used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had hoped they would get in first, but Henry Ford had a blow out and they had to stop for repairs.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading We always had to send for Cousin Park in a great old sea-going rockaway that was never pulled out of the carriage house except on state occasions.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had hoped they would get in first, but Henry Ford had a blow out and they had to stop for repairs.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The Tuckers arrived right on the dot with Cousin Park.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Father and I hated to ride in it as it always reminded us of funerals and Cousin Park.
exhale hard
From this reading I had hoped they would get in first, but Henry Ford had a blow out and they had to stop for repairs.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had hoped they would get in first, but Henry Ford had a blow out and they had to stop for repairs.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading We always had to send for Cousin Park in a great old sea-going rockaway that was never pulled out of the carriage house except on state occasions.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading The Tuckers arrived right on the dot with Cousin Park.
dotnounUS /dɑːt/
a very small circular shape
From this reading The Tuckers arrived right on the dot with Cousin Park.
apart from; not including
From this reading We always had to send for Cousin Park in a great old sea-going rockaway that was never pulled out of the carriage house except on state occasions.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Father and I hated to ride in it as it always reminded us of funerals and Cousin Park.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I had hoped they would get in first, but Henry Ford had a blow out and they had to stop for repairs.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had hoped they would get in first, but Henry Ford had a blow out and they had to stop for repairs.
FordnounUS /fɔːrd/
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading I had hoped they would get in first, but Henry Ford had a blow out and they had to stop for repairs.
funeralsnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəlz/
plural of “funeral” — a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading Father and I hated to ride in it as it always reminded us of funerals and Cousin Park.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I had hoped they would get in first, but Henry Ford had a blow out and they had to stop for repairs.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading We always had to send for Cousin Park in a great old sea-going rockaway that was never pulled out of the carriage house except on state occasions.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had hoped they would get in first, but Henry Ford had a blow out and they had to stop for repairs.
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading Father and I hated to ride in it as it always reminded us of funerals and Cousin Park.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading I had hoped they would get in first, but Henry Ford had a blow out and they had to stop for repairs.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading I had hoped they would get in first, but Henry Ford had a blow out and they had to stop for repairs.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading We always had to send for Cousin Park in a great old sea-going rockaway that was never pulled out of the carriage house except on state occasions.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had hoped they would get in first, but Henry Ford had a blow out and they had to stop for repairs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had hoped they would get in first, but Henry Ford had a blow out and they had to stop for repairs.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Father and I hated to ride in it as it always reminded us of funerals and Cousin Park.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading We always had to send for Cousin Park in a great old sea-going rockaway that was never pulled out of the carriage house except on state occasions.
something you have to do
From this reading We always had to send for Cousin Park in a great old sea-going rockaway that was never pulled out of the carriage house except on state occasions.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We always had to send for Cousin Park in a great old sea-going rockaway that was never pulled out of the carriage house except on state occasions.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading We always had to send for Cousin Park in a great old sea-going rockaway that was never pulled out of the carriage house except on state occasions.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Tuckers arrived right on the dot with Cousin Park.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I had hoped they would get in first, but Henry Ford had a blow out and they had to stop for repairs.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading The Tuckers arrived right on the dot with Cousin Park.
PICNICnounUS /ˈpɪknɪk/
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading THE PICNIC.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading We always had to send for Cousin Park in a great old sea-going rockaway that was never pulled out of the carriage house except on state occasions.
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading Father and I hated to ride in it as it always reminded us of funerals and Cousin Park.
repairsnounUS /rɪˈperz/
plural of “repair” — the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading I had hoped they would get in first, but Henry Ford had a blow out and they had to stop for repairs.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Father and I hated to ride in it as it always reminded us of funerals and Cousin Park.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The Tuckers arrived right on the dot with Cousin Park.
rockaway
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From this reading We always had to send for Cousin Park in a great old sea-going rockaway that was never pulled out of the carriage house except on state occasions.
sea-going
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We always had to send for Cousin Park in a great old sea-going rockaway that was never pulled out of the carriage house except on state occasions.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading We always had to send for Cousin Park in a great old sea-going rockaway that was never pulled out of the carriage house except on state occasions.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading We always had to send for Cousin Park in a great old sea-going rockaway that was never pulled out of the carriage house except on state occasions.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading I had hoped they would get in first, but Henry Ford had a blow out and they had to stop for repairs.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We always had to send for Cousin Park in a great old sea-going rockaway that was never pulled out of the carriage house except on state occasions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PICNIC.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had hoped they would get in first, but Henry Ford had a blow out and they had to stop for repairs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had hoped they would get in first, but Henry Ford had a blow out and they had to stop for repairs.
Tuckers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Tuckers arrived right on the dot with Cousin Park.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Father and I hated to ride in it as it always reminded us of funerals and Cousin Park.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We always had to send for Cousin Park in a great old sea-going rockaway that was never pulled out of the carriage house except on state occasions.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We always had to send for Cousin Park in a great old sea-going rockaway that was never pulled out of the carriage house except on state occasions.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Tuckers arrived right on the dot with Cousin Park.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I had hoped they would get in first, but Henry Ford had a blow out and they had to stop for repairs.
