from one side of something to the other
From this reading Surely it is not intended that the train shall go on right across the sea?
in actual fact
From this reading Yet that is actually what happens.
alightverbUS /əˈlaɪt/
to come to rest, settle
From this reading Here we might expect to have done with railway travelling, and we rather look for the guard to come and open the carriage doors and ask the passengers to alight.
(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 Leaving Stockholm by train in the evening, we travel all night in comfortable sleeping-cars and arrive next morning at the southernmost point of Sweden, the port of Trelleborg, where the sunlit waves sweep in from the Baltic Sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Leaving Stockholm by train in the evening, we travel all night in comfortable sleeping-cars and arrive next morning at the southernmost point of Sweden, the port of Trelleborg, where the sunlit waves sweep in from the Baltic Sea.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Leaving Stockholm by train in the evening, we travel all night in comfortable sleeping-cars and arrive next morning at the southernmost point of Sweden, the port of Trelleborg, where the sunlit waves sweep in from the Baltic Sea.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Here we might expect to have done with railway travelling, and we rather look for the guard to come and open the carriage doors and ask the passengers to alight.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Our journey begins at Stockholm, the capital of my native country.
BalticnounUS /ˈbɔːltɪk/
a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy
From this reading Leaving Stockholm by train in the evening, we travel all night in comfortable sleeping-cars and arrive next morning at the southernmost point of Sweden, the port of Trelleborg, where the sunlit waves sweep in from the Baltic Sea.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading Our journey begins at Stockholm, the capital of my native country.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Leaving Stockholm by train in the evening, we travel all night in comfortable sleeping-cars and arrive next morning at the southernmost point of Sweden, the port of Trelleborg, where the sunlit waves sweep in from the Baltic Sea.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading Our journey begins at Stockholm, the capital of my native country.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Here we might expect to have done with railway travelling, and we rather look for the guard to come and open the carriage doors and ask the passengers to alight.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Here we might expect to have done with railway travelling, and we rather look for the guard to come and open the carriage doors and ask the passengers to alight.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading Leaving Stockholm by train in the evening, we travel all night in comfortable sleeping-cars and arrive next morning at the southernmost point of Sweden, the port of Trelleborg, where the sunlit waves sweep in from the Baltic Sea.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Our journey begins at Stockholm, the capital of my native country.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Here we might expect to have done with railway travelling, and we rather look for the guard to come and open the carriage doors and ask the passengers to alight.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Here we might expect to have done with railway travelling, and we rather look for the guard to come and open the carriage doors and ask the passengers to alight.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Leaving Stockholm by train in the evening, we travel all night in comfortable sleeping-cars and arrive next morning at the southernmost point of Sweden, the port of Trelleborg, where the sunlit waves sweep in from the Baltic Sea.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Here we might expect to have done with railway travelling, and we rather look for the guard to come and open the carriage doors and ask the passengers to alight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here we might expect to have done with railway travelling, and we rather look for the guard to come and open the carriage doors and ask the passengers to alight.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Leaving Stockholm by train in the evening, we travel all night in comfortable sleeping-cars and arrive next morning at the southernmost point of Sweden, the port of Trelleborg, where the sunlit waves sweep in from the Baltic Sea.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Surely it is not intended that the train shall go on right across the sea?
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading Here we might expect to have done with railway travelling, and we rather look for the guard to come and open the carriage doors and ask the passengers to alight.
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Yet that is actually what happens.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Here we might expect to have done with railway travelling, and we rather look for the guard to come and open the carriage doors and ask the passengers to alight.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here we might expect to have done with railway travelling, and we rather look for the guard to come and open the carriage doors and ask the passengers to alight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Leaving Stockholm by train in the evening, we travel all night in comfortable sleeping-cars and arrive next morning at the southernmost point of Sweden, the port of Trelleborg, where the sunlit waves sweep in from the Baltic Sea.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading Surely it is not intended that the train shall go on right across the sea?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Surely it is not intended that the train shall go on right across the sea?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Surely it is not intended that the train shall go on right across the sea?
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Our journey begins at Stockholm, the capital of my native country.
the act of departing
From this reading Leaving Stockholm by train in the evening, we travel all night in comfortable sleeping-cars and arrive next morning at the southernmost point of Sweden, the port of Trelleborg, where the sunlit waves sweep in from the Baltic Sea.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Here we might expect to have done with railway travelling, and we rather look for the guard to come and open the carriage doors and ask the passengers to alight.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Here we might expect to have done with railway travelling, and we rather look for the guard to come and open the carriage doors and ask the passengers to alight.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Leaving Stockholm by train in the evening, we travel all night in comfortable sleeping-cars and arrive next morning at the southernmost point of Sweden, the port of Trelleborg, where the sunlit waves sweep in from the Baltic Sea.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Our journey begins at Stockholm, the capital of my native country.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading Our journey begins at Stockholm, the capital of my native country.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Leaving Stockholm by train in the evening, we travel all night in comfortable sleeping-cars and arrive next morning at the southernmost point of Sweden, the port of Trelleborg, where the sunlit waves sweep in from the Baltic Sea.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Leaving Stockholm by train in the evening, we travel all night in comfortable sleeping-cars and arrive next morning at the southernmost point of Sweden, the port of Trelleborg, where the sunlit waves sweep in from the Baltic Sea.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Surely it is not intended that the train shall go on right across the sea?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our journey begins at Stockholm, the capital of my native country.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Surely it is not intended that the train shall go on right across the sea?
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Here we might expect to have done with railway travelling, and we rather look for the guard to come and open the carriage doors and ask the passengers to alight.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our journey begins at Stockholm, the capital of my native country.
passengersnounUS /ˈpæsəndʒərz/
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading Here we might expect to have done with railway travelling, and we rather look for the guard to come and open the carriage doors and ask the passengers to alight.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Leaving Stockholm by train in the evening, we travel all night in comfortable sleeping-cars and arrive next morning at the southernmost point of Sweden, the port of Trelleborg, where the sunlit waves sweep in from the Baltic Sea.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading Leaving Stockholm by train in the evening, we travel all night in comfortable sleeping-cars and arrive next morning at the southernmost point of Sweden, the port of Trelleborg, where the sunlit waves sweep in from the Baltic Sea.
railwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading Here we might expect to have done with railway travelling, and we rather look for the guard to come and open the carriage doors and ask the passengers to alight.
on the contrary
From this reading Here we might expect to have done with railway travelling, and we rather look for the guard to come and open the carriage doors and ask the passengers to alight.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Surely it is not intended that the train shall go on right across the sea?
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Leaving Stockholm by train in the evening, we travel all night in comfortable sleeping-cars and arrive next morning at the southernmost point of Sweden, the port of Trelleborg, where the sunlit waves sweep in from the Baltic Sea.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Surely it is not intended that the train shall go on right across the sea?
sleeping-cars
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From this reading Leaving Stockholm by train in the evening, we travel all night in comfortable sleeping-cars and arrive next morning at the southernmost point of Sweden, the port of Trelleborg, where the sunlit waves sweep in from the Baltic Sea.
southernmostadjectiveUS /ˈsʌðərnmoʊst/
situated farthest south
From this reading Leaving Stockholm by train in the evening, we travel all night in comfortable sleeping-cars and arrive next morning at the southernmost point of Sweden, the port of Trelleborg, where the sunlit waves sweep in from the Baltic Sea.
StockholmnounUS /ˈstɑːkhoʊlm/
the capital and largest city of Sweden; located in southern Sweden on the Baltic
From this reading Our journey begins at Stockholm, the capital of my native country.
sunlitadjectiveUS /ˈsʌnlɪt/
lighted by sunlight
From this reading Leaving Stockholm by train in the evening, we travel all night in comfortable sleeping-cars and arrive next morning at the southernmost point of Sweden, the port of Trelleborg, where the sunlit waves sweep in from the Baltic Sea.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely it is not intended that the train shall go on right across the sea?
SwedennounUS /ˈswiːdən/
a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula
From this reading Leaving Stockholm by train in the evening, we travel all night in comfortable sleeping-cars and arrive next morning at the southernmost point of Sweden, the port of Trelleborg, where the sunlit waves sweep in from the Baltic Sea.
sweepverbUS /swiːp/
sweep across or over
From this reading Leaving Stockholm by train in the evening, we travel all night in comfortable sleeping-cars and arrive next morning at the southernmost point of Sweden, the port of Trelleborg, where the sunlit waves sweep in from the Baltic Sea.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Surely it is not intended that the train shall go on right across the sea?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Our journey begins at Stockholm, the capital of my native country.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here we might expect to have done with railway travelling, and we rather look for the guard to come and open the carriage doors and ask the passengers to alight.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Leaving Stockholm by train in the evening, we travel all night in comfortable sleeping-cars and arrive next morning at the southernmost point of Sweden, the port of Trelleborg, where the sunlit waves sweep in from the Baltic Sea.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Leaving Stockholm by train in the evening, we travel all night in comfortable sleeping-cars and arrive next morning at the southernmost point of Sweden, the port of Trelleborg, where the sunlit waves sweep in from the Baltic Sea.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading Here we might expect to have done with railway travelling, and we rather look for the guard to come and open the carriage doors and ask the passengers to alight.
Trelleborg
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leaving Stockholm by train in the evening, we travel all night in comfortable sleeping-cars and arrive next morning at the southernmost point of Sweden, the port of Trelleborg, where the sunlit waves sweep in from the Baltic Sea.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Leaving Stockholm by train in the evening, we travel all night in comfortable sleeping-cars and arrive next morning at the southernmost point of Sweden, the port of Trelleborg, where the sunlit waves sweep in from the Baltic Sea.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Leaving Stockholm by train in the evening, we travel all night in comfortable sleeping-cars and arrive next morning at the southernmost point of Sweden, the port of Trelleborg, where the sunlit waves sweep in from the Baltic Sea.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Yet that is actually what happens.
in or at the place that
From this reading Leaving Stockholm by train in the evening, we travel all night in comfortable sleeping-cars and arrive next morning at the southernmost point of Sweden, the port of Trelleborg, where the sunlit waves sweep in from the Baltic Sea.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here we might expect to have done with railway travelling, and we rather look for the guard to come and open the carriage doors and ask the passengers to alight.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet that is actually what happens.
