used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
anew
From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
a youthful male person
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
bundledverbUS /ˈbʌndəld/
past form of “bundle” — make into a bundle
From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
cautionnounUS /ˈkɑːʃən/
the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
coachmannounUS /ˈkoʊtʃmən/
a man who drives a coach (or carriage)
From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
Dan
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From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
discreetadjectiveUS /dɪˈskriːt/
marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
at any time
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
a social unit living together
From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
conformity or harmony
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
in order that something should not happen
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
parasolnoun
a handheld collapsible source of shade
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
express in words
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
an educational institution
From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
a particular situation
From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
having a supporting base
From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
dependable
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
in or at that place or location
From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The next day we were bundled off to school, distant more than thirty miles, driven by the family coachman.
at the time that
From this reading At the gate, when the driver got off his seat and stood by the open door of the carriage, Old Miss put her arms about Bob, with more of affection than I had ever seen her show, and bade him be a good boy and keep his mind on his book.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Old Master and Old Miss walked with us as far as the big gate that opened into a street of the town.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
but in spite of that
From this reading I say, walked with us, but they walked with Bob, I keeping close pace behind, constantly afraid that my mistress would turn upon me with her stout parasol, yet too discreet to fall farther back, lest I might by this show of caution call her wrath upon me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She kissed him time and again and then she turned to me, Old Master standing there waiting for the end of her part of the ceremony: "Dan," she said, "I want you to black his shoes every morning."
