used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But as the day was waning, our friends quickened the pace and showed us a burst of speed.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This was most exhilarating, and soon brought us to the station where Thorwald told us we were to take an express train for home, which was about two hundred miles distant.
alighted
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From this reading When we alighted we left our carriage by the roadside among many others, and entered an immense building.
(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 All this time we had been riding leisurely along, enraptured with the delightful country, while the way itself and the estates on either hand offered such variety of landscape that the view never became tiresome nor uninteresting.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading All this time we had been riding leisurely along, enraptured with the delightful country, while the way itself and the estates on either hand offered such variety of landscape that the view never became tiresome nor uninteresting.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading When we alighted we left our carriage by the roadside among many others, and entered an immense building.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This was most exhilarating, and soon brought us to the station where Thorwald told us we were to take an express train for home, which was about two hundred miles distant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All this time we had been riding leisurely along, enraptured with the delightful country, while the way itself and the estates on either hand offered such variety of landscape that the view never became tiresome nor uninteresting.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as the day was waning, our friends quickened the pace and showed us a burst of speed.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading All this time we had been riding leisurely along, enraptured with the delightful country, while the way itself and the estates on either hand offered such variety of landscape that the view never became tiresome nor uninteresting.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All this time we had been riding leisurely along, enraptured with the delightful country, while the way itself and the estates on either hand offered such variety of landscape that the view never became tiresome nor uninteresting.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading This was most exhilarating, and soon brought us to the station where Thorwald told us we were to take an express train for home, which was about two hundred miles distant.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading When we alighted we left our carriage by the roadside among many others, and entered an immense building.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading But as the day was waning, our friends quickened the pace and showed us a burst of speed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as the day was waning, our friends quickened the pace and showed us a burst of speed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When we alighted we left our carriage by the roadside among many others, and entered an immense building.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading When we alighted we left our carriage by the roadside among many others, and entered an immense building.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading All this time we had been riding leisurely along, enraptured with the delightful country, while the way itself and the estates on either hand offered such variety of landscape that the view never became tiresome nor uninteresting.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But as the day was waning, our friends quickened the pace and showed us a burst of speed.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading All this time we had been riding leisurely along, enraptured with the delightful country, while the way itself and the estates on either hand offered such variety of landscape that the view never became tiresome nor uninteresting.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading This was most exhilarating, and soon brought us to the station where Thorwald told us we were to take an express train for home, which was about two hundred miles distant.
one or the other of two
From this reading All this time we had been riding leisurely along, enraptured with the delightful country, while the way itself and the estates on either hand offered such variety of landscape that the view never became tiresome nor uninteresting.
enrapturedadjectiveUS /enˈræptʃərd/
feeling great rapture or delight
From this reading All this time we had been riding leisurely along, enraptured with the delightful country, while the way itself and the estates on either hand offered such variety of landscape that the view never became tiresome nor uninteresting.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading When we alighted we left our carriage by the roadside among many others, and entered an immense building.
estatesnounUS /ɪˈsteɪts/
plural of “estate” — everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading All this time we had been riding leisurely along, enraptured with the delightful country, while the way itself and the estates on either hand offered such variety of landscape that the view never became tiresome nor uninteresting.
exhilaratingadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzɪləreɪtɪŋ/
making lively and cheerful
From this reading This was most exhilarating, and soon brought us to the station where Thorwald told us we were to take an express train for home, which was about two hundred miles distant.
give expression to
From this reading This was most exhilarating, and soon brought us to the station where Thorwald told us we were to take an express train for home, which was about two hundred miles distant.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This was most exhilarating, and soon brought us to the station where Thorwald told us we were to take an express train for home, which was about two hundred miles distant.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading But as the day was waning, our friends quickened the pace and showed us a burst of speed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All this time we had been riding leisurely along, enraptured with the delightful country, while the way itself and the estates on either hand offered such variety of landscape that the view never became tiresome nor uninteresting.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading All this time we had been riding leisurely along, enraptured with the delightful country, while the way itself and the estates on either hand offered such variety of landscape that the view never became tiresome nor uninteresting.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading WE REACH THORWALD’S HOME.
ten 10s
From this reading This was most exhilarating, and soon brought us to the station where Thorwald told us we were to take an express train for home, which was about two hundred miles distant.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading When we alighted we left our carriage by the roadside among many others, and entered an immense building.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading All this time we had been riding leisurely along, enraptured with the delightful country, while the way itself and the estates on either hand offered such variety of landscape that the view never became tiresome nor uninteresting.
landscapenounUS /ˈlændskeɪp/
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading All this time we had been riding leisurely along, enraptured with the delightful country, while the way itself and the estates on either hand offered such variety of landscape that the view never became tiresome nor uninteresting.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading When we alighted we left our carriage by the roadside among many others, and entered an immense building.
leisurelyadverbUS /ˈliːzərli/
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading All this time we had been riding leisurely along, enraptured with the delightful country, while the way itself and the estates on either hand offered such variety of landscape that the view never became tiresome nor uninteresting.
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 When we alighted we left our carriage by the roadside among many others, and entered an immense building.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading This was most exhilarating, and soon brought us to the station where Thorwald told us we were to take an express train for home, which was about two hundred miles distant.
used to form the superlative
From this reading This was most exhilarating, and soon brought us to the station where Thorwald told us we were to take an express train for home, which was about two hundred miles distant.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading All this time we had been riding leisurely along, enraptured with the delightful country, while the way itself and the estates on either hand offered such variety of landscape that the view never became tiresome nor uninteresting.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading All this time we had been riding leisurely along, enraptured with the delightful country, while the way itself and the estates on either hand offered such variety of landscape that the view never became tiresome nor uninteresting.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All this time we had been riding leisurely along, enraptured with the delightful country, while the way itself and the estates on either hand offered such variety of landscape that the view never became tiresome nor uninteresting.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading All this time we had been riding leisurely along, enraptured with the delightful country, while the way itself and the estates on either hand offered such variety of landscape that the view never became tiresome nor uninteresting.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All this time we had been riding leisurely along, enraptured with the delightful country, while the way itself and the estates on either hand offered such variety of landscape that the view never became tiresome nor uninteresting.
others
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From this reading When we alighted we left our carriage by the roadside among many others, and entered an immense building.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But as the day was waning, our friends quickened the pace and showed us a burst of speed.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading But as the day was waning, our friends quickened the pace and showed us a burst of speed.
quickenedverbUS /ˈkwɪkənd/
past form of “quicken” — move faster
From this reading But as the day was waning, our friends quickened the pace and showed us a burst of speed.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading WE REACH THORWALD’S HOME.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading All this time we had been riding leisurely along, enraptured with the delightful country, while the way itself and the estates on either hand offered such variety of landscape that the view never became tiresome nor uninteresting.
roadsidenounUS /ˈroʊdsaɪd/
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading When we alighted we left our carriage by the roadside among many others, and entered an immense building.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading But as the day was waning, our friends quickened the pace and showed us a burst of speed.
in the near future
From this reading This was most exhilarating, and soon brought us to the station where Thorwald told us we were to take an express train for home, which was about two hundred miles distant.
move hurridly
From this reading But as the day was waning, our friends quickened the pace and showed us a burst of speed.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading This was most exhilarating, and soon brought us to the station where Thorwald told us we were to take an express train for home, which was about two hundred miles distant.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading All this time we had been riding leisurely along, enraptured with the delightful country, while the way itself and the estates on either hand offered such variety of landscape that the view never became tiresome nor uninteresting.
carry out
From this reading This was most exhilarating, and soon brought us to the station where Thorwald told us we were to take an express train for home, which was about two hundred miles distant.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All this time we had been riding leisurely along, enraptured with the delightful country, while the way itself and the estates on either hand offered such variety of landscape that the view never became tiresome nor uninteresting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All this time we had been riding leisurely along, enraptured with the delightful country, while the way itself and the estates on either hand offered such variety of landscape that the view never became tiresome nor uninteresting.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this time we had been riding leisurely along, enraptured with the delightful country, while the way itself and the estates on either hand offered such variety of landscape that the view never became tiresome nor uninteresting.
Thorwald
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From this reading This was most exhilarating, and soon brought us to the station where Thorwald told us we were to take an express train for home, which was about two hundred miles distant.
THORWALD'S
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From this reading WE REACH THORWALD’S HOME.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading All this time we had been riding leisurely along, enraptured with the delightful country, while the way itself and the estates on either hand offered such variety of landscape that the view never became tiresome nor uninteresting.
tiresomeadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərsəm/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading All this time we had been riding leisurely along, enraptured with the delightful country, while the way itself and the estates on either hand offered such variety of landscape that the view never became tiresome nor uninteresting.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was most exhilarating, and soon brought us to the station where Thorwald told us we were to take an express train for home, which was about two hundred miles distant.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading This was most exhilarating, and soon brought us to the station where Thorwald told us we were to take an express train for home, which was about two hundred miles distant.
create by training and teaching
From this reading This was most exhilarating, and soon brought us to the station where Thorwald told us we were to take an express train for home, which was about two hundred miles distant.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading This was most exhilarating, and soon brought us to the station where Thorwald told us we were to take an express train for home, which was about two hundred miles distant.
uninterestingadjectiveUS /əˈnɪntrəstɪŋ/
arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement
From this reading All this time we had been riding leisurely along, enraptured with the delightful country, while the way itself and the estates on either hand offered such variety of landscape that the view never became tiresome nor uninteresting.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But as the day was waning, our friends quickened the pace and showed us a burst of speed.
varietynounUS /vərˈaɪəti/
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading All this time we had been riding leisurely along, enraptured with the delightful country, while the way itself and the estates on either hand offered such variety of landscape that the view never became tiresome nor uninteresting.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading All this time we had been riding leisurely along, enraptured with the delightful country, while the way itself and the estates on either hand offered such variety of landscape that the view never became tiresome nor uninteresting.
waningnounUS /ˈweɪnɪŋ/
a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent
From this reading But as the day was waning, our friends quickened the pace and showed us a burst of speed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But as the day was waning, our friends quickened the pace and showed us a burst of speed.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading All this time we had been riding leisurely along, enraptured with the delightful country, while the way itself and the estates on either hand offered such variety of landscape that the view never became tiresome nor uninteresting.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE REACH THORWALD’S HOME.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This was most exhilarating, and soon brought us to the station where Thorwald told us we were to take an express train for home, which was about two hundred miles distant.
at the time that
From this reading When we alighted we left our carriage by the roadside among many others, and entered an immense building.
in or at the place that
From this reading This was most exhilarating, and soon brought us to the station where Thorwald told us we were to take an express train for home, which was about two hundred miles distant.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This was most exhilarating, and soon brought us to the station where Thorwald told us we were to take an express train for home, which was about two hundred miles distant.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading All this time we had been riding leisurely along, enraptured with the delightful country, while the way itself and the estates on either hand offered such variety of landscape that the view never became tiresome nor uninteresting.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All this time we had been riding leisurely along, enraptured with the delightful country, while the way itself and the estates on either hand offered such variety of landscape that the view never became tiresome nor uninteresting.
