used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The wheezing, coughing little equipage known to Professor Thorpe's friends as the Ark had induced in her the belief that automobiles were a very poor substitute for horses, and she scorned to enter it.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It was an epoch-making afternoon for Jacqueline, and not the least part of the enchantment was her first experience of automobiling.
(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 I like it best of all Farwell's machines.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an epoch-making afternoon for Jacqueline, and not the least part of the enchantment was her first experience of automobiling.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was an epoch-making afternoon for Jacqueline, and not the least part of the enchantment was her first experience of automobiling.
ArknounUS /ɑːrk/
(Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
From this reading The wheezing, coughing little equipage known to Professor Thorpe's friends as the Ark had induced in her the belief that automobiles were a very poor substitute for horses, and she scorned to enter it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The wheezing, coughing little equipage known to Professor Thorpe's friends as the Ark had induced in her the belief that automobiles were a very poor substitute for horses, and she scorned to enter it.
automobilesnounUS /ˈɔːtəmoʊbiːlz/
plural of “automobile” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading The wheezing, coughing little equipage known to Professor Thorpe's friends as the Ark had induced in her the belief that automobiles were a very poor substitute for horses, and she scorned to enter it.
automobiling
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From this reading It was an epoch-making afternoon for Jacqueline, and not the least part of the enchantment was her first experience of automobiling.
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading The wheezing, coughing little equipage known to Professor Thorpe's friends as the Ark had induced in her the belief that automobiles were a very poor substitute for horses, and she scorned to enter it.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading I like it best of all Farwell's machines.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this powerful, silent car of Farwell's, capable of such incredible speed and yet controlled by a lever or a button quite as easily as she herself could have handled a horse--it gave her the feeling that she was riding a tamed whirlwind.
buttonnounUS /ˈbʌtən/
a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading But this powerful, silent car of Farwell's, capable of such incredible speed and yet controlled by a lever or a button quite as easily as she herself could have handled a horse--it gave her the feeling that she was riding a tamed whirlwind.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But this powerful, silent car of Farwell's, capable of such incredible speed and yet controlled by a lever or a button quite as easily as she herself could have handled a horse--it gave her the feeling that she was riding a tamed whirlwind.
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading But this powerful, silent car of Farwell's, capable of such incredible speed and yet controlled by a lever or a button quite as easily as she herself could have handled a horse--it gave her the feeling that she was riding a tamed whirlwind.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading But this powerful, silent car of Farwell's, capable of such incredible speed and yet controlled by a lever or a button quite as easily as she herself could have handled a horse--it gave her the feeling that she was riding a tamed whirlwind.
controlledadjectiveUS /kənˈtroʊld/
restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
From this reading But this powerful, silent car of Farwell's, capable of such incredible speed and yet controlled by a lever or a button quite as easily as she herself could have handled a horse--it gave her the feeling that she was riding a tamed whirlwind.
coughingnounUS /ˈkɑːfɪŋ/
a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
From this reading The wheezing, coughing little equipage known to Professor Thorpe's friends as the Ark had induced in her the belief that automobiles were a very poor substitute for horses, and she scorned to enter it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But this powerful, silent car of Farwell's, capable of such incredible speed and yet controlled by a lever or a button quite as easily as she herself could have handled a horse--it gave her the feeling that she was riding a tamed whirlwind.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading But this powerful, silent car of Farwell's, capable of such incredible speed and yet controlled by a lever or a button quite as easily as she herself could have handled a horse--it gave her the feeling that she was riding a tamed whirlwind.
enchantmentnounUS /enˈtʃæntmənt/
a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
From this reading It was an epoch-making afternoon for Jacqueline, and not the least part of the enchantment was her first experience of automobiling.
to come or go into
From this reading The wheezing, coughing little equipage known to Professor Thorpe's friends as the Ark had induced in her the belief that automobiles were a very poor substitute for horses, and she scorned to enter it.
epoch-makingadjective
highly significant or important especially bringing about or marking the beginning of a new development or era
From this reading It was an epoch-making afternoon for Jacqueline, and not the least part of the enchantment was her first experience of automobiling.
equipagenoun
equipment and supplies of a military force
From this reading The wheezing, coughing little equipage known to Professor Thorpe's friends as the Ark had induced in her the belief that automobiles were a very poor substitute for horses, and she scorned to enter it.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading It was an epoch-making afternoon for Jacqueline, and not the least part of the enchantment was her first experience of automobiling.
Farwell's
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From this reading But this powerful, silent car of Farwell's, capable of such incredible speed and yet controlled by a lever or a button quite as easily as she herself could have handled a horse--it gave her the feeling that she was riding a tamed whirlwind.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading But this powerful, silent car of Farwell's, capable of such incredible speed and yet controlled by a lever or a button quite as easily as she herself could have handled a horse--it gave her the feeling that she was riding a tamed whirlwind.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was an epoch-making afternoon for Jacqueline, and not the least part of the enchantment was her first experience of automobiling.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was an epoch-making afternoon for Jacqueline, and not the least part of the enchantment was her first experience of automobiling.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The wheezing, coughing little equipage known to Professor Thorpe's friends as the Ark had induced in her the belief that automobiles were a very poor substitute for horses, and she scorned to enter it.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But this powerful, silent car of Farwell's, capable of such incredible speed and yet controlled by a lever or a button quite as easily as she herself could have handled a horse--it gave her the feeling that she was riding a tamed whirlwind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The wheezing, coughing little equipage known to Professor Thorpe's friends as the Ark had induced in her the belief that automobiles were a very poor substitute for horses, and she scorned to enter it.
handledadjectiveUS /ˈhændəld/
having a usually specified type of handle
From this reading But this powerful, silent car of Farwell's, capable of such incredible speed and yet controlled by a lever or a button quite as easily as she herself could have handled a horse--it gave her the feeling that she was riding a tamed whirlwind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But this powerful, silent car of Farwell's, capable of such incredible speed and yet controlled by a lever or a button quite as easily as she herself could have handled a horse--it gave her the feeling that she was riding a tamed whirlwind.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was an epoch-making afternoon for Jacqueline, and not the least part of the enchantment was her first experience of automobiling.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading But this powerful, silent car of Farwell's, capable of such incredible speed and yet controlled by a lever or a button quite as easily as she herself could have handled a horse--it gave her the feeling that she was riding a tamed whirlwind.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading But this powerful, silent car of Farwell's, capable of such incredible speed and yet controlled by a lever or a button quite as easily as she herself could have handled a horse--it gave her the feeling that she was riding a tamed whirlwind.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The wheezing, coughing little equipage known to Professor Thorpe's friends as the Ark had induced in her the belief that automobiles were a very poor substitute for horses, and she scorned to enter it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I like it best of all Farwell's machines.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wheezing, coughing little equipage known to Professor Thorpe's friends as the Ark had induced in her the belief that automobiles were a very poor substitute for horses, and she scorned to enter it.
incredibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkredəbəl/
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading But this powerful, silent car of Farwell's, capable of such incredible speed and yet controlled by a lever or a button quite as easily as she herself could have handled a horse--it gave her the feeling that she was riding a tamed whirlwind.
inducedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈduːst/
brought about or caused; not spontaneous
From this reading The wheezing, coughing little equipage known to Professor Thorpe's friends as the Ark had induced in her the belief that automobiles were a very poor substitute for horses, and she scorned to enter it.
isn't
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From this reading "Nice car, isn't it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an epoch-making afternoon for Jacqueline, and not the least part of the enchantment was her first experience of automobiling.
Jacqueline
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From this reading It was an epoch-making afternoon for Jacqueline, and not the least part of the enchantment was her first experience of automobiling.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading The wheezing, coughing little equipage known to Professor Thorpe's friends as the Ark had induced in her the belief that automobiles were a very poor substitute for horses, and she scorned to enter it.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading It was an epoch-making afternoon for Jacqueline, and not the least part of the enchantment was her first experience of automobiling.
levernounUS /ˈlevər/
a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
From this reading But this powerful, silent car of Farwell's, capable of such incredible speed and yet controlled by a lever or a button quite as easily as she herself could have handled a horse--it gave her the feeling that she was riding a tamed whirlwind.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I like it best of all Farwell's machines.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The wheezing, coughing little equipage known to Professor Thorpe's friends as the Ark had induced in her the belief that automobiles were a very poor substitute for horses, and she scorned to enter it.
machinesnounUS /məˈʃiːnz/
plural of “machine” — any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading I like it best of all Farwell's machines.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "Nice car, isn't it?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was an epoch-making afternoon for Jacqueline, and not the least part of the enchantment was her first experience of automobiling.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was an epoch-making afternoon for Jacqueline, and not the least part of the enchantment was her first experience of automobiling.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But this powerful, silent car of Farwell's, capable of such incredible speed and yet controlled by a lever or a button quite as easily as she herself could have handled a horse--it gave her the feeling that she was riding a tamed whirlwind.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading It was an epoch-making afternoon for Jacqueline, and not the least part of the enchantment was her first experience of automobiling.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The wheezing, coughing little equipage known to Professor Thorpe's friends as the Ark had induced in her the belief that automobiles were a very poor substitute for horses, and she scorned to enter it.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading But this powerful, silent car of Farwell's, capable of such incredible speed and yet controlled by a lever or a button quite as easily as she herself could have handled a horse--it gave her the feeling that she was riding a tamed whirlwind.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading The wheezing, coughing little equipage known to Professor Thorpe's friends as the Ark had induced in her the belief that automobiles were a very poor substitute for horses, and she scorned to enter it.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading But this powerful, silent car of Farwell's, capable of such incredible speed and yet controlled by a lever or a button quite as easily as she herself could have handled a horse--it gave her the feeling that she was riding a tamed whirlwind.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading But this powerful, silent car of Farwell's, capable of such incredible speed and yet controlled by a lever or a button quite as easily as she herself could have handled a horse--it gave her the feeling that she was riding a tamed whirlwind.
scornedadjectiveUS /skɔːrnd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading The wheezing, coughing little equipage known to Professor Thorpe's friends as the Ark had induced in her the belief that automobiles were a very poor substitute for horses, and she scorned to enter it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The wheezing, coughing little equipage known to Professor Thorpe's friends as the Ark had induced in her the belief that automobiles were a very poor substitute for horses, and she scorned to enter it.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading But this powerful, silent car of Farwell's, capable of such incredible speed and yet controlled by a lever or a button quite as easily as she herself could have handled a horse--it gave her the feeling that she was riding a tamed whirlwind.
move hurridly
From this reading But this powerful, silent car of Farwell's, capable of such incredible speed and yet controlled by a lever or a button quite as easily as she herself could have handled a horse--it gave her the feeling that she was riding a tamed whirlwind.
substituteverbUS /ˈsʌbstətuːt/
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
From this reading The wheezing, coughing little equipage known to Professor Thorpe's friends as the Ark had induced in her the belief that automobiles were a very poor substitute for horses, and she scorned to enter it.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But this powerful, silent car of Farwell's, capable of such incredible speed and yet controlled by a lever or a button quite as easily as she herself could have handled a horse--it gave her the feeling that she was riding a tamed whirlwind.
tamedadjectiveUS /teɪmd/
brought from wildness into a domesticated state
From this reading But this powerful, silent car of Farwell's, capable of such incredible speed and yet controlled by a lever or a button quite as easily as she herself could have handled a horse--it gave her the feeling that she was riding a tamed whirlwind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The wheezing, coughing little equipage known to Professor Thorpe's friends as the Ark had induced in her the belief that automobiles were a very poor substitute for horses, and she scorned to enter it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was an epoch-making afternoon for Jacqueline, and not the least part of the enchantment was her first experience of automobiling.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this powerful, silent car of Farwell's, capable of such incredible speed and yet controlled by a lever or a button quite as easily as she herself could have handled a horse--it gave her the feeling that she was riding a tamed whirlwind.
Thorpe's
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From this reading The wheezing, coughing little equipage known to Professor Thorpe's friends as the Ark had induced in her the belief that automobiles were a very poor substitute for horses, and she scorned to enter it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wheezing, coughing little equipage known to Professor Thorpe's friends as the Ark had induced in her the belief that automobiles were a very poor substitute for horses, and she scorned to enter it.
precisely as stated
From this reading The wheezing, coughing little equipage known to Professor Thorpe's friends as the Ark had induced in her the belief that automobiles were a very poor substitute for horses, and she scorned to enter it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an epoch-making afternoon for Jacqueline, and not the least part of the enchantment was her first experience of automobiling.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The wheezing, coughing little equipage known to Professor Thorpe's friends as the Ark had induced in her the belief that automobiles were a very poor substitute for horses, and she scorned to enter it.
wheezingadjectiveUS /ˈwiːzɪŋ/
relating to breathing with a whistling sound
From this reading The wheezing, coughing little equipage known to Professor Thorpe's friends as the Ark had induced in her the belief that automobiles were a very poor substitute for horses, and she scorned to enter it.
whirlwindnounUS /ˈwɜːrlwɪnd/
a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
From this reading But this powerful, silent car of Farwell's, capable of such incredible speed and yet controlled by a lever or a button quite as easily as she herself could have handled a horse--it gave her the feeling that she was riding a tamed whirlwind.
but in spite of that
From this reading But this powerful, silent car of Farwell's, capable of such incredible speed and yet controlled by a lever or a button quite as easily as she herself could have handled a horse--it gave her the feeling that she was riding a tamed whirlwind.
