10
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From this reading I had just one hour to get something to eat and get back to the depot, for the Dallas freight would pull out at 10 p. m.
100
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From this reading Another freight on the same day bore me to Marshall, Tex., 100 miles from Boyce.
11
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From this reading That night I beat a freight train 208 miles to Boyce, La., reaching Boyce about 11 o'clock next morning.
208
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From this reading That night I beat a freight train 208 miles to Boyce, La., reaching Boyce about 11 o'clock next morning.
308
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From this reading _A Hungry Ride of 308 Miles--"Hello, Hello in the Pipe There!"--To Work Again--Nabbed by a Cop._ Late one afternoon I crossed the river on a freight ferry to the Texas Pacific railroad yards.
9
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From this reading All day long I had had nothing to eat and it was 9 o'clock at night when we reached the city of Marshall.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A Hungry Ride of 308 Miles--"Hello, Hello in the Pipe There!"--To Work Again--Nabbed by a Cop._ Late one afternoon I crossed the river on a freight ferry to the Texas Pacific railroad yards.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That night I beat a freight train 208 miles to Boyce, La., reaching Boyce about 11 o'clock next morning.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading _A Hungry Ride of 308 Miles--"Hello, Hello in the Pipe There!"--To Work Again--Nabbed by a Cop._ Late one afternoon I crossed the river on a freight ferry to the Texas Pacific railroad yards.
anew
From this reading _A Hungry Ride of 308 Miles--"Hello, Hello in the Pipe There!"--To Work Again--Nabbed by a Cop._ Late one afternoon I crossed the river on a freight ferry to the Texas Pacific railroad yards.
(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 day long I had had nothing to eat and it was 9 o'clock at night when we reached the city of Marshall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All day long I had had nothing to eat and it was 9 o'clock at night when we reached the city of Marshall.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another freight on the same day bore me to Marshall, Tex., 100 miles from Boyce.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All day long I had had nothing to eat and it was 9 o'clock at night when we reached the city of Marshall.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I had just one hour to get something to eat and get back to the depot, for the Dallas freight would pull out at 10 p. m.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading That night I beat a freight train 208 miles to Boyce, La., reaching Boyce about 11 o'clock next morning.
cause to be bored
From this reading Another freight on the same day bore me to Marshall, Tex., 100 miles from Boyce.
Boyce
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From this reading That night I beat a freight train 208 miles to Boyce, La., reaching Boyce about 11 o'clock next morning.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _A Hungry Ride of 308 Miles--"Hello, Hello in the Pipe There!"--To Work Again--Nabbed by a Cop._ Late one afternoon I crossed the river on a freight ferry to the Texas Pacific railroad yards.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading All day long I had had nothing to eat and it was 9 o'clock at night when we reached the city of Marshall.
CopnounUS /kɑːp/
uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
From this reading _A Hungry Ride of 308 Miles--"Hello, Hello in the Pipe There!"--To Work Again--Nabbed by a Cop._ Late one afternoon I crossed the river on a freight ferry to the Texas Pacific railroad yards.
placed crosswise
From this reading _A Hungry Ride of 308 Miles--"Hello, Hello in the Pipe There!"--To Work Again--Nabbed by a Cop._ Late one afternoon I crossed the river on a freight ferry to the Texas Pacific railroad yards.
DallasnounUS /ˈdæləs/
a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields
From this reading I had just one hour to get something to eat and get back to the depot, for the Dallas freight would pull out at 10 p. m.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Another freight on the same day bore me to Marshall, Tex., 100 miles from Boyce.
depotnounUS /ˈdiːpoʊ/
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
From this reading I had just one hour to get something to eat and get back to the depot, for the Dallas freight would pull out at 10 p. m.
take in solid food
From this reading All day long I had had nothing to eat and it was 9 o'clock at night when we reached the city of Marshall.
ferryverbUS /ˈferi/
transport from one place to another
From this reading _A Hungry Ride of 308 Miles--"Hello, Hello in the Pipe There!"--To Work Again--Nabbed by a Cop._ Late one afternoon I crossed the river on a freight ferry to the Texas Pacific railroad yards.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had just one hour to get something to eat and get back to the depot, for the Dallas freight would pull out at 10 p. m.
freightnounUS /freɪt/
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading _A Hungry Ride of 308 Miles--"Hello, Hello in the Pipe There!"--To Work Again--Nabbed by a Cop._ Late one afternoon I crossed the river on a freight ferry to the Texas Pacific railroad yards.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Another freight on the same day bore me to Marshall, Tex., 100 miles from Boyce.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I had just one hour to get something to eat and get back to the depot, for the Dallas freight would pull out at 10 p. m.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All day long I had had nothing to eat and it was 9 o'clock at night when we reached the city of Marshall.
HellonounUS /həˈloʊ/
an expression of greeting
From this reading _A Hungry Ride of 308 Miles--"Hello, Hello in the Pipe There!"--To Work Again--Nabbed by a Cop._ Late one afternoon I crossed the river on a freight ferry to the Texas Pacific railroad yards.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading I had just one hour to get something to eat and get back to the depot, for the Dallas freight would pull out at 10 p. m.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading _A Hungry Ride of 308 Miles--"Hello, Hello in the Pipe There!"--To Work Again--Nabbed by a Cop._ Late one afternoon I crossed the river on a freight ferry to the Texas Pacific railroad yards.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _A Hungry Ride of 308 Miles--"Hello, Hello in the Pipe There!"--To Work Again--Nabbed by a Cop._ Late one afternoon I crossed the river on a freight ferry to the Texas Pacific railroad yards.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _A Hungry Ride of 308 Miles--"Hello, Hello in the Pipe There!"--To Work Again--Nabbed by a Cop._ Late one afternoon I crossed the river on a freight ferry to the Texas Pacific railroad yards.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All day long I had had nothing to eat and it was 9 o'clock at night when we reached the city of Marshall.
and nothing more
From this reading I had just one hour to get something to eat and get back to the depot, for the Dallas freight would pull out at 10 p. m.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading That night I beat a freight train 208 miles to Boyce, La., reaching Boyce about 11 o'clock next morning.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading _A Hungry Ride of 308 Miles--"Hello, Hello in the Pipe There!"--To Work Again--Nabbed by a Cop._ Late one afternoon I crossed the river on a freight ferry to the Texas Pacific railroad yards.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading All day long I had had nothing to eat and it was 9 o'clock at night when we reached the city of Marshall.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading I had just one hour to get something to eat and get back to the depot, for the Dallas freight would pull out at 10 p. m.
MarshallnounUS /ˈmɑːrʃəl/
United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading Another freight on the same day bore me to Marshall, Tex., 100 miles from Boyce.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Another freight on the same day bore me to Marshall, Tex., 100 miles from Boyce.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading _A Hungry Ride of 308 Miles--"Hello, Hello in the Pipe There!"--To Work Again--Nabbed by a Cop._ Late one afternoon I crossed the river on a freight ferry to the Texas Pacific railroad yards.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading That night I beat a freight train 208 miles to Boyce, La., reaching Boyce about 11 o'clock next morning.
NabbedverbUS /næbd/
inflected form of “nab” — tag the base runner to get him out
From this reading _A Hungry Ride of 308 Miles--"Hello, Hello in the Pipe There!"--To Work Again--Nabbed by a Cop._ Late one afternoon I crossed the river on a freight ferry to the Texas Pacific railroad yards.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading That night I beat a freight train 208 miles to Boyce, La., reaching Boyce about 11 o'clock next morning.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That night I beat a freight train 208 miles to Boyce, La., reaching Boyce about 11 o'clock next morning.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading All day long I had had nothing to eat and it was 9 o'clock at night when we reached the city of Marshall.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading That night I beat a freight train 208 miles to Boyce, La., reaching Boyce about 11 o'clock next morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A Hungry Ride of 308 Miles--"Hello, Hello in the Pipe There!"--To Work Again--Nabbed by a Cop._ Late one afternoon I crossed the river on a freight ferry to the Texas Pacific railroad yards.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _A Hungry Ride of 308 Miles--"Hello, Hello in the Pipe There!"--To Work Again--Nabbed by a Cop._ Late one afternoon I crossed the river on a freight ferry to the Texas Pacific railroad yards.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _A Hungry Ride of 308 Miles--"Hello, Hello in the Pipe There!"--To Work Again--Nabbed by a Cop._ Late one afternoon I crossed the river on a freight ferry to the Texas Pacific railroad yards.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I had just one hour to get something to eat and get back to the depot, for the Dallas freight would pull out at 10 p. m.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading I had just one hour to get something to eat and get back to the depot, for the Dallas freight would pull out at 10 p. m.
PacificnounUS /pəˈsɪfɪk/
the largest ocean in the world
From this reading _A Hungry Ride of 308 Miles--"Hello, Hello in the Pipe There!"--To Work Again--Nabbed by a Cop._ Late one afternoon I crossed the river on a freight ferry to the Texas Pacific railroad yards.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading _A Hungry Ride of 308 Miles--"Hello, Hello in the Pipe There!"--To Work Again--Nabbed by a Cop._ Late one afternoon I crossed the river on a freight ferry to the Texas Pacific railroad yards.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading I had just one hour to get something to eat and get back to the depot, for the Dallas freight would pull out at 10 p. m.
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 Hungry Ride of 308 Miles--"Hello, Hello in the Pipe There!"--To Work Again--Nabbed by a Cop._ Late one afternoon I crossed the river on a freight ferry to the Texas Pacific railroad yards.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading All day long I had had nothing to eat and it was 9 o'clock at night when we reached the city of Marshall.
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading That night I beat a freight train 208 miles to Boyce, La., reaching Boyce about 11 o'clock next morning.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading _A Hungry Ride of 308 Miles--"Hello, Hello in the Pipe There!"--To Work Again--Nabbed by a Cop._ Late one afternoon I crossed the river on a freight ferry to the Texas Pacific railroad yards.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading _A Hungry Ride of 308 Miles--"Hello, Hello in the Pipe There!"--To Work Again--Nabbed by a Cop._ Late one afternoon I crossed the river on a freight ferry to the Texas Pacific railroad yards.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Another freight on the same day bore me to Marshall, Tex., 100 miles from Boyce.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I had just one hour to get something to eat and get back to the depot, for the Dallas freight would pull out at 10 p. m.
Tex
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From this reading Another freight on the same day bore me to Marshall, Tex., 100 miles from Boyce.
TexasnounUS /ˈteksəs/
the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading _A Hungry Ride of 308 Miles--"Hello, Hello in the Pipe There!"--To Work Again--Nabbed by a Cop._ Late one afternoon I crossed the river on a freight ferry to the Texas Pacific railroad yards.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night I beat a freight train 208 miles to Boyce, La., reaching Boyce about 11 o'clock next morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A Hungry Ride of 308 Miles--"Hello, Hello in the Pipe There!"--To Work Again--Nabbed by a Cop._ Late one afternoon I crossed the river on a freight ferry to the Texas Pacific railroad yards.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _A Hungry Ride of 308 Miles--"Hello, Hello in the Pipe There!"--To Work Again--Nabbed by a Cop._ Late one afternoon I crossed the river on a freight ferry to the Texas Pacific railroad yards.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _A Hungry Ride of 308 Miles--"Hello, Hello in the Pipe There!"--To Work Again--Nabbed by a Cop._ Late one afternoon I crossed the river on a freight ferry to the Texas Pacific railroad yards.
create by training and teaching
From this reading That night I beat a freight train 208 miles to Boyce, La., reaching Boyce about 11 o'clock next morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All day long I had had nothing to eat and it was 9 o'clock at night when we reached the city of Marshall.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading All day long I had had nothing to eat and it was 9 o'clock at night when we reached the city of Marshall.
at the time that
From this reading All day long I had had nothing to eat and it was 9 o'clock at night when we reached the city of Marshall.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading _A Hungry Ride of 308 Miles--"Hello, Hello in the Pipe There!"--To Work Again--Nabbed by a Cop._ Late one afternoon I crossed the river on a freight ferry to the Texas Pacific railroad yards.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I had just one hour to get something to eat and get back to the depot, for the Dallas freight would pull out at 10 p. m.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading _A Hungry Ride of 308 Miles--"Hello, Hello in the Pipe There!"--To Work Again--Nabbed by a Cop._ Late one afternoon I crossed the river on a freight ferry to the Texas Pacific railroad yards.
