used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading EVERY WHICH WAY At last they came to a cross-road and turned to the right.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was odd how this familiar road, where he had gone black-berrying many a time, had not one familiar thing about it now.
anew
From this reading Simon believed that this would bring them into the hill road again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EVERY WHICH WAY At last they came to a cross-road and turned to the right.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading EVERY WHICH WAY At last they came to a cross-road and turned to the right.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Simon believed that this would bring them into the hill road again.
black-berrying
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From this reading It was odd how this familiar road, where he had gone black-berrying many a time, had not one familiar thing about it now.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Simon believed that this would bring them into the hill road again.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading EVERY WHICH WAY At last they came to a cross-road and turned to the right.
creamerynounUS /ˈkriːməri/
a workplace where dairy products (butter and cheese etc.) are produced or sold
From this reading He did not know it for a road that he had traveled over every time that he had gone to the creamery.
cross-road
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From this reading EVERY WHICH WAY At last they came to a cross-road and turned to the right.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not know it for a road that he had traveled over every time that he had gone to the creamery.
EVERYdeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading EVERY WHICH WAY At last they came to a cross-road and turned to the right.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading It was odd how this familiar road, where he had gone black-berrying many a time, had not one familiar thing about it now.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He did not know it for a road that he had traveled over every time that he had gone to the creamery.
destroyed or killed
From this reading And so it would have if it had gone straight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And so it would have if it had gone straight.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And so it would have if it had gone straight.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was odd how this familiar road, where he had gone black-berrying many a time, had not one familiar thing about it now.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Simon believed that this would bring them into the hill road again.
how
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From this reading It was odd how this familiar road, where he had gone black-berrying many a time, had not one familiar thing about it now.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And so it would have if it had gone straight.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Simon believed that this would bring them into the hill road again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And so it would have if it had gone straight.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He did not know it for a road that he had traveled over every time that he had gone to the creamery.
immediately past
From this reading EVERY WHICH WAY At last they came to a cross-road and turned to the right.
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 It was odd how this familiar road, where he had gone black-berrying many a time, had not one familiar thing about it now.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was odd how this familiar road, where he had gone black-berrying many a time, had not one familiar thing about it now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was odd how this familiar road, where he had gone black-berrying many a time, had not one familiar thing about it now.
not divisible by two
From this reading It was odd how this familiar road, where he had gone black-berrying many a time, had not one familiar thing about it now.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was odd how this familiar road, where he had gone black-berrying many a time, had not one familiar thing about it now.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He did not know it for a road that he had traveled over every time that he had gone to the creamery.
precisely, exactly
From this reading EVERY WHICH WAY At last they came to a cross-road and turned to the right.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Simon believed that this would bring them into the hill road again.
SimonnounUS /ˈsaɪmən/
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading Simon believed that this would bring them into the hill road again.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so it would have if it had gone straight.
successive (without a break)
From this reading And so it would have if it had gone straight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Simon believed that this would bring them into the hill road again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EVERY WHICH WAY At last they came to a cross-road and turned to the right.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Simon believed that this would bring them into the hill road again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading EVERY WHICH WAY At last they came to a cross-road and turned to the right.
a special situation
From this reading It was odd how this familiar road, where he had gone black-berrying many a time, had not one familiar thing about it now.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Simon believed that this would bring them into the hill road again.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was odd how this familiar road, where he had gone black-berrying many a time, had not one familiar thing about it now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EVERY WHICH WAY At last they came to a cross-road and turned to the right.
traveledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading He did not know it for a road that he had traveled over every time that he had gone to the creamery.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading EVERY WHICH WAY At last they came to a cross-road and turned to the right.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was odd how this familiar road, where he had gone black-berrying many a time, had not one familiar thing about it now.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading EVERY WHICH WAY At last they came to a cross-road and turned to the right.
in or at the place that
From this reading It was odd how this familiar road, where he had gone black-berrying many a time, had not one familiar thing about it now.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading EVERY WHICH WAY At last they came to a cross-road and turned to the right.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Simon believed that this would bring them into the hill road again.
