used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had been to Columbus twice and had journeyed around more or less within a fifty-mile radius of Amesville, but penetrating a hundred and twenty-odd miles into the wilds of northern Ohio was something new and not a little exciting.
Amesville
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From this reading He had been to Columbus twice and had journeyed around more or less within a fifty-mile radius of Amesville, but penetrating a hundred and twenty-odd miles into the wilds of northern Ohio was something new and not a little exciting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been to Columbus twice and had journeyed around more or less within a fifty-mile radius of Amesville, but penetrating a hundred and twenty-odd miles into the wilds of northern Ohio was something new and not a little exciting.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He had been to Columbus twice and had journeyed around more or less within a fifty-mile radius of Amesville, but penetrating a hundred and twenty-odd miles into the wilds of northern Ohio was something new and not a little exciting.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been to Columbus twice and had journeyed around more or less within a fifty-mile radius of Amesville, but penetrating a hundred and twenty-odd miles into the wilds of northern Ohio was something new and not a little exciting.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading For many years when Sam was just a little chap Mr. Craig had held the throttle on the big Mogul engine that had pulled the Western Mail through Amesville.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had been to Columbus twice and had journeyed around more or less within a fifty-mile radius of Amesville, but penetrating a hundred and twenty-odd miles into the wilds of northern Ohio was something new and not a little exciting.
a boy or man
From this reading For many years when Sam was just a little chap Mr. Craig had held the throttle on the big Mogul engine that had pulled the Western Mail through Amesville.
ColumbusnounUS /kəˈlʌmbəs/
the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University
From this reading He had been to Columbus twice and had journeyed around more or less within a fifty-mile radius of Amesville, but penetrating a hundred and twenty-odd miles into the wilds of northern Ohio was something new and not a little exciting.
Craig
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From this reading For many years when Sam was just a little chap Mr. Craig had held the throttle on the big Mogul engine that had pulled the Western Mail through Amesville.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading There had never, particularly since his father had died, been much money for railroad tickets and sight-seeing.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “THE WIGWAM” Sam had never done much travelling.
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading For many years when Sam was just a little chap Mr. Craig had held the throttle on the big Mogul engine that had pulled the Western Mail through Amesville.
engineernounUS /ˈendʒəˈnɪr/
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading Sam’s father had been a railroad engineer, and a good one.
excitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading He had been to Columbus twice and had journeyed around more or less within a fifty-mile radius of Amesville, but penetrating a hundred and twenty-odd miles into the wilds of northern Ohio was something new and not a little exciting.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading There had never, particularly since his father had died, been much money for railroad tickets and sight-seeing.
fifty-mile
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From this reading He had been to Columbus twice and had journeyed around more or less within a fifty-mile radius of Amesville, but penetrating a hundred and twenty-odd miles into the wilds of northern Ohio was something new and not a little exciting.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There had never, particularly since his father had died, been much money for railroad tickets and sight-seeing.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Sam’s father had been a railroad engineer, and a good one.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “THE WIGWAM” Sam had never done much travelling.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been to Columbus twice and had journeyed around more or less within a fifty-mile radius of Amesville, but penetrating a hundred and twenty-odd miles into the wilds of northern Ohio was something new and not a little exciting.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading For many years when Sam was just a little chap Mr. Craig had held the throttle on the big Mogul engine that had pulled the Western Mail through Amesville.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There had never, particularly since his father had died, been much money for railroad tickets and sight-seeing.
ten 10s
From this reading He had been to Columbus twice and had journeyed around more or less within a fifty-mile radius of Amesville, but penetrating a hundred and twenty-odd miles into the wilds of northern Ohio was something new and not a little exciting.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had been to Columbus twice and had journeyed around more or less within a fifty-mile radius of Amesville, but penetrating a hundred and twenty-odd miles into the wilds of northern Ohio was something new and not a little exciting.
journeyedverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrnid/
past form of “journey” — undertake a journey or trip
From this reading He had been to Columbus twice and had journeyed around more or less within a fifty-mile radius of Amesville, but penetrating a hundred and twenty-odd miles into the wilds of northern Ohio was something new and not a little exciting.
and nothing more
From this reading For many years when Sam was just a little chap Mr. Craig had held the throttle on the big Mogul engine that had pulled the Western Mail through Amesville.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading He had been to Columbus twice and had journeyed around more or less within a fifty-mile radius of Amesville, but penetrating a hundred and twenty-odd miles into the wilds of northern Ohio was something new and not a little exciting.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He had been to Columbus twice and had journeyed around more or less within a fifty-mile radius of Amesville, but penetrating a hundred and twenty-odd miles into the wilds of northern Ohio was something new and not a little exciting.
MailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading For many years when Sam was just a little chap Mr. Craig had held the throttle on the big Mogul engine that had pulled the Western Mail through Amesville.
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 For many years when Sam was just a little chap Mr. Craig had held the throttle on the big Mogul engine that had pulled the Western Mail through Amesville.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading He had been to Columbus twice and had journeyed around more or less within a fifty-mile radius of Amesville, but penetrating a hundred and twenty-odd miles into the wilds of northern Ohio was something new and not a little exciting.
MogulnounUS /ˈmoʊɡəl/
a bump on a ski slope
From this reading For many years when Sam was just a little chap Mr. Craig had held the throttle on the big Mogul engine that had pulled the Western Mail through Amesville.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading There had never, particularly since his father had died, been much money for railroad tickets and sight-seeing.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He had been to Columbus twice and had journeyed around more or less within a fifty-mile radius of Amesville, but penetrating a hundred and twenty-odd miles into the wilds of northern Ohio was something new and not a little exciting.
a form of address for a man
From this reading For many years when Sam was just a little chap Mr. Craig had held the throttle on the big Mogul engine that had pulled the Western Mail through Amesville.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “THE WIGWAM” Sam had never done much travelling.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “THE WIGWAM” Sam had never done much travelling.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading He had been to Columbus twice and had journeyed around more or less within a fifty-mile radius of Amesville, but penetrating a hundred and twenty-odd miles into the wilds of northern Ohio was something new and not a little exciting.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading He had been to Columbus twice and had journeyed around more or less within a fifty-mile radius of Amesville, but penetrating a hundred and twenty-odd miles into the wilds of northern Ohio was something new and not a little exciting.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had been to Columbus twice and had journeyed around more or less within a fifty-mile radius of Amesville, but penetrating a hundred and twenty-odd miles into the wilds of northern Ohio was something new and not a little exciting.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had been to Columbus twice and had journeyed around more or less within a fifty-mile radius of Amesville, but penetrating a hundred and twenty-odd miles into the wilds of northern Ohio was something new and not a little exciting.
OhionounUS /oʊˈhaɪoʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading He had been to Columbus twice and had journeyed around more or less within a fifty-mile radius of Amesville, but penetrating a hundred and twenty-odd miles into the wilds of northern Ohio was something new and not a little exciting.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For many years when Sam was just a little chap Mr. Craig had held the throttle on the big Mogul engine that had pulled the Western Mail through Amesville.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Sam’s father had been a railroad engineer, and a good one.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had been to Columbus twice and had journeyed around more or less within a fifty-mile radius of Amesville, but penetrating a hundred and twenty-odd miles into the wilds of northern Ohio was something new and not a little exciting.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading There had never, particularly since his father had died, been much money for railroad tickets and sight-seeing.
penetratingadjectiveUS /ˈpenətreɪtɪŋ/
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading He had been to Columbus twice and had journeyed around more or less within a fifty-mile radius of Amesville, but penetrating a hundred and twenty-odd miles into the wilds of northern Ohio was something new and not a little exciting.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading For many years when Sam was just a little chap Mr. Craig had held the throttle on the big Mogul engine that had pulled the Western Mail through Amesville.
radiusnounUS /ˈreɪdiəs/
the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere
From this reading He had been to Columbus twice and had journeyed around more or less within a fifty-mile radius of Amesville, but penetrating a hundred and twenty-odd miles into the wilds of northern Ohio was something new and not a little exciting.
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 There had never, particularly since his father had died, been much money for railroad tickets and sight-seeing.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “THE WIGWAM” Sam had never done much travelling.
Sam'snounUS /sæmz/
possessive form of “sam” — a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Sam’s father had been a railroad engineer, and a good one.
sight-seeing
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From this reading There had never, particularly since his father had died, been much money for railroad tickets and sight-seeing.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading There had never, particularly since his father had died, been much money for railroad tickets and sight-seeing.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He had been to Columbus twice and had journeyed around more or less within a fifty-mile radius of Amesville, but penetrating a hundred and twenty-odd miles into the wilds of northern Ohio was something new and not a little exciting.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For many years when Sam was just a little chap Mr. Craig had held the throttle on the big Mogul engine that had pulled the Western Mail through Amesville.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “THE WIGWAM” Sam had never done much travelling.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There had never, particularly since his father had died, been much money for railroad tickets and sight-seeing.
throttleverbUS /ˈθrɑːtəl/
place limits on (extent or amount or access)
From this reading For many years when Sam was just a little chap Mr. Craig had held the throttle on the big Mogul engine that had pulled the Western Mail through Amesville.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading For many years when Sam was just a little chap Mr. Craig had held the throttle on the big Mogul engine that had pulled the Western Mail through Amesville.
ticketsnounUS /ˈtɪkəts/
plural of “ticket” — a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading There had never, particularly since his father had died, been much money for railroad tickets and sight-seeing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been to Columbus twice and had journeyed around more or less within a fifty-mile radius of Amesville, but penetrating a hundred and twenty-odd miles into the wilds of northern Ohio was something new and not a little exciting.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading “THE WIGWAM” Sam had never done much travelling.
twenty-odd
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From this reading He had been to Columbus twice and had journeyed around more or less within a fifty-mile radius of Amesville, but penetrating a hundred and twenty-odd miles into the wilds of northern Ohio was something new and not a little exciting.
two times
From this reading He had been to Columbus twice and had journeyed around more or less within a fifty-mile radius of Amesville, but penetrating a hundred and twenty-odd miles into the wilds of northern Ohio was something new and not a little exciting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had been to Columbus twice and had journeyed around more or less within a fifty-mile radius of Amesville, but penetrating a hundred and twenty-odd miles into the wilds of northern Ohio was something new and not a little exciting.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading For many years when Sam was just a little chap Mr. Craig had held the throttle on the big Mogul engine that had pulled the Western Mail through Amesville.
at the time that
From this reading For many years when Sam was just a little chap Mr. Craig had held the throttle on the big Mogul engine that had pulled the Western Mail through Amesville.
WIGWAMnounUS /ˈwɪɡwɑːm/
a Native American lodge frequently having an oval shape and covered with bark or hides
From this reading “THE WIGWAM” Sam had never done much travelling.
wildsnounUS /waɪldz/
plural of “wild” — a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
From this reading He had been to Columbus twice and had journeyed around more or less within a fifty-mile radius of Amesville, but penetrating a hundred and twenty-odd miles into the wilds of northern Ohio was something new and not a little exciting.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading He had been to Columbus twice and had journeyed around more or less within a fifty-mile radius of Amesville, but penetrating a hundred and twenty-odd miles into the wilds of northern Ohio was something new and not a little exciting.
a late time of life
From this reading For many years when Sam was just a little chap Mr. Craig had held the throttle on the big Mogul engine that had pulled the Western Mail through Amesville.
