used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A few minutes after three o’clock, the carriage containing Drusilla and her attendant stopped before the office of the Washington and Western Virginia line of stage coaches.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A few minutes after three o’clock, the carriage containing Drusilla and her attendant stopped before the office of the Washington and Western Virginia line of stage coaches.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Her brain is sick with thinking, Her heart is almost sinking, She cannot look before her, On the evil haunted way; Uphold her, oh! restore her!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thou Lord of life and day.—MONCTON MILNES.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading In great anxiety, Drusilla drew up the carriage curtain and looked out of the window.
attendantnounUS /əˈtendənt/
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
From this reading A few minutes after three o’clock, the carriage containing Drusilla and her attendant stopped before the office of the Washington and Western Virginia line of stage coaches.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Her brain is sick with thinking, Her heart is almost sinking, She cannot look before her, On the evil haunted way; Uphold her, oh! restore her!
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Her brain is sick with thinking, Her heart is almost sinking, She cannot look before her, On the evil haunted way; Uphold her, oh! restore her!
cannot
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From this reading Her brain is sick with thinking, Her heart is almost sinking, She cannot look before her, On the evil haunted way; Uphold her, oh! restore her!
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading A few minutes after three o’clock, the carriage containing Drusilla and her attendant stopped before the office of the Washington and Western Virginia line of stage coaches.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading There was no sign of a coach near the office.
coachesnounUS /ˈkoʊtʃɪz/
plural of “coach” — (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team
From this reading A few minutes after three o’clock, the carriage containing Drusilla and her attendant stopped before the office of the Washington and Western Virginia line of stage coaches.
containingverbUS /kənˈteɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading A few minutes after three o’clock, the carriage containing Drusilla and her attendant stopped before the office of the Washington and Western Virginia line of stage coaches.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading In great anxiety, Drusilla drew up the carriage curtain and looked out of the window.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Thou Lord of life and day.—MONCTON MILNES.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading In great anxiety, Drusilla drew up the carriage curtain and looked out of the window.
Drusilla
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From this reading A few minutes after three o’clock, the carriage containing Drusilla and her attendant stopped before the office of the Washington and Western Virginia line of stage coaches.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading Her brain is sick with thinking, Her heart is almost sinking, She cannot look before her, On the evil haunted way; Uphold her, oh! restore her!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few minutes after three o’clock, the carriage containing Drusilla and her attendant stopped before the office of the Washington and Western Virginia line of stage coaches.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading In great anxiety, Drusilla drew up the carriage curtain and looked out of the window.
hauntedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪd/
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading Her brain is sick with thinking, Her heart is almost sinking, She cannot look before her, On the evil haunted way; Uphold her, oh! restore her!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Her brain is sick with thinking, Her heart is almost sinking, She cannot look before her, On the evil haunted way; Uphold her, oh! restore her!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her brain is sick with thinking, Her heart is almost sinking, She cannot look before her, On the evil haunted way; Uphold her, oh! restore her!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In great anxiety, Drusilla drew up the carriage curtain and looked out of the window.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her brain is sick with thinking, Her heart is almost sinking, She cannot look before her, On the evil haunted way; Uphold her, oh! restore her!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Thou Lord of life and day.—MONCTON MILNES.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading A few minutes after three o’clock, the carriage containing Drusilla and her attendant stopped before the office of the Washington and Western Virginia line of stage coaches.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Her brain is sick with thinking, Her heart is almost sinking, She cannot look before her, On the evil haunted way; Uphold her, oh! restore her!
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading In great anxiety, Drusilla drew up the carriage curtain and looked out of the window.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Thou Lord of life and day.—MONCTON MILNES.
MILNESnounUS /mɪlnz/
plural of “milne” — English writer of stories for children (1882-1956)
From this reading Thou Lord of life and day.—MONCTON MILNES.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading A few minutes after three o’clock, the carriage containing Drusilla and her attendant stopped before the office of the Washington and Western Virginia line of stage coaches.
MONCTON
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From this reading Thou Lord of life and day.—MONCTON MILNES.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading There was no sign of a coach near the office.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no sign of a coach near the office.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading A few minutes after three o’clock, the carriage containing Drusilla and her attendant stopped before the office of the Washington and Western Virginia line of stage coaches.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thou Lord of life and day.—MONCTON MILNES.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading A few minutes after three o’clock, the carriage containing Drusilla and her attendant stopped before the office of the Washington and Western Virginia line of stage coaches.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Her brain is sick with thinking, Her heart is almost sinking, She cannot look before her, On the evil haunted way; Uphold her, oh! restore her!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her brain is sick with thinking, Her heart is almost sinking, She cannot look before her, On the evil haunted way; Uphold her, oh! restore her!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading In great anxiety, Drusilla drew up the carriage curtain and looked out of the window.
restoreverbUS /rɪˈstɔːr/
return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading Her brain is sick with thinking, Her heart is almost sinking, She cannot look before her, On the evil haunted way; Uphold her, oh! restore her!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her brain is sick with thinking, Her heart is almost sinking, She cannot look before her, On the evil haunted way; Uphold her, oh! restore her!
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Her brain is sick with thinking, Her heart is almost sinking, She cannot look before her, On the evil haunted way; Uphold her, oh! restore her!
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading There was no sign of a coach near the office.
sinkingnounUS /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading Her brain is sick with thinking, Her heart is almost sinking, She cannot look before her, On the evil haunted way; Uphold her, oh! restore her!
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading A few minutes after three o’clock, the carriage containing Drusilla and her attendant stopped before the office of the Washington and Western Virginia line of stage coaches.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading A few minutes after three o’clock, the carriage containing Drusilla and her attendant stopped before the office of the Washington and Western Virginia line of stage coaches.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her brain is sick with thinking, Her heart is almost sinking, She cannot look before her, On the evil haunted way; Uphold her, oh! restore her!
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no sign of a coach near the office.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Her brain is sick with thinking, Her heart is almost sinking, She cannot look before her, On the evil haunted way; Uphold her, oh! restore her!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou Lord of life and day.—MONCTON MILNES.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading A few minutes after three o’clock, the carriage containing Drusilla and her attendant stopped before the office of the Washington and Western Virginia line of stage coaches.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading In great anxiety, Drusilla drew up the carriage curtain and looked out of the window.
UpholdverbUS /əpˈhoʊld/
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
From this reading Her brain is sick with thinking, Her heart is almost sinking, She cannot look before her, On the evil haunted way; Uphold her, oh! restore her!
VirginianounUS /vərˈdʒɪnjə/
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading A few minutes after three o’clock, the carriage containing Drusilla and her attendant stopped before the office of the Washington and Western Virginia line of stage coaches.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no sign of a coach near the office.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading A few minutes after three o’clock, the carriage containing Drusilla and her attendant stopped before the office of the Washington and Western Virginia line of stage coaches.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Her brain is sick with thinking, Her heart is almost sinking, She cannot look before her, On the evil haunted way; Uphold her, oh! restore her!
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading A few minutes after three o’clock, the carriage containing Drusilla and her attendant stopped before the office of the Washington and Western Virginia line of stage coaches.
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 In great anxiety, Drusilla drew up the carriage curtain and looked out of the window.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her brain is sick with thinking, Her heart is almost sinking, She cannot look before her, On the evil haunted way; Uphold her, oh! restore her!
