used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the time of which I write, a dweller in the midlands who wanted to go to town, did not drive down to the nearest railway station, to be transported from thence by the fiery dragon to his destination.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A journey such as that my tutor and myself were about to undertake, is scarcely to be understood by readers of the present generation.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Locomotives were the subject of debate in scientific circles, and of scorn among the rest of the community.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Railways had been long heard of, and indeed there was one within twenty miles of Fairburn, which we should now call a tramway only, for engine it had none.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A journey such as that my tutor and myself were about to undertake, is scarcely to be understood by readers of the present generation.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the time of which I write, a dweller in the midlands who wanted to go to town, did not drive down to the nearest railway station, to be transported from thence by the fiery dragon to his destination.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At the time of which I write, a dweller in the midlands who wanted to go to town, did not drive down to the nearest railway station, to be transported from thence by the fiery dragon to his destination.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Railways had been long heard of, and indeed there was one within twenty miles of Fairburn, which we should now call a tramway only, for engine it had none.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At the time of which I write, a dweller in the midlands who wanted to go to town, did not drive down to the nearest railway station, to be transported from thence by the fiery dragon to his destination.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Railways had been long heard of, and indeed there was one within twenty miles of Fairburn, which we should now call a tramway only, for engine it had none.
circlesnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəlz/
plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading Locomotives were the subject of debate in scientific circles, and of scorn among the rest of the community.
communitynounUS /kəˈmjuːnəti/
a group of people living in a particular local area
From this reading Locomotives were the subject of debate in scientific circles, and of scorn among the rest of the community.
debateverbUS /dəˈbeɪt/
argue with one another
From this reading Locomotives were the subject of debate in scientific circles, and of scorn among the rest of the community.
destinationnounUS /ˌdestəˈneɪʃən/
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
From this reading At the time of which I write, a dweller in the midlands who wanted to go to town, did not drive down to the nearest railway station, to be transported from thence by the fiery dragon to his destination.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading At the time of which I write, a dweller in the midlands who wanted to go to town, did not drive down to the nearest railway station, to be transported from thence by the fiery dragon to his destination.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading At the time of which I write, a dweller in the midlands who wanted to go to town, did not drive down to the nearest railway station, to be transported from thence by the fiery dragon to his destination.
dragonnounUS /ˈdræɡən/
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading At the time of which I write, a dweller in the midlands who wanted to go to town, did not drive down to the nearest railway station, to be transported from thence by the fiery dragon to his destination.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading At the time of which I write, a dweller in the midlands who wanted to go to town, did not drive down to the nearest railway station, to be transported from thence by the fiery dragon to his destination.
dwellernounUS /ˈdwelər/
a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading At the time of which I write, a dweller in the midlands who wanted to go to town, did not drive down to the nearest railway station, to be transported from thence by the fiery dragon to his destination.
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading Railways had been long heard of, and indeed there was one within twenty miles of Fairburn, which we should now call a tramway only, for engine it had none.
Fairburn
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From this reading Railways had been long heard of, and indeed there was one within twenty miles of Fairburn, which we should now call a tramway only, for engine it had none.
fieryadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪəri/
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading At the time of which I write, a dweller in the midlands who wanted to go to town, did not drive down to the nearest railway station, to be transported from thence by the fiery dragon to his destination.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Railways had been long heard of, and indeed there was one within twenty miles of Fairburn, which we should now call a tramway only, for engine it had none.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the time of which I write, a dweller in the midlands who wanted to go to town, did not drive down to the nearest railway station, to be transported from thence by the fiery dragon to his destination.
generationnounUS /ˌdʒenərˈeɪʃən/
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading A journey such as that my tutor and myself were about to undertake, is scarcely to be understood by readers of the present generation.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading At the time of which I write, a dweller in the midlands who wanted to go to town, did not drive down to the nearest railway station, to be transported from thence by the fiery dragon to his destination.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Railways had been long heard of, and indeed there was one within twenty miles of Fairburn, which we should now call a tramway only, for engine it had none.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Railways had been long heard of, and indeed there was one within twenty miles of Fairburn, which we should now call a tramway only, for engine it had none.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the time of which I write, a dweller in the midlands who wanted to go to town, did not drive down to the nearest railway station, to be transported from thence by the fiery dragon to his destination.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At the time of which I write, a dweller in the midlands who wanted to go to town, did not drive down to the nearest railway station, to be transported from thence by the fiery dragon to his destination.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the time of which I write, a dweller in the midlands who wanted to go to town, did not drive down to the nearest railway station, to be transported from thence by the fiery dragon to his destination.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Railways had been long heard of, and indeed there was one within twenty miles of Fairburn, which we should now call a tramway only, for engine it had none.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A journey such as that my tutor and myself were about to undertake, is scarcely to be understood by readers of the present generation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Railways had been long heard of, and indeed there was one within twenty miles of Fairburn, which we should now call a tramway only, for engine it had none.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading A journey such as that my tutor and myself were about to undertake, is scarcely to be understood by readers of the present generation.
LocomotivesnounUS /ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtɪvz/
plural of “locomotive” — a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
From this reading Locomotives were the subject of debate in scientific circles, and of scorn among the rest of the community.
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 Railways had been long heard of, and indeed there was one within twenty miles of Fairburn, which we should now call a tramway only, for engine it had none.
midlandsnounUS /ˈmɪdlændz/
plural of “midland” — a town in west central Texas
From this reading At the time of which I write, a dweller in the midlands who wanted to go to town, did not drive down to the nearest railway station, to be transported from thence by the fiery dragon to his destination.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Railways had been long heard of, and indeed there was one within twenty miles of Fairburn, which we should now call a tramway only, for engine it had none.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A journey such as that my tutor and myself were about to undertake, is scarcely to be understood by readers of the present generation.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading A journey such as that my tutor and myself were about to undertake, is scarcely to be understood by readers of the present generation.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading At the time of which I write, a dweller in the midlands who wanted to go to town, did not drive down to the nearest railway station, to be transported from thence by the fiery dragon to his destination.
not one, and not any
From this reading Railways had been long heard of, and indeed there was one within twenty miles of Fairburn, which we should now call a tramway only, for engine it had none.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At the time of which I write, a dweller in the midlands who wanted to go to town, did not drive down to the nearest railway station, to be transported from thence by the fiery dragon to his destination.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Railways had been long heard of, and indeed there was one within twenty miles of Fairburn, which we should now call a tramway only, for engine it had none.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the time of which I write, a dweller in the midlands who wanted to go to town, did not drive down to the nearest railway station, to be transported from thence by the fiery dragon to his destination.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Railways had been long heard of, and indeed there was one within twenty miles of Fairburn, which we should now call a tramway only, for engine it had none.
and nothing more
From this reading Railways had been long heard of, and indeed there was one within twenty miles of Fairburn, which we should now call a tramway only, for engine it had none.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading A journey such as that my tutor and myself were about to undertake, is scarcely to be understood by readers of the present generation.
PROCESSIONnounUS /prəˈseʃən/
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading THE PROCESSION.
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 At the time of which I write, a dweller in the midlands who wanted to go to town, did not drive down to the nearest railway station, to be transported from thence by the fiery dragon to his destination.
RailwaysnounUS /ˈreɪlweɪz/
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 had been long heard of, and indeed there was one within twenty miles of Fairburn, which we should now call a tramway only, for engine it had none.
readersnounUS /ˈriːdərz/
plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading
From this reading A journey such as that my tutor and myself were about to undertake, is scarcely to be understood by readers of the present generation.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Locomotives were the subject of debate in scientific circles, and of scorn among the rest of the community.
only a very short time before
From this reading A journey such as that my tutor and myself were about to undertake, is scarcely to be understood by readers of the present generation.
scientificadjectiveUS /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/
of or relating to the practice of science
From this reading Locomotives were the subject of debate in scientific circles, and of scorn among the rest of the community.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading Locomotives were the subject of debate in scientific circles, and of scorn among the rest of the community.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Railways had been long heard of, and indeed there was one within twenty miles of Fairburn, which we should now call a tramway only, for engine it had none.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading At the time of which I write, a dweller in the midlands who wanted to go to town, did not drive down to the nearest railway station, to be transported from thence by the fiery dragon to his destination.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Locomotives were the subject of debate in scientific circles, and of scorn among the rest of the community.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A journey such as that my tutor and myself were about to undertake, is scarcely to be understood by readers of the present generation.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A journey such as that my tutor and myself were about to undertake, is scarcely to be understood by readers of the present generation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PROCESSION.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading At the time of which I write, a dweller in the midlands who wanted to go to town, did not drive down to the nearest railway station, to be transported from thence by the fiery dragon to his destination.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Railways had been long heard of, and indeed there was one within twenty miles of Fairburn, which we should now call a tramway only, for engine it had none.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At the time of which I write, a dweller in the midlands who wanted to go to town, did not drive down to the nearest railway station, to be transported from thence by the fiery dragon to his destination.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the time of which I write, a dweller in the midlands who wanted to go to town, did not drive down to the nearest railway station, to be transported from thence by the fiery dragon to his destination.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading At the time of which I write, a dweller in the midlands who wanted to go to town, did not drive down to the nearest railway station, to be transported from thence by the fiery dragon to his destination.
tramwaynoun
a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
From this reading Railways had been long heard of, and indeed there was one within twenty miles of Fairburn, which we should now call a tramway only, for engine it had none.
transportedverbUS /trænˈspɔːrtɪd/
past form of “transport” — move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
From this reading At the time of which I write, a dweller in the midlands who wanted to go to town, did not drive down to the nearest railway station, to be transported from thence by the fiery dragon to his destination.
tutorverbUS /ˈtuːtər/
be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction
From this reading A journey such as that my tutor and myself were about to undertake, is scarcely to be understood by readers of the present generation.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Railways had been long heard of, and indeed there was one within twenty miles of Fairburn, which we should now call a tramway only, for engine it had none.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading A journey such as that my tutor and myself were about to undertake, is scarcely to be understood by readers of the present generation.
undertakeverbUS /ˈʌndərteɪk/
enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading A journey such as that my tutor and myself were about to undertake, is scarcely to be understood by readers of the present generation.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading At the time of which I write, a dweller in the midlands who wanted to go to town, did not drive down to the nearest railway station, to be transported from thence by the fiery dragon to his destination.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Railways had been long heard of, and indeed there was one within twenty miles of Fairburn, which we should now call a tramway only, for engine it had none.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Railways had been long heard of, and indeed there was one within twenty miles of Fairburn, which we should now call a tramway only, for engine it had none.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Locomotives were the subject of debate in scientific circles, and of scorn among the rest of the community.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the time of which I write, a dweller in the midlands who wanted to go to town, did not drive down to the nearest railway station, to be transported from thence by the fiery dragon to his destination.
which person or people
From this reading At the time of which I write, a dweller in the midlands who wanted to go to town, did not drive down to the nearest railway station, to be transported from thence by the fiery dragon to his destination.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Railways had been long heard of, and indeed there was one within twenty miles of Fairburn, which we should now call a tramway only, for engine it had none.
produce a literary work
From this reading At the time of which I write, a dweller in the midlands who wanted to go to town, did not drive down to the nearest railway station, to be transported from thence by the fiery dragon to his destination.
