used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They took a train at the Grand Central Station.
having companions or an escort
From this reading That afternoon Frank Merriwell accompanied Warren Hatch when the latter left the city to return to his home on the Hudson.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading That afternoon Frank Merriwell accompanied Warren Hatch when the latter left the city to return to his home on the Hudson.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, Frank, the thing is settled at last, and now it will be pushed through as fast as possible.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading ARTHUR HATCH.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, Frank, the thing is settled at last, and now it will be pushed through as fast as possible.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They took a train at the Grand Central Station.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well, Frank, the thing is settled at last, and now it will be pushed through as fast as possible.
CentraladjectiveUS /ˈsentrəl/
serving as an essential component
From this reading They took a train at the Grand Central Station.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading That afternoon Frank Merriwell accompanied Warren Hatch when the latter left the city to return to his home on the Hudson.
comfortablyadverbUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbli/
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading When they were comfortably seated on the train, Mr. Hatch observed:
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading "Well, Frank, the thing is settled at last, and now it will be pushed through as fast as possible.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading That afternoon Frank Merriwell accompanied Warren Hatch when the latter left the city to return to his home on the Hudson.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading They took a train at the Grand Central Station.
HATCHverbUS /hætʃ/
emerge from the eggs
From this reading ARTHUR HATCH.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That afternoon Frank Merriwell accompanied Warren Hatch when the latter left the city to return to his home on the Hudson.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading That afternoon Frank Merriwell accompanied Warren Hatch when the latter left the city to return to his home on the Hudson.
HudsonnounUS /ˈhʌdsən/
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading That afternoon Frank Merriwell accompanied Warren Hatch when the latter left the city to return to his home on the Hudson.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, Frank, the thing is settled at last, and now it will be pushed through as fast as possible.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, Frank, the thing is settled at last, and now it will be pushed through as fast as possible.
immediately past
From this reading "Well, Frank, the thing is settled at last, and now it will be pushed through as fast as possible.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading That afternoon Frank Merriwell accompanied Warren Hatch when the latter left the city to return to his home on the Hudson.
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 That afternoon Frank Merriwell accompanied Warren Hatch when the latter left the city to return to his home on the Hudson.
Merriwell
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From this reading That afternoon Frank Merriwell accompanied Warren Hatch when the latter left the city to return to his home on the Hudson.
a form of address for a man
From this reading When they were comfortably seated on the train, Mr. Hatch observed:
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Well, Frank, the thing is settled at last, and now it will be pushed through as fast as possible.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading When they were comfortably seated on the train, Mr. Hatch observed:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That afternoon Frank Merriwell accompanied Warren Hatch when the latter left the city to return to his home on the Hudson.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading "Well, Frank, the thing is settled at last, and now it will be pushed through as fast as possible.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading "Well, Frank, the thing is settled at last, and now it will be pushed through as fast as possible.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading That afternoon Frank Merriwell accompanied Warren Hatch when the latter left the city to return to his home on the Hudson.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading When they were comfortably seated on the train, Mr. Hatch observed:
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading "Well, Frank, the thing is settled at last, and now it will be pushed through as fast as possible.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading They took a train at the Grand Central Station.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That afternoon Frank Merriwell accompanied Warren Hatch when the latter left the city to return to his home on the Hudson.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That afternoon Frank Merriwell accompanied Warren Hatch when the latter left the city to return to his home on the Hudson.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They took a train at the Grand Central Station.
a special situation
From this reading "Well, Frank, the thing is settled at last, and now it will be pushed through as fast as possible.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Well, Frank, the thing is settled at last, and now it will be pushed through as fast as possible.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That afternoon Frank Merriwell accompanied Warren Hatch when the latter left the city to return to his home on the Hudson.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading They took a train at the Grand Central Station.
create by training and teaching
From this reading They took a train at the Grand Central Station.
WarrennounUS /ˈwɔːrən/
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading That afternoon Frank Merriwell accompanied Warren Hatch when the latter left the city to return to his home on the Hudson.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, Frank, the thing is settled at last, and now it will be pushed through as fast as possible.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When they were comfortably seated on the train, Mr. Hatch observed:
at the time that
From this reading That afternoon Frank Merriwell accompanied Warren Hatch when the latter left the city to return to his home on the Hudson.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Well, Frank, the thing is settled at last, and now it will be pushed through as fast as possible.
