used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS STAMPEDE Before Douglas could make any demur, Rory had switched off on to another trail and was driving quickly away.
in the past
From this reading "Rory would have been dead long ago if there had been any killing him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS STAMPEDE Before Douglas could make any demur, Rory had switched off on to another trail and was driving quickly away.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS STAMPEDE Before Douglas could make any demur, Rory had switched off on to another trail and was driving quickly away.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS STAMPEDE Before Douglas could make any demur, Rory had switched off on to another trail and was driving quickly away.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading "He's off at full speed now, and I don't suppose he'd turn for me anyhow, if I did overtake him."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Rory is as wide awake as a fox," said Douglas to his daughter.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "He's off at full speed now, and I don't suppose he'd turn for me anyhow, if I did overtake him."
awakeadjectiveUS /əˈweɪk/
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading "Rory is as wide awake as a fox," said Douglas to his daughter.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS STAMPEDE Before Douglas could make any demur, Rory had switched off on to another trail and was driving quickly away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Rory would have been dead long ago if there had been any killing him.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS STAMPEDE Before Douglas could make any demur, Rory had switched off on to another trail and was driving quickly away.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS STAMPEDE Before Douglas could make any demur, Rory had switched off on to another trail and was driving quickly away.
a female human offspring
From this reading "Rory is as wide awake as a fox," said Douglas to his daughter.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Rory would have been dead long ago if there had been any killing him.
demurverbUS /dɪˈmɜːr/
take exception to
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS STAMPEDE Before Douglas could make any demur, Rory had switched off on to another trail and was driving quickly away.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "He's off at full speed now, and I don't suppose he'd turn for me anyhow, if I did overtake him."
don't
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From this reading "He's off at full speed now, and I don't suppose he'd turn for me anyhow, if I did overtake him."
DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS STAMPEDE Before Douglas could make any demur, Rory had switched off on to another trail and was driving quickly away.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS STAMPEDE Before Douglas could make any demur, Rory had switched off on to another trail and was driving quickly away.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Let him go, father," said the girl.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "He's off at full speed now, and I don't suppose he'd turn for me anyhow, if I did overtake him."
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading "Rory is as wide awake as a fox," said Douglas to his daughter.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading "He's off at full speed now, and I don't suppose he'd turn for me anyhow, if I did overtake him."
a young female
From this reading "Let him go, father," said the girl.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Let him go, father," said the girl.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS STAMPEDE Before Douglas could make any demur, Rory had switched off on to another trail and was driving quickly away.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Rory would have been dead long ago if there had been any killing him.
he'd
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From this reading "He's off at full speed now, and I don't suppose he'd turn for me anyhow, if I did overtake him."
He's
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From this reading "He's off at full speed now, and I don't suppose he'd turn for me anyhow, if I did overtake him."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He's off at full speed now, and I don't suppose he'd turn for me anyhow, if I did overtake him."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Rory is as wide awake as a fox," said Douglas to his daughter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He's off at full speed now, and I don't suppose he'd turn for me anyhow, if I did overtake him."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "He's off at full speed now, and I don't suppose he'd turn for me anyhow, if I did overtake him."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Rory is as wide awake as a fox," said Douglas to his daughter.
killingnounUS /ˈkɪlɪŋ/
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading "Rory would have been dead long ago if there had been any killing him.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let him go, father," said the girl.
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 "Rory would have been dead long ago if there had been any killing him.
engage in
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS STAMPEDE Before Douglas could make any demur, Rory had switched off on to another trail and was driving quickly away.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He's off at full speed now, and I don't suppose he'd turn for me anyhow, if I did overtake him."
of an obscure nature
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS STAMPEDE Before Douglas could make any demur, Rory had switched off on to another trail and was driving quickly away.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "He's off at full speed now, and I don't suppose he'd turn for me anyhow, if I did overtake him."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS STAMPEDE Before Douglas could make any demur, Rory had switched off on to another trail and was driving quickly away.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS STAMPEDE Before Douglas could make any demur, Rory had switched off on to another trail and was driving quickly away.
overtakeverbUS /ˈoʊvərteɪk/
catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading "He's off at full speed now, and I don't suppose he'd turn for me anyhow, if I did overtake him."
with speed
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS STAMPEDE Before Douglas could make any demur, Rory had switched off on to another trail and was driving quickly away.
Rory
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From this reading A MYSTERIOUS STAMPEDE Before Douglas could make any demur, Rory had switched off on to another trail and was driving quickly away.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Rory is as wide awake as a fox," said Douglas to his daughter.
move hurridly
From this reading "He's off at full speed now, and I don't suppose he'd turn for me anyhow, if I did overtake him."
STAMPEDEverbUS /stæmˈpiːd/
cause to run in panic
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS STAMPEDE Before Douglas could make any demur, Rory had switched off on to another trail and was driving quickly away.
express a supposition
From this reading "He's off at full speed now, and I don't suppose he'd turn for me anyhow, if I did overtake him."
switchedverbUS /swɪtʃt/
past form of “switch” — change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS STAMPEDE Before Douglas could make any demur, Rory had switched off on to another trail and was driving quickly away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Let him go, father," said the girl.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Rory would have been dead long ago if there had been any killing him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS STAMPEDE Before Douglas could make any demur, Rory had switched off on to another trail and was driving quickly away.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS STAMPEDE Before Douglas could make any demur, Rory had switched off on to another trail and was driving quickly away.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "He's off at full speed now, and I don't suppose he'd turn for me anyhow, if I did overtake him."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A MYSTERIOUS STAMPEDE Before Douglas could make any demur, Rory had switched off on to another trail and was driving quickly away.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading "Rory is as wide awake as a fox," said Douglas to his daughter.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Rory would have been dead long ago if there had been any killing him.
