used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This was not an easy matter, and it was some hours before we found just what we wanted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading But at last we got hold of two good strong-winded animals and a serviceable light carriage, somewhat like an old-fashioned _calèche_, our pretext being that we intended them for a driving tour through the country.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at last we got hold of two good strong-winded animals and a serviceable light carriage, somewhat like an old-fashioned _calèche_, our pretext being that we intended them for a driving tour through the country.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading This was not an easy matter, and it was some hours before we found just what we wanted.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But at last we got hold of two good strong-winded animals and a serviceable light carriage, somewhat like an old-fashioned _calèche_, our pretext being that we intended them for a driving tour through the country.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Our first business there was to buy a carriage and a pair of fast horses.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at last we got hold of two good strong-winded animals and a serviceable light carriage, somewhat like an old-fashioned _calèche_, our pretext being that we intended them for a driving tour through the country.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Our first business there was to buy a carriage and a pair of fast horses.
calèche
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From this reading But at last we got hold of two good strong-winded animals and a serviceable light carriage, somewhat like an old-fashioned _calèche_, our pretext being that we intended them for a driving tour through the country.
Carlzig
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From this reading Then we set off for Carlzig.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Our first business there was to buy a carriage and a pair of fast horses.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading But at last we got hold of two good strong-winded animals and a serviceable light carriage, somewhat like an old-fashioned _calèche_, our pretext being that we intended them for a driving tour through the country.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading But at last we got hold of two good strong-winded animals and a serviceable light carriage, somewhat like an old-fashioned _calèche_, our pretext being that we intended them for a driving tour through the country.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading This was not an easy matter, and it was some hours before we found just what we wanted.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Our first business there was to buy a carriage and a pair of fast horses.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Our first business there was to buy a carriage and a pair of fast horses.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then we set off for Carlzig.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
set up or found
From this reading This was not an easy matter, and it was some hours before we found just what we wanted.
the act of departing
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading But at last we got hold of two good strong-winded animals and a serviceable light carriage, somewhat like an old-fashioned _calèche_, our pretext being that we intended them for a driving tour through the country.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But at last we got hold of two good strong-winded animals and a serviceable light carriage, somewhat like an old-fashioned _calèche_, our pretext being that we intended them for a driving tour through the country.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading But at last we got hold of two good strong-winded animals and a serviceable light carriage, somewhat like an old-fashioned _calèche_, our pretext being that we intended them for a driving tour through the country.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Our first business there was to buy a carriage and a pair of fast horses.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading This was not an easy matter, and it was some hours before we found just what we wanted.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading But at last we got hold of two good strong-winded animals and a serviceable light carriage, somewhat like an old-fashioned _calèche_, our pretext being that we intended them for a driving tour through the country.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This was not an easy matter, and it was some hours before we found just what we wanted.
and nothing more
From this reading This was not an easy matter, and it was some hours before we found just what we wanted.
landlordnounUS /ˈlændlɔːrd/
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
immediately past
From this reading But at last we got hold of two good strong-winded animals and a serviceable light carriage, somewhat like an old-fashioned _calèche_, our pretext being that we intended them for a driving tour through the country.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading But at last we got hold of two good strong-winded animals and a serviceable light carriage, somewhat like an old-fashioned _calèche_, our pretext being that we intended them for a driving tour through the country.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But at last we got hold of two good strong-winded animals and a serviceable light carriage, somewhat like an old-fashioned _calèche_, our pretext being that we intended them for a driving tour through the country.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading This was not an easy matter, and it was some hours before we found just what we wanted.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This was not an easy matter, and it was some hours before we found just what we wanted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
old-fashionedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/
out of fashion
From this reading But at last we got hold of two good strong-winded animals and a serviceable light carriage, somewhat like an old-fashioned _calèche_, our pretext being that we intended them for a driving tour through the country.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
OUTSTRIPverbUS /aʊtˈstrɪp/
be or do something to a greater degree
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
packedadjectiveUS /pækt/
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading Our first business there was to buy a carriage and a pair of fast horses.
pretextnounUS /ˈpriːtekst/
something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
From this reading But at last we got hold of two good strong-winded animals and a serviceable light carriage, somewhat like an old-fashioned _calèche_, our pretext being that we intended them for a driving tour through the country.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
serviceableadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrvəsəbəl/
ready for service or able to give long service
From this reading But at last we got hold of two good strong-winded animals and a serviceable light carriage, somewhat like an old-fashioned _calèche_, our pretext being that we intended them for a driving tour through the country.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Then we set off for Carlzig.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading But at last we got hold of two good strong-winded animals and a serviceable light carriage, somewhat like an old-fashioned _calèche_, our pretext being that we intended them for a driving tour through the country.
strong-winded
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But at last we got hold of two good strong-winded animals and a serviceable light carriage, somewhat like an old-fashioned _calèche_, our pretext being that we intended them for a driving tour through the country.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But at last we got hold of two good strong-winded animals and a serviceable light carriage, somewhat like an old-fashioned _calèche_, our pretext being that we intended them for a driving tour through the country.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But at last we got hold of two good strong-winded animals and a serviceable light carriage, somewhat like an old-fashioned _calèche_, our pretext being that we intended them for a driving tour through the country.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then we set off for Carlzig.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Our first business there was to buy a carriage and a pair of fast horses.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was not an easy matter, and it was some hours before we found just what we wanted.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading But at last we got hold of two good strong-winded animals and a serviceable light carriage, somewhat like an old-fashioned _calèche_, our pretext being that we intended them for a driving tour through the country.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
tournounUS /tʊr/
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading But at last we got hold of two good strong-winded animals and a serviceable light carriage, somewhat like an old-fashioned _calèche_, our pretext being that we intended them for a driving tour through the country.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading But at last we got hold of two good strong-winded animals and a serviceable light carriage, somewhat like an old-fashioned _calèche_, our pretext being that we intended them for a driving tour through the country.
uncertainadjectiveUS /ənˈsɜːrtən/
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
valisenoun
a small overnight bag for short trips
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading This was not an easy matter, and it was some hours before we found just what we wanted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our first business there was to buy a carriage and a pair of fast horses.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This was not an easy matter, and it was some hours before we found just what we wanted.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading WE OUTSTRIP OUR FORTUNE Next morning I packed a small valise and paid the landlord, telling him we were going on a shooting expedition to a district some twenty miles off, whence the time of our return might be uncertain.
