used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE PURSUIT "Take my car!" called the Secretary of State, as Brett and Douglas started up the street on a run.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The avenue was almost deserted at that hour, and the Sunday quiet was only broken by the whirr of their car as it gained headway.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PURSUIT "Take my car!" called the Secretary of State, as Brett and Douglas started up the street on a run.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE PURSUIT "Take my car!" called the Secretary of State, as Brett and Douglas started up the street on a run.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The avenue was almost deserted at that hour, and the Sunday quiet was only broken by the whirr of their car as it gained headway.
past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading They turned and rejoined the Secretary as the latter's chauffeur, attracted by the disturbance, hastened out of the garden, where he had gone to get a glass of water.
a line of approach
From this reading They swung into Wisconsin Avenue and sped on up that thoroughfare.
Brett
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From this reading THE PURSUIT "Take my car!" called the Secretary of State, as Brett and Douglas started up the street on a run.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The avenue was almost deserted at that hour, and the Sunday quiet was only broken by the whirr of their car as it gained headway.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They turned and rejoined the Secretary as the latter's chauffeur, attracted by the disturbance, hastened out of the garden, where he had gone to get a glass of water.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THE PURSUIT "Take my car!" called the Secretary of State, as Brett and Douglas started up the street on a run.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading THE PURSUIT "Take my car!" called the Secretary of State, as Brett and Douglas started up the street on a run.
chauffeurnounUS /ʃoʊˈfɜːr/
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading They turned and rejoined the Secretary as the latter's chauffeur, attracted by the disturbance, hastened out of the garden, where he had gone to get a glass of water.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading The avenue was almost deserted at that hour, and the Sunday quiet was only broken by the whirr of their car as it gained headway.
disturbancenounUS /dɪˈstɜːrbəns/
activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
From this reading They turned and rejoined the Secretary as the latter's chauffeur, attracted by the disturbance, hastened out of the garden, where he had gone to get a glass of water.
DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading THE PURSUIT "Take my car!" called the Secretary of State, as Brett and Douglas started up the street on a run.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The three men sprang into the machine, and in a few seconds were off.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading The avenue was almost deserted at that hour, and the Sunday quiet was only broken by the whirr of their car as it gained headway.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading They turned and rejoined the Secretary as the latter's chauffeur, attracted by the disturbance, hastened out of the garden, where he had gone to get a glass of water.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They turned and rejoined the Secretary as the latter's chauffeur, attracted by the disturbance, hastened out of the garden, where he had gone to get a glass of water.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading They turned and rejoined the Secretary as the latter's chauffeur, attracted by the disturbance, hastened out of the garden, where he had gone to get a glass of water.
destroyed or killed
From this reading They turned and rejoined the Secretary as the latter's chauffeur, attracted by the disturbance, hastened out of the garden, where he had gone to get a glass of water.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They turned and rejoined the Secretary as the latter's chauffeur, attracted by the disturbance, hastened out of the garden, where he had gone to get a glass of water.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading They turned and rejoined the Secretary as the latter's chauffeur, attracted by the disturbance, hastened out of the garden, where he had gone to get a glass of water.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They turned and rejoined the Secretary as the latter's chauffeur, attracted by the disturbance, hastened out of the garden, where he had gone to get a glass of water.
headwaynounUS /ˈhedweɪ/
vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
From this reading The avenue was almost deserted at that hour, and the Sunday quiet was only broken by the whirr of their car as it gained headway.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The avenue was almost deserted at that hour, and the Sunday quiet was only broken by the whirr of their car as it gained headway.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The three men sprang into the machine, and in a few seconds were off.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The three men sprang into the machine, and in a few seconds were off.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The avenue was almost deserted at that hour, and the Sunday quiet was only broken by the whirr of their car as it gained headway.
latter'snounUS /ˈlætərz/
possessive form of “latter” — the second of two or the second mentioned of two
From this reading They turned and rejoined the Secretary as the latter's chauffeur, attracted by the disturbance, hastened out of the garden, where he had gone to get a glass of water.
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading The three men sprang into the machine, and in a few seconds were off.
the force of workers available
From this reading The three men sprang into the machine, and in a few seconds were off.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE PURSUIT "Take my car!" called the Secretary of State, as Brett and Douglas started up the street on a run.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PURSUIT "Take my car!" called the Secretary of State, as Brett and Douglas started up the street on a run.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The three men sprang into the machine, and in a few seconds were off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE PURSUIT "Take my car!" called the Secretary of State, as Brett and Douglas started up the street on a run.
and nothing more
From this reading The avenue was almost deserted at that hour, and the Sunday quiet was only broken by the whirr of their car as it gained headway.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They turned and rejoined the Secretary as the latter's chauffeur, attracted by the disturbance, hastened out of the garden, where he had gone to get a glass of water.
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading THE PURSUIT "Take my car!" called the Secretary of State, as Brett and Douglas started up the street on a run.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The avenue was almost deserted at that hour, and the Sunday quiet was only broken by the whirr of their car as it gained headway.
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading They turned and rejoined the Secretary as the latter's chauffeur, attracted by the disturbance, hastened out of the garden, where he had gone to get a glass of water.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading THE PURSUIT "Take my car!" called the Secretary of State, as Brett and Douglas started up the street on a run.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The three men sprang into the machine, and in a few seconds were off.
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading THE PURSUIT "Take my car!" called the Secretary of State, as Brett and Douglas started up the street on a run.
spedverbUS /sped/
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading They swung into Wisconsin Avenue and sped on up that thoroughfare.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The three men sprang into the machine, and in a few seconds were off.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THE PURSUIT "Take my car!" called the Secretary of State, as Brett and Douglas started up the street on a run.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading THE PURSUIT "Take my car!" called the Secretary of State, as Brett and Douglas started up the street on a run.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading THE PURSUIT "Take my car!" called the Secretary of State, as Brett and Douglas started up the street on a run.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading The avenue was almost deserted at that hour, and the Sunday quiet was only broken by the whirr of their car as it gained headway.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading They swung into Wisconsin Avenue and sped on up that thoroughfare.
carry out
From this reading THE PURSUIT "Take my car!" called the Secretary of State, as Brett and Douglas started up the street on a run.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They swung into Wisconsin Avenue and sped on up that thoroughfare.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PURSUIT "Take my car!" called the Secretary of State, as Brett and Douglas started up the street on a run.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The avenue was almost deserted at that hour, and the Sunday quiet was only broken by the whirr of their car as it gained headway.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They turned and rejoined the Secretary as the latter's chauffeur, attracted by the disturbance, hastened out of the garden, where he had gone to get a glass of water.
thoroughfarenounUS /ˈθɜːroʊfer/
a public road from one place to another
From this reading They swung into Wisconsin Avenue and sped on up that thoroughfare.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The three men sprang into the machine, and in a few seconds were off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They turned and rejoined the Secretary as the latter's chauffeur, attracted by the disturbance, hastened out of the garden, where he had gone to get a glass of water.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading They turned and rejoined the Secretary as the latter's chauffeur, attracted by the disturbance, hastened out of the garden, where he had gone to get a glass of water.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE PURSUIT "Take my car!" called the Secretary of State, as Brett and Douglas started up the street on a run.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The avenue was almost deserted at that hour, and the Sunday quiet was only broken by the whirr of their car as it gained headway.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading They turned and rejoined the Secretary as the latter's chauffeur, attracted by the disturbance, hastened out of the garden, where he had gone to get a glass of water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The three men sprang into the machine, and in a few seconds were off.
in or at the place that
From this reading They turned and rejoined the Secretary as the latter's chauffeur, attracted by the disturbance, hastened out of the garden, where he had gone to get a glass of water.
whirrverb
make a soft swishing sound
From this reading The avenue was almost deserted at that hour, and the Sunday quiet was only broken by the whirr of their car as it gained headway.
WisconsinnounUS /wɪˈskɑːnsən/
a tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin
From this reading They swung into Wisconsin Avenue and sped on up that thoroughfare.
