Chapter XIII · The Drive

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

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

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From this reading His divinity, Miss Alice, was going to drive, and there was nothing too good for her.

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

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

any thing at all

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

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

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading “She don’t look as real as my girl,” he had thought when he first saw her, and he never had cause to change his opinion.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading “She don’t look as real as my girl,” he had thought when he first saw her, and he never had cause to change his opinion.

patterned with alternating squares of color

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading Helen had not impressed him as favorably as her cousin.

any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force

From this reading His divinity, Miss Alice, was going to drive, and there was nothing too good for her.

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From this reading “She don’t look as real as my girl,” he had thought when he first saw her, and he never had cause to change his opinion.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Jeff had spent two hours in scrubbing the carriage, polishing the harness and rubbing down the horses.

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading His divinity, Miss Alice, was going to drive, and there was nothing too good for her.

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

showing approval

From this reading Helen had not impressed him as favorably as her cousin.

deceive by a mock action

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading “She don’t look as real as my girl,” he had thought when he first saw her, and he never had cause to change his opinion.

grow vigorously

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading His divinity, Miss Alice, was going to drive, and there was nothing too good for her.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

a young female

From this reading “She don’t look as real as my girl,” he had thought when he first saw her, and he never had cause to change his opinion.

the act of departing

From this reading His divinity, Miss Alice, was going to drive, and there was nothing too good for her.

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

From this reading His divinity, Miss Alice, was going to drive, and there was nothing too good for her.

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

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

put a harness

From this reading Jeff had spent two hours in scrubbing the carriage, polishing the harness and rubbing down the horses.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

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

From this reading “She don’t look as real as my girl,” he had thought when he first saw her, and he never had cause to change his opinion.

plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War

From this reading Helen had not impressed him as favorably as her cousin.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading His divinity, Miss Alice, was going to drive, and there was nothing too good for her.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

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

From this reading Helen had not impressed him as favorably as her cousin.

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

From this reading His divinity, Miss Alice, was going to drive, and there was nothing too good for her.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading Jeff had spent two hours in scrubbing the carriage, polishing the harness and rubbing down the horses.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

deeply or markedly affected or influenced

From this reading Helen had not impressed him as favorably as her cousin.

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

From this reading Jeff had spent two hours in scrubbing the carriage, polishing the harness and rubbing down the horses.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

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

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading “She don’t look as real as my girl,” he had thought when he first saw her, and he never had cause to change his opinion.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading His divinity, Miss Alice, was going to drive, and there was nothing too good for her.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “She don’t look as real as my girl,” he had thought when he first saw her, and he never had cause to change his opinion.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading “She don’t look as real as my girl,” he had thought when he first saw her, and he never had cause to change his opinion.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading His divinity, Miss Alice, was going to drive, and there was nothing too good for her.

according to the clock

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

From this reading “She don’t look as real as my girl,” he had thought when he first saw her, and he never had cause to change his opinion.

the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it

From this reading Jeff had spent two hours in scrubbing the carriage, polishing the harness and rubbing down the horses.

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading “She don’t look as real as my girl,” he had thought when he first saw her, and he never had cause to change his opinion.

the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another

From this reading Jeff had spent two hours in scrubbing the carriage, polishing the harness and rubbing down the horses.

plural of “runaway” — an easy victory

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

cut with a saw

From this reading “She don’t look as real as my girl,” he had thought when he first saw her, and he never had cause to change his opinion.

the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

From this reading Jeff had spent two hours in scrubbing the carriage, polishing the harness and rubbing down the horses.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “She don’t look as real as my girl,” he had thought when he first saw her, and he never had cause to change his opinion.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading Jeff had spent two hours in scrubbing the carriage, polishing the harness and rubbing down the horses.

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

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

in or at that place or location

From this reading His divinity, Miss Alice, was going to drive, and there was nothing too good for her.

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

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading “She don’t look as real as my girl,” he had thought when he first saw her, and he never had cause to change his opinion.

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

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading His divinity, Miss Alice, was going to drive, and there was nothing too good for her.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Jeff had spent two hours in scrubbing the carriage, polishing the harness and rubbing down the horses.

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

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

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

From this reading His divinity, Miss Alice, was going to drive, and there was nothing too good for her.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

at the time that

From this reading “She don’t look as real as my girl,” he had thought when he first saw her, and he never had cause to change his opinion.

which person or people

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

in the company of; together with

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading At precisely four o’clock Jeff drove the hotel carriage up to the door with a flourish and a feint as if it were hard to hold the horses, who looked like anything but runaways and would have dropped their heads if they had not been checked so high.