used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A RAILROAD ACQUAINTANCE.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When about eight years of age Chester had made the journey, but not since then.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading A RAILROAD ACQUAINTANCE.
how long something has existed
From this reading When about eight years of age Chester had made the journey, but not since then.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everything was new to him, and, of course, interesting.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading His attention was drawn from the scenery by the passage of a train boy through the cars with a bundle of new magazines and papers.
a youthful male person
From this reading His attention was drawn from the scenery by the passage of a train boy through the cars with a bundle of new magazines and papers.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading His attention was drawn from the scenery by the passage of a train boy through the cars with a bundle of new magazines and papers.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When about eight years of age Chester had made the journey, but not since then.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The distance by rail from Wyncombe to New York is fifty miles.
carsnounUS /kɑːrz/
plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading His attention was drawn from the scenery by the passage of a train boy through the cars with a bundle of new magazines and papers.
ChesternounUS /ˈtʃestər/
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading When about eight years of age Chester had made the journey, but not since then.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Everything was new to him, and, of course, interesting.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The distance by rail from Wyncombe to New York is fifty miles.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading His attention was drawn from the scenery by the passage of a train boy through the cars with a bundle of new magazines and papers.
being one more than seven
From this reading When about eight years of age Chester had made the journey, but not since then.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything was new to him, and, of course, interesting.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading The distance by rail from Wyncombe to New York is fifty miles.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The distance by rail from Wyncombe to New York is fifty miles.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When about eight years of age Chester had made the journey, but not since then.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Everything was new to him, and, of course, interesting.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His attention was drawn from the scenery by the passage of a train boy through the cars with a bundle of new magazines and papers.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading Everything was new to him, and, of course, interesting.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The distance by rail from Wyncombe to New York is fifty miles.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading When about eight years of age Chester had made the journey, but not since then.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When about eight years of age Chester had made the journey, but not since then.
magazinesnounUS /ˈmæɡəziːnz/
plural of “magazine” — a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading His attention was drawn from the scenery by the passage of a train boy through the cars with a bundle of new magazines and papers.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The distance by rail from Wyncombe to New York is fifty miles.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The distance by rail from Wyncombe to New York is fifty miles.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When about eight years of age Chester had made the journey, but not since then.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When about eight years of age Chester had made the journey, but not since then.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading His attention was drawn from the scenery by the passage of a train boy through the cars with a bundle of new magazines and papers.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading His attention was drawn from the scenery by the passage of a train boy through the cars with a bundle of new magazines and papers.
railnounUS /reɪl/
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading The distance by rail from Wyncombe to New York is fifty miles.
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 A RAILROAD ACQUAINTANCE.
scenerynounUS /ˈsiːnəri/
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
From this reading His attention was drawn from the scenery by the passage of a train boy through the cars with a bundle of new magazines and papers.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading When about eight years of age Chester had made the journey, but not since then.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The distance by rail from Wyncombe to New York is fifty miles.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading When about eight years of age Chester had made the journey, but not since then.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading His attention was drawn from the scenery by the passage of a train boy through the cars with a bundle of new magazines and papers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The distance by rail from Wyncombe to New York is fifty miles.
create by training and teaching
From this reading His attention was drawn from the scenery by the passage of a train boy through the cars with a bundle of new magazines and papers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everything was new to him, and, of course, interesting.
at the time that
From this reading When about eight years of age Chester had made the journey, but not since then.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His attention was drawn from the scenery by the passage of a train boy through the cars with a bundle of new magazines and papers.
Wyncombe
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From this reading The distance by rail from Wyncombe to New York is fifty miles.
a late time of life
From this reading When about eight years of age Chester had made the journey, but not since then.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading The distance by rail from Wyncombe to New York is fifty miles.
