used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I stood for a few moments in indecision.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To my right, it stretched far on the level until it narrowed to a grey point piercing a semi-circle of green; but I knew that miles beyond, at the end of that grey line, was the busy town of Grangeborough, with its thronging people, its railways and its steamships.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To my right, it stretched far on the level until it narrowed to a grey point piercing a semi-circle of green; but I knew that miles beyond, at the end of that grey line, was the busy town of Grangeborough, with its thronging people, its railways and its steamships.
a line of approach
From this reading Tommy Flynn, The Harlford Bruiser I hurried down the avenue to where it joined the dusty roadway.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading To my right, it stretched far on the level until it narrowed to a grey point piercing a semi-circle of green; but I knew that miles beyond, at the end of that grey line, was the busy town of Grangeborough, with its thronging people, its railways and its steamships.
Bruisernoun
a large and strong and heavyset man
From this reading Tommy Flynn, The Harlford Bruiser I hurried down the avenue to where it joined the dusty roadway.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading To my right, it stretched far on the level until it narrowed to a grey point piercing a semi-circle of green; but I knew that miles beyond, at the end of that grey line, was the busy town of Grangeborough, with its thronging people, its railways and its steamships.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To my right, it stretched far on the level until it narrowed to a grey point piercing a semi-circle of green; but I knew that miles beyond, at the end of that grey line, was the busy town of Grangeborough, with its thronging people, its railways and its steamships.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading That was the direction for me.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Tommy Flynn, The Harlford Bruiser I hurried down the avenue to where it joined the dusty roadway.
dustyadjectiveUS /ˈdʌsti/
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading Tommy Flynn, The Harlford Bruiser I hurried down the avenue to where it joined the dusty roadway.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading To my right, it stretched far on the level until it narrowed to a grey point piercing a semi-circle of green; but I knew that miles beyond, at the end of that grey line, was the busy town of Grangeborough, with its thronging people, its railways and its steamships.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading To my right, it stretched far on the level until it narrowed to a grey point piercing a semi-circle of green; but I knew that miles beyond, at the end of that grey line, was the busy town of Grangeborough, with its thronging people, its railways and its steamships.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I stood for a few moments in indecision.
Flynn
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From this reading Tommy Flynn, The Harlford Bruiser I hurried down the avenue to where it joined the dusty roadway.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I stood for a few moments in indecision.
Grangeborough
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From this reading To my right, it stretched far on the level until it narrowed to a grey point piercing a semi-circle of green; but I knew that miles beyond, at the end of that grey line, was the busy town of Grangeborough, with its thronging people, its railways and its steamships.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading To my right, it stretched far on the level until it narrowed to a grey point piercing a semi-circle of green; but I knew that miles beyond, at the end of that grey line, was the busy town of Grangeborough, with its thronging people, its railways and its steamships.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading To my right, it stretched far on the level until it narrowed to a grey point piercing a semi-circle of green; but I knew that miles beyond, at the end of that grey line, was the busy town of Grangeborough, with its thronging people, its railways and its steamships.
Harlford
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From this reading Tommy Flynn, The Harlford Bruiser I hurried down the avenue to where it joined the dusty roadway.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading To my left, down in the hollow, the way led through the village.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Tommy Flynn, The Harlford Bruiser I hurried down the avenue to where it joined the dusty roadway.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Tommy Flynn, The Harlford Bruiser I hurried down the avenue to where it joined the dusty roadway.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I stood for a few moments in indecision.
indecisionnounUS /ˌɪndɪˈsɪʒən/
doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action
From this reading I stood for a few moments in indecision.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tommy Flynn, The Harlford Bruiser I hurried down the avenue to where it joined the dusty roadway.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading To my right, it stretched far on the level until it narrowed to a grey point piercing a semi-circle of green; but I knew that miles beyond, at the end of that grey line, was the busy town of Grangeborough, with its thronging people, its railways and its steamships.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading Tommy Flynn, The Harlford Bruiser I hurried down the avenue to where it joined the dusty roadway.
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 To my right, it stretched far on the level until it narrowed to a grey point piercing a semi-circle of green; but I knew that miles beyond, at the end of that grey line, was the busy town of Grangeborough, with its thronging people, its railways and its steamships.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading To my left, down in the hollow, the way led through the village.
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 To my left, down in the hollow, the way led through the village.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading To my right, it stretched far on the level until it narrowed to a grey point piercing a semi-circle of green; but I knew that miles beyond, at the end of that grey line, was the busy town of Grangeborough, with its thronging people, its railways and its steamships.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading To my right, it stretched far on the level until it narrowed to a grey point piercing a semi-circle of green; but I knew that miles beyond, at the end of that grey line, was the busy town of Grangeborough, with its thronging people, its railways and its steamships.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That was the direction for me.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading To my right, it stretched far on the level until it narrowed to a grey point piercing a semi-circle of green; but I knew that miles beyond, at the end of that grey line, was the busy town of Grangeborough, with its thronging people, its railways and its steamships.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading I stood for a few moments in indecision.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To my left, down in the hollow, the way led through the village.
narrowedadjectiveUS /ˈneroʊd/
reduced in size as by squeezing together
From this reading To my right, it stretched far on the level until it narrowed to a grey point piercing a semi-circle of green; but I knew that miles beyond, at the end of that grey line, was the busy town of Grangeborough, with its thronging people, its railways and its steamships.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To my right, it stretched far on the level until it narrowed to a grey point piercing a semi-circle of green; but I knew that miles beyond, at the end of that grey line, was the busy town of Grangeborough, with its thronging people, its railways and its steamships.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To my right, it stretched far on the level until it narrowed to a grey point piercing a semi-circle of green; but I knew that miles beyond, at the end of that grey line, was the busy town of Grangeborough, with its thronging people, its railways and its steamships.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading To my right, it stretched far on the level until it narrowed to a grey point piercing a semi-circle of green; but I knew that miles beyond, at the end of that grey line, was the busy town of Grangeborough, with its thronging people, its railways and its steamships.
piercingadjectiveUS /ˈpɪrsɪŋ/
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading To my right, it stretched far on the level until it narrowed to a grey point piercing a semi-circle of green; but I knew that miles beyond, at the end of that grey line, was the busy town of Grangeborough, with its thronging people, its railways and its steamships.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading To my right, it stretched far on the level until it narrowed to a grey point piercing a semi-circle of green; but I knew that miles beyond, at the end of that grey line, was the busy town of Grangeborough, with its thronging people, its railways and its steamships.
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 To my right, it stretched far on the level until it narrowed to a grey point piercing a semi-circle of green; but I knew that miles beyond, at the end of that grey line, was the busy town of Grangeborough, with its thronging people, its railways and its steamships.
precisely, exactly
From this reading To my right, it stretched far on the level until it narrowed to a grey point piercing a semi-circle of green; but I knew that miles beyond, at the end of that grey line, was the busy town of Grangeborough, with its thronging people, its railways and its steamships.
roadwaynounUS /ˈroʊdweɪ/
a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel
From this reading Tommy Flynn, The Harlford Bruiser I hurried down the avenue to where it joined the dusty roadway.
semi-circle
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From this reading To my right, it stretched far on the level until it narrowed to a grey point piercing a semi-circle of green; but I knew that miles beyond, at the end of that grey line, was the busy town of Grangeborough, with its thronging people, its railways and its steamships.
steamships
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From this reading To my right, it stretched far on the level until it narrowed to a grey point piercing a semi-circle of green; but I knew that miles beyond, at the end of that grey line, was the busy town of Grangeborough, with its thronging people, its railways and its steamships.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading I stood for a few moments in indecision.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading To my right, it stretched far on the level until it narrowed to a grey point piercing a semi-circle of green; but I knew that miles beyond, at the end of that grey line, was the busy town of Grangeborough, with its thronging people, its railways and its steamships.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To my right, it stretched far on the level until it narrowed to a grey point piercing a semi-circle of green; but I knew that miles beyond, at the end of that grey line, was the busy town of Grangeborough, with its thronging people, its railways and its steamships.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tommy Flynn, The Harlford Bruiser I hurried down the avenue to where it joined the dusty roadway.
thronging
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From this reading To my right, it stretched far on the level until it narrowed to a grey point piercing a semi-circle of green; but I knew that miles beyond, at the end of that grey line, was the busy town of Grangeborough, with its thronging people, its railways and its steamships.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading To my left, down in the hollow, the way led through the village.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tommy Flynn, The Harlford Bruiser I hurried down the avenue to where it joined the dusty roadway.
Tommy
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From this reading Tommy Flynn, The Harlford Bruiser I hurried down the avenue to where it joined the dusty roadway.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading To my right, it stretched far on the level until it narrowed to a grey point piercing a semi-circle of green; but I knew that miles beyond, at the end of that grey line, was the busy town of Grangeborough, with its thronging people, its railways and its steamships.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading To my right, it stretched far on the level until it narrowed to a grey point piercing a semi-circle of green; but I knew that miles beyond, at the end of that grey line, was the busy town of Grangeborough, with its thronging people, its railways and its steamships.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading To my left, down in the hollow, the way led through the village.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To my right, it stretched far on the level until it narrowed to a grey point piercing a semi-circle of green; but I knew that miles beyond, at the end of that grey line, was the busy town of Grangeborough, with its thronging people, its railways and its steamships.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading To my left, down in the hollow, the way led through the village.
in or at the place that
From this reading Tommy Flynn, The Harlford Bruiser I hurried down the avenue to where it joined the dusty roadway.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To my right, it stretched far on the level until it narrowed to a grey point piercing a semi-circle of green; but I knew that miles beyond, at the end of that grey line, was the busy town of Grangeborough, with its thronging people, its railways and its steamships.
