used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was about a week later, well past midnight, when the stage rattled down the grades which led into Hawk Hole.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about a week later, well past midnight, when the stage rattled down the grades which led into Hawk Hole.
at or in the front
From this reading Far ahead of them a lantern blinked beside the road.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Olsen, the regular driver, was alone on the seat, with one passenger inside the stage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They swept into the Hole and out onto the flat country, the four horses running at top speed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They swept into the Hole and out onto the flat country, the four horses running at top speed.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Far ahead of them a lantern blinked beside the road.
blinkedverbUS /blɪŋkt/
past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes
From this reading Far ahead of them a lantern blinked beside the road.
buckboardnoun
an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; has a seat attached to a flexible board between the two axles
From this reading Olsen drew the team down to a trot and stopped near the lantern, where a man held the heads of a team hitched to a buckboard.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading They swept into the Hole and out onto the flat country, the four horses running at top speed.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It was about a week later, well past midnight, when the stage rattled down the grades which led into Hawk Hole.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Olsen drew the team down to a trot and stopped near the lantern, where a man held the heads of a team hitched to a buckboard.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading Olsen, the regular driver, was alone on the seat, with one passenger inside the stage.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Far ahead of them a lantern blinked beside the road.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading They swept into the Hole and out onto the flat country, the four horses running at top speed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading They swept into the Hole and out onto the flat country, the four horses running at top speed.
gradesnounUS /ɡreɪdz/
plural of “grade” — a body of students who are taught together
From this reading It was about a week later, well past midnight, when the stage rattled down the grades which led into Hawk Hole.
HawknounUS /hɔːk/
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
From this reading It was about a week later, well past midnight, when the stage rattled down the grades which led into Hawk Hole.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Olsen drew the team down to a trot and stopped near the lantern, where a man held the heads of a team hitched to a buckboard.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Olsen drew the team down to a trot and stopped near the lantern, where a man held the heads of a team hitched to a buckboard.
hitchedverbUS /hɪtʃt/
past form of “hitch” — to hook or entangle
From this reading Olsen drew the team down to a trot and stopped near the lantern, where a man held the heads of a team hitched to a buckboard.
an opening into or through something
From this reading It was about a week later, well past midnight, when the stage rattled down the grades which led into Hawk Hole.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading They swept into the Hole and out onto the flat country, the four horses running at top speed.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Olsen, the regular driver, was alone on the seat, with one passenger inside the stage.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was about a week later, well past midnight, when the stage rattled down the grades which led into Hawk Hole.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was about a week later, well past midnight, when the stage rattled down the grades which led into Hawk Hole.
lanternnounUS /ˈlæntərn/
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading Far ahead of them a lantern blinked beside the road.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading It was about a week later, well past midnight, when the stage rattled down the grades which led into Hawk Hole.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading It was about a week later, well past midnight, when the stage rattled down the grades which led into Hawk Hole.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Olsen drew the team down to a trot and stopped near the lantern, where a man held the heads of a team hitched to a buckboard.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading It was about a week later, well past midnight, when the stage rattled down the grades which led into Hawk Hole.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Olsen drew the team down to a trot and stopped near the lantern, where a man held the heads of a team hitched to a buckboard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Far ahead of them a lantern blinked beside the road.
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From this reading Olsen, the regular driver, was alone on the seat, with one passenger inside the stage.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Olsen, the regular driver, was alone on the seat, with one passenger inside the stage.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Olsen, the regular driver, was alone on the seat, with one passenger inside the stage.
ontoprepositionUS /ˈɑːntuː/
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading They swept into the Hole and out onto the flat country, the four horses running at top speed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They swept into the Hole and out onto the flat country, the four horses running at top speed.
passengernounUS /ˈpæsəndʒər/
a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading Olsen, the regular driver, was alone on the seat, with one passenger inside the stage.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading It was about a week later, well past midnight, when the stage rattled down the grades which led into Hawk Hole.
rattledadjectiveUS /ˈrætəld/
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading It was about a week later, well past midnight, when the stage rattled down the grades which led into Hawk Hole.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading Olsen, the regular driver, was alone on the seat, with one passenger inside the stage.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Far ahead of them a lantern blinked beside the road.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading They swept into the Hole and out onto the flat country, the four horses running at top speed.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Olsen, the regular driver, was alone on the seat, with one passenger inside the stage.
move hurridly
From this reading They swept into the Hole and out onto the flat country, the four horses running at top speed.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading It was about a week later, well past midnight, when the stage rattled down the grades which led into Hawk Hole.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Olsen drew the team down to a trot and stopped near the lantern, where a man held the heads of a team hitched to a buckboard.
possessing sweep
From this reading They swept into the Hole and out onto the flat country, the four horses running at top speed.
teamnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading Olsen drew the team down to a trot and stopped near the lantern, where a man held the heads of a team hitched to a buckboard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was about a week later, well past midnight, when the stage rattled down the grades which led into Hawk Hole.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Far ahead of them a lantern blinked beside the road.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They swept into the Hole and out onto the flat country, the four horses running at top speed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Olsen drew the team down to a trot and stopped near the lantern, where a man held the heads of a team hitched to a buckboard.
the upper part of anything
From this reading They swept into the Hole and out onto the flat country, the four horses running at top speed.
trotverbUS /trɑːt/
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading Olsen drew the team down to a trot and stopped near the lantern, where a man held the heads of a team hitched to a buckboard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was about a week later, well past midnight, when the stage rattled down the grades which led into Hawk Hole.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading It was about a week later, well past midnight, when the stage rattled down the grades which led into Hawk Hole.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading It was about a week later, well past midnight, when the stage rattled down the grades which led into Hawk Hole.
at the time that
From this reading It was about a week later, well past midnight, when the stage rattled down the grades which led into Hawk Hole.
in or at the place that
From this reading Olsen drew the team down to a trot and stopped near the lantern, where a man held the heads of a team hitched to a buckboard.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was about a week later, well past midnight, when the stage rattled down the grades which led into Hawk Hole.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Olsen, the regular driver, was alone on the seat, with one passenger inside the stage.
