Chapter I

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From this reading _Frontispiece_ TO FACE "I noticed his long, slim hand on the top of the reverse-lever" 22 "It was a strange courting ... there on that engine" 70 "We carried him into the depot" 100 "What seemed to be a giant iceberg...."

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From this reading 282 "A white city ... was visible for an instant" 292 In the summer, fall, and early winter of 1863, I was tossing chips into an old Hinkley insider up in New England, for an engineer by the name of James Dillon.

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From this reading _Frontispiece_ TO FACE "I noticed his long, slim hand on the top of the reverse-lever" 22 "It was a strange courting ... there on that engine" 70 "We carried him into the depot" 100 "What seemed to be a giant iceberg...."

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From this reading 282 "A white city ... was visible for an instant" 292 In the summer, fall, and early winter of 1863, I was tossing chips into an old Hinkley insider up in New England, for an engineer by the name of James Dillon.

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From this reading 282 "A white city ... was visible for an instant" 292 In the summer, fall, and early winter of 1863, I was tossing chips into an old Hinkley insider up in New England, for an engineer by the name of James Dillon.

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From this reading _Frontispiece_ TO FACE "I noticed his long, slim hand on the top of the reverse-lever" 22 "It was a strange courting ... there on that engine" 70 "We carried him into the depot" 100 "What seemed to be a giant iceberg...."

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

From this reading "Quick as a flash the Kid had my arm."

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading 282 "A white city ... was visible for an instant" 292 In the summer, fall, and early winter of 1863, I was tossing chips into an old Hinkley insider up in New England, for an engineer by the name of James Dillon.

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

From this reading 282 "A white city ... was visible for an instant" 292 In the summer, fall, and early winter of 1863, I was tossing chips into an old Hinkley insider up in New England, for an engineer by the name of James Dillon.

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading "Quick as a flash the Kid had my arm."

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "Quick as a flash the Kid had my arm."

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading _Frontispiece_ TO FACE "I noticed his long, slim hand on the top of the reverse-lever" 22 "It was a strange courting ... there on that engine" 70 "We carried him into the depot" 100 "What seemed to be a giant iceberg...."

showing who or what does the action

From this reading 282 "A white city ... was visible for an instant" 292 In the summer, fall, and early winter of 1863, I was tossing chips into an old Hinkley insider up in New England, for an engineer by the name of James Dillon.

exercising caution or showing care or attention

From this reading Dillon was considered as good a man as there was on the road: careful, yet fearless, kindhearted, yet impulsive, a man whose friends would fight for him and whose enemies hated him right royally.

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading _Frontispiece_ TO FACE "I noticed his long, slim hand on the top of the reverse-lever" 22 "It was a strange courting ... there on that engine" 70 "We carried him into the depot" 100 "What seemed to be a giant iceberg...."

strips of potato fried in deep fat

From this reading 282 "A white city ... was visible for an instant" 292 In the summer, fall, and early winter of 1863, I was tossing chips into an old Hinkley insider up in New England, for an engineer by the name of James Dillon.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading 282 "A white city ... was visible for an instant" 292 In the summer, fall, and early winter of 1863, I was tossing chips into an old Hinkley insider up in New England, for an engineer by the name of James Dillon.

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

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carefully weighed

From this reading Dillon was considered as good a man as there was on the road: careful, yet fearless, kindhearted, yet impulsive, a man whose friends would fight for him and whose enemies hated him right royally.

a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)

From this reading _Frontispiece_ TO FACE "I noticed his long, slim hand on the top of the reverse-lever" 22 "It was a strange courting ... there on that engine" 70 "We carried him into the depot" 100 "What seemed to be a giant iceberg...."

station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods

From this reading _Frontispiece_ TO FACE "I noticed his long, slim hand on the top of the reverse-lever" 22 "It was a strange courting ... there on that engine" 70 "We carried him into the depot" 100 "What seemed to be a giant iceberg...."

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From this reading 282 "A white city ... was visible for an instant" 292 In the summer, fall, and early winter of 1863, I was tossing chips into an old Hinkley insider up in New England, for an engineer by the name of James Dillon.

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at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading 282 "A white city ... was visible for an instant" 292 In the summer, fall, and early winter of 1863, I was tossing chips into an old Hinkley insider up in New England, for an engineer by the name of James Dillon.

plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force

From this reading Dillon was considered as good a man as there was on the road: careful, yet fearless, kindhearted, yet impulsive, a man whose friends would fight for him and whose enemies hated him right royally.

motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work

From this reading _Frontispiece_ TO FACE "I noticed his long, slim hand on the top of the reverse-lever" 22 "It was a strange courting ... there on that engine" 70 "We carried him into the depot" 100 "What seemed to be a giant iceberg...."

a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems

From this reading 282 "A white city ... was visible for an instant" 292 In the summer, fall, and early winter of 1863, I was tossing chips into an old Hinkley insider up in New England, for an engineer by the name of James Dillon.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading 282 "A white city ... was visible for an instant" 292 In the summer, fall, and early winter of 1863, I was tossing chips into an old Hinkley insider up in New England, for an engineer by the name of James Dillon.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading _Frontispiece_ TO FACE "I noticed his long, slim hand on the top of the reverse-lever" 22 "It was a strange courting ... there on that engine" 70 "We carried him into the depot" 100 "What seemed to be a giant iceberg...."

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading 282 "A white city ... was visible for an instant" 292 In the summer, fall, and early winter of 1863, I was tossing chips into an old Hinkley insider up in New England, for an engineer by the name of James Dillon.

oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them

From this reading Dillon was considered as good a man as there was on the road: careful, yet fearless, kindhearted, yet impulsive, a man whose friends would fight for him and whose enemies hated him right royally.

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading Dillon was considered as good a man as there was on the road: careful, yet fearless, kindhearted, yet impulsive, a man whose friends would fight for him and whose enemies hated him right royally.

gleam or glow intermittently

From this reading "Quick as a flash the Kid had my arm."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading 282 "A white city ... was visible for an instant" 292 In the summer, fall, and early winter of 1863, I was tossing chips into an old Hinkley insider up in New England, for an engineer by the name of James Dillon.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Dillon was considered as good a man as there was on the road: careful, yet fearless, kindhearted, yet impulsive, a man whose friends would fight for him and whose enemies hated him right royally.

an ornamental facade

From this reading _Frontispiece_ TO FACE "I noticed his long, slim hand on the top of the reverse-lever" 22 "It was a strange courting ... there on that engine" 70 "We carried him into the depot" 100 "What seemed to be a giant iceberg...."

any creature of exceptional size

From this reading _Frontispiece_ TO FACE "I noticed his long, slim hand on the top of the reverse-lever" 22 "It was a strange courting ... there on that engine" 70 "We carried him into the depot" 100 "What seemed to be a giant iceberg...."

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Dillon was considered as good a man as there was on the road: careful, yet fearless, kindhearted, yet impulsive, a man whose friends would fight for him and whose enemies hated him right royally.

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

From this reading "Quick as a flash the Kid had my arm."

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading _Frontispiece_ TO FACE "I noticed his long, slim hand on the top of the reverse-lever" 22 "It was a strange courting ... there on that engine" 70 "We carried him into the depot" 100 "What seemed to be a giant iceberg...."

treated with dislike or contempt

From this reading Dillon was considered as good a man as there was on the road: careful, yet fearless, kindhearted, yet impulsive, a man whose friends would fight for him and whose enemies hated him right royally.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Frontispiece_ TO FACE "I noticed his long, slim hand on the top of the reverse-lever" 22 "It was a strange courting ... there on that engine" 70 "We carried him into the depot" 100 "What seemed to be a giant iceberg...."

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From this reading 282 "A white city ... was visible for an instant" 292 In the summer, fall, and early winter of 1863, I was tossing chips into an old Hinkley insider up in New England, for an engineer by the name of James Dillon.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _Frontispiece_ TO FACE "I noticed his long, slim hand on the top of the reverse-lever" 22 "It was a strange courting ... there on that engine" 70 "We carried him into the depot" 100 "What seemed to be a giant iceberg...."

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _Frontispiece_ TO FACE "I noticed his long, slim hand on the top of the reverse-lever" 22 "It was a strange courting ... there on that engine" 70 "We carried him into the depot" 100 "What seemed to be a giant iceberg...."

a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier

From this reading _Frontispiece_ TO FACE "I noticed his long, slim hand on the top of the reverse-lever" 22 "It was a strange courting ... there on that engine" 70 "We carried him into the depot" 100 "What seemed to be a giant iceberg...."

proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus

From this reading Dillon was considered as good a man as there was on the road: careful, yet fearless, kindhearted, yet impulsive, a man whose friends would fight for him and whose enemies hated him right royally.

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

From this reading 282 "A white city ... was visible for an instant" 292 In the summer, fall, and early winter of 1863, I was tossing chips into an old Hinkley insider up in New England, for an engineer by the name of James Dillon.

an officer of a corporation or others who have access to private information about the corporation's operations

From this reading 282 "A white city ... was visible for an instant" 292 In the summer, fall, and early winter of 1863, I was tossing chips into an old Hinkley insider up in New England, for an engineer by the name of James Dillon.

a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)

From this reading 282 "A white city ... was visible for an instant" 292 In the summer, fall, and early winter of 1863, I was tossing chips into an old Hinkley insider up in New England, for an engineer by the name of James Dillon.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading _Frontispiece_ TO FACE "I noticed his long, slim hand on the top of the reverse-lever" 22 "It was a strange courting ... there on that engine" 70 "We carried him into the depot" 100 "What seemed to be a giant iceberg...."

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Frontispiece_ TO FACE "I noticed his long, slim hand on the top of the reverse-lever" 22 "It was a strange courting ... there on that engine" 70 "We carried him into the depot" 100 "What seemed to be a giant iceberg...."

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading 282 "A white city ... was visible for an instant" 292 In the summer, fall, and early winter of 1863, I was tossing chips into an old Hinkley insider up in New England, for an engineer by the name of James Dillon.

tell false information to for fun

From this reading "Quick as a flash the Kid had my arm."

having or proceeding from an innately kind disposition

From this reading Dillon was considered as good a man as there was on the road: careful, yet fearless, kindhearted, yet impulsive, a man whose friends would fight for him and whose enemies hated him right royally.

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 _Frontispiece_ TO FACE "I noticed his long, slim hand on the top of the reverse-lever" 22 "It was a strange courting ... there on that engine" 70 "We carried him into the depot" 100 "What seemed to be a giant iceberg...."

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Dillon was considered as good a man as there was on the road: careful, yet fearless, kindhearted, yet impulsive, a man whose friends would fight for him and whose enemies hated him right royally.

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belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Quick as a flash the Kid had my arm."

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading 282 "A white city ... was visible for an instant" 292 In the summer, fall, and early winter of 1863, I was tossing chips into an old Hinkley insider up in New England, for an engineer by the name of James Dillon.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

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being perceived or observed

From this reading _Frontispiece_ TO FACE "I noticed his long, slim hand on the top of the reverse-lever" 22 "It was a strange courting ... there on that engine" 70 "We carried him into the depot" 100 "What seemed to be a giant iceberg...."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Frontispiece_ TO FACE "I noticed his long, slim hand on the top of the reverse-lever" 22 "It was a strange courting ... there on that engine" 70 "We carried him into the depot" 100 "What seemed to be a giant iceberg...."

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading 282 "A white city ... was visible for an instant" 292 In the summer, fall, and early winter of 1863, I was tossing chips into an old Hinkley insider up in New England, for an engineer by the name of James Dillon.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _Frontispiece_ TO FACE "I noticed his long, slim hand on the top of the reverse-lever" 22 "It was a strange courting ... there on that engine" 70 "We carried him into the depot" 100 "What seemed to be a giant iceberg...."

accomplished rapidly and without delay

From this reading "Quick as a flash the Kid had my arm."

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From this reading _Frontispiece_ TO FACE "I noticed his long, slim hand on the top of the reverse-lever" 22 "It was a strange courting ... there on that engine" 70 "We carried him into the depot" 100 "What seemed to be a giant iceberg...."

precisely, exactly

From this reading Dillon was considered as good a man as there was on the road: careful, yet fearless, kindhearted, yet impulsive, a man whose friends would fight for him and whose enemies hated him right royally.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading Dillon was considered as good a man as there was on the road: careful, yet fearless, kindhearted, yet impulsive, a man whose friends would fight for him and whose enemies hated him right royally.

in a royal manner

From this reading Dillon was considered as good a man as there was on the road: careful, yet fearless, kindhearted, yet impulsive, a man whose friends would fight for him and whose enemies hated him right royally.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading _Frontispiece_ TO FACE "I noticed his long, slim hand on the top of the reverse-lever" 22 "It was a strange courting ... there on that engine" 70 "We carried him into the depot" 100 "What seemed to be a giant iceberg...."

being of delicate or slender build

From this reading _Frontispiece_ TO FACE "I noticed his long, slim hand on the top of the reverse-lever" 22 "It was a strange courting ... there on that engine" 70 "We carried him into the depot" 100 "What seemed to be a giant iceberg...."

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading _Frontispiece_ TO FACE "I noticed his long, slim hand on the top of the reverse-lever" 22 "It was a strange courting ... there on that engine" 70 "We carried him into the depot" 100 "What seemed to be a giant iceberg...."

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading 282 "A white city ... was visible for an instant" 292 In the summer, fall, and early winter of 1863, I was tossing chips into an old Hinkley insider up in New England, for an engineer by the name of James Dillon.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Frontispiece_ TO FACE "I noticed his long, slim hand on the top of the reverse-lever" 22 "It was a strange courting ... there on that engine" 70 "We carried him into the depot" 100 "What seemed to be a giant iceberg...."

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

From this reading "Quick as a flash the Kid had my arm."

in or at that place or location

From this reading _Frontispiece_ TO FACE "I noticed his long, slim hand on the top of the reverse-lever" 22 "It was a strange courting ... there on that engine" 70 "We carried him into the depot" 100 "What seemed to be a giant iceberg...."

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

From this reading _Frontispiece_ TO FACE "I noticed his long, slim hand on the top of the reverse-lever" 22 "It was a strange courting ... there on that engine" 70 "We carried him into the depot" 100 "What seemed to be a giant iceberg...."

the upper part of anything

From this reading _Frontispiece_ TO FACE "I noticed his long, slim hand on the top of the reverse-lever" 22 "It was a strange courting ... there on that engine" 70 "We carried him into the depot" 100 "What seemed to be a giant iceberg...."

-ing form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion

From this reading 282 "A white city ... was visible for an instant" 292 In the summer, fall, and early winter of 1863, I was tossing chips into an old Hinkley insider up in New England, for an engineer by the name of James Dillon.

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

From this reading 282 "A white city ... was visible for an instant" 292 In the summer, fall, and early winter of 1863, I was tossing chips into an old Hinkley insider up in New England, for an engineer by the name of James Dillon.

capable of being seen; or open to easy view

From this reading 282 "A white city ... was visible for an instant" 292 In the summer, fall, and early winter of 1863, I was tossing chips into an old Hinkley insider up in New England, for an engineer by the name of James Dillon.

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

From this reading _Frontispiece_ TO FACE "I noticed his long, slim hand on the top of the reverse-lever" 22 "It was a strange courting ... there on that engine" 70 "We carried him into the depot" 100 "What seemed to be a giant iceberg...."

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _Frontispiece_ TO FACE "I noticed his long, slim hand on the top of the reverse-lever" 22 "It was a strange courting ... there on that engine" 70 "We carried him into the depot" 100 "What seemed to be a giant iceberg...."

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _Frontispiece_ TO FACE "I noticed his long, slim hand on the top of the reverse-lever" 22 "It was a strange courting ... there on that engine" 70 "We carried him into the depot" 100 "What seemed to be a giant iceberg...."

a Caucasian

From this reading 282 "A white city ... was visible for an instant" 292 In the summer, fall, and early winter of 1863, I was tossing chips into an old Hinkley insider up in New England, for an engineer by the name of James Dillon.

belonging to which person

From this reading Dillon was considered as good a man as there was on the road: careful, yet fearless, kindhearted, yet impulsive, a man whose friends would fight for him and whose enemies hated him right royally.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading 282 "A white city ... was visible for an instant" 292 In the summer, fall, and early winter of 1863, I was tossing chips into an old Hinkley insider up in New England, for an engineer by the name of James Dillon.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Dillon was considered as good a man as there was on the road: careful, yet fearless, kindhearted, yet impulsive, a man whose friends would fight for him and whose enemies hated him right royally.

but in spite of that

From this reading Dillon was considered as good a man as there was on the road: careful, yet fearless, kindhearted, yet impulsive, a man whose friends would fight for him and whose enemies hated him right royally.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

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