used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Come on and let's get out of this quick," one of them, a hawk-faced youth, with a long motoring duster on, was shouting to the driver.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The boys ran forward across the few yards of meadow that intervened between the Wondership and the roadway.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boys ran forward across the few yards of meadow that intervened between the Wondership and the roadway.
from appearances alone
From this reading The autoists did not, apparently, notice them.
autoists
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From this reading The autoists did not, apparently, notice them.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They had stopped the car and were looking back.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The boys ran forward across the few yards of meadow that intervened between the Wondership and the roadway.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys ran forward across the few yards of meadow that intervened between the Wondership and the roadway.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY THE ROADSIDE.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading They had stopped the car and were looking back.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come on and let's get out of this quick," one of them, a hawk-faced youth, with a long motoring duster on, was shouting to the driver.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The autoists did not, apparently, notice them.
drivernounUS /ˈdraɪvər/
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading "Come on and let's get out of this quick," one of them, a hawk-faced youth, with a long motoring duster on, was shouting to the driver.
dusternounUS /ˈdʌstər/
a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand
From this reading "Come on and let's get out of this quick," one of them, a hawk-faced youth, with a long motoring duster on, was shouting to the driver.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The boys ran forward across the few yards of meadow that intervened between the Wondership and the roadway.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The boys ran forward across the few yards of meadow that intervened between the Wondership and the roadway.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Come on and let's get out of this quick," one of them, a hawk-faced youth, with a long motoring duster on, was shouting to the driver.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had stopped the car and were looking back.
hawk-faced
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From this reading "Come on and let's get out of this quick," one of them, a hawk-faced youth, with a long motoring duster on, was shouting to the driver.
intervenedverbUS /ˌɪntərˈviːnd/
past form of “intervene” — get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
From this reading The boys ran forward across the few yards of meadow that intervened between the Wondership and the roadway.
let's
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From this reading "Come on and let's get out of this quick," one of them, a hawk-faced youth, with a long motoring duster on, was shouting to the driver.
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 "Come on and let's get out of this quick," one of them, a hawk-faced youth, with a long motoring duster on, was shouting to the driver.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading They had stopped the car and were looking back.
meadownounUS /ˈmedoʊ/
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading The boys ran forward across the few yards of meadow that intervened between the Wondership and the roadway.
motoringnounUS /ˈmoʊtərɪŋ/
the act of driving an automobile
From this reading "Come on and let's get out of this quick," one of them, a hawk-faced youth, with a long motoring duster on, was shouting to the driver.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The autoists did not, apparently, notice them.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading The autoists did not, apparently, notice them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boys ran forward across the few yards of meadow that intervened between the Wondership and the roadway.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Come on and let's get out of this quick," one of them, a hawk-faced youth, with a long motoring duster on, was shouting to the driver.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Come on and let's get out of this quick," one of them, a hawk-faced youth, with a long motoring duster on, was shouting to the driver.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Come on and let's get out of this quick," one of them, a hawk-faced youth, with a long motoring duster on, was shouting to the driver.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading "Come on and let's get out of this quick," one of them, a hawk-faced youth, with a long motoring duster on, was shouting to the driver.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The boys ran forward across the few yards of meadow that intervened between the Wondership and the roadway.
ROADSIDEnounUS /ˈroʊdsaɪd/
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading BY THE ROADSIDE.
roadwaynounUS /ˈroʊdweɪ/
a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel
From this reading The boys ran forward across the few yards of meadow that intervened between the Wondership and the roadway.
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading "Come on and let's get out of this quick," one of them, a hawk-faced youth, with a long motoring duster on, was shouting to the driver.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading They had stopped the car and were looking back.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The boys ran forward across the few yards of meadow that intervened between the Wondership and the roadway.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY THE ROADSIDE.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The autoists did not, apparently, notice them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had stopped the car and were looking back.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Come on and let's get out of this quick," one of them, a hawk-faced youth, with a long motoring duster on, was shouting to the driver.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Come on and let's get out of this quick," one of them, a hawk-faced youth, with a long motoring duster on, was shouting to the driver.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Come on and let's get out of this quick," one of them, a hawk-faced youth, with a long motoring duster on, was shouting to the driver.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had stopped the car and were looking back.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Come on and let's get out of this quick," one of them, a hawk-faced youth, with a long motoring duster on, was shouting to the driver.
Wondership
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From this reading The boys ran forward across the few yards of meadow that intervened between the Wondership and the roadway.
plural of “yard” — 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 The boys ran forward across the few yards of meadow that intervened between the Wondership and the roadway.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading "Come on and let's get out of this quick," one of them, a hawk-faced youth, with a long motoring duster on, was shouting to the driver.
