used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I’m a goin’ ’ome to my mar.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I’m goin’ ’ome,” said the driver in an undecipherable voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SONGS OF THE CAR CLUB MORE than once as the car flew through black and silver fairylands of fir wood and pine wood, Dalroy put his head out of the side window and remonstrated with the chauffeur without effect.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE SONGS OF THE CAR CLUB MORE than once as the car flew through black and silver fairylands of fir wood and pine wood, Dalroy put his head out of the side window and remonstrated with the chauffeur without effect.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “And where does she live?” asked Dalroy, with something more like diffidence than he had ever shown before in his life.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading He was reduced at last to asking him where he was going.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was reduced at last to asking him where he was going.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “And where does she live?” asked Dalroy, with something more like diffidence than he had ever shown before in his life.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading THE SONGS OF THE CAR CLUB MORE than once as the car flew through black and silver fairylands of fir wood and pine wood, Dalroy put his head out of the side window and remonstrated with the chauffeur without effect.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading THE SONGS OF THE CAR CLUB MORE than once as the car flew through black and silver fairylands of fir wood and pine wood, Dalroy put his head out of the side window and remonstrated with the chauffeur without effect.
chauffeurnounUS /ʃoʊˈfɜːr/
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading THE SONGS OF THE CAR CLUB MORE than once as the car flew through black and silver fairylands of fir wood and pine wood, Dalroy put his head out of the side window and remonstrated with the chauffeur without effect.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading THE SONGS OF THE CAR CLUB MORE than once as the car flew through black and silver fairylands of fir wood and pine wood, Dalroy put his head out of the side window and remonstrated with the chauffeur without effect.
Dalroy
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From this reading THE SONGS OF THE CAR CLUB MORE than once as the car flew through black and silver fairylands of fir wood and pine wood, Dalroy put his head out of the side window and remonstrated with the chauffeur without effect.
diffidencenoun
lack of self-confidence
From this reading “And where does she live?” asked Dalroy, with something more like diffidence than he had ever shown before in his life.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And where does she live?” asked Dalroy, with something more like diffidence than he had ever shown before in his life.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading “I’m goin’ ’ome,” said the driver in an undecipherable voice.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading THE SONGS OF THE CAR CLUB MORE than once as the car flew through black and silver fairylands of fir wood and pine wood, Dalroy put his head out of the side window and remonstrated with the chauffeur without effect.
at any time
From this reading “And where does she live?” asked Dalroy, with something more like diffidence than he had ever shown before in his life.
fairylands
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From this reading THE SONGS OF THE CAR CLUB MORE than once as the car flew through black and silver fairylands of fir wood and pine wood, Dalroy put his head out of the side window and remonstrated with the chauffeur without effect.
firnounUS /fɜːr/
nonresinous wood of a fir tree
From this reading THE SONGS OF THE CAR CLUB MORE than once as the car flew through black and silver fairylands of fir wood and pine wood, Dalroy put his head out of the side window and remonstrated with the chauffeur without effect.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading THE SONGS OF THE CAR CLUB MORE than once as the car flew through black and silver fairylands of fir wood and pine wood, Dalroy put his head out of the side window and remonstrated with the chauffeur without effect.
goin
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From this reading “I’m goin’ ’ome,” said the driver in an undecipherable voice.
the act of departing
From this reading He was reduced at last to asking him where he was going.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “And where does she live?” asked Dalroy, with something more like diffidence than he had ever shown before in his life.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was reduced at last to asking him where he was going.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading THE SONGS OF THE CAR CLUB MORE than once as the car flew through black and silver fairylands of fir wood and pine wood, Dalroy put his head out of the side window and remonstrated with the chauffeur without effect.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was reduced at last to asking him where he was going.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SONGS OF THE CAR CLUB MORE than once as the car flew through black and silver fairylands of fir wood and pine wood, Dalroy put his head out of the side window and remonstrated with the chauffeur without effect.
I'm
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From this reading “I’m goin’ ’ome,” said the driver in an undecipherable voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I’m goin’ ’ome,” said the driver in an undecipherable voice.
immediately past
From this reading He was reduced at last to asking him where he was going.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “And where does she live?” asked Dalroy, with something more like diffidence than he had ever shown before in his life.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “And where does she live?” asked Dalroy, with something more like diffidence than he had ever shown before in his life.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “And where does she live?” asked Dalroy, with something more like diffidence than he had ever shown before in his life.
marverbUS /mɑːr/
make imperfect
From this reading “I’m a goin’ ’ome to my mar.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading THE SONGS OF THE CAR CLUB MORE than once as the car flew through black and silver fairylands of fir wood and pine wood, Dalroy put his head out of the side window and remonstrated with the chauffeur without effect.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I’m a goin’ ’ome to my mar.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SONGS OF THE CAR CLUB MORE than once as the car flew through black and silver fairylands of fir wood and pine wood, Dalroy put his head out of the side window and remonstrated with the chauffeur without effect.
ome
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From this reading “I’m goin’ ’ome,” said the driver in an undecipherable voice.
on one occasion
From this reading THE SONGS OF THE CAR CLUB MORE than once as the car flew through black and silver fairylands of fir wood and pine wood, Dalroy put his head out of the side window and remonstrated with the chauffeur without effect.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE SONGS OF THE CAR CLUB MORE than once as the car flew through black and silver fairylands of fir wood and pine wood, Dalroy put his head out of the side window and remonstrated with the chauffeur without effect.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading THE SONGS OF THE CAR CLUB MORE than once as the car flew through black and silver fairylands of fir wood and pine wood, Dalroy put his head out of the side window and remonstrated with the chauffeur without effect.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE SONGS OF THE CAR CLUB MORE than once as the car flew through black and silver fairylands of fir wood and pine wood, Dalroy put his head out of the side window and remonstrated with the chauffeur without effect.
reducedadjectiveUS /rəˈduːst/
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading He was reduced at last to asking him where he was going.
remonstrated
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From this reading THE SONGS OF THE CAR CLUB MORE than once as the car flew through black and silver fairylands of fir wood and pine wood, Dalroy put his head out of the side window and remonstrated with the chauffeur without effect.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I’m goin’ ’ome,” said the driver in an undecipherable voice.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And where does she live?” asked Dalroy, with something more like diffidence than he had ever shown before in his life.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “And where does she live?” asked Dalroy, with something more like diffidence than he had ever shown before in his life.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading THE SONGS OF THE CAR CLUB MORE than once as the car flew through black and silver fairylands of fir wood and pine wood, Dalroy put his head out of the side window and remonstrated with the chauffeur without effect.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading THE SONGS OF THE CAR CLUB MORE than once as the car flew through black and silver fairylands of fir wood and pine wood, Dalroy put his head out of the side window and remonstrated with the chauffeur without effect.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “And where does she live?” asked Dalroy, with something more like diffidence than he had ever shown before in his life.
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading THE SONGS OF THE CAR CLUB MORE than once as the car flew through black and silver fairylands of fir wood and pine wood, Dalroy put his head out of the side window and remonstrated with the chauffeur without effect.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE SONGS OF THE CAR CLUB MORE than once as the car flew through black and silver fairylands of fir wood and pine wood, Dalroy put his head out of the side window and remonstrated with the chauffeur without effect.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SONGS OF THE CAR CLUB MORE than once as the car flew through black and silver fairylands of fir wood and pine wood, Dalroy put his head out of the side window and remonstrated with the chauffeur without effect.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THE SONGS OF THE CAR CLUB MORE than once as the car flew through black and silver fairylands of fir wood and pine wood, Dalroy put his head out of the side window and remonstrated with the chauffeur without effect.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was reduced at last to asking him where he was going.
undecipherableadjective
not easily deciphered
From this reading “I’m goin’ ’ome,” said the driver in an undecipherable voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “I’m goin’ ’ome,” said the driver in an undecipherable voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was reduced at last to asking him where he was going.
in or at the place that
From this reading He was reduced at last to asking him where he was going.
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 THE SONGS OF THE CAR CLUB MORE than once as the car flew through black and silver fairylands of fir wood and pine wood, Dalroy put his head out of the side window and remonstrated with the chauffeur without effect.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE SONGS OF THE CAR CLUB MORE than once as the car flew through black and silver fairylands of fir wood and pine wood, Dalroy put his head out of the side window and remonstrated with the chauffeur without effect.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading THE SONGS OF THE CAR CLUB MORE than once as the car flew through black and silver fairylands of fir wood and pine wood, Dalroy put his head out of the side window and remonstrated with the chauffeur without effect.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading THE SONGS OF THE CAR CLUB MORE than once as the car flew through black and silver fairylands of fir wood and pine wood, Dalroy put his head out of the side window and remonstrated with the chauffeur without effect.
