used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They plunged into the smoke and squalor of the Five Towns, and reached Birches Street with pomp, while Annie wondered how William Henry would contrive to get credit from a cabman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They plunged into the smoke and squalor of the Five Towns, and reached Birches Street with pomp, while Annie wondered how William Henry would contrive to get credit from a cabman.
Annie
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From this reading They plunged into the smoke and squalor of the Five Towns, and reached Birches Street with pomp, while Annie wondered how William Henry would contrive to get credit from a cabman.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The entire street would certainly gather round if there should be a scene.
Birches
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From this reading They plunged into the smoke and squalor of the Five Towns, and reached Birches Street with pomp, while Annie wondered how William Henry would contrive to get credit from a cabman.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But, Will--" "Shut up, lass!" he stopped her.
cabmannoun
someone who drives a taxi for a living
From this reading They plunged into the smoke and squalor of the Five Towns, and reached Birches Street with pomp, while Annie wondered how William Henry would contrive to get credit from a cabman.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading The entire street would certainly gather round if there should be a scene.
contriveverbUS /kənˈtraɪv/
make or work out a plan for; devise
From this reading They plunged into the smoke and squalor of the Five Towns, and reached Birches Street with pomp, while Annie wondered how William Henry would contrive to get credit from a cabman.
approval
From this reading They plunged into the smoke and squalor of the Five Towns, and reached Birches Street with pomp, while Annie wondered how William Henry would contrive to get credit from a cabman.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading The entire street would certainly gather round if there should be a scene.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading They plunged into the smoke and squalor of the Five Towns, and reached Birches Street with pomp, while Annie wondered how William Henry would contrive to get credit from a cabman.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They plunged into the smoke and squalor of the Five Towns, and reached Birches Street with pomp, while Annie wondered how William Henry would contrive to get credit from a cabman.
assemble or get together
From this reading The entire street would certainly gather round if there should be a scene.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They plunged into the smoke and squalor of the Five Towns, and reached Birches Street with pomp, while Annie wondered how William Henry would contrive to get credit from a cabman.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But, Will--" "Shut up, lass!" he stopped her.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Just help us in with this trunk, wilt?" said William Henry to the cabman.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading They plunged into the smoke and squalor of the Five Towns, and reached Birches Street with pomp, while Annie wondered how William Henry would contrive to get credit from a cabman.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "But, Will--" "Shut up, lass!" he stopped her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This, with sixpence in his pocket!
how
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From this reading They plunged into the smoke and squalor of the Five Towns, and reached Birches Street with pomp, while Annie wondered how William Henry would contrive to get credit from a cabman.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The entire street would certainly gather round if there should be a scene.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Just help us in with this trunk, wilt?" said William Henry to the cabman.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They plunged into the smoke and squalor of the Five Towns, and reached Birches Street with pomp, while Annie wondered how William Henry would contrive to get credit from a cabman.
and nothing more
From this reading "Just help us in with this trunk, wilt?" said William Henry to the cabman.
lassnounUS /læs/
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading "But, Will--" "Shut up, lass!" he stopped her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They plunged into the smoke and squalor of the Five Towns, and reached Birches Street with pomp, while Annie wondered how William Henry would contrive to get credit from a cabman.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading They plunged into the smoke and squalor of the Five Towns, and reached Birches Street with pomp, while Annie wondered how William Henry would contrive to get credit from a cabman.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading This, with sixpence in his pocket!
pompnounUS /pɑːmp/
cheap or pretentious or vain display
From this reading They plunged into the smoke and squalor of the Five Towns, and reached Birches Street with pomp, while Annie wondered how William Henry would contrive to get credit from a cabman.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading They plunged into the smoke and squalor of the Five Towns, and reached Birches Street with pomp, while Annie wondered how William Henry would contrive to get credit from a cabman.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The entire street would certainly gather round if there should be a scene.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Just help us in with this trunk, wilt?" said William Henry to the cabman.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading The entire street would certainly gather round if there should be a scene.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The entire street would certainly gather round if there should be a scene.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading "But, Will--" "Shut up, lass!" he stopped her.
sixpencenoun
a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970
From this reading This, with sixpence in his pocket!
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading They plunged into the smoke and squalor of the Five Towns, and reached Birches Street with pomp, while Annie wondered how William Henry would contrive to get credit from a cabman.
squalornounUS /ˈskwɑːlər/
sordid dirtiness
From this reading They plunged into the smoke and squalor of the Five Towns, and reached Birches Street with pomp, while Annie wondered how William Henry would contrive to get credit from a cabman.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading "But, Will--" "Shut up, lass!" he stopped her.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading They plunged into the smoke and squalor of the Five Towns, and reached Birches Street with pomp, while Annie wondered how William Henry would contrive to get credit from a cabman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They plunged into the smoke and squalor of the Five Towns, and reached Birches Street with pomp, while Annie wondered how William Henry would contrive to get credit from a cabman.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The entire street would certainly gather round if there should be a scene.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They plunged into the smoke and squalor of the Five Towns, and reached Birches Street with pomp, while Annie wondered how William Henry would contrive to get credit from a cabman.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Just help us in with this trunk, wilt?" said William Henry to the cabman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They plunged into the smoke and squalor of the Five Towns, and reached Birches Street with pomp, while Annie wondered how William Henry would contrive to get credit from a cabman.
TownsnounUS /taʊnz/
plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading They plunged into the smoke and squalor of the Five Towns, and reached Birches Street with pomp, while Annie wondered how William Henry would contrive to get credit from a cabman.
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading "Just help us in with this trunk, wilt?" said William Henry to the cabman.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "But, Will--" "Shut up, lass!" he stopped her.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Just help us in with this trunk, wilt?" said William Henry to the cabman.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading They plunged into the smoke and squalor of the Five Towns, and reached Birches Street with pomp, while Annie wondered how William Henry would contrive to get credit from a cabman.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "But, Will--" "Shut up, lass!" he stopped her.
William
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From this reading They plunged into the smoke and squalor of the Five Towns, and reached Birches Street with pomp, while Annie wondered how William Henry would contrive to get credit from a cabman.
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Just help us in with this trunk, wilt?" said William Henry to the cabman.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They plunged into the smoke and squalor of the Five Towns, and reached Birches Street with pomp, while Annie wondered how William Henry would contrive to get credit from a cabman.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading They plunged into the smoke and squalor of the Five Towns, and reached Birches Street with pomp, while Annie wondered how William Henry would contrive to get credit from a cabman.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They plunged into the smoke and squalor of the Five Towns, and reached Birches Street with pomp, while Annie wondered how William Henry would contrive to get credit from a cabman.
