used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _The Mysterious Visitor_ This same night that I was flying the patrol, father and Drake spent at our home in a small Westchester town near New York.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Our Westchester home was an unpretentious cottage, set on a quiet street near the edge of the village.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Mysterious Visitor_ This same night that I was flying the patrol, father and Drake spent at our home in a small Westchester town near New York.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _The Mysterious Visitor_ This same night that I was flying the patrol, father and Drake spent at our home in a small Westchester town near New York.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading They were frequently connected by telephone with the official Boston station to which Green was making our radio reports.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were frequently connected by telephone with the official Boston station to which Green was making our radio reports.
being joined in close association
From this reading They were frequently connected by telephone with the official Boston station to which Green was making our radio reports.
a small house with a single story
From this reading Our Westchester home was an unpretentious cottage, set on a quiet street near the edge of the village.
DrakenounUS /dreɪk/
English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
From this reading _The Mysterious Visitor_ This same night that I was flying the patrol, father and Drake spent at our home in a small Westchester town near New York.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Our Westchester home was an unpretentious cottage, set on a quiet street near the edge of the village.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading They knew in what I was engaged.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading _The Mysterious Visitor_ This same night that I was flying the patrol, father and Drake spent at our home in a small Westchester town near New York.
moving swiftly
From this reading _The Mysterious Visitor_ This same night that I was flying the patrol, father and Drake spent at our home in a small Westchester town near New York.
many times at short intervals
From this reading They were frequently connected by telephone with the official Boston station to which Green was making our radio reports.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading They were frequently connected by telephone with the official Boston station to which Green was making our radio reports.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading _The Mysterious Visitor_ This same night that I was flying the patrol, father and Drake spent at our home in a small Westchester town near New York.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _The Mysterious Visitor_ This same night that I was flying the patrol, father and Drake spent at our home in a small Westchester town near New York.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The Mysterious Visitor_ This same night that I was flying the patrol, father and Drake spent at our home in a small Westchester town near New York.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading We kept only one servant.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They knew in what I was engaged.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading They were frequently connected by telephone with the official Boston station to which Green was making our radio reports.
of an obscure nature
From this reading _The Mysterious Visitor_ This same night that I was flying the patrol, father and Drake spent at our home in a small Westchester town near New York.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading _The Mysterious Visitor_ This same night that I was flying the patrol, father and Drake spent at our home in a small Westchester town near New York.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _The Mysterious Visitor_ This same night that I was flying the patrol, father and Drake spent at our home in a small Westchester town near New York.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading _The Mysterious Visitor_ This same night that I was flying the patrol, father and Drake spent at our home in a small Westchester town near New York.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our Westchester home was an unpretentious cottage, set on a quiet street near the edge of the village.
having official authority or sanction
From this reading They were frequently connected by telephone with the official Boston station to which Green was making our radio reports.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Our Westchester home was an unpretentious cottage, set on a quiet street near the edge of the village.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We kept only one servant.
and nothing more
From this reading We kept only one servant.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _The Mysterious Visitor_ This same night that I was flying the patrol, father and Drake spent at our home in a small Westchester town near New York.
patrolnounUS /pəˈtroʊl/
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
From this reading _The Mysterious Visitor_ This same night that I was flying the patrol, father and Drake spent at our home in a small Westchester town near New York.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Our Westchester home was an unpretentious cottage, set on a quiet street near the edge of the village.
radionounUS /ˈreɪdioʊ/
medium for communication
From this reading They were frequently connected by telephone with the official Boston station to which Green was making our radio reports.
reportsnounUS /rɪˈpɔːrts/
plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
From this reading They were frequently connected by telephone with the official Boston station to which Green was making our radio reports.
Identical; not different.
From this reading _The Mysterious Visitor_ This same night that I was flying the patrol, father and Drake spent at our home in a small Westchester town near New York.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading We kept only one servant.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Our Westchester home was an unpretentious cottage, set on a quiet street near the edge of the village.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _The Mysterious Visitor_ This same night that I was flying the patrol, father and Drake spent at our home in a small Westchester town near New York.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading _The Mysterious Visitor_ This same night that I was flying the patrol, father and Drake spent at our home in a small Westchester town near New York.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading They were frequently connected by telephone with the official Boston station to which Green was making our radio reports.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Our Westchester home was an unpretentious cottage, set on a quiet street near the edge of the village.
telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading They were frequently connected by telephone with the official Boston station to which Green was making our radio reports.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _The Mysterious Visitor_ This same night that I was flying the patrol, father and Drake spent at our home in a small Westchester town near New York.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Mysterious Visitor_ This same night that I was flying the patrol, father and Drake spent at our home in a small Westchester town near New York.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They knew in what I was engaged.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _The Mysterious Visitor_ This same night that I was flying the patrol, father and Drake spent at our home in a small Westchester town near New York.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were frequently connected by telephone with the official Boston station to which Green was making our radio reports.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading _The Mysterious Visitor_ This same night that I was flying the patrol, father and Drake spent at our home in a small Westchester town near New York.
unpretentiousadjectiveUS /ˌʌnpriˈtenʃəs/
lacking pretension or affectation
From this reading Our Westchester home was an unpretentious cottage, set on a quiet street near the edge of the village.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Our Westchester home was an unpretentious cottage, set on a quiet street near the edge of the village.
someone who visits
From this reading _The Mysterious Visitor_ This same night that I was flying the patrol, father and Drake spent at our home in a small Westchester town near New York.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The Mysterious Visitor_ This same night that I was flying the patrol, father and Drake spent at our home in a small Westchester town near New York.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We kept only one servant.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were frequently connected by telephone with the official Boston station to which Green was making our radio reports.
Westchester
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Mysterious Visitor_ This same night that I was flying the patrol, father and Drake spent at our home in a small Westchester town near New York.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They knew in what I was engaged.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were frequently connected by telephone with the official Boston station to which Green was making our radio reports.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were frequently connected by telephone with the official Boston station to which Green was making our radio reports.
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 _The Mysterious Visitor_ This same night that I was flying the patrol, father and Drake spent at our home in a small Westchester town near New York.
