used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mr. Dunn's automobile had lurched to one side as Archie's father tried to send it through a big, white drift.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading UP IN THE ATTIC Banging puffing, and grinding noises sounded all about the Stuffed Elephant.
at or in the front
From this reading And the noise was made by the motor, or engine, of the car, working its best to force the car ahead.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading UP IN THE ATTIC Banging puffing, and grinding noises sounded all about the Stuffed Elephant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UP IN THE ATTIC Banging puffing, and grinding noises sounded all about the Stuffed Elephant.
Archie's
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From this reading Mr. Dunn's automobile had lurched to one side as Archie's father tried to send it through a big, white drift.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Around him swirled the white flakes of snow, but he could hardly see them, for part of his head, part of his trunk, and one eye were stuck in the drift.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Dunn's automobile had lurched to one side as Archie's father tried to send it through a big, white drift.
ATTICnounUS /ˈætɪk/
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading UP IN THE ATTIC Banging puffing, and grinding noises sounded all about the Stuffed Elephant.
automobilenounUS /ˈɔːtəmoʊbiːl/
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Mr. Dunn's automobile had lurched to one side as Archie's father tried to send it through a big, white drift.
BangingnounUS /ˈbæŋɪŋ/
a continuing very loud noise
From this reading UP IN THE ATTIC Banging puffing, and grinding noises sounded all about the Stuffed Elephant.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading And the noise was made by the motor, or engine, of the car, working its best to force the car ahead.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Mr. Dunn's automobile had lurched to one side as Archie's father tried to send it through a big, white drift.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The glass window of the automobile had broken as it tipped to one side, a piece of ice flying through.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Around him swirled the white flakes of snow, but he could hardly see them, for part of his head, part of his trunk, and one eye were stuck in the drift.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And the noise was made by the motor, or engine, of the car, working its best to force the car ahead.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading And the noise was made by the motor, or engine, of the car, working its best to force the car ahead.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Around him swirled the white flakes of snow, but he could hardly see them, for part of his head, part of his trunk, and one eye were stuck in the drift.
driftverbUS /drɪft/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Around him swirled the white flakes of snow, but he could hardly see them, for part of his head, part of his trunk, and one eye were stuck in the drift.
Dunn's
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From this reading Mr. Dunn's automobile had lurched to one side as Archie's father tried to send it through a big, white drift.
ElephantnounUS /ˈeləfənt/
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading UP IN THE ATTIC Banging puffing, and grinding noises sounded all about the Stuffed Elephant.
enginenounUS /ˈendʒən/
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading And the noise was made by the motor, or engine, of the car, working its best to force the car ahead.
the organ of sight
From this reading Around him swirled the white flakes of snow, but he could hardly see them, for part of his head, part of his trunk, and one eye were stuck in the drift.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Mr. Dunn's automobile had lurched to one side as Archie's father tried to send it through a big, white drift.
flakesnounUS /fleɪks/
plural of “flake” — a crystal of snow
From this reading Around him swirled the white flakes of snow, but he could hardly see them, for part of his head, part of his trunk, and one eye were stuck in the drift.
moving swiftly
From this reading The glass window of the automobile had broken as it tipped to one side, a piece of ice flying through.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Around him swirled the white flakes of snow, but he could hardly see them, for part of his head, part of his trunk, and one eye were stuck in the drift.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading And the noise was made by the motor, or engine, of the car, working its best to force the car ahead.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading The glass window of the automobile had broken as it tipped to one side, a piece of ice flying through.
grindingnounUS /ˈɡraɪndɪŋ/
material resulting from the process of grinding
From this reading UP IN THE ATTIC Banging puffing, and grinding noises sounded all about the Stuffed Elephant.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Dunn's automobile had lurched to one side as Archie's father tried to send it through a big, white drift.
only a very short time before
From this reading Around him swirled the white flakes of snow, but he could hardly see them, for part of his head, part of his trunk, and one eye were stuck in the drift.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Around him swirled the white flakes of snow, but he could hardly see them, for part of his head, part of his trunk, and one eye were stuck in the drift.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Around him swirled the white flakes of snow, but he could hardly see them, for part of his head, part of his trunk, and one eye were stuck in the drift.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Around him swirled the white flakes of snow, but he could hardly see them, for part of his head, part of his trunk, and one eye were stuck in the drift.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Around him swirled the white flakes of snow, but he could hardly see them, for part of his head, part of his trunk, and one eye were stuck in the drift.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading The glass window of the automobile had broken as it tipped to one side, a piece of ice flying through.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading UP IN THE ATTIC Banging puffing, and grinding noises sounded all about the Stuffed Elephant.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Dunn's automobile had lurched to one side as Archie's father tried to send it through a big, white drift.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And the noise was made by the motor, or engine, of the car, working its best to force the car ahead.
lurchedverbUS /lɜːrtʃt/
past form of “lurch” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading Mr. Dunn's automobile had lurched to one side as Archie's father tried to send it through a big, white drift.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And the noise was made by the motor, or engine, of the car, working its best to force the car ahead.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading And the noise was made by the motor, or engine, of the car, working its best to force the car ahead.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Dunn's automobile had lurched to one side as Archie's father tried to send it through a big, white drift.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading And the noise was made by the motor, or engine, of the car, working its best to force the car ahead.
noisesnounUS /ˈnɔɪzɪz/
plural of “noise” — sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading UP IN THE ATTIC Banging puffing, and grinding noises sounded all about the Stuffed Elephant.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Around him swirled the white flakes of snow, but he could hardly see them, for part of his head, part of his trunk, and one eye were stuck in the drift.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Around him swirled the white flakes of snow, but he could hardly see them, for part of his head, part of his trunk, and one eye were stuck in the drift.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And the noise was made by the motor, or engine, of the car, working its best to force the car ahead.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Around him swirled the white flakes of snow, but he could hardly see them, for part of his head, part of his trunk, and one eye were stuck in the drift.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading The glass window of the automobile had broken as it tipped to one side, a piece of ice flying through.
puffingnounUS /ˈpʌfɪŋ/
blowing tobacco smoke out into the air
From this reading UP IN THE ATTIC Banging puffing, and grinding noises sounded all about the Stuffed Elephant.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Around him swirled the white flakes of snow, but he could hardly see them, for part of his head, part of his trunk, and one eye were stuck in the drift.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Mr. Dunn's automobile had lurched to one side as Archie's father tried to send it through a big, white drift.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Mr. Dunn's automobile had lurched to one side as Archie's father tried to send it through a big, white drift.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Around him swirled the white flakes of snow, but he could hardly see them, for part of his head, part of his trunk, and one eye were stuck in the drift.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading UP IN THE ATTIC Banging puffing, and grinding noises sounded all about the Stuffed Elephant.
caught or fixed
From this reading Around him swirled the white flakes of snow, but he could hardly see them, for part of his head, part of his trunk, and one eye were stuck in the drift.
StuffedadjectiveUS /stʌft/
filled with something
From this reading UP IN THE ATTIC Banging puffing, and grinding noises sounded all about the Stuffed Elephant.
swirledverbUS /swɜːrld/
past form of “swirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading Around him swirled the white flakes of snow, but he could hardly see them, for part of his head, part of his trunk, and one eye were stuck in the drift.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UP IN THE ATTIC Banging puffing, and grinding noises sounded all about the Stuffed Elephant.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Around him swirled the white flakes of snow, but he could hardly see them, for part of his head, part of his trunk, and one eye were stuck in the drift.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Mr. Dunn's automobile had lurched to one side as Archie's father tried to send it through a big, white drift.
tippedadjectiveUS /tɪpt/
having a tip; or having a tip as specified (used in combination)
From this reading The glass window of the automobile had broken as it tipped to one side, a piece of ice flying through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Dunn's automobile had lurched to one side as Archie's father tried to send it through a big, white drift.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Mr. Dunn's automobile had lurched to one side as Archie's father tried to send it through a big, white drift.
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading Around him swirled the white flakes of snow, but he could hardly see them, for part of his head, part of his trunk, and one eye were stuck in the drift.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading UP IN THE ATTIC Banging puffing, and grinding noises sounded all about the Stuffed Elephant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the noise was made by the motor, or engine, of the car, working its best to force the car ahead.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Around him swirled the white flakes of snow, but he could hardly see them, for part of his head, part of his trunk, and one eye were stuck in the drift.
a Caucasian
From this reading Around him swirled the white flakes of snow, but he could hardly see them, for part of his head, part of his trunk, and one eye were stuck in the drift.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading The glass window of the automobile had broken as it tipped to one side, a piece of ice flying through.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading And the noise was made by the motor, or engine, of the car, working its best to force the car ahead.
