used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The following morning, the carrier's cart stopped at the cottage, and Dick, having helped the carrier to bring in a big portmanteau, burst into the sitting room with:
(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 "That's all right," he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The following morning, the carrier's cart stopped at the cottage, and Dick, having helped the carrier to bring in a big portmanteau, burst into the sitting room with:
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Your togs have arrived, Mr. Vernon; and the carrier says that there are a couple of horses at the station.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading "Your togs have arrived, Mr. Vernon; and the carrier says that there are a couple of horses at the station.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The following morning, the carrier's cart stopped at the cottage, and Dick, having helped the carrier to bring in a big portmanteau, burst into the sitting room with:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They're directed 'Drake Vernon, Esquire,' so they must be for you!"
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The following morning, the carrier's cart stopped at the cottage, and Dick, having helped the carrier to bring in a big portmanteau, burst into the sitting room with:
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The following morning, the carrier's cart stopped at the cottage, and Dick, having helped the carrier to bring in a big portmanteau, burst into the sitting room with:
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading The following morning, the carrier's cart stopped at the cottage, and Dick, having helped the carrier to bring in a big portmanteau, burst into the sitting room with:
carriernounUS /ˈkæriər/
someone whose employment involves carrying something
From this reading The following morning, the carrier's cart stopped at the cottage, and Dick, having helped the carrier to bring in a big portmanteau, burst into the sitting room with:
carrier'snounUS /ˈkæriərz/
possessive form of “carrier” — someone whose employment involves carrying something
From this reading The following morning, the carrier's cart stopped at the cottage, and Dick, having helped the carrier to bring in a big portmanteau, burst into the sitting room with:
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading The following morning, the carrier's cart stopped at the cottage, and Dick, having helped the carrier to bring in a big portmanteau, burst into the sitting room with:
a small house with a single story
From this reading The following morning, the carrier's cart stopped at the cottage, and Dick, having helped the carrier to bring in a big portmanteau, burst into the sitting room with:
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading "Your togs have arrived, Mr. Vernon; and the carrier says that there are a couple of horses at the station.
someone who is a detective
From this reading The following morning, the carrier's cart stopped at the cottage, and Dick, having helped the carrier to bring in a big portmanteau, burst into the sitting room with:
(often used in combination) having a specified direction
From this reading They're directed 'Drake Vernon, Esquire,' so they must be for you!"
DrakenounUS /dreɪk/
English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
From this reading They're directed 'Drake Vernon, Esquire,' so they must be for you!"
EsquirenounUS /ˈeskwaɪr/
(Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood
From this reading They're directed 'Drake Vernon, Esquire,' so they must be for you!"
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The following morning, the carrier's cart stopped at the cottage, and Dick, having helped the carrier to bring in a big portmanteau, burst into the sitting room with:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They're directed 'Drake Vernon, Esquire,' so they must be for you!"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Your togs have arrived, Mr. Vernon; and the carrier says that there are a couple of horses at the station.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The following morning, the carrier's cart stopped at the cottage, and Dick, having helped the carrier to bring in a big portmanteau, burst into the sitting room with:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That's all right," he said.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading The following morning, the carrier's cart stopped at the cottage, and Dick, having helped the carrier to bring in a big portmanteau, burst into the sitting room with:
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Your togs have arrived, Mr. Vernon; and the carrier says that there are a couple of horses at the station.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The following morning, the carrier's cart stopped at the cottage, and Dick, having helped the carrier to bring in a big portmanteau, burst into the sitting room with:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The following morning, the carrier's cart stopped at the cottage, and Dick, having helped the carrier to bring in a big portmanteau, burst into the sitting room with:
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The following morning, the carrier's cart stopped at the cottage, and Dick, having helped the carrier to bring in a big portmanteau, burst into the sitting room with:
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Your togs have arrived, Mr. Vernon; and the carrier says that there are a couple of horses at the station.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They're directed 'Drake Vernon, Esquire,' so they must be for you!"
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Vernon nodded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Your togs have arrived, Mr. Vernon; and the carrier says that there are a couple of horses at the station.
portmanteaunounUS /ˈpɔːrtmɑːntoʊ/
a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings
From this reading The following morning, the carrier's cart stopped at the cottage, and Dick, having helped the carrier to bring in a big portmanteau, burst into the sitting room with:
precisely, exactly
From this reading "That's all right," he said.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The following morning, the carrier's cart stopped at the cottage, and Dick, having helped the carrier to bring in a big portmanteau, burst into the sitting room with:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That's all right," he said.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Your togs have arrived, Mr. Vernon; and the carrier says that there are a couple of horses at the station.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading The following morning, the carrier's cart stopped at the cottage, and Dick, having helped the carrier to bring in a big portmanteau, burst into the sitting room with:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They're directed 'Drake Vernon, Esquire,' so they must be for you!"
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading "Your togs have arrived, Mr. Vernon; and the carrier says that there are a couple of horses at the station.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The following morning, the carrier's cart stopped at the cottage, and Dick, having helped the carrier to bring in a big portmanteau, burst into the sitting room with:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Your togs have arrived, Mr. Vernon; and the carrier says that there are a couple of horses at the station.
That's
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From this reading "That's all right," he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The following morning, the carrier's cart stopped at the cottage, and Dick, having helped the carrier to bring in a big portmanteau, burst into the sitting room with:
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Your togs have arrived, Mr. Vernon; and the carrier says that there are a couple of horses at the station.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They're directed 'Drake Vernon, Esquire,' so they must be for you!"
They're
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From this reading They're directed 'Drake Vernon, Esquire,' so they must be for you!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The following morning, the carrier's cart stopped at the cottage, and Dick, having helped the carrier to bring in a big portmanteau, burst into the sitting room with:
togsnounUS /tɑːɡz/
informal terms for clothing
From this reading "Your togs have arrived, Mr. Vernon; and the carrier says that there are a couple of horses at the station.
Vernon
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From this reading "Your togs have arrived, Mr. Vernon; and the carrier says that there are a couple of horses at the station.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The following morning, the carrier's cart stopped at the cottage, and Dick, having helped the carrier to bring in a big portmanteau, burst into the sitting room with:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They're directed 'Drake Vernon, Esquire,' so they must be for you!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your togs have arrived, Mr. Vernon; and the carrier says that there are a couple of horses at the station.
