used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading How Miss Gordon was enjoying every moment of the quaint experience of being suddenly transported from the atmosphere of a fashionable girls’ school and from the most modern city in the world to this old-fashioned hamlet which had changed but little in one hundred years.
having companions or an escort
From this reading Doctor Winslow accompanied Miss Gordon and Muriel to the little coast village of Tunkett.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The wagon jolted along, for the road was full of frozen ruts, and Muriel laughed gleefully as she was thrown against the older woman.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The wagon jolted along, for the road was full of frozen ruts, and Muriel laughed gleefully as she was thrown against the older woman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Doctor Winslow accompanied Miss Gordon and Muriel to the little coast village of Tunkett.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It was twilight when the leisurely train at last stopped at the station and Jabez appeared through the flurry of snow driving the doctor’s old horse and two-seated buggy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The wagon jolted along, for the road was full of frozen ruts, and Muriel laughed gleefully as she was thrown against the older woman.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was twilight when the leisurely train at last stopped at the station and Jabez appeared through the flurry of snow driving the doctor’s old horse and two-seated buggy.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading How Miss Gordon was enjoying every moment of the quaint experience of being suddenly transported from the atmosphere of a fashionable girls’ school and from the most modern city in the world to this old-fashioned hamlet which had changed but little in one hundred years.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The side curtains were up and on the back seat the woman and the girl were soon made comfortable.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading How Miss Gordon was enjoying every moment of the quaint experience of being suddenly transported from the atmosphere of a fashionable girls’ school and from the most modern city in the world to this old-fashioned hamlet which had changed but little in one hundred years.
buggynounUS /ˈbʌɡi/
a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
From this reading It was twilight when the leisurely train at last stopped at the station and Jabez appeared through the flurry of snow driving the doctor’s old horse and two-seated buggy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading How Miss Gordon was enjoying every moment of the quaint experience of being suddenly transported from the atmosphere of a fashionable girls’ school and from the most modern city in the world to this old-fashioned hamlet which had changed but little in one hundred years.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading How Miss Gordon was enjoying every moment of the quaint experience of being suddenly transported from the atmosphere of a fashionable girls’ school and from the most modern city in the world to this old-fashioned hamlet which had changed but little in one hundred years.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading How Miss Gordon was enjoying every moment of the quaint experience of being suddenly transported from the atmosphere of a fashionable girls’ school and from the most modern city in the world to this old-fashioned hamlet which had changed but little in one hundred years.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading Doctor Winslow accompanied Miss Gordon and Muriel to the little coast village of Tunkett.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading The side curtains were up and on the back seat the woman and the girl were soon made comfortable.
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading The side curtains were up and on the back seat the woman and the girl were soon made comfortable.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Doctor Winslow accompanied Miss Gordon and Muriel to the little coast village of Tunkett.
doctor'snounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading It was twilight when the leisurely train at last stopped at the station and Jabez appeared through the flurry of snow driving the doctor’s old horse and two-seated buggy.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading It was twilight when the leisurely train at last stopped at the station and Jabez appeared through the flurry of snow driving the doctor’s old horse and two-seated buggy.
enjoyingverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading How Miss Gordon was enjoying every moment of the quaint experience of being suddenly transported from the atmosphere of a fashionable girls’ school and from the most modern city in the world to this old-fashioned hamlet which had changed but little in one hundred years.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading How Miss Gordon was enjoying every moment of the quaint experience of being suddenly transported from the atmosphere of a fashionable girls’ school and from the most modern city in the world to this old-fashioned hamlet which had changed but little in one hundred years.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading How Miss Gordon was enjoying every moment of the quaint experience of being suddenly transported from the atmosphere of a fashionable girls’ school and from the most modern city in the world to this old-fashioned hamlet which had changed but little in one hundred years.
fashionableadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənəbəl/
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading How Miss Gordon was enjoying every moment of the quaint experience of being suddenly transported from the atmosphere of a fashionable girls’ school and from the most modern city in the world to this old-fashioned hamlet which had changed but little in one hundred years.
flurrynounUS /ˈflɜːri/
a rapid active commotion
From this reading It was twilight when the leisurely train at last stopped at the station and Jabez appeared through the flurry of snow driving the doctor’s old horse and two-seated buggy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The wagon jolted along, for the road was full of frozen ruts, and Muriel laughed gleefully as she was thrown against the older woman.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading How Miss Gordon was enjoying every moment of the quaint experience of being suddenly transported from the atmosphere of a fashionable girls’ school and from the most modern city in the world to this old-fashioned hamlet which had changed but little in one hundred years.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading The wagon jolted along, for the road was full of frozen ruts, and Muriel laughed gleefully as she was thrown against the older woman.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The wagon jolted along, for the road was full of frozen ruts, and Muriel laughed gleefully as she was thrown against the older woman.
a young female
From this reading The side curtains were up and on the back seat the woman and the girl were soon made comfortable.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading How Miss Gordon was enjoying every moment of the quaint experience of being suddenly transported from the atmosphere of a fashionable girls’ school and from the most modern city in the world to this old-fashioned hamlet which had changed but little in one hundred years.
gleefullyadverbUS /ˈɡliːfəli/
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading The wagon jolted along, for the road was full of frozen ruts, and Muriel laughed gleefully as she was thrown against the older woman.
Gordon
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From this reading Doctor Winslow accompanied Miss Gordon and Muriel to the little coast village of Tunkett.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How Miss Gordon was enjoying every moment of the quaint experience of being suddenly transported from the atmosphere of a fashionable girls’ school and from the most modern city in the world to this old-fashioned hamlet which had changed but little in one hundred years.
hamletnounUS /ˈhæmlət/
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading How Miss Gordon was enjoying every moment of the quaint experience of being suddenly transported from the atmosphere of a fashionable girls’ school and from the most modern city in the world to this old-fashioned hamlet which had changed but little in one hundred years.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading It was twilight when the leisurely train at last stopped at the station and Jabez appeared through the flurry of snow driving the doctor’s old horse and two-seated buggy.
How
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From this reading How Miss Gordon was enjoying every moment of the quaint experience of being suddenly transported from the atmosphere of a fashionable girls’ school and from the most modern city in the world to this old-fashioned hamlet which had changed but little in one hundred years.
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From this reading How Miss Gordon was enjoying every moment of the quaint experience of being suddenly transported from the atmosphere of a fashionable girls’ school and from the most modern city in the world to this old-fashioned hamlet which had changed but little in one hundred years.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How Miss Gordon was enjoying every moment of the quaint experience of being suddenly transported from the atmosphere of a fashionable girls’ school and from the most modern city in the world to this old-fashioned hamlet which had changed but little in one hundred years.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was twilight when the leisurely train at last stopped at the station and Jabez appeared through the flurry of snow driving the doctor’s old horse and two-seated buggy.
Jabez
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From this reading It was twilight when the leisurely train at last stopped at the station and Jabez appeared through the flurry of snow driving the doctor’s old horse and two-seated buggy.
joltedadjectiveUS /ˈdʒoʊltɪd/
bumped or shaken jerkily
From this reading The wagon jolted along, for the road was full of frozen ruts, and Muriel laughed gleefully as she was thrown against the older woman.
immediately past
From this reading It was twilight when the leisurely train at last stopped at the station and Jabez appeared through the flurry of snow driving the doctor’s old horse and two-seated buggy.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading The wagon jolted along, for the road was full of frozen ruts, and Muriel laughed gleefully as she was thrown against the older woman.
leisurelyadverbUS /ˈliːzərli/
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading It was twilight when the leisurely train at last stopped at the station and Jabez appeared through the flurry of snow driving the doctor’s old horse and two-seated buggy.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Doctor Winslow accompanied Miss Gordon and Muriel to the little coast village of Tunkett.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The side curtains were up and on the back seat the woman and the girl were soon made comfortable.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Doctor Winslow accompanied Miss Gordon and Muriel to the little coast village of Tunkett.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading How Miss Gordon was enjoying every moment of the quaint experience of being suddenly transported from the atmosphere of a fashionable girls’ school and from the most modern city in the world to this old-fashioned hamlet which had changed but little in one hundred years.
a particular point in time
From this reading How Miss Gordon was enjoying every moment of the quaint experience of being suddenly transported from the atmosphere of a fashionable girls’ school and from the most modern city in the world to this old-fashioned hamlet which had changed but little in one hundred years.
used to form the superlative
From this reading How Miss Gordon was enjoying every moment of the quaint experience of being suddenly transported from the atmosphere of a fashionable girls’ school and from the most modern city in the world to this old-fashioned hamlet which had changed but little in one hundred years.
Muriel
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From this reading Doctor Winslow accompanied Miss Gordon and Muriel to the little coast village of Tunkett.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Doctor Winslow accompanied Miss Gordon and Muriel to the little coast village of Tunkett.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It was twilight when the leisurely train at last stopped at the station and Jabez appeared through the flurry of snow driving the doctor’s old horse and two-seated buggy.
old-fashionedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/
out of fashion
From this reading How Miss Gordon was enjoying every moment of the quaint experience of being suddenly transported from the atmosphere of a fashionable girls’ school and from the most modern city in the world to this old-fashioned hamlet which had changed but little in one hundred years.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading The wagon jolted along, for the road was full of frozen ruts, and Muriel laughed gleefully as she was thrown against the older woman.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The side curtains were up and on the back seat the woman and the girl were soon made comfortable.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading How Miss Gordon was enjoying every moment of the quaint experience of being suddenly transported from the atmosphere of a fashionable girls’ school and from the most modern city in the world to this old-fashioned hamlet which had changed but little in one hundred years.
quaintadjectiveUS /kweɪnt/
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
From this reading How Miss Gordon was enjoying every moment of the quaint experience of being suddenly transported from the atmosphere of a fashionable girls’ school and from the most modern city in the world to this old-fashioned hamlet which had changed but little in one hundred years.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The wagon jolted along, for the road was full of frozen ruts, and Muriel laughed gleefully as she was thrown against the older woman.
rutsnounUS /rʌts/
plural of “rut” — a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)
From this reading The wagon jolted along, for the road was full of frozen ruts, and Muriel laughed gleefully as she was thrown against the older woman.
an educational institution
From this reading How Miss Gordon was enjoying every moment of the quaint experience of being suddenly transported from the atmosphere of a fashionable girls’ school and from the most modern city in the world to this old-fashioned hamlet which had changed but little in one hundred years.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading The side curtains were up and on the back seat the woman and the girl were soon made comfortable.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The wagon jolted along, for the road was full of frozen ruts, and Muriel laughed gleefully as she was thrown against the older woman.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The side curtains were up and on the back seat the woman and the girl were soon made comfortable.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading It was twilight when the leisurely train at last stopped at the station and Jabez appeared through the flurry of snow driving the doctor’s old horse and two-seated buggy.
in the near future
From this reading The side curtains were up and on the back seat the woman and the girl were soon made comfortable.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading It was twilight when the leisurely train at last stopped at the station and Jabez appeared through the flurry of snow driving the doctor’s old horse and two-seated buggy.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading It was twilight when the leisurely train at last stopped at the station and Jabez appeared through the flurry of snow driving the doctor’s old horse and two-seated buggy.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading How Miss Gordon was enjoying every moment of the quaint experience of being suddenly transported from the atmosphere of a fashionable girls’ school and from the most modern city in the world to this old-fashioned hamlet which had changed but little in one hundred years.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Doctor Winslow accompanied Miss Gordon and Muriel to the little coast village of Tunkett.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How Miss Gordon was enjoying every moment of the quaint experience of being suddenly transported from the atmosphere of a fashionable girls’ school and from the most modern city in the world to this old-fashioned hamlet which had changed but little in one hundred years.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It was twilight when the leisurely train at last stopped at the station and Jabez appeared through the flurry of snow driving the doctor’s old horse and two-seated buggy.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading The wagon jolted along, for the road was full of frozen ruts, and Muriel laughed gleefully as she was thrown against the older woman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Doctor Winslow accompanied Miss Gordon and Muriel to the little coast village of Tunkett.
create by training and teaching
From this reading It was twilight when the leisurely train at last stopped at the station and Jabez appeared through the flurry of snow driving the doctor’s old horse and two-seated buggy.
transportedverbUS /trænˈspɔːrtɪd/
past form of “transport” — move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
From this reading How Miss Gordon was enjoying every moment of the quaint experience of being suddenly transported from the atmosphere of a fashionable girls’ school and from the most modern city in the world to this old-fashioned hamlet which had changed but little in one hundred years.
Tunkett
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From this reading Doctor Winslow accompanied Miss Gordon and Muriel to the little coast village of Tunkett.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading It was twilight when the leisurely train at last stopped at the station and Jabez appeared through the flurry of snow driving the doctor’s old horse and two-seated buggy.
two-seated
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From this reading It was twilight when the leisurely train at last stopped at the station and Jabez appeared through the flurry of snow driving the doctor’s old horse and two-seated buggy.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The side curtains were up and on the back seat the woman and the girl were soon made comfortable.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Doctor Winslow accompanied Miss Gordon and Muriel to the little coast village of Tunkett.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading The wagon jolted along, for the road was full of frozen ruts, and Muriel laughed gleefully as she was thrown against the older woman.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was twilight when the leisurely train at last stopped at the station and Jabez appeared through the flurry of snow driving the doctor’s old horse and two-seated buggy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The side curtains were up and on the back seat the woman and the girl were soon made comfortable.
at the time that
From this reading It was twilight when the leisurely train at last stopped at the station and Jabez appeared through the flurry of snow driving the doctor’s old horse and two-seated buggy.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading How Miss Gordon was enjoying every moment of the quaint experience of being suddenly transported from the atmosphere of a fashionable girls’ school and from the most modern city in the world to this old-fashioned hamlet which had changed but little in one hundred years.
WinslownounUS /ˈwɪnzloʊ/
English colonial administrator who traveled to America on the Mayflower and served as the first governor of the Plymouth Colony (1595-1655)
From this reading Doctor Winslow accompanied Miss Gordon and Muriel to the little coast village of Tunkett.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The side curtains were up and on the back seat the woman and the girl were soon made comfortable.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading How Miss Gordon was enjoying every moment of the quaint experience of being suddenly transported from the atmosphere of a fashionable girls’ school and from the most modern city in the world to this old-fashioned hamlet which had changed but little in one hundred years.
a late time of life
From this reading How Miss Gordon was enjoying every moment of the quaint experience of being suddenly transported from the atmosphere of a fashionable girls’ school and from the most modern city in the world to this old-fashioned hamlet which had changed but little in one hundred years.
