used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The train appeared to go very much faster than it really did, being rather a narrow-gauge line; still fungus didn't grow on the wheels.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading Guard whistled, waited for the engine's answering toot, then hauled the beery one out by the scruff of the neck, jumped aboard, and left him squatting on the gravel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We stopped at every station, and each stop was hailed by the same enquiry from a half-sozzled bloke in our pen, "Say, g-guard, thish-h North Pi-ine?"
answeringadjectiveUS /ˈænsərɪŋ/
replying
From this reading Guard whistled, waited for the engine's answering toot, then hauled the beery one out by the scruff of the neck, jumped aboard, and left him squatting on the gravel.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The train appeared to go very much faster than it really did, being rather a narrow-gauge line; still fungus didn't grow on the wheels.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We stopped at every station, and each stop was hailed by the same enquiry from a half-sozzled bloke in our pen, "Say, g-guard, thish-h North Pi-ine?"
beeryadjectiveUS /ˈbɪri/
smelling of beer
From this reading Guard whistled, waited for the engine's answering toot, then hauled the beery one out by the scruff of the neck, jumped aboard, and left him squatting on the gravel.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The train appeared to go very much faster than it really did, being rather a narrow-gauge line; still fungus didn't grow on the wheels.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading When we got there he refused to believe it, saying he didn't "re-rec-kernize" the place.
blokenounUS /bloʊk/
a boy or man
From this reading We stopped at every station, and each stop was hailed by the same enquiry from a half-sozzled bloke in our pen, "Say, g-guard, thish-h North Pi-ine?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We stopped at every station, and each stop was hailed by the same enquiry from a half-sozzled bloke in our pen, "Say, g-guard, thish-h North Pi-ine?"
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The train appeared to go very much faster than it really did, being rather a narrow-gauge line; still fungus didn't grow on the wheels.
didn't
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From this reading The train appeared to go very much faster than it really did, being rather a narrow-gauge line; still fungus didn't grow on the wheels.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading We stopped at every station, and each stop was hailed by the same enquiry from a half-sozzled bloke in our pen, "Say, g-guard, thish-h North Pi-ine?"
engine'snounUS /ˈendʒənz/
possessive form of “engine” — motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading Guard whistled, waited for the engine's answering toot, then hauled the beery one out by the scruff of the neck, jumped aboard, and left him squatting on the gravel.
enquirynounUS /ɪnˈkwaɪriː/
an instance of questioning
From this reading We stopped at every station, and each stop was hailed by the same enquiry from a half-sozzled bloke in our pen, "Say, g-guard, thish-h North Pi-ine?"
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading We stopped at every station, and each stop was hailed by the same enquiry from a half-sozzled bloke in our pen, "Say, g-guard, thish-h North Pi-ine?"
fasteradverbUS /ˈfæstər/
more quickly
From this reading The train appeared to go very much faster than it really did, being rather a narrow-gauge line; still fungus didn't grow on the wheels.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Guard whistled, waited for the engine's answering toot, then hauled the beery one out by the scruff of the neck, jumped aboard, and left him squatting on the gravel.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We stopped at every station, and each stop was hailed by the same enquiry from a half-sozzled bloke in our pen, "Say, g-guard, thish-h North Pi-ine?"
fungusnounUS /ˈfʌŋɡəs/
an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia
From this reading The train appeared to go very much faster than it really did, being rather a narrow-gauge line; still fungus didn't grow on the wheels.
g-guard
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From this reading We stopped at every station, and each stop was hailed by the same enquiry from a half-sozzled bloke in our pen, "Say, g-guard, thish-h North Pi-ine?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The train appeared to go very much faster than it really did, being rather a narrow-gauge line; still fungus didn't grow on the wheels.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When we got there he refused to believe it, saying he didn't "re-rec-kernize" the place.
gravelnounUS /ˈɡrævəl/
rock fragments and pebbles
From this reading Guard whistled, waited for the engine's answering toot, then hauled the beery one out by the scruff of the neck, jumped aboard, and left him squatting on the gravel.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The train appeared to go very much faster than it really did, being rather a narrow-gauge line; still fungus didn't grow on the wheels.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Guard whistled, waited for the engine's answering toot, then hauled the beery one out by the scruff of the neck, jumped aboard, and left him squatting on the gravel.
hailedverbUS /heɪld/
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading We stopped at every station, and each stop was hailed by the same enquiry from a half-sozzled bloke in our pen, "Say, g-guard, thish-h North Pi-ine?"
half-sozzled
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From this reading We stopped at every station, and each stop was hailed by the same enquiry from a half-sozzled bloke in our pen, "Say, g-guard, thish-h North Pi-ine?"
hauledverbUS /hɔːld/
past form of “haul” — draw slowly or heavily
From this reading Guard whistled, waited for the engine's answering toot, then hauled the beery one out by the scruff of the neck, jumped aboard, and left him squatting on the gravel.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When we got there he refused to believe it, saying he didn't "re-rec-kernize" the place.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Guard whistled, waited for the engine's answering toot, then hauled the beery one out by the scruff of the neck, jumped aboard, and left him squatting on the gravel.
HOnounUS /hoʊ/
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading NORTHWARD HO!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We stopped at every station, and each stop was hailed by the same enquiry from a half-sozzled bloke in our pen, "Say, g-guard, thish-h North Pi-ine?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The train appeared to go very much faster than it really did, being rather a narrow-gauge line; still fungus didn't grow on the wheels.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Guard whistled, waited for the engine's answering toot, then hauled the beery one out by the scruff of the neck, jumped aboard, and left him squatting on the gravel.
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 Guard whistled, waited for the engine's answering toot, then hauled the beery one out by the scruff of the neck, jumped aboard, and left him squatting on the gravel.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The train appeared to go very much faster than it really did, being rather a narrow-gauge line; still fungus didn't grow on the wheels.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The train appeared to go very much faster than it really did, being rather a narrow-gauge line; still fungus didn't grow on the wheels.
narrow-gauge
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From this reading The train appeared to go very much faster than it really did, being rather a narrow-gauge line; still fungus didn't grow on the wheels.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Guard whistled, waited for the engine's answering toot, then hauled the beery one out by the scruff of the neck, jumped aboard, and left him squatting on the gravel.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading We stopped at every station, and each stop was hailed by the same enquiry from a half-sozzled bloke in our pen, "Say, g-guard, thish-h North Pi-ine?"
NORTHWARDadverbUS /ˈnɔːrθwərd/
in a northern direction
From this reading NORTHWARD HO!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Guard whistled, waited for the engine's answering toot, then hauled the beery one out by the scruff of the neck, jumped aboard, and left him squatting on the gravel.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The train appeared to go very much faster than it really did, being rather a narrow-gauge line; still fungus didn't grow on the wheels.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Guard whistled, waited for the engine's answering toot, then hauled the beery one out by the scruff of the neck, jumped aboard, and left him squatting on the gravel.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We stopped at every station, and each stop was hailed by the same enquiry from a half-sozzled bloke in our pen, "Say, g-guard, thish-h North Pi-ine?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Guard whistled, waited for the engine's answering toot, then hauled the beery one out by the scruff of the neck, jumped aboard, and left him squatting on the gravel.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading We stopped at every station, and each stop was hailed by the same enquiry from a half-sozzled bloke in our pen, "Say, g-guard, thish-h North Pi-ine?"
Pi-ine
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From this reading We stopped at every station, and each stop was hailed by the same enquiry from a half-sozzled bloke in our pen, "Say, g-guard, thish-h North Pi-ine?"
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading When we got there he refused to believe it, saying he didn't "re-rec-kernize" the place.
on the contrary
From this reading The train appeared to go very much faster than it really did, being rather a narrow-gauge line; still fungus didn't grow on the wheels.
re-rec-kernize
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From this reading When we got there he refused to believe it, saying he didn't "re-rec-kernize" the place.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading The train appeared to go very much faster than it really did, being rather a narrow-gauge line; still fungus didn't grow on the wheels.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading When we got there he refused to believe it, saying he didn't "re-rec-kernize" the place.
Identical; not different.
From this reading We stopped at every station, and each stop was hailed by the same enquiry from a half-sozzled bloke in our pen, "Say, g-guard, thish-h North Pi-ine?"
express in words
From this reading We stopped at every station, and each stop was hailed by the same enquiry from a half-sozzled bloke in our pen, "Say, g-guard, thish-h North Pi-ine?"
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading When we got there he refused to believe it, saying he didn't "re-rec-kernize" the place.
scruffnoun
the back side of the neck
From this reading Guard whistled, waited for the engine's answering toot, then hauled the beery one out by the scruff of the neck, jumped aboard, and left him squatting on the gravel.
squattingnounUS /ˈskwɑːtɪŋ/
exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
From this reading Guard whistled, waited for the engine's answering toot, then hauled the beery one out by the scruff of the neck, jumped aboard, and left him squatting on the gravel.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading We stopped at every station, and each stop was hailed by the same enquiry from a half-sozzled bloke in our pen, "Say, g-guard, thish-h North Pi-ine?"
not in physical motion
From this reading The train appeared to go very much faster than it really did, being rather a narrow-gauge line; still fungus didn't grow on the wheels.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading We stopped at every station, and each stop was hailed by the same enquiry from a half-sozzled bloke in our pen, "Say, g-guard, thish-h North Pi-ine?"
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading We stopped at every station, and each stop was hailed by the same enquiry from a half-sozzled bloke in our pen, "Say, g-guard, thish-h North Pi-ine?"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The train appeared to go very much faster than it really did, being rather a narrow-gauge line; still fungus didn't grow on the wheels.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The train appeared to go very much faster than it really did, being rather a narrow-gauge line; still fungus didn't grow on the wheels.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Guard whistled, waited for the engine's answering toot, then hauled the beery one out by the scruff of the neck, jumped aboard, and left him squatting on the gravel.
in or at that place or location
From this reading When we got there he refused to believe it, saying he didn't "re-rec-kernize" the place.
thish-h
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From this reading We stopped at every station, and each stop was hailed by the same enquiry from a half-sozzled bloke in our pen, "Say, g-guard, thish-h North Pi-ine?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The train appeared to go very much faster than it really did, being rather a narrow-gauge line; still fungus didn't grow on the wheels.
tootnounUS /tuːt/
a blast of a horn
From this reading Guard whistled, waited for the engine's answering toot, then hauled the beery one out by the scruff of the neck, jumped aboard, and left him squatting on the gravel.
create by training and teaching
From this reading The train appeared to go very much faster than it really did, being rather a narrow-gauge line; still fungus didn't grow on the wheels.
precisely as stated
From this reading The train appeared to go very much faster than it really did, being rather a narrow-gauge line; still fungus didn't grow on the wheels.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Guard whistled, waited for the engine's answering toot, then hauled the beery one out by the scruff of the neck, jumped aboard, and left him squatting on the gravel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We stopped at every station, and each stop was hailed by the same enquiry from a half-sozzled bloke in our pen, "Say, g-guard, thish-h North Pi-ine?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We stopped at every station, and each stop was hailed by the same enquiry from a half-sozzled bloke in our pen, "Say, g-guard, thish-h North Pi-ine?"
wheelsnounUS /wiːlz/
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading The train appeared to go very much faster than it really did, being rather a narrow-gauge line; still fungus didn't grow on the wheels.
at the time that
From this reading When we got there he refused to believe it, saying he didn't "re-rec-kernize" the place.
whistledverbUS /ˈwɪsəld/
past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds
From this reading Guard whistled, waited for the engine's answering toot, then hauled the beery one out by the scruff of the neck, jumped aboard, and left him squatting on the gravel.
