used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Drury drove up in a borrowed farm cart, Isabel without expecting or receiving many thanks dragged her bicycle to the top of the glen and pelted off across the moor.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She was in great distress about Dorrie when Isabel, coming in with the parish magazine, offered to stay while Drury went to fetch an aunt from Winterbourne Stoke.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading When Drury drove up in a borrowed farm cart, Isabel without expecting or receiving many thanks dragged her bicycle to the top of the glen and pelted off across the moor.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The reason why Lawrence found Isabel scrubbing Mrs. Drury's floor was that Dorrie's pretty, sluttish little mother had been whisked off to the Cottage Hospital with appendicitis an hour earlier.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Drury drove up in a borrowed farm cart, Isabel without expecting or receiving many thanks dragged her bicycle to the top of the glen and pelted off across the moor.
appendicitisnounUS /əˌpendɪˈsaɪtɪz/
inflammation of the vermiform appendix
From this reading The reason why Lawrence found Isabel scrubbing Mrs. Drury's floor was that Dorrie's pretty, sluttish little mother had been whisked off to the Cottage Hospital with appendicitis an hour earlier.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading She was in great distress about Dorrie when Isabel, coming in with the parish magazine, offered to stay while Drury went to fetch an aunt from Winterbourne Stoke.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The reason why Lawrence found Isabel scrubbing Mrs. Drury's floor was that Dorrie's pretty, sluttish little mother had been whisked off to the Cottage Hospital with appendicitis an hour earlier.
bicyclenounUS /ˈbaɪsɪkəl/
a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
From this reading When Drury drove up in a borrowed farm cart, Isabel without expecting or receiving many thanks dragged her bicycle to the top of the glen and pelted off across the moor.
borrowedverbUS /ˈbɑːroʊd/
past form of “borrow” — get temporarily
From this reading When Drury drove up in a borrowed farm cart, Isabel without expecting or receiving many thanks dragged her bicycle to the top of the glen and pelted off across the moor.
brakenounUS /breɪk/
a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
From this reading She put her feet up and rattled down the hill, first on the turf and then on the road, in a happy reliance on her one serviceable brake.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her Sunbeam was worn and old, so old that it had a fixed wheel, but what was that to Isabel?
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading When Drury drove up in a borrowed farm cart, Isabel without expecting or receiving many thanks dragged her bicycle to the top of the glen and pelted off across the moor.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading She was in great distress about Dorrie when Isabel, coming in with the parish magazine, offered to stay while Drury went to fetch an aunt from Winterbourne Stoke.
a small house with a single story
From this reading The reason why Lawrence found Isabel scrubbing Mrs. Drury's floor was that Dorrie's pretty, sluttish little mother had been whisked off to the Cottage Hospital with appendicitis an hour earlier.
psychological suffering
From this reading She was in great distress about Dorrie when Isabel, coming in with the parish magazine, offered to stay while Drury went to fetch an aunt from Winterbourne Stoke.
Dorrie
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From this reading She was in great distress about Dorrie when Isabel, coming in with the parish magazine, offered to stay while Drury went to fetch an aunt from Winterbourne Stoke.
Dorrie's
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From this reading The reason why Lawrence found Isabel scrubbing Mrs. Drury's floor was that Dorrie's pretty, sluttish little mother had been whisked off to the Cottage Hospital with appendicitis an hour earlier.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She put her feet up and rattled down the hill, first on the turf and then on the road, in a happy reliance on her one serviceable brake.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading When Drury drove up in a borrowed farm cart, Isabel without expecting or receiving many thanks dragged her bicycle to the top of the glen and pelted off across the moor.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading When Drury drove up in a borrowed farm cart, Isabel without expecting or receiving many thanks dragged her bicycle to the top of the glen and pelted off across the moor.
Drury
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From this reading She was in great distress about Dorrie when Isabel, coming in with the parish magazine, offered to stay while Drury went to fetch an aunt from Winterbourne Stoke.
Drury's
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From this reading The reason why Lawrence found Isabel scrubbing Mrs. Drury's floor was that Dorrie's pretty, sluttish little mother had been whisked off to the Cottage Hospital with appendicitis an hour earlier.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading The reason why Lawrence found Isabel scrubbing Mrs. Drury's floor was that Dorrie's pretty, sluttish little mother had been whisked off to the Cottage Hospital with appendicitis an hour earlier.
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading When Drury drove up in a borrowed farm cart, Isabel without expecting or receiving many thanks dragged her bicycle to the top of the glen and pelted off across the moor.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading When Drury drove up in a borrowed farm cart, Isabel without expecting or receiving many thanks dragged her bicycle to the top of the glen and pelted off across the moor.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading She put her feet up and rattled down the hill, first on the turf and then on the road, in a happy reliance on her one serviceable brake.
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading She was in great distress about Dorrie when Isabel, coming in with the parish magazine, offered to stay while Drury went to fetch an aunt from Winterbourne Stoke.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She put her feet up and rattled down the hill, first on the turf and then on the road, in a happy reliance on her one serviceable brake.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading Her Sunbeam was worn and old, so old that it had a fixed wheel, but what was that to Isabel?
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The reason why Lawrence found Isabel scrubbing Mrs. Drury's floor was that Dorrie's pretty, sluttish little mother had been whisked off to the Cottage Hospital with appendicitis an hour earlier.
set up or found
From this reading The reason why Lawrence found Isabel scrubbing Mrs. Drury's floor was that Dorrie's pretty, sluttish little mother had been whisked off to the Cottage Hospital with appendicitis an hour earlier.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was in great distress about Dorrie when Isabel, coming in with the parish magazine, offered to stay while Drury went to fetch an aunt from Winterbourne Stoke.
glennounUS /ɡlen/
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading When Drury drove up in a borrowed farm cart, Isabel without expecting or receiving many thanks dragged her bicycle to the top of the glen and pelted off across the moor.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She was in great distress about Dorrie when Isabel, coming in with the parish magazine, offered to stay while Drury went to fetch an aunt from Winterbourne Stoke.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The reason why Lawrence found Isabel scrubbing Mrs. Drury's floor was that Dorrie's pretty, sluttish little mother had been whisked off to the Cottage Hospital with appendicitis an hour earlier.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading She put her feet up and rattled down the hill, first on the turf and then on the road, in a happy reliance on her one serviceable brake.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Drury drove up in a borrowed farm cart, Isabel without expecting or receiving many thanks dragged her bicycle to the top of the glen and pelted off across the moor.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading She put her feet up and rattled down the hill, first on the turf and then on the road, in a happy reliance on her one serviceable brake.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading The reason why Lawrence found Isabel scrubbing Mrs. Drury's floor was that Dorrie's pretty, sluttish little mother had been whisked off to the Cottage Hospital with appendicitis an hour earlier.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The reason why Lawrence found Isabel scrubbing Mrs. Drury's floor was that Dorrie's pretty, sluttish little mother had been whisked off to the Cottage Hospital with appendicitis an hour earlier.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was in great distress about Dorrie when Isabel, coming in with the parish magazine, offered to stay while Drury went to fetch an aunt from Winterbourne Stoke.
Isabel
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From this reading The reason why Lawrence found Isabel scrubbing Mrs. Drury's floor was that Dorrie's pretty, sluttish little mother had been whisked off to the Cottage Hospital with appendicitis an hour earlier.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her Sunbeam was worn and old, so old that it had a fixed wheel, but what was that to Isabel?
LawrencenounUS /ˈlɔːrəns/
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading The reason why Lawrence found Isabel scrubbing Mrs. Drury's floor was that Dorrie's pretty, sluttish little mother had been whisked off to the Cottage Hospital with appendicitis an hour earlier.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The reason why Lawrence found Isabel scrubbing Mrs. Drury's floor was that Dorrie's pretty, sluttish little mother had been whisked off to the Cottage Hospital with appendicitis an hour earlier.
magazinenounUS /ˈmæɡəziːn/
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading She was in great distress about Dorrie when Isabel, coming in with the parish magazine, offered to stay while Drury went to fetch an aunt from Winterbourne Stoke.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading When Drury drove up in a borrowed farm cart, Isabel without expecting or receiving many thanks dragged her bicycle to the top of the glen and pelted off across the moor.
moorverbUS /mʊr/
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading When Drury drove up in a borrowed farm cart, Isabel without expecting or receiving many thanks dragged her bicycle to the top of the glen and pelted off across the moor.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The reason why Lawrence found Isabel scrubbing Mrs. Drury's floor was that Dorrie's pretty, sluttish little mother had been whisked off to the Cottage Hospital with appendicitis an hour earlier.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The reason why Lawrence found Isabel scrubbing Mrs. Drury's floor was that Dorrie's pretty, sluttish little mother had been whisked off to the Cottage Hospital with appendicitis an hour earlier.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Drury drove up in a borrowed farm cart, Isabel without expecting or receiving many thanks dragged her bicycle to the top of the glen and pelted off across the moor.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The reason why Lawrence found Isabel scrubbing Mrs. Drury's floor was that Dorrie's pretty, sluttish little mother had been whisked off to the Cottage Hospital with appendicitis an hour earlier.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading She was in great distress about Dorrie when Isabel, coming in with the parish magazine, offered to stay while Drury went to fetch an aunt from Winterbourne Stoke.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Her Sunbeam was worn and old, so old that it had a fixed wheel, but what was that to Isabel?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She put her feet up and rattled down the hill, first on the turf and then on the road, in a happy reliance on her one serviceable brake.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She put her feet up and rattled down the hill, first on the turf and then on the road, in a happy reliance on her one serviceable brake.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When Drury drove up in a borrowed farm cart, Isabel without expecting or receiving many thanks dragged her bicycle to the top of the glen and pelted off across the moor.
parishnounUS /ˈpærɪʃ/
a local church community
From this reading She was in great distress about Dorrie when Isabel, coming in with the parish magazine, offered to stay while Drury went to fetch an aunt from Winterbourne Stoke.
peltedverbUS /ˈpeltɪd/
past form of “pelt” — cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
From this reading When Drury drove up in a borrowed farm cart, Isabel without expecting or receiving many thanks dragged her bicycle to the top of the glen and pelted off across the moor.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading The reason why Lawrence found Isabel scrubbing Mrs. Drury's floor was that Dorrie's pretty, sluttish little mother had been whisked off to the Cottage Hospital with appendicitis an hour earlier.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She put her feet up and rattled down the hill, first on the turf and then on the road, in a happy reliance on her one serviceable brake.
rattledadjectiveUS /ˈrætəld/
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading She put her feet up and rattled down the hill, first on the turf and then on the road, in a happy reliance on her one serviceable brake.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading The reason why Lawrence found Isabel scrubbing Mrs. Drury's floor was that Dorrie's pretty, sluttish little mother had been whisked off to the Cottage Hospital with appendicitis an hour earlier.
receivingverbUS /rəˈsiːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading When Drury drove up in a borrowed farm cart, Isabel without expecting or receiving many thanks dragged her bicycle to the top of the glen and pelted off across the moor.
reliancenounUS /rɪˈlaɪəns/
certainty based on past experience
From this reading She put her feet up and rattled down the hill, first on the turf and then on the road, in a happy reliance on her one serviceable brake.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading She put her feet up and rattled down the hill, first on the turf and then on the road, in a happy reliance on her one serviceable brake.
scrubbingnounUS /ˈskrʌbɪŋ/
the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
From this reading The reason why Lawrence found Isabel scrubbing Mrs. Drury's floor was that Dorrie's pretty, sluttish little mother had been whisked off to the Cottage Hospital with appendicitis an hour earlier.
serviceableadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrvəsəbəl/
ready for service or able to give long service
From this reading She put her feet up and rattled down the hill, first on the turf and then on the road, in a happy reliance on her one serviceable brake.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was in great distress about Dorrie when Isabel, coming in with the parish magazine, offered to stay while Drury went to fetch an aunt from Winterbourne Stoke.
sluttishadjective
characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women
From this reading The reason why Lawrence found Isabel scrubbing Mrs. Drury's floor was that Dorrie's pretty, sluttish little mother had been whisked off to the Cottage Hospital with appendicitis an hour earlier.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her Sunbeam was worn and old, so old that it had a fixed wheel, but what was that to Isabel?
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading She was in great distress about Dorrie when Isabel, coming in with the parish magazine, offered to stay while Drury went to fetch an aunt from Winterbourne Stoke.
StokeverbUS /stoʊk/
stir up or tend; of a fire
From this reading She was in great distress about Dorrie when Isabel, coming in with the parish magazine, offered to stay while Drury went to fetch an aunt from Winterbourne Stoke.
SunbeamnounUS /ˈsʌnbiːm/
a ray of sunlight
From this reading Her Sunbeam was worn and old, so old that it had a fixed wheel, but what was that to Isabel?
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading When Drury drove up in a borrowed farm cart, Isabel without expecting or receiving many thanks dragged her bicycle to the top of the glen and pelted off across the moor.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The reason why Lawrence found Isabel scrubbing Mrs. Drury's floor was that Dorrie's pretty, sluttish little mother had been whisked off to the Cottage Hospital with appendicitis an hour earlier.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The reason why Lawrence found Isabel scrubbing Mrs. Drury's floor was that Dorrie's pretty, sluttish little mother had been whisked off to the Cottage Hospital with appendicitis an hour earlier.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She put her feet up and rattled down the hill, first on the turf and then on the road, in a happy reliance on her one serviceable brake.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The reason why Lawrence found Isabel scrubbing Mrs. Drury's floor was that Dorrie's pretty, sluttish little mother had been whisked off to the Cottage Hospital with appendicitis an hour earlier.
the upper part of anything
From this reading When Drury drove up in a borrowed farm cart, Isabel without expecting or receiving many thanks dragged her bicycle to the top of the glen and pelted off across the moor.
turfnounUS /tɜːrf/
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading She put her feet up and rattled down the hill, first on the turf and then on the road, in a happy reliance on her one serviceable brake.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When Drury drove up in a borrowed farm cart, Isabel without expecting or receiving many thanks dragged her bicycle to the top of the glen and pelted off across the moor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reason why Lawrence found Isabel scrubbing Mrs. Drury's floor was that Dorrie's pretty, sluttish little mother had been whisked off to the Cottage Hospital with appendicitis an hour earlier.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She was in great distress about Dorrie when Isabel, coming in with the parish magazine, offered to stay while Drury went to fetch an aunt from Winterbourne Stoke.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Her Sunbeam was worn and old, so old that it had a fixed wheel, but what was that to Isabel?
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading Her Sunbeam was worn and old, so old that it had a fixed wheel, but what was that to Isabel?
at the time that
From this reading She was in great distress about Dorrie when Isabel, coming in with the parish magazine, offered to stay while Drury went to fetch an aunt from Winterbourne Stoke.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She was in great distress about Dorrie when Isabel, coming in with the parish magazine, offered to stay while Drury went to fetch an aunt from Winterbourne Stoke.
whiskedverbUS /wɪskt/
past form of “whisk” — move somewhere quickly
From this reading The reason why Lawrence found Isabel scrubbing Mrs. Drury's floor was that Dorrie's pretty, sluttish little mother had been whisked off to the Cottage Hospital with appendicitis an hour earlier.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading The reason why Lawrence found Isabel scrubbing Mrs. Drury's floor was that Dorrie's pretty, sluttish little mother had been whisked off to the Cottage Hospital with appendicitis an hour earlier.
Winterbourne
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was in great distress about Dorrie when Isabel, coming in with the parish magazine, offered to stay while Drury went to fetch an aunt from Winterbourne Stoke.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The reason why Lawrence found Isabel scrubbing Mrs. Drury's floor was that Dorrie's pretty, sluttish little mother had been whisked off to the Cottage Hospital with appendicitis an hour earlier.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading When Drury drove up in a borrowed farm cart, Isabel without expecting or receiving many thanks dragged her bicycle to the top of the glen and pelted off across the moor.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Her Sunbeam was worn and old, so old that it had a fixed wheel, but what was that to Isabel?
