Chapter XII · The Unbidden Visitor

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading One of Kent’s Washington friends once criticized the scientist’s mode of motoring, as follows: “Kent’s a good driver, and a fast one, and careful; but he can never rid himself of the theory that there’s a strain of hunter in every well-bred motor-car.”

from one side of something to the other

From this reading After departing from the Nook, it rolled along beside Sundayman’s Creek sedately enough until it approached the wide bend, where it indulged in a bit of path-finding across the country, and eventually crept into the shade of a clump of bushes and hid.

on foot; walking

From this reading Its occupant emerged, and went forward afoot until he came in view of Hedgerow House.

later than; following

From this reading After departing from the Nook, it rolled along beside Sundayman’s Creek sedately enough until it approached the wide bend, where it indulged in a bit of path-finding across the country, and eventually crept into the shade of a clump of bushes and hid.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading After departing from the Nook, it rolled along beside Sundayman’s Creek sedately enough until it approached the wide bend, where it indulged in a bit of path-finding across the country, and eventually crept into the shade of a clump of bushes and hid.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading One of Kent’s Washington friends once criticized the scientist’s mode of motoring, as follows: “Kent’s a good driver, and a fast one, and careful; but he can never rid himself of the theory that there’s a strain of hunter in every well-bred motor-car.”

past form of “approach” — move towards

From this reading After departing from the Nook, it rolled along beside Sundayman’s Creek sedately enough until it approached the wide bend, where it indulged in a bit of path-finding across the country, and eventually crept into the shade of a clump of bushes and hid.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading One of Kent’s Washington friends once criticized the scientist’s mode of motoring, as follows: “Kent’s a good driver, and a fast one, and careful; but he can never rid himself of the theory that there’s a strain of hunter in every well-bred motor-car.”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At the turn of the stream he leaped a fence, and made his way to a group of willows beneath which the earth was ridged with little mounds.

form a curve

From this reading After departing from the Nook, it rolled along beside Sundayman’s Creek sedately enough until it approached the wide bend, where it indulged in a bit of path-finding across the country, and eventually crept into the shade of a clump of bushes and hid.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading At the turn of the stream he leaped a fence, and made his way to a group of willows beneath which the earth was ridged with little mounds.

next to; at the side of

From this reading After departing from the Nook, it rolled along beside Sundayman’s Creek sedately enough until it approached the wide bend, where it indulged in a bit of path-finding across the country, and eventually crept into the shade of a clump of bushes and hid.

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading After departing from the Nook, it rolled along beside Sundayman’s Creek sedately enough until it approached the wide bend, where it indulged in a bit of path-finding across the country, and eventually crept into the shade of a clump of bushes and hid.

plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading After departing from the Nook, it rolled along beside Sundayman’s Creek sedately enough until it approached the wide bend, where it indulged in a bit of path-finding across the country, and eventually crept into the shade of a clump of bushes and hid.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading One of Kent’s Washington friends once criticized the scientist’s mode of motoring, as follows: “Kent’s a good driver, and a fast one, and careful; but he can never rid himself of the theory that there’s a strain of hunter in every well-bred motor-car.”

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Its occupant emerged, and went forward afoot until he came in view of Hedgerow House.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading One of Kent’s Washington friends once criticized the scientist’s mode of motoring, as follows: “Kent’s a good driver, and a fast one, and careful; but he can never rid himself of the theory that there’s a strain of hunter in every well-bred motor-car.”

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading Cross-country travel was, in fact, rather a fad of Kent’s, and he had trained his light car to do everything but take a five-barred gate.

exercising caution or showing care or attention

From this reading One of Kent’s Washington friends once criticized the scientist’s mode of motoring, as follows: “Kent’s a good driver, and a fast one, and careful; but he can never rid himself of the theory that there’s a strain of hunter in every well-bred motor-car.”

a grouping of a number of similar things

From this reading After departing from the Nook, it rolled along beside Sundayman’s Creek sedately enough until it approached the wide bend, where it indulged in a bit of path-finding across the country, and eventually crept into the shade of a clump of bushes and hid.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading After departing from the Nook, it rolled along beside Sundayman’s Creek sedately enough until it approached the wide bend, where it indulged in a bit of path-finding across the country, and eventually crept into the shade of a clump of bushes and hid.

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading After departing from the Nook, it rolled along beside Sundayman’s Creek sedately enough until it approached the wide bend, where it indulged in a bit of path-finding across the country, and eventually crept into the shade of a clump of bushes and hid.

inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading After departing from the Nook, it rolled along beside Sundayman’s Creek sedately enough until it approached the wide bend, where it indulged in a bit of path-finding across the country, and eventually crept into the shade of a clump of bushes and hid.

past form of “criticize” — find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws

From this reading One of Kent’s Washington friends once criticized the scientist’s mode of motoring, as follows: “Kent’s a good driver, and a fast one, and careful; but he can never rid himself of the theory that there’s a strain of hunter in every well-bred motor-car.”

not following tracks or roads

From this reading Cross-country travel was, in fact, rather a fad of Kent’s, and he had trained his light car to do everything but take a five-barred gate.

-ing form of “depart” — move away from a place into another direction

From this reading After departing from the Nook, it rolled along beside Sundayman’s Creek sedately enough until it approached the wide bend, where it indulged in a bit of path-finding across the country, and eventually crept into the shade of a clump of bushes and hid.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Cross-country travel was, in fact, rather a fad of Kent’s, and he had trained his light car to do everything but take a five-barred gate.

the operator of a motor vehicle

From this reading One of Kent’s Washington friends once criticized the scientist’s mode of motoring, as follows: “Kent’s a good driver, and a fast one, and careful; but he can never rid himself of the theory that there’s a strain of hunter in every well-bred motor-car.”

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading At the turn of the stream he leaped a fence, and made his way to a group of willows beneath which the earth was ridged with little mounds.

past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment

From this reading Its occupant emerged, and went forward afoot until he came in view of Hedgerow House.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading After departing from the Nook, it rolled along beside Sundayman’s Creek sedately enough until it approached the wide bend, where it indulged in a bit of path-finding across the country, and eventually crept into the shade of a clump of bushes and hid.

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading After departing from the Nook, it rolled along beside Sundayman’s Creek sedately enough until it approached the wide bend, where it indulged in a bit of path-finding across the country, and eventually crept into the shade of a clump of bushes and hid.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading One of Kent’s Washington friends once criticized the scientist’s mode of motoring, as follows: “Kent’s a good driver, and a fast one, and careful; but he can never rid himself of the theory that there’s a strain of hunter in every well-bred motor-car.”

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Cross-country travel was, in fact, rather a fad of Kent’s, and he had trained his light car to do everything but take a five-barred gate.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading Cross-country travel was, in fact, rather a fad of Kent’s, and he had trained his light car to do everything but take a five-barred gate.

an interest followed with exaggerated zeal

From this reading Cross-country travel was, in fact, rather a fad of Kent’s, and he had trained his light car to do everything but take a five-barred gate.

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading One of Kent’s Washington friends once criticized the scientist’s mode of motoring, as follows: “Kent’s a good driver, and a fast one, and careful; but he can never rid himself of the theory that there’s a strain of hunter in every well-bred motor-car.”

enclose with a fence

From this reading At the turn of the stream he leaped a fence, and made his way to a group of willows beneath which the earth was ridged with little mounds.

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From this reading Cross-country travel was, in fact, rather a fad of Kent’s, and he had trained his light car to do everything but take a five-barred gate.

third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading One of Kent’s Washington friends once criticized the scientist’s mode of motoring, as follows: “Kent’s a good driver, and a fast one, and careful; but he can never rid himself of the theory that there’s a strain of hunter in every well-bred motor-car.”

at or to or toward the front

From this reading Its occupant emerged, and went forward afoot until he came in view of Hedgerow House.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading One of Kent’s Washington friends once criticized the scientist’s mode of motoring, as follows: “Kent’s a good driver, and a fast one, and careful; but he can never rid himself of the theory that there’s a strain of hunter in every well-bred motor-car.”

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading After departing from the Nook, it rolled along beside Sundayman’s Creek sedately enough until it approached the wide bend, where it indulged in a bit of path-finding across the country, and eventually crept into the shade of a clump of bushes and hid.

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading Cross-country travel was, in fact, rather a fad of Kent’s, and he had trained his light car to do everything but take a five-barred gate.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading One of Kent’s Washington friends once criticized the scientist’s mode of motoring, as follows: “Kent’s a good driver, and a fast one, and careful; but he can never rid himself of the theory that there’s a strain of hunter in every well-bred motor-car.”

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading At the turn of the stream he leaped a fence, and made his way to a group of willows beneath which the earth was ridged with little mounds.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Cross-country travel was, in fact, rather a fad of Kent’s, and he had trained his light car to do everything but take a five-barred gate.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading One of Kent’s Washington friends once criticized the scientist’s mode of motoring, as follows: “Kent’s a good driver, and a fast one, and careful; but he can never rid himself of the theory that there’s a strain of hunter in every well-bred motor-car.”

a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes

From this reading Its occupant emerged, and went forward afoot until he came in view of Hedgerow House.

inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered

From this reading After departing from the Nook, it rolled along beside Sundayman’s Creek sedately enough until it approached the wide bend, where it indulged in a bit of path-finding across the country, and eventually crept into the shade of a clump of bushes and hid.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading One of Kent’s Washington friends once criticized the scientist’s mode of motoring, as follows: “Kent’s a good driver, and a fast one, and careful; but he can never rid himself of the theory that there’s a strain of hunter in every well-bred motor-car.”

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Cross-country travel was, in fact, rather a fad of Kent’s, and he had trained his light car to do everything but take a five-barred gate.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Its occupant emerged, and went forward afoot until he came in view of Hedgerow House.

someone who hunts game

From this reading One of Kent’s Washington friends once criticized the scientist’s mode of motoring, as follows: “Kent’s a good driver, and a fast one, and careful; but he can never rid himself of the theory that there’s a strain of hunter in every well-bred motor-car.”

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading One of Kent’s Washington friends once criticized the scientist’s mode of motoring, as follows: “Kent’s a good driver, and a fast one, and careful; but he can never rid himself of the theory that there’s a strain of hunter in every well-bred motor-car.”

past form of “indulge” — give free rein to

From this reading After departing from the Nook, it rolled along beside Sundayman’s Creek sedately enough until it approached the wide bend, where it indulged in a bit of path-finding across the country, and eventually crept into the shade of a clump of bushes and hid.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading After departing from the Nook, it rolled along beside Sundayman’s Creek sedately enough until it approached the wide bend, where it indulged in a bit of path-finding across the country, and eventually crept into the shade of a clump of bushes and hid.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading After departing from the Nook, it rolled along beside Sundayman’s Creek sedately enough until it approached the wide bend, where it indulged in a bit of path-finding across the country, and eventually crept into the shade of a clump of bushes and hid.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Its occupant emerged, and went forward afoot until he came in view of Hedgerow House.

possessive form of “kent” — a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans

From this reading One of Kent’s Washington friends once criticized the scientist’s mode of motoring, as follows: “Kent’s a good driver, and a fast one, and careful; but he can never rid himself of the theory that there’s a strain of hunter in every well-bred motor-car.”

past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading At the turn of the stream he leaped a fence, and made his way to a group of willows beneath which the earth was ridged with little mounds.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading Cross-country travel was, in fact, rather a fad of Kent’s, and he had trained his light car to do everything but take a five-barred gate.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading At the turn of the stream he leaped a fence, and made his way to a group of willows beneath which the earth was ridged with little mounds.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading At the turn of the stream he leaped a fence, and made his way to a group of willows beneath which the earth was ridged with little mounds.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading One of Kent’s Washington friends once criticized the scientist’s mode of motoring, as follows: “Kent’s a good driver, and a fast one, and careful; but he can never rid himself of the theory that there’s a strain of hunter in every well-bred motor-car.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading One of Kent’s Washington friends once criticized the scientist’s mode of motoring, as follows: “Kent’s a good driver, and a fast one, and careful; but he can never rid himself of the theory that there’s a strain of hunter in every well-bred motor-car.”

the act of driving an automobile

From this reading One of Kent’s Washington friends once criticized the scientist’s mode of motoring, as follows: “Kent’s a good driver, and a fast one, and careful; but he can never rid himself of the theory that there’s a strain of hunter in every well-bred motor-car.”

plural of “mound” — (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands

From this reading At the turn of the stream he leaped a fence, and made his way to a group of willows beneath which the earth was ridged with little mounds.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading One of Kent’s Washington friends once criticized the scientist’s mode of motoring, as follows: “Kent’s a good driver, and a fast one, and careful; but he can never rid himself of the theory that there’s a strain of hunter in every well-bred motor-car.”

a sheltered and secluded place

From this reading After departing from the Nook, it rolled along beside Sundayman’s Creek sedately enough until it approached the wide bend, where it indulged in a bit of path-finding across the country, and eventually crept into the shade of a clump of bushes and hid.

someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there

From this reading Its occupant emerged, and went forward afoot until he came in view of Hedgerow House.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading One of Kent’s Washington friends once criticized the scientist’s mode of motoring, as follows: “Kent’s a good driver, and a fast one, and careful; but he can never rid himself of the theory that there’s a strain of hunter in every well-bred motor-car.”

on one occasion

From this reading One of Kent’s Washington friends once criticized the scientist’s mode of motoring, as follows: “Kent’s a good driver, and a fast one, and careful; but he can never rid himself of the theory that there’s a strain of hunter in every well-bred motor-car.”

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One of Kent’s Washington friends once criticized the scientist’s mode of motoring, as follows: “Kent’s a good driver, and a fast one, and careful; but he can never rid himself of the theory that there’s a strain of hunter in every well-bred motor-car.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading After departing from the Nook, it rolled along beside Sundayman’s Creek sedately enough until it approached the wide bend, where it indulged in a bit of path-finding across the country, and eventually crept into the shade of a clump of bushes and hid.

on the contrary

From this reading Cross-country travel was, in fact, rather a fad of Kent’s, and he had trained his light car to do everything but take a five-barred gate.

relieve from

From this reading One of Kent’s Washington friends once criticized the scientist’s mode of motoring, as follows: “Kent’s a good driver, and a fast one, and careful; but he can never rid himself of the theory that there’s a strain of hunter in every well-bred motor-car.”

having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the keel of a ship

From this reading At the turn of the stream he leaped a fence, and made his way to a group of willows beneath which the earth was ridged with little mounds.

especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward

From this reading After departing from the Nook, it rolled along beside Sundayman’s Creek sedately enough until it approached the wide bend, where it indulged in a bit of path-finding across the country, and eventually crept into the shade of a clump of bushes and hid.

possessive form of “scientist” — a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences

From this reading One of Kent’s Washington friends once criticized the scientist’s mode of motoring, as follows: “Kent’s a good driver, and a fast one, and careful; but he can never rid himself of the theory that there’s a strain of hunter in every well-bred motor-car.”

in a sedate manner

From this reading After departing from the Nook, it rolled along beside Sundayman’s Creek sedately enough until it approached the wide bend, where it indulged in a bit of path-finding across the country, and eventually crept into the shade of a clump of bushes and hid.

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

From this reading After departing from the Nook, it rolled along beside Sundayman’s Creek sedately enough until it approached the wide bend, where it indulged in a bit of path-finding across the country, and eventually crept into the shade of a clump of bushes and hid.

(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces

From this reading One of Kent’s Washington friends once criticized the scientist’s mode of motoring, as follows: “Kent’s a good driver, and a fast one, and careful; but he can never rid himself of the theory that there’s a strain of hunter in every well-bred motor-car.”

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading At the turn of the stream he leaped a fence, and made his way to a group of willows beneath which the earth was ridged with little mounds.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading After departing from the Nook, it rolled along beside Sundayman’s Creek sedately enough until it approached the wide bend, where it indulged in a bit of path-finding across the country, and eventually crept into the shade of a clump of bushes and hid.

carry out

From this reading Cross-country travel was, in fact, rather a fad of Kent’s, and he had trained his light car to do everything but take a five-barred gate.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading One of Kent’s Washington friends once criticized the scientist’s mode of motoring, as follows: “Kent’s a good driver, and a fast one, and careful; but he can never rid himself of the theory that there’s a strain of hunter in every well-bred motor-car.”

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading One of Kent’s Washington friends once criticized the scientist’s mode of motoring, as follows: “Kent’s a good driver, and a fast one, and careful; but he can never rid himself of the theory that there’s a strain of hunter in every well-bred motor-car.”

a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena

From this reading One of Kent’s Washington friends once criticized the scientist’s mode of motoring, as follows: “Kent’s a good driver, and a fast one, and careful; but he can never rid himself of the theory that there’s a strain of hunter in every well-bred motor-car.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading One of Kent’s Washington friends once criticized the scientist’s mode of motoring, as follows: “Kent’s a good driver, and a fast one, and careful; but he can never rid himself of the theory that there’s a strain of hunter in every well-bred motor-car.”

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Cross-country travel was, in fact, rather a fad of Kent’s, and he had trained his light car to do everything but take a five-barred gate.

shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form

From this reading Cross-country travel was, in fact, rather a fad of Kent’s, and he had trained his light car to do everything but take a five-barred gate.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Cross-country travel was, in fact, rather a fad of Kent’s, and he had trained his light car to do everything but take a five-barred gate.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading At the turn of the stream he leaped a fence, and made his way to a group of willows beneath which the earth was ridged with little mounds.

up to a particular time

From this reading After departing from the Nook, it rolled along beside Sundayman’s Creek sedately enough until it approached the wide bend, where it indulged in a bit of path-finding across the country, and eventually crept into the shade of a clump of bushes and hid.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading Its occupant emerged, and went forward afoot until he came in view of Hedgerow House.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Cross-country travel was, in fact, rather a fad of Kent’s, and he had trained his light car to do everything but take a five-barred gate.

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading One of Kent’s Washington friends once criticized the scientist’s mode of motoring, as follows: “Kent’s a good driver, and a fast one, and careful; but he can never rid himself of the theory that there’s a strain of hunter in every well-bred motor-car.”

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading At the turn of the stream he leaped a fence, and made his way to a group of willows beneath which the earth was ridged with little mounds.

of good upbringing

From this reading One of Kent’s Washington friends once criticized the scientist’s mode of motoring, as follows: “Kent’s a good driver, and a fast one, and careful; but he can never rid himself of the theory that there’s a strain of hunter in every well-bred motor-car.”

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Its occupant emerged, and went forward afoot until he came in view of Hedgerow House.

in or at the place that

From this reading After departing from the Nook, it rolled along beside Sundayman’s Creek sedately enough until it approached the wide bend, where it indulged in a bit of path-finding across the country, and eventually crept into the shade of a clump of bushes and hid.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading At the turn of the stream he leaped a fence, and made his way to a group of willows beneath which the earth was ridged with little mounds.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading After departing from the Nook, it rolled along beside Sundayman’s Creek sedately enough until it approached the wide bend, where it indulged in a bit of path-finding across the country, and eventually crept into the shade of a clump of bushes and hid.

plural of “willow” — any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix

From this reading At the turn of the stream he leaped a fence, and made his way to a group of willows beneath which the earth was ridged with little mounds.

in the company of; together with

From this reading At the turn of the stream he leaped a fence, and made his way to a group of willows beneath which the earth was ridged with little mounds.