used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As Lane sped out Elm Street in a taxicab he remembered that his last ride in such a conveyance had been with Helen when he took her home from a party.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She was then about seventeen years old.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And that night she had coaxed him to marry her before he left to go to war.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Lane sped out Elm Street in a taxicab he remembered that his last ride in such a conveyance had been with Helen when he took her home from a party.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As Lane sped out Elm Street in a taxicab he remembered that his last ride in such a conveyance had been with Helen when he took her home from a party.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And that night she had coaxed him to marry her before he left to go to war.
BlairnounUS /bler/
British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
From this reading Would marrying her have saved her from what Blair had so forcibly suggested?
coaxedverbUS /koʊkst/
past form of “coax” — influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
From this reading And that night she had coaxed him to marry her before he left to go to war.
conveyancenounUS /kənˈveɪəns/
document effecting a property transfer
From this reading As Lane sped out Elm Street in a taxicab he remembered that his last ride in such a conveyance had been with Helen when he took her home from a party.
ElmnounUS /elm/
any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading As Lane sped out Elm Street in a taxicab he remembered that his last ride in such a conveyance had been with Helen when he took her home from a party.
feminineadjectiveUS /ˈfemənən/
associated with women and not with men
From this reading Had her feminine instinct been infallibly right?
forciblyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrsəbli/
in a forcible manner
From this reading Would marrying her have saved her from what Blair had so forcibly suggested?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As Lane sped out Elm Street in a taxicab he remembered that his last ride in such a conveyance had been with Helen when he took her home from a party.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And that night she had coaxed him to marry her before he left to go to war.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As Lane sped out Elm Street in a taxicab he remembered that his last ride in such a conveyance had been with Helen when he took her home from a party.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Would marrying her have saved her from what Blair had so forcibly suggested?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Lane sped out Elm Street in a taxicab he remembered that his last ride in such a conveyance had been with Helen when he took her home from a party.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading As Lane sped out Elm Street in a taxicab he remembered that his last ride in such a conveyance had been with Helen when he took her home from a party.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As Lane sped out Elm Street in a taxicab he remembered that his last ride in such a conveyance had been with Helen when he took her home from a party.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And that night she had coaxed him to marry her before he left to go to war.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Lane sped out Elm Street in a taxicab he remembered that his last ride in such a conveyance had been with Helen when he took her home from a party.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading As Lane sped out Elm Street in a taxicab he remembered that his last ride in such a conveyance had been with Helen when he took her home from a party.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Lane sped out Elm Street in a taxicab he remembered that his last ride in such a conveyance had been with Helen when he took her home from a party.
infallibly
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From this reading Had her feminine instinct been infallibly right?
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading Had her feminine instinct been infallibly right?
a narrow way or road
From this reading As Lane sped out Elm Street in a taxicab he remembered that his last ride in such a conveyance had been with Helen when he took her home from a party.
immediately past
From this reading As Lane sped out Elm Street in a taxicab he remembered that his last ride in such a conveyance had been with Helen when he took her home from a party.
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 And that night she had coaxed him to marry her before he left to go to war.
take in marriage
From this reading And that night she had coaxed him to marry her before he left to go to war.
marryingverbUS /ˈmeriɪŋ/
-ing form of “marry” — take in marriage
From this reading Would marrying her have saved her from what Blair had so forcibly suggested?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading And that night she had coaxed him to marry her before he left to go to war.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading She was then about seventeen years old.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading As Lane sped out Elm Street in a taxicab he remembered that his last ride in such a conveyance had been with Helen when he took her home from a party.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading As Lane sped out Elm Street in a taxicab he remembered that his last ride in such a conveyance had been with Helen when he took her home from a party.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading As Lane sped out Elm Street in a taxicab he remembered that his last ride in such a conveyance had been with Helen when he took her home from a party.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading As Lane sped out Elm Street in a taxicab he remembered that his last ride in such a conveyance had been with Helen when he took her home from a party.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Had her feminine instinct been infallibly right?
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading Would marrying her have saved her from what Blair had so forcibly suggested?
seventeenadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːn/
being one more than sixteen
From this reading She was then about seventeen years old.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was then about seventeen years old.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Would marrying her have saved her from what Blair had so forcibly suggested?
spedverbUS /sped/
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading As Lane sped out Elm Street in a taxicab he remembered that his last ride in such a conveyance had been with Helen when he took her home from a party.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading As Lane sped out Elm Street in a taxicab he remembered that his last ride in such a conveyance had been with Helen when he took her home from a party.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading As Lane sped out Elm Street in a taxicab he remembered that his last ride in such a conveyance had been with Helen when he took her home from a party.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Would marrying her have saved her from what Blair had so forcibly suggested?
taxicabnounUS /ˈtæksikæb/
a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
From this reading As Lane sped out Elm Street in a taxicab he remembered that his last ride in such a conveyance had been with Helen when he took her home from a party.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As Lane sped out Elm Street in a taxicab he remembered that his last ride in such a conveyance had been with Helen when he took her home from a party.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She was then about seventeen years old.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And that night she had coaxed him to marry her before he left to go to war.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading As Lane sped out Elm Street in a taxicab he remembered that his last ride in such a conveyance had been with Helen when he took her home from a party.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading And that night she had coaxed him to marry her before he left to go to war.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was then about seventeen years old.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Would marrying her have saved her from what Blair had so forcibly suggested?
at the time that
From this reading As Lane sped out Elm Street in a taxicab he remembered that his last ride in such a conveyance had been with Helen when he took her home from a party.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As Lane sped out Elm Street in a taxicab he remembered that his last ride in such a conveyance had been with Helen when he took her home from a party.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would marrying her have saved her from what Blair had so forcibly suggested?
a late time of life
From this reading She was then about seventeen years old.
