used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After three days away from New York, our dining car was returning again, feeding a morning train out of Philadelphia.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After three days away from New York, our dining car was returning again, feeding a morning train out of Philadelphia.
anew
From this reading After three days away from New York, our dining car was returning again, feeding a morning train out of Philadelphia.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
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BraceverbUS /breɪs/
prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
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showing who or what does the action
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a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading After three days away from New York, our dining car was returning again, feeding a morning train out of Philadelphia.
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading A three-days' run was a long one and our crew was in a happy getting-home mood.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading After three days away from New York, our dining car was returning again, feeding a morning train out of Philadelphia.
diningnounUS /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/
the act of eating dinner
From this reading After three days away from New York, our dining car was returning again, feeding a morning train out of Philadelphia.
at any time
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excitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
creating or arousing excitement
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feedingnounUS /ˈfiːdɪŋ/
the act of consuming food
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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FURMAN
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getting-home
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acknowledged as a supposition
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enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
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Harcourt
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HarlemnounUS /ˈhɑːrləm/
a district of Manhattan; now largely a Black ghetto
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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INCnounUS /ɪŋk/
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
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showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
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United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
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primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
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produced by a manufacturing process
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a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading A three-days' run was a long one and our crew was in a happy getting-home mood.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading After three days away from New York, our dining car was returning again, feeding a morning train out of Philadelphia.
used to form the superlative
From this reading That run was the most exciting I ever made on the railroad.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading After three days away from New York, our dining car was returning again, feeding a morning train out of Philadelphia.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After three days away from New York, our dining car was returning again, feeding a morning train out of Philadelphia.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That run was the most exciting I ever made on the railroad.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A three-days' run was a long one and our crew was in a happy getting-home mood.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading After three days away from New York, our dining car was returning again, feeding a morning train out of Philadelphia.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading After three days away from New York, our dining car was returning again, feeding a morning train out of Philadelphia.
approval to do something
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PhiladelphianounUS /ˌfɪləˈdelfiə/
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading After three days away from New York, our dining car was returning again, feeding a morning train out of Philadelphia.
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
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railroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
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reprintnounUS /riˈprɪnt/
a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale
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tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading After three days away from New York, our dining car was returning again, feeding a morning train out of Philadelphia.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading That run was the most exciting I ever made on the railroad.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading After three days away from New York, our dining car was returning again, feeding a morning train out of Philadelphia.
three-days
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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create by training and teaching
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
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