aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading IN THE COUNTRY Priscilla and Polly proved to be famous travelers, for everything about the journey interested them.
amusingadjectiveUS /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading They thought it great sport to look out of the car-window and watch the telegraph-poles flash past and when this grew less amusing they made up words to the tune the train was grinding out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE COUNTRY Priscilla and Polly proved to be famous travelers, for everything about the journey interested them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading IN THE COUNTRY Priscilla and Polly proved to be famous travelers, for everything about the journey interested them.
car-window
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From this reading They thought it great sport to look out of the car-window and watch the telegraph-poles flash past and when this grew less amusing they made up words to the tune the train was grinding out.
chantedadjectiveUS /ˈtʃæntɪd/
sung or uttered rhythmically in a monotone
From this reading Going to the country!” chanted Polly, “that is what it says.”
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading IN THE COUNTRY Priscilla and Polly proved to be famous travelers, for everything about the journey interested them.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading IN THE COUNTRY Priscilla and Polly proved to be famous travelers, for everything about the journey interested them.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading IN THE COUNTRY Priscilla and Polly proved to be famous travelers, for everything about the journey interested them.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading They thought it great sport to look out of the car-window and watch the telegraph-poles flash past and when this grew less amusing they made up words to the tune the train was grinding out.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IN THE COUNTRY Priscilla and Polly proved to be famous travelers, for everything about the journey interested them.
the act of departing
From this reading “Going to the country!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading They thought it great sport to look out of the car-window and watch the telegraph-poles flash past and when this grew less amusing they made up words to the tune the train was grinding out.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading They thought it great sport to look out of the car-window and watch the telegraph-poles flash past and when this grew less amusing they made up words to the tune the train was grinding out.
grindingnounUS /ˈɡraɪndɪŋ/
material resulting from the process of grinding
From this reading They thought it great sport to look out of the car-window and watch the telegraph-poles flash past and when this grew less amusing they made up words to the tune the train was grinding out.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE COUNTRY Priscilla and Polly proved to be famous travelers, for everything about the journey interested them.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading IN THE COUNTRY Priscilla and Polly proved to be famous travelers, for everything about the journey interested them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Going to the country!” chanted Polly, “that is what it says.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They thought it great sport to look out of the car-window and watch the telegraph-poles flash past and when this grew less amusing they made up words to the tune the train was grinding out.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading IN THE COUNTRY Priscilla and Polly proved to be famous travelers, for everything about the journey interested them.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading They thought it great sport to look out of the car-window and watch the telegraph-poles flash past and when this grew less amusing they made up words to the tune the train was grinding out.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading They thought it great sport to look out of the car-window and watch the telegraph-poles flash past and when this grew less amusing they made up words to the tune the train was grinding out.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They thought it great sport to look out of the car-window and watch the telegraph-poles flash past and when this grew less amusing they made up words to the tune the train was grinding out.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They thought it great sport to look out of the car-window and watch the telegraph-poles flash past and when this grew less amusing they made up words to the tune the train was grinding out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They thought it great sport to look out of the car-window and watch the telegraph-poles flash past and when this grew less amusing they made up words to the tune the train was grinding out.
the time that has elapsed
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Polly
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From this reading IN THE COUNTRY Priscilla and Polly proved to be famous travelers, for everything about the journey interested them.
Priscilla
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established beyond doubt
From this reading IN THE COUNTRY Priscilla and Polly proved to be famous travelers, for everything about the journey interested them.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Going to the country!” chanted Polly, “that is what it says.”
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading They thought it great sport to look out of the car-window and watch the telegraph-poles flash past and when this grew less amusing they made up words to the tune the train was grinding out.
telegraph-poles
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From this reading They thought it great sport to look out of the car-window and watch the telegraph-poles flash past and when this grew less amusing they made up words to the tune the train was grinding out.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Going to the country!” chanted Polly, “that is what it says.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE COUNTRY Priscilla and Polly proved to be famous travelers, for everything about the journey interested them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading IN THE COUNTRY Priscilla and Polly proved to be famous travelers, for everything about the journey interested them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They thought it great sport to look out of the car-window and watch the telegraph-poles flash past and when this grew less amusing they made up words to the tune the train was grinding out.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They thought it great sport to look out of the car-window and watch the telegraph-poles flash past and when this grew less amusing they made up words to the tune the train was grinding out.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading They thought it great sport to look out of the car-window and watch the telegraph-poles flash past and when this grew less amusing they made up words to the tune the train was grinding out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE COUNTRY Priscilla and Polly proved to be famous travelers, for everything about the journey interested them.
create by training and teaching
From this reading They thought it great sport to look out of the car-window and watch the telegraph-poles flash past and when this grew less amusing they made up words to the tune the train was grinding out.
travelersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveler” — a person who changes location
From this reading IN THE COUNTRY Priscilla and Polly proved to be famous travelers, for everything about the journey interested them.
tunenounUS /tuːn/
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading They thought it great sport to look out of the car-window and watch the telegraph-poles flash past and when this grew less amusing they made up words to the tune the train was grinding out.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They thought it great sport to look out of the car-window and watch the telegraph-poles flash past and when this grew less amusing they made up words to the tune the train was grinding out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They thought it great sport to look out of the car-window and watch the telegraph-poles flash past and when this grew less amusing they made up words to the tune the train was grinding out.
look attentively
From this reading They thought it great sport to look out of the car-window and watch the telegraph-poles flash past and when this grew less amusing they made up words to the tune the train was grinding out.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Going to the country!” chanted Polly, “that is what it says.”
at the time that
From this reading They thought it great sport to look out of the car-window and watch the telegraph-poles flash past and when this grew less amusing they made up words to the tune the train was grinding out.
the words that are spoken
From this reading They thought it great sport to look out of the car-window and watch the telegraph-poles flash past and when this grew less amusing they made up words to the tune the train was grinding out.
