting at Knapshot.
DaimlernounUS /ˈdeɪmlər/
German engineer and automobile manufacturer who produced the first high-speed internal combustion engine (1834-1900)
From this reading However, most of the party decided to go by motor; Mrs. De Wolfe, Mrs. Horne, Sir Dudley and Nancy in the comfortable roomy Daimler, with Roger De Wolfe sitting by the chauffeur, Major Horne, Billy Miller, Josie and Captain Mayne, followed in the new Rolls-Royce.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading However, most of the party decided to go by motor; Mrs. De Wolfe, Mrs. Horne, Sir Dudley and Nancy in the comfortable roomy Daimler, with Roger De Wolfe sitting by the chauffeur, Major Horne, Billy Miller, Josie and Captain Mayne, followed in the new Rolls-Royce.
recognizable; marked
From this reading However, most of the party decided to go by motor; Mrs. De Wolfe, Mrs. Horne, Sir Dudley and Nancy in the comfortable roomy Daimler, with Roger De Wolfe sitting by the chauffeur, Major Horne, Billy Miller, Josie and Captain Mayne, followed in the new Rolls-Royce.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Knapshot was thirty miles away, and could be reached by rail,--as the Court was but a short distance from a mean, and undeserving little station.
Dudley
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From this reading However, most of the party decided to go by motor; Mrs. De Wolfe, Mrs. Horne, Sir Dudley and Nancy in the comfortable roomy Daimler, with Roger De Wolfe sitting by the chauffeur, Major Horne, Billy Miller, Josie and Captain Mayne, followed in the new Rolls-Royce.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading However, most of the party decided to go by motor; Mrs. De Wolfe, Mrs. Horne, Sir Dudley and Nancy in the comfortable roomy Daimler, with Roger De Wolfe sitting by the chauffeur, Major Horne, Billy Miller, Josie and Captain Mayne, followed in the new Rolls-Royce.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The following morning the guests who still remained at the Court, made up a party to attend a race meeting at Knapshot.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Knapshot was thirty miles away, and could be reached by rail,--as the Court was but a short distance from a mean, and undeserving little station.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading However, most of the party decided to go by motor; Mrs. De Wolfe, Mrs. Horne, Sir Dudley and Nancy in the comfortable roomy Daimler, with Roger De Wolfe sitting by the chauffeur, Major Horne, Billy Miller, Josie and Captain Mayne, followed in the new Rolls-Royce.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading The following morning the guests who still remained at the Court, made up a party to attend a race meeting at Knapshot.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Several preferred to travel by rail, and Mrs. Hicks remained at home, to rest her weary bones, and repose upon her well-earned laurels.
HicksnounUS /hɪks/
plural of “hick” — a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
From this reading Several preferred to travel by rail, and Mrs. Hicks remained at home, to rest her weary bones, and repose upon her well-earned laurels.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Several preferred to travel by rail, and Mrs. Hicks remained at home, to rest her weary bones, and repose upon her well-earned laurels.
HornenounUS /hɔːrn/
United States operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1934)
From this reading However, most of the party decided to go by motor; Mrs. De Wolfe, Mrs. Horne, Sir Dudley and Nancy in the comfortable roomy Daimler, with Roger De Wolfe sitting by the chauffeur, Major Horne, Billy Miller, Josie and Captain Mayne, followed in the new Rolls-Royce.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, most of the party decided to go by motor; Mrs. De Wolfe, Mrs. Horne, Sir Dudley and Nancy in the comfortable roomy Daimler, with Roger De Wolfe sitting by the chauffeur, Major Horne, Billy Miller, Josie and Captain Mayne, followed in the new Rolls-Royce.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading However, most of the party decided to go by motor; Mrs. De Wolfe, Mrs. Horne, Sir Dudley and Nancy in the comfortable roomy Daimler, with Roger De Wolfe sitting by the chauffeur, Major Horne, Billy Miller, Josie and Captain Mayne, followed in the new Rolls-Royce.
Josie
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From this reading However, most of the party decided to go by motor; Mrs. De Wolfe, Mrs. Horne, Sir Dudley and Nancy in the comfortable roomy Daimler, with Roger De Wolfe sitting by the chauffeur, Major Horne, Billy Miller, Josie and Captain Mayne, followed in the new Rolls-Royce.
Knapshot
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From this reading The following morning the guests who still remained at the Court, made up a party to attend a race meeting at Knapshot.
laurelsnounUS /ˈlɔːrəlz/
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading Several preferred to travel by rail, and Mrs. Hicks remained at home, to rest her weary bones, and repose upon her well-earned laurels.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Knapshot was thirty miles away, and could be reached by rail,--as the Court was but a short distance from a mean, and undeserving little station.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The following morning the guests who still remained at the Court, made up a party to attend a race meeting at Knapshot.
MajoradjectiveUS /ˈmeɪdʒər/
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading However, most of the party decided to go by motor; Mrs. De Wolfe, Mrs. Horne, Sir Dudley and Nancy in the comfortable roomy Daimler, with Roger De Wolfe sitting by the chauffeur, Major Horne, Billy Miller, Josie and Captain Mayne, followed in the new Rolls-Royce.
Mayne
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From this reading However, most of the party decided to go by motor; Mrs. De Wolfe, Mrs. Horne, Sir Dudley and Nancy in the comfortable roomy Daimler, with Roger De Wolfe sitting by the chauffeur, Major Horne, Billy Miller, Josie and Captain Mayne, followed in the new Rolls-Royce.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Knapshot was thirty miles away, and could be reached by rail,--as the Court was but a short distance from a mean, and undeserving little station.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading The following morning the guests who still remained at the Court, made up a party to attend a race meeting at Knapshot.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Knapshot was thirty miles away, and could be reached by rail,--as the Court was but a short distance from a mean, and undeserving little station.
MillernounUS /ˈmɪlər/
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading However, most of the party decided to go by motor; Mrs. De Wolfe, Mrs. Horne, Sir Dudley and Nancy in the comfortable roomy Daimler, with Roger De Wolfe sitting by the chauffeur, Major Horne, Billy Miller, Josie and Captain Mayne, followed in the new Rolls-Royce.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The following morning the guests who still remained at the Court, made up a party to attend a race meeting at Knapshot.
used to form the superlative
From this reading However, most of the party decided to go by motor; Mrs. De Wolfe, Mrs. Horne, Sir Dudley and Nancy in the comfortable roomy Daimler, with Roger De Wolfe sitting by the chauffeur, Major Horne, Billy Miller, Josie and Captain Mayne, followed in the new Rolls-Royce.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading However, most of the party decided to go by motor; Mrs. De Wolfe, Mrs. Horne, Sir Dudley and Nancy in the comfortable roomy Daimler, with Roger De Wolfe sitting by the chauffeur, Major Horne, Billy Miller, Josie and Captain Mayne, followed in the new Rolls-Royce.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading However, most of the party decided to go by motor; Mrs. De Wolfe, Mrs. Horne, Sir Dudley and Nancy in the comfortable roomy Daimler, with Roger De Wolfe sitting by the chauffeur, Major Horne, Billy Miller, Josie and Captain Mayne, followed in the new Rolls-Royce.
NancynounUS /ˈnænsi/
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading However, most of the party decided to go by motor; Mrs. De Wolfe, Mrs. Horne, Sir Dudley and Nancy in the comfortable roomy Daimler, with Roger De Wolfe sitting by the chauffeur, Major Horne, Billy Miller, Josie and Captain Mayne, followed in the new Rolls-Royce.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading However, most of the party decided to go by motor; Mrs. De Wolfe, Mrs. Horne, Sir Dudley and Nancy in the comfortable roomy Daimler, with Roger De Wolfe sitting by the chauffeur, Major Horne, Billy Miller, Josie and Captain Mayne, followed in the new Rolls-Royce.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading However, most of the party decided to go by motor; Mrs. De Wolfe, Mrs. Horne, Sir Dudley and Nancy in the comfortable roomy Daimler, with Roger De Wolfe sitting by the chauffeur, Major Horne, Billy Miller, Josie and Captain Mayne, followed in the new Rolls-Royce.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The following morning the guests who still remained at the Court, made up a party to attend a race meeting at Knapshot.
preferredadjectiveUS /prəˈfɜːrd/
more desirable than another
From this reading Several preferred to travel by rail, and Mrs. Hicks remained at home, to rest her weary bones, and repose upon her well-earned laurels.
any competition
From this reading The following morning the guests who still remained at the Court, made up a party to attend a race meeting at Knapshot.
railnounUS /reɪl/
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading Knapshot was thirty miles away, and could be reached by rail,--as the Court was but a short distance from a mean, and undeserving little station.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Knapshot was thirty miles away, and could be reached by rail,--as the Court was but a short distance from a mean, and undeserving little station.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The following morning the guests who still remained at the Court, made up a party to attend a race meeting at Knapshot.
reposeverbUS /riˈpoʊz/
put or confide something in a person or thing
From this reading Several preferred to travel by rail, and Mrs. Hicks remained at home, to rest her weary bones, and repose upon her well-earned laurels.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Several preferred to travel by rail, and Mrs. Hicks remained at home, to rest her weary bones, and repose upon her well-earned laurels.
Roger
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From this reading However, most of the party decided to go by motor; Mrs. De Wolfe, Mrs. Horne, Sir Dudley and Nancy in the comfortable roomy Daimler, with Roger De Wolfe sitting by the chauffeur, Major Horne, Billy Miller, Josie and Captain Mayne, followed in the new Rolls-Royce.
Rolls-Royce
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From this reading However, most of the party decided to go by motor; Mrs. De Wolfe, Mrs. Horne, Sir Dudley and Nancy in the comfortable roomy Daimler, with Roger De Wolfe sitting by the chauffeur, Major Horne, Billy Miller, Josie and Captain Mayne, followed in the new Rolls-Royce.
roomynounUS /ˈruːmi/
an associate who shares a room with you
From this reading However, most of the party decided to go by motor; Mrs. De Wolfe, Mrs. Horne, Sir Dudley and Nancy in the comfortable roomy Daimler, with Roger De Wolfe sitting by the chauffeur, Major Horne, Billy Miller, Josie and Captain Mayne, followed in the new Rolls-Royce.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Several preferred to travel by rail, and Mrs. Hicks remained at home, to rest her weary bones, and repose upon her well-earned laurels.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Knapshot was thirty miles away, and could be reached by rail,--as the Court was but a short distance from a mean, and undeserving little station.
term of address for a man
From this reading However, most of the party decided to go by motor; Mrs. De Wolfe, Mrs. Horne, Sir Dudley and Nancy in the comfortable roomy Daimler, with Roger De Wolfe sitting by the chauffeur, Major Horne, Billy Miller, Josie and Captain Mayne, followed in the new Rolls-Royce.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading However, most of the party decided to go by motor; Mrs. De Wolfe, Mrs. Horne, Sir Dudley and Nancy in the comfortable roomy Daimler, with Roger De Wolfe sitting by the chauffeur, Major Horne, Billy Miller, Josie and Captain Mayne, followed in the new Rolls-Royce.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Knapshot was thirty miles away, and could be reached by rail,--as the Court was but a short distance from a mean, and undeserving little station.
not in physical motion
From this reading The following morning the guests who still remained at the Court, made up a party to attend a race meeting at Knapshot.
STRANDEDadjectiveUS /ˈstrændɪd/
cut off or left behind
From this reading STRANDED!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The following morning the guests who still remained at the Court, made up a party to attend a race meeting at Knapshot.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading Knapshot was thirty miles away, and could be reached by rail,--as the Court was but a short distance from a mean, and undeserving little station.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The following morning the guests who still remained at the Court, made up a party to attend a race meeting at Knapshot.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Several preferred to travel by rail, and Mrs. Hicks remained at home, to rest her weary bones, and repose upon her well-earned laurels.
undeservingadjectiveUS /ˌʌndɪˈzɜːrvɪŋ/
not deserving
From this reading Knapshot was thirty miles away, and could be reached by rail,--as the Court was but a short distance from a mean, and undeserving little station.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The following morning the guests who still remained at the Court, made up a party to attend a race meeting at Knapshot.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Several preferred to travel by rail, and Mrs. Hicks remained at home, to rest her weary bones, and repose upon her well-earned laurels.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Knapshot was thirty miles away, and could be reached by rail,--as the Court was but a short distance from a mean, and undeserving little station.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Several preferred to travel by rail, and Mrs. Hicks remained at home, to rest her weary bones, and repose upon her well-earned laurels.
well-earned
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From this reading Several preferred to travel by rail, and Mrs. Hicks remained at home, to rest her weary bones, and repose upon her well-earned laurels.
which person or people
From this reading The following morning the guests who still remained at the Court, made up a party to attend a race meeting at Knapshot.
in the company of; together with
From this reading However, most of the party decided to go by motor; Mrs. De Wolfe, Mrs. Horne, Sir Dudley and Nancy in the comfortable roomy Daimler, with Roger De Wolfe sitting by the chauffeur, Major Horne, Billy Miller, Josie and Captain Mayne, followed in the new Rolls-Royce.
WolfenounUS /wʊlf/
United States writer who has written extensively on American culture (born in 1931)
From this reading However, most of the party decided to go by motor; Mrs. De Wolfe, Mrs. Horne, Sir Dudley and Nancy in the comfortable roomy Daimler, with Roger De Wolfe sitting by the chauffeur, Major Horne, Billy Miller, Josie and Captain Mayne, followed in the new Rolls-Royce.
