Chapter XXVI · Chapter 26

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The End--and a Beginning.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The papers in Lattimore were filled with the story for a day or two, and I believe there were columns about it in the Associated Press reports.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The End--and a Beginning.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

past form of “associate” — make a logical or causal connection

From this reading The papers in Lattimore were filled with the story for a day or two, and I believe there were columns about it in the Associated Press reports.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading The End--and a Beginning.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading From these reports the future biographer may glean, if he happens to come into being and to care about it, certain interesting facts about the people of this history.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading The papers in Lattimore were filled with the story for a day or two, and I believe there were columns about it in the Associated Press reports.

someone who writes an account of a person's life

From this reading From these reports the future biographer may glean, if he happens to come into being and to care about it, certain interesting facts about the people of this history.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading From these reports the future biographer may glean, if he happens to come into being and to care about it, certain interesting facts about the people of this history.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading From these reports the future biographer may glean, if he happens to come into being and to care about it, certain interesting facts about the people of this history.

a state of extreme confusion and disorder

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading I doubt not that Mr. Pendleton and Mr. Cornish each read it in the morning papers, and that the latter explained it to the former in Chicago.

plural of “column” — a line of units following one after another

From this reading The papers in Lattimore were filled with the story for a day or two, and I believe there were columns about it in the Associated Press reports.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading From these reports the future biographer may glean, if he happens to come into being and to care about it, certain interesting facts about the people of this history.

a Celtic language spoken in Cornwall

From this reading I doubt not that Mr. Pendleton and Mr. Cornish each read it in the morning papers, and that the latter explained it to the former in Chicago.

treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The papers in Lattimore were filled with the story for a day or two, and I believe there were columns about it in the Associated Press reports.

arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

true confidential information

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading I doubt not that Mr. Pendleton and Mr. Cornish each read it in the morning papers, and that the latter explained it to the former in Chicago.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading I doubt not that Mr. Pendleton and Mr. Cornish each read it in the morning papers, and that the latter explained it to the former in Chicago.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading The End--and a Beginning.

motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible

From this reading I doubt not that Mr. Pendleton and Mr. Cornish each read it in the morning papers, and that the latter explained it to the former in Chicago.

plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading From these reports the future biographer may glean, if he happens to come into being and to care about it, certain interesting facts about the people of this history.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading The papers in Lattimore were filled with the story for a day or two, and I believe there were columns about it in the Associated Press reports.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The papers in Lattimore were filled with the story for a day or two, and I believe there were columns about it in the Associated Press reports.

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

From this reading I doubt not that Mr. Pendleton and Mr. Cornish each read it in the morning papers, and that the latter explained it to the former in Chicago.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

yet to be or coming

From this reading From these reports the future biographer may glean, if he happens to come into being and to care about it, certain interesting facts about the people of this history.

gather, as of natural products

From this reading From these reports the future biographer may glean, if he happens to come into being and to care about it, certain interesting facts about the people of this history.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading From these reports the future biographer may glean, if he happens to come into being and to care about it, certain interesting facts about the people of this history.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading From these reports the future biographer may glean, if he happens to come into being and to care about it, certain interesting facts about the people of this history.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading From these reports the future biographer may glean, if he happens to come into being and to care about it, certain interesting facts about the people of this history.

plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading The papers in Lattimore were filled with the story for a day or two, and I believe there were columns about it in the Associated Press reports.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading From these reports the future biographer may glean, if he happens to come into being and to care about it, certain interesting facts about the people of this history.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading From these reports the future biographer may glean, if he happens to come into being and to care about it, certain interesting facts about the people of this history.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading From these reports the future biographer may glean, if he happens to come into being and to care about it, certain interesting facts about the people of this history.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

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From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading I doubt not that Mr. Pendleton and Mr. Cornish each read it in the morning papers, and that the latter explained it to the former in Chicago.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

wood in small pieces or splinters

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading From these reports the future biographer may glean, if he happens to come into being and to care about it, certain interesting facts about the people of this history.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading I doubt not that Mr. Pendleton and Mr. Cornish each read it in the morning papers, and that the latter explained it to the former in Chicago.

a form of address for a man

From this reading I doubt not that Mr. Pendleton and Mr. Cornish each read it in the morning papers, and that the latter explained it to the former in Chicago.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

not any; not one

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I doubt not that Mr. Pendleton and Mr. Cornish each read it in the morning papers, and that the latter explained it to the former in Chicago.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

on one occasion

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The papers in Lattimore were filled with the story for a day or two, and I believe there were columns about it in the Associated Press reports.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading The papers in Lattimore were filled with the story for a day or two, and I believe there were columns about it in the Associated Press reports.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I doubt not that Mr. Pendleton and Mr. Cornish each read it in the morning papers, and that the latter explained it to the former in Chicago.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading From these reports the future biographer may glean, if he happens to come into being and to care about it, certain interesting facts about the people of this history.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading The papers in Lattimore were filled with the story for a day or two, and I believe there were columns about it in the Associated Press reports.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading I doubt not that Mr. Pendleton and Mr. Cornish each read it in the morning papers, and that the latter explained it to the former in Chicago.

made less in size or amount or degree

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group

From this reading The papers in Lattimore were filled with the story for a day or two, and I believe there were columns about it in the Associated Press reports.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading The papers in Lattimore were filled with the story for a day or two, and I believe there were columns about it in the Associated Press reports.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I doubt not that Mr. Pendleton and Mr. Cornish each read it in the morning papers, and that the latter explained it to the former in Chicago.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The End--and a Beginning.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The papers in Lattimore were filled with the story for a day or two, and I believe there were columns about it in the Associated Press reports.

from that time on

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading From these reports the future biographer may glean, if he happens to come into being and to care about it, certain interesting facts about the people of this history.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading From these reports the future biographer may glean, if he happens to come into being and to care about it, certain interesting facts about the people of this history.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

a supporting tower used to support a bridge

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The papers in Lattimore were filled with the story for a day or two, and I believe there were columns about it in the Associated Press reports.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The papers in Lattimore were filled with the story for a day or two, and I believe there were columns about it in the Associated Press reports.

in or at the place that

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading As to our desperate run from Lattimore to the place where it came to an end in a junk-heap which had been once an engine, a car reduced to matchwood, a broken trestle, and a chaos of crushed hopes, and of the return to our homes thereafter, no further details need be set forth.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The papers in Lattimore were filled with the story for a day or two, and I believe there were columns about it in the Associated Press reports.