used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
advertisingnounUS /ˈædvərtaɪzɪŋ/
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Here was, in fact, a perfect car, made of what at a distance looked to be nothing but a fleecy bit of vapor.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Here was, in fact, a perfect car, made of what at a distance looked to be nothing but a fleecy bit of vapor.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Here was, in fact, a perfect car, made of what at a distance looked to be nothing but a fleecy bit of vapor.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Here was, in fact, a perfect car, made of what at a distance looked to be nothing but a fleecy bit of vapor.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading On the Trolley Cloud.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Here was, in fact, a perfect car, made of what at a distance looked to be nothing but a fleecy bit of vapor.
else
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From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
encounteredverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntərd/
past form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
exclusionnounUS /ɪkˈskluːʒən/
the state of being excluded
From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Here was, in fact, a perfect car, made of what at a distance looked to be nothing but a fleecy bit of vapor.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading In the first place, the whole situation was strange.
fleecyadjectiveUS /ˈfliːsi/
(of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing
From this reading Here was, in fact, a perfect car, made of what at a distance looked to be nothing but a fleecy bit of vapor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here was, in fact, a perfect car, made of what at a distance looked to be nothing but a fleecy bit of vapor.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the first place, the whole situation was strange.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
immediately past
From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Here was, in fact, a perfect car, made of what at a distance looked to be nothing but a fleecy bit of vapor.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Here was, in fact, a perfect car, made of what at a distance looked to be nothing but a fleecy bit of vapor.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Here was, in fact, a perfect car, made of what at a distance looked to be nothing but a fleecy bit of vapor.
occupyverbUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪ/
keep busy with
From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the Trolley Cloud.
coated with paint
From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading Here was, in fact, a perfect car, made of what at a distance looked to be nothing but a fleecy bit of vapor.
a human being
From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
placardverbUS /ˈplækərd/
post in a public place
From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In the first place, the whole situation was strange.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
seatsnounUS /siːts/
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading In the first place, the whole situation was strange.
statedadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪtɪd/
declared as fact; explicitly stated
From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading In the first place, the whole situation was strange.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the Trolley Cloud.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here was, in fact, a perfect car, made of what at a distance looked to be nothing but a fleecy bit of vapor.
male cat
From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
travelersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveler” — a person who changes location
From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
TrolleynounUS /ˈtrɑːli/
a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
From this reading On the Trolley Cloud.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
vapornounUS /ˈveɪpər/
a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
From this reading Here was, in fact, a perfect car, made of what at a distance looked to be nothing but a fleecy bit of vapor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the first place, the whole situation was strange.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Here was, in fact, a perfect car, made of what at a distance looked to be nothing but a fleecy bit of vapor.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading In the first place, the whole situation was strange.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
