used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "He has asked Gerard and me and the Manton to spend a month with him in England when we go abroad.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading "He has asked Gerard and me and the Manton to spend a month with him in England when we go abroad.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He won the nonstop London to Glasgow race on an eighteen horsepower Renault.
ancestraladjectiveUS /ænˈsestrəl/
inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
From this reading He said I'd probably be pleased to hear that he had made a lovely garage out of his ancestral Norman chapel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He has asked Gerard and me and the Manton to spend a month with him in England when we go abroad.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "He has asked Gerard and me and the Manton to spend a month with him in England when we go abroad.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He said I'd probably be pleased to hear that he had made a lovely garage out of his ancestral Norman chapel.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I suppose that was just his English humor, you know.
chapelnounUS /ˈtʃæpəl/
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading He said I'd probably be pleased to hear that he had made a lovely garage out of his ancestral Norman chapel.
being one more than seventeen
From this reading He won the nonstop London to Glasgow race on an eighteen horsepower Renault.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading "He has asked Gerard and me and the Manton to spend a month with him in England when we go abroad.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading But I suppose that was just his English humor, you know.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt quite proud of him.
garagenounUS /ɡərˈɑːʒ/
an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
From this reading He said I'd probably be pleased to hear that he had made a lovely garage out of his ancestral Norman chapel.
Gerard
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From this reading "He has asked Gerard and me and the Manton to spend a month with him in England when we go abroad.
GlasgownounUS /ˈɡlæskoʊ/
largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world
From this reading He won the nonstop London to Glasgow race on an eighteen horsepower Renault.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "He has asked Gerard and me and the Manton to spend a month with him in England when we go abroad.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He said I'd probably be pleased to hear that he had made a lovely garage out of his ancestral Norman chapel.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He has asked Gerard and me and the Manton to spend a month with him in England when we go abroad.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He won the nonstop London to Glasgow race on an eighteen horsepower Renault.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading He said I'd probably be pleased to hear that he had made a lovely garage out of his ancestral Norman chapel.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I felt quite proud of him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He said I'd probably be pleased to hear that he had made a lovely garage out of his ancestral Norman chapel.
horsepowernounUS /ˈhɔːrspaʊər/
a unit of power equal to 746 watts
From this reading He won the nonstop London to Glasgow race on an eighteen horsepower Renault.
humornounUS /ˈhjuːmər/
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading But I suppose that was just his English humor, you know.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I felt quite proud of him.
I'd
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From this reading He said I'd probably be pleased to hear that he had made a lovely garage out of his ancestral Norman chapel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He has asked Gerard and me and the Manton to spend a month with him in England when we go abroad.
and nothing more
From this reading But I suppose that was just his English humor, you know.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But I suppose that was just his English humor, you know.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading He won the nonstop London to Glasgow race on an eighteen horsepower Renault.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading He said I'd probably be pleased to hear that he had made a lovely garage out of his ancestral Norman chapel.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He said I'd probably be pleased to hear that he had made a lovely garage out of his ancestral Norman chapel.
Manton
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From this reading "He has asked Gerard and me and the Manton to spend a month with him in England when we go abroad.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He has asked Gerard and me and the Manton to spend a month with him in England when we go abroad.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "He has asked Gerard and me and the Manton to spend a month with him in England when we go abroad.
nonstopadjectiveUS /ˌnɑːnˈstɑːp/
(of a journey especially a flight) occurring without stops
From this reading He won the nonstop London to Glasgow race on an eighteen horsepower Renault.
NormannounUS /ˈnɔːrmən/
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading He said I'd probably be pleased to hear that he had made a lovely garage out of his ancestral Norman chapel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I felt quite proud of him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He won the nonstop London to Glasgow race on an eighteen horsepower Renault.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He said I'd probably be pleased to hear that he had made a lovely garage out of his ancestral Norman chapel.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading He said I'd probably be pleased to hear that he had made a lovely garage out of his ancestral Norman chapel.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading He said I'd probably be pleased to hear that he had made a lovely garage out of his ancestral Norman chapel.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading I felt quite proud of him.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I felt quite proud of him.
any competition
From this reading He won the nonstop London to Glasgow race on an eighteen horsepower Renault.
Renault
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From this reading He won the nonstop London to Glasgow race on an eighteen horsepower Renault.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said I'd probably be pleased to hear that he had made a lovely garage out of his ancestral Norman chapel.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading "He has asked Gerard and me and the Manton to spend a month with him in England when we go abroad.
express a supposition
From this reading But I suppose that was just his English humor, you know.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He said I'd probably be pleased to hear that he had made a lovely garage out of his ancestral Norman chapel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He won the nonstop London to Glasgow race on an eighteen horsepower Renault.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He won the nonstop London to Glasgow race on an eighteen horsepower Renault.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I suppose that was just his English humor, you know.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "He has asked Gerard and me and the Manton to spend a month with him in England when we go abroad.
at the time that
From this reading "He has asked Gerard and me and the Manton to spend a month with him in England when we go abroad.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "He has asked Gerard and me and the Manton to spend a month with him in England when we go abroad.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading He won the nonstop London to Glasgow race on an eighteen horsepower Renault.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I suppose that was just his English humor, you know.
