Chapter XXII · A High-Handed Proceeding

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Had Peggy been in the lead she would have headed at once for the “Great Raritan Road,” a highway which ran down the valley of the river directly to the town of New Brunswick, which lay but a few miles west of Amboy.

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From this reading Had Peggy been in the lead she would have headed at once for the “Great Raritan Road,” a highway which ran down the valley of the river directly to the town of New Brunswick, which lay but a few miles west of Amboy.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Harriet, on the contrary, turned toward Bound Brook, and entered the dense wood which stood between that village and the hills.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Had Peggy been in the lead she would have headed at once for the “Great Raritan Road,” a highway which ran down the valley of the river directly to the town of New Brunswick, which lay but a few miles west of Amboy.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Had your watch been good, This sudden mischief never could have fallen.”

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Harriet, on the contrary, turned toward Bound Brook, and entered the dense wood which stood between that village and the hills.

confined by bonds

From this reading Harriet, on the contrary, turned toward Bound Brook, and entered the dense wood which stood between that village and the hills.

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading Harriet, on the contrary, turned toward Bound Brook, and entered the dense wood which stood between that village and the hills.

a university town in southwestern Maine

From this reading Had Peggy been in the lead she would have headed at once for the “Great Raritan Road,” a highway which ran down the valley of the river directly to the town of New Brunswick, which lay but a few miles west of Amboy.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Had Peggy been in the lead she would have headed at once for the “Great Raritan Road,” a highway which ran down the valley of the river directly to the town of New Brunswick, which lay but a few miles west of Amboy.

very opposed in nature or character or purpose

From this reading Harriet, on the contrary, turned toward Bound Brook, and entered the dense wood which stood between that village and the hills.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “Had your watch been good, This sudden mischief never could have fallen.”

permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter

From this reading Harriet, on the contrary, turned toward Bound Brook, and entered the dense wood which stood between that village and the hills.

without deviation

From this reading Had Peggy been in the lead she would have headed at once for the “Great Raritan Road,” a highway which ran down the valley of the river directly to the town of New Brunswick, which lay but a few miles west of Amboy.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Had Peggy been in the lead she would have headed at once for the “Great Raritan Road,” a highway which ran down the valley of the river directly to the town of New Brunswick, which lay but a few miles west of Amboy.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading Harriet, on the contrary, turned toward Bound Brook, and entered the dense wood which stood between that village and the hills.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading “Had your watch been good, This sudden mischief never could have fallen.”

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Had Peggy been in the lead she would have headed at once for the “Great Raritan Road,” a highway which ran down the valley of the river directly to the town of New Brunswick, which lay but a few miles west of Amboy.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading —First Part Henry VI.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Had Peggy been in the lead she would have headed at once for the “Great Raritan Road,” a highway which ran down the valley of the river directly to the town of New Brunswick, which lay but a few miles west of Amboy.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading “Had your watch been good, This sudden mischief never could have fallen.”

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Had Peggy been in the lead she would have headed at once for the “Great Raritan Road,” a highway which ran down the valley of the river directly to the town of New Brunswick, which lay but a few miles west of Amboy.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading “Had your watch been good, This sudden mischief never could have fallen.”

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From this reading Harriet, on the contrary, turned toward Bound Brook, and entered the dense wood which stood between that village and the hills.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Had your watch been good, This sudden mischief never could have fallen.”

having a heading or course in a certain direction

From this reading Had Peggy been in the lead she would have headed at once for the “Great Raritan Road,” a highway which ran down the valley of the river directly to the town of New Brunswick, which lay but a few miles west of Amboy.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading —First Part Henry VI.

a major road for any form of motor transport

From this reading Had Peggy been in the lead she would have headed at once for the “Great Raritan Road,” a highway which ran down the valley of the river directly to the town of New Brunswick, which lay but a few miles west of Amboy.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading Harriet, on the contrary, turned toward Bound Brook, and entered the dense wood which stood between that village and the hills.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Had Peggy been in the lead she would have headed at once for the “Great Raritan Road,” a highway which ran down the valley of the river directly to the town of New Brunswick, which lay but a few miles west of Amboy.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “This is not the way to Amboy, Harriet,” remonstrated Peggy.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Had Peggy been in the lead she would have headed at once for the “Great Raritan Road,” a highway which ran down the valley of the river directly to the town of New Brunswick, which lay but a few miles west of Amboy.

take somebody somewhere

From this reading Had Peggy been in the lead she would have headed at once for the “Great Raritan Road,” a highway which ran down the valley of the river directly to the town of New Brunswick, which lay but a few miles west of Amboy.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading Had Peggy been in the lead she would have headed at once for the “Great Raritan Road,” a highway which ran down the valley of the river directly to the town of New Brunswick, which lay but a few miles west of Amboy.

reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

From this reading “Had your watch been good, This sudden mischief never could have fallen.”

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading “Had your watch been good, This sudden mischief never could have fallen.”

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Had Peggy been in the lead she would have headed at once for the “Great Raritan Road,” a highway which ran down the valley of the river directly to the town of New Brunswick, which lay but a few miles west of Amboy.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “This is not the way to Amboy, Harriet,” remonstrated Peggy.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Had Peggy been in the lead she would have headed at once for the “Great Raritan Road,” a highway which ran down the valley of the river directly to the town of New Brunswick, which lay but a few miles west of Amboy.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Harriet, on the contrary, turned toward Bound Brook, and entered the dense wood which stood between that village and the hills.

on one occasion

From this reading Had Peggy been in the lead she would have headed at once for the “Great Raritan Road,” a highway which ran down the valley of the river directly to the town of New Brunswick, which lay but a few miles west of Amboy.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading —First Part Henry VI.

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From this reading Had Peggy been in the lead she would have headed at once for the “Great Raritan Road,” a highway which ran down the valley of the river directly to the town of New Brunswick, which lay but a few miles west of Amboy.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Had Peggy been in the lead she would have headed at once for the “Great Raritan Road,” a highway which ran down the valley of the river directly to the town of New Brunswick, which lay but a few miles west of Amboy.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Had Peggy been in the lead she would have headed at once for the “Great Raritan Road,” a highway which ran down the valley of the river directly to the town of New Brunswick, which lay but a few miles west of Amboy.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “This is not the way to Amboy, Harriet,” remonstrated Peggy.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Had Peggy been in the lead she would have headed at once for the “Great Raritan Road,” a highway which ran down the valley of the river directly to the town of New Brunswick, which lay but a few miles west of Amboy.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading Had Peggy been in the lead she would have headed at once for the “Great Raritan Road,” a highway which ran down the valley of the river directly to the town of New Brunswick, which lay but a few miles west of Amboy.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Had Peggy been in the lead she would have headed at once for the “Great Raritan Road,” a highway which ran down the valley of the river directly to the town of New Brunswick, which lay but a few miles west of Amboy.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Harriet, on the contrary, turned toward Bound Brook, and entered the dense wood which stood between that village and the hills.

happening without warning or in a short space of time

From this reading “Had your watch been good, This sudden mischief never could have fallen.”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Harriet, on the contrary, turned toward Bound Brook, and entered the dense wood which stood between that village and the hills.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Had Peggy been in the lead she would have headed at once for the “Great Raritan Road,” a highway which ran down the valley of the river directly to the town of New Brunswick, which lay but a few miles west of Amboy.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “Had your watch been good, This sudden mischief never could have fallen.”

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Had Peggy been in the lead she would have headed at once for the “Great Raritan Road,” a highway which ran down the valley of the river directly to the town of New Brunswick, which lay but a few miles west of Amboy.

in the direction of

From this reading Harriet, on the contrary, turned toward Bound Brook, and entered the dense wood which stood between that village and the hills.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading Had Peggy been in the lead she would have headed at once for the “Great Raritan Road,” a highway which ran down the valley of the river directly to the town of New Brunswick, which lay but a few miles west of Amboy.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading Harriet, on the contrary, turned toward Bound Brook, and entered the dense wood which stood between that village and the hills.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading Had Peggy been in the lead she would have headed at once for the “Great Raritan Road,” a highway which ran down the valley of the river directly to the town of New Brunswick, which lay but a few miles west of Amboy.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading —First Part Henry VI.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading Harriet, on the contrary, turned toward Bound Brook, and entered the dense wood which stood between that village and the hills.

look attentively

From this reading “Had your watch been good, This sudden mischief never could have fallen.”

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading “This is not the way to Amboy, Harriet,” remonstrated Peggy.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading Had Peggy been in the lead she would have headed at once for the “Great Raritan Road,” a highway which ran down the valley of the river directly to the town of New Brunswick, which lay but a few miles west of Amboy.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Had Peggy been in the lead she would have headed at once for the “Great Raritan Road,” a highway which ran down the valley of the river directly to the town of New Brunswick, which lay but a few miles west of Amboy.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading Harriet, on the contrary, turned toward Bound Brook, and entered the dense wood which stood between that village and the hills.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Had Peggy been in the lead she would have headed at once for the “Great Raritan Road,” a highway which ran down the valley of the river directly to the town of New Brunswick, which lay but a few miles west of Amboy.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Had your watch been good, This sudden mischief never could have fallen.”