adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sometimes they shouted messages; but they all were secretly anxious for the train to move, and Martie, for all her smiling and nodding, was in a fever to be gone.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Martie, her arm laid against the window, felt it thrill her to her heart.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 She smiled steadily as she watched the group on the platform, and Sally, Joe, and all the others who had come to say good-bye smiled steadily back.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She smiled steadily as she watched the group on the platform, and Sally, Joe, and all the others who had come to say good-bye smiled steadily back.
anxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/
eagerly desirous
From this reading Sometimes they shouted messages; but they all were secretly anxious for the train to move, and Martie, for all her smiling and nodding, was in a fever to be gone.
armnounUS /ɑːrm/
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Martie, her arm laid against the window, felt it thrill her to her heart.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She smiled steadily as she watched the group on the platform, and Sally, Joe, and all the others who had come to say good-bye smiled steadily back.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She smiled steadily as she watched the group on the platform, and Sally, Joe, and all the others who had come to say good-bye smiled steadily back.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sometimes they shouted messages; but they all were secretly anxious for the train to move, and Martie, for all her smiling and nodding, was in a fever to be gone.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The big train moved smoothly.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sometimes they shouted messages; but they all were secretly anxious for the train to move, and Martie, for all her smiling and nodding, was in a fever to be gone.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She smiled steadily as she watched the group on the platform, and Sally, Joe, and all the others who had come to say good-bye smiled steadily back.
facesnounUS /ˈfeɪsəz/
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading They vanished; all the faces she knew.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Martie, her arm laid against the window, felt it thrill her to her heart.
fevernounUS /ˈfiːvər/
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading Sometimes they shouted messages; but they all were secretly anxious for the train to move, and Martie, for all her smiling and nodding, was in a fever to be gone.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sometimes they shouted messages; but they all were secretly anxious for the train to move, and Martie, for all her smiling and nodding, was in a fever to be gone.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading Sometimes they shouted messages; but they all were secretly anxious for the train to move, and Martie, for all her smiling and nodding, was in a fever to be gone.
good-byenounUS /ɡɪdˈbaɪ/
a farewell remark
From this reading She smiled steadily as she watched the group on the platform, and Sally, Joe, and all the others who had come to say good-bye smiled steadily back.
groupnounUS /ɡruːp/
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading She smiled steadily as she watched the group on the platform, and Sally, Joe, and all the others who had come to say good-bye smiled steadily back.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She smiled steadily as she watched the group on the platform, and Sally, Joe, and all the others who had come to say good-bye smiled steadily back.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Martie, her arm laid against the window, felt it thrill her to her heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Martie, her arm laid against the window, felt it thrill her to her heart.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sometimes they shouted messages; but they all were secretly anxious for the train to move, and Martie, for all her smiling and nodding, was in a fever to be gone.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Martie, her arm laid against the window, felt it thrill her to her heart.
Joe
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From this reading She smiled steadily as she watched the group on the platform, and Sally, Joe, and all the others who had come to say good-bye smiled steadily back.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They vanished; all the faces she knew.
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading Martie, her arm laid against the window, felt it thrill her to her heart.
Martie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Martie, her arm laid against the window, felt it thrill her to her heart.
messagesnounUS /ˈmesədʒəz/
plural of “message” — a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading Sometimes they shouted messages; but they all were secretly anxious for the train to move, and Martie, for all her smiling and nodding, was in a fever to be gone.
moveverbUS /muːv/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Sometimes they shouted messages; but they all were secretly anxious for the train to move, and Martie, for all her smiling and nodding, was in a fever to be gone.
movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The big train moved smoothly.
noddingadjectiveUS /ˈnɑːdɪŋ/
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading Sometimes they shouted messages; but they all were secretly anxious for the train to move, and Martie, for all her smiling and nodding, was in a fever to be gone.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She smiled steadily as she watched the group on the platform, and Sally, Joe, and all the others who had come to say good-bye smiled steadily back.
others
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She smiled steadily as she watched the group on the platform, and Sally, Joe, and all the others who had come to say good-bye smiled steadily back.
platformnounUS /ˈplætfɔːrm/
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading She smiled steadily as she watched the group on the platform, and Sally, Joe, and all the others who had come to say good-bye smiled steadily back.
SallynounUS /ˈsæli/
witty remark
From this reading She smiled steadily as she watched the group on the platform, and Sally, Joe, and all the others who had come to say good-bye smiled steadily back.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading She smiled steadily as she watched the group on the platform, and Sally, Joe, and all the others who had come to say good-bye smiled steadily back.
secretlyadverbUS /ˈsiːkrɪtli/
in secrecy; not openly
From this reading Sometimes they shouted messages; but they all were secretly anxious for the train to move, and Martie, for all her smiling and nodding, was in a fever to be gone.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She smiled steadily as she watched the group on the platform, and Sally, Joe, and all the others who had come to say good-bye smiled steadily back.
shoutedadjectiveUS /ˈʃaʊtɪd/
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Sometimes they shouted messages; but they all were secretly anxious for the train to move, and Martie, for all her smiling and nodding, was in a fever to be gone.
smiledverbUS /smaɪld/
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She smiled steadily as she watched the group on the platform, and Sally, Joe, and all the others who had come to say good-bye smiled steadily back.
smilingnounUS /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Sometimes they shouted messages; but they all were secretly anxious for the train to move, and Martie, for all her smiling and nodding, was in a fever to be gone.
smoothlyadverbUS /ˈsmuːðli/
with no problems or difficulties
From this reading The big train moved smoothly.
SometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes they shouted messages; but they all were secretly anxious for the train to move, and Martie, for all her smiling and nodding, was in a fever to be gone.
steadilyadverbUS /ˈstedəli/
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading She smiled steadily as she watched the group on the platform, and Sally, Joe, and all the others who had come to say good-bye smiled steadily back.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The big train moved smoothly.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sometimes they shouted messages; but they all were secretly anxious for the train to move, and Martie, for all her smiling and nodding, was in a fever to be gone.
thrillnounUS /θrɪl/
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading Martie, her arm laid against the window, felt it thrill her to her heart.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Martie, her arm laid against the window, felt it thrill her to her heart.
trainverbUS /treɪn/
create by training and teaching
From this reading The big train moved smoothly.
vanishedadjectiveUS /ˈvænɪʃt/
having passed out of existence
From this reading They vanished; all the faces she knew.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sometimes they shouted messages; but they all were secretly anxious for the train to move, and Martie, for all her smiling and nodding, was in a fever to be gone.
watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading She smiled steadily as she watched the group on the platform, and Sally, Joe, and all the others who had come to say good-bye smiled steadily back.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sometimes they shouted messages; but they all were secretly anxious for the train to move, and Martie, for all her smiling and nodding, was in a fever to be gone.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She smiled steadily as she watched the group on the platform, and Sally, Joe, and all the others who had come to say good-bye smiled steadily back.
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
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 Martie, her arm laid against the window, felt it thrill her to her heart.
