used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE SECRET OF THE CLYDE DEFENCES A curious episode was that of the plans of the Clyde Defences.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading My mechanic Bennett and I had been on the road since soon after dawn, and we yet had many miles to cover.
in the past
From this reading Two months ago I had mounted the car at the garage in Wardour Street and set out upon a long and weary ten-thousand-mile journey in England, not for pleasure, as you may well imagine--but purely upon business.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wet, tired, and hungry, I turned the long grey touring car into the yard of the old "White Hart," at Salisbury, and descended with eager anticipation of a big fire and comfortable dinner.
anticipationnounUS /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən/
an expectation
From this reading Wet, tired, and hungry, I turned the long grey touring car into the yard of the old "White Hart," at Salisbury, and descended with eager anticipation of a big fire and comfortable dinner.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Two months ago I had mounted the car at the garage in Wardour Street and set out upon a long and weary ten-thousand-mile journey in England, not for pleasure, as you may well imagine--but purely upon business.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Wet, tired, and hungry, I turned the long grey touring car into the yard of the old "White Hart," at Salisbury, and descended with eager anticipation of a big fire and comfortable dinner.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My mechanic Bennett and I had been on the road since soon after dawn, and we yet had many miles to cover.
BennettnounUS /ˈbenət/
United States aviator who (with Richard E. Byrd) piloted the first flight over the North Pole (1890-1928)
From this reading My mechanic Bennett and I had been on the road since soon after dawn, and we yet had many miles to cover.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Wet, tired, and hungry, I turned the long grey touring car into the yard of the old "White Hart," at Salisbury, and descended with eager anticipation of a big fire and comfortable dinner.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Two months ago I had mounted the car at the garage in Wardour Street and set out upon a long and weary ten-thousand-mile journey in England, not for pleasure, as you may well imagine--but purely upon business.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Two months ago I had mounted the car at the garage in Wardour Street and set out upon a long and weary ten-thousand-mile journey in England, not for pleasure, as you may well imagine--but purely upon business.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Wet, tired, and hungry, I turned the long grey touring car into the yard of the old "White Hart," at Salisbury, and descended with eager anticipation of a big fire and comfortable dinner.
CLYDEnounUS /klaɪd/
a river in western Scotland that flows from the southern uplands into the Firth of Clyde; navigable by oceangoing vessels as far as Glasgow
From this reading THE SECRET OF THE CLYDE DEFENCES A curious episode was that of the plans of the Clyde Defences.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading Wet, tired, and hungry, I turned the long grey touring car into the yard of the old "White Hart," at Salisbury, and descended with eager anticipation of a big fire and comfortable dinner.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading My mechanic Bennett and I had been on the road since soon after dawn, and we yet had many miles to cover.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading THE SECRET OF THE CLYDE DEFENCES A curious episode was that of the plans of the Clyde Defences.
the first light of day
From this reading My mechanic Bennett and I had been on the road since soon after dawn, and we yet had many miles to cover.
DEFENCES
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From this reading THE SECRET OF THE CLYDE DEFENCES A curious episode was that of the plans of the Clyde Defences.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading Wet, tired, and hungry, I turned the long grey touring car into the yard of the old "White Hart," at Salisbury, and descended with eager anticipation of a big fire and comfortable dinner.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Wet, tired, and hungry, I turned the long grey touring car into the yard of the old "White Hart," at Salisbury, and descended with eager anticipation of a big fire and comfortable dinner.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Wet, tired, and hungry, I turned the long grey touring car into the yard of the old "White Hart," at Salisbury, and descended with eager anticipation of a big fire and comfortable dinner.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Two months ago I had mounted the car at the garage in Wardour Street and set out upon a long and weary ten-thousand-mile journey in England, not for pleasure, as you may well imagine--but purely upon business.
episodenounUS /ˈepəsoʊd/
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading THE SECRET OF THE CLYDE DEFENCES A curious episode was that of the plans of the Clyde Defences.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading It was a February evening.
FebruarynounUS /ˈfebjəweri/
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading It was a February evening.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Wet, tired, and hungry, I turned the long grey touring car into the yard of the old "White Hart," at Salisbury, and descended with eager anticipation of a big fire and comfortable dinner.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Two months ago I had mounted the car at the garage in Wardour Street and set out upon a long and weary ten-thousand-mile journey in England, not for pleasure, as you may well imagine--but purely upon business.
garagenounUS /ɡərˈɑːʒ/
an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
From this reading Two months ago I had mounted the car at the garage in Wardour Street and set out upon a long and weary ten-thousand-mile journey in England, not for pleasure, as you may well imagine--but purely upon business.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Wet, tired, and hungry, I turned the long grey touring car into the yard of the old "White Hart," at Salisbury, and descended with eager anticipation of a big fire and comfortable dinner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My mechanic Bennett and I had been on the road since soon after dawn, and we yet had many miles to cover.
HartnounUS /hɑːrt/
United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)
From this reading Wet, tired, and hungry, I turned the long grey touring car into the yard of the old "White Hart," at Salisbury, and descended with eager anticipation of a big fire and comfortable dinner.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading Wet, tired, and hungry, I turned the long grey touring car into the yard of the old "White Hart," at Salisbury, and descended with eager anticipation of a big fire and comfortable dinner.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Wet, tired, and hungry, I turned the long grey touring car into the yard of the old "White Hart," at Salisbury, and descended with eager anticipation of a big fire and comfortable dinner.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Two months ago I had mounted the car at the garage in Wardour Street and set out upon a long and weary ten-thousand-mile journey in England, not for pleasure, as you may well imagine--but purely upon business.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two months ago I had mounted the car at the garage in Wardour Street and set out upon a long and weary ten-thousand-mile journey in England, not for pleasure, as you may well imagine--but purely upon business.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Wet, tired, and hungry, I turned the long grey touring car into the yard of the old "White Hart," at Salisbury, and descended with eager anticipation of a big fire and comfortable dinner.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a February evening.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Two months ago I had mounted the car at the garage in Wardour Street and set out upon a long and weary ten-thousand-mile journey in England, not for pleasure, as you may well imagine--but purely upon business.
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 Wet, tired, and hungry, I turned the long grey touring car into the yard of the old "White Hart," at Salisbury, and descended with eager anticipation of a big fire and comfortable dinner.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading My mechanic Bennett and I had been on the road since soon after dawn, and we yet had many miles to cover.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Two months ago I had mounted the car at the garage in Wardour Street and set out upon a long and weary ten-thousand-mile journey in England, not for pleasure, as you may well imagine--but purely upon business.
mechanicnounUS /məˈkænɪk/
a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
From this reading My mechanic Bennett and I had been on the road since soon after dawn, and we yet had many miles to cover.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading My mechanic Bennett and I had been on the road since soon after dawn, and we yet had many miles to cover.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Two months ago I had mounted the car at the garage in Wardour Street and set out upon a long and weary ten-thousand-mile journey in England, not for pleasure, as you may well imagine--but purely upon business.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading Two months ago I had mounted the car at the garage in Wardour Street and set out upon a long and weary ten-thousand-mile journey in England, not for pleasure, as you may well imagine--but purely upon business.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My mechanic Bennett and I had been on the road since soon after dawn, and we yet had many miles to cover.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Two months ago I had mounted the car at the garage in Wardour Street and set out upon a long and weary ten-thousand-mile journey in England, not for pleasure, as you may well imagine--but purely upon business.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SECRET OF THE CLYDE DEFENCES A curious episode was that of the plans of the Clyde Defences.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Wet, tired, and hungry, I turned the long grey touring car into the yard of the old "White Hart," at Salisbury, and descended with eager anticipation of a big fire and comfortable dinner.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My mechanic Bennett and I had been on the road since soon after dawn, and we yet had many miles to cover.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Two months ago I had mounted the car at the garage in Wardour Street and set out upon a long and weary ten-thousand-mile journey in England, not for pleasure, as you may well imagine--but purely upon business.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading THE SECRET OF THE CLYDE DEFENCES A curious episode was that of the plans of the Clyde Defences.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Two months ago I had mounted the car at the garage in Wardour Street and set out upon a long and weary ten-thousand-mile journey in England, not for pleasure, as you may well imagine--but purely upon business.
purelyadverbUS /ˈpjʊrli/
restricted to something
From this reading Two months ago I had mounted the car at the garage in Wardour Street and set out upon a long and weary ten-thousand-mile journey in England, not for pleasure, as you may well imagine--but purely upon business.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading My mechanic Bennett and I had been on the road since soon after dawn, and we yet had many miles to cover.
SalisburynounUS /ˈsælzbəri/
the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe
From this reading Wet, tired, and hungry, I turned the long grey touring car into the yard of the old "White Hart," at Salisbury, and descended with eager anticipation of a big fire and comfortable dinner.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE SECRET OF THE CLYDE DEFENCES A curious episode was that of the plans of the Clyde Defences.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Two months ago I had mounted the car at the garage in Wardour Street and set out upon a long and weary ten-thousand-mile journey in England, not for pleasure, as you may well imagine--but purely upon business.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading My mechanic Bennett and I had been on the road since soon after dawn, and we yet had many miles to cover.
in the near future
From this reading My mechanic Bennett and I had been on the road since soon after dawn, and we yet had many miles to cover.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Two months ago I had mounted the car at the garage in Wardour Street and set out upon a long and weary ten-thousand-mile journey in England, not for pleasure, as you may well imagine--but purely upon business.
ten-thousand-mile
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From this reading Two months ago I had mounted the car at the garage in Wardour Street and set out upon a long and weary ten-thousand-mile journey in England, not for pleasure, as you may well imagine--but purely upon business.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE SECRET OF THE CLYDE DEFENCES A curious episode was that of the plans of the Clyde Defences.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECRET OF THE CLYDE DEFENCES A curious episode was that of the plans of the Clyde Defences.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading Wet, tired, and hungry, I turned the long grey touring car into the yard of the old "White Hart," at Salisbury, and descended with eager anticipation of a big fire and comfortable dinner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My mechanic Bennett and I had been on the road since soon after dawn, and we yet had many miles to cover.
touringverbUS /ˈtʊrɪŋ/
-ing form of “tour” — make a tour of a certain place
From this reading Wet, tired, and hungry, I turned the long grey touring car into the yard of the old "White Hart," at Salisbury, and descended with eager anticipation of a big fire and comfortable dinner.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Wet, tired, and hungry, I turned the long grey touring car into the yard of the old "White Hart," at Salisbury, and descended with eager anticipation of a big fire and comfortable dinner.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two months ago I had mounted the car at the garage in Wardour Street and set out upon a long and weary ten-thousand-mile journey in England, not for pleasure, as you may well imagine--but purely upon business.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Two months ago I had mounted the car at the garage in Wardour Street and set out upon a long and weary ten-thousand-mile journey in England, not for pleasure, as you may well imagine--but purely upon business.
Wardour
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From this reading Two months ago I had mounted the car at the garage in Wardour Street and set out upon a long and weary ten-thousand-mile journey in England, not for pleasure, as you may well imagine--but purely upon business.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SECRET OF THE CLYDE DEFENCES A curious episode was that of the plans of the Clyde Defences.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading My mechanic Bennett and I had been on the road since soon after dawn, and we yet had many miles to cover.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Two months ago I had mounted the car at the garage in Wardour Street and set out upon a long and weary ten-thousand-mile journey in England, not for pleasure, as you may well imagine--but purely upon business.
(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 Two months ago I had mounted the car at the garage in Wardour Street and set out upon a long and weary ten-thousand-mile journey in England, not for pleasure, as you may well imagine--but purely upon business.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading Wet, tired, and hungry, I turned the long grey touring car into the yard of the old "White Hart," at Salisbury, and descended with eager anticipation of a big fire and comfortable dinner.
a Caucasian
From this reading Wet, tired, and hungry, I turned the long grey touring car into the yard of the old "White Hart," at Salisbury, and descended with eager anticipation of a big fire and comfortable dinner.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wet, tired, and hungry, I turned the long grey touring car into the yard of the old "White Hart," at Salisbury, and descended with eager anticipation of a big fire and comfortable dinner.
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 Wet, tired, and hungry, I turned the long grey touring car into the yard of the old "White Hart," at Salisbury, and descended with eager anticipation of a big fire and comfortable dinner.
but in spite of that
From this reading My mechanic Bennett and I had been on the road since soon after dawn, and we yet had many miles to cover.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Two months ago I had mounted the car at the garage in Wardour Street and set out upon a long and weary ten-thousand-mile journey in England, not for pleasure, as you may well imagine--but purely upon business.
