Chapter XIX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

a female actor

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

later than; following

From this reading You take the cars after dinner to go a two or three hundred mile journey.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading In point of comfort, the American trains are to the French and English trains what these latter are to the stage-coach of bygone days.

plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

plural of “apple” — fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading You pass an hour or two in the smoking-room; you go to your berth, sleep the night through, and by the time you awake you are at your journey's end.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading You pass an hour or two in the smoking-room; you go to your berth, sleep the night through, and by the time you awake you are at your journey's end.

not in a state of sleep; completely conscious

From this reading You pass an hour or two in the smoking-room; you go to your berth, sleep the night through, and by the time you awake you are at your journey's end.

plural of “banana” — any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Nothing can surpass the comfort and luxury of the Pullman cars, unless it be the perfected Pullman that is called the Vestibule Train.

a job in an organization

From this reading You pass an hour or two in the smoking-room; you go to your berth, sleep the night through, and by the time you awake you are at your journey's end.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

past events to be put aside

From this reading In point of comfort, the American trains are to the French and English trains what these latter are to the stage-coach of bygone days.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Nothing can surpass the comfort and luxury of the Pullman cars, unless it be the perfected Pullman that is called the Vestibule Train.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Nothing can surpass the comfort and luxury of the Pullman cars, unless it be the perfected Pullman that is called the Vestibule Train.

plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

From this reading In point of comfort, the American trains are to the French and English trains what these latter are to the stage-coach of bygone days.

transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

a space into which an area is subdivided

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

the person who leads a musical group

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

plural of “conductor” — the person who leads a musical group

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading In point of comfort, the American trains are to the French and English trains what these latter are to the stage-coach of bygone days.

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading You take the cars after dinner to go a two or three hundred mile journey.

plural of “distance” — the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading You pass an hour or two in the smoking-room; you go to your berth, sleep the night through, and by the time you awake you are at your journey's end.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading In point of comfort, the American trains are to the French and English trains what these latter are to the stage-coach of bygone days.

plural of “fireman” — play in which children pretend to put out a fire

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

very lively and profitable

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading In point of comfort, the American trains are to the French and English trains what these latter are to the stage-coach of bygone days.

plural of “function” — (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading You take the cars after dinner to go a two or three hundred mile journey.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

plural of “hotel” — a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading You pass an hour or two in the smoking-room; you go to your berth, sleep the night through, and by the time you awake you are at your journey's end.

ten 10s

From this reading You take the cars after dinner to go a two or three hundred mile journey.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

showing curiosity

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Nothing can surpass the comfort and luxury of the Pullman cars, unless it be the perfected Pullman that is called the Vestibule Train.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Nothing can surpass the comfort and luxury of the Pullman cars, unless it be the perfected Pullman that is called the Vestibule Train.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading You take the cars after dinner to go a two or three hundred mile journey.

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From this reading You pass an hour or two in the smoking-room; you go to your berth, sleep the night through, and by the time you awake you are at your journey's end.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading In point of comfort, the American trains are to the French and English trains what these latter are to the stage-coach of bygone days.

something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity

From this reading Nothing can surpass the comfort and luxury of the Pullman cars, unless it be the perfected Pullman that is called the Vestibule Train.

a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading You take the cars after dinner to go a two or three hundred mile journey.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading You pass an hour or two in the smoking-room; you go to your berth, sleep the night through, and by the time you awake you are at your journey's end.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Nothing can surpass the comfort and luxury of the Pullman cars, unless it be the perfected Pullman that is called the Vestibule Train.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading You take the cars after dinner to go a two or three hundred mile journey.

plural of “orange” — round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

go across or through

From this reading You pass an hour or two in the smoking-room; you go to your berth, sleep the night through, and by the time you awake you are at your journey's end.

(of plans, ideas, etc.) perfectly formed

From this reading Nothing can surpass the comfort and luxury of the Pullman cars, unless it be the perfected Pullman that is called the Vestibule Train.

the state of being without a flaw or defect

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

trouble or confusion resulting from complexity

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

without mercy or pity

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading In point of comfort, the American trains are to the French and English trains what these latter are to the stage-coach of bygone days.

luxurious passenger car; for day or night travel

From this reading Nothing can surpass the comfort and luxury of the Pullman cars, unless it be the perfected Pullman that is called the Vestibule Train.

line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

plural of “railway” — line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

a manner that is rude and insulting

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading You pass an hour or two in the smoking-room; you go to your berth, sleep the night through, and by the time you awake you are at your journey's end.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You pass an hour or two in the smoking-room; you go to your berth, sleep the night through, and by the time you awake you are at your journey's end.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In point of comfort, the American trains are to the French and English trains what these latter are to the stage-coach of bygone days.

kept from public knowledge by various means

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

distinguish oneself

From this reading Nothing can surpass the comfort and luxury of the Pullman cars, unless it be the perfected Pullman that is called the Vestibule Train.

carry out

From this reading You take the cars after dinner to go a two or three hundred mile journey.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Nothing can surpass the comfort and luxury of the Pullman cars, unless it be the perfected Pullman that is called the Vestibule Train.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading In point of comfort, the American trains are to the French and English trains what these latter are to the stage-coach of bygone days.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading You take the cars after dinner to go a two or three hundred mile journey.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading You pass an hour or two in the smoking-room; you go to your berth, sleep the night through, and by the time you awake you are at your journey's end.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading You pass an hour or two in the smoking-room; you go to your berth, sleep the night through, and by the time you awake you are at your journey's end.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

the act of dressing and preparing yourself

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

create by training and teaching

From this reading Nothing can surpass the comfort and luxury of the Pullman cars, unless it be the perfected Pullman that is called the Vestibule Train.

plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

a person who changes location

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

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From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading You take the cars after dinner to go a two or three hundred mile journey.

except if; if not

From this reading Nothing can surpass the comfort and luxury of the Pullman cars, unless it be the perfected Pullman that is called the Vestibule Train.

plural of “use” — the act of using

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

a large entrance or reception room or area

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading In point of comfort, the American trains are to the French and English trains what these latter are to the stage-coach of bygone days.

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 _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You take the cars after dinner to go a two or three hundred mile journey.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Railways.--Vestibule Trains.--Hotels on Wheels.--Windows and Ventilators, and their Uses.--Pitiless Firemen.--Conductors and their Functions.--A Traveller's Perplexity.--Rudeness of Railway Servants.--The Actress and the Conductor.--An Inquisitive Traveller.--A Negro in a Flourishing Way.--Commerce on board the Cars.--"Apples, Oranges, Bananas!"--The Negro Compartment.--Change of Toilette.--"Mind your own business."_ The Americans have suppressed distances by bringing railway trains to perfection.