Chapter II

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

From this reading JUNE STRIKES A BARGAIN That they didn’t travel absolutely due north was only because the track chose to lead more westerly.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Tall chimneys and a spire or two pointed upward above a smoky haze.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading JUNE STRIKES A BARGAIN That they didn’t travel absolutely due north was only because the track chose to lead more westerly.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading They crossed a big bridge beneath which flowed a broad and sluggish river, and had to flatten themselves against the parapet, Sam held tightly in Wayne’s arms, while a long freight train pounded past them on the single line of track.

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

From this reading By the time the sun was really in sight they had covered the better part of a half-mile and had caught a glimpse of a good-sized town in the distance.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading They crossed a big bridge beneath which flowed a broad and sluggish river, and had to flatten themselves against the parapet, Sam held tightly in Wayne’s arms, while a long freight train pounded past them on the single line of track.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Beyond the bridge a “Yard Limit” sign met them, and the rails branched and switches stood up here and there like sentries and a roundhouse was near at hand.

an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each

From this reading JUNE STRIKES A BARGAIN That they didn’t travel absolutely due north was only because the track chose to lead more westerly.

for the reason that

From this reading JUNE STRIKES A BARGAIN That they didn’t travel absolutely due north was only because the track chose to lead more westerly.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading They crossed a big bridge beneath which flowed a broad and sluggish river, and had to flatten themselves against the parapet, Sam held tightly in Wayne’s arms, while a long freight train pounded past them on the single line of track.

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading By the time the sun was really in sight they had covered the better part of a half-mile and had caught a glimpse of a good-sized town in the distance.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading Beyond the bridge a “Yard Limit” sign met them, and the rails branched and switches stood up here and there like sentries and a roundhouse was near at hand.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading They crossed a big bridge beneath which flowed a broad and sluggish river, and had to flatten themselves against the parapet, Sam held tightly in Wayne’s arms, while a long freight train pounded past them on the single line of track.

resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches

From this reading Beyond the bridge a “Yard Limit” sign met them, and the rails branched and switches stood up here and there like sentries and a roundhouse was near at hand.

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

From this reading They crossed a big bridge beneath which flowed a broad and sluggish river, and had to flatten themselves against the parapet, Sam held tightly in Wayne’s arms, while a long freight train pounded past them on the single line of track.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading They crossed a big bridge beneath which flowed a broad and sluggish river, and had to flatten themselves against the parapet, Sam held tightly in Wayne’s arms, while a long freight train pounded past them on the single line of track.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By the time the sun was really in sight they had covered the better part of a half-mile and had caught a glimpse of a good-sized town in the distance.

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading By the time the sun was really in sight they had covered the better part of a half-mile and had caught a glimpse of a good-sized town in the distance.

plural of “chimney” — a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building

From this reading Tall chimneys and a spire or two pointed upward above a smoky haze.

inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

From this reading JUNE STRIKES A BARGAIN That they didn’t travel absolutely due north was only because the track chose to lead more westerly.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading By the time the sun was really in sight they had covered the better part of a half-mile and had caught a glimpse of a good-sized town in the distance.

placed crosswise

From this reading They crossed a big bridge beneath which flowed a broad and sluggish river, and had to flatten themselves against the parapet, Sam held tightly in Wayne’s arms, while a long freight train pounded past them on the single line of track.

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From this reading JUNE STRIKES A BARGAIN That they didn’t travel absolutely due north was only because the track chose to lead more westerly.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading By the time the sun was really in sight they had covered the better part of a half-mile and had caught a glimpse of a good-sized town in the distance.

owed and payable immediately or on demand

From this reading JUNE STRIKES A BARGAIN That they didn’t travel absolutely due north was only because the track chose to lead more westerly.

make flat or flatter

From this reading They crossed a big bridge beneath which flowed a broad and sluggish river, and had to flatten themselves against the parapet, Sam held tightly in Wayne’s arms, while a long freight train pounded past them on the single line of track.

past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream

From this reading They crossed a big bridge beneath which flowed a broad and sluggish river, and had to flatten themselves against the parapet, Sam held tightly in Wayne’s arms, while a long freight train pounded past them on the single line of track.

goods carried by a large vehicle

From this reading They crossed a big bridge beneath which flowed a broad and sluggish river, and had to flatten themselves against the parapet, Sam held tightly in Wayne’s arms, while a long freight train pounded past them on the single line of track.

a quick look

From this reading By the time the sun was really in sight they had covered the better part of a half-mile and had caught a glimpse of a good-sized town in the distance.

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From this reading By the time the sun was really in sight they had covered the better part of a half-mile and had caught a glimpse of a good-sized town in the distance.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading By the time the sun was really in sight they had covered the better part of a half-mile and had caught a glimpse of a good-sized town in the distance.

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From this reading By the time the sun was really in sight they had covered the better part of a half-mile and had caught a glimpse of a good-sized town in the distance.

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Beyond the bridge a “Yard Limit” sign met them, and the rails branched and switches stood up here and there like sentries and a roundhouse was near at hand.

atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility

From this reading Tall chimneys and a spire or two pointed upward above a smoky haze.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading They crossed a big bridge beneath which flowed a broad and sluggish river, and had to flatten themselves against the parapet, Sam held tightly in Wayne’s arms, while a long freight train pounded past them on the single line of track.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Beyond the bridge a “Yard Limit” sign met them, and the rails branched and switches stood up here and there like sentries and a roundhouse was near at hand.

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

From this reading By the time the sun was really in sight they had covered the better part of a half-mile and had caught a glimpse of a good-sized town in the distance.

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading JUNE STRIKES A BARGAIN That they didn’t travel absolutely due north was only because the track chose to lead more westerly.

take somebody somewhere

From this reading JUNE STRIKES A BARGAIN That they didn’t travel absolutely due north was only because the track chose to lead more westerly.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Beyond the bridge a “Yard Limit” sign met them, and the rails branched and switches stood up here and there like sentries and a roundhouse was near at hand.

the greatest possible degree of something

From this reading Beyond the bridge a “Yard Limit” sign met them, and the rails branched and switches stood up here and there like sentries and a roundhouse was near at hand.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading They crossed a big bridge beneath which flowed a broad and sluggish river, and had to flatten themselves against the parapet, Sam held tightly in Wayne’s arms, while a long freight train pounded past them on the single line of track.

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 They crossed a big bridge beneath which flowed a broad and sluggish river, and had to flatten themselves against the parapet, Sam held tightly in Wayne’s arms, while a long freight train pounded past them on the single line of track.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading Beyond the bridge a “Yard Limit” sign met them, and the rails branched and switches stood up here and there like sentries and a roundhouse was near at hand.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading JUNE STRIKES A BARGAIN That they didn’t travel absolutely due north was only because the track chose to lead more westerly.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading Beyond the bridge a “Yard Limit” sign met them, and the rails branched and switches stood up here and there like sentries and a roundhouse was near at hand.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading JUNE STRIKES A BARGAIN That they didn’t travel absolutely due north was only because the track chose to lead more westerly.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading By the time the sun was really in sight they had covered the better part of a half-mile and had caught a glimpse of a good-sized town in the distance.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading They crossed a big bridge beneath which flowed a broad and sluggish river, and had to flatten themselves against the parapet, Sam held tightly in Wayne’s arms, while a long freight train pounded past them on the single line of track.

and nothing more

From this reading JUNE STRIKES A BARGAIN That they didn’t travel absolutely due north was only because the track chose to lead more westerly.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Tall chimneys and a spire or two pointed upward above a smoky haze.

a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony

From this reading They crossed a big bridge beneath which flowed a broad and sluggish river, and had to flatten themselves against the parapet, Sam held tightly in Wayne’s arms, while a long freight train pounded past them on the single line of track.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading By the time the sun was really in sight they had covered the better part of a half-mile and had caught a glimpse of a good-sized town in the distance.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading They crossed a big bridge beneath which flowed a broad and sluggish river, and had to flatten themselves against the parapet, Sam held tightly in Wayne’s arms, while a long freight train pounded past them on the single line of track.

having a point

From this reading Tall chimneys and a spire or two pointed upward above a smoky haze.

past form of “pound” — hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument

From this reading They crossed a big bridge beneath which flowed a broad and sluggish river, and had to flatten themselves against the parapet, Sam held tightly in Wayne’s arms, while a long freight train pounded past them on the single line of track.

a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll

From this reading Beyond the bridge a “Yard Limit” sign met them, and the rails branched and switches stood up here and there like sentries and a roundhouse was near at hand.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading By the time the sun was really in sight they had covered the better part of a half-mile and had caught a glimpse of a good-sized town in the distance.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading They crossed a big bridge beneath which flowed a broad and sluggish river, and had to flatten themselves against the parapet, Sam held tightly in Wayne’s arms, while a long freight train pounded past them on the single line of track.

workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives

From this reading Beyond the bridge a “Yard Limit” sign met them, and the rails branched and switches stood up here and there like sentries and a roundhouse was near at hand.

a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target

From this reading They crossed a big bridge beneath which flowed a broad and sluggish river, and had to flatten themselves against the parapet, Sam held tightly in Wayne’s arms, while a long freight train pounded past them on the single line of track.

plural of “sentry” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

From this reading Beyond the bridge a “Yard Limit” sign met them, and the rails branched and switches stood up here and there like sentries and a roundhouse was near at hand.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading By the time the sun was really in sight they had covered the better part of a half-mile and had caught a glimpse of a good-sized town in the distance.

a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading Beyond the bridge a “Yard Limit” sign met them, and the rails branched and switches stood up here and there like sentries and a roundhouse was near at hand.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading They crossed a big bridge beneath which flowed a broad and sluggish river, and had to flatten themselves against the parapet, Sam held tightly in Wayne’s arms, while a long freight train pounded past them on the single line of track.

moving slowly

From this reading They crossed a big bridge beneath which flowed a broad and sluggish river, and had to flatten themselves against the parapet, Sam held tightly in Wayne’s arms, while a long freight train pounded past them on the single line of track.

marked by or emitting or filled with smoke

From this reading Tall chimneys and a spire or two pointed upward above a smoky haze.

a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top

From this reading Tall chimneys and a spire or two pointed upward above a smoky haze.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Beyond the bridge a “Yard Limit” sign met them, and the rails branched and switches stood up here and there like sentries and a roundhouse was near at hand.

plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions

From this reading JUNE STRIKES A BARGAIN That they didn’t travel absolutely due north was only because the track chose to lead more westerly.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading By the time the sun was really in sight they had covered the better part of a half-mile and had caught a glimpse of a good-sized town in the distance.

plural of “switch” — control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit

From this reading Beyond the bridge a “Yard Limit” sign met them, and the rails branched and switches stood up here and there like sentries and a roundhouse was near at hand.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading Tall chimneys and a spire or two pointed upward above a smoky haze.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading JUNE STRIKES A BARGAIN That they didn’t travel absolutely due north was only because the track chose to lead more westerly.

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

From this reading JUNE STRIKES A BARGAIN That they didn’t travel absolutely due north was only because the track chose to lead more westerly.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading They crossed a big bridge beneath which flowed a broad and sluggish river, and had to flatten themselves against the parapet, Sam held tightly in Wayne’s arms, while a long freight train pounded past them on the single line of track.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading They crossed a big bridge beneath which flowed a broad and sluggish river, and had to flatten themselves against the parapet, Sam held tightly in Wayne’s arms, while a long freight train pounded past them on the single line of track.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Beyond the bridge a “Yard Limit” sign met them, and the rails branched and switches stood up here and there like sentries and a roundhouse was near at hand.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading JUNE STRIKES A BARGAIN That they didn’t travel absolutely due north was only because the track chose to lead more westerly.

in a tight or constricted manner

From this reading They crossed a big bridge beneath which flowed a broad and sluggish river, and had to flatten themselves against the parapet, Sam held tightly in Wayne’s arms, while a long freight train pounded past them on the single line of track.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading By the time the sun was really in sight they had covered the better part of a half-mile and had caught a glimpse of a good-sized town in the distance.

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

From this reading JUNE STRIKES A BARGAIN That they didn’t travel absolutely due north was only because the track chose to lead more westerly.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading By the time the sun was really in sight they had covered the better part of a half-mile and had caught a glimpse of a good-sized town in the distance.

a line or route along which something travels or moves

From this reading JUNE STRIKES A BARGAIN That they didn’t travel absolutely due north was only because the track chose to lead more westerly.

create by training and teaching

From this reading They crossed a big bridge beneath which flowed a broad and sluggish river, and had to flatten themselves against the parapet, Sam held tightly in Wayne’s arms, while a long freight train pounded past them on the single line of track.

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

From this reading JUNE STRIKES A BARGAIN That they didn’t travel absolutely due north was only because the track chose to lead more westerly.

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

From this reading Tall chimneys and a spire or two pointed upward above a smoky haze.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Beyond the bridge a “Yard Limit” sign met them, and the rails branched and switches stood up here and there like sentries and a roundhouse was near at hand.

directed up

From this reading Tall chimneys and a spire or two pointed upward above a smoky haze.

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

From this reading JUNE STRIKES A BARGAIN That they didn’t travel absolutely due north was only because the track chose to lead more westerly.

possessive form of “wayne” — United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979)

From this reading They crossed a big bridge beneath which flowed a broad and sluggish river, and had to flatten themselves against the parapet, Sam held tightly in Wayne’s arms, while a long freight train pounded past them on the single line of track.

toward the west

From this reading JUNE STRIKES A BARGAIN That they didn’t travel absolutely due north was only because the track chose to lead more westerly.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading They crossed a big bridge beneath which flowed a broad and sluggish river, and had to flatten themselves against the parapet, Sam held tightly in Wayne’s arms, while a long freight train pounded past them on the single line of track.

during the time that

From this reading They crossed a big bridge beneath which flowed a broad and sluggish river, and had to flatten themselves against the parapet, Sam held tightly in Wayne’s arms, while a long freight train pounded past them on the single line of track.

a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading Beyond the bridge a “Yard Limit” sign met them, and the rails branched and switches stood up here and there like sentries and a roundhouse was near at hand.