used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The motor passengers were in no haste to be gone, and they loitered, watching the mad riders on their breakneck descent, now hidden, now revealed again by a swerve of the road, a jut of hillside, or a group of trees.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading But they always did, and getting their horses in hand at last, finished the hill with sobriety, trotted across the granite bridge, and turned to wave good-by.
anew
From this reading The motor passengers were in no haste to be gone, and they loitered, watching the mad riders on their breakneck descent, now hidden, now revealed again by a swerve of the road, a jut of hillside, or a group of trees.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading A tiny motor-cycle, whose thumping flight was faintly audible even at such a distance, whizzed round a curve and almost cut the horses' feet from under them.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They were as small as dolls on toys where they jogged along the distant high-road.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading But they always did, and getting their horses in hand at last, finished the hill with sobriety, trotted across the granite bridge, and turned to wave good-by.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The motor passengers were in no haste to be gone, and they loitered, watching the mad riders on their breakneck descent, now hidden, now revealed again by a swerve of the road, a jut of hillside, or a group of trees.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were as small as dolls on toys where they jogged along the distant high-road.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Forbes was sure at every vanishing that they would never come into view.
audibleadjectiveUS /ˈɑːdəbəl/
heard or perceptible by the ear
From this reading A tiny motor-cycle, whose thumping flight was faintly audible even at such a distance, whizzed round a curve and almost cut the horses' feet from under them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The motor passengers were in no haste to be gone, and they loitered, watching the mad riders on their breakneck descent, now hidden, now revealed again by a swerve of the road, a jut of hillside, or a group of trees.
breakneckadjectiveUS /ˈbreɪknek/
moving at very high speed
From this reading The motor passengers were in no haste to be gone, and they loitered, watching the mad riders on their breakneck descent, now hidden, now revealed again by a swerve of the road, a jut of hillside, or a group of trees.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading But they always did, and getting their horses in hand at last, finished the hill with sobriety, trotted across the granite bridge, and turned to wave good-by.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they always did, and getting their horses in hand at last, finished the hill with sobriety, trotted across the granite bridge, and turned to wave good-by.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The motor passengers were in no haste to be gone, and they loitered, watching the mad riders on their breakneck descent, now hidden, now revealed again by a swerve of the road, a jut of hillside, or a group of trees.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Forbes was sure at every vanishing that they would never come into view.
curvenounUS /kɜːrv/
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading A tiny motor-cycle, whose thumping flight was faintly audible even at such a distance, whizzed round a curve and almost cut the horses' feet from under them.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading A tiny motor-cycle, whose thumping flight was faintly audible even at such a distance, whizzed round a curve and almost cut the horses' feet from under them.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading The motor passengers were in no haste to be gone, and they loitered, watching the mad riders on their breakneck descent, now hidden, now revealed again by a swerve of the road, a jut of hillside, or a group of trees.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But they always did, and getting their horses in hand at last, finished the hill with sobriety, trotted across the granite bridge, and turned to wave good-by.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading A tiny motor-cycle, whose thumping flight was faintly audible even at such a distance, whizzed round a curve and almost cut the horses' feet from under them.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading They were as small as dolls on toys where they jogged along the distant high-road.
dollsnounUS /dɑːlz/
plural of “doll” — a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading They were as small as dolls on toys where they jogged along the distant high-road.
divisible by two
From this reading A tiny motor-cycle, whose thumping flight was faintly audible even at such a distance, whizzed round a curve and almost cut the horses' feet from under them.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Forbes was sure at every vanishing that they would never come into view.
faintlyadverbUS /ˈfeɪntli/
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading A tiny motor-cycle, whose thumping flight was faintly audible even at such a distance, whizzed round a curve and almost cut the horses' feet from under them.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading A tiny motor-cycle, whose thumping flight was faintly audible even at such a distance, whizzed round a curve and almost cut the horses' feet from under them.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading But they always did, and getting their horses in hand at last, finished the hill with sobriety, trotted across the granite bridge, and turned to wave good-by.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading A tiny motor-cycle, whose thumping flight was faintly audible even at such a distance, whizzed round a curve and almost cut the horses' feet from under them.
Forbes
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From this reading Forbes was sure at every vanishing that they would never come into view.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A tiny motor-cycle, whose thumping flight was faintly audible even at such a distance, whizzed round a curve and almost cut the horses' feet from under them.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading But they always did, and getting their horses in hand at last, finished the hill with sobriety, trotted across the granite bridge, and turned to wave good-by.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The motor passengers were in no haste to be gone, and they loitered, watching the mad riders on their breakneck descent, now hidden, now revealed again by a swerve of the road, a jut of hillside, or a group of trees.
good-bynoun
a farewell remark
From this reading But they always did, and getting their horses in hand at last, finished the hill with sobriety, trotted across the granite bridge, and turned to wave good-by.
granitenounUS /ˈɡrænət/
plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
From this reading But they always did, and getting their horses in hand at last, finished the hill with sobriety, trotted across the granite bridge, and turned to wave good-by.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading The motor passengers were in no haste to be gone, and they loitered, watching the mad riders on their breakneck descent, now hidden, now revealed again by a swerve of the road, a jut of hillside, or a group of trees.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading But they always did, and getting their horses in hand at last, finished the hill with sobriety, trotted across the granite bridge, and turned to wave good-by.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading The motor passengers were in no haste to be gone, and they loitered, watching the mad riders on their breakneck descent, now hidden, now revealed again by a swerve of the road, a jut of hillside, or a group of trees.
not accessible to view
From this reading The motor passengers were in no haste to be gone, and they loitered, watching the mad riders on their breakneck descent, now hidden, now revealed again by a swerve of the road, a jut of hillside, or a group of trees.
high-road
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From this reading They were as small as dolls on toys where they jogged along the distant high-road.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading But they always did, and getting their horses in hand at last, finished the hill with sobriety, trotted across the granite bridge, and turned to wave good-by.
hillsidenounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪd/
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading The motor passengers were in no haste to be gone, and they loitered, watching the mad riders on their breakneck descent, now hidden, now revealed again by a swerve of the road, a jut of hillside, or a group of trees.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading But they always did, and getting their horses in hand at last, finished the hill with sobriety, trotted across the granite bridge, and turned to wave good-by.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The motor passengers were in no haste to be gone, and they loitered, watching the mad riders on their breakneck descent, now hidden, now revealed again by a swerve of the road, a jut of hillside, or a group of trees.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Forbes was sure at every vanishing that they would never come into view.
joggedverbUS /dʒɑːɡd/
inflected form of “jog” — continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
From this reading They were as small as dolls on toys where they jogged along the distant high-road.
jutnounUS /dʒʌt/
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
From this reading The motor passengers were in no haste to be gone, and they loitered, watching the mad riders on their breakneck descent, now hidden, now revealed again by a swerve of the road, a jut of hillside, or a group of trees.
immediately past
From this reading But they always did, and getting their horses in hand at last, finished the hill with sobriety, trotted across the granite bridge, and turned to wave good-by.
loitered
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From this reading The motor passengers were in no haste to be gone, and they loitered, watching the mad riders on their breakneck descent, now hidden, now revealed again by a swerve of the road, a jut of hillside, or a group of trees.
roused to anger
From this reading The motor passengers were in no haste to be gone, and they loitered, watching the mad riders on their breakneck descent, now hidden, now revealed again by a swerve of the road, a jut of hillside, or a group of trees.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading The motor passengers were in no haste to be gone, and they loitered, watching the mad riders on their breakneck descent, now hidden, now revealed again by a swerve of the road, a jut of hillside, or a group of trees.
motor-cycle
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From this reading A tiny motor-cycle, whose thumping flight was faintly audible even at such a distance, whizzed round a curve and almost cut the horses' feet from under them.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Forbes was sure at every vanishing that they would never come into view.
not any; not one
From this reading The motor passengers were in no haste to be gone, and they loitered, watching the mad riders on their breakneck descent, now hidden, now revealed again by a swerve of the road, a jut of hillside, or a group of trees.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The motor passengers were in no haste to be gone, and they loitered, watching the mad riders on their breakneck descent, now hidden, now revealed again by a swerve of the road, a jut of hillside, or a group of trees.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The motor passengers were in no haste to be gone, and they loitered, watching the mad riders on their breakneck descent, now hidden, now revealed again by a swerve of the road, a jut of hillside, or a group of trees.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The motor passengers were in no haste to be gone, and they loitered, watching the mad riders on their breakneck descent, now hidden, now revealed again by a swerve of the road, a jut of hillside, or a group of trees.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The motor passengers were in no haste to be gone, and they loitered, watching the mad riders on their breakneck descent, now hidden, now revealed again by a swerve of the road, a jut of hillside, or a group of trees.
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading The motor passengers were in no haste to be gone, and they loitered, watching the mad riders on their breakneck descent, now hidden, now revealed again by a swerve of the road, a jut of hillside, or a group of trees.
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading The motor passengers were in no haste to be gone, and they loitered, watching the mad riders on their breakneck descent, now hidden, now revealed again by a swerve of the road, a jut of hillside, or a group of trees.
ridersnounUS /ˈraɪdərz/
plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading The motor passengers were in no haste to be gone, and they loitered, watching the mad riders on their breakneck descent, now hidden, now revealed again by a swerve of the road, a jut of hillside, or a group of trees.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The motor passengers were in no haste to be gone, and they loitered, watching the mad riders on their breakneck descent, now hidden, now revealed again by a swerve of the road, a jut of hillside, or a group of trees.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading A tiny motor-cycle, whose thumping flight was faintly audible even at such a distance, whizzed round a curve and almost cut the horses' feet from under them.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They were as small as dolls on toys where they jogged along the distant high-road.
sobrietynounUS /səˈbraɪəti/
the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol
From this reading But they always did, and getting their horses in hand at last, finished the hill with sobriety, trotted across the granite bridge, and turned to wave good-by.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A tiny motor-cycle, whose thumping flight was faintly audible even at such a distance, whizzed round a curve and almost cut the horses' feet from under them.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Forbes was sure at every vanishing that they would never come into view.
swervenounUS /swɜːrv/
the act of turning aside suddenly
From this reading The motor passengers were in no haste to be gone, and they loitered, watching the mad riders on their breakneck descent, now hidden, now revealed again by a swerve of the road, a jut of hillside, or a group of trees.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Forbes was sure at every vanishing that they would never come into view.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The motor passengers were in no haste to be gone, and they loitered, watching the mad riders on their breakneck descent, now hidden, now revealed again by a swerve of the road, a jut of hillside, or a group of trees.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The motor passengers were in no haste to be gone, and they loitered, watching the mad riders on their breakneck descent, now hidden, now revealed again by a swerve of the road, a jut of hillside, or a group of trees.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A tiny motor-cycle, whose thumping flight was faintly audible even at such a distance, whizzed round a curve and almost cut the horses' feet from under them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The motor passengers were in no haste to be gone, and they loitered, watching the mad riders on their breakneck descent, now hidden, now revealed again by a swerve of the road, a jut of hillside, or a group of trees.
thumpingnounUS /ˈθʌmpɪŋ/
a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
From this reading A tiny motor-cycle, whose thumping flight was faintly audible even at such a distance, whizzed round a curve and almost cut the horses' feet from under them.
very small
From this reading A tiny motor-cycle, whose thumping flight was faintly audible even at such a distance, whizzed round a curve and almost cut the horses' feet from under them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The motor passengers were in no haste to be gone, and they loitered, watching the mad riders on their breakneck descent, now hidden, now revealed again by a swerve of the road, a jut of hillside, or a group of trees.
toysnounUS /tɔɪz/
plural of “toy” — an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading They were as small as dolls on toys where they jogged along the distant high-road.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The motor passengers were in no haste to be gone, and they loitered, watching the mad riders on their breakneck descent, now hidden, now revealed again by a swerve of the road, a jut of hillside, or a group of trees.
trottedverbUS /ˈtrɑːtɪd/
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading But they always did, and getting their horses in hand at last, finished the hill with sobriety, trotted across the granite bridge, and turned to wave good-by.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading But they always did, and getting their horses in hand at last, finished the hill with sobriety, trotted across the granite bridge, and turned to wave good-by.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A tiny motor-cycle, whose thumping flight was faintly audible even at such a distance, whizzed round a curve and almost cut the horses' feet from under them.
vanishingnounUS /ˈvænɪʃɪŋ/
a sudden or mysterious disappearance
From this reading Forbes was sure at every vanishing that they would never come into view.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Forbes was sure at every vanishing that they would never come into view.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Forbes was sure at every vanishing that they would never come into view.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading The motor passengers were in no haste to be gone, and they loitered, watching the mad riders on their breakneck descent, now hidden, now revealed again by a swerve of the road, a jut of hillside, or a group of trees.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading But they always did, and getting their horses in hand at last, finished the hill with sobriety, trotted across the granite bridge, and turned to wave good-by.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The motor passengers were in no haste to be gone, and they loitered, watching the mad riders on their breakneck descent, now hidden, now revealed again by a swerve of the road, a jut of hillside, or a group of trees.
in or at the place that
From this reading They were as small as dolls on toys where they jogged along the distant high-road.
whizzedverbUS /wɪzd/
inflected form of “whiz” — make a soft swishing sound
From this reading A tiny motor-cycle, whose thumping flight was faintly audible even at such a distance, whizzed round a curve and almost cut the horses' feet from under them.
belonging to which person
From this reading A tiny motor-cycle, whose thumping flight was faintly audible even at such a distance, whizzed round a curve and almost cut the horses' feet from under them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But they always did, and getting their horses in hand at last, finished the hill with sobriety, trotted across the granite bridge, and turned to wave good-by.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Forbes was sure at every vanishing that they would never come into view.
