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Chapter I
She stood on the platform watching the receding train. A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the pale evening. A moment more and the last carriage would pass out of sight. The white gates swung forward slowly and closed over the line. An oblong box painted reddish brown and tied with a rough rope lay on the seat beside her.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the pale evening.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “An oblong box painted reddish brown and tied with a rough rope lay on the seat beside her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The white gates swung forward slowly and closed over the line.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A moment more and the last carriage would pass out of sight.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The white gates swung forward slowly and closed over the line.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She stood on the platform watching the receding train.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “A moment more and the last carriage would pass out of sight.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the pale evening.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the pale evening.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An oblong box painted reddish brown and tied with a rough rope lay on the seat beside her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A moment more and the last carriage would pass out of sight.
next to; at the side of
From this reading An oblong box painted reddish brown and tied with a rough rope lay on the seat beside her.
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From this reading An oblong box painted reddish brown and tied with a rough rope lay on the seat beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An oblong box painted reddish brown and tied with a rough rope lay on the seat beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the pale evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A moment more and the last carriage would pass out of sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The white gates swung forward slowly and closed over the line.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the pale evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the pale evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the pale evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the pale evening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The white gates swung forward slowly and closed over the line.
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From this reading The white gates swung forward slowly and closed over the line.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading An oblong box painted reddish brown and tied with a rough rope lay on the seat beside her.
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From this reading A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the pale evening.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the pale evening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A moment more and the last carriage would pass out of sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An oblong box painted reddish brown and tied with a rough rope lay on the seat beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the pale evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A moment more and the last carriage would pass out of sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A moment more and the last carriage would pass out of sight.
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From this reading An oblong box painted reddish brown and tied with a rough rope lay on the seat beside her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the pale evening.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She stood on the platform watching the receding train.
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From this reading A moment more and the last carriage would pass out of sight.
above and across; more than
From this reading The white gates swung forward slowly and closed over the line.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An oblong box painted reddish brown and tied with a rough rope lay on the seat beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the pale evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A moment more and the last carriage would pass out of sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood on the platform watching the receding train.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood on the platform watching the receding train.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An oblong box painted reddish brown and tied with a rough rope lay on the seat beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An oblong box painted reddish brown and tied with a rough rope lay on the seat beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the pale evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An oblong box painted reddish brown and tied with a rough rope lay on the seat beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An oblong box painted reddish brown and tied with a rough rope lay on the seat beside her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stood on the platform watching the receding train.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A moment more and the last carriage would pass out of sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The white gates swung forward slowly and closed over the line.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood on the platform watching the receding train.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The white gates swung forward slowly and closed over the line.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She stood on the platform watching the receding train.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the pale evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An oblong box painted reddish brown and tied with a rough rope lay on the seat beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood on the platform watching the receding train.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the pale evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood on the platform watching the receding train.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the pale evening.
in the company of; together with
From this reading An oblong box painted reddish brown and tied with a rough rope lay on the seat beside her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A moment more and the last carriage would pass out of sight.
