used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE STORM After a time Kit heard a locomotive whistle and he went to the door.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Thick smoke blew about the wood; the gravel train was stopping for some damaged material Kit wanted to send back.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE STORM After a time Kit heard a locomotive whistle and he went to the door.
Alison
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From this reading “Mrs. Austin may find waiting dull and I want to see Alison, but I’d like you to stay.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE STORM After a time Kit heard a locomotive whistle and he went to the door.
AustinnounUS /ˈɔːstən/
state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
From this reading “Mrs. Austin may find waiting dull and I want to see Alison, but I’d like you to stay.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Thick smoke blew about the wood; the gravel train was stopping for some damaged material Kit wanted to send back.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading Thick smoke blew about the wood; the gravel train was stopping for some damaged material Kit wanted to send back.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “If Miss Grey and you don’t mind, Bob, I’ll go to the bridge,” he said.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading “If Miss Grey and you don’t mind, Bob, I’ll go to the bridge,” he said.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Mrs. Austin may find waiting dull and I want to see Alison, but I’d like you to stay.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The wind was very cold and the sky was dark.
damagedadjectiveUS /ˈdæmədʒd/
harmed or injured or spoiled
From this reading Thick smoke blew about the wood; the gravel train was stopping for some damaged material Kit wanted to send back.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The wind was very cold and the sky was dark.
don't
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From this reading “If Miss Grey and you don’t mind, Bob, I’ll go to the bridge,” he said.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading THE STORM After a time Kit heard a locomotive whistle and he went to the door.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading “Mrs. Austin may find waiting dull and I want to see Alison, but I’d like you to stay.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “Mrs. Austin may find waiting dull and I want to see Alison, but I’d like you to stay.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thick smoke blew about the wood; the gravel train was stopping for some damaged material Kit wanted to send back.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “If Miss Grey and you don’t mind, Bob, I’ll go to the bridge,” he said.
gravelnounUS /ˈɡrævəl/
rock fragments and pebbles
From this reading Thick smoke blew about the wood; the gravel train was stopping for some damaged material Kit wanted to send back.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “If Miss Grey and you don’t mind, Bob, I’ll go to the bridge,” he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE STORM After a time Kit heard a locomotive whistle and he went to the door.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading THE STORM After a time Kit heard a locomotive whistle and he went to the door.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Mrs. Austin may find waiting dull and I want to see Alison, but I’d like you to stay.
I'd
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From this reading “Mrs. Austin may find waiting dull and I want to see Alison, but I’d like you to stay.
I'll
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From this reading “If Miss Grey and you don’t mind, Bob, I’ll go to the bridge,” he said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If Miss Grey and you don’t mind, Bob, I’ll go to the bridge,” he said.
KitnounUS /kɪt/
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading THE STORM After a time Kit heard a locomotive whistle and he went to the door.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Mrs. Austin may find waiting dull and I want to see Alison, but I’d like you to stay.
locomotivenounUS /ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtɪv/
a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
From this reading THE STORM After a time Kit heard a locomotive whistle and he went to the door.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading Thick smoke blew about the wood; the gravel train was stopping for some damaged material Kit wanted to send back.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Mrs. Austin may find waiting dull and I want to see Alison, but I’d like you to stay.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “If Miss Grey and you don’t mind, Bob, I’ll go to the bridge,” he said.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “If Miss Grey and you don’t mind, Bob, I’ll go to the bridge,” he said.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Mrs. Austin may find waiting dull and I want to see Alison, but I’d like you to stay.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “If Miss Grey and you don’t mind, Bob, I’ll go to the bridge,” he said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Mrs. Austin may find waiting dull and I want to see Alison, but I’d like you to stay.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Thick smoke blew about the wood; the gravel train was stopping for some damaged material Kit wanted to send back.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The wind was very cold and the sky was dark.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Thick smoke blew about the wood; the gravel train was stopping for some damaged material Kit wanted to send back.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Thick smoke blew about the wood; the gravel train was stopping for some damaged material Kit wanted to send back.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Mrs. Austin may find waiting dull and I want to see Alison, but I’d like you to stay.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading Thick smoke blew about the wood; the gravel train was stopping for some damaged material Kit wanted to send back.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading THE STORM After a time Kit heard a locomotive whistle and he went to the door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORM After a time Kit heard a locomotive whistle and he went to the door.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Thick smoke blew about the wood; the gravel train was stopping for some damaged material Kit wanted to send back.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE STORM After a time Kit heard a locomotive whistle and he went to the door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE STORM After a time Kit heard a locomotive whistle and he went to the door.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Thick smoke blew about the wood; the gravel train was stopping for some damaged material Kit wanted to send back.
precisely as stated
From this reading The wind was very cold and the sky was dark.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “Mrs. Austin may find waiting dull and I want to see Alison, but I’d like you to stay.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Mrs. Austin may find waiting dull and I want to see Alison, but I’d like you to stay.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Thick smoke blew about the wood; the gravel train was stopping for some damaged material Kit wanted to send back.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wind was very cold and the sky was dark.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE STORM After a time Kit heard a locomotive whistle and he went to the door.
whistleverbUS /ˈwɪsəl/
make whistling sounds
From this reading THE STORM After a time Kit heard a locomotive whistle and he went to the door.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind was very cold and the sky was dark.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Thick smoke blew about the wood; the gravel train was stopping for some damaged material Kit wanted to send back.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If Miss Grey and you don’t mind, Bob, I’ll go to the bridge,” he said.
