used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Finally Mun Bun expressed a desire to go back into the car, and Rose went with him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wrecking crew with their big derrick and other tools had not yet arrived in the cut where the stalled west-bound train, on which rode the Bunker family, had stopped.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WHERE ARE THE TWINS?
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The wrecking crew with their big derrick and other tools had not yet arrived in the cut where the stalled west-bound train, on which rode the Bunker family, had stopped.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But the section gang had shoveled away the dirt and gravel from the east-bound track.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Finally Mun Bun expressed a desire to go back into the car, and Rose went with him.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The wrecking crew with their big derrick and other tools had not yet arrived in the cut where the stalled west-bound train, on which rode the Bunker family, had stopped.
BunnounUS /bʌn/
small rounded bread either plain or sweet
From this reading Russ and Rose and Margy and Mun Bun had found plenty to interest them in watching the shovelers and in listening to the men passengers talking with daddy and some of the train crew.
BunkernounUS /ˈbʌŋkər/
a hazard on a golf course
From this reading The wrecking crew with their big derrick and other tools had not yet arrived in the cut where the stalled west-bound train, on which rode the Bunker family, had stopped.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the section gang had shoveled away the dirt and gravel from the east-bound track.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Finally Mun Bun expressed a desire to go back into the car, and Rose went with him.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading The wrecking crew with their big derrick and other tools had not yet arrived in the cut where the stalled west-bound train, on which rode the Bunker family, had stopped.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading The wrecking crew with their big derrick and other tools had not yet arrived in the cut where the stalled west-bound train, on which rode the Bunker family, had stopped.
daddynounUS /ˈdædi/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Russ and Rose and Margy and Mun Bun had found plenty to interest them in watching the shovelers and in listening to the men passengers talking with daddy and some of the train crew.
derricknounUS /ˈderɪk/
a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered
From this reading The wrecking crew with their big derrick and other tools had not yet arrived in the cut where the stalled west-bound train, on which rode the Bunker family, had stopped.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Finally Mun Bun expressed a desire to go back into the car, and Rose went with him.
dirtnounUS /dɜːrt/
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
From this reading But the section gang had shoveled away the dirt and gravel from the east-bound track.
east-bound
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the section gang had shoveled away the dirt and gravel from the east-bound track.
communicated in words
From this reading Finally Mun Bun expressed a desire to go back into the car, and Rose went with him.
a social unit living together
From this reading The wrecking crew with their big derrick and other tools had not yet arrived in the cut where the stalled west-bound train, on which rode the Bunker family, had stopped.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Finally Mun Bun expressed a desire to go back into the car, and Rose went with him.
set up or found
From this reading Russ and Rose and Margy and Mun Bun had found plenty to interest them in watching the shovelers and in listening to the men passengers talking with daddy and some of the train crew.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But the section gang had shoveled away the dirt and gravel from the east-bound track.
gangnounUS /ɡæŋ/
an association of criminals
From this reading But the section gang had shoveled away the dirt and gravel from the east-bound track.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Finally Mun Bun expressed a desire to go back into the car, and Rose went with him.
gravelnounUS /ˈɡrævəl/
rock fragments and pebbles
From this reading But the section gang had shoveled away the dirt and gravel from the east-bound track.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The wrecking crew with their big derrick and other tools had not yet arrived in the cut where the stalled west-bound train, on which rode the Bunker family, had stopped.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Finally Mun Bun expressed a desire to go back into the car, and Rose went with him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wrecking crew with their big derrick and other tools had not yet arrived in the cut where the stalled west-bound train, on which rode the Bunker family, had stopped.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Russ and Rose and Margy and Mun Bun had found plenty to interest them in watching the shovelers and in listening to the men passengers talking with daddy and some of the train crew.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Finally Mun Bun expressed a desire to go back into the car, and Rose went with him.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading Russ and Rose and Margy and Mun Bun had found plenty to interest them in watching the shovelers and in listening to the men passengers talking with daddy and some of the train crew.
Margy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Russ and Rose and Margy and Mun Bun had found plenty to interest them in watching the shovelers and in listening to the men passengers talking with daddy and some of the train crew.
the force of workers available
From this reading Russ and Rose and Margy and Mun Bun had found plenty to interest them in watching the shovelers and in listening to the men passengers talking with daddy and some of the train crew.
Mun
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Russ and Rose and Margy and Mun Bun had found plenty to interest them in watching the shovelers and in listening to the men passengers talking with daddy and some of the train crew.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The wrecking crew with their big derrick and other tools had not yet arrived in the cut where the stalled west-bound train, on which rode the Bunker family, had stopped.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Russ and Rose and Margy and Mun Bun had found plenty to interest them in watching the shovelers and in listening to the men passengers talking with daddy and some of the train crew.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The wrecking crew with their big derrick and other tools had not yet arrived in the cut where the stalled west-bound train, on which rode the Bunker family, had stopped.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The wrecking crew with their big derrick and other tools had not yet arrived in the cut where the stalled west-bound train, on which rode the Bunker family, had stopped.
passengersnounUS /ˈpæsəndʒərz/
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 Russ and Rose and Margy and Mun Bun had found plenty to interest them in watching the shovelers and in listening to the men passengers talking with daddy and some of the train crew.
a full supply
From this reading Russ and Rose and Margy and Mun Bun had found plenty to interest them in watching the shovelers and in listening to the men passengers talking with daddy and some of the train crew.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading The wrecking crew with their big derrick and other tools had not yet arrived in the cut where the stalled west-bound train, on which rode the Bunker family, had stopped.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Russ and Rose and Margy and Mun Bun had found plenty to interest them in watching the shovelers and in listening to the men passengers talking with daddy and some of the train crew.
RussnounUS /rʌs/
plural of “rus” — the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev
From this reading Russ and Rose and Margy and Mun Bun had found plenty to interest them in watching the shovelers and in listening to the men passengers talking with daddy and some of the train crew.
sectionnounUS /ˈsekʃən/
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading But the section gang had shoveled away the dirt and gravel from the east-bound track.
shoveledverbUS /ˈʃʌvəld/
past form of “shovel” — dig with or as if with a shovel
From this reading But the section gang had shoveled away the dirt and gravel from the east-bound track.
shovelers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Russ and Rose and Margy and Mun Bun had found plenty to interest them in watching the shovelers and in listening to the men passengers talking with daddy and some of the train crew.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Russ and Rose and Margy and Mun Bun had found plenty to interest them in watching the shovelers and in listening to the men passengers talking with daddy and some of the train crew.
stalledverbUS /stɔːld/
past form of “stall” — postpone doing what one should be doing
From this reading The wrecking crew with their big derrick and other tools had not yet arrived in the cut where the stalled west-bound train, on which rode the Bunker family, had stopped.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The wrecking crew with their big derrick and other tools had not yet arrived in the cut where the stalled west-bound train, on which rode the Bunker family, had stopped.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Russ and Rose and Margy and Mun Bun had found plenty to interest them in watching the shovelers and in listening to the men passengers talking with daddy and some of the train crew.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHERE ARE THE TWINS?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The wrecking crew with their big derrick and other tools had not yet arrived in the cut where the stalled west-bound train, on which rode the Bunker family, had stopped.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Russ and Rose and Margy and Mun Bun had found plenty to interest them in watching the shovelers and in listening to the men passengers talking with daddy and some of the train crew.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Russ and Rose and Margy and Mun Bun had found plenty to interest them in watching the shovelers and in listening to the men passengers talking with daddy and some of the train crew.
toolsnounUS /tuːlz/
plural of “tool” — an implement used in the practice of a vocation
From this reading The wrecking crew with their big derrick and other tools had not yet arrived in the cut where the stalled west-bound train, on which rode the Bunker family, had stopped.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading But the section gang had shoveled away the dirt and gravel from the east-bound track.
create by training and teaching
From this reading The wrecking crew with their big derrick and other tools had not yet arrived in the cut where the stalled west-bound train, on which rode the Bunker family, had stopped.
TWINSnounUS /twɪnz/
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading WHERE ARE THE TWINS?
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Russ and Rose and Margy and Mun Bun had found plenty to interest them in watching the shovelers and in listening to the men passengers talking with daddy and some of the train crew.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Finally Mun Bun expressed a desire to go back into the car, and Rose went with him.
west-bound
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wrecking crew with their big derrick and other tools had not yet arrived in the cut where the stalled west-bound train, on which rode the Bunker family, had stopped.
in or at the place that
From this reading WHERE ARE THE TWINS?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The wrecking crew with their big derrick and other tools had not yet arrived in the cut where the stalled west-bound train, on which rode the Bunker family, had stopped.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The wrecking crew with their big derrick and other tools had not yet arrived in the cut where the stalled west-bound train, on which rode the Bunker family, had stopped.
wreckingnounUS /ˈrekɪŋ/
the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled
From this reading The wrecking crew with their big derrick and other tools had not yet arrived in the cut where the stalled west-bound train, on which rode the Bunker family, had stopped.
but in spite of that
From this reading The wrecking crew with their big derrick and other tools had not yet arrived in the cut where the stalled west-bound train, on which rode the Bunker family, had stopped.
