used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
AdanounUS /ˈeɪdə/
an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
alightverbUS /əˈlaɪt/
to come to rest, settle
From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Here am I on the platform, walking the deck as I smoke.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here am I on the platform, walking the deck as I smoke.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Here am I on the platform, walking the deck as I smoke.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
enginenounUS /ˈendʒən/
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here am I on the platform, walking the deck as I smoke.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Kokhan, two hours to stop.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Here am I on the platform, walking the deck as I smoke.
of great significance or value
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is night.
Kokhan
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kokhan, two hours to stop.
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 This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
locomotivenounUS /ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtɪv/
a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
majoritynounUS /məˈdʒɔːrəti/
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It is night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Here am I on the platform, walking the deck as I smoke.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading Here am I on the platform, walking the deck as I smoke.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
on the contrary
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
the state of being asleep
From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Here am I on the platform, walking the deck as I smoke.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Kokhan, two hours to stop.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kokhan, two hours to stop.
create by training and teaching
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
travelersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveler” — a person who changes location
From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Kokhan, two hours to stop.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The majority of the travelers have already taken up their sleeping quarters in the car, and do not care to alight.
Uzun
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Here am I on the platform, walking the deck as I smoke.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This is rather an important station, and from the engine house comes a more powerful locomotive than those which have brought the train along since we left Uzun Ada.
