used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was much too long a journey for them in an automobile.
(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 But Rose and Vi had a room all to themselves, and felt themselves quite grown-up travelers.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was much too long a journey for them in an automobile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE COAL STRIKE Mother, of course, took Mun Bun and Margy back to Pineville by train.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They did not have quite so much excitement here as they had at the farmhouse on their way down to the shore.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Bunker, with the four bigger little Bunkers (doesn't that sound funny?) drove in a motor-car and spent one night's sleep on the way at a very pleasant country inn.
automobilenounUS /ˈɔːtəmoʊbiːl/
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading It was much too long a journey for them in an automobile.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE COAL STRIKE Mother, of course, took Mun Bun and Margy back to Pineville by train.
biggeradjectiveUS /ˈbɪɡər/
large or big relative to something else
From this reading Mr. Bunker, with the four bigger little Bunkers (doesn't that sound funny?) drove in a motor-car and spent one night's sleep on the way at a very pleasant country inn.
BunnounUS /bʌn/
small rounded bread either plain or sweet
From this reading THE COAL STRIKE Mother, of course, took Mun Bun and Margy back to Pineville by train.
BunkernounUS /ˈbʌŋkər/
a hazard on a golf course
From this reading Mr. Bunker, with the four bigger little Bunkers (doesn't that sound funny?) drove in a motor-car and spent one night's sleep on the way at a very pleasant country inn.
BunkersnounUS /ˈbʌŋkərz/
plural of “bunker” — a hazard on a golf course
From this reading Mr. Bunker, with the four bigger little Bunkers (doesn't that sound funny?) drove in a motor-car and spent one night's sleep on the way at a very pleasant country inn.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Rose and Vi had a room all to themselves, and felt themselves quite grown-up travelers.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE COAL STRIKE Mother, of course, took Mun Bun and Margy back to Pineville by train.
COALnounUS /koʊl/
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading THE COAL STRIKE Mother, of course, took Mun Bun and Margy back to Pineville by train.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Mr. Bunker, with the four bigger little Bunkers (doesn't that sound funny?) drove in a motor-car and spent one night's sleep on the way at a very pleasant country inn.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading THE COAL STRIKE Mother, of course, took Mun Bun and Margy back to Pineville by train.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did not have quite so much excitement here as they had at the farmhouse on their way down to the shore.
doesn't
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From this reading Mr. Bunker, with the four bigger little Bunkers (doesn't that sound funny?) drove in a motor-car and spent one night's sleep on the way at a very pleasant country inn.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They did not have quite so much excitement here as they had at the farmhouse on their way down to the shore.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading Mr. Bunker, with the four bigger little Bunkers (doesn't that sound funny?) drove in a motor-car and spent one night's sleep on the way at a very pleasant country inn.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading They did not have quite so much excitement here as they had at the farmhouse on their way down to the shore.
farmhousenounUS /ˈfɑːrmhaʊs/
house for a farmer and family
From this reading They did not have quite so much excitement here as they had at the farmhouse on their way down to the shore.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading But Rose and Vi had a room all to themselves, and felt themselves quite grown-up travelers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was much too long a journey for them in an automobile.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Mr. Bunker, with the four bigger little Bunkers (doesn't that sound funny?) drove in a motor-car and spent one night's sleep on the way at a very pleasant country inn.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading Mr. Bunker, with the four bigger little Bunkers (doesn't that sound funny?) drove in a motor-car and spent one night's sleep on the way at a very pleasant country inn.
grown-up
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From this reading But Rose and Vi had a room all to themselves, and felt themselves quite grown-up travelers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They did not have quite so much excitement here as they had at the farmhouse on their way down to the shore.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They did not have quite so much excitement here as they had at the farmhouse on their way down to the shore.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading They did not have quite so much excitement here as they had at the farmhouse on their way down to the shore.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was much too long a journey for them in an automobile.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading Mr. Bunker, with the four bigger little Bunkers (doesn't that sound funny?) drove in a motor-car and spent one night's sleep on the way at a very pleasant country inn.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was much too long a journey for them in an automobile.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading It was much too long a journey for them in an automobile.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Mr. Bunker, with the four bigger little Bunkers (doesn't that sound funny?) drove in a motor-car and spent one night's sleep on the way at a very pleasant country inn.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It was much too long a journey for them in an automobile.
Margy
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From this reading THE COAL STRIKE Mother, of course, took Mun Bun and Margy back to Pineville by train.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading THE COAL STRIKE Mother, of course, took Mun Bun and Margy back to Pineville by train.
motor-car
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From this reading Mr. Bunker, with the four bigger little Bunkers (doesn't that sound funny?) drove in a motor-car and spent one night's sleep on the way at a very pleasant country inn.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Bunker, with the four bigger little Bunkers (doesn't that sound funny?) drove in a motor-car and spent one night's sleep on the way at a very pleasant country inn.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It was much too long a journey for them in an automobile.
Mun
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From this reading THE COAL STRIKE Mother, of course, took Mun Bun and Margy back to Pineville by train.
night'snounUS /naɪts/
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Mr. Bunker, with the four bigger little Bunkers (doesn't that sound funny?) drove in a motor-car and spent one night's sleep on the way at a very pleasant country inn.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They did not have quite so much excitement here as they had at the farmhouse on their way down to the shore.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COAL STRIKE Mother, of course, took Mun Bun and Margy back to Pineville by train.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Bunker, with the four bigger little Bunkers (doesn't that sound funny?) drove in a motor-car and spent one night's sleep on the way at a very pleasant country inn.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mr. Bunker, with the four bigger little Bunkers (doesn't that sound funny?) drove in a motor-car and spent one night's sleep on the way at a very pleasant country inn.
Pineville
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From this reading THE COAL STRIKE Mother, of course, took Mun Bun and Margy back to Pineville by train.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading Mr. Bunker, with the four bigger little Bunkers (doesn't that sound funny?) drove in a motor-car and spent one night's sleep on the way at a very pleasant country inn.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading They did not have quite so much excitement here as they had at the farmhouse on their way down to the shore.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading But Rose and Vi had a room all to themselves, and felt themselves quite grown-up travelers.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading But Rose and Vi had a room all to themselves, and felt themselves quite grown-up travelers.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading They did not have quite so much excitement here as they had at the farmhouse on their way down to the shore.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Mr. Bunker, with the four bigger little Bunkers (doesn't that sound funny?) drove in a motor-car and spent one night's sleep on the way at a very pleasant country inn.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They did not have quite so much excitement here as they had at the farmhouse on their way down to the shore.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Mr. Bunker, with the four bigger little Bunkers (doesn't that sound funny?) drove in a motor-car and spent one night's sleep on the way at a very pleasant country inn.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Mr. Bunker, with the four bigger little Bunkers (doesn't that sound funny?) drove in a motor-car and spent one night's sleep on the way at a very pleasant country inn.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading THE COAL STRIKE Mother, of course, took Mun Bun and Margy back to Pineville by train.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Bunker, with the four bigger little Bunkers (doesn't that sound funny?) drove in a motor-car and spent one night's sleep on the way at a very pleasant country inn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COAL STRIKE Mother, of course, took Mun Bun and Margy back to Pineville by train.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They did not have quite so much excitement here as they had at the farmhouse on their way down to the shore.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was much too long a journey for them in an automobile.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading But Rose and Vi had a room all to themselves, and felt themselves quite grown-up travelers.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They did not have quite so much excitement here as they had at the farmhouse on their way down to the shore.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE COAL STRIKE Mother, of course, took Mun Bun and Margy back to Pineville by train.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It was much too long a journey for them in an automobile.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading THE COAL STRIKE Mother, of course, took Mun Bun and Margy back to Pineville by train.
create by training and teaching
From this reading THE COAL STRIKE Mother, of course, took Mun Bun and Margy back to Pineville by train.
travelersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveler” — a person who changes location
From this reading But Rose and Vi had a room all to themselves, and felt themselves quite grown-up travelers.
precisely as stated
From this reading Mr. Bunker, with the four bigger little Bunkers (doesn't that sound funny?) drove in a motor-car and spent one night's sleep on the way at a very pleasant country inn.
VinounUS /vaɪ/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading But Rose and Vi had a room all to themselves, and felt themselves quite grown-up travelers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was much too long a journey for them in an automobile.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Mr. Bunker, with the four bigger little Bunkers (doesn't that sound funny?) drove in a motor-car and spent one night's sleep on the way at a very pleasant country inn.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Bunker, with the four bigger little Bunkers (doesn't that sound funny?) drove in a motor-car and spent one night's sleep on the way at a very pleasant country inn.
