used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On ordinary occasions I should not have minded much, but now everything depended on my getting to London at a certain hour.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading THE SECOND CHRISTMAS EVE The skies were clear when we left Turin, and the air pure and free.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SECOND CHRISTMAS EVE The skies were clear when we left Turin, and the air pure and free.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On ordinary occasions I should not have minded much, but now everything depended on my getting to London at a certain hour.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How slowly the train seemed to creep, to be sure; and how long we stopped at the little roadside stations!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On ordinary occasions I should not have minded much, but now everything depended on my getting to London at a certain hour.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading On ordinary occasions I should not have minded much, but now everything depended on my getting to London at a certain hour.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading We had not got far into France, however, when we found everything changed.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading THE SECOND CHRISTMAS EVE The skies were clear when we left Turin, and the air pure and free.
rid of obstructions
From this reading THE SECOND CHRISTMAS EVE The skies were clear when we left Turin, and the air pure and free.
creepverbUS /kriːp/
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading How slowly the train seemed to creep, to be sure; and how long we stopped at the little roadside stations!
dependedverbUS /dɪˈpendəd/
past form of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading On ordinary occasions I should not have minded much, but now everything depended on my getting to London at a certain hour.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading THE SECOND CHRISTMAS EVE The skies were clear when we left Turin, and the air pure and free.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading We had not got far into France, however, when we found everything changed.
to or in any or all places
From this reading It was snow--snow everywhere.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading We had not got far into France, however, when we found everything changed.
set up or found
From this reading We had not got far into France, however, when we found everything changed.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading We had not got far into France, however, when we found everything changed.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading THE SECOND CHRISTMAS EVE The skies were clear when we left Turin, and the air pure and free.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading On ordinary occasions I should not have minded much, but now everything depended on my getting to London at a certain hour.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We had not got far into France, however, when we found everything changed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had not got far into France, however, when we found everything changed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading On ordinary occasions I should not have minded much, but now everything depended on my getting to London at a certain hour.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading On ordinary occasions I should not have minded much, but now everything depended on my getting to London at a certain hour.
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From this reading How slowly the train seemed to creep, to be sure; and how long we stopped at the little roadside stations!
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading We had not got far into France, however, when we found everything changed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On ordinary occasions I should not have minded much, but now everything depended on my getting to London at a certain hour.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We had not got far into France, however, when we found everything changed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was snow--snow everywhere.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading THE SECOND CHRISTMAS EVE The skies were clear when we left Turin, and the air pure and free.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading How slowly the train seemed to creep, to be sure; and how long we stopped at the little roadside stations!
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading On ordinary occasions I should not have minded much, but now everything depended on my getting to London at a certain hour.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading How slowly the train seemed to creep, to be sure; and how long we stopped at the little roadside stations!
mindedadjectiveUS /ˈmaɪndəd/
(used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified
From this reading On ordinary occasions I should not have minded much, but now everything depended on my getting to London at a certain hour.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading On ordinary occasions I should not have minded much, but now everything depended on my getting to London at a certain hour.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On ordinary occasions I should not have minded much, but now everything depended on my getting to London at a certain hour.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We had not got far into France, however, when we found everything changed.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading On ordinary occasions I should not have minded much, but now everything depended on my getting to London at a certain hour.
something you have to do
From this reading On ordinary occasions I should not have minded much, but now everything depended on my getting to London at a certain hour.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On ordinary occasions I should not have minded much, but now everything depended on my getting to London at a certain hour.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading On ordinary occasions I should not have minded much, but now everything depended on my getting to London at a certain hour.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading THE SECOND CHRISTMAS EVE The skies were clear when we left Turin, and the air pure and free.
roadsidenounUS /ˈroʊdsaɪd/
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading How slowly the train seemed to creep, to be sure; and how long we stopped at the little roadside stations!
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THE SECOND CHRISTMAS EVE The skies were clear when we left Turin, and the air pure and free.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading How slowly the train seemed to creep, to be sure; and how long we stopped at the little roadside stations!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading On ordinary occasions I should not have minded much, but now everything depended on my getting to London at a certain hour.
skiesnounUS /skaɪz/
plural of “sky” — the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading THE SECOND CHRISTMAS EVE The skies were clear when we left Turin, and the air pure and free.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading How slowly the train seemed to creep, to be sure; and how long we stopped at the little roadside stations!
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading It was snow--snow everywhere.
stationsnounUS /ˈsteɪʃənz/
(Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary
From this reading How slowly the train seemed to creep, to be sure; and how long we stopped at the little roadside stations!
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading How slowly the train seemed to creep, to be sure; and how long we stopped at the little roadside stations!
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading How slowly the train seemed to creep, to be sure; and how long we stopped at the little roadside stations!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECOND CHRISTMAS EVE The skies were clear when we left Turin, and the air pure and free.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On ordinary occasions I should not have minded much, but now everything depended on my getting to London at a certain hour.
create by training and teaching
From this reading How slowly the train seemed to creep, to be sure; and how long we stopped at the little roadside stations!
TurinnounUS /ˈtjʊrɪn/
capital city of the Piemonte region of northwestern Italy
From this reading THE SECOND CHRISTMAS EVE The skies were clear when we left Turin, and the air pure and free.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was snow--snow everywhere.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE SECOND CHRISTMAS EVE The skies were clear when we left Turin, and the air pure and free.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE SECOND CHRISTMAS EVE The skies were clear when we left Turin, and the air pure and free.
at the time that
From this reading THE SECOND CHRISTMAS EVE The skies were clear when we left Turin, and the air pure and free.
