used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading The reason we had an hour to spare was because we had to change our stage (for a less sumptuous affair, called a "mud-wagon") and transfer our freight of mails.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
anew
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For an hour we took as much interest in Overland City as if we had never seen a town before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For an hour we took as much interest in Overland City as if we had never seen a town before.
for the reason that
From this reading The reason we had an hour to spare was because we had to change our stage (for a less sumptuous affair, called a "mud-wagon") and transfer our freight of mails.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading For an hour we took as much interest in Overland City as if we had never seen a town before.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The reason we had an hour to spare was because we had to change our stage (for a less sumptuous affair, called a "mud-wagon") and transfer our freight of mails.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading The reason we had an hour to spare was because we had to change our stage (for a less sumptuous affair, called a "mud-wagon") and transfer our freight of mails.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading For an hour we took as much interest in Overland City as if we had never seen a town before.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
crumbledverbUS /ˈkrʌmbəld/
past form of “crumble” — fall apart
From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For an hour we took as much interest in Overland City as if we had never seen a town before.
freightnounUS /freɪt/
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading The reason we had an hour to spare was because we had to change our stage (for a less sumptuous affair, called a "mud-wagon") and transfer our freight of mails.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Presently we got under way again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For an hour we took as much interest in Overland City as if we had never seen a town before.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading For an hour we took as much interest in Overland City as if we had never seen a town before.
houseless
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From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For an hour we took as much interest in Overland City as if we had never seen a town before.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading For an hour we took as much interest in Overland City as if we had never seen a town before.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading The reason we had an hour to spare was because we had to change our stage (for a less sumptuous affair, called a "mud-wagon") and transfer our freight of mails.
lifelessadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪfləs/
deprived of life; no longer living
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
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 It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
mailsnounUS /meɪlz/
plural of “mail” — the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading The reason we had an hour to spare was because we had to change our stage (for a less sumptuous affair, called a "mud-wagon") and transfer our freight of mails.
meteoricadjectiveUS /ˌmiːtiˈɔːrɪk/
of or pertaining to atmospheric phenomena, especially weather and weather conditions
From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading For an hour we took as much interest in Overland City as if we had never seen a town before.
mud-wagon
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From this reading The reason we had an hour to spare was because we had to change our stage (for a less sumptuous affair, called a "mud-wagon") and transfer our freight of mails.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading For an hour we took as much interest in Overland City as if we had never seen a town before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The reason we had an hour to spare was because we had to change our stage (for a less sumptuous affair, called a "mud-wagon") and transfer our freight of mails.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
OverlandadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərlænd/
traveling or passing over land
From this reading For an hour we took as much interest in Overland City as if we had never seen a town before.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
in the near future
From this reading Presently we got under way again.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading The reason we had an hour to spare was because we had to change our stage (for a less sumptuous affair, called a "mud-wagon") and transfer our freight of mails.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading For an hour we took as much interest in Overland City as if we had never seen a town before.
a state of social isolation
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
refrain from harming
From this reading The reason we had an hour to spare was because we had to change our stage (for a less sumptuous affair, called a "mud-wagon") and transfer our freight of mails.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading The reason we had an hour to spare was because we had to change our stage (for a less sumptuous affair, called a "mud-wagon") and transfer our freight of mails.
not in physical motion
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
happening unexpectedly
From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
sumptuousadjectiveUS /ˈsʌmptʃwəs/
ostentatiously rich and superior in quality
From this reading The reason we had an hour to spare was because we had to change our stage (for a less sumptuous affair, called a "mud-wagon") and transfer our freight of mails.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading For an hour we took as much interest in Overland City as if we had never seen a town before.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
transferverbUS /trænˈsfɜːr/
transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
From this reading The reason we had an hour to spare was because we had to change our stage (for a less sumptuous affair, called a "mud-wagon") and transfer our freight of mails.
tumbledverbUS /ˈtʌmbəld/
past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Presently we got under way again.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
wakened
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From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reason we had an hour to spare was because we had to change our stage (for a less sumptuous affair, called a "mud-wagon") and transfer our freight of mails.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Presently we got under way again.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
in the company of; together with
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
