79
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From this reading CHELSEA HOUSE 79 Seventh Avenue New York City who once told a very small boy that he would some day grow up and write a book.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CHELSEA HOUSE 79 Seventh Avenue New York City who once told a very small boy that he would some day grow up and write a book.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
how long something has existed
From this reading It was, despite considerable age, a magnificent house, and it had been modernized with green-striped awnings and sun rooms.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was one passenger, a girl of twenty-one or two, with an attractive face and expressive dark eyes, now shining with a light of eagerness, as she leaned toward the door of the jouncing vehicle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHELSEA HOUSE 79 Seventh Avenue New York City who once told a very small boy that he would some day grow up and write a book.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was one passenger, a girl of twenty-one or two, with an attractive face and expressive dark eyes, now shining with a light of eagerness, as she leaned toward the door of the jouncing vehicle.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
attractiveadjectiveUS /əˈtræktɪv/
pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
From this reading There was one passenger, a girl of twenty-one or two, with an attractive face and expressive dark eyes, now shining with a light of eagerness, as she leaned toward the door of the jouncing vehicle.
a line of approach
From this reading CHELSEA HOUSE 79 Seventh Avenue New York City who once told a very small boy that he would some day grow up and write a book.
awnings
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From this reading It was, despite considerable age, a magnificent house, and it had been modernized with green-striped awnings and sun rooms.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was, despite considerable age, a magnificent house, and it had been modernized with green-striped awnings and sun rooms.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading CHELSEA HOUSE 79 Seventh Avenue New York City who once told a very small boy that he would some day grow up and write a book.
a youthful male person
From this reading CHELSEA HOUSE 79 Seventh Avenue New York City who once told a very small boy that he would some day grow up and write a book.
bumpily
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From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
CHELSEA
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From this reading CHELSEA HOUSE 79 Seventh Avenue New York City who once told a very small boy that he would some day grow up and write a book.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading CHELSEA HOUSE 79 Seventh Avenue New York City who once told a very small boy that he would some day grow up and write a book.
clatteringverbUS /ˈklætərɪŋ/
-ing form of “clatter” — make a rattling sound
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It was, despite considerable age, a magnificent house, and it had been modernized with green-striped awnings and sun rooms.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading There was one passenger, a girl of twenty-one or two, with an attractive face and expressive dark eyes, now shining with a light of eagerness, as she leaned toward the door of the jouncing vehicle.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading CHELSEA HOUSE 79 Seventh Avenue New York City who once told a very small boy that he would some day grow up and write a book.
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading It was, despite considerable age, a magnificent house, and it had been modernized with green-striped awnings and sun rooms.
disreputableadjectiveUS /dɪsˈrepjətəbəl/
lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading There was one passenger, a girl of twenty-one or two, with an attractive face and expressive dark eyes, now shining with a light of eagerness, as she leaned toward the door of the jouncing vehicle.
drivewaynounUS /ˈdraɪvweɪ/
a road leading up to a private house
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
eagernessnounUS /ˈiːɡərnəs/
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading There was one passenger, a girl of twenty-one or two, with an attractive face and expressive dark eyes, now shining with a light of eagerness, as she leaned toward the door of the jouncing vehicle.
one or the other of two
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
expressiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspresɪv/
characterized by expression
From this reading There was one passenger, a girl of twenty-one or two, with an attractive face and expressive dark eyes, now shining with a light of eagerness, as she leaned toward the door of the jouncing vehicle.
opinion or judgment
From this reading There was one passenger, a girl of twenty-one or two, with an attractive face and expressive dark eyes, now shining with a light of eagerness, as she leaned toward the door of the jouncing vehicle.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading There was one passenger, a girl of twenty-one or two, with an attractive face and expressive dark eyes, now shining with a light of eagerness, as she leaned toward the door of the jouncing vehicle.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
fendersnounUS /ˈfendərz/
plural of “fender” — a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
a young female
From this reading There was one passenger, a girl of twenty-one or two, with an attractive face and expressive dark eyes, now shining with a light of eagerness, as she leaned toward the door of the jouncing vehicle.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
green-striped
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From this reading It was, despite considerable age, a magnificent house, and it had been modernized with green-striped awnings and sun rooms.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading CHELSEA HOUSE 79 Seventh Avenue New York City who once told a very small boy that he would some day grow up and write a book.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was, despite considerable age, a magnificent house, and it had been modernized with green-striped awnings and sun rooms.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CHELSEA HOUSE 79 Seventh Avenue New York City who once told a very small boy that he would some day grow up and write a book.
to a considerable degree
From this reading The taxi was heavily loaded with luggage.
highwaynounUS /ˈhaɪweɪ/
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading CHELSEA HOUSE 79 Seventh Avenue New York City who once told a very small boy that he would some day grow up and write a book.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was, despite considerable age, a magnificent house, and it had been modernized with green-striped awnings and sun rooms.
jouncing
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From this reading There was one passenger, a girl of twenty-one or two, with an attractive face and expressive dark eyes, now shining with a light of eagerness, as she leaned toward the door of the jouncing vehicle.
leafyadjectiveUS /ˈliːfi/
having or covered with leaves
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading There was one passenger, a girl of twenty-one or two, with an attractive face and expressive dark eyes, now shining with a light of eagerness, as she leaned toward the door of the jouncing vehicle.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading There was one passenger, a girl of twenty-one or two, with an attractive face and expressive dark eyes, now shining with a light of eagerness, as she leaned toward the door of the jouncing vehicle.
linedadjectiveUS /laɪnd/
bordered by a line of things
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
loadedadjectiveUS /ˈloʊdɪd/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading The taxi was heavily loaded with luggage.
luggagenounUS /ˈlʌɡədʒ/
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading The taxi was heavily loaded with luggage.
characterized by grandeur
From this reading It was, despite considerable age, a magnificent house, and it had been modernized with green-striped awnings and sun rooms.
modernizedadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːdərnaɪzd/
brought up to date
From this reading It was, despite considerable age, a magnificent house, and it had been modernized with green-striped awnings and sun rooms.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading CHELSEA HOUSE 79 Seventh Avenue New York City who once told a very small boy that he would some day grow up and write a book.
noisilyadverbUS /ˈnɔɪzəli/
with much noise or loud and unpleasant sound
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading There was one passenger, a girl of twenty-one or two, with an attractive face and expressive dark eyes, now shining with a light of eagerness, as she leaned toward the door of the jouncing vehicle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
on one occasion
From this reading CHELSEA HOUSE 79 Seventh Avenue New York City who once told a very small boy that he would some day grow up and write a book.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was one passenger, a girl of twenty-one or two, with an attractive face and expressive dark eyes, now shining with a light of eagerness, as she leaned toward the door of the jouncing vehicle.
passengernounUS /ˈpæsəndʒər/
a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading There was one passenger, a girl of twenty-one or two, with an attractive face and expressive dark eyes, now shining with a light of eagerness, as she leaned toward the door of the jouncing vehicle.
precariousadjectiveUS /priˈkeriəs/
affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading It was, despite considerable age, a magnificent house, and it had been modernized with green-striped awnings and sun rooms.
ruraladjectiveUS /ˈrʊrəl/
living in or characteristic of farming or country life
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
SeventhadjectiveUS /ˈsevənθ/
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading CHELSEA HOUSE 79 Seventh Avenue New York City who once told a very small boy that he would some day grow up and write a book.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was one passenger, a girl of twenty-one or two, with an attractive face and expressive dark eyes, now shining with a light of eagerness, as she leaned toward the door of the jouncing vehicle.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading There was one passenger, a girl of twenty-one or two, with an attractive face and expressive dark eyes, now shining with a light of eagerness, as she leaned toward the door of the jouncing vehicle.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading CHELSEA HOUSE 79 Seventh Avenue New York City who once told a very small boy that he would some day grow up and write a book.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading CHELSEA HOUSE 79 Seventh Avenue New York City who once told a very small boy that he would some day grow up and write a book.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
suddennessnounUS /ˈsʌdənnəs/
the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading It was, despite considerable age, a magnificent house, and it had been modernized with green-striped awnings and sun rooms.
taxiverbUS /ˈtæksi/
travel slowly
From this reading The taxi was heavily loaded with luggage.
taxisnounUS /ˈtæksiz/
a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CHELSEA HOUSE 79 Seventh Avenue New York City who once told a very small boy that he would some day grow up and write a book.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was one passenger, a girl of twenty-one or two, with an attractive face and expressive dark eyes, now shining with a light of eagerness, as she leaned toward the door of the jouncing vehicle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading CHELSEA HOUSE 79 Seventh Avenue New York City who once told a very small boy that he would some day grow up and write a book.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading There was one passenger, a girl of twenty-one or two, with an attractive face and expressive dark eyes, now shining with a light of eagerness, as she leaned toward the door of the jouncing vehicle.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
tunnelverbUS /ˈtʌnəl/
move through by or as by digging
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
twenty-onenounUS /ˈtwentiwɔːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one
From this reading There was one passenger, a girl of twenty-one or two, with an attractive face and expressive dark eyes, now shining with a light of eagerness, as she leaned toward the door of the jouncing vehicle.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There was one passenger, a girl of twenty-one or two, with an attractive face and expressive dark eyes, now shining with a light of eagerness, as she leaned toward the door of the jouncing vehicle.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading CHELSEA HOUSE 79 Seventh Avenue New York City who once told a very small boy that he would some day grow up and write a book.
vehiclenounUS /ˈviːhɪkəl/
a conveyance that transports people or objects
From this reading There was one passenger, a girl of twenty-one or two, with an attractive face and expressive dark eyes, now shining with a light of eagerness, as she leaned toward the door of the jouncing vehicle.
precisely as stated
From this reading CHELSEA HOUSE 79 Seventh Avenue New York City who once told a very small boy that he would some day grow up and write a book.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
walnutnounUS /ˈwɔːlnʌt/
nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was, despite considerable age, a magnificent house, and it had been modernized with green-striped awnings and sun rooms.
which person or people
From this reading CHELSEA HOUSE 79 Seventh Avenue New York City who once told a very small boy that he would some day grow up and write a book.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One of the village taxis, a sorry, disreputable affair, with noisily clattering fenders, dashed bumpily along the rural highway and turned with precarious suddenness into the driveway, lined on either side by great walnut trees that formed a leafy tunnel to the big house at the far end.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading CHELSEA HOUSE 79 Seventh Avenue New York City who once told a very small boy that he would some day grow up and write a book.
produce a literary work
From this reading CHELSEA HOUSE 79 Seventh Avenue New York City who once told a very small boy that he would some day grow up and write a book.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading CHELSEA HOUSE 79 Seventh Avenue New York City who once told a very small boy that he would some day grow up and write a book.
