used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE STORM WIND "It’ll be real sport to take her by surprise," said Bunny, with a chuckle of anticipation.
accommodationnounUS /əˌkɑːməˈdeɪʃən/
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
From this reading They had found accommodation at the hotel in which Maud had once spent a night, and having dined there they splashed through the muddy streets in search of their goal.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading They had been travelling practically all day, and a black night of streaming rain had been their welcome.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had been travelling practically all day, and a black night of streaming rain had been their welcome.
anticipationnounUS /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən/
an expectation
From this reading THE STORM WIND "It’ll be real sport to take her by surprise," said Bunny, with a chuckle of anticipation.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had found accommodation at the hotel in which Maud had once spent a night, and having dined there they splashed through the muddy streets in search of their goal.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They found it, a tall, gaunt house standing back in a dark, dripping garden, unlighted, forsaken.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE STORM WIND "It’ll be real sport to take her by surprise," said Bunny, with a chuckle of anticipation.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "But what a beast of a journey it’s been!"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "But what a beast of a journey it’s been!"
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading They had been travelling practically all day, and a black night of streaming rain had been their welcome.
BunnynounUS /ˈbʌni/
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading THE STORM WIND "It’ll be real sport to take her by surprise," said Bunny, with a chuckle of anticipation.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But what a beast of a journey it’s been!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE STORM WIND "It’ll be real sport to take her by surprise," said Bunny, with a chuckle of anticipation.
chucklenounUS /ˈtʃʌkəl/
a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading THE STORM WIND "It’ll be real sport to take her by surprise," said Bunny, with a chuckle of anticipation.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading They found it, a tall, gaunt house standing back in a dark, dripping garden, unlighted, forsaken.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading They had been travelling practically all day, and a black night of streaming rain had been their welcome.
dinedverbUS /daɪnd/
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading They had found accommodation at the hotel in which Maud had once spent a night, and having dined there they splashed through the muddy streets in search of their goal.
drippingnounUS /ˈdrɪpɪŋ/
a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
From this reading They found it, a tall, gaunt house standing back in a dark, dripping garden, unlighted, forsaken.
forsakenverbUS /fɔːrˈseɪkən/
inflected form of “forsake” — leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading They found it, a tall, gaunt house standing back in a dark, dripping garden, unlighted, forsaken.
set up or found
From this reading They had found accommodation at the hotel in which Maud had once spent a night, and having dined there they splashed through the muddy streets in search of their goal.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading They found it, a tall, gaunt house standing back in a dark, dripping garden, unlighted, forsaken.
gauntadjectiveUS /ɡɔːnt/
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading They found it, a tall, gaunt house standing back in a dark, dripping garden, unlighted, forsaken.
goalnounUS /ɡoʊl/
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading They had found accommodation at the hotel in which Maud had once spent a night, and having dined there they splashed through the muddy streets in search of their goal.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had been travelling practically all day, and a black night of streaming rain had been their welcome.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading They had found accommodation at the hotel in which Maud had once spent a night, and having dined there they splashed through the muddy streets in search of their goal.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE STORM WIND "It’ll be real sport to take her by surprise," said Bunny, with a chuckle of anticipation.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading They had found accommodation at the hotel in which Maud had once spent a night, and having dined there they splashed through the muddy streets in search of their goal.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading They found it, a tall, gaunt house standing back in a dark, dripping garden, unlighted, forsaken.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had found accommodation at the hotel in which Maud had once spent a night, and having dined there they splashed through the muddy streets in search of their goal.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They found it, a tall, gaunt house standing back in a dark, dripping garden, unlighted, forsaken.
It'll
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From this reading THE STORM WIND "It’ll be real sport to take her by surprise," said Bunny, with a chuckle of anticipation.
it's
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From this reading "But what a beast of a journey it’s been!"
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading "But what a beast of a journey it’s been!"
Maud
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From this reading They had found accommodation at the hotel in which Maud had once spent a night, and having dined there they splashed through the muddy streets in search of their goal.
muddyadjectiveUS /ˈmʌdi/
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading They had found accommodation at the hotel in which Maud had once spent a night, and having dined there they splashed through the muddy streets in search of their goal.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading They had been travelling practically all day, and a black night of streaming rain had been their welcome.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STORM WIND "It’ll be real sport to take her by surprise," said Bunny, with a chuckle of anticipation.
on one occasion
From this reading They had found accommodation at the hotel in which Maud had once spent a night, and having dined there they splashed through the muddy streets in search of their goal.
practicallyadverbUS /ˈpræktɪkli/
almost; nearly
From this reading They had been travelling practically all day, and a black night of streaming rain had been their welcome.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading They had been travelling practically all day, and a black night of streaming rain had been their welcome.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading THE STORM WIND "It’ll be real sport to take her by surprise," said Bunny, with a chuckle of anticipation.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE STORM WIND "It’ll be real sport to take her by surprise," said Bunny, with a chuckle of anticipation.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading They had found accommodation at the hotel in which Maud had once spent a night, and having dined there they splashed through the muddy streets in search of their goal.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading They had found accommodation at the hotel in which Maud had once spent a night, and having dined there they splashed through the muddy streets in search of their goal.
splashedadjectiveUS /splæʃt/
(of a fluid) having been propelled about in flying drops or masses
From this reading They had found accommodation at the hotel in which Maud had once spent a night, and having dined there they splashed through the muddy streets in search of their goal.
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading THE STORM WIND "It’ll be real sport to take her by surprise," said Bunny, with a chuckle of anticipation.
having a supporting base
From this reading They found it, a tall, gaunt house standing back in a dark, dripping garden, unlighted, forsaken.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading THE STORM WIND "It’ll be real sport to take her by surprise," said Bunny, with a chuckle of anticipation.
streamingadjectiveUS /ˈstriːmɪŋ/
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading They had been travelling practically all day, and a black night of streaming rain had been their welcome.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading They had found accommodation at the hotel in which Maud had once spent a night, and having dined there they splashed through the muddy streets in search of their goal.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading THE STORM WIND "It’ll be real sport to take her by surprise," said Bunny, with a chuckle of anticipation.
carry out
From this reading THE STORM WIND "It’ll be real sport to take her by surprise," said Bunny, with a chuckle of anticipation.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading They found it, a tall, gaunt house standing back in a dark, dripping garden, unlighted, forsaken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORM WIND "It’ll be real sport to take her by surprise," said Bunny, with a chuckle of anticipation.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had been travelling practically all day, and a black night of streaming rain had been their welcome.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They had found accommodation at the hotel in which Maud had once spent a night, and having dined there they splashed through the muddy streets in search of their goal.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been travelling practically all day, and a black night of streaming rain had been their welcome.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They had found accommodation at the hotel in which Maud had once spent a night, and having dined there they splashed through the muddy streets in search of their goal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE STORM WIND "It’ll be real sport to take her by surprise," said Bunny, with a chuckle of anticipation.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading They had been travelling practically all day, and a black night of streaming rain had been their welcome.
unlightedadjective
not set afire or burning
From this reading They found it, a tall, gaunt house standing back in a dark, dripping garden, unlighted, forsaken.
accept gladly
From this reading They had been travelling practically all day, and a black night of streaming rain had been their welcome.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But what a beast of a journey it’s been!"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They had found accommodation at the hotel in which Maud had once spent a night, and having dined there they splashed through the muddy streets in search of their goal.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading THE STORM WIND "It’ll be real sport to take her by surprise," said Bunny, with a chuckle of anticipation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE STORM WIND "It’ll be real sport to take her by surprise," said Bunny, with a chuckle of anticipation.
