used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Every dying spark that flies from the chimney seems to go right for the eyes of any unhappy visage that dares to thrust itself from a car window for a breath of fresh air or a glance at the scenery ahead.
at or in the front
From this reading Every dying spark that flies from the chimney seems to go right for the eyes of any unhappy visage that dares to thrust itself from a car window for a breath of fresh air or a glance at the scenery ahead.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Every dying spark that flies from the chimney seems to go right for the eyes of any unhappy visage that dares to thrust itself from a car window for a breath of fresh air or a glance at the scenery ahead.
AlbanynounUS /ˈɔːlbəni/
state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river
From this reading NEXT day I left Albany for Rochester, _via_ the New York Central Railroad.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Those who have done much traveling by railroad must have been annoyed and tormented from time to time by the flying dust, and the smoke and cinders from the locomotive.
annoyedadjectiveUS /əˈnɔɪd/
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading Those who have done much traveling by railroad must have been annoyed and tormented from time to time by the flying dust, and the smoke and cinders from the locomotive.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Every dying spark that flies from the chimney seems to go right for the eyes of any unhappy visage that dares to thrust itself from a car window for a breath of fresh air or a glance at the scenery ahead.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Every dying spark that flies from the chimney seems to go right for the eyes of any unhappy visage that dares to thrust itself from a car window for a breath of fresh air or a glance at the scenery ahead.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Those who have done much traveling by railroad must have been annoyed and tormented from time to time by the flying dust, and the smoke and cinders from the locomotive.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading THE SAIL BOAT.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Every dying spark that flies from the chimney seems to go right for the eyes of any unhappy visage that dares to thrust itself from a car window for a breath of fresh air or a glance at the scenery ahead.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Those who have done much traveling by railroad must have been annoyed and tormented from time to time by the flying dust, and the smoke and cinders from the locomotive.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Every dying spark that flies from the chimney seems to go right for the eyes of any unhappy visage that dares to thrust itself from a car window for a breath of fresh air or a glance at the scenery ahead.
CentraladjectiveUS /ˈsentrəl/
serving as an essential component
From this reading NEXT day I left Albany for Rochester, _via_ the New York Central Railroad.
chimneynounUS /ˈtʃɪmni/
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading Every dying spark that flies from the chimney seems to go right for the eyes of any unhappy visage that dares to thrust itself from a car window for a breath of fresh air or a glance at the scenery ahead.
cindersnounUS /ˈsɪndərz/
plural of “cinder” — a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire
From this reading Those who have done much traveling by railroad must have been annoyed and tormented from time to time by the flying dust, and the smoke and cinders from the locomotive.
daresnounUS /derz/
plural of “dare” — a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading Every dying spark that flies from the chimney seems to go right for the eyes of any unhappy visage that dares to thrust itself from a car window for a breath of fresh air or a glance at the scenery ahead.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading NEXT day I left Albany for Rochester, _via_ the New York Central Railroad.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And O, how it does hurt!
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Those who have done much traveling by railroad must have been annoyed and tormented from time to time by the flying dust, and the smoke and cinders from the locomotive.
remove the dust from
From this reading Those who have done much traveling by railroad must have been annoyed and tormented from time to time by the flying dust, and the smoke and cinders from the locomotive.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading Every dying spark that flies from the chimney seems to go right for the eyes of any unhappy visage that dares to thrust itself from a car window for a breath of fresh air or a glance at the scenery ahead.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every dying spark that flies from the chimney seems to go right for the eyes of any unhappy visage that dares to thrust itself from a car window for a breath of fresh air or a glance at the scenery ahead.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Every dying spark that flies from the chimney seems to go right for the eyes of any unhappy visage that dares to thrust itself from a car window for a breath of fresh air or a glance at the scenery ahead.
fliesnounUS /flaɪz/
(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
From this reading Every dying spark that flies from the chimney seems to go right for the eyes of any unhappy visage that dares to thrust itself from a car window for a breath of fresh air or a glance at the scenery ahead.
moving swiftly
From this reading Those who have done much traveling by railroad must have been annoyed and tormented from time to time by the flying dust, and the smoke and cinders from the locomotive.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading NEXT day I left Albany for Rochester, _via_ the New York Central Railroad.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Every dying spark that flies from the chimney seems to go right for the eyes of any unhappy visage that dares to thrust itself from a car window for a breath of fresh air or a glance at the scenery ahead.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Those who have done much traveling by railroad must have been annoyed and tormented from time to time by the flying dust, and the smoke and cinders from the locomotive.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Every dying spark that flies from the chimney seems to go right for the eyes of any unhappy visage that dares to thrust itself from a car window for a breath of fresh air or a glance at the scenery ahead.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Every dying spark that flies from the chimney seems to go right for the eyes of any unhappy visage that dares to thrust itself from a car window for a breath of fresh air or a glance at the scenery ahead.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Those who have done much traveling by railroad must have been annoyed and tormented from time to time by the flying dust, and the smoke and cinders from the locomotive.
how
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From this reading And O, how it does hurt!
be the source of pain
From this reading And O, how it does hurt!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading NEXT day I left Albany for Rochester, _via_ the New York Central Railroad.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And O, how it does hurt!
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Every dying spark that flies from the chimney seems to go right for the eyes of any unhappy visage that dares to thrust itself from a car window for a breath of fresh air or a glance at the scenery ahead.
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 NEXT day I left Albany for Rochester, _via_ the New York Central Railroad.
locomotivenounUS /ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtɪv/
a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
From this reading Those who have done much traveling by railroad must have been annoyed and tormented from time to time by the flying dust, and the smoke and cinders from the locomotive.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Those who have done much traveling by railroad must have been annoyed and tormented from time to time by the flying dust, and the smoke and cinders from the locomotive.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Those who have done much traveling by railroad must have been annoyed and tormented from time to time by the flying dust, and the smoke and cinders from the locomotive.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEXT day I left Albany for Rochester, _via_ the New York Central Railroad.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading NEXT day I left Albany for Rochester, _via_ the New York Central Railroad.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading And O, how it does hurt!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every dying spark that flies from the chimney seems to go right for the eyes of any unhappy visage that dares to thrust itself from a car window for a breath of fresh air or a glance at the scenery ahead.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Every dying spark that flies from the chimney seems to go right for the eyes of any unhappy visage that dares to thrust itself from a car window for a breath of fresh air or a glance at the scenery ahead.
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 NEXT day I left Albany for Rochester, _via_ the New York Central Railroad.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Every dying spark that flies from the chimney seems to go right for the eyes of any unhappy visage that dares to thrust itself from a car window for a breath of fresh air or a glance at the scenery ahead.
RochesternounUS /ˈrɑːtʃestər/
a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry
From this reading NEXT day I left Albany for Rochester, _via_ the New York Central Railroad.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading THE SAIL BOAT.
scenerynounUS /ˈsiːnəri/
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
From this reading Every dying spark that flies from the chimney seems to go right for the eyes of any unhappy visage that dares to thrust itself from a car window for a breath of fresh air or a glance at the scenery ahead.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Every dying spark that flies from the chimney seems to go right for the eyes of any unhappy visage that dares to thrust itself from a car window for a breath of fresh air or a glance at the scenery ahead.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Those who have done much traveling by railroad must have been annoyed and tormented from time to time by the flying dust, and the smoke and cinders from the locomotive.
sparknounUS /spɑːrk/
a momentary flash of light
From this reading Every dying spark that flies from the chimney seems to go right for the eyes of any unhappy visage that dares to thrust itself from a car window for a breath of fresh air or a glance at the scenery ahead.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every dying spark that flies from the chimney seems to go right for the eyes of any unhappy visage that dares to thrust itself from a car window for a breath of fresh air or a glance at the scenery ahead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SAIL BOAT.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who have done much traveling by railroad must have been annoyed and tormented from time to time by the flying dust, and the smoke and cinders from the locomotive.
push forcefully
From this reading Every dying spark that flies from the chimney seems to go right for the eyes of any unhappy visage that dares to thrust itself from a car window for a breath of fresh air or a glance at the scenery ahead.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Those who have done much traveling by railroad must have been annoyed and tormented from time to time by the flying dust, and the smoke and cinders from the locomotive.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Those who have done much traveling by railroad must have been annoyed and tormented from time to time by the flying dust, and the smoke and cinders from the locomotive.
tormentedadjectiveUS /ˈtɔːrmentɪd/
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
From this reading Those who have done much traveling by railroad must have been annoyed and tormented from time to time by the flying dust, and the smoke and cinders from the locomotive.
travelingnounUS /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading Those who have done much traveling by railroad must have been annoyed and tormented from time to time by the flying dust, and the smoke and cinders from the locomotive.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading Every dying spark that flies from the chimney seems to go right for the eyes of any unhappy visage that dares to thrust itself from a car window for a breath of fresh air or a glance at the scenery ahead.
viaprepositionUS /ˈvaɪə/
by way of; passing through
From this reading NEXT day I left Albany for Rochester, _via_ the New York Central Railroad.
visagenounUS /ˈvɪzədʒ/
the human face (“kisser” and “smiler” and “mug” are informal terms for “face” and “phiz” is British)
From this reading Every dying spark that flies from the chimney seems to go right for the eyes of any unhappy visage that dares to thrust itself from a car window for a breath of fresh air or a glance at the scenery ahead.
which person or people
From this reading Those who have done much traveling by railroad must have been annoyed and tormented from time to time by the flying dust, and the smoke and cinders from the locomotive.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Every dying spark that flies from the chimney seems to go right for the eyes of any unhappy visage that dares to thrust itself from a car window for a breath of fresh air or a glance at the scenery ahead.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading NEXT day I left Albany for Rochester, _via_ the New York Central Railroad.
