used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Out where the trail from Kenmore intersects the one leading from Laurel to and through King's Highway, I passed over a little hill and came suddenly upon a big, dark-gray touring-car stalled in the road.
the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading I nearly fell off my horse at the shock of it, and then my blood got to acting funny, so that my head felt queer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Out where the trail from Kenmore intersects the one leading from Laurel to and through King's Highway, I passed over a little hill and came suddenly upon a big, dark-gray touring-car stalled in the road.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In it Beryl King sat looking intently down at her toes.
BerylnounUS /ˈberəl/
the chief source of beryllium; colored transparent varieties are valued as gems
From this reading In it Beryl King sat looking intently down at her toes.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Out where the trail from Kenmore intersects the one leading from Laurel to and through King's Highway, I passed over a little hill and came suddenly upon a big, dark-gray touring-car stalled in the road.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading I nearly fell off my horse at the shock of it, and then my blood got to acting funny, so that my head felt queer.
boldlyadverbUS /ˈboʊldli/
with boldness, in a bold manner
From this reading Then I came to, and rode boldly up to her, mentally shaking hands with myself over my good luck.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The Broken Motor-car.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Out where the trail from Kenmore intersects the one leading from Laurel to and through King's Highway, I passed over a little hill and came suddenly upon a big, dark-gray touring-car stalled in the road.
dark-grayadjective
of a dark shade of grey
From this reading Out where the trail from Kenmore intersects the one leading from Laurel to and through King's Highway, I passed over a little hill and came suddenly upon a big, dark-gray touring-car stalled in the road.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading In it Beryl King sat looking intently down at her toes.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading I nearly fell off my horse at the shock of it, and then my blood got to acting funny, so that my head felt queer.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I nearly fell off my horse at the shock of it, and then my blood got to acting funny, so that my head felt queer.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Out where the trail from Kenmore intersects the one leading from Laurel to and through King's Highway, I passed over a little hill and came suddenly upon a big, dark-gray touring-car stalled in the road.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading I nearly fell off my horse at the shock of it, and then my blood got to acting funny, so that my head felt queer.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Then I came to, and rode boldly up to her, mentally shaking hands with myself over my good luck.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I nearly fell off my horse at the shock of it, and then my blood got to acting funny, so that my head felt queer.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Then I came to, and rode boldly up to her, mentally shaking hands with myself over my good luck.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I nearly fell off my horse at the shock of it, and then my blood got to acting funny, so that my head felt queer.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In it Beryl King sat looking intently down at her toes.
HighwaynounUS /ˈhaɪweɪ/
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading Out where the trail from Kenmore intersects the one leading from Laurel to and through King's Highway, I passed over a little hill and came suddenly upon a big, dark-gray touring-car stalled in the road.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Out where the trail from Kenmore intersects the one leading from Laurel to and through King's Highway, I passed over a little hill and came suddenly upon a big, dark-gray touring-car stalled in the road.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading I nearly fell off my horse at the shock of it, and then my blood got to acting funny, so that my head felt queer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Out where the trail from Kenmore intersects the one leading from Laurel to and through King's Highway, I passed over a little hill and came suddenly upon a big, dark-gray touring-car stalled in the road.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Out where the trail from Kenmore intersects the one leading from Laurel to and through King's Highway, I passed over a little hill and came suddenly upon a big, dark-gray touring-car stalled in the road.
intentlyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtentli/
with strained or eager attention
From this reading In it Beryl King sat looking intently down at her toes.
intersectsverbUS /ˌɪntərˈsekts/
third-person singular of “intersect” — meet at a point
From this reading Out where the trail from Kenmore intersects the one leading from Laurel to and through King's Highway, I passed over a little hill and came suddenly upon a big, dark-gray touring-car stalled in the road.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In it Beryl King sat looking intently down at her toes.
Kenmore
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Out where the trail from Kenmore intersects the one leading from Laurel to and through King's Highway, I passed over a little hill and came suddenly upon a big, dark-gray touring-car stalled in the road.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading In it Beryl King sat looking intently down at her toes.
King'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Out where the trail from Kenmore intersects the one leading from Laurel to and through King's Highway, I passed over a little hill and came suddenly upon a big, dark-gray touring-car stalled in the road.
LaurelnounUS /ˈlɔːrəl/
any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
From this reading Out where the trail from Kenmore intersects the one leading from Laurel to and through King's Highway, I passed over a little hill and came suddenly upon a big, dark-gray touring-car stalled in the road.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading Out where the trail from Kenmore intersects the one leading from Laurel to and through King's Highway, I passed over a little hill and came suddenly upon a big, dark-gray touring-car stalled in the road.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Out where the trail from Kenmore intersects the one leading from Laurel to and through King's Highway, I passed over a little hill and came suddenly upon a big, dark-gray touring-car stalled in the road.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading In it Beryl King sat looking intently down at her toes.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Then I came to, and rode boldly up to her, mentally shaking hands with myself over my good luck.
mentallyadverbUS /ˈmentəli/
in your mind
From this reading Then I came to, and rode boldly up to her, mentally shaking hands with myself over my good luck.
Motor-car
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Broken Motor-car.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I nearly fell off my horse at the shock of it, and then my blood got to acting funny, so that my head felt queer.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Then I came to, and rode boldly up to her, mentally shaking hands with myself over my good luck.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I nearly fell off my horse at the shock of it, and then my blood got to acting funny, so that my head felt queer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I nearly fell off my horse at the shock of it, and then my blood got to acting funny, so that my head felt queer.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I nearly fell off my horse at the shock of it, and then my blood got to acting funny, so that my head felt queer.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Out where the trail from Kenmore intersects the one leading from Laurel to and through King's Highway, I passed over a little hill and came suddenly upon a big, dark-gray touring-car stalled in the road.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Out where the trail from Kenmore intersects the one leading from Laurel to and through King's Highway, I passed over a little hill and came suddenly upon a big, dark-gray touring-car stalled in the road.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Out where the trail from Kenmore intersects the one leading from Laurel to and through King's Highway, I passed over a little hill and came suddenly upon a big, dark-gray touring-car stalled in the road.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Out where the trail from Kenmore intersects the one leading from Laurel to and through King's Highway, I passed over a little hill and came suddenly upon a big, dark-gray touring-car stalled in the road.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading I nearly fell off my horse at the shock of it, and then my blood got to acting funny, so that my head felt queer.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Out where the trail from Kenmore intersects the one leading from Laurel to and through King's Highway, I passed over a little hill and came suddenly upon a big, dark-gray touring-car stalled in the road.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Then I came to, and rode boldly up to her, mentally shaking hands with myself over my good luck.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading In it Beryl King sat looking intently down at her toes.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading Then I came to, and rode boldly up to her, mentally shaking hands with myself over my good luck.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading I nearly fell off my horse at the shock of it, and then my blood got to acting funny, so that my head felt queer.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I nearly fell off my horse at the shock of it, and then my blood got to acting funny, so that my head felt queer.
stalledverbUS /stɔːld/
past form of “stall” — postpone doing what one should be doing
From this reading Out where the trail from Kenmore intersects the one leading from Laurel to and through King's Highway, I passed over a little hill and came suddenly upon a big, dark-gray touring-car stalled in the road.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Out where the trail from Kenmore intersects the one leading from Laurel to and through King's Highway, I passed over a little hill and came suddenly upon a big, dark-gray touring-car stalled in the road.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I nearly fell off my horse at the shock of it, and then my blood got to acting funny, so that my head felt queer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Broken Motor-car.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I nearly fell off my horse at the shock of it, and then my blood got to acting funny, so that my head felt queer.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Out where the trail from Kenmore intersects the one leading from Laurel to and through King's Highway, I passed over a little hill and came suddenly upon a big, dark-gray touring-car stalled in the road.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Out where the trail from Kenmore intersects the one leading from Laurel to and through King's Highway, I passed over a little hill and came suddenly upon a big, dark-gray touring-car stalled in the road.
toesnounUS /toʊz/
plural of “toe” — one of the digits of the foot
From this reading In it Beryl King sat looking intently down at her toes.
touring-car
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Out where the trail from Kenmore intersects the one leading from Laurel to and through King's Highway, I passed over a little hill and came suddenly upon a big, dark-gray touring-car stalled in the road.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Out where the trail from Kenmore intersects the one leading from Laurel to and through King's Highway, I passed over a little hill and came suddenly upon a big, dark-gray touring-car stalled in the road.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then I came to, and rode boldly up to her, mentally shaking hands with myself over my good luck.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Out where the trail from Kenmore intersects the one leading from Laurel to and through King's Highway, I passed over a little hill and came suddenly upon a big, dark-gray touring-car stalled in the road.
in or at the place that
From this reading Out where the trail from Kenmore intersects the one leading from Laurel to and through King's Highway, I passed over a little hill and came suddenly upon a big, dark-gray touring-car stalled in the road.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then I came to, and rode boldly up to her, mentally shaking hands with myself over my good luck.
