used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HELD UP Once more, as though unwilling to admit that it was conquered, the train backed up and then made a forward dash.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading HELD UP Once more, as though unwilling to admit that it was conquered, the train backed up and then made a forward dash.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HELD UP Once more, as though unwilling to admit that it was conquered, the train backed up and then made a forward dash.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HELD UP Once more, as though unwilling to admit that it was conquered, the train backed up and then made a forward dash.
backedadjectiveUS /bækt/
having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
From this reading HELD UP Once more, as though unwilling to admit that it was conquered, the train backed up and then made a forward dash.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It must be that we've got to the gulch," observed Fred.
blockedadjectiveUS /blɑːkt/
closed to traffic
From this reading "We're blocked," cried Bobby.
BobbynounUS /ˈbɑːbi/
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading "We're blocked," cried Bobby.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the result was the same.
conqueredverbUS /ˈkɑːŋkərd/
past form of “conquer” — bring under control by force or authority
From this reading HELD UP Once more, as though unwilling to admit that it was conquered, the train backed up and then made a forward dash.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "We're blocked," cried Bobby.
dashverbUS /dæʃ/
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading HELD UP Once more, as though unwilling to admit that it was conquered, the train backed up and then made a forward dash.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading HELD UP Once more, as though unwilling to admit that it was conquered, the train backed up and then made a forward dash.
Fred
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From this reading "It must be that we've got to the gulch," observed Fred.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The snorting monster seemed to give up the struggle, and stood puffing and wheezing, with the steam hissing and great volumes of smoke rising from the stack.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The snorting monster seemed to give up the struggle, and stood puffing and wheezing, with the steam hissing and great volumes of smoke rising from the stack.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "It must be that we've got to the gulch," observed Fred.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The snorting monster seemed to give up the struggle, and stood puffing and wheezing, with the steam hissing and great volumes of smoke rising from the stack.
gulchnounUS /ɡʌltʃ/
a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
From this reading "It must be that we've got to the gulch," observed Fred.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading HELD UP Once more, as though unwilling to admit that it was conquered, the train backed up and then made a forward dash.
hissingnounUS /ˈhɪsɪŋ/
a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
From this reading The snorting monster seemed to give up the struggle, and stood puffing and wheezing, with the steam hissing and great volumes of smoke rising from the stack.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HELD UP Once more, as though unwilling to admit that it was conquered, the train backed up and then made a forward dash.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading HELD UP Once more, as though unwilling to admit that it was conquered, the train backed up and then made a forward dash.
monsternounUS /ˈmɑːnstər/
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading The snorting monster seemed to give up the struggle, and stood puffing and wheezing, with the steam hissing and great volumes of smoke rising from the stack.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading HELD UP Once more, as though unwilling to admit that it was conquered, the train backed up and then made a forward dash.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It must be that we've got to the gulch," observed Fred.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "It must be that we've got to the gulch," observed Fred.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The snorting monster seemed to give up the struggle, and stood puffing and wheezing, with the steam hissing and great volumes of smoke rising from the stack.
on one occasion
From this reading HELD UP Once more, as though unwilling to admit that it was conquered, the train backed up and then made a forward dash.
puffingnounUS /ˈpʌfɪŋ/
blowing tobacco smoke out into the air
From this reading The snorting monster seemed to give up the struggle, and stood puffing and wheezing, with the steam hissing and great volumes of smoke rising from the stack.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading But the result was the same.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading The snorting monster seemed to give up the struggle, and stood puffing and wheezing, with the steam hissing and great volumes of smoke rising from the stack.
Identical; not different.
From this reading But the result was the same.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The snorting monster seemed to give up the struggle, and stood puffing and wheezing, with the steam hissing and great volumes of smoke rising from the stack.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading The snorting monster seemed to give up the struggle, and stood puffing and wheezing, with the steam hissing and great volumes of smoke rising from the stack.
snortingnounUS /ˈsnɔːrtɪŋ/
an act of forcible exhalation
From this reading The snorting monster seemed to give up the struggle, and stood puffing and wheezing, with the steam hissing and great volumes of smoke rising from the stack.
stacknounUS /stæk/
an orderly pile
From this reading The snorting monster seemed to give up the struggle, and stood puffing and wheezing, with the steam hissing and great volumes of smoke rising from the stack.
steamverbUS /stiːm/
travel by means of steam power
From this reading The snorting monster seemed to give up the struggle, and stood puffing and wheezing, with the steam hissing and great volumes of smoke rising from the stack.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The snorting monster seemed to give up the struggle, and stood puffing and wheezing, with the steam hissing and great volumes of smoke rising from the stack.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading The snorting monster seemed to give up the struggle, and stood puffing and wheezing, with the steam hissing and great volumes of smoke rising from the stack.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HELD UP Once more, as though unwilling to admit that it was conquered, the train backed up and then made a forward dash.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HELD UP Once more, as though unwilling to admit that it was conquered, the train backed up and then made a forward dash.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading HELD UP Once more, as though unwilling to admit that it was conquered, the train backed up and then made a forward dash.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading HELD UP Once more, as though unwilling to admit that it was conquered, the train backed up and then made a forward dash.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HELD UP Once more, as though unwilling to admit that it was conquered, the train backed up and then made a forward dash.
create by training and teaching
From this reading HELD UP Once more, as though unwilling to admit that it was conquered, the train backed up and then made a forward dash.
unwillingadjectiveUS /ənˈwɪlɪŋ/
not disposed or inclined toward
From this reading HELD UP Once more, as though unwilling to admit that it was conquered, the train backed up and then made a forward dash.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading HELD UP Once more, as though unwilling to admit that it was conquered, the train backed up and then made a forward dash.
volumesnounUS /ˈvɑːljuːmz/
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading The snorting monster seemed to give up the struggle, and stood puffing and wheezing, with the steam hissing and great volumes of smoke rising from the stack.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HELD UP Once more, as though unwilling to admit that it was conquered, the train backed up and then made a forward dash.
We're
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From this reading "We're blocked," cried Bobby.
we've
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From this reading "It must be that we've got to the gulch," observed Fred.
wheezingadjectiveUS /ˈwiːzɪŋ/
relating to breathing with a whistling sound
From this reading The snorting monster seemed to give up the struggle, and stood puffing and wheezing, with the steam hissing and great volumes of smoke rising from the stack.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The snorting monster seemed to give up the struggle, and stood puffing and wheezing, with the steam hissing and great volumes of smoke rising from the stack.
