AmericannounUS /əˈmerəkən/
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading “I want two places in the diligence, coupe,” etc, etc, says the American.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This remark being lost on the official, I explain to him as well as I can what is wanted, at first,--two places in the coupe.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This remark being lost on the official, I explain to him as well as I can what is wanted, at first,--two places in the coupe.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading This remark being lost on the official, I explain to him as well as I can what is wanted, at first,--two places in the coupe.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading This remark being lost on the official, I explain to him as well as I can what is wanted, at first,--two places in the coupe.
coupenounUS /kuːp/
a car with two doors and front seats and a luggage compartment
From this reading “I want two places in the diligence, coupe,” etc, etc, says the American.
diligencenounUS /ˈdɪlədʒəns/
conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation
From this reading “I want two places in the diligence, coupe,” etc, etc, says the American.
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From this reading “I want two places in the diligence, coupe,” etc, etc, says the American.
explainverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪn/
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading This remark being lost on the official, I explain to him as well as I can what is wanted, at first,--two places in the coupe.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading This remark being lost on the official, I explain to him as well as I can what is wanted, at first,--two places in the coupe.
gentlemannounUS /ˈdʒentəlmən/
a man of refinement
From this reading “The gentleman will take two,” I said, having in mind the diligence in the yard, with three places in the coupe.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “The gentleman will take two,” I said, having in mind the diligence in the yard, with three places in the coupe.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “One is taken,” he repeats.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This remark being lost on the official, I explain to him as well as I can what is wanted, at first,--two places in the coupe.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “One is taken,” is his reply.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I want two places in the diligence, coupe,” etc, etc, says the American.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I want two places in the diligence, coupe,” etc, etc, says the American.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This remark being lost on the official, I explain to him as well as I can what is wanted, at first,--two places in the coupe.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading This remark being lost on the official, I explain to him as well as I can what is wanted, at first,--two places in the coupe.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “The gentleman will take two,” I said, having in mind the diligence in the yard, with three places in the coupe.
officialadjectiveUS /əˈfɪʃəl/
having official authority or sanction
From this reading This remark being lost on the official, I explain to him as well as I can what is wanted, at first,--two places in the coupe.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This remark being lost on the official, I explain to him as well as I can what is wanted, at first,--two places in the coupe.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One is taken,” is his reply.
placesnounUS /ˈpleɪsəz/
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “I want two places in the diligence, coupe,” etc, etc, says the American.
remarknounUS /rɪˈmɑːrk/
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading This remark being lost on the official, I explain to him as well as I can what is wanted, at first,--two places in the coupe.
repeatsnounUS /rɪˈpiːts/
plural of “repeat” — an event that repeats
From this reading “One is taken,” he repeats.
replynounUS /rɪˈplaɪ/
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “One is taken,” is his reply.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “The gentleman will take two,” I said, having in mind the diligence in the yard, with three places in the coupe.
saysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “I want two places in the diligence, coupe,” etc, etc, says the American.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading “The gentleman will take two,” I said, having in mind the diligence in the yard, with three places in the coupe.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “One is taken,” is his reply.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I want two places in the diligence, coupe,” etc, etc, says the American.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This remark being lost on the official, I explain to him as well as I can what is wanted, at first,--two places in the coupe.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “The gentleman will take two,” I said, having in mind the diligence in the yard, with three places in the coupe.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This remark being lost on the official, I explain to him as well as I can what is wanted, at first,--two places in the coupe.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “I want two places in the diligence, coupe,” etc, etc, says the American.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I want two places in the diligence, coupe,” etc, etc, says the American.
wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading This remark being lost on the official, I explain to him as well as I can what is wanted, at first,--two places in the coupe.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading This remark being lost on the official, I explain to him as well as I can what is wanted, at first,--two places in the coupe.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This remark being lost on the official, I explain to him as well as I can what is wanted, at first,--two places in the coupe.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “The gentleman will take two,” I said, having in mind the diligence in the yard, with three places in the coupe.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “The gentleman will take two,” I said, having in mind the diligence in the yard, with three places in the coupe.
yardnounUS /jɑːrd/
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “The gentleman will take two,” I said, having in mind the diligence in the yard, with three places in the coupe.
