Chapter XXI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading There he had hired the chauffeur and the man had taken Philip within a few miles of New York.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading In the course of the ride, Philip had told the automobile driver the same story about Tania that he had told the old man in the tumbled-down farmhouse:

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

lacking funds

From this reading The chauffeur was frightened; he finally broke down and told the whole story.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

a man paid to drive a privately owned car

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading In the course of the ride, Philip had told the automobile driver the same story about Tania that he had told the old man in the tumbled-down farmhouse:

English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799)

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The chauffeur was frightened; he finally broke down and told the whole story.

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading Philip Holt had driven from the farmhouse where he left Tania to the nearest village.

the operator of a motor vehicle

From this reading In the course of the ride, Philip had told the automobile driver the same story about Tania that he had told the old man in the tumbled-down farmhouse:

plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

house for a farmer and family

From this reading Philip Holt had driven from the farmhouse where he left Tania to the nearest village.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading There he had hired the chauffeur and the man had taken Philip within a few miles of New York.

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading The chauffeur was frightened; he finally broke down and told the whole story.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

made afraid

From this reading The chauffeur was frightened; he finally broke down and told the whole story.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Philip Holt had driven from the farmhouse where he left Tania to the nearest village.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

having services engaged for a fee

From this reading There he had hired the chauffeur and the man had taken Philip within a few miles of New York.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In the course of the ride, Philip had told the automobile driver the same story about Tania that he had told the old man in the tumbled-down farmhouse:

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Philip Holt had driven from the farmhouse where he left Tania to the nearest village.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

engage in

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading There he had hired the chauffeur and the man had taken Philip within a few miles of New York.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading There he had hired the chauffeur and the man had taken Philip within a few miles of New York.

(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance

From this reading Philip Holt had driven from the farmhouse where he left Tania to the nearest village.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading There he had hired the chauffeur and the man had taken Philip within a few miles of New York.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading In the course of the ride, Philip had told the automobile driver the same story about Tania that he had told the old man in the tumbled-down farmhouse:

above and across; more than

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

the force of policemen and officers

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

any competition

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading In the course of the ride, Philip had told the automobile driver the same story about Tania that he had told the old man in the tumbled-down farmhouse:

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

Identical; not different.

From this reading In the course of the ride, Philip had told the automobile driver the same story about Tania that he had told the old man in the tumbled-down farmhouse:

express in words

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

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 chauffeur was frightened; he finally broke down and told the whole story.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading There he had hired the chauffeur and the man had taken Philip within a few miles of New York.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Philip Holt had driven from the farmhouse where he left Tania to the nearest village.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In the course of the ride, Philip had told the automobile driver the same story about Tania that he had told the old man in the tumbled-down farmhouse:

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There he had hired the chauffeur and the man had taken Philip within a few miles of New York.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading The chauffeur was frightened; he finally broke down and told the whole story.

male cat

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In the course of the ride, Philip had told the automobile driver the same story about Tania that he had told the old man in the tumbled-down farmhouse:

moved around an axis or center

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading Philip Holt had driven from the farmhouse where he left Tania to the nearest village.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The chauffeur was frightened; he finally broke down and told the whole story.

at the time that

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

in or at the place that

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

which person or people

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading The chauffeur was frightened; he finally broke down and told the whole story.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE RACE FOR LIFE It took the united efforts of the Cape May police, Tom Curtis, and Roy Dennis to make the chauffeur who had come back with Roy's car say where he had met Philip Holt, and when Philip had turned over the automobile to him to be brought back to Roy.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading There he had hired the chauffeur and the man had taken Philip within a few miles of New York.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading There he had hired the chauffeur and the man had taken Philip within a few miles of New York.