used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Where are we going?" she said, rolling down the window and shouting over the wind as they bombed up the Don Valley Parkway.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where are we going?" she said, rolling down the window and shouting over the wind as they bombed up the Don Valley Parkway.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Where are we going?" she said, rolling down the window and shouting over the wind as they bombed up the Don Valley Parkway.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The traffic had let up at Sheppard, and now they were making good time, heading for the faceless surburbs of Richmond Hill and Thornhill, and beyond.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The traffic had let up at Sheppard, and now they were making good time, heading for the faceless surburbs of Richmond Hill and Thornhill, and beyond.
bombedverbUS /bɑːmd/
past form of “bomb” — throw bombs at or attack with bombs
From this reading "Where are we going?" she said, rolling down the window and shouting over the wind as they bombed up the Don Valley Parkway.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading "Where are we going?" she said, rolling down the window and shouting over the wind as they bombed up the Don Valley Parkway.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Where are we going?" she said, rolling down the window and shouting over the wind as they bombed up the Don Valley Parkway.
facelessadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪsləs/
without a face or identity
From this reading The traffic had let up at Sheppard, and now they were making good time, heading for the faceless surburbs of Richmond Hill and Thornhill, and beyond.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The traffic had let up at Sheppard, and now they were making good time, heading for the faceless surburbs of Richmond Hill and Thornhill, and beyond.
the act of departing
From this reading "Where are we going?" she said, rolling down the window and shouting over the wind as they bombed up the Don Valley Parkway.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The traffic had let up at Sheppard, and now they were making good time, heading for the faceless surburbs of Richmond Hill and Thornhill, and beyond.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The traffic had let up at Sheppard, and now they were making good time, heading for the faceless surburbs of Richmond Hill and Thornhill, and beyond.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "North," he said.
headingnounUS /ˈhedɪŋ/
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
From this reading The traffic had let up at Sheppard, and now they were making good time, heading for the faceless surburbs of Richmond Hill and Thornhill, and beyond.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The traffic had let up at Sheppard, and now they were making good time, heading for the faceless surburbs of Richmond Hill and Thornhill, and beyond.
Kapuskasing
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From this reading "Past Kapuskasing."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The traffic had let up at Sheppard, and now they were making good time, heading for the faceless surburbs of Richmond Hill and Thornhill, and beyond.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The traffic had let up at Sheppard, and now they were making good time, heading for the faceless surburbs of Richmond Hill and Thornhill, and beyond.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "North," he said.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The traffic had let up at Sheppard, and now they were making good time, heading for the faceless surburbs of Richmond Hill and Thornhill, and beyond.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The traffic had let up at Sheppard, and now they were making good time, heading for the faceless surburbs of Richmond Hill and Thornhill, and beyond.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Where are we going?" she said, rolling down the window and shouting over the wind as they bombed up the Don Valley Parkway.
ParkwaynounUS /ˈpɑːrkweɪ/
a wide scenic road planted with trees
From this reading "Where are we going?" she said, rolling down the window and shouting over the wind as they bombed up the Don Valley Parkway.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading "Past Kapuskasing."
RichmondnounUS /ˈrɪtʃmənd/
capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
From this reading The traffic had let up at Sheppard, and now they were making good time, heading for the faceless surburbs of Richmond Hill and Thornhill, and beyond.
uttered with a trill
From this reading "Where are we going?" she said, rolling down the window and shouting over the wind as they bombed up the Don Valley Parkway.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Where are we going?" she said, rolling down the window and shouting over the wind as they bombed up the Don Valley Parkway.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where are we going?" she said, rolling down the window and shouting over the wind as they bombed up the Don Valley Parkway.
Sheppard
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From this reading The traffic had let up at Sheppard, and now they were making good time, heading for the faceless surburbs of Richmond Hill and Thornhill, and beyond.
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading "Where are we going?" she said, rolling down the window and shouting over the wind as they bombed up the Don Valley Parkway.
surburbs
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From this reading The traffic had let up at Sheppard, and now they were making good time, heading for the faceless surburbs of Richmond Hill and Thornhill, and beyond.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Where are we going?" she said, rolling down the window and shouting over the wind as they bombed up the Don Valley Parkway.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where are we going?" she said, rolling down the window and shouting over the wind as they bombed up the Don Valley Parkway.
Thornhill
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From this reading The traffic had let up at Sheppard, and now they were making good time, heading for the faceless surburbs of Richmond Hill and Thornhill, and beyond.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The traffic had let up at Sheppard, and now they were making good time, heading for the faceless surburbs of Richmond Hill and Thornhill, and beyond.
trafficnounUS /ˈtræfɪk/
the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
From this reading The traffic had let up at Sheppard, and now they were making good time, heading for the faceless surburbs of Richmond Hill and Thornhill, and beyond.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Where are we going?" she said, rolling down the window and shouting over the wind as they bombed up the Don Valley Parkway.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading "Where are we going?" she said, rolling down the window and shouting over the wind as they bombed up the Don Valley Parkway.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Where are we going?" she said, rolling down the window and shouting over the wind as they bombed up the Don Valley Parkway.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The traffic had let up at Sheppard, and now they were making good time, heading for the faceless surburbs of Richmond Hill and Thornhill, and beyond.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where are we going?" she said, rolling down the window and shouting over the wind as they bombed up the Don Valley Parkway.
whistledverbUS /ˈwɪsəld/
past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds
From this reading She whistled.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading "Where are we going?" she said, rolling down the window and shouting over the wind as they bombed up the Don Valley Parkway.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading "Where are we going?" she said, rolling down the window and shouting over the wind as they bombed up the Don Valley Parkway.
