used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CLEW.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHARLEY and Walter climbed into the auto with Mr. Bruce, who immediately started up the machine and drove slowly out on the old road, noting his surroundings with interest.
any thing at all
From this reading So unlike anything I have ever seen in the North.
autonounUS /ˈɔːtoʊ/
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading CHARLEY and Walter climbed into the auto with Mr. Bruce, who immediately started up the machine and drove slowly out on the old road, noting his surroundings with interest.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I have never been out in this country before," he said.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I have never been out in this country before," he said.
BrucenounUS /bruːs/
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading CHARLEY and Walter climbed into the auto with Mr. Bruce, who immediately started up the machine and drove slowly out on the old road, noting his surroundings with interest.
CHARLEY
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From this reading CHARLEY and Walter climbed into the auto with Mr. Bruce, who immediately started up the machine and drove slowly out on the old road, noting his surroundings with interest.
CLEWnoun
a ball of yarn or cord or thread
From this reading A CLEW.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading CHARLEY and Walter climbed into the auto with Mr. Bruce, who immediately started up the machine and drove slowly out on the old road, noting his surroundings with interest.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "I have never been out in this country before," he said.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading CHARLEY and Walter climbed into the auto with Mr. Bruce, who immediately started up the machine and drove slowly out on the old road, noting his surroundings with interest.
at any time
From this reading So unlike anything I have ever seen in the North.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have never been out in this country before," he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I have never been out in this country before," he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CHARLEY and Walter climbed into the auto with Mr. Bruce, who immediately started up the machine and drove slowly out on the old road, noting his surroundings with interest.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have never been out in this country before," he said.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading CHARLEY and Walter climbed into the auto with Mr. Bruce, who immediately started up the machine and drove slowly out on the old road, noting his surroundings with interest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I have never been out in this country before," he said.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading CHARLEY and Walter climbed into the auto with Mr. Bruce, who immediately started up the machine and drove slowly out on the old road, noting his surroundings with interest.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading "It seems wonderfully strange and interesting to me.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading CHARLEY and Walter climbed into the auto with Mr. Bruce, who immediately started up the machine and drove slowly out on the old road, noting his surroundings with interest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It seems wonderfully strange and interesting to me.
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading CHARLEY and Walter climbed into the auto with Mr. Bruce, who immediately started up the machine and drove slowly out on the old road, noting his surroundings with interest.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It seems wonderfully strange and interesting to me.
a form of address for a man
From this reading CHARLEY and Walter climbed into the auto with Mr. Bruce, who immediately started up the machine and drove slowly out on the old road, noting his surroundings with interest.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I have never been out in this country before," he said.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading So unlike anything I have ever seen in the North.
notingverbUS /ˈnoʊtɪŋ/
-ing form of “note” — make mention of
From this reading CHARLEY and Walter climbed into the auto with Mr. Bruce, who immediately started up the machine and drove slowly out on the old road, noting his surroundings with interest.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading CHARLEY and Walter climbed into the auto with Mr. Bruce, who immediately started up the machine and drove slowly out on the old road, noting his surroundings with interest.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CHARLEY and Walter climbed into the auto with Mr. Bruce, who immediately started up the machine and drove slowly out on the old road, noting his surroundings with interest.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading CHARLEY and Walter climbed into the auto with Mr. Bruce, who immediately started up the machine and drove slowly out on the old road, noting his surroundings with interest.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading CHARLEY and Walter climbed into the auto with Mr. Bruce, who immediately started up the machine and drove slowly out on the old road, noting his surroundings with interest.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I have never been out in this country before," he said.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "It seems wonderfully strange and interesting to me.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading So unlike anything I have ever seen in the North.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading CHARLEY and Walter climbed into the auto with Mr. Bruce, who immediately started up the machine and drove slowly out on the old road, noting his surroundings with interest.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So unlike anything I have ever seen in the North.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading CHARLEY and Walter climbed into the auto with Mr. Bruce, who immediately started up the machine and drove slowly out on the old road, noting his surroundings with interest.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "It seems wonderfully strange and interesting to me.
surroundingsnounUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋz/
the environmental condition
From this reading CHARLEY and Walter climbed into the auto with Mr. Bruce, who immediately started up the machine and drove slowly out on the old road, noting his surroundings with interest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHARLEY and Walter climbed into the auto with Mr. Bruce, who immediately started up the machine and drove slowly out on the old road, noting his surroundings with interest.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I have never been out in this country before," he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It seems wonderfully strange and interesting to me.
unlikeadjectiveUS /ənˈlaɪk/
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading So unlike anything I have ever seen in the North.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading CHARLEY and Walter climbed into the auto with Mr. Bruce, who immediately started up the machine and drove slowly out on the old road, noting his surroundings with interest.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading CHARLEY and Walter climbed into the auto with Mr. Bruce, who immediately started up the machine and drove slowly out on the old road, noting his surroundings with interest.
which person or people
From this reading CHARLEY and Walter climbed into the auto with Mr. Bruce, who immediately started up the machine and drove slowly out on the old road, noting his surroundings with interest.
in the company of; together with
From this reading CHARLEY and Walter climbed into the auto with Mr. Bruce, who immediately started up the machine and drove slowly out on the old road, noting his surroundings with interest.
wonderfullyadverbUS /ˈwʌndərfəli/
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading "It seems wonderfully strange and interesting to me.
