used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
ALONGprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Arthur and Frank lay back in the cockpit and shouted remarks to the captain on the tow path.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Arthur and Frank lay back in the cockpit and shouted remarks to the captain on the tow path.
bagsnounUS /bæɡz/
plural of “bag” — a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading Forward on the deck house of the mastless yacht was stowed a generous bale of hay and bags of ground feed; fuel for the one-horse engine.
balenounUS /beɪl/
a large bundle bound for storage or transport
From this reading Forward on the deck house of the mastless yacht was stowed a generous bale of hay and bags of ground feed; fuel for the one-horse engine.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You just wait,” he yelled back; “I’ll bet our one-horse-power engine will be fatter when we get to Buffalo than she is now.”
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Twenty-five miles were covered the first day, and at dusk the faithful beast was stalled in a shed close to the big ditch with a plentiful supply of feed.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “You just wait,” he yelled back; “I’ll bet our one-horse-power engine will be fatter when we get to Buffalo than she is now.”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Twenty-five miles were covered the first day, and at dusk the faithful beast was stalled in a shed close to the big ditch with a plentiful supply of feed.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
a youthful male person
From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
BuffalonounUS /ˈbʌfəloʊ/
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading “You just wait,” he yelled back; “I’ll bet our one-horse-power engine will be fatter when we get to Buffalo than she is now.”
CANALnounUS /kəˈnæl/
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Arthur and Frank lay back in the cockpit and shouted remarks to the captain on the tow path.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Twenty-five miles were covered the first day, and at dusk the faithful beast was stalled in a shed close to the big ditch with a plentiful supply of feed.
cockpitnounUS /ˈkɑːkpɪt/
compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft
From this reading Arthur and Frank lay back in the cockpit and shouted remarks to the captain on the tow path.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Twenty-five miles were covered the first day, and at dusk the faithful beast was stalled in a shed close to the big ditch with a plentiful supply of feed.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Twenty-five miles were covered the first day, and at dusk the faithful beast was stalled in a shed close to the big ditch with a plentiful supply of feed.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Forward on the deck house of the mastless yacht was stowed a generous bale of hay and bags of ground feed; fuel for the one-horse engine.
ditchnounUS /dɪtʃ/
a long narrow excavation in the earth
From this reading Twenty-five miles were covered the first day, and at dusk the faithful beast was stalled in a shed close to the big ditch with a plentiful supply of feed.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading Twenty-five miles were covered the first day, and at dusk the faithful beast was stalled in a shed close to the big ditch with a plentiful supply of feed.
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading “You just wait,” he yelled back; “I’ll bet our one-horse-power engine will be fatter when we get to Buffalo than she is now.”
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading Twenty-five miles were covered the first day, and at dusk the faithful beast was stalled in a shed close to the big ditch with a plentiful supply of feed.
fatteradjectiveUS /ˈfætər/
comparative of “fat” — having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading “You just wait,” he yelled back; “I’ll bet our one-horse-power engine will be fatter when we get to Buffalo than she is now.”
provide as food
From this reading Forward on the deck house of the mastless yacht was stowed a generous bale of hay and bags of ground feed; fuel for the one-horse engine.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Twenty-five miles were covered the first day, and at dusk the faithful beast was stalled in a shed close to the big ditch with a plentiful supply of feed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Forward on the deck house of the mastless yacht was stowed a generous bale of hay and bags of ground feed; fuel for the one-horse engine.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Forward on the deck house of the mastless yacht was stowed a generous bale of hay and bags of ground feed; fuel for the one-horse engine.
fourteennounUS /ˈfɔːrˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Arthur and Frank lay back in the cockpit and shouted remarks to the captain on the tow path.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
fuelverbUS /ˈfjuːəl/
provide with a combustible substance that provides energy
From this reading Forward on the deck house of the mastless yacht was stowed a generous bale of hay and bags of ground feed; fuel for the one-horse engine.
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading Forward on the deck house of the mastless yacht was stowed a generous bale of hay and bags of ground feed; fuel for the one-horse engine.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “You just wait,” he yelled back; “I’ll bet our one-horse-power engine will be fatter when we get to Buffalo than she is now.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Forward on the deck house of the mastless yacht was stowed a generous bale of hay and bags of ground feed; fuel for the one-horse engine.
haynounUS /heɪ/
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading Forward on the deck house of the mastless yacht was stowed a generous bale of hay and bags of ground feed; fuel for the one-horse engine.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Forward on the deck house of the mastless yacht was stowed a generous bale of hay and bags of ground feed; fuel for the one-horse engine.
I'll
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From this reading “You just wait,” he yelled back; “I’ll bet our one-horse-power engine will be fatter when we get to Buffalo than she is now.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Arthur and Frank lay back in the cockpit and shouted remarks to the captain on the tow path.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You just wait,” he yelled back; “I’ll bet our one-horse-power engine will be fatter when we get to Buffalo than she is now.”
It's
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From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
and nothing more
From this reading “You just wait,” he yelled back; “I’ll bet our one-horse-power engine will be fatter when we get to Buffalo than she is now.”
Kenneth
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From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Arthur and Frank lay back in the cockpit and shouted remarks to the captain on the tow path.
full of life and energy
From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
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 ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
mastless
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From this reading Forward on the deck house of the mastless yacht was stowed a generous bale of hay and bags of ground feed; fuel for the one-horse engine.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “You just wait,” he yelled back; “I’ll bet our one-horse-power engine will be fatter when we get to Buffalo than she is now.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Forward on the deck house of the mastless yacht was stowed a generous bale of hay and bags of ground feed; fuel for the one-horse engine.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Arthur and Frank lay back in the cockpit and shouted remarks to the captain on the tow path.
one-horseadjective
small and remote and insignificant
From this reading Forward on the deck house of the mastless yacht was stowed a generous bale of hay and bags of ground feed; fuel for the one-horse engine.
one-horse-power
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From this reading “You just wait,” he yelled back; “I’ll bet our one-horse-power engine will be fatter when we get to Buffalo than she is now.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “You just wait,” he yelled back; “I’ll bet our one-horse-power engine will be fatter when we get to Buffalo than she is now.”
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
a course of conduct
From this reading Arthur and Frank lay back in the cockpit and shouted remarks to the captain on the tow path.
plentifuladjectiveUS /ˈplentəfəl/
existing in great number or quantity
From this reading Twenty-five miles were covered the first day, and at dusk the faithful beast was stalled in a shed close to the big ditch with a plentiful supply of feed.
RAGINGadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdʒɪŋ/
characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading Arthur and Frank lay back in the cockpit and shouted remarks to the captain on the tow path.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
SchenectadynounUS /skəˈnektədi/
a city of eastern New York on the Mohawk river; it prospered after the opening of the Erie Canal
From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You just wait,” he yelled back; “I’ll bet our one-horse-power engine will be fatter when we get to Buffalo than she is now.”
get rid of
From this reading Twenty-five miles were covered the first day, and at dusk the faithful beast was stalled in a shed close to the big ditch with a plentiful supply of feed.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Arthur and Frank lay back in the cockpit and shouted remarks to the captain on the tow path.
stalledverbUS /stɔːld/
past form of “stall” — postpone doing what one should be doing
From this reading Twenty-five miles were covered the first day, and at dusk the faithful beast was stalled in a shed close to the big ditch with a plentiful supply of feed.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
stowedverbUS /stoʊd/
past form of “stow” — fill by packing tightly
From this reading Forward on the deck house of the mastless yacht was stowed a generous bale of hay and bags of ground feed; fuel for the one-horse engine.
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Twenty-five miles were covered the first day, and at dusk the faithful beast was stalled in a shed close to the big ditch with a plentiful supply of feed.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “You just wait,” he yelled back; “I’ll bet our one-horse-power engine will be fatter when we get to Buffalo than she is now.”
that's
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From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
townounUS /toʊ/
the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope
From this reading Arthur and Frank lay back in the cockpit and shouted remarks to the captain on the tow path.
TroynounUS /trɔɪ/
a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains
From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
Twenty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifaɪv/
being five more than twenty
From this reading Twenty-five miles were covered the first day, and at dusk the faithful beast was stalled in a shed close to the big ditch with a plentiful supply of feed.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “You just wait,” he yelled back; “I’ll bet our one-horse-power engine will be fatter when we get to Buffalo than she is now.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Forward on the deck house of the mastless yacht was stowed a generous bale of hay and bags of ground feed; fuel for the one-horse engine.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “You just wait,” he yelled back; “I’ll bet our one-horse-power engine will be fatter when we get to Buffalo than she is now.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Twenty-five miles were covered the first day, and at dusk the faithful beast was stalled in a shed close to the big ditch with a plentiful supply of feed.
at the time that
From this reading “You just wait,” he yelled back; “I’ll bet our one-horse-power engine will be fatter when we get to Buffalo than she is now.”
which person or people
From this reading ALONG THE “RAGING CANAL” “It’s fourteen miles from Schenectady to Troy, And that’s a blame long walk, my boy,” Kenneth sang as he walked along behind “Step Lively” who, true to her name, set off at a good pace.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “You just wait,” he yelled back; “I’ll bet our one-horse-power engine will be fatter when we get to Buffalo than she is now.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Twenty-five miles were covered the first day, and at dusk the faithful beast was stalled in a shed close to the big ditch with a plentiful supply of feed.
yachtnounUS /jɑːt/
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading Forward on the deck house of the mastless yacht was stowed a generous bale of hay and bags of ground feed; fuel for the one-horse engine.
yelledadjectiveUS /jeld/
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “You just wait,” he yelled back; “I’ll bet our one-horse-power engine will be fatter when we get to Buffalo than she is now.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You just wait,” he yelled back; “I’ll bet our one-horse-power engine will be fatter when we get to Buffalo than she is now.”
