used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading PEGGY DRIVES A CAR “What’s that whizzing, Nurse?” asked Peggy, as she was picking a bunch of double snowdrops in the garden the next afternoon.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading PEGGY DRIVES A CAR “What’s that whizzing, Nurse?” asked Peggy, as she was picking a bunch of double snowdrops in the garden the next afternoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “A motor, I expect,” said Nurse, who was talking to the gardener--and she ran to peep down the drive through the bushes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading PEGGY DRIVES A CAR “What’s that whizzing, Nurse?” asked Peggy, as she was picking a bunch of double snowdrops in the garden the next afternoon.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading PEGGY DRIVES A CAR “What’s that whizzing, Nurse?” asked Peggy, as she was picking a bunch of double snowdrops in the garden the next afternoon.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Callers, I’ll be bound.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading There’s a fat lady in behind, and a girl chauffeur driving it.”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Yes, here it comes, a big red car.
confined by bonds
From this reading “Callers, I’ll be bound.
bunchnounUS /bʌntʃ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading PEGGY DRIVES A CAR “What’s that whizzing, Nurse?” asked Peggy, as she was picking a bunch of double snowdrops in the garden the next afternoon.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “A motor, I expect,” said Nurse, who was talking to the gardener--and she ran to peep down the drive through the bushes.
CallersnounUS /ˈkɔːlərz/
plural of “caller” — a social or business visitor
From this reading “Callers, I’ll be bound.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading PEGGY DRIVES A CAR “What’s that whizzing, Nurse?” asked Peggy, as she was picking a bunch of double snowdrops in the garden the next afternoon.
chauffeurnounUS /ʃoʊˈfɜːr/
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading There’s a fat lady in behind, and a girl chauffeur driving it.”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Yes, here it comes, a big red car.
increase twofold
From this reading PEGGY DRIVES A CAR “What’s that whizzing, Nurse?” asked Peggy, as she was picking a bunch of double snowdrops in the garden the next afternoon.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “A motor, I expect,” said Nurse, who was talking to the gardener--and she ran to peep down the drive through the bushes.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “A motor, I expect,” said Nurse, who was talking to the gardener--and she ran to peep down the drive through the bushes.
DRIVESnounUS /draɪvz/
plural of “drive” — the act of applying force to propel something
From this reading PEGGY DRIVES A CAR “What’s that whizzing, Nurse?” asked Peggy, as she was picking a bunch of double snowdrops in the garden the next afternoon.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading There’s a fat lady in behind, and a girl chauffeur driving it.”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “A motor, I expect,” said Nurse, who was talking to the gardener--and she ran to peep down the drive through the bushes.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading There’s a fat lady in behind, and a girl chauffeur driving it.”
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading PEGGY DRIVES A CAR “What’s that whizzing, Nurse?” asked Peggy, as she was picking a bunch of double snowdrops in the garden the next afternoon.
gardenernounUS /ˈɡɑːrdənər/
someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading “A motor, I expect,” said Nurse, who was talking to the gardener--and she ran to peep down the drive through the bushes.
a young female
From this reading There’s a fat lady in behind, and a girl chauffeur driving it.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Yes, here it comes, a big red car.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “A motor, I expect,” said Nurse, who was talking to the gardener--and she ran to peep down the drive through the bushes.
I'll
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From this reading “Callers, I’ll be bound.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PEGGY DRIVES A CAR “What’s that whizzing, Nurse?” asked Peggy, as she was picking a bunch of double snowdrops in the garden the next afternoon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yes, here it comes, a big red car.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading There’s a fat lady in behind, and a girl chauffeur driving it.”
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “A motor, I expect,” said Nurse, who was talking to the gardener--and she ran to peep down the drive through the bushes.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading PEGGY DRIVES A CAR “What’s that whizzing, Nurse?” asked Peggy, as she was picking a bunch of double snowdrops in the garden the next afternoon.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading PEGGY DRIVES A CAR “What’s that whizzing, Nurse?” asked Peggy, as she was picking a bunch of double snowdrops in the garden the next afternoon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PEGGY DRIVES A CAR “What’s that whizzing, Nurse?” asked Peggy, as she was picking a bunch of double snowdrops in the garden the next afternoon.
peepverbUS /piːp/
look furtively
From this reading “A motor, I expect,” said Nurse, who was talking to the gardener--and she ran to peep down the drive through the bushes.
PEGGY
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From this reading PEGGY DRIVES A CAR “What’s that whizzing, Nurse?” asked Peggy, as she was picking a bunch of double snowdrops in the garden the next afternoon.
pickingnounUS /ˈpɪkɪŋ/
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading PEGGY DRIVES A CAR “What’s that whizzing, Nurse?” asked Peggy, as she was picking a bunch of double snowdrops in the garden the next afternoon.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “A motor, I expect,” said Nurse, who was talking to the gardener--and she ran to peep down the drive through the bushes.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Yes, here it comes, a big red car.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “A motor, I expect,” said Nurse, who was talking to the gardener--and she ran to peep down the drive through the bushes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PEGGY DRIVES A CAR “What’s that whizzing, Nurse?” asked Peggy, as she was picking a bunch of double snowdrops in the garden the next afternoon.
snowdrops
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From this reading PEGGY DRIVES A CAR “What’s that whizzing, Nurse?” asked Peggy, as she was picking a bunch of double snowdrops in the garden the next afternoon.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “A motor, I expect,” said Nurse, who was talking to the gardener--and she ran to peep down the drive through the bushes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PEGGY DRIVES A CAR “What’s that whizzing, Nurse?” asked Peggy, as she was picking a bunch of double snowdrops in the garden the next afternoon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PEGGY DRIVES A CAR “What’s that whizzing, Nurse?” asked Peggy, as she was picking a bunch of double snowdrops in the garden the next afternoon.
There's
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From this reading There’s a fat lady in behind, and a girl chauffeur driving it.”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “A motor, I expect,” said Nurse, who was talking to the gardener--and she ran to peep down the drive through the bushes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “A motor, I expect,” said Nurse, who was talking to the gardener--and she ran to peep down the drive through the bushes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PEGGY DRIVES A CAR “What’s that whizzing, Nurse?” asked Peggy, as she was picking a bunch of double snowdrops in the garden the next afternoon.
What's
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From this reading PEGGY DRIVES A CAR “What’s that whizzing, Nurse?” asked Peggy, as she was picking a bunch of double snowdrops in the garden the next afternoon.
whizzingverbUS /ˈwɪzɪŋ/
inflected form of “whiz” — make a soft swishing sound
From this reading PEGGY DRIVES A CAR “What’s that whizzing, Nurse?” asked Peggy, as she was picking a bunch of double snowdrops in the garden the next afternoon.
which person or people
From this reading “A motor, I expect,” said Nurse, who was talking to the gardener--and she ran to peep down the drive through the bushes.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, here it comes, a big red car.
