used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a tense silence in the crowd, above which he could hear the roar of the engines.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Woody forgot about the sign board in his excitement.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading There was a tense silence in the crowd, above which he could hear the roar of the engines.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Then Kingston was around and after him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He heard the squeal of wheels and the coughing spit of Kingston's Ferrari as he changed down for the bend.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He leaned as far as he could over the snow fence to see the Black Tiger come around turn number five.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He leaned as far as he could over the snow fence to see the Black Tiger come around turn number five.
bendverbUS /bend/
form a curve
From this reading He heard the squeal of wheels and the coughing spit of Kingston's Ferrari as he changed down for the bend.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading He leaned as far as he could over the snow fence to see the Black Tiger come around turn number five.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Woody forgot about the sign board in his excitement.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading He heard the squeal of wheels and the coughing spit of Kingston's Ferrari as he changed down for the bend.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He leaned as far as he could over the snow fence to see the Black Tiger come around turn number five.
coughingnounUS /ˈkɑːfɪŋ/
a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
From this reading He heard the squeal of wheels and the coughing spit of Kingston's Ferrari as he changed down for the bend.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He leaned as far as he could over the snow fence to see the Black Tiger come around turn number five.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading There was a tense silence in the crowd, above which he could hear the roar of the engines.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He heard the squeal of wheels and the coughing spit of Kingston's Ferrari as he changed down for the bend.
enginesnounUS /ˈendʒənz/
plural of “engine” — motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading There was a tense silence in the crowd, above which he could hear the roar of the engines.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Woody forgot about the sign board in his excitement.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading He leaned as far as he could over the snow fence to see the Black Tiger come around turn number five.
enclose with a fence
From this reading He leaned as far as he could over the snow fence to see the Black Tiger come around turn number five.
Ferrari
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From this reading He heard the squeal of wheels and the coughing spit of Kingston's Ferrari as he changed down for the bend.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading He leaned as far as he could over the snow fence to see the Black Tiger come around turn number five.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He heard the squeal of wheels and the coughing spit of Kingston's Ferrari as he changed down for the bend.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Woody forgot about the sign board in his excitement.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He leaned as far as he could over the snow fence to see the Black Tiger come around turn number five.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading There was a tense silence in the crowd, above which he could hear the roar of the engines.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He heard the squeal of wheels and the coughing spit of Kingston's Ferrari as he changed down for the bend.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then Kingston was around and after him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Woody forgot about the sign board in his excitement.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Woody forgot about the sign board in his excitement.
KingstonnounUS /ˈkɪŋstən/
a town on the Hudson River in New York
From this reading Then Kingston was around and after him.
Kingston's
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From this reading He heard the squeal of wheels and the coughing spit of Kingston's Ferrari as he changed down for the bend.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading He leaned as far as he could over the snow fence to see the Black Tiger come around turn number five.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading He leaned as far as he could over the snow fence to see the Black Tiger come around turn number five.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a tense silence in the crowd, above which he could hear the roar of the engines.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He leaned as far as he could over the snow fence to see the Black Tiger come around turn number five.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading There was a tense silence in the crowd, above which he could hear the roar of the engines.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He leaned as far as he could over the snow fence to see the Black Tiger come around turn number five.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Woody forgot about the sign board in his excitement.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a tense silence in the crowd, above which he could hear the roar of the engines.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading He leaned as far as he could over the snow fence to see the Black Tiger come around turn number five.
spitverbUS /spɪt/
expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
From this reading He heard the squeal of wheels and the coughing spit of Kingston's Ferrari as he changed down for the bend.
squealverbUS /skwiːl/
utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs
From this reading He heard the squeal of wheels and the coughing spit of Kingston's Ferrari as he changed down for the bend.
tensenounUS /tens/
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading There was a tense silence in the crowd, above which he could hear the roar of the engines.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Woody forgot about the sign board in his excitement.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Kingston was around and after him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a tense silence in the crowd, above which he could hear the roar of the engines.
TigernounUS /ˈtaɪɡər/
a fierce or audacious person
From this reading He leaned as far as he could over the snow fence to see the Black Tiger come around turn number five.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He leaned as far as he could over the snow fence to see the Black Tiger come around turn number five.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading He leaned as far as he could over the snow fence to see the Black Tiger come around turn number five.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a tense silence in the crowd, above which he could hear the roar of the engines.
wheelsnounUS /wiːlz/
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading He heard the squeal of wheels and the coughing spit of Kingston's Ferrari as he changed down for the bend.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a tense silence in the crowd, above which he could hear the roar of the engines.
WoodyadjectiveUS /ˈwʊdi/
made of or containing or resembling wood
From this reading Woody forgot about the sign board in his excitement.
