aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It is about fifteen miles round by the road to Cannondale.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "WHAT will they do?" asked Kate, trembling with fear, when I told her my uncle and Tom had driven off.
ascertainverbUS /ˌæsərˈteɪn/
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
From this reading "I don't know; that is what I would like to ascertain," I replied, considering the circumstances which presented themselves.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "WHAT will they do?" asked Kate, trembling with fear, when I told her my uncle and Tom had driven off.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is about fifteen miles round by the road to Cannondale.
Cannondale
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From this reading It is about fifteen miles round by the road to Cannondale.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading "I don't know; that is what I would like to ascertain," I replied, considering the circumstances which presented themselves.
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading "I don't know; that is what I would like to ascertain," I replied, considering the circumstances which presented themselves.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "WHAT will they do?" asked Kate, trembling with fear, when I told her my uncle and Tom had driven off.
don't
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From this reading "I don't know; that is what I would like to ascertain," I replied, considering the circumstances which presented themselves.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading "WHAT will they do?" asked Kate, trembling with fear, when I told her my uncle and Tom had driven off.
ERNEST
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST OBTAINS SOME VALUABLE LETTERS.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading "WHAT will they do?" asked Kate, trembling with fear, when I told her my uncle and Tom had driven off.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading It is about fifteen miles round by the road to Cannondale.
the act of departing
From this reading "If they were going to the same place, they would have taken the same vehicle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "WHAT will they do?" asked Kate, trembling with fear, when I told her my uncle and Tom had driven off.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If they were going to the same place, they would have taken the same vehicle.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "WHAT will they do?" asked Kate, trembling with fear, when I told her my uncle and Tom had driven off.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "WHAT will they do?" asked Kate, trembling with fear, when I told her my uncle and Tom had driven off.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If they were going to the same place, they would have taken the same vehicle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST OBTAINS SOME VALUABLE LETTERS.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I don't know; that is what I would like to ascertain," I replied, considering the circumstances which presented themselves.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is about fifteen miles round by the road to Cannondale.
Kate
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From this reading "WHAT will they do?" asked Kate, trembling with fear, when I told her my uncle and Tom had driven off.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know; that is what I would like to ascertain," I replied, considering the circumstances which presented themselves.
the literary culture
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST OBTAINS SOME VALUABLE LETTERS.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I don't know; that is what I would like to ascertain," I replied, considering the circumstances which presented themselves.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading It is about fifteen miles round by the road to Cannondale.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "WHAT will they do?" asked Kate, trembling with fear, when I told her my uncle and Tom had driven off.
OBTAINSverbUS /əbˈteɪnz/
third-person singular of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST OBTAINS SOME VALUABLE LETTERS.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "WHAT will they do?" asked Kate, trembling with fear, when I told her my uncle and Tom had driven off.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "If they were going to the same place, they would have taken the same vehicle.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "I don't know; that is what I would like to ascertain," I replied, considering the circumstances which presented themselves.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I don't know; that is what I would like to ascertain," I replied, considering the circumstances which presented themselves.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading It is about fifteen miles round by the road to Cannondale.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading It is about fifteen miles round by the road to Cannondale.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "If they were going to the same place, they would have taken the same vehicle.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST OBTAINS SOME VALUABLE LETTERS.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "If they were going to the same place, they would have taken the same vehicle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I don't know; that is what I would like to ascertain," I replied, considering the circumstances which presented themselves.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I don't know; that is what I would like to ascertain," I replied, considering the circumstances which presented themselves.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading "I don't know; that is what I would like to ascertain," I replied, considering the circumstances which presented themselves.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "WHAT will they do?" asked Kate, trembling with fear, when I told her my uncle and Tom had driven off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don't know; that is what I would like to ascertain," I replied, considering the circumstances which presented themselves.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "WHAT will they do?" asked Kate, trembling with fear, when I told her my uncle and Tom had driven off.
male cat
From this reading "WHAT will they do?" asked Kate, trembling with fear, when I told her my uncle and Tom had driven off.
a shaky motion
From this reading "WHAT will they do?" asked Kate, trembling with fear, when I told her my uncle and Tom had driven off.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "WHAT will they do?" asked Kate, trembling with fear, when I told her my uncle and Tom had driven off.
having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST OBTAINS SOME VALUABLE LETTERS.
vehiclenounUS /ˈviːhɪkəl/
a conveyance that transports people or objects
From this reading "If they were going to the same place, they would have taken the same vehicle.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "If they were going to the same place, they would have taken the same vehicle.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "WHAT will they do?" asked Kate, trembling with fear, when I told her my uncle and Tom had driven off.
at the time that
From this reading "WHAT will they do?" asked Kate, trembling with fear, when I told her my uncle and Tom had driven off.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST OBTAINS SOME VALUABLE LETTERS.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "WHAT will they do?" asked Kate, trembling with fear, when I told her my uncle and Tom had driven off.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "WHAT will they do?" asked Kate, trembling with fear, when I told her my uncle and Tom had driven off.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I don't know; that is what I would like to ascertain," I replied, considering the circumstances which presented themselves.
