used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PROBLEM SOLVED "I wish," said Mollie, sitting back to view approvingly the shining black hood of her car, "that we had another machine.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I'm afraid by the time we've packed our bags and things into the tonneau we'll find it rather crowded.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading "That's what I was thinking," agreed Amy, rubbing a bit of nickel to a gleaming polish, for the girls had gathered at Mollie's to help her put the car in shape for the anticipated trip to Bluff Point.
Amy
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From this reading "That's what I was thinking," agreed Amy, rubbing a bit of nickel to a gleaming polish, for the girls had gathered at Mollie's to help her put the car in shape for the anticipated trip to Bluff Point.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'm afraid by the time we've packed our bags and things into the tonneau we'll find it rather crowded.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading A PROBLEM SOLVED "I wish," said Mollie, sitting back to view approvingly the shining black hood of her car, "that we had another machine.
anticipatedadjectiveUS /ænˈtɪsəpeɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading "That's what I was thinking," agreed Amy, rubbing a bit of nickel to a gleaming polish, for the girls had gathered at Mollie's to help her put the car in shape for the anticipated trip to Bluff Point.
approvinglyadverbUS /əˈpruːvɪŋli/
in an approving manner
From this reading A PROBLEM SOLVED "I wish," said Mollie, sitting back to view approvingly the shining black hood of her car, "that we had another machine.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And they had gone to their work with a will, rubbing and polishing the big machine as they would have groomed a well-loved horse.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "That's what I was thinking," agreed Amy, rubbing a bit of nickel to a gleaming polish, for the girls had gathered at Mollie's to help her put the car in shape for the anticipated trip to Bluff Point.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A PROBLEM SOLVED "I wish," said Mollie, sitting back to view approvingly the shining black hood of her car, "that we had another machine.
bagsnounUS /bæɡz/
plural of “bag” — a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading I'm afraid by the time we've packed our bags and things into the tonneau we'll find it rather crowded.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And they had gone to their work with a will, rubbing and polishing the big machine as they would have groomed a well-loved horse.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "That's what I was thinking," agreed Amy, rubbing a bit of nickel to a gleaming polish, for the girls had gathered at Mollie's to help her put the car in shape for the anticipated trip to Bluff Point.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading A PROBLEM SOLVED "I wish," said Mollie, sitting back to view approvingly the shining black hood of her car, "that we had another machine.
BluffnounUS /blʌf/
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading "That's what I was thinking," agreed Amy, rubbing a bit of nickel to a gleaming polish, for the girls had gathered at Mollie's to help her put the car in shape for the anticipated trip to Bluff Point.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I'm afraid by the time we've packed our bags and things into the tonneau we'll find it rather crowded.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading A PROBLEM SOLVED "I wish," said Mollie, sitting back to view approvingly the shining black hood of her car, "that we had another machine.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading I'm afraid by the time we've packed our bags and things into the tonneau we'll find it rather crowded.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I'm afraid by the time we've packed our bags and things into the tonneau we'll find it rather crowded.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And for such a long trip we ought to have plenty of room."
brought together in one place
From this reading "That's what I was thinking," agreed Amy, rubbing a bit of nickel to a gleaming polish, for the girls had gathered at Mollie's to help her put the car in shape for the anticipated trip to Bluff Point.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "That's what I was thinking," agreed Amy, rubbing a bit of nickel to a gleaming polish, for the girls had gathered at Mollie's to help her put the car in shape for the anticipated trip to Bluff Point.
gleamingnounUS /ˈɡliːmɪŋ/
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading "That's what I was thinking," agreed Amy, rubbing a bit of nickel to a gleaming polish, for the girls had gathered at Mollie's to help her put the car in shape for the anticipated trip to Bluff Point.
destroyed or killed
From this reading And they had gone to their work with a will, rubbing and polishing the big machine as they would have groomed a well-loved horse.
groomedadjectiveUS /ɡruːmd/
neat and smart in appearance; well cared for
From this reading And they had gone to their work with a will, rubbing and polishing the big machine as they would have groomed a well-loved horse.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A PROBLEM SOLVED "I wish," said Mollie, sitting back to view approvingly the shining black hood of her car, "that we had another machine.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And for such a long trip we ought to have plenty of room."
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "That's what I was thinking," agreed Amy, rubbing a bit of nickel to a gleaming polish, for the girls had gathered at Mollie's to help her put the car in shape for the anticipated trip to Bluff Point.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A PROBLEM SOLVED "I wish," said Mollie, sitting back to view approvingly the shining black hood of her car, "that we had another machine.
hoodnounUS /hʊd/
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading A PROBLEM SOLVED "I wish," said Mollie, sitting back to view approvingly the shining black hood of her car, "that we had another machine.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading And they had gone to their work with a will, rubbing and polishing the big machine as they would have groomed a well-loved horse.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A PROBLEM SOLVED "I wish," said Mollie, sitting back to view approvingly the shining black hood of her car, "that we had another machine.
I'm
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From this reading I'm afraid by the time we've packed our bags and things into the tonneau we'll find it rather crowded.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "That's what I was thinking," agreed Amy, rubbing a bit of nickel to a gleaming polish, for the girls had gathered at Mollie's to help her put the car in shape for the anticipated trip to Bluff Point.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I'm afraid by the time we've packed our bags and things into the tonneau we'll find it rather crowded.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'm afraid by the time we've packed our bags and things into the tonneau we'll find it rather crowded.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading And for such a long trip we ought to have plenty of room."
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading A PROBLEM SOLVED "I wish," said Mollie, sitting back to view approvingly the shining black hood of her car, "that we had another machine.
MollienounUS /ˈmɑːli/
popular aquarium fish
From this reading A PROBLEM SOLVED "I wish," said Mollie, sitting back to view approvingly the shining black hood of her car, "that we had another machine.
Mollie's
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From this reading "That's what I was thinking," agreed Amy, rubbing a bit of nickel to a gleaming polish, for the girls had gathered at Mollie's to help her put the car in shape for the anticipated trip to Bluff Point.
nickelnounUS /ˈnɪkəl/
a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
From this reading "That's what I was thinking," agreed Amy, rubbing a bit of nickel to a gleaming polish, for the girls had gathered at Mollie's to help her put the car in shape for the anticipated trip to Bluff Point.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A PROBLEM SOLVED "I wish," said Mollie, sitting back to view approvingly the shining black hood of her car, "that we had another machine.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading And for such a long trip we ought to have plenty of room."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I'm afraid by the time we've packed our bags and things into the tonneau we'll find it rather crowded.
packedadjectiveUS /pækt/
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading I'm afraid by the time we've packed our bags and things into the tonneau we'll find it rather crowded.
a full supply
From this reading And for such a long trip we ought to have plenty of room."
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading "That's what I was thinking," agreed Amy, rubbing a bit of nickel to a gleaming polish, for the girls had gathered at Mollie's to help her put the car in shape for the anticipated trip to Bluff Point.
polishnounUS /ˈpɑːlɪʃ/
the property of being smooth and shiny
From this reading "That's what I was thinking," agreed Amy, rubbing a bit of nickel to a gleaming polish, for the girls had gathered at Mollie's to help her put the car in shape for the anticipated trip to Bluff Point.
polishingnounUS /ˈpɑːlɪʃɪŋ/
the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it
From this reading And they had gone to their work with a will, rubbing and polishing the big machine as they would have groomed a well-loved horse.
PROBLEMnounUS /ˈprɑːbləm/
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading A PROBLEM SOLVED "I wish," said Mollie, sitting back to view approvingly the shining black hood of her car, "that we had another machine.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "That's what I was thinking," agreed Amy, rubbing a bit of nickel to a gleaming polish, for the girls had gathered at Mollie's to help her put the car in shape for the anticipated trip to Bluff Point.
on the contrary
From this reading I'm afraid by the time we've packed our bags and things into the tonneau we'll find it rather crowded.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading And for such a long trip we ought to have plenty of room."
rubbingnounUS /ˈrʌbɪŋ/
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading "That's what I was thinking," agreed Amy, rubbing a bit of nickel to a gleaming polish, for the girls had gathered at Mollie's to help her put the car in shape for the anticipated trip to Bluff Point.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A PROBLEM SOLVED "I wish," said Mollie, sitting back to view approvingly the shining black hood of her car, "that we had another machine.
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading "That's what I was thinking," agreed Amy, rubbing a bit of nickel to a gleaming polish, for the girls had gathered at Mollie's to help her put the car in shape for the anticipated trip to Bluff Point.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading A PROBLEM SOLVED "I wish," said Mollie, sitting back to view approvingly the shining black hood of her car, "that we had another machine.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading A PROBLEM SOLVED "I wish," said Mollie, sitting back to view approvingly the shining black hood of her car, "that we had another machine.
SOLVEDadjectiveUS /sɑːlvd/
explained or answered
From this reading A PROBLEM SOLVED "I wish," said Mollie, sitting back to view approvingly the shining black hood of her car, "that we had another machine.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And for such a long trip we ought to have plenty of room."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A PROBLEM SOLVED "I wish," said Mollie, sitting back to view approvingly the shining black hood of her car, "that we had another machine.
That's
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From this reading "That's what I was thinking," agreed Amy, rubbing a bit of nickel to a gleaming polish, for the girls had gathered at Mollie's to help her put the car in shape for the anticipated trip to Bluff Point.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PROBLEM SOLVED "I wish," said Mollie, sitting back to view approvingly the shining black hood of her car, "that we had another machine.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And they had gone to their work with a will, rubbing and polishing the big machine as they would have groomed a well-loved horse.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And they had gone to their work with a will, rubbing and polishing the big machine as they would have groomed a well-loved horse.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I'm afraid by the time we've packed our bags and things into the tonneau we'll find it rather crowded.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "That's what I was thinking," agreed Amy, rubbing a bit of nickel to a gleaming polish, for the girls had gathered at Mollie's to help her put the car in shape for the anticipated trip to Bluff Point.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I'm afraid by the time we've packed our bags and things into the tonneau we'll find it rather crowded.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A PROBLEM SOLVED "I wish," said Mollie, sitting back to view approvingly the shining black hood of her car, "that we had another machine.
tonneau
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From this reading I'm afraid by the time we've packed our bags and things into the tonneau we'll find it rather crowded.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading And for such a long trip we ought to have plenty of room."
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading A PROBLEM SOLVED "I wish," said Mollie, sitting back to view approvingly the shining black hood of her car, "that we had another machine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That's what I was thinking," agreed Amy, rubbing a bit of nickel to a gleaming polish, for the girls had gathered at Mollie's to help her put the car in shape for the anticipated trip to Bluff Point.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A PROBLEM SOLVED "I wish," said Mollie, sitting back to view approvingly the shining black hood of her car, "that we had another machine.
we'll
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From this reading I'm afraid by the time we've packed our bags and things into the tonneau we'll find it rather crowded.
we've
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From this reading I'm afraid by the time we've packed our bags and things into the tonneau we'll find it rather crowded.
well-loved
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From this reading And they had gone to their work with a will, rubbing and polishing the big machine as they would have groomed a well-loved horse.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That's what I was thinking," agreed Amy, rubbing a bit of nickel to a gleaming polish, for the girls had gathered at Mollie's to help her put the car in shape for the anticipated trip to Bluff Point.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And they had gone to their work with a will, rubbing and polishing the big machine as they would have groomed a well-loved horse.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading A PROBLEM SOLVED "I wish," said Mollie, sitting back to view approvingly the shining black hood of her car, "that we had another machine.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And they had gone to their work with a will, rubbing and polishing the big machine as they would have groomed a well-loved horse.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading And they had gone to their work with a will, rubbing and polishing the big machine as they would have groomed a well-loved horse.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And they had gone to their work with a will, rubbing and polishing the big machine as they would have groomed a well-loved horse.
