used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Elliot was a hundred and twenty miles away.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading This elderly unsophisticated woman might very reasonably have been terrified at the idea of taking this journey alone, but she was not.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Elliot was a hundred and twenty miles away.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It was many years since Mrs. Field had taken any but the most trivial journeys.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This elderly unsophisticated woman might very reasonably have been terrified at the idea of taking this journey alone, but she was not.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Elliot was a hundred and twenty miles away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This elderly unsophisticated woman might very reasonably have been terrified at the idea of taking this journey alone, but she was not.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading She must go to Boston; then cross the city to the other depot, where she would take the Elliot train.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was many years since Mrs. Field had taken any but the most trivial journeys.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading She must go to Boston; then cross the city to the other depot, where she would take the Elliot train.
travel across or pass over
From this reading She must go to Boston; then cross the city to the other depot, where she would take the Elliot train.
depotnounUS /ˈdiːpoʊ/
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
From this reading She must go to Boston; then cross the city to the other depot, where she would take the Elliot train.
elderlyadjectiveUS /ˈeldərli/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading This elderly unsophisticated woman might very reasonably have been terrified at the idea of taking this journey alone, but she was not.
Elliot
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From this reading Elliot was a hundred and twenty miles away.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading It was many years since Mrs. Field had taken any but the most trivial journeys.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She must go to Boston; then cross the city to the other depot, where she would take the Elliot train.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was many years since Mrs. Field had taken any but the most trivial journeys.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This elderly unsophisticated woman might very reasonably have been terrified at the idea of taking this journey alone, but she was not.
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From this reading Elliot was a hundred and twenty miles away.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading This elderly unsophisticated woman might very reasonably have been terrified at the idea of taking this journey alone, but she was not.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was many years since Mrs. Field had taken any but the most trivial journeys.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading This elderly unsophisticated woman might very reasonably have been terrified at the idea of taking this journey alone, but she was not.
journeysnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrniz/
plural of “journey” — the act of traveling from one place to another
From this reading It was many years since Mrs. Field had taken any but the most trivial journeys.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading It was many years since Mrs. Field had taken any but the most trivial journeys.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading This elderly unsophisticated woman might very reasonably have been terrified at the idea of taking this journey alone, but she was not.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Elliot was a hundred and twenty miles away.
used to form the superlative
From this reading It was many years since Mrs. Field had taken any but the most trivial journeys.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading It was many years since Mrs. Field had taken any but the most trivial journeys.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must go to Boston; then cross the city to the other depot, where she would take the Elliot train.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She never thought of it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This elderly unsophisticated woman might very reasonably have been terrified at the idea of taking this journey alone, but she was not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This elderly unsophisticated woman might very reasonably have been terrified at the idea of taking this journey alone, but she was not.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She must go to Boston; then cross the city to the other depot, where she would take the Elliot train.
reasonablyadverbUS /ˈriːzənəbli/
to certain extent or degree
From this reading This elderly unsophisticated woman might very reasonably have been terrified at the idea of taking this journey alone, but she was not.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She must go to Boston; then cross the city to the other depot, where she would take the Elliot train.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was many years since Mrs. Field had taken any but the most trivial journeys.
carry out
From this reading She must go to Boston; then cross the city to the other depot, where she would take the Elliot train.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading It was many years since Mrs. Field had taken any but the most trivial journeys.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading This elderly unsophisticated woman might very reasonably have been terrified at the idea of taking this journey alone, but she was not.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading This elderly unsophisticated woman might very reasonably have been terrified at the idea of taking this journey alone, but she was not.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was many years since Mrs. Field had taken any but the most trivial journeys.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She must go to Boston; then cross the city to the other depot, where she would take the Elliot train.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This elderly unsophisticated woman might very reasonably have been terrified at the idea of taking this journey alone, but she was not.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She never thought of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She must go to Boston; then cross the city to the other depot, where she would take the Elliot train.
create by training and teaching
From this reading She must go to Boston; then cross the city to the other depot, where she would take the Elliot train.
trivialadjectiveUS /ˈtrɪviəl/
(informal) small and of little importance
From this reading It was many years since Mrs. Field had taken any but the most trivial journeys.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Elliot was a hundred and twenty miles away.
unsophisticatedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnsəˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd/
not wise in the ways of the world
From this reading This elderly unsophisticated woman might very reasonably have been terrified at the idea of taking this journey alone, but she was not.
precisely as stated
From this reading This elderly unsophisticated woman might very reasonably have been terrified at the idea of taking this journey alone, but she was not.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was many years since Mrs. Field had taken any but the most trivial journeys.
in or at the place that
From this reading She must go to Boston; then cross the city to the other depot, where she would take the Elliot train.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading This elderly unsophisticated woman might very reasonably have been terrified at the idea of taking this journey alone, but she was not.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She must go to Boston; then cross the city to the other depot, where she would take the Elliot train.
a late time of life
From this reading It was many years since Mrs. Field had taken any but the most trivial journeys.
