used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Their driver opened the door and Old Lady Wisner got out; then a young man.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The girls by this time had got so sometimes they'd talk about the Wisners.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Their driver opened the door and Old Lady Wisner got out; then a young man.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading They both went out of sight right away around the fence--you couldn't see into their yard from where we set.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Their car was just coming in to the sidewalk at their curb now.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They both went out of sight right away around the fence--you couldn't see into their yard from where we set.
the two together, not just one
From this reading They both went out of sight right away around the fence--you couldn't see into their yard from where we set.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The girls by this time had got so sometimes they'd talk about the Wisners.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Their car was just coming in to the sidewalk at their curb now.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Their car was just coming in to the sidewalk at their curb now.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading From where I set I could see it.
couldn't
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From this reading They both went out of sight right away around the fence--you couldn't see into their yard from where we set.
curbnounUS /kɜːrb/
an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
From this reading Their car was just coming in to the sidewalk at their curb now.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Their driver opened the door and Old Lady Wisner got out; then a young man.
drivernounUS /ˈdraɪvər/
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading Their driver opened the door and Old Lady Wisner got out; then a young man.
enclose with a fence
From this reading They both went out of sight right away around the fence--you couldn't see into their yard from where we set.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From where I set I could see it.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girls by this time had got so sometimes they'd talk about the Wisners.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Their driver opened the door and Old Lady Wisner got out; then a young man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The girls by this time had got so sometimes they'd talk about the Wisners.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading From where I set I could see it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Their car was just coming in to the sidewalk at their curb now.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They both went out of sight right away around the fence--you couldn't see into their yard from where we set.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From where I set I could see it.
and nothing more
From this reading Their car was just coming in to the sidewalk at their curb now.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Their driver opened the door and Old Lady Wisner got out; then a young man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Their driver opened the door and Old Lady Wisner got out; then a young man.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Their car was just coming in to the sidewalk at their curb now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They both went out of sight right away around the fence--you couldn't see into their yard from where we set.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Their driver opened the door and Old Lady Wisner got out; then a young man.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Their driver opened the door and Old Lady Wisner got out; then a young man.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Their driver opened the door and Old Lady Wisner got out; then a young man.
precisely, exactly
From this reading They both went out of sight right away around the fence--you couldn't see into their yard from where we set.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading From where I set I could see it.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading From where I set I could see it.
sidewalknounUS /ˈsaɪdwɔːk/
walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
From this reading Their car was just coming in to the sidewalk at their curb now.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading They both went out of sight right away around the fence--you couldn't see into their yard from where we set.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The girls by this time had got so sometimes they'd talk about the Wisners.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading The girls by this time had got so sometimes they'd talk about the Wisners.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading The girls by this time had got so sometimes they'd talk about the Wisners.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Their car was just coming in to the sidewalk at their curb now.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their car was just coming in to the sidewalk at their curb now.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Their driver opened the door and Old Lady Wisner got out; then a young man.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They both went out of sight right away around the fence--you couldn't see into their yard from where we set.
they'd
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From this reading The girls by this time had got so sometimes they'd talk about the Wisners.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The girls by this time had got so sometimes they'd talk about the Wisners.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The girls by this time had got so sometimes they'd talk about the Wisners.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Their car was just coming in to the sidewalk at their curb now.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their car was just coming in to the sidewalk at their curb now.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They both went out of sight right away around the fence--you couldn't see into their yard from where we set.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They both went out of sight right away around the fence--you couldn't see into their yard from where we set.
in or at the place that
From this reading From where I set I could see it.
Wisner
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From this reading Their driver opened the door and Old Lady Wisner got out; then a young man.
Wisners
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From this reading The girls by this time had got so sometimes they'd talk about the Wisners.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading They both went out of sight right away around the fence--you couldn't see into their yard from where we set.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They both went out of sight right away around the fence--you couldn't see into their yard from where we set.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Their driver opened the door and Old Lady Wisner got out; then a young man.
