used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Especially after sitting behind that brute of a pony.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Especially after sitting behind that brute of a pony.
anew
From this reading In ten minutes the Kenway car was moving again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I _do_ love an automobile.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jonas had been put up at the barn of Mrs. Heard’s friends, near which the pony had balked, and Neale soon whisked them out of sight of the place.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jonas had been put up at the barn of Mrs. Heard’s friends, near which the pony had balked, and Neale soon whisked them out of sight of the place.
automobilenounUS /ˈɔːtəmoʊbiːl/
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading I _do_ love an automobile.”
balkedverbUS /bɔːkt/
past form of “balk” — refuse to comply
From this reading Jonas had been put up at the barn of Mrs. Heard’s friends, near which the pony had balked, and Neale soon whisked them out of sight of the place.
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading Jonas had been put up at the barn of Mrs. Heard’s friends, near which the pony had balked, and Neale soon whisked them out of sight of the place.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Jonas had been put up at the barn of Mrs. Heard’s friends, near which the pony had balked, and Neale soon whisked them out of sight of the place.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Especially after sitting behind that brute of a pony.
brutenounUS /bruːt/
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading “Especially after sitting behind that brute of a pony.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading In ten minutes the Kenway car was moving again.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “This—this is just delightful,” sighed Mrs. Heard.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I _do_ love an automobile.”
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “Especially after sitting behind that brute of a pony.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Jonas had been put up at the barn of Mrs. Heard’s friends, near which the pony had balked, and Neale soon whisked them out of sight of the place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jonas had been put up at the barn of Mrs. Heard’s friends, near which the pony had balked, and Neale soon whisked them out of sight of the place.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “This—this is just delightful,” sighed Mrs. Heard.
Heard's
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From this reading Jonas had been put up at the barn of Mrs. Heard’s friends, near which the pony had balked, and Neale soon whisked them out of sight of the place.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I _do_ love an automobile.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In ten minutes the Kenway car was moving again.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This—this is just delightful,” sighed Mrs. Heard.
Jonas
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From this reading Jonas had been put up at the barn of Mrs. Heard’s friends, near which the pony had balked, and Neale soon whisked them out of sight of the place.
and nothing more
From this reading “This—this is just delightful,” sighed Mrs. Heard.
Kenway
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From this reading In ten minutes the Kenway car was moving again.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I _do_ love an automobile.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading In ten minutes the Kenway car was moving again.
in motion
From this reading In ten minutes the Kenway car was moving again.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Jonas had been put up at the barn of Mrs. Heard’s friends, near which the pony had balked, and Neale soon whisked them out of sight of the place.
Neale
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From this reading Jonas had been put up at the barn of Mrs. Heard’s friends, near which the pony had balked, and Neale soon whisked them out of sight of the place.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Jonas had been put up at the barn of Mrs. Heard’s friends, near which the pony had balked, and Neale soon whisked them out of sight of the place.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jonas had been put up at the barn of Mrs. Heard’s friends, near which the pony had balked, and Neale soon whisked them out of sight of the place.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Jonas had been put up at the barn of Mrs. Heard’s friends, near which the pony had balked, and Neale soon whisked them out of sight of the place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Jonas had been put up at the barn of Mrs. Heard’s friends, near which the pony had balked, and Neale soon whisked them out of sight of the place.
ponynounUS /ˈpoʊniː/
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading Jonas had been put up at the barn of Mrs. Heard’s friends, near which the pony had balked, and Neale soon whisked them out of sight of the place.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Jonas had been put up at the barn of Mrs. Heard’s friends, near which the pony had balked, and Neale soon whisked them out of sight of the place.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “This—this is just delightful,” sighed Mrs. Heard.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Jonas had been put up at the barn of Mrs. Heard’s friends, near which the pony had balked, and Neale soon whisked them out of sight of the place.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “Especially after sitting behind that brute of a pony.
in the near future
From this reading Jonas had been put up at the barn of Mrs. Heard’s friends, near which the pony had balked, and Neale soon whisked them out of sight of the place.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading In ten minutes the Kenway car was moving again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Especially after sitting behind that brute of a pony.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In ten minutes the Kenway car was moving again.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Jonas had been put up at the barn of Mrs. Heard’s friends, near which the pony had balked, and Neale soon whisked them out of sight of the place.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This—this is just delightful,” sighed Mrs. Heard.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Jonas had been put up at the barn of Mrs. Heard’s friends, near which the pony had balked, and Neale soon whisked them out of sight of the place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In ten minutes the Kenway car was moving again.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Jonas had been put up at the barn of Mrs. Heard’s friends, near which the pony had balked, and Neale soon whisked them out of sight of the place.
whiskedverbUS /wɪskt/
past form of “whisk” — move somewhere quickly
From this reading Jonas had been put up at the barn of Mrs. Heard’s friends, near which the pony had balked, and Neale soon whisked them out of sight of the place.
