used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a loud clang of the engine bell the train moved out of the station, slowly at first, but gathering speed as it left the little town with its flour mills and grain elevators behind.
(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 THREE MOOSE CROSSING "All right, Joe," he said soothingly, putting on his overcoat to shield his tunic from grease and coal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THREE MOOSE CROSSING "All right, Joe," he said soothingly, putting on his overcoat to shield his tunic from grease and coal.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With a loud clang of the engine bell the train moved out of the station, slowly at first, but gathering speed as it left the little town with its flour mills and grain elevators behind.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With a loud clang of the engine bell the train moved out of the station, slowly at first, but gathering speed as it left the little town with its flour mills and grain elevators behind.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading With a loud clang of the engine bell the train moved out of the station, slowly at first, but gathering speed as it left the little town with its flour mills and grain elevators behind.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading With a loud clang of the engine bell the train moved out of the station, slowly at first, but gathering speed as it left the little town with its flour mills and grain elevators behind.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "Just you do the best you can, and don't worry.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading With a loud clang of the engine bell the train moved out of the station, slowly at first, but gathering speed as it left the little town with its flour mills and grain elevators behind.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Just you do the best you can, and don't worry.
clangnounUS /klæŋ/
a loud resonant repeating noise
From this reading With a loud clang of the engine bell the train moved out of the station, slowly at first, but gathering speed as it left the little town with its flour mills and grain elevators behind.
coalnounUS /koʊl/
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading THREE MOOSE CROSSING "All right, Joe," he said soothingly, putting on his overcoat to shield his tunic from grease and coal.
traveling across
From this reading THREE MOOSE CROSSING "All right, Joe," he said soothingly, putting on his overcoat to shield his tunic from grease and coal.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Just you do the best you can, and don't worry.
don't
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From this reading "Just you do the best you can, and don't worry.
elevatorsnounUS /ˈeləveɪtərz/
plural of “elevator” — lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
From this reading With a loud clang of the engine bell the train moved out of the station, slowly at first, but gathering speed as it left the little town with its flour mills and grain elevators behind.
enginenounUS /ˈendʒən/
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading With a loud clang of the engine bell the train moved out of the station, slowly at first, but gathering speed as it left the little town with its flour mills and grain elevators behind.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I guess you'll feel well enough once you're started.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I guess you'll feel well enough once you're started.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading With a loud clang of the engine bell the train moved out of the station, slowly at first, but gathering speed as it left the little town with its flour mills and grain elevators behind.
flournounUS /ˈflaʊər/
fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
From this reading With a loud clang of the engine bell the train moved out of the station, slowly at first, but gathering speed as it left the little town with its flour mills and grain elevators behind.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THREE MOOSE CROSSING "All right, Joe," he said soothingly, putting on his overcoat to shield his tunic from grease and coal.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading With a loud clang of the engine bell the train moved out of the station, slowly at first, but gathering speed as it left the little town with its flour mills and grain elevators behind.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading There goes your signal!"
grainnounUS /ɡreɪn/
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading With a loud clang of the engine bell the train moved out of the station, slowly at first, but gathering speed as it left the little town with its flour mills and grain elevators behind.
greasenounUS /ɡriːs/
a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)
From this reading THREE MOOSE CROSSING "All right, Joe," he said soothingly, putting on his overcoat to shield his tunic from grease and coal.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I guess you'll feel well enough once you're started.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THREE MOOSE CROSSING "All right, Joe," he said soothingly, putting on his overcoat to shield his tunic from grease and coal.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THREE MOOSE CROSSING "All right, Joe," he said soothingly, putting on his overcoat to shield his tunic from grease and coal.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I guess you'll feel well enough once you're started.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With a loud clang of the engine bell the train moved out of the station, slowly at first, but gathering speed as it left the little town with its flour mills and grain elevators behind.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading With a loud clang of the engine bell the train moved out of the station, slowly at first, but gathering speed as it left the little town with its flour mills and grain elevators behind.
Joe
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From this reading THREE MOOSE CROSSING "All right, Joe," he said soothingly, putting on his overcoat to shield his tunic from grease and coal.
and nothing more
From this reading "Just you do the best you can, and don't worry.
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 With a loud clang of the engine bell the train moved out of the station, slowly at first, but gathering speed as it left the little town with its flour mills and grain elevators behind.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading With a loud clang of the engine bell the train moved out of the station, slowly at first, but gathering speed as it left the little town with its flour mills and grain elevators behind.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading With a loud clang of the engine bell the train moved out of the station, slowly at first, but gathering speed as it left the little town with its flour mills and grain elevators behind.
millsnounUS /mɪlz/
United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855)
From this reading With a loud clang of the engine bell the train moved out of the station, slowly at first, but gathering speed as it left the little town with its flour mills and grain elevators behind.
MOOSEnounUS /muːs/
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading THREE MOOSE CROSSING "All right, Joe," he said soothingly, putting on his overcoat to shield his tunic from grease and coal.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading With a loud clang of the engine bell the train moved out of the station, slowly at first, but gathering speed as it left the little town with its flour mills and grain elevators behind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a loud clang of the engine bell the train moved out of the station, slowly at first, but gathering speed as it left the little town with its flour mills and grain elevators behind.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THREE MOOSE CROSSING "All right, Joe," he said soothingly, putting on his overcoat to shield his tunic from grease and coal.
on one occasion
From this reading I guess you'll feel well enough once you're started.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading With a loud clang of the engine bell the train moved out of the station, slowly at first, but gathering speed as it left the little town with its flour mills and grain elevators behind.
overcoatnounUS /ˈoʊvərkoʊt/
a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
From this reading THREE MOOSE CROSSING "All right, Joe," he said soothingly, putting on his overcoat to shield his tunic from grease and coal.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading THREE MOOSE CROSSING "All right, Joe," he said soothingly, putting on his overcoat to shield his tunic from grease and coal.
precisely, exactly
From this reading THREE MOOSE CROSSING "All right, Joe," he said soothingly, putting on his overcoat to shield his tunic from grease and coal.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THREE MOOSE CROSSING "All right, Joe," he said soothingly, putting on his overcoat to shield his tunic from grease and coal.
shieldnounUS /ʃiːld/
a protective covering or structure
From this reading THREE MOOSE CROSSING "All right, Joe," he said soothingly, putting on his overcoat to shield his tunic from grease and coal.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading There goes your signal!"
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading With a loud clang of the engine bell the train moved out of the station, slowly at first, but gathering speed as it left the little town with its flour mills and grain elevators behind.
soothinglyadverbUS /ˈsuːðɪŋli/
in a soothing manner
From this reading THREE MOOSE CROSSING "All right, Joe," he said soothingly, putting on his overcoat to shield his tunic from grease and coal.
move hurridly
From this reading With a loud clang of the engine bell the train moved out of the station, slowly at first, but gathering speed as it left the little town with its flour mills and grain elevators behind.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I guess you'll feel well enough once you're started.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading With a loud clang of the engine bell the train moved out of the station, slowly at first, but gathering speed as it left the little town with its flour mills and grain elevators behind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Just you do the best you can, and don't worry.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There goes your signal!"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THREE MOOSE CROSSING "All right, Joe," he said soothingly, putting on his overcoat to shield his tunic from grease and coal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THREE MOOSE CROSSING "All right, Joe," he said soothingly, putting on his overcoat to shield his tunic from grease and coal.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading With a loud clang of the engine bell the train moved out of the station, slowly at first, but gathering speed as it left the little town with its flour mills and grain elevators behind.
create by training and teaching
From this reading With a loud clang of the engine bell the train moved out of the station, slowly at first, but gathering speed as it left the little town with its flour mills and grain elevators behind.
tunicnounUS /ˈtuːnɪk/
an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue
From this reading THREE MOOSE CROSSING "All right, Joe," he said soothingly, putting on his overcoat to shield his tunic from grease and coal.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I guess you'll feel well enough once you're started.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a loud clang of the engine bell the train moved out of the station, slowly at first, but gathering speed as it left the little town with its flour mills and grain elevators behind.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading "Just you do the best you can, and don't worry.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Just you do the best you can, and don't worry.
you'll
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From this reading I guess you'll feel well enough once you're started.
you're
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From this reading I guess you'll feel well enough once you're started.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There goes your signal!"
