used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "And one of my men will be at the depot to meet us with a carriage," said Grandpa Ford.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The six little Bunkers, with their father and mother, had taken the railroad train about nine o'clock in the morning, and they would reach Tarrington, in New York State, about five in the evening.
(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 MUN BUN TAKES SOMETHING The trip to Grandpa Ford's was to last all day.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "We'll drive over with horses, though I have an auto on my place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The six little Bunkers, with their father and mother, had taken the railroad train about nine o'clock in the morning, and they would reach Tarrington, in New York State, about five in the evening.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "And one of my men will be at the depot to meet us with a carriage," said Grandpa Ford.
autonounUS /ˈɔːtoʊ/
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading "We'll drive over with horses, though I have an auto on my place.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And one of my men will be at the depot to meet us with a carriage," said Grandpa Ford.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading But I like horses better."
BUNnounUS /bʌn/
small rounded bread either plain or sweet
From this reading MUN BUN TAKES SOMETHING The trip to Grandpa Ford's was to last all day.
BunkersnounUS /ˈbʌŋkərz/
plural of “bunker” — a hazard on a golf course
From this reading The six little Bunkers, with their father and mother, had taken the railroad train about nine o'clock in the morning, and they would reach Tarrington, in New York State, about five in the evening.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I like horses better."
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading "And one of my men will be at the depot to meet us with a carriage," said Grandpa Ford.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading MUN BUN TAKES SOMETHING The trip to Grandpa Ford's was to last all day.
depotnounUS /ˈdiːpoʊ/
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
From this reading "And one of my men will be at the depot to meet us with a carriage," said Grandpa Ford.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading "We'll drive over with horses, though I have an auto on my place.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The six little Bunkers, with their father and mother, had taken the railroad train about nine o'clock in the morning, and they would reach Tarrington, in New York State, about five in the evening.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The six little Bunkers, with their father and mother, had taken the railroad train about nine o'clock in the morning, and they would reach Tarrington, in New York State, about five in the evening.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading The six little Bunkers, with their father and mother, had taken the railroad train about nine o'clock in the morning, and they would reach Tarrington, in New York State, about five in the evening.
FordnounUS /fɔːrd/
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading "And one of my men will be at the depot to meet us with a carriage," said Grandpa Ford.
Ford'snounUS /fɔːrdz/
possessive form of “ford” — United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading MUN BUN TAKES SOMETHING The trip to Grandpa Ford's was to last all day.
GrandpanounUS /ˈɡrændpɑː/
the father of your father or mother
From this reading MUN BUN TAKES SOMETHING The trip to Grandpa Ford's was to last all day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The six little Bunkers, with their father and mother, had taken the railroad train about nine o'clock in the morning, and they would reach Tarrington, in New York State, about five in the evening.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We'll drive over with horses, though I have an auto on my place.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "We'll drive over with horses, though I have an auto on my place.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We'll drive over with horses, though I have an auto on my place.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The six little Bunkers, with their father and mother, had taken the railroad train about nine o'clock in the morning, and they would reach Tarrington, in New York State, about five in the evening.
immediately past
From this reading MUN BUN TAKES SOMETHING The trip to Grandpa Ford's was to last all day.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But I like horses better."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The six little Bunkers, with their father and mother, had taken the railroad train about nine o'clock in the morning, and they would reach Tarrington, in New York State, about five in the evening.
come together
From this reading "And one of my men will be at the depot to meet us with a carriage," said Grandpa Ford.
the force of workers available
From this reading "And one of my men will be at the depot to meet us with a carriage," said Grandpa Ford.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The six little Bunkers, with their father and mother, had taken the railroad train about nine o'clock in the morning, and they would reach Tarrington, in New York State, about five in the evening.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The six little Bunkers, with their father and mother, had taken the railroad train about nine o'clock in the morning, and they would reach Tarrington, in New York State, about five in the evening.
MUN
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MUN BUN TAKES SOMETHING The trip to Grandpa Ford's was to last all day.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "And one of my men will be at the depot to meet us with a carriage," said Grandpa Ford.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The six little Bunkers, with their father and mother, had taken the railroad train about nine o'clock in the morning, and they would reach Tarrington, in New York State, about five in the evening.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading The six little Bunkers, with their father and mother, had taken the railroad train about nine o'clock in the morning, and they would reach Tarrington, in New York State, about five in the evening.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading The six little Bunkers, with their father and mother, had taken the railroad train about nine o'clock in the morning, and they would reach Tarrington, in New York State, about five in the evening.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And one of my men will be at the depot to meet us with a carriage," said Grandpa Ford.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "We'll drive over with horses, though I have an auto on my place.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "And one of my men will be at the depot to meet us with a carriage," said Grandpa Ford.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "We'll drive over with horses, though I have an auto on my place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "We'll drive over with horses, though I have an auto on my place.
railroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading The six little Bunkers, with their father and mother, had taken the railroad train about nine o'clock in the morning, and they would reach Tarrington, in New York State, about five in the evening.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The six little Bunkers, with their father and mother, had taken the railroad train about nine o'clock in the morning, and they would reach Tarrington, in New York State, about five in the evening.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "And one of my men will be at the depot to meet us with a carriage," said Grandpa Ford.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading The six little Bunkers, with their father and mother, had taken the railroad train about nine o'clock in the morning, and they would reach Tarrington, in New York State, about five in the evening.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading MUN BUN TAKES SOMETHING The trip to Grandpa Ford's was to last all day.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading The six little Bunkers, with their father and mother, had taken the railroad train about nine o'clock in the morning, and they would reach Tarrington, in New York State, about five in the evening.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The six little Bunkers, with their father and mother, had taken the railroad train about nine o'clock in the morning, and they would reach Tarrington, in New York State, about five in the evening.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading MUN BUN TAKES SOMETHING The trip to Grandpa Ford's was to last all day.
Tarrington
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The six little Bunkers, with their father and mother, had taken the railroad train about nine o'clock in the morning, and they would reach Tarrington, in New York State, about five in the evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MUN BUN TAKES SOMETHING The trip to Grandpa Ford's was to last all day.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The six little Bunkers, with their father and mother, had taken the railroad train about nine o'clock in the morning, and they would reach Tarrington, in New York State, about five in the evening.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The six little Bunkers, with their father and mother, had taken the railroad train about nine o'clock in the morning, and they would reach Tarrington, in New York State, about five in the evening.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "We'll drive over with horses, though I have an auto on my place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MUN BUN TAKES SOMETHING The trip to Grandpa Ford's was to last all day.
create by training and teaching
From this reading The six little Bunkers, with their father and mother, had taken the railroad train about nine o'clock in the morning, and they would reach Tarrington, in New York State, about five in the evening.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading MUN BUN TAKES SOMETHING The trip to Grandpa Ford's was to last all day.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And one of my men will be at the depot to meet us with a carriage," said Grandpa Ford.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MUN BUN TAKES SOMETHING The trip to Grandpa Ford's was to last all day.
We'll
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From this reading "We'll drive over with horses, though I have an auto on my place.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "And one of my men will be at the depot to meet us with a carriage," said Grandpa Ford.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The six little Bunkers, with their father and mother, had taken the railroad train about nine o'clock in the morning, and they would reach Tarrington, in New York State, about five in the evening.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The six little Bunkers, with their father and mother, had taken the railroad train about nine o'clock in the morning, and they would reach Tarrington, in New York State, about five in the evening.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading The six little Bunkers, with their father and mother, had taken the railroad train about nine o'clock in the morning, and they would reach Tarrington, in New York State, about five in the evening.
