used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a clear, lovely day, the air so transparent that you could apparently walk to the top of one of those mountains in an hour or two.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading and Arrive at Many Glacier They had about fifty miles to go, northward, straight away from the railroad.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading It was a clear, lovely day, the air so transparent that you could apparently walk to the top of one of those mountains in an hour or two.
(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 The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was a clear, lovely day, the air so transparent that you could apparently walk to the top of one of those mountains in an hour or two.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading and Arrive at Many Glacier They had about fifty miles to go, northward, straight away from the railroad.
from appearances alone
From this reading It was a clear, lovely day, the air so transparent that you could apparently walk to the top of one of those mountains in an hour or two.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading and Arrive at Many Glacier They had about fifty miles to go, northward, straight away from the railroad.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading and Arrive at Many Glacier They had about fifty miles to go, northward, straight away from the railroad.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading and Arrive at Many Glacier They had about fifty miles to go, northward, straight away from the railroad.
completely unclothed
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
busnounUS /bʌs/
a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
rid of obstructions
From this reading It was a clear, lovely day, the air so transparent that you could apparently walk to the top of one of those mountains in an hour or two.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was a clear, lovely day, the air so transparent that you could apparently walk to the top of one of those mountains in an hour or two.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was a clear, lovely day, the air so transparent that you could apparently walk to the top of one of those mountains in an hour or two.
decentadjectiveUS /ˈdiːsənt/
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
EnglishmannounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃmən/
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading "Gee, I know now how that Englishman felt," Joe laughed.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
divisible by two
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading "Gee, I know now how that Englishman felt," Joe laughed.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading and Arrive at Many Glacier They had about fifty miles to go, northward, straight away from the railroad.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading and Arrive at Many Glacier They had about fifty miles to go, northward, straight away from the railroad.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
GeenounUS /dʒiː/
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading "Gee, I know now how that Englishman felt," Joe laughed.
GlaciernounUS /ˈɡleɪʃər/
a slowly moving mass of ice
From this reading and Arrive at Many Glacier They had about fifty miles to go, northward, straight away from the railroad.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading and Arrive at Many Glacier They had about fifty miles to go, northward, straight away from the railroad.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading and Arrive at Many Glacier They had about fifty miles to go, northward, straight away from the railroad.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading It was a clear, lovely day, the air so transparent that you could apparently walk to the top of one of those mountains in an hour or two.
how
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From this reading "Gee, I know now how that Englishman felt," Joe laughed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Gee, I know now how that Englishman felt," Joe laughed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a clear, lovely day, the air so transparent that you could apparently walk to the top of one of those mountains in an hour or two.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a clear, lovely day, the air so transparent that you could apparently walk to the top of one of those mountains in an hour or two.
Joe
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Gee, I know now how that Englishman felt," Joe laughed.
and nothing more
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Gee, I know now how that Englishman felt," Joe laughed.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "Gee, I know now how that Englishman felt," Joe laughed.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading It was a clear, lovely day, the air so transparent that you could apparently walk to the top of one of those mountains in an hour or two.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading and Arrive at Many Glacier They had about fifty miles to go, northward, straight away from the railroad.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading and Arrive at Many Glacier They had about fifty miles to go, northward, straight away from the railroad.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading It was a clear, lovely day, the air so transparent that you could apparently walk to the top of one of those mountains in an hour or two.
northwardadverbUS /ˈnɔːrθwərd/
in a northern direction
From this reading and Arrive at Many Glacier They had about fifty miles to go, northward, straight away from the railroad.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Gee, I know now how that Englishman felt," Joe laughed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a clear, lovely day, the air so transparent that you could apparently walk to the top of one of those mountains in an hour or two.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was a clear, lovely day, the air so transparent that you could apparently walk to the top of one of those mountains in an hour or two.
and nothing more
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was a clear, lovely day, the air so transparent that you could apparently walk to the top of one of those mountains in an hour or two.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
railroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading and Arrive at Many Glacier They had about fifty miles to go, northward, straight away from the railroad.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
uttered with a trill
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was a clear, lovely day, the air so transparent that you could apparently walk to the top of one of those mountains in an hour or two.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
successive (without a break)
From this reading and Arrive at Many Glacier They had about fifty miles to go, northward, straight away from the railroad.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a clear, lovely day, the air so transparent that you could apparently walk to the top of one of those mountains in an hour or two.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading and Arrive at Many Glacier They had about fifty miles to go, northward, straight away from the railroad.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading and Arrive at Many Glacier They had about fifty miles to go, northward, straight away from the railroad.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was a clear, lovely day, the air so transparent that you could apparently walk to the top of one of those mountains in an hour or two.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading and Arrive at Many Glacier They had about fifty miles to go, northward, straight away from the railroad.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading What a wonderful wall it was, too!
the upper part of anything
From this reading It was a clear, lovely day, the air so transparent that you could apparently walk to the top of one of those mountains in an hour or two.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
transparentadjectiveUS /trænˈsperənt/
transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
From this reading It was a clear, lovely day, the air so transparent that you could apparently walk to the top of one of those mountains in an hour or two.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It was a clear, lovely day, the air so transparent that you could apparently walk to the top of one of those mountains in an hour or two.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading It was a clear, lovely day, the air so transparent that you could apparently walk to the top of one of those mountains in an hour or two.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a clear, lovely day, the air so transparent that you could apparently walk to the top of one of those mountains in an hour or two.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading What a wonderful wall it was, too!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The road was not what would be called a good road, or even a decent road, in the East, as it was only a track in the grass, full of sand and sharp little stones; it did not lead into the mountains at all; it ran along just to the east of the great range, over the bare, rolling hills of the prairie, so that from the motor bus you could see the entire mountain wall, mile after mile.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was a clear, lovely day, the air so transparent that you could apparently walk to the top of one of those mountains in an hour or two.
