used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading KETTERING HEARS SOMETHING "I shall never be able to manage it if I live to be a hundred," said Christine despairingly.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading KETTERING HEARS SOMETHING "I shall never be able to manage it if I live to be a hundred," said Christine despairingly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She leaned back in the padded seat of Kettering's big car and looked up into his face with laughing eyes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had been trying to drive; she had driven the car at snail's pace the length of the drive leading from Upton House, and tried to turn out of the open carriage gate into the road.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She leaned back in the padded seat of Kettering's big car and looked up into his face with laughing eyes.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading KETTERING HEARS SOMETHING "I shall never be able to manage it if I live to be a hundred," said Christine despairingly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been trying to drive; she had driven the car at snail's pace the length of the drive leading from Upton House, and tried to turn out of the open carriage gate into the road.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She leaned back in the padded seat of Kettering's big car and looked up into his face with laughing eyes.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading She leaned back in the padded seat of Kettering's big car and looked up into his face with laughing eyes.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading She had been trying to drive; she had driven the car at snail's pace the length of the drive leading from Upton House, and tried to turn out of the open carriage gate into the road.
Christine
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From this reading KETTERING HEARS SOMETHING "I shall never be able to manage it if I live to be a hundred," said Christine despairingly.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "If you hadn't been here we should have gone into the wall, shouldn't we?" she demanded.
despairinglyadverb
with desperation
From this reading KETTERING HEARS SOMETHING "I shall never be able to manage it if I live to be a hundred," said Christine despairingly.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading She had been trying to drive; she had driven the car at snail's pace the length of the drive leading from Upton House, and tried to turn out of the open carriage gate into the road.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading She had been trying to drive; she had driven the car at snail's pace the length of the drive leading from Upton House, and tried to turn out of the open carriage gate into the road.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She leaned back in the padded seat of Kettering's big car and looked up into his face with laughing eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She leaned back in the padded seat of Kettering's big car and looked up into his face with laughing eyes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had been trying to drive; she had driven the car at snail's pace the length of the drive leading from Upton House, and tried to turn out of the open carriage gate into the road.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading She had been trying to drive; she had driven the car at snail's pace the length of the drive leading from Upton House, and tried to turn out of the open carriage gate into the road.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "If you hadn't been here we should have gone into the wall, shouldn't we?" she demanded.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been trying to drive; she had driven the car at snail's pace the length of the drive leading from Upton House, and tried to turn out of the open carriage gate into the road.
hadn't
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From this reading "If you hadn't been here we should have gone into the wall, shouldn't we?" she demanded.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If you hadn't been here we should have gone into the wall, shouldn't we?" she demanded.
HEARSverbUS /hiːrz/
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading KETTERING HEARS SOMETHING "I shall never be able to manage it if I live to be a hundred," said Christine despairingly.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "If you hadn't been here we should have gone into the wall, shouldn't we?" she demanded.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She leaned back in the padded seat of Kettering's big car and looked up into his face with laughing eyes.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading She had been trying to drive; she had driven the car at snail's pace the length of the drive leading from Upton House, and tried to turn out of the open carriage gate into the road.
ten 10s
From this reading KETTERING HEARS SOMETHING "I shall never be able to manage it if I live to be a hundred," said Christine despairingly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading KETTERING HEARS SOMETHING "I shall never be able to manage it if I live to be a hundred," said Christine despairingly.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading KETTERING HEARS SOMETHING "I shall never be able to manage it if I live to be a hundred," said Christine despairingly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She leaned back in the padded seat of Kettering's big car and looked up into his face with laughing eyes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She leaned back in the padded seat of Kettering's big car and looked up into his face with laughing eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading KETTERING HEARS SOMETHING "I shall never be able to manage it if I live to be a hundred," said Christine despairingly.
KETTERINGnounUS /ˈketərɪŋ/
United States electrical engineer who made numerous automotive improvements (including the electric starter) (1876-1958)
From this reading KETTERING HEARS SOMETHING "I shall never be able to manage it if I live to be a hundred," said Christine despairingly.
Kettering's
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From this reading She leaned back in the padded seat of Kettering's big car and looked up into his face with laughing eyes.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Kettering laughed.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading She leaned back in the padded seat of Kettering's big car and looked up into his face with laughing eyes.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading She had been trying to drive; she had driven the car at snail's pace the length of the drive leading from Upton House, and tried to turn out of the open carriage gate into the road.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading She leaned back in the padded seat of Kettering's big car and looked up into his face with laughing eyes.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading She had been trying to drive; she had driven the car at snail's pace the length of the drive leading from Upton House, and tried to turn out of the open carriage gate into the road.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading KETTERING HEARS SOMETHING "I shall never be able to manage it if I live to be a hundred," said Christine despairingly.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She leaned back in the padded seat of Kettering's big car and looked up into his face with laughing eyes.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading KETTERING HEARS SOMETHING "I shall never be able to manage it if I live to be a hundred," said Christine despairingly.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading KETTERING HEARS SOMETHING "I shall never be able to manage it if I live to be a hundred," said Christine despairingly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She leaned back in the padded seat of Kettering's big car and looked up into his face with laughing eyes.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She had been trying to drive; she had driven the car at snail's pace the length of the drive leading from Upton House, and tried to turn out of the open carriage gate into the road.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She had been trying to drive; she had driven the car at snail's pace the length of the drive leading from Upton House, and tried to turn out of the open carriage gate into the road.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading She had been trying to drive; she had driven the car at snail's pace the length of the drive leading from Upton House, and tried to turn out of the open carriage gate into the road.
paddedadjectiveUS /ˈpædɪd/
softened by the addition of cushions or padding
From this reading She leaned back in the padded seat of Kettering's big car and looked up into his face with laughing eyes.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading She had been trying to drive; she had driven the car at snail's pace the length of the drive leading from Upton House, and tried to turn out of the open carriage gate into the road.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading KETTERING HEARS SOMETHING "I shall never be able to manage it if I live to be a hundred," said Christine despairingly.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading She leaned back in the padded seat of Kettering's big car and looked up into his face with laughing eyes.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading KETTERING HEARS SOMETHING "I shall never be able to manage it if I live to be a hundred," said Christine despairingly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She leaned back in the padded seat of Kettering's big car and looked up into his face with laughing eyes.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "If you hadn't been here we should have gone into the wall, shouldn't we?" she demanded.
shouldn't
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From this reading "If you hadn't been here we should have gone into the wall, shouldn't we?" she demanded.
snail'snounUS /sneɪlz/
possessive form of “snail” — freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
From this reading She had been trying to drive; she had driven the car at snail's pace the length of the drive leading from Upton House, and tried to turn out of the open carriage gate into the road.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading KETTERING HEARS SOMETHING "I shall never be able to manage it if I live to be a hundred," said Christine despairingly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She leaned back in the padded seat of Kettering's big car and looked up into his face with laughing eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading KETTERING HEARS SOMETHING "I shall never be able to manage it if I live to be a hundred," said Christine despairingly.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading She had been trying to drive; she had driven the car at snail's pace the length of the drive leading from Upton House, and tried to turn out of the open carriage gate into the road.
hard to endure
From this reading She had been trying to drive; she had driven the car at snail's pace the length of the drive leading from Upton House, and tried to turn out of the open carriage gate into the road.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading She had been trying to drive; she had driven the car at snail's pace the length of the drive leading from Upton House, and tried to turn out of the open carriage gate into the road.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She leaned back in the padded seat of Kettering's big car and looked up into his face with laughing eyes.
Upton
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From this reading She had been trying to drive; she had driven the car at snail's pace the length of the drive leading from Upton House, and tried to turn out of the open carriage gate into the road.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading "If you hadn't been here we should have gone into the wall, shouldn't we?" she demanded.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "If you hadn't been here we should have gone into the wall, shouldn't we?" she demanded.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She leaned back in the padded seat of Kettering's big car and looked up into his face with laughing eyes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you hadn't been here we should have gone into the wall, shouldn't we?" she demanded.
