used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading More than a dozen years had passed since that afternoon, and yet every detail of the drive was vividly present in the young girl's mind.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading More than a dozen years had passed since that afternoon, and yet every detail of the drive was vividly present in the young girl's mind.
anew
From this reading KOMARITZ AGAIN.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Much had changed since then; the drag had grown far shabbier, and the fiery chestnuts had been tamed and lamed by time, but the road was just as bad, and the country around as lovely and home-like.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Much had changed since then; the drag had grown far shabbier, and the fiery chestnuts had been tamed and lamed by time, but the road was just as bad, and the country around as lovely and home-like.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Much had changed since then; the drag had grown far shabbier, and the fiery chestnuts had been tamed and lamed by time, but the road was just as bad, and the country around as lovely and home-like.
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
brushesnounUS /ˈbrʌʃɪz/
plural of “brush” — a dense growth of bushes
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Much had changed since then; the drag had grown far shabbier, and the fiery chestnuts had been tamed and lamed by time, but the road was just as bad, and the country around as lovely and home-like.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The major carried out his plan.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Much had changed since then; the drag had grown far shabbier, and the fiery chestnuts had been tamed and lamed by time, but the road was just as bad, and the country around as lovely and home-like.
chestnutsnounUS /ˈtʃesnəts/
plural of “chestnut” — wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
From this reading Much had changed since then; the drag had grown far shabbier, and the fiery chestnuts had been tamed and lamed by time, but the road was just as bad, and the country around as lovely and home-like.
a young person of either sex
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Much had changed since then; the drag had grown far shabbier, and the fiery chestnuts had been tamed and lamed by time, but the road was just as bad, and the country around as lovely and home-like.
detailnounUS /dɪˈteɪl/
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading More than a dozen years had passed since that afternoon, and yet every detail of the drive was vividly present in the young girl's mind.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading More than a dozen years had passed since that afternoon, and yet every detail of the drive was vividly present in the young girl's mind.
dragverbUS /dræɡ/
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading More than a dozen years had passed since that afternoon, and yet every detail of the drive was vividly present in the young girl's mind.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
entrynounUS /ˈentri/
an item inserted in a written record
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading More than a dozen years had passed since that afternoon, and yet every detail of the drive was vividly present in the young girl's mind.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Much had changed since then; the drag had grown far shabbier, and the fiery chestnuts had been tamed and lamed by time, but the road was just as bad, and the country around as lovely and home-like.
fieryadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪəri/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading Much had changed since then; the drag had grown far shabbier, and the fiery chestnuts had been tamed and lamed by time, but the road was just as bad, and the country around as lovely and home-like.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
girl'snounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading More than a dozen years had passed since that afternoon, and yet every detail of the drive was vividly present in the young girl's mind.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Much had changed since then; the drag had grown far shabbier, and the fiery chestnuts had been tamed and lamed by time, but the road was just as bad, and the country around as lovely and home-like.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The major carried out his plan.
home-like
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From this reading Much had changed since then; the drag had grown far shabbier, and the fiery chestnuts had been tamed and lamed by time, but the road was just as bad, and the country around as lovely and home-like.
a social unit living together
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
and nothing more
From this reading Much had changed since then; the drag had grown far shabbier, and the fiery chestnuts had been tamed and lamed by time, but the road was just as bad, and the country around as lovely and home-like.
KOMARITZ
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From this reading KOMARITZ AGAIN.
laddersnounUS /ˈlædərz/
plural of “ladder” — steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
lamed
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From this reading Much had changed since then; the drag had grown far shabbier, and the fiery chestnuts had been tamed and lamed by time, but the road was just as bad, and the country around as lovely and home-like.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Much had changed since then; the drag had grown far shabbier, and the fiery chestnuts had been tamed and lamed by time, but the road was just as bad, and the country around as lovely and home-like.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
majoradjectiveUS /ˈmeɪdʒər/
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading The major carried out his plan.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading More than a dozen years had passed since that afternoon, and yet every detail of the drive was vividly present in the young girl's mind.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More than a dozen years had passed since that afternoon, and yet every detail of the drive was vividly present in the young girl's mind.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Much had changed since then; the drag had grown far shabbier, and the fiery chestnuts had been tamed and lamed by time, but the road was just as bad, and the country around as lovely and home-like.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
orderlynounUS /ˈɔːrdərli/
a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The major carried out his plan.
paint-pots
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From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
painternounUS /ˈpeɪntər/
an artist who paints
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading More than a dozen years had passed since that afternoon, and yet every detail of the drive was vividly present in the young girl's mind.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading The major carried out his plan.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading More than a dozen years had passed since that afternoon, and yet every detail of the drive was vividly present in the young girl's mind.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Much had changed since then; the drag had grown far shabbier, and the fiery chestnuts had been tamed and lamed by time, but the road was just as bad, and the country around as lovely and home-like.
Identical; not different.
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
shabbier
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From this reading Much had changed since then; the drag had grown far shabbier, and the fiery chestnuts had been tamed and lamed by time, but the road was just as bad, and the country around as lovely and home-like.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading More than a dozen years had passed since that afternoon, and yet every detail of the drive was vividly present in the young girl's mind.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
tamedadjectiveUS /teɪmd/
brought from wildness into a domesticated state
From this reading Much had changed since then; the drag had grown far shabbier, and the fiery chestnuts had been tamed and lamed by time, but the road was just as bad, and the country around as lovely and home-like.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than a dozen years had passed since that afternoon, and yet every detail of the drive was vividly present in the young girl's mind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading More than a dozen years had passed since that afternoon, and yet every detail of the drive was vividly present in the young girl's mind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The major carried out his plan.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Much had changed since then; the drag had grown far shabbier, and the fiery chestnuts had been tamed and lamed by time, but the road was just as bad, and the country around as lovely and home-like.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Much had changed since then; the drag had grown far shabbier, and the fiery chestnuts had been tamed and lamed by time, but the road was just as bad, and the country around as lovely and home-like.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
create by training and teaching
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
upside-downadjectiveUS /ˈʌpsaɪddaʊn/
being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
vividlyadverbUS /ˈvɪvədli/
in a vivid manner
From this reading More than a dozen years had passed since that afternoon, and yet every detail of the drive was vividly present in the young girl's mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading More than a dozen years had passed since that afternoon, and yet every detail of the drive was vividly present in the young girl's mind.
whereupon
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From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
workmennounUS /ˈwɜːrkmɪn/
plural of “workman” — an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
a late time of life
From this reading More than a dozen years had passed since that afternoon, and yet every detail of the drive was vividly present in the young girl's mind.
but in spite of that
From this reading More than a dozen years had passed since that afternoon, and yet every detail of the drive was vividly present in the young girl's mind.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading More than a dozen years had passed since that afternoon, and yet every detail of the drive was vividly present in the young girl's mind.
Zdena
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From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
Zirkow
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From this reading On Saturday the painter made solemn entry into Zirkow with his train of workmen, their ladders, paint-pots, and brushes, to turn the orderly household upside-down,--whereupon Baron Paul drove Zdena to Komaritz, in the same drag in which the child of six had first been driven thither by him.
