used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
in addition
From this reading Mrs. Scollard, weak and tired, caught her breath in an arrested sob, feeling that with the dying echoes of the train had died away also the last echoes of civilization.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
arrestedverbUS /ərˈestɪd/
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading Mrs. Scollard, weak and tired, caught her breath in an arrested sob, feeling that with the dying echoes of the train had died away also the last echoes of civilization.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
being joined in close association
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Mrs. Scollard, weak and tired, caught her breath in an arrested sob, feeling that with the dying echoes of the train had died away also the last echoes of civilization.
completely unclothed
From this reading A road ran past the station, crossing the track and continuing its muddy way up the hill, losing itself under the bare trees.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
BradburynounUS /ˈbrædberi/
United States writer of science fiction (born 1920)
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Mrs. Scollard, weak and tired, caught her breath in an arrested sob, feeling that with the dying echoes of the train had died away also the last echoes of civilization.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
carriagesnounUS /ˈkærɪdʒɪz/
plural of “carriage” — a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading TAKING POSSESSION CRESTVILLE had no public carriages, or "if it had," Happie said, "it kept them very private."
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Mrs. Scollard, weak and tired, caught her breath in an arrested sob, feeling that with the dying echoes of the train had died away also the last echoes of civilization.
civilizationnounUS /ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
From this reading Mrs. Scollard, weak and tired, caught her breath in an arrested sob, feeling that with the dying echoes of the train had died away also the last echoes of civilization.
conductedverbUS /kənˈdʌktəd/
past form of “conduct” — direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
construedverbUS /kənˈstruːd/
past form of “construe” — make sense of; assign a meaning to
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
continuingadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːɪŋ/
remaining in force or being carried on without letup
From this reading A road ran past the station, crossing the track and continuing its muddy way up the hill, losing itself under the bare trees.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
CRESTVILLE
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From this reading TAKING POSSESSION CRESTVILLE had no public carriages, or "if it had," Happie said, "it kept them very private."
traveling across
From this reading A road ran past the station, crossing the track and continuing its muddy way up the hill, losing itself under the bare trees.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Mrs. Scollard, weak and tired, caught her breath in an arrested sob, feeling that with the dying echoes of the train had died away also the last echoes of civilization.
discoveringverbUS /dɪˈskʌvərɪŋ/
-ing form of “discover” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
dishearteningadjectiveUS /dɪsˈhɑːrtənɪŋ/
destructive of morale and self-reliance
From this reading The mud was disheartening, the silence oppressive.
droopingadjectiveUS /ˈdruːpɪŋ/
weak from exhaustion
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading Mrs. Scollard, weak and tired, caught her breath in an arrested sob, feeling that with the dying echoes of the train had died away also the last echoes of civilization.
echoesnounUS /ˈekoʊz/
plural of “echo” — the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
From this reading Mrs. Scollard, weak and tired, caught her breath in an arrested sob, feeling that with the dying echoes of the train had died away also the last echoes of civilization.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Mrs. Scollard, weak and tired, caught her breath in an arrested sob, feeling that with the dying echoes of the train had died away also the last echoes of civilization.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading TAKING POSSESSION CRESTVILLE had no public carriages, or "if it had," Happie said, "it kept them very private."
Happie
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From this reading TAKING POSSESSION CRESTVILLE had no public carriages, or "if it had," Happie said, "it kept them very private."
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading A road ran past the station, crossing the track and continuing its muddy way up the hill, losing itself under the bare trees.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading TAKING POSSESSION CRESTVILLE had no public carriages, or "if it had," Happie said, "it kept them very private."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Scollard, weak and tired, caught her breath in an arrested sob, feeling that with the dying echoes of the train had died away also the last echoes of civilization.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TAKING POSSESSION CRESTVILLE had no public carriages, or "if it had," Happie said, "it kept them very private."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A road ran past the station, crossing the track and continuing its muddy way up the hill, losing itself under the bare trees.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading A road ran past the station, crossing the track and continuing its muddy way up the hill, losing itself under the bare trees.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading TAKING POSSESSION CRESTVILLE had no public carriages, or "if it had," Happie said, "it kept them very private."
immediately past
From this reading Mrs. Scollard, weak and tired, caught her breath in an arrested sob, feeling that with the dying echoes of the train had died away also the last echoes of civilization.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading A road ran past the station, crossing the track and continuing its muddy way up the hill, losing itself under the bare trees.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Scollard, weak and tired, caught her breath in an arrested sob, feeling that with the dying echoes of the train had died away also the last echoes of civilization.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading The mud was disheartening, the silence oppressive.
muddyadjectiveUS /ˈmʌdi/
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading A road ran past the station, crossing the track and continuing its muddy way up the hill, losing itself under the bare trees.
not any; not one
From this reading TAKING POSSESSION CRESTVILLE had no public carriages, or "if it had," Happie said, "it kept them very private."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
oppressiveadjectiveUS /əˈpresɪv/
weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
From this reading The mud was disheartening, the silence oppressive.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading TAKING POSSESSION CRESTVILLE had no public carriages, or "if it had," Happie said, "it kept them very private."
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading A road ran past the station, crossing the track and continuing its muddy way up the hill, losing itself under the bare trees.
personallyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrsənəli/
as yourself
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading TAKING POSSESSION CRESTVILLE had no public carriages, or "if it had," Happie said, "it kept them very private."
by chance
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading TAKING POSSESSION CRESTVILLE had no public carriages, or "if it had," Happie said, "it kept them very private."
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading TAKING POSSESSION CRESTVILLE had no public carriages, or "if it had," Happie said, "it kept them very private."
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading A road ran past the station, crossing the track and continuing its muddy way up the hill, losing itself under the bare trees.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading A road ran past the station, crossing the track and continuing its muddy way up the hill, losing itself under the bare trees.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading TAKING POSSESSION CRESTVILLE had no public carriages, or "if it had," Happie said, "it kept them very private."
Scollard
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From this reading Mrs. Scollard, weak and tired, caught her breath in an arrested sob, feeling that with the dying echoes of the train had died away also the last echoes of civilization.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The mud was disheartening, the silence oppressive.
sobverbUS /sɑːb/
weep convulsively
From this reading Mrs. Scollard, weak and tired, caught her breath in an arrested sob, feeling that with the dying echoes of the train had died away also the last echoes of civilization.
sorry-looking
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
tailsnounUS /teɪlz/
formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading TAKING POSSESSION CRESTVILLE had no public carriages, or "if it had," Happie said, "it kept them very private."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs. Scollard, weak and tired, caught her breath in an arrested sob, feeling that with the dying echoes of the train had died away also the last echoes of civilization.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading TAKING POSSESSION CRESTVILLE had no public carriages, or "if it had," Happie said, "it kept them very private."
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading Mrs. Scollard, weak and tired, caught her breath in an arrested sob, feeling that with the dying echoes of the train had died away also the last echoes of civilization.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading A road ran past the station, crossing the track and continuing its muddy way up the hill, losing itself under the bare trees.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Mrs. Scollard, weak and tired, caught her breath in an arrested sob, feeling that with the dying echoes of the train had died away also the last echoes of civilization.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading A road ran past the station, crossing the track and continuing its muddy way up the hill, losing itself under the bare trees.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A road ran past the station, crossing the track and continuing its muddy way up the hill, losing itself under the bare trees.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A road ran past the station, crossing the track and continuing its muddy way up the hill, losing itself under the bare trees.
precisely as stated
From this reading TAKING POSSESSION CRESTVILLE had no public carriages, or "if it had," Happie said, "it kept them very private."
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The mud was disheartening, the silence oppressive.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A road ran past the station, crossing the track and continuing its muddy way up the hill, losing itself under the bare trees.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading Mrs. Scollard, weak and tired, caught her breath in an arrested sob, feeling that with the dying echoes of the train had died away also the last echoes of civilization.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Bradbury, and what Bob called "her personally conducted party," walked around the platform of the little red station, discovering nothing but an open wagon to which were attached two sorry-looking horses with drooping heads and tails, a wagon which could not possibly be construed as intended to carry passengers.
