used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I Have an Adventure Carter had mentioned at lunch that after the inquest he was going to take his car and give Ranville a ride through the near-by country.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading So, after speaking to his cook about my dinner, they drove out of the yard.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading I Have an Adventure Carter had mentioned at lunch that after the inquest he was going to take his car and give Ranville a ride through the near-by country.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I Have an Adventure Carter had mentioned at lunch that after the inquest he was going to take his car and give Ranville a ride through the near-by country.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I Have an Adventure Carter had mentioned at lunch that after the inquest he was going to take his car and give Ranville a ride through the near-by country.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I Have an Adventure Carter had mentioned at lunch that after the inquest he was going to take his car and give Ranville a ride through the near-by country.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The news of the murder of Warren must have arrived very late, for they had only a few lines about it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the route he had mapped out was the one I had come over the day before, I suggested it would please me just as well if they left me at the house.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I Have an Adventure Carter had mentioned at lunch that after the inquest he was going to take his car and give Ranville a ride through the near-by country.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I let the dog out of the garage, where he had been the entire day, and settled down on the veranda to read the New York papers which had just come.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As the route he had mapped out was the one I had come over the day before, I suggested it would please me just as well if they left me at the house.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading I Have an Adventure Carter had mentioned at lunch that after the inquest he was going to take his car and give Ranville a ride through the near-by country.
CarternounUS /ˈkɑːrtər/
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading I Have an Adventure Carter had mentioned at lunch that after the inquest he was going to take his car and give Ranville a ride through the near-by country.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As the route he had mapped out was the one I had come over the day before, I suggested it would please me just as well if they left me at the house.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading So, after speaking to his cook about my dinner, they drove out of the yard.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading I Have an Adventure Carter had mentioned at lunch that after the inquest he was going to take his car and give Ranville a ride through the near-by country.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading As the route he had mapped out was the one I had come over the day before, I suggested it would please me just as well if they left me at the house.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading So, after speaking to his cook about my dinner, they drove out of the yard.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading I let the dog out of the garage, where he had been the entire day, and settled down on the veranda to read the New York papers which had just come.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I let the dog out of the garage, where he had been the entire day, and settled down on the veranda to read the New York papers which had just come.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading So, after speaking to his cook about my dinner, they drove out of the yard.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading I let the dog out of the garage, where he had been the entire day, and settled down on the veranda to read the New York papers which had just come.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The news of the murder of Warren must have arrived very late, for they had only a few lines about it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The news of the murder of Warren must have arrived very late, for they had only a few lines about it.
garagenounUS /ɡərˈɑːʒ/
an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
From this reading I let the dog out of the garage, where he had been the entire day, and settled down on the veranda to read the New York papers which had just come.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I Have an Adventure Carter had mentioned at lunch that after the inquest he was going to take his car and give Ranville a ride through the near-by country.
the act of departing
From this reading I Have an Adventure Carter had mentioned at lunch that after the inquest he was going to take his car and give Ranville a ride through the near-by country.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I Have an Adventure Carter had mentioned at lunch that after the inquest he was going to take his car and give Ranville a ride through the near-by country.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I Have an Adventure Carter had mentioned at lunch that after the inquest he was going to take his car and give Ranville a ride through the near-by country.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I Have an Adventure Carter had mentioned at lunch that after the inquest he was going to take his car and give Ranville a ride through the near-by country.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I Have an Adventure Carter had mentioned at lunch that after the inquest he was going to take his car and give Ranville a ride through the near-by country.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading As the route he had mapped out was the one I had come over the day before, I suggested it would please me just as well if they left me at the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I Have an Adventure Carter had mentioned at lunch that after the inquest he was going to take his car and give Ranville a ride through the near-by country.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As the route he had mapped out was the one I had come over the day before, I suggested it would please me just as well if they left me at the house.
inquestnounUS /ˈɪnkwest/
an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
From this reading I Have an Adventure Carter had mentioned at lunch that after the inquest he was going to take his car and give Ranville a ride through the near-by country.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As the route he had mapped out was the one I had come over the day before, I suggested it would please me just as well if they left me at the house.
and nothing more
From this reading As the route he had mapped out was the one I had come over the day before, I suggested it would please me just as well if they left me at the house.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading The news of the murder of Warren must have arrived very late, for they had only a few lines about it.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading As the route he had mapped out was the one I had come over the day before, I suggested it would please me just as well if they left me at the house.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I let the dog out of the garage, where he had been the entire day, and settled down on the veranda to read the New York papers which had just come.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The news of the murder of Warren must have arrived very late, for they had only a few lines about it.
take the midday meal
From this reading I Have an Adventure Carter had mentioned at lunch that after the inquest he was going to take his car and give Ranville a ride through the near-by country.
mappedverbUS /mæpt/
inflected form of “map” — make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading As the route he had mapped out was the one I had come over the day before, I suggested it would please me just as well if they left me at the house.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As the route he had mapped out was the one I had come over the day before, I suggested it would please me just as well if they left me at the house.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading I Have an Adventure Carter had mentioned at lunch that after the inquest he was going to take his car and give Ranville a ride through the near-by country.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading The news of the murder of Warren must have arrived very late, for they had only a few lines about it.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The news of the murder of Warren must have arrived very late, for they had only a few lines about it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So, after speaking to his cook about my dinner, they drove out of the yard.
near-by
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From this reading I Have an Adventure Carter had mentioned at lunch that after the inquest he was going to take his car and give Ranville a ride through the near-by country.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I let the dog out of the garage, where he had been the entire day, and settled down on the veranda to read the New York papers which had just come.
information about recent and important events
From this reading The news of the murder of Warren must have arrived very late, for they had only a few lines about it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So, after speaking to his cook about my dinner, they drove out of the yard.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I let the dog out of the garage, where he had been the entire day, and settled down on the veranda to read the New York papers which had just come.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As the route he had mapped out was the one I had come over the day before, I suggested it would please me just as well if they left me at the house.
and nothing more
From this reading The news of the murder of Warren must have arrived very late, for they had only a few lines about it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading As the route he had mapped out was the one I had come over the day before, I suggested it would please me just as well if they left me at the house.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As the route he had mapped out was the one I had come over the day before, I suggested it would please me just as well if they left me at the house.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading I let the dog out of the garage, where he had been the entire day, and settled down on the veranda to read the New York papers which had just come.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading As the route he had mapped out was the one I had come over the day before, I suggested it would please me just as well if they left me at the house.
Ranville
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From this reading I Have an Adventure Carter had mentioned at lunch that after the inquest he was going to take his car and give Ranville a ride through the near-by country.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I let the dog out of the garage, where he had been the entire day, and settled down on the veranda to read the New York papers which had just come.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading I Have an Adventure Carter had mentioned at lunch that after the inquest he was going to take his car and give Ranville a ride through the near-by country.
routenounUS /ruːt/
an established line of travel or access
From this reading As the route he had mapped out was the one I had come over the day before, I suggested it would please me just as well if they left me at the house.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading I let the dog out of the garage, where he had been the entire day, and settled down on the veranda to read the New York papers which had just come.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, after speaking to his cook about my dinner, they drove out of the yard.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading So, after speaking to his cook about my dinner, they drove out of the yard.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading As the route he had mapped out was the one I had come over the day before, I suggested it would please me just as well if they left me at the house.
carry out
From this reading I Have an Adventure Carter had mentioned at lunch that after the inquest he was going to take his car and give Ranville a ride through the near-by country.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I Have an Adventure Carter had mentioned at lunch that after the inquest he was going to take his car and give Ranville a ride through the near-by country.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I Have an Adventure Carter had mentioned at lunch that after the inquest he was going to take his car and give Ranville a ride through the near-by country.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the route he had mapped out was the one I had come over the day before, I suggested it would please me just as well if they left me at the house.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I Have an Adventure Carter had mentioned at lunch that after the inquest he was going to take his car and give Ranville a ride through the near-by country.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I Have an Adventure Carter had mentioned at lunch that after the inquest he was going to take his car and give Ranville a ride through the near-by country.
verandanounUS /vərˈændə/
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading I let the dog out of the garage, where he had been the entire day, and settled down on the veranda to read the New York papers which had just come.
precisely as stated
From this reading The news of the murder of Warren must have arrived very late, for they had only a few lines about it.
WarrennounUS /ˈwɔːrən/
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading The news of the murder of Warren must have arrived very late, for they had only a few lines about it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I Have an Adventure Carter had mentioned at lunch that after the inquest he was going to take his car and give Ranville a ride through the near-by country.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading As the route he had mapped out was the one I had come over the day before, I suggested it would please me just as well if they left me at the house.
in or at the place that
From this reading I let the dog out of the garage, where he had been the entire day, and settled down on the veranda to read the New York papers which had just come.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I let the dog out of the garage, where he had been the entire day, and settled down on the veranda to read the New York papers which had just come.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As the route he had mapped out was the one I had come over the day before, I suggested it would please me just as well if they left me at the house.
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 So, after speaking to his cook about my dinner, they drove out of the yard.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading I let the dog out of the garage, where he had been the entire day, and settled down on the veranda to read the New York papers which had just come.
