used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN A TRAP Elizabeth rode straight out to the east, crossing the town as rapidly as possible, going full gallop where the streets were empty.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Not three minutes elapsed after she had passed the crossing of the trails before the four men rode across from the other direction, and, pausing, called to one another, looking this way and that:
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Not three minutes elapsed after she had passed the crossing of the trails before the four men rode across from the other direction, and, pausing, called to one another, looking this way and that:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the edge of the town she crossed another trail running back the way that they had come; but without swerving she turned out toward the world, and soon passed into a thick growth of trees, around a hill.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading On the edge of the town she crossed another trail running back the way that they had come; but without swerving she turned out toward the world, and soon passed into a thick growth of trees, around a hill.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading On the edge of the town she crossed another trail running back the way that they had come; but without swerving she turned out toward the world, and soon passed into a thick growth of trees, around a hill.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN A TRAP Elizabeth rode straight out to the east, crossing the town as rapidly as possible, going full gallop where the streets were empty.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading On the edge of the town she crossed another trail running back the way that they had come; but without swerving she turned out toward the world, and soon passed into a thick growth of trees, around a hill.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Not three minutes elapsed after she had passed the crossing of the trails before the four men rode across from the other direction, and, pausing, called to one another, looking this way and that:
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading "What d'ye think, Bill?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On the edge of the town she crossed another trail running back the way that they had come; but without swerving she turned out toward the world, and soon passed into a thick growth of trees, around a hill.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Not three minutes elapsed after she had passed the crossing of the trails before the four men rode across from the other direction, and, pausing, called to one another, looking this way and that:
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading On the edge of the town she crossed another trail running back the way that they had come; but without swerving she turned out toward the world, and soon passed into a thick growth of trees, around a hill.
placed crosswise
From this reading On the edge of the town she crossed another trail running back the way that they had come; but without swerving she turned out toward the world, and soon passed into a thick growth of trees, around a hill.
traveling across
From this reading IN A TRAP Elizabeth rode straight out to the east, crossing the town as rapidly as possible, going full gallop where the streets were empty.
d'ye
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From this reading "What d'ye think, Bill?
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Not three minutes elapsed after she had passed the crossing of the trails before the four men rode across from the other direction, and, pausing, called to one another, looking this way and that:
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading IN A TRAP Elizabeth rode straight out to the east, crossing the town as rapidly as possible, going full gallop where the streets were empty.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading On the edge of the town she crossed another trail running back the way that they had come; but without swerving she turned out toward the world, and soon passed into a thick growth of trees, around a hill.
elapsedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæpst/
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading Not three minutes elapsed after she had passed the crossing of the trails before the four men rode across from the other direction, and, pausing, called to one another, looking this way and that:
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading IN A TRAP Elizabeth rode straight out to the east, crossing the town as rapidly as possible, going full gallop where the streets were empty.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading IN A TRAP Elizabeth rode straight out to the east, crossing the town as rapidly as possible, going full gallop where the streets were empty.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Not three minutes elapsed after she had passed the crossing of the trails before the four men rode across from the other direction, and, pausing, called to one another, looking this way and that:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Not three minutes elapsed after she had passed the crossing of the trails before the four men rode across from the other direction, and, pausing, called to one another, looking this way and that:
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading IN A TRAP Elizabeth rode straight out to the east, crossing the town as rapidly as possible, going full gallop where the streets were empty.
gallopverbUS /ˈɡæləp/
ride at a galloping pace
From this reading IN A TRAP Elizabeth rode straight out to the east, crossing the town as rapidly as possible, going full gallop where the streets were empty.
the act of departing
From this reading IN A TRAP Elizabeth rode straight out to the east, crossing the town as rapidly as possible, going full gallop where the streets were empty.
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading On the edge of the town she crossed another trail running back the way that they had come; but without swerving she turned out toward the world, and soon passed into a thick growth of trees, around a hill.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the edge of the town she crossed another trail running back the way that they had come; but without swerving she turned out toward the world, and soon passed into a thick growth of trees, around a hill.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Shall we risk the right hand 'r the left?"
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading On the edge of the town she crossed another trail running back the way that they had come; but without swerving she turned out toward the world, and soon passed into a thick growth of trees, around a hill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN A TRAP Elizabeth rode straight out to the east, crossing the town as rapidly as possible, going full gallop where the streets were empty.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On the edge of the town she crossed another trail running back the way that they had come; but without swerving she turned out toward the world, and soon passed into a thick growth of trees, around a hill.
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 Shall we risk the right hand 'r the left?"
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Not three minutes elapsed after she had passed the crossing of the trails before the four men rode across from the other direction, and, pausing, called to one another, looking this way and that:
the force of workers available
From this reading Not three minutes elapsed after she had passed the crossing of the trails before the four men rode across from the other direction, and, pausing, called to one another, looking this way and that:
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Not three minutes elapsed after she had passed the crossing of the trails before the four men rode across from the other direction, and, pausing, called to one another, looking this way and that:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not three minutes elapsed after she had passed the crossing of the trails before the four men rode across from the other direction, and, pausing, called to one another, looking this way and that:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the edge of the town she crossed another trail running back the way that they had come; but without swerving she turned out toward the world, and soon passed into a thick growth of trees, around a hill.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the edge of the town she crossed another trail running back the way that they had come; but without swerving she turned out toward the world, and soon passed into a thick growth of trees, around a hill.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Not three minutes elapsed after she had passed the crossing of the trails before the four men rode across from the other direction, and, pausing, called to one another, looking this way and that:
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Not three minutes elapsed after she had passed the crossing of the trails before the four men rode across from the other direction, and, pausing, called to one another, looking this way and that:
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading IN A TRAP Elizabeth rode straight out to the east, crossing the town as rapidly as possible, going full gallop where the streets were empty.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading On the edge of the town she crossed another trail running back the way that they had come; but without swerving she turned out toward the world, and soon passed into a thick growth of trees, around a hill.
pausingverbUS /ˈpɔːzɪŋ/
-ing form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Not three minutes elapsed after she had passed the crossing of the trails before the four men rode across from the other direction, and, pausing, called to one another, looking this way and that:
capable of happening or existing
From this reading IN A TRAP Elizabeth rode straight out to the east, crossing the town as rapidly as possible, going full gallop where the streets were empty.
rnounUS /ɑːr/
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading Shall we risk the right hand 'r the left?"
with speed
From this reading IN A TRAP Elizabeth rode straight out to the east, crossing the town as rapidly as possible, going full gallop where the streets were empty.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Shall we risk the right hand 'r the left?"
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading Shall we risk the right hand 'r the left?"
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading IN A TRAP Elizabeth rode straight out to the east, crossing the town as rapidly as possible, going full gallop where the streets were empty.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading On the edge of the town she crossed another trail running back the way that they had come; but without swerving she turned out toward the world, and soon passed into a thick growth of trees, around a hill.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall we risk the right hand 'r the left?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the edge of the town she crossed another trail running back the way that they had come; but without swerving she turned out toward the world, and soon passed into a thick growth of trees, around a hill.
in the near future
From this reading On the edge of the town she crossed another trail running back the way that they had come; but without swerving she turned out toward the world, and soon passed into a thick growth of trees, around a hill.
successive (without a break)
From this reading IN A TRAP Elizabeth rode straight out to the east, crossing the town as rapidly as possible, going full gallop where the streets were empty.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading IN A TRAP Elizabeth rode straight out to the east, crossing the town as rapidly as possible, going full gallop where the streets were empty.
swervingnoun
the act of turning aside suddenly
From this reading On the edge of the town she crossed another trail running back the way that they had come; but without swerving she turned out toward the world, and soon passed into a thick growth of trees, around a hill.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the edge of the town she crossed another trail running back the way that they had come; but without swerving she turned out toward the world, and soon passed into a thick growth of trees, around a hill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN A TRAP Elizabeth rode straight out to the east, crossing the town as rapidly as possible, going full gallop where the streets were empty.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the edge of the town she crossed another trail running back the way that they had come; but without swerving she turned out toward the world, and soon passed into a thick growth of trees, around a hill.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading On the edge of the town she crossed another trail running back the way that they had come; but without swerving she turned out toward the world, and soon passed into a thick growth of trees, around a hill.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "What d'ye think, Bill?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Not three minutes elapsed after she had passed the crossing of the trails before the four men rode across from the other direction, and, pausing, called to one another, looking this way and that:
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Not three minutes elapsed after she had passed the crossing of the trails before the four men rode across from the other direction, and, pausing, called to one another, looking this way and that:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN A TRAP Elizabeth rode straight out to the east, crossing the town as rapidly as possible, going full gallop where the streets were empty.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading On the edge of the town she crossed another trail running back the way that they had come; but without swerving she turned out toward the world, and soon passed into a thick growth of trees, around a hill.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading IN A TRAP Elizabeth rode straight out to the east, crossing the town as rapidly as possible, going full gallop where the streets were empty.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading On the edge of the town she crossed another trail running back the way that they had come; but without swerving she turned out toward the world, and soon passed into a thick growth of trees, around a hill.
trailsnounUS /treɪlz/
plural of “trail” — a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Not three minutes elapsed after she had passed the crossing of the trails before the four men rode across from the other direction, and, pausing, called to one another, looking this way and that:
TRAPnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading IN A TRAP Elizabeth rode straight out to the east, crossing the town as rapidly as possible, going full gallop where the streets were empty.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading On the edge of the town she crossed another trail running back the way that they had come; but without swerving she turned out toward the world, and soon passed into a thick growth of trees, around a hill.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading On the edge of the town she crossed another trail running back the way that they had come; but without swerving she turned out toward the world, and soon passed into a thick growth of trees, around a hill.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading On the edge of the town she crossed another trail running back the way that they had come; but without swerving she turned out toward the world, and soon passed into a thick growth of trees, around a hill.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Shall we risk the right hand 'r the left?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading IN A TRAP Elizabeth rode straight out to the east, crossing the town as rapidly as possible, going full gallop where the streets were empty.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What d'ye think, Bill?
in or at the place that
From this reading IN A TRAP Elizabeth rode straight out to the east, crossing the town as rapidly as possible, going full gallop where the streets were empty.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading On the edge of the town she crossed another trail running back the way that they had come; but without swerving she turned out toward the world, and soon passed into a thick growth of trees, around a hill.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading On the edge of the town she crossed another trail running back the way that they had come; but without swerving she turned out toward the world, and soon passed into a thick growth of trees, around a hill.
