used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The story of a flying lieutenant who went A. W. O. L. A heavy truck lumbered slowly along a road in central France.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The story of a flying lieutenant who went A. W. O. L. A heavy truck lumbered slowly along a road in central France.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On both sides of the road was an uninspiring vista of brown fields, stretching away as far as the eye could reach, and only occasionally broken by small clumps of small scrubby trees.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On both sides of the road was an uninspiring vista of brown fields, stretching away as far as the eye could reach, and only occasionally broken by small clumps of small scrubby trees.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On both sides of the road was an uninspiring vista of brown fields, stretching away as far as the eye could reach, and only occasionally broken by small clumps of small scrubby trees.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading On both sides of the road was an uninspiring vista of brown fields, stretching away as far as the eye could reach, and only occasionally broken by small clumps of small scrubby trees.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When he reached the French capital the mustache had been smartly waxed.
next to; at the side of
From this reading On the seat of the truck beside the driver sat a little man with a drooping mustache.
the two together, not just one
From this reading On both sides of the road was an uninspiring vista of brown fields, stretching away as far as the eye could reach, and only occasionally broken by small clumps of small scrubby trees.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading On both sides of the road was an uninspiring vista of brown fields, stretching away as far as the eye could reach, and only occasionally broken by small clumps of small scrubby trees.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading On both sides of the road was an uninspiring vista of brown fields, stretching away as far as the eye could reach, and only occasionally broken by small clumps of small scrubby trees.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On both sides of the road was an uninspiring vista of brown fields, stretching away as far as the eye could reach, and only occasionally broken by small clumps of small scrubby trees.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading When he reached the French capital the mustache had been smartly waxed.
centraladjectiveUS /ˈsentrəl/
serving as an essential component
From this reading The story of a flying lieutenant who went A. W. O. L. A heavy truck lumbered slowly along a road in central France.
clumpsnounUS /klʌmps/
plural of “clump” — a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading On both sides of the road was an uninspiring vista of brown fields, stretching away as far as the eye could reach, and only occasionally broken by small clumps of small scrubby trees.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading This droopiness was evidence that he had come there by way of Paris.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading On both sides of the road was an uninspiring vista of brown fields, stretching away as far as the eye could reach, and only occasionally broken by small clumps of small scrubby trees.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading On the seat of the truck beside the driver sat a little man with a drooping mustache.
droopiness
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From this reading This droopiness was evidence that he had come there by way of Paris.
droopingadjectiveUS /ˈdruːpɪŋ/
weak from exhaustion
From this reading On the seat of the truck beside the driver sat a little man with a drooping mustache.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading This droopiness was evidence that he had come there by way of Paris.
the organ of sight
From this reading On both sides of the road was an uninspiring vista of brown fields, stretching away as far as the eye could reach, and only occasionally broken by small clumps of small scrubby trees.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading On both sides of the road was an uninspiring vista of brown fields, stretching away as far as the eye could reach, and only occasionally broken by small clumps of small scrubby trees.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading On both sides of the road was an uninspiring vista of brown fields, stretching away as far as the eye could reach, and only occasionally broken by small clumps of small scrubby trees.
moving swiftly
From this reading The story of a flying lieutenant who went A. W. O. L. A heavy truck lumbered slowly along a road in central France.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading The story of a flying lieutenant who went A. W. O. L. A heavy truck lumbered slowly along a road in central France.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading When he reached the French capital the mustache had been smartly waxed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This droopiness was evidence that he had come there by way of Paris.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This droopiness was evidence that he had come there by way of Paris.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The story of a flying lieutenant who went A. W. O. L. A heavy truck lumbered slowly along a road in central France.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The story of a flying lieutenant who went A. W. O. L. A heavy truck lumbered slowly along a road in central France.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading The story of a flying lieutenant who went A. W. O. L. A heavy truck lumbered slowly along a road in central France.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading The story of a flying lieutenant who went A. W. O. L. A heavy truck lumbered slowly along a road in central France.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading On the seat of the truck beside the driver sat a little man with a drooping mustache.
lumbered
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From this reading The story of a flying lieutenant who went A. W. O. L. A heavy truck lumbered slowly along a road in central France.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading On the seat of the truck beside the driver sat a little man with a drooping mustache.
mustachenounUS /ˈmʌstæʃ/
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading On the seat of the truck beside the driver sat a little man with a drooping mustache.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading The story of a flying lieutenant who went A. W. O. L. A heavy truck lumbered slowly along a road in central France.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading On both sides of the road was an uninspiring vista of brown fields, stretching away as far as the eye could reach, and only occasionally broken by small clumps of small scrubby trees.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The story of a flying lieutenant who went A. W. O. L. A heavy truck lumbered slowly along a road in central France.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On both sides of the road was an uninspiring vista of brown fields, stretching away as far as the eye could reach, and only occasionally broken by small clumps of small scrubby trees.
and nothing more
From this reading On both sides of the road was an uninspiring vista of brown fields, stretching away as far as the eye could reach, and only occasionally broken by small clumps of small scrubby trees.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading This droopiness was evidence that he had come there by way of Paris.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading On both sides of the road was an uninspiring vista of brown fields, stretching away as far as the eye could reach, and only occasionally broken by small clumps of small scrubby trees.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When he reached the French capital the mustache had been smartly waxed.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The story of a flying lieutenant who went A. W. O. L. A heavy truck lumbered slowly along a road in central France.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading On the seat of the truck beside the driver sat a little man with a drooping mustache.
scrubbyadjectiveUS /ˈskrʌbi/
sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush
From this reading On both sides of the road was an uninspiring vista of brown fields, stretching away as far as the eye could reach, and only occasionally broken by small clumps of small scrubby trees.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading On the seat of the truck beside the driver sat a little man with a drooping mustache.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading On both sides of the road was an uninspiring vista of brown fields, stretching away as far as the eye could reach, and only occasionally broken by small clumps of small scrubby trees.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The story of a flying lieutenant who went A. W. O. L. A heavy truck lumbered slowly along a road in central France.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading On both sides of the road was an uninspiring vista of brown fields, stretching away as far as the eye could reach, and only occasionally broken by small clumps of small scrubby trees.
smartlyadverbUS /ˈsmɑːrtli/
in a clever manner
From this reading When he reached the French capital the mustache had been smartly waxed.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The story of a flying lieutenant who went A. W. O. L. A heavy truck lumbered slowly along a road in central France.
stretchingnounUS /ˈstretʃɪŋ/
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading On both sides of the road was an uninspiring vista of brown fields, stretching away as far as the eye could reach, and only occasionally broken by small clumps of small scrubby trees.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This droopiness was evidence that he had come there by way of Paris.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The story of a flying lieutenant who went A. W. O. L. A heavy truck lumbered slowly along a road in central France.
in or at that place or location
From this reading This droopiness was evidence that he had come there by way of Paris.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This droopiness was evidence that he had come there by way of Paris.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading On both sides of the road was an uninspiring vista of brown fields, stretching away as far as the eye could reach, and only occasionally broken by small clumps of small scrubby trees.
trucknounUS /trʌk/
an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
From this reading The story of a flying lieutenant who went A. W. O. L. A heavy truck lumbered slowly along a road in central France.
uninspiringadjectiveUS /ənɪnˈspaɪrɪŋ/
depressing to the spirit
From this reading On both sides of the road was an uninspiring vista of brown fields, stretching away as far as the eye could reach, and only occasionally broken by small clumps of small scrubby trees.
vistanounUS /ˈvɪstə/
the visual percept of a region
From this reading On both sides of the road was an uninspiring vista of brown fields, stretching away as far as the eye could reach, and only occasionally broken by small clumps of small scrubby trees.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading The story of a flying lieutenant who went A. W. O. L. A heavy truck lumbered slowly along a road in central France.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On both sides of the road was an uninspiring vista of brown fields, stretching away as far as the eye could reach, and only occasionally broken by small clumps of small scrubby trees.
waxedadjectiveUS /wækst/
treated with wax
From this reading When he reached the French capital the mustache had been smartly waxed.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading This droopiness was evidence that he had come there by way of Paris.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The story of a flying lieutenant who went A. W. O. L. A heavy truck lumbered slowly along a road in central France.
at the time that
From this reading When he reached the French capital the mustache had been smartly waxed.
which person or people
From this reading The story of a flying lieutenant who went A. W. O. L. A heavy truck lumbered slowly along a road in central France.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the seat of the truck beside the driver sat a little man with a drooping mustache.
