used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Prescott's car was a good one, with a powerful, sixty-horse motor, and splendidly upholstered.
alertadjectiveUS /əˈlɜːrt/
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading Dashing along the rough country road, with every sense on the alert, Peggy found mental occupation enough to drive gloomier thoughts from her mind.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Dashing along the rough country road, with every sense on the alert, Peggy found mental occupation enough to drive gloomier thoughts from her mind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Prescott's car was a good one, with a powerful, sixty-horse motor, and splendidly upholstered.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was painted a dark blue, and was known in the surrounding country as "The Blue Bird."
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading It was painted a dark blue, and was known in the surrounding country as "The Blue Bird."
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading It was painted a dark blue, and was known in the surrounding country as "The Blue Bird."
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading The Prescott's car was a good one, with a powerful, sixty-horse motor, and splendidly upholstered.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Dashing along the rough country road, with every sense on the alert, Peggy found mental occupation enough to drive gloomier thoughts from her mind.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was painted a dark blue, and was known in the surrounding country as "The Blue Bird."
DashingadjectiveUS /ˈdæʃɪŋ/
lively and spirited
From this reading Dashing along the rough country road, with every sense on the alert, Peggy found mental occupation enough to drive gloomier thoughts from her mind.
DRAWINGSnounUS /ˈdrɔːɪŋz/
plural of “drawing” — an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading MORTLAKE LOSES SOME DRAWINGS.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading Dashing along the rough country road, with every sense on the alert, Peggy found mental occupation enough to drive gloomier thoughts from her mind.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Dashing along the rough country road, with every sense on the alert, Peggy found mental occupation enough to drive gloomier thoughts from her mind.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Dashing along the rough country road, with every sense on the alert, Peggy found mental occupation enough to drive gloomier thoughts from her mind.
set up or found
From this reading Dashing along the rough country road, with every sense on the alert, Peggy found mental occupation enough to drive gloomier thoughts from her mind.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dashing along the rough country road, with every sense on the alert, Peggy found mental occupation enough to drive gloomier thoughts from her mind.
gloomieradjectiveUS /ˈɡluːmiər/
comparative of “gloomy” — depressingly dark
From this reading Dashing along the rough country road, with every sense on the alert, Peggy found mental occupation enough to drive gloomier thoughts from her mind.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The Prescott's car was a good one, with a powerful, sixty-horse motor, and splendidly upholstered.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dashing along the rough country road, with every sense on the alert, Peggy found mental occupation enough to drive gloomier thoughts from her mind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was painted a dark blue, and was known in the surrounding country as "The Blue Bird."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was painted a dark blue, and was known in the surrounding country as "The Blue Bird."
apprehended with certainty
From this reading It was painted a dark blue, and was known in the surrounding country as "The Blue Bird."
LOSESverbUS /ˈluːzəz/
third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading MORTLAKE LOSES SOME DRAWINGS.
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading Dashing along the rough country road, with every sense on the alert, Peggy found mental occupation enough to drive gloomier thoughts from her mind.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Dashing along the rough country road, with every sense on the alert, Peggy found mental occupation enough to drive gloomier thoughts from her mind.
MORTLAKE
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From this reading MORTLAKE LOSES SOME DRAWINGS.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading The Prescott's car was a good one, with a powerful, sixty-horse motor, and splendidly upholstered.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
occupationnounUS /ˌɑːkjəˈpeɪʃən/
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading Dashing along the rough country road, with every sense on the alert, Peggy found mental occupation enough to drive gloomier thoughts from her mind.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dashing along the rough country road, with every sense on the alert, Peggy found mental occupation enough to drive gloomier thoughts from her mind.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Prescott's car was a good one, with a powerful, sixty-horse motor, and splendidly upholstered.
coated with paint
From this reading It was painted a dark blue, and was known in the surrounding country as "The Blue Bird."
Peggy
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From this reading Dashing along the rough country road, with every sense on the alert, Peggy found mental occupation enough to drive gloomier thoughts from her mind.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading The Prescott's car was a good one, with a powerful, sixty-horse motor, and splendidly upholstered.
Prescott's
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From this reading The Prescott's car was a good one, with a powerful, sixty-horse motor, and splendidly upholstered.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Dashing along the rough country road, with every sense on the alert, Peggy found mental occupation enough to drive gloomier thoughts from her mind.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading Dashing along the rough country road, with every sense on the alert, Peggy found mental occupation enough to drive gloomier thoughts from her mind.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Dashing along the rough country road, with every sense on the alert, Peggy found mental occupation enough to drive gloomier thoughts from her mind.
sixty-horse
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From this reading The Prescott's car was a good one, with a powerful, sixty-horse motor, and splendidly upholstered.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading MORTLAKE LOSES SOME DRAWINGS.
splendidlyadverbUS /ˈsplendədli/
extremely well
From this reading The Prescott's car was a good one, with a powerful, sixty-horse motor, and splendidly upholstered.
surroundingadjectiveUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋ/
closely encircling
From this reading It was painted a dark blue, and was known in the surrounding country as "The Blue Bird."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dashing along the rough country road, with every sense on the alert, Peggy found mental occupation enough to drive gloomier thoughts from her mind.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Dashing along the rough country road, with every sense on the alert, Peggy found mental occupation enough to drive gloomier thoughts from her mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dashing along the rough country road, with every sense on the alert, Peggy found mental occupation enough to drive gloomier thoughts from her mind.
upholsteredverbUS /əˈpoʊlstərd/
past form of “upholster” — provide furniture with padding, springs, webbing, and covers
From this reading The Prescott's car was a good one, with a powerful, sixty-horse motor, and splendidly upholstered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Prescott's car was a good one, with a powerful, sixty-horse motor, and splendidly upholstered.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dashing along the rough country road, with every sense on the alert, Peggy found mental occupation enough to drive gloomier thoughts from her mind.
