aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Sport was in the air, racing; everybody talking about the great event.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Sport was in the air, racing; everybody talking about the great event.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE AUSTRALIAN GIRL Derby week, London hummed and bustled with excitement.
AUSTRALIANnounUS /ɔːˈstreɪljən/
a native or inhabitant of Australia
From this reading THE AUSTRALIAN GIRL Derby week, London hummed and bustled with excitement.
Berkeley'snounUS /ˈbɜːrkliz/
possessive form of “berkeley” — Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753)
From this reading Evelyn Berkeley's house overlooked Regent's Park.
bustled
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From this reading THE AUSTRALIAN GIRL Derby week, London hummed and bustled with excitement.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was some way out of town, but she found this recompensed by the view, and it was easy to get about in her motor.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was some way out of town, but she found this recompensed by the view, and it was easy to get about in her motor.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading There were thousands of visitors in the city; it was easy to pick out the strangers.
DerbynounUS /ˈdɜːrbi/
a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim
From this reading THE AUSTRALIAN GIRL Derby week, London hummed and bustled with excitement.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading There were thousands of visitors in the city; it was easy to pick out the strangers.
Evelyn
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From this reading Evelyn Berkeley's house overlooked Regent's Park.
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Sport was in the air, racing; everybody talking about the great event.
every person
From this reading Sport was in the air, racing; everybody talking about the great event.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading THE AUSTRALIAN GIRL Derby week, London hummed and bustled with excitement.
set up or found
From this reading It was some way out of town, but she found this recompensed by the view, and it was easy to get about in her motor.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It was some way out of town, but she found this recompensed by the view, and it was easy to get about in her motor.
a young female
From this reading THE AUSTRALIAN GIRL Derby week, London hummed and bustled with excitement.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Sport was in the air, racing; everybody talking about the great event.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was some way out of town, but she found this recompensed by the view, and it was easy to get about in her motor.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Evelyn Berkeley's house overlooked Regent's Park.
hummed
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From this reading THE AUSTRALIAN GIRL Derby week, London hummed and bustled with excitement.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sport was in the air, racing; everybody talking about the great event.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There were thousands of visitors in the city; it was easy to pick out the strangers.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading THE AUSTRALIAN GIRL Derby week, London hummed and bustled with excitement.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading It was some way out of town, but she found this recompensed by the view, and it was easy to get about in her motor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were thousands of visitors in the city; it was easy to pick out the strangers.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There were thousands of visitors in the city; it was easy to pick out the strangers.
overlookedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərlʊkt/
not taken into account
From this reading Evelyn Berkeley's house overlooked Regent's Park.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading Evelyn Berkeley's house overlooked Regent's Park.
select carefully from a group
From this reading There were thousands of visitors in the city; it was easy to pick out the strangers.
racingnounUS /ˈreɪsɪŋ/
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
From this reading Sport was in the air, racing; everybody talking about the great event.
recompensed
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From this reading It was some way out of town, but she found this recompensed by the view, and it was easy to get about in her motor.
Regent's
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From this reading Evelyn Berkeley's house overlooked Regent's Park.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was some way out of town, but she found this recompensed by the view, and it was easy to get about in her motor.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was some way out of town, but she found this recompensed by the view, and it was easy to get about in her motor.
SportnounUS /spɔːrt/
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading Sport was in the air, racing; everybody talking about the great event.
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading There were thousands of visitors in the city; it was easy to pick out the strangers.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Sport was in the air, racing; everybody talking about the great event.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AUSTRALIAN GIRL Derby week, London hummed and bustled with excitement.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were thousands of visitors in the city; it was easy to pick out the strangers.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was some way out of town, but she found this recompensed by the view, and it was easy to get about in her motor.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading There were thousands of visitors in the city; it was easy to pick out the strangers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were thousands of visitors in the city; it was easy to pick out the strangers.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading It was some way out of town, but she found this recompensed by the view, and it was easy to get about in her motor.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading It was some way out of town, but she found this recompensed by the view, and it was easy to get about in her motor.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading There were thousands of visitors in the city; it was easy to pick out the strangers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sport was in the air, racing; everybody talking about the great event.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It was some way out of town, but she found this recompensed by the view, and it was easy to get about in her motor.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading THE AUSTRALIAN GIRL Derby week, London hummed and bustled with excitement.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were thousands of visitors in the city; it was easy to pick out the strangers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE AUSTRALIAN GIRL Derby week, London hummed and bustled with excitement.
