used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Perhaps Andy had a tumble from his wheel,” suggested Dale.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading To this the others readily consented, and all set off in the direction of Cedarville.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Let us walk toward town and find out,” answered Pepper.
Andy
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From this reading “Perhaps Andy had a tumble from his wheel,” suggested Dale.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Let us walk toward town and find out,” answered Pepper.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading They had to go around a long curve, and then came to a spot where the roadway was lined upon either side with thick brushwood and trees.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “It might have broken down, you know.”
brushwoodnoun
the wood from bushes or small branches
From this reading They had to go around a long curve, and then came to a spot where the roadway was lined upon either side with thick brushwood and trees.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They had to go around a long curve, and then came to a spot where the roadway was lined upon either side with thick brushwood and trees.
Cedarville
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To this the others readily consented, and all set off in the direction of Cedarville.
consentedverbUS /kənˈsentɪd/
past form of “consent” — give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
From this reading To this the others readily consented, and all set off in the direction of Cedarville.
curvenounUS /kɜːrv/
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading They had to go around a long curve, and then came to a spot where the roadway was lined upon either side with thick brushwood and trees.
DalenounUS /deɪl/
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading “Perhaps Andy had a tumble from his wheel,” suggested Dale.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading To this the others readily consented, and all set off in the direction of Cedarville.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “It might have broken down, you know.”
one or the other of two
From this reading They had to go around a long curve, and then came to a spot where the roadway was lined upon either side with thick brushwood and trees.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “Let us walk toward town and find out,” answered Pepper.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Perhaps Andy had a tumble from his wheel,” suggested Dale.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They had to go around a long curve, and then came to a spot where the roadway was lined upon either side with thick brushwood and trees.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Perhaps Andy had a tumble from his wheel,” suggested Dale.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It might have broken down, you know.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Perhaps Andy had a tumble from his wheel,” suggested Dale.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To this the others readily consented, and all set off in the direction of Cedarville.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It might have broken down, you know.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “It might have broken down, you know.”
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let us walk toward town and find out,” answered Pepper.
linedadjectiveUS /laɪnd/
bordered by a line of things
From this reading They had to go around a long curve, and then came to a spot where the roadway was lined upon either side with thick brushwood and trees.
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 They had to go around a long curve, and then came to a spot where the roadway was lined upon either side with thick brushwood and trees.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “It might have broken down, you know.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To this the others readily consented, and all set off in the direction of Cedarville.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading To this the others readily consented, and all set off in the direction of Cedarville.
others
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From this reading To this the others readily consented, and all set off in the direction of Cedarville.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Let us walk toward town and find out,” answered Pepper.
PepperverbUS /ˈpepər/
add pepper to
From this reading “Let us walk toward town and find out,” answered Pepper.
by chance
From this reading “Perhaps Andy had a tumble from his wheel,” suggested Dale.
without much difficulty
From this reading To this the others readily consented, and all set off in the direction of Cedarville.
roadwaynounUS /ˈroʊdweɪ/
a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel
From this reading They had to go around a long curve, and then came to a spot where the roadway was lined upon either side with thick brushwood and trees.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading To this the others readily consented, and all set off in the direction of Cedarville.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading They had to go around a long curve, and then came to a spot where the roadway was lined upon either side with thick brushwood and trees.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading They had to go around a long curve, and then came to a spot where the roadway was lined upon either side with thick brushwood and trees.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “Perhaps Andy had a tumble from his wheel,” suggested Dale.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To this the others readily consented, and all set off in the direction of Cedarville.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading They had to go around a long curve, and then came to a spot where the roadway was lined upon either side with thick brushwood and trees.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had to go around a long curve, and then came to a spot where the roadway was lined upon either side with thick brushwood and trees.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading They had to go around a long curve, and then came to a spot where the roadway was lined upon either side with thick brushwood and trees.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To this the others readily consented, and all set off in the direction of Cedarville.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To this the others readily consented, and all set off in the direction of Cedarville.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading “Let us walk toward town and find out,” answered Pepper.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “Let us walk toward town and find out,” answered Pepper.
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 They had to go around a long curve, and then came to a spot where the roadway was lined upon either side with thick brushwood and trees.
tumbleverbUS /ˈtʌmbəl/
fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading “Perhaps Andy had a tumble from his wheel,” suggested Dale.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They had to go around a long curve, and then came to a spot where the roadway was lined upon either side with thick brushwood and trees.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let us walk toward town and find out,” answered Pepper.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “Let us walk toward town and find out,” answered Pepper.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had to go around a long curve, and then came to a spot where the roadway was lined upon either side with thick brushwood and trees.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading “Perhaps Andy had a tumble from his wheel,” suggested Dale.
in or at the place that
From this reading They had to go around a long curve, and then came to a spot where the roadway was lined upon either side with thick brushwood and trees.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had to go around a long curve, and then came to a spot where the roadway was lined upon either side with thick brushwood and trees.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It might have broken down, you know.”
