used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Appearing to ignore his friends John drove rapidly around the circle which had been laid out between the station and the main street.
AppearingnounUS /əˈpɪrɪŋ/
formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
From this reading Appearing to ignore his friends John drove rapidly around the circle which had been laid out between the station and the main street.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Appearing to ignore his friends John drove rapidly around the circle which had been laid out between the station and the main street.
awaitingverbUS /əˈweɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading Proudly returning to the place on the platform where his friends were awaiting his coming, he called out, “How’s this car?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Appearing to ignore his friends John drove rapidly around the circle which had been laid out between the station and the main street.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Appearing to ignore his friends John drove rapidly around the circle which had been laid out between the station and the main street.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Proudly returning to the place on the platform where his friends were awaiting his coming, he called out, “How’s this car?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “What we don’t know,” said George quickly, “is where the driver came from and how he got the car.”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Proudly returning to the place on the platform where his friends were awaiting his coming, he called out, “How’s this car?
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading Appearing to ignore his friends John drove rapidly around the circle which had been laid out between the station and the main street.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Proudly returning to the place on the platform where his friends were awaiting his coming, he called out, “How’s this car?
don't
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From this reading “What we don’t know,” said George quickly, “is where the driver came from and how he got the car.”
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading How’s the driver?
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading Appearing to ignore his friends John drove rapidly around the circle which had been laid out between the station and the main street.
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From this reading Pretty slick, eh?”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Appearing to ignore his friends John drove rapidly around the circle which had been laid out between the station and the main street.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “What we don’t know,” said George quickly, “is where the driver came from and how he got the car.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “What we don’t know,” said George quickly, “is where the driver came from and how he got the car.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “What we don’t know,” said George quickly, “is where the driver came from and how he got the car.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Appearing to ignore his friends John drove rapidly around the circle which had been laid out between the station and the main street.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Proudly returning to the place on the platform where his friends were awaiting his coming, he called out, “How’s this car?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Appearing to ignore his friends John drove rapidly around the circle which had been laid out between the station and the main street.
how
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From this reading “What we don’t know,” said George quickly, “is where the driver came from and how he got the car.”
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From this reading Proudly returning to the place on the platform where his friends were awaiting his coming, he called out, “How’s this car?
ignoreverbUS /ˌɪɡˈnɔːr/
refuse to acknowledge
From this reading Appearing to ignore his friends John drove rapidly around the circle which had been laid out between the station and the main street.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What we don’t know,” said George quickly, “is where the driver came from and how he got the car.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Appearing to ignore his friends John drove rapidly around the circle which had been laid out between the station and the main street.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “What we don’t know,” said George quickly, “is where the driver came from and how he got the car.”
set down according to a plan
From this reading Appearing to ignore his friends John drove rapidly around the circle which had been laid out between the station and the main street.
most important element
From this reading Appearing to ignore his friends John drove rapidly around the circle which had been laid out between the station and the main street.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Proudly returning to the place on the platform where his friends were awaiting his coming, he called out, “How’s this car?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Appearing to ignore his friends John drove rapidly around the circle which had been laid out between the station and the main street.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Proudly returning to the place on the platform where his friends were awaiting his coming, he called out, “How’s this car?
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading Proudly returning to the place on the platform where his friends were awaiting his coming, he called out, “How’s this car?
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Pretty slick, eh?”
ProudlyadverbUS /ˈpraʊdli/
with pride; in a proud manner
From this reading Proudly returning to the place on the platform where his friends were awaiting his coming, he called out, “How’s this car?
with speed
From this reading “What we don’t know,” said George quickly, “is where the driver came from and how he got the car.”
with speed
From this reading Appearing to ignore his friends John drove rapidly around the circle which had been laid out between the station and the main street.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading Proudly returning to the place on the platform where his friends were awaiting his coming, he called out, “How’s this car?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “What we don’t know,” said George quickly, “is where the driver came from and how he got the car.”
slicknounUS /slɪk/
a slippery smoothness
From this reading Pretty slick, eh?”
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Appearing to ignore his friends John drove rapidly around the circle which had been laid out between the station and the main street.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Appearing to ignore his friends John drove rapidly around the circle which had been laid out between the station and the main street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Appearing to ignore his friends John drove rapidly around the circle which had been laid out between the station and the main street.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Proudly returning to the place on the platform where his friends were awaiting his coming, he called out, “How’s this car?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Appearing to ignore his friends John drove rapidly around the circle which had been laid out between the station and the main street.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “What we don’t know,” said George quickly, “is where the driver came from and how he got the car.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Proudly returning to the place on the platform where his friends were awaiting his coming, he called out, “How’s this car?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What we don’t know,” said George quickly, “is where the driver came from and how he got the car.”
in or at the place that
From this reading Proudly returning to the place on the platform where his friends were awaiting his coming, he called out, “How’s this car?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Appearing to ignore his friends John drove rapidly around the circle which had been laid out between the station and the main street.
