used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LETTER FROM ABROAD.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading A LETTER FROM ABROAD.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They had had a merry meal, and then after it was over Mr. Allonby told them they had better stay where they were whilst he took his motor back to the neighbouring village to get some slight repairs done to it.
(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 They had been out motoring with their father all the morning, and had stopped to have their lunch up a by-road.
Allonby
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From this reading They had had a merry meal, and then after it was over Mr. Allonby told them they had better stay where they were whilst he took his motor back to the neighbouring village to get some slight repairs done to it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bobby and True were lying upon the grass under a shady group of trees.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They had had a merry meal, and then after it was over Mr. Allonby told them they had better stay where they were whilst he took his motor back to the neighbouring village to get some slight repairs done to it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been out motoring with their father all the morning, and had stopped to have their lunch up a by-road.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading They had had a merry meal, and then after it was over Mr. Allonby told them they had better stay where they were whilst he took his motor back to the neighbouring village to get some slight repairs done to it.
BobbynounUS /ˈbɑːbi/
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading Bobby and True were lying upon the grass under a shady group of trees.
by-road
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From this reading They had been out motoring with their father all the morning, and had stopped to have their lunch up a by-road.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading 'They look like the gates in the City.'
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading They had had a merry meal, and then after it was over Mr. Allonby told them they had better stay where they were whilst he took his motor back to the neighbouring village to get some slight repairs done to it.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading They had been out motoring with their father all the morning, and had stopped to have their lunch up a by-road.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A LETTER FROM ABROAD.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading 'They look like the gates in the City.'
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They had had a merry meal, and then after it was over Mr. Allonby told them they had better stay where they were whilst he took his motor back to the neighbouring village to get some slight repairs done to it.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Bobby and True were lying upon the grass under a shady group of trees.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading Bobby and True were lying upon the grass under a shady group of trees.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had been out motoring with their father all the morning, and had stopped to have their lunch up a by-road.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They had been out motoring with their father all the morning, and had stopped to have their lunch up a by-road.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had had a merry meal, and then after it was over Mr. Allonby told them they had better stay where they were whilst he took his motor back to the neighbouring village to get some slight repairs done to it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They had had a merry meal, and then after it was over Mr. Allonby told them they had better stay where they were whilst he took his motor back to the neighbouring village to get some slight repairs done to it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'They look like the gates in the City.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They had had a merry meal, and then after it was over Mr. Allonby told them they had better stay where they were whilst he took his motor back to the neighbouring village to get some slight repairs done to it.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading A LETTER FROM ABROAD.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading 'They look like the gates in the City.'
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading 'They look like the gates in the City.'
take the midday meal
From this reading They had been out motoring with their father all the morning, and had stopped to have their lunch up a by-road.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Bobby and True were lying upon the grass under a shady group of trees.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading They had had a merry meal, and then after it was over Mr. Allonby told them they had better stay where they were whilst he took his motor back to the neighbouring village to get some slight repairs done to it.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading They had had a merry meal, and then after it was over Mr. Allonby told them they had better stay where they were whilst he took his motor back to the neighbouring village to get some slight repairs done to it.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading They had been out motoring with their father all the morning, and had stopped to have their lunch up a by-road.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading They had had a merry meal, and then after it was over Mr. Allonby told them they had better stay where they were whilst he took his motor back to the neighbouring village to get some slight repairs done to it.
motoringnounUS /ˈmoʊtərɪŋ/
the act of driving an automobile
From this reading They had been out motoring with their father all the morning, and had stopped to have their lunch up a by-road.
a form of address for a man
From this reading They had had a merry meal, and then after it was over Mr. Allonby told them they had better stay where they were whilst he took his motor back to the neighbouring village to get some slight repairs done to it.
neighbouringverbUS /ˈneɪbərɪŋ/
-ing form of “neighbour” — live or be located as a neighbor
From this reading They had had a merry meal, and then after it was over Mr. Allonby told them they had better stay where they were whilst he took his motor back to the neighbouring village to get some slight repairs done to it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bobby and True were lying upon the grass under a shady group of trees.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They had been out motoring with their father all the morning, and had stopped to have their lunch up a by-road.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They had had a merry meal, and then after it was over Mr. Allonby told them they had better stay where they were whilst he took his motor back to the neighbouring village to get some slight repairs done to it.
repairsnounUS /rɪˈperz/
plural of “repair” — the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading They had had a merry meal, and then after it was over Mr. Allonby told them they had better stay where they were whilst he took his motor back to the neighbouring village to get some slight repairs done to it.
shadyadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪdi/
quiet, dark, or concealed
From this reading Bobby and True were lying upon the grass under a shady group of trees.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading They had had a merry meal, and then after it was over Mr. Allonby told them they had better stay where they were whilst he took his motor back to the neighbouring village to get some slight repairs done to it.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They had had a merry meal, and then after it was over Mr. Allonby told them they had better stay where they were whilst he took his motor back to the neighbouring village to get some slight repairs done to it.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading They had had a merry meal, and then after it was over Mr. Allonby told them they had better stay where they were whilst he took his motor back to the neighbouring village to get some slight repairs done to it.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading They had been out motoring with their father all the morning, and had stopped to have their lunch up a by-road.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'They look like the gates in the City.'
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had been out motoring with their father all the morning, and had stopped to have their lunch up a by-road.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had had a merry meal, and then after it was over Mr. Allonby told them they had better stay where they were whilst he took his motor back to the neighbouring village to get some slight repairs done to it.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading They had had a merry meal, and then after it was over Mr. Allonby told them they had better stay where they were whilst he took his motor back to the neighbouring village to get some slight repairs done to it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'They look like the gates in the City.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had been out motoring with their father all the morning, and had stopped to have their lunch up a by-road.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading They had had a merry meal, and then after it was over Mr. Allonby told them they had better stay where they were whilst he took his motor back to the neighbouring village to get some slight repairs done to it.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading They had had a merry meal, and then after it was over Mr. Allonby told them they had better stay where they were whilst he took his motor back to the neighbouring village to get some slight repairs done to it.
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 Bobby and True were lying upon the grass under a shady group of trees.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Bobby and True were lying upon the grass under a shady group of trees.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Bobby and True were lying upon the grass under a shady group of trees.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They had been out motoring with their father all the morning, and had stopped to have their lunch up a by-road.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Bobby and True were lying upon the grass under a shady group of trees.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading They had had a merry meal, and then after it was over Mr. Allonby told them they had better stay where they were whilst he took his motor back to the neighbouring village to get some slight repairs done to it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had had a merry meal, and then after it was over Mr. Allonby told them they had better stay where they were whilst he took his motor back to the neighbouring village to get some slight repairs done to it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Bobby and True were lying upon the grass under a shady group of trees.
in or at the place that
From this reading They had had a merry meal, and then after it was over Mr. Allonby told them they had better stay where they were whilst he took his motor back to the neighbouring village to get some slight repairs done to it.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading They had had a merry meal, and then after it was over Mr. Allonby told them they had better stay where they were whilst he took his motor back to the neighbouring village to get some slight repairs done to it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had been out motoring with their father all the morning, and had stopped to have their lunch up a by-road.
