Chapter XIII

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

From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

at or in the front

From this reading “See if you can catch up with that car ahead,” he directed, pointing to La Montagne’s taxi which could just be seen, and sprang into the automobile.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading At Seventeenth Street he saw an empty car, bearing the placard “For hire,” coming toward him and promptly stopped the chauffeur.

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

From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading As they whirled around Thomas Circle Maynard, who had vented his feelings by swearing a blue streak under his breath at each second’s delay, called to the chauffeur to go to the Burlington apartment, and the man changed his direction with such precipitancy that Maynard was thrown forward.

a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading But the chauffeur, evidently one of the many inexperienced men who had joined the great army of licensed motorists to supply the public need of vehicles, had stalled his engine and when the car finally started down M Street La Montagne’s taxi was nowhere in sight.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading As they whirled around Thomas Circle Maynard, who had vented his feelings by swearing a blue streak under his breath at each second’s delay, called to the chauffeur to go to the Burlington apartment, and the man changed his direction with such precipitancy that Maynard was thrown forward.

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

From this reading As they whirled around Thomas Circle Maynard, who had vented his feelings by swearing a blue streak under his breath at each second’s delay, called to the chauffeur to go to the Burlington apartment, and the man changed his direction with such precipitancy that Maynard was thrown forward.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

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

From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “See if you can catch up with that car ahead,” he directed, pointing to La Montagne’s taxi which could just be seen, and sprang into the automobile.

relevant relation or interconnection

From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading As they whirled around Thomas Circle Maynard, who had vented his feelings by swearing a blue streak under his breath at each second’s delay, called to the chauffeur to go to the Burlington apartment, and the man changed his direction with such precipitancy that Maynard was thrown forward.

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading As they whirled around Thomas Circle Maynard, who had vented his feelings by swearing a blue streak under his breath at each second’s delay, called to the chauffeur to go to the Burlington apartment, and the man changed his direction with such precipitancy that Maynard was thrown forward.

the largest city in Vermont; located in northwestern Vermont on Lake Champlain; site of the University of Vermont

From this reading As they whirled around Thomas Circle Maynard, who had vented his feelings by swearing a blue streak under his breath at each second’s delay, called to the chauffeur to go to the Burlington apartment, and the man changed his direction with such precipitancy that Maynard was thrown forward.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the chauffeur, evidently one of the many inexperienced men who had joined the great army of licensed motorists to supply the public need of vehicles, had stalled his engine and when the car finally started down M Street La Montagne’s taxi was nowhere in sight.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading As they whirled around Thomas Circle Maynard, who had vented his feelings by swearing a blue streak under his breath at each second’s delay, called to the chauffeur to go to the Burlington apartment, and the man changed his direction with such precipitancy that Maynard was thrown forward.

a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits

From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading As they whirled around Thomas Circle Maynard, who had vented his feelings by swearing a blue streak under his breath at each second’s delay, called to the chauffeur to go to the Burlington apartment, and the man changed his direction with such precipitancy that Maynard was thrown forward.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “See if you can catch up with that car ahead,” he directed, pointing to La Montagne’s taxi which could just be seen, and sprang into the automobile.

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

From this reading At Seventeenth Street he saw an empty car, bearing the placard “For hire,” coming toward him and promptly stopped the chauffeur.

discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading “See if you can catch up with that car ahead,” he directed, pointing to La Montagne’s taxi which could just be seen, and sprang into the automobile.

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading As they whirled around Thomas Circle Maynard, who had vented his feelings by swearing a blue streak under his breath at each second’s delay, called to the chauffeur to go to the Burlington apartment, and the man changed his direction with such precipitancy that Maynard was thrown forward.

a man paid to drive a privately owned car

From this reading At Seventeenth Street he saw an empty car, bearing the placard “For hire,” coming toward him and promptly stopped the chauffeur.

ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

From this reading As they whirled around Thomas Circle Maynard, who had vented his feelings by swearing a blue streak under his breath at each second’s delay, called to the chauffeur to go to the Burlington apartment, and the man changed his direction with such precipitancy that Maynard was thrown forward.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading At Seventeenth Street he saw an empty car, bearing the placard “For hire,” coming toward him and promptly stopped the chauffeur.

continue a certain state, condition, or activity

From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “See if you can catch up with that car ahead,” he directed, pointing to La Montagne’s taxi which could just be seen, and sprang into the automobile.

cause to be slowed down or delayed

From this reading As they whirled around Thomas Circle Maynard, who had vented his feelings by swearing a blue streak under his breath at each second’s delay, called to the chauffeur to go to the Burlington apartment, and the man changed his direction with such precipitancy that Maynard was thrown forward.

(often used in combination) having a specified direction

From this reading “See if you can catch up with that car ahead,” he directed, pointing to La Montagne’s taxi which could just be seen, and sprang into the automobile.

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading As they whirled around Thomas Circle Maynard, who had vented his feelings by swearing a blue streak under his breath at each second’s delay, called to the chauffeur to go to the Burlington apartment, and the man changed his direction with such precipitancy that Maynard was thrown forward.

make void or empty of contents

From this reading At Seventeenth Street he saw an empty car, bearing the placard “For hire,” coming toward him and promptly stopped the chauffeur.

motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work

From this reading But the chauffeur, evidently one of the many inexperienced men who had joined the great army of licensed motorists to supply the public need of vehicles, had stalled his engine and when the car finally started down M Street La Montagne’s taxi was nowhere in sight.

unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)

From this reading But the chauffeur, evidently one of the many inexperienced men who had joined the great army of licensed motorists to supply the public need of vehicles, had stalled his engine and when the car finally started down M Street La Montagne’s taxi was nowhere in sight.

wear out completely

From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)

From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading But the chauffeur, evidently one of the many inexperienced men who had joined the great army of licensed motorists to supply the public need of vehicles, had stalled his engine and when the car finally started down M Street La Montagne’s taxi was nowhere in sight.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading At Seventeenth Street he saw an empty car, bearing the placard “For hire,” coming toward him and promptly stopped the chauffeur.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading As they whirled around Thomas Circle Maynard, who had vented his feelings by swearing a blue streak under his breath at each second’s delay, called to the chauffeur to go to the Burlington apartment, and the man changed his direction with such precipitancy that Maynard was thrown forward.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

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

From this reading As they whirled around Thomas Circle Maynard, who had vented his feelings by swearing a blue streak under his breath at each second’s delay, called to the chauffeur to go to the Burlington apartment, and the man changed his direction with such precipitancy that Maynard was thrown forward.

the act of departing

From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading But the chauffeur, evidently one of the many inexperienced men who had joined the great army of licensed motorists to supply the public need of vehicles, had stalled his engine and when the car finally started down M Street La Montagne’s taxi was nowhere in sight.

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

From this reading But the chauffeur, evidently one of the many inexperienced men who had joined the great army of licensed motorists to supply the public need of vehicles, had stalled his engine and when the car finally started down M Street La Montagne’s taxi was nowhere in sight.

praise vociferously

From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

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

From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading At Seventeenth Street he saw an empty car, bearing the placard “For hire,” coming toward him and promptly stopped the chauffeur.

engage or hire for work

From this reading At Seventeenth Street he saw an empty car, bearing the placard “For hire,” coming toward him and promptly stopped the chauffeur.

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

From this reading But the chauffeur, evidently one of the many inexperienced men who had joined the great army of licensed motorists to supply the public need of vehicles, had stalled his engine and when the car finally started down M Street La Montagne’s taxi was nowhere in sight.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “See if you can catch up with that car ahead,” he directed, pointing to La Montagne’s taxi which could just be seen, and sprang into the automobile.

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

From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

lacking practical experience or training

From this reading But the chauffeur, evidently one of the many inexperienced men who had joined the great army of licensed motorists to supply the public need of vehicles, had stalled his engine and when the car finally started down M Street La Montagne’s taxi was nowhere in sight.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading “See if you can catch up with that car ahead,” he directed, pointing to La Montagne’s taxi which could just be seen, and sprang into the automobile.

of or relating to two people who are married to each other

From this reading But the chauffeur, evidently one of the many inexperienced men who had joined the great army of licensed motorists to supply the public need of vehicles, had stalled his engine and when the car finally started down M Street La Montagne’s taxi was nowhere in sight.

and nothing more

From this reading “See if you can catch up with that car ahead,” he directed, pointing to La Montagne’s taxi which could just be seen, and sprang into the automobile.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

given official approval to act

From this reading But the chauffeur, evidently one of the many inexperienced men who had joined the great army of licensed motorists to supply the public need of vehicles, had stalled his engine and when the car finally started down M Street La Montagne’s taxi was nowhere in sight.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading As they whirled around Thomas Circle Maynard, who had vented his feelings by swearing a blue streak under his breath at each second’s delay, called to the chauffeur to go to the Burlington apartment, and the man changed his direction with such precipitancy that Maynard was thrown forward.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading But the chauffeur, evidently one of the many inexperienced men who had joined the great army of licensed motorists to supply the public need of vehicles, had stalled his engine and when the car finally started down M Street La Montagne’s taxi was nowhere in sight.

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From this reading As they whirled around Thomas Circle Maynard, who had vented his feelings by swearing a blue streak under his breath at each second’s delay, called to the chauffeur to go to the Burlington apartment, and the man changed his direction with such precipitancy that Maynard was thrown forward.

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From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

the force of workers available

From this reading But the chauffeur, evidently one of the many inexperienced men who had joined the great army of licensed motorists to supply the public need of vehicles, had stalled his engine and when the car finally started down M Street La Montagne’s taxi was nowhere in sight.

consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds

From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

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

From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

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

From this reading “See if you can catch up with that car ahead,” he directed, pointing to La Montagne’s taxi which could just be seen, and sprang into the automobile.

plural of “motorist” — someone who drives (or travels in) an automobile

From this reading But the chauffeur, evidently one of the many inexperienced men who had joined the great army of licensed motorists to supply the public need of vehicles, had stalled his engine and when the car finally started down M Street La Montagne’s taxi was nowhere in sight.

close at hand

From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading But the chauffeur, evidently one of the many inexperienced men who had joined the great army of licensed motorists to supply the public need of vehicles, had stalled his engine and when the car finally started down M Street La Montagne’s taxi was nowhere in sight.

an insignificant place

From this reading But the chauffeur, evidently one of the many inexperienced men who had joined the great army of licensed motorists to supply the public need of vehicles, had stalled his engine and when the car finally started down M Street La Montagne’s taxi was nowhere in sight.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But the chauffeur, evidently one of the many inexperienced men who had joined the great army of licensed motorists to supply the public need of vehicles, had stalled his engine and when the car finally started down M Street La Montagne’s taxi was nowhere in sight.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading But the chauffeur, evidently one of the many inexperienced men who had joined the great army of licensed motorists to supply the public need of vehicles, had stalled his engine and when the car finally started down M Street La Montagne’s taxi was nowhere in sight.

post in a public place

From this reading At Seventeenth Street he saw an empty car, bearing the placard “For hire,” coming toward him and promptly stopped the chauffeur.

-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

From this reading “See if you can catch up with that car ahead,” he directed, pointing to La Montagne’s taxi which could just be seen, and sprang into the automobile.

the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning

From this reading As they whirled around Thomas Circle Maynard, who had vented his feelings by swearing a blue streak under his breath at each second’s delay, called to the chauffeur to go to the Burlington apartment, and the man changed his direction with such precipitancy that Maynard was thrown forward.

with little or no delay

From this reading At Seventeenth Street he saw an empty car, bearing the placard “For hire,” coming toward him and promptly stopped the chauffeur.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading But the chauffeur, evidently one of the many inexperienced men who had joined the great army of licensed motorists to supply the public need of vehicles, had stalled his engine and when the car finally started down M Street La Montagne’s taxi was nowhere in sight.

done or occurring in a brief period of time

From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

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

From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

cut with a saw

From this reading At Seventeenth Street he saw an empty car, bearing the placard “For hire,” coming toward him and promptly stopped the chauffeur.

possessive form of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading As they whirled around Thomas Circle Maynard, who had vented his feelings by swearing a blue streak under his breath at each second’s delay, called to the chauffeur to go to the Burlington apartment, and the man changed his direction with such precipitancy that Maynard was thrown forward.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “See if you can catch up with that car ahead,” he directed, pointing to La Montagne’s taxi which could just be seen, and sprang into the automobile.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “See if you can catch up with that car ahead,” he directed, pointing to La Montagne’s taxi which could just be seen, and sprang into the automobile.

coming next after the sixteenth in position

From this reading At Seventeenth Street he saw an empty car, bearing the placard “For hire,” coming toward him and promptly stopped the chauffeur.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading But the chauffeur, evidently one of the many inexperienced men who had joined the great army of licensed motorists to supply the public need of vehicles, had stalled his engine and when the car finally started down M Street La Montagne’s taxi was nowhere in sight.

inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading “See if you can catch up with that car ahead,” he directed, pointing to La Montagne’s taxi which could just be seen, and sprang into the automobile.

past form of “stall” — postpone doing what one should be doing

From this reading But the chauffeur, evidently one of the many inexperienced men who had joined the great army of licensed motorists to supply the public need of vehicles, had stalled his engine and when the car finally started down M Street La Montagne’s taxi was nowhere in sight.

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading At Seventeenth Street he saw an empty car, bearing the placard “For hire,” coming toward him and promptly stopped the chauffeur.

an unbroken series of events

From this reading As they whirled around Thomas Circle Maynard, who had vented his feelings by swearing a blue streak under his breath at each second’s delay, called to the chauffeur to go to the Burlington apartment, and the man changed his direction with such precipitancy that Maynard was thrown forward.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading As they whirled around Thomas Circle Maynard, who had vented his feelings by swearing a blue streak under his breath at each second’s delay, called to the chauffeur to go to the Burlington apartment, and the man changed his direction with such precipitancy that Maynard was thrown forward.

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading But the chauffeur, evidently one of the many inexperienced men who had joined the great army of licensed motorists to supply the public need of vehicles, had stalled his engine and when the car finally started down M Street La Montagne’s taxi was nowhere in sight.

profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

From this reading As they whirled around Thomas Circle Maynard, who had vented his feelings by swearing a blue streak under his breath at each second’s delay, called to the chauffeur to go to the Burlington apartment, and the man changed his direction with such precipitancy that Maynard was thrown forward.

travel slowly

From this reading “See if you can catch up with that car ahead,” he directed, pointing to La Montagne’s taxi which could just be seen, and sprang into the automobile.

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

From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “See if you can catch up with that car ahead,” he directed, pointing to La Montagne’s taxi which could just be seen, and sprang into the automobile.

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

From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading As they whirled around Thomas Circle Maynard, who had vented his feelings by swearing a blue streak under his breath at each second’s delay, called to the chauffeur to go to the Burlington apartment, and the man changed his direction with such precipitancy that Maynard was thrown forward.

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading As they whirled around Thomas Circle Maynard, who had vented his feelings by swearing a blue streak under his breath at each second’s delay, called to the chauffeur to go to the Burlington apartment, and the man changed his direction with such precipitancy that Maynard was thrown forward.

caused to fall to the ground

From this reading As they whirled around Thomas Circle Maynard, who had vented his feelings by swearing a blue streak under his breath at each second’s delay, called to the chauffeur to go to the Burlington apartment, and the man changed his direction with such precipitancy that Maynard was thrown forward.

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

From this reading “See if you can catch up with that car ahead,” he directed, pointing to La Montagne’s taxi which could just be seen, and sprang into the automobile.

in the direction of

From this reading At Seventeenth Street he saw an empty car, bearing the placard “For hire,” coming toward him and promptly stopped the chauffeur.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading As they whirled around Thomas Circle Maynard, who had vented his feelings by swearing a blue streak under his breath at each second’s delay, called to the chauffeur to go to the Burlington apartment, and the man changed his direction with such precipitancy that Maynard was thrown forward.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading “See if you can catch up with that car ahead,” he directed, pointing to La Montagne’s taxi which could just be seen, and sprang into the automobile.

plural of “vehicle” — a conveyance that transports people or objects

From this reading But the chauffeur, evidently one of the many inexperienced men who had joined the great army of licensed motorists to supply the public need of vehicles, had stalled his engine and when the car finally started down M Street La Montagne’s taxi was nowhere in sight.

supplied with a vent or vents for intake of air or discharge of gases

From this reading As they whirled around Thomas Circle Maynard, who had vented his feelings by swearing a blue streak under his breath at each second’s delay, called to the chauffeur to go to the Burlington apartment, and the man changed his direction with such precipitancy that Maynard was thrown forward.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

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

From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

at the time that

From this reading But the chauffeur, evidently one of the many inexperienced men who had joined the great army of licensed motorists to supply the public need of vehicles, had stalled his engine and when the car finally started down M Street La Montagne’s taxi was nowhere in sight.

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

From this reading “See if you can catch up with that car ahead,” he directed, pointing to La Montagne’s taxi which could just be seen, and sprang into the automobile.

past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion

From this reading As they whirled around Thomas Circle Maynard, who had vented his feelings by swearing a blue streak under his breath at each second’s delay, called to the chauffeur to go to the Burlington apartment, and the man changed his direction with such precipitancy that Maynard was thrown forward.

which person or people

From this reading But the chauffeur, evidently one of the many inexperienced men who had joined the great army of licensed motorists to supply the public need of vehicles, had stalled his engine and when the car finally started down M Street La Montagne’s taxi was nowhere in sight.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE CALL MAYNARD’S hail was lost in the exhaust from a nearby automobile and he watched the taxi-cab bearing René La Montagne continue down M Street with mixed feelings, then started at a rapid walk in the direction the cab was going.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “See if you can catch up with that car ahead,” he directed, pointing to La Montagne’s taxi which could just be seen, and sprang into the automobile.