used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A HOUSE OF MYSTERY As though to completely take the joy out of life for us, no other cars came along, as we had expected they would.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Why had the road been closed to all the cars except this one?
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A HOUSE OF MYSTERY As though to completely take the joy out of life for us, no other cars came along, as we had expected they would.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sway-backed roadster with the crazy name and queer-looking driver seemed to have the whole highway to itself.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Or, to put it another way, if the road had been closed to the general traffic, for certain reasons, how had the one car gotten permission to come through?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A HOUSE OF MYSTERY As though to completely take the joy out of life for us, no other cars came along, as we had expected they would.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Why had the road been closed to all the cars except this one?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A HOUSE OF MYSTERY As though to completely take the joy out of life for us, no other cars came along, as we had expected they would.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Or, to put it another way, if the road had been closed to the general traffic, for certain reasons, how had the one car gotten permission to come through?
carsnounUS /kɑːrz/
plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading A HOUSE OF MYSTERY As though to completely take the joy out of life for us, no other cars came along, as we had expected they would.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Or, to put it another way, if the road had been closed to the general traffic, for certain reasons, how had the one car gotten permission to come through?
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Why had the road been closed to all the cars except this one?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Or, to put it another way, if the road had been closed to the general traffic, for certain reasons, how had the one car gotten permission to come through?
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading A HOUSE OF MYSTERY As though to completely take the joy out of life for us, no other cars came along, as we had expected they would.
crazyadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪzi/
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading The sway-backed roadster with the crazy name and queer-looking driver seemed to have the whole highway to itself.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading The sway-backed roadster with the crazy name and queer-looking driver seemed to have the whole highway to itself.
apart from; not including
From this reading Why had the road been closed to all the cars except this one?
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading A HOUSE OF MYSTERY As though to completely take the joy out of life for us, no other cars came along, as we had expected they would.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A HOUSE OF MYSTERY As though to completely take the joy out of life for us, no other cars came along, as we had expected they would.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Or, to put it another way, if the road had been closed to the general traffic, for certain reasons, how had the one car gotten permission to come through?
gottenverbUS /ˈɡɑːtən/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Or, to put it another way, if the road had been closed to the general traffic, for certain reasons, how had the one car gotten permission to come through?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A HOUSE OF MYSTERY As though to completely take the joy out of life for us, no other cars came along, as we had expected they would.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The sway-backed roadster with the crazy name and queer-looking driver seemed to have the whole highway to itself.
highwaynounUS /ˈhaɪweɪ/
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading The sway-backed roadster with the crazy name and queer-looking driver seemed to have the whole highway to itself.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading A HOUSE OF MYSTERY As though to completely take the joy out of life for us, no other cars came along, as we had expected they would.
how
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From this reading Or, to put it another way, if the road had been closed to the general traffic, for certain reasons, how had the one car gotten permission to come through?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Or, to put it another way, if the road had been closed to the general traffic, for certain reasons, how had the one car gotten permission to come through?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Or, to put it another way, if the road had been closed to the general traffic, for certain reasons, how had the one car gotten permission to come through?
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The sway-backed roadster with the crazy name and queer-looking driver seemed to have the whole highway to itself.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading A HOUSE OF MYSTERY As though to completely take the joy out of life for us, no other cars came along, as we had expected they would.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading A HOUSE OF MYSTERY As though to completely take the joy out of life for us, no other cars came along, as we had expected they would.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading A HOUSE OF MYSTERY As though to completely take the joy out of life for us, no other cars came along, as we had expected they would.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The sway-backed roadster with the crazy name and queer-looking driver seemed to have the whole highway to itself.
not any; not one
From this reading A HOUSE OF MYSTERY As though to completely take the joy out of life for us, no other cars came along, as we had expected they would.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A HOUSE OF MYSTERY As though to completely take the joy out of life for us, no other cars came along, as we had expected they would.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Why had the road been closed to all the cars except this one?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or, to put it another way, if the road had been closed to the general traffic, for certain reasons, how had the one car gotten permission to come through?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading A HOUSE OF MYSTERY As though to completely take the joy out of life for us, no other cars came along, as we had expected they would.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A HOUSE OF MYSTERY As though to completely take the joy out of life for us, no other cars came along, as we had expected they would.
approval to do something
From this reading Or, to put it another way, if the road had been closed to the general traffic, for certain reasons, how had the one car gotten permission to come through?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Or, to put it another way, if the road had been closed to the general traffic, for certain reasons, how had the one car gotten permission to come through?
filled with bewilderment
From this reading And that was strange, we thought, puzzled.
queer-looking
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From this reading The sway-backed roadster with the crazy name and queer-looking driver seemed to have the whole highway to itself.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Or, to put it another way, if the road had been closed to the general traffic, for certain reasons, how had the one car gotten permission to come through?
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Why had the road been closed to all the cars except this one?
roadsternounUS /ˈroʊdstər/
an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat
From this reading The sway-backed roadster with the crazy name and queer-looking driver seemed to have the whole highway to itself.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The sway-backed roadster with the crazy name and queer-looking driver seemed to have the whole highway to itself.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading And that was strange, we thought, puzzled.
sway-backed
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From this reading The sway-backed roadster with the crazy name and queer-looking driver seemed to have the whole highway to itself.
carry out
From this reading A HOUSE OF MYSTERY As though to completely take the joy out of life for us, no other cars came along, as we had expected they would.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And that was strange, we thought, puzzled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A HOUSE OF MYSTERY As though to completely take the joy out of life for us, no other cars came along, as we had expected they would.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A HOUSE OF MYSTERY As though to completely take the joy out of life for us, no other cars came along, as we had expected they would.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Why had the road been closed to all the cars except this one?
in spite of the fact that
From this reading A HOUSE OF MYSTERY As though to completely take the joy out of life for us, no other cars came along, as we had expected they would.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And that was strange, we thought, puzzled.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Or, to put it another way, if the road had been closed to the general traffic, for certain reasons, how had the one car gotten permission to come through?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A HOUSE OF MYSTERY As though to completely take the joy out of life for us, no other cars came along, as we had expected they would.
trafficnounUS /ˈtræfɪk/
the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
From this reading Or, to put it another way, if the road had been closed to the general traffic, for certain reasons, how had the one car gotten permission to come through?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A HOUSE OF MYSTERY As though to completely take the joy out of life for us, no other cars came along, as we had expected they would.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And that was strange, we thought, puzzled.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Or, to put it another way, if the road had been closed to the general traffic, for certain reasons, how had the one car gotten permission to come through?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A HOUSE OF MYSTERY As though to completely take the joy out of life for us, no other cars came along, as we had expected they would.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The sway-backed roadster with the crazy name and queer-looking driver seemed to have the whole highway to itself.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why had the road been closed to all the cars except this one?
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sway-backed roadster with the crazy name and queer-looking driver seemed to have the whole highway to itself.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A HOUSE OF MYSTERY As though to completely take the joy out of life for us, no other cars came along, as we had expected they would.
