used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HEADLINES They were entering the outskirts of a country town.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
can'snounUS /kænz/
possessive form of “can” — airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
characteriseverb
be characteristic of
From this reading The easy-going vehicles which characterise country towns occasionally took up more than their fair share of the road.
chauffeurnounUS /ʃoʊˈfɜːr/
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading The chauffeur reduced speed.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading HEADLINES They were entering the outskirts of a country town.
crawlverbUS /krɔːl/
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
easy-going
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From this reading The easy-going vehicles which characterise country towns occasionally took up more than their fair share of the road.
else
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From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
a movement into or inward
From this reading HEADLINES They were entering the outskirts of a country town.
apart from; not including
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading The easy-going vehicles which characterise country towns occasionally took up more than their fair share of the road.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Suddenly the chauffeur spoke in a half whisper.
only a very short time before
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
HEADLINESnounUS /ˈhedlaɪnz/
plural of “headline” — the heading or caption of a newspaper article
From this reading HEADLINES They were entering the outskirts of a country town.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Suddenly the chauffeur spoke in a half whisper.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
engage in
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The easy-going vehicles which characterise country towns occasionally took up more than their fair share of the road.
in motion
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading The easy-going vehicles which characterise country towns occasionally took up more than their fair share of the road.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HEADLINES They were entering the outskirts of a country town.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
outskirtsnounUS /ˈaʊtskɜːrts/
outlying areas (as of a city or town)
From this reading HEADLINES They were entering the outskirts of a country town.
peelernounUS /ˈpiːlər/
a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
pounceverbUS /paʊns/
move down on as if in an attack
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
reducedadjectiveUS /rəˈduːst/
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading The chauffeur reduced speed.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The easy-going vehicles which characterise country towns occasionally took up more than their fair share of the road.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
have in common
From this reading The easy-going vehicles which characterise country towns occasionally took up more than their fair share of the road.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
move hurridly
From this reading The chauffeur reduced speed.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Suddenly the chauffeur spoke in a half whisper.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly the chauffeur spoke in a half whisper.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The easy-going vehicles which characterise country towns occasionally took up more than their fair share of the road.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HEADLINES They were entering the outskirts of a country town.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The easy-going vehicles which characterise country towns occasionally took up more than their fair share of the road.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HEADLINES They were entering the outskirts of a country town.
they've
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From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
Timberham
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From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The easy-going vehicles which characterise country towns occasionally took up more than their fair share of the road.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading HEADLINES They were entering the outskirts of a country town.
townsnounUS /taʊnz/
plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The easy-going vehicles which characterise country towns occasionally took up more than their fair share of the road.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The easy-going vehicles which characterise country towns occasionally took up more than their fair share of the road.
vehiclesnounUS /ˈviːhɪkəlz/
plural of “vehicle” — a conveyance that transports people or objects
From this reading The easy-going vehicles which characterise country towns occasionally took up more than their fair share of the road.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading HEADLINES They were entering the outskirts of a country town.
at the time that
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The easy-going vehicles which characterise country towns occasionally took up more than their fair share of the road.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading Suddenly the chauffeur spoke in a half whisper.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
you're
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From this reading "This is Timberham; slow as you can's the best game here--never know when you may run up against a peeler; seems to me they've nothing else to do except pounce on you if you're moving above a crawl; some of them would like to make out that you're doing twenty miles when you're hardly doing two."
