areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading COMING HOME FROM THE BALL "This is where we are going to shoot to-morrow.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Bobby Trench, muffled up to the cigar he was smoking, sat by the side of Dick, who was driving the big omnibus back from the West Meadshire Hunt Ball.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading COMING HOME FROM THE BALL "This is where we are going to shoot to-morrow.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The two fine horses, making nothing of the load behind them, trotted rhythmically homewards.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Bobby Trench, muffled up to the cigar he was smoking, sat by the side of Dick, who was driving the big omnibus back from the West Meadshire Hunt Ball.
BobbynounUS /ˈbɑːbi/
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading Bobby Trench, muffled up to the cigar he was smoking, sat by the side of Dick, who was driving the big omnibus back from the West Meadshire Hunt Ball.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Bobby Trench, muffled up to the cigar he was smoking, sat by the side of Dick, who was driving the big omnibus back from the West Meadshire Hunt Ball.
cigarnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːr/
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading Bobby Trench, muffled up to the cigar he was smoking, sat by the side of Dick, who was driving the big omnibus back from the West Meadshire Hunt Ball.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading COMING HOME FROM THE BALL "This is where we are going to shoot to-morrow.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Bobby Trench, muffled up to the cigar he was smoking, sat by the side of Dick, who was driving the big omnibus back from the West Meadshire Hunt Ball.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We ought to do pretty well."
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading Bobby Trench, muffled up to the cigar he was smoking, sat by the side of Dick, who was driving the big omnibus back from the West Meadshire Hunt Ball.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading We've kept this side entirely until now.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The two fine horses, making nothing of the load behind them, trotted rhythmically homewards.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading COMING HOME FROM THE BALL "This is where we are going to shoot to-morrow.
the act of departing
From this reading COMING HOME FROM THE BALL "This is where we are going to shoot to-morrow.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bobby Trench, muffled up to the cigar he was smoking, sat by the side of Dick, who was driving the big omnibus back from the West Meadshire Hunt Ball.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading COMING HOME FROM THE BALL "This is where we are going to shoot to-morrow.
homewardsadverb
toward home
From this reading The two fine horses, making nothing of the load behind them, trotted rhythmically homewards.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The two fine horses, making nothing of the load behind them, trotted rhythmically homewards.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading Bobby Trench, muffled up to the cigar he was smoking, sat by the side of Dick, who was driving the big omnibus back from the West Meadshire Hunt Ball.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading COMING HOME FROM THE BALL "This is where we are going to shoot to-morrow.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading We've kept this side entirely until now.
loadnounUS /loʊd/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading The two fine horses, making nothing of the load behind them, trotted rhythmically homewards.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The two fine horses, making nothing of the load behind them, trotted rhythmically homewards.
Meadshire
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bobby Trench, muffled up to the cigar he was smoking, sat by the side of Dick, who was driving the big omnibus back from the West Meadshire Hunt Ball.
muffledadjectiveUS /ˈmʌfəld/
being or made softer or less loud or clear
From this reading Bobby Trench, muffled up to the cigar he was smoking, sat by the side of Dick, who was driving the big omnibus back from the West Meadshire Hunt Ball.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The two fine horses, making nothing of the load behind them, trotted rhythmically homewards.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We've kept this side entirely until now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bobby Trench, muffled up to the cigar he was smoking, sat by the side of Dick, who was driving the big omnibus back from the West Meadshire Hunt Ball.
omnibusnounUS /ˈɑːmnəbəs/
an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author
From this reading Bobby Trench, muffled up to the cigar he was smoking, sat by the side of Dick, who was driving the big omnibus back from the West Meadshire Hunt Ball.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading We ought to do pretty well."
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading We ought to do pretty well."
rhythmicallyadverbUS /ˈrɪðmɪkli/
in a rhythmic manner
From this reading The two fine horses, making nothing of the load behind them, trotted rhythmically homewards.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Bobby Trench, muffled up to the cigar he was smoking, sat by the side of Dick, who was driving the big omnibus back from the West Meadshire Hunt Ball.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading COMING HOME FROM THE BALL "This is where we are going to shoot to-morrow.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading We've kept this side entirely until now.
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading Bobby Trench, muffled up to the cigar he was smoking, sat by the side of Dick, who was driving the big omnibus back from the West Meadshire Hunt Ball.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COMING HOME FROM THE BALL "This is where we are going to shoot to-morrow.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The two fine horses, making nothing of the load behind them, trotted rhythmically homewards.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading COMING HOME FROM THE BALL "This is where we are going to shoot to-morrow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading COMING HOME FROM THE BALL "This is where we are going to shoot to-morrow.
to-morrow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COMING HOME FROM THE BALL "This is where we are going to shoot to-morrow.
TrenchnounUS /trentʃ/
a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
From this reading Bobby Trench, muffled up to the cigar he was smoking, sat by the side of Dick, who was driving the big omnibus back from the West Meadshire Hunt Ball.
trottedverbUS /ˈtrɑːtɪd/
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading The two fine horses, making nothing of the load behind them, trotted rhythmically homewards.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two fine horses, making nothing of the load behind them, trotted rhythmically homewards.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading We've kept this side entirely until now.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Bobby Trench, muffled up to the cigar he was smoking, sat by the side of Dick, who was driving the big omnibus back from the West Meadshire Hunt Ball.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bobby Trench, muffled up to the cigar he was smoking, sat by the side of Dick, who was driving the big omnibus back from the West Meadshire Hunt Ball.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading COMING HOME FROM THE BALL "This is where we are going to shoot to-morrow.
We've
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We've kept this side entirely until now.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading We ought to do pretty well."
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Bobby Trench, muffled up to the cigar he was smoking, sat by the side of Dick, who was driving the big omnibus back from the West Meadshire Hunt Ball.
in or at the place that
From this reading COMING HOME FROM THE BALL "This is where we are going to shoot to-morrow.
which person or people
From this reading Bobby Trench, muffled up to the cigar he was smoking, sat by the side of Dick, who was driving the big omnibus back from the West Meadshire Hunt Ball.
