adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the evening in question, some thirty or forty miles southeast of Radway's camp, a train was crawling over a badly laid track which led towards the Saginaw Valley.
affairnounUS /əˈfer/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading The whole affair was very crude.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The right-of-way itself was rough with upturned stumps, blackened by fire, and gouged by many and varied furrows.
badlyadverbUS /ˈbædli/
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading On the evening in question, some thirty or forty miles southeast of Radway's camp, a train was crawling over a badly laid track which led towards the Saginaw Valley.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading To the edge of the right-of-way pushed the dense swamp, like a black curtain shutting the virgin country from the view of civilization.
blackenedadjectiveUS /ˈblækənd/
darkened by smoke
From this reading The right-of-way itself was rough with upturned stumps, blackened by fire, and gouged by many and varied furrows.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Even by daylight the sight could have penetrated but a few feet.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Even by daylight the sight could have penetrated but a few feet.
campnounUS /kæmp/
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading On the evening in question, some thirty or forty miles southeast of Radway's camp, a train was crawling over a badly laid track which led towards the Saginaw Valley.
civilizationnounUS /ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
From this reading To the edge of the right-of-way pushed the dense swamp, like a black curtain shutting the virgin country from the view of civilization.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Even by daylight the sight could have penetrated but a few feet.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading To the edge of the right-of-way pushed the dense swamp, like a black curtain shutting the virgin country from the view of civilization.
crawlingnounUS /ˈkrɔːlɪŋ/
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading On the evening in question, some thirty or forty miles southeast of Radway's camp, a train was crawling over a badly laid track which led towards the Saginaw Valley.
crudeadjectiveUS /kruːd/
not carefully or expertly made
From this reading The whole affair was very crude.
curtainnounUS /ˈkɜːrtən/
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading To the edge of the right-of-way pushed the dense swamp, like a black curtain shutting the virgin country from the view of civilization.
daylightnounUS /ˈdeɪlaɪt/
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading Even by daylight the sight could have penetrated but a few feet.
denseadjectiveUS /dens/
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading To the edge of the right-of-way pushed the dense swamp, like a black curtain shutting the virgin country from the view of civilization.
edgenounUS /edʒ/
the boundary of a surface
From this reading To the edge of the right-of-way pushed the dense swamp, like a black curtain shutting the virgin country from the view of civilization.
EvenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Even by daylight the sight could have penetrated but a few feet.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading On the evening in question, some thirty or forty miles southeast of Radway's camp, a train was crawling over a badly laid track which led towards the Saginaw Valley.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Even by daylight the sight could have penetrated but a few feet.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Even by daylight the sight could have penetrated but a few feet.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading The right-of-way itself was rough with upturned stumps, blackened by fire, and gouged by many and varied furrows.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading On the evening in question, some thirty or forty miles southeast of Radway's camp, a train was crawling over a badly laid track which led towards the Saginaw Valley.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To the edge of the right-of-way pushed the dense swamp, like a black curtain shutting the virgin country from the view of civilization.
furrows
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The right-of-way itself was rough with upturned stumps, blackened by fire, and gouged by many and varied furrows.
gougedverbUS /ɡaʊdʒd/
past form of “gouge” — force with the thumb
From this reading The right-of-way itself was rough with upturned stumps, blackened by fire, and gouged by many and varied furrows.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Even by daylight the sight could have penetrated but a few feet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the evening in question, some thirty or forty miles southeast of Radway's camp, a train was crawling over a badly laid track which led towards the Saginaw Valley.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The right-of-way itself was rough with upturned stumps, blackened by fire, and gouged by many and varied furrows.
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading On the evening in question, some thirty or forty miles southeast of Radway's camp, a train was crawling over a badly laid track which led towards the Saginaw Valley.
lednounUS /led/
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading On the evening in question, some thirty or forty miles southeast of Radway's camp, a train was crawling over a badly laid track which led towards the Saginaw Valley.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading To the edge of the right-of-way pushed the dense swamp, like a black curtain shutting the virgin country from the view of civilization.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The right-of-way itself was rough with upturned stumps, blackened by fire, and gouged by many and varied furrows.
milesnounUS /maɪlz/
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading On the evening in question, some thirty or forty miles southeast of Radway's camp, a train was crawling over a badly laid track which led towards the Saginaw Valley.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the evening in question, some thirty or forty miles southeast of Radway's camp, a train was crawling over a badly laid track which led towards the Saginaw Valley.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the evening in question, some thirty or forty miles southeast of Radway's camp, a train was crawling over a badly laid track which led towards the Saginaw Valley.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading On the evening in question, some thirty or forty miles southeast of Radway's camp, a train was crawling over a badly laid track which led towards the Saginaw Valley.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading On the evening in question, some thirty or forty miles southeast of Radway's camp, a train was crawling over a badly laid track which led towards the Saginaw Valley.
penetratedverbUS /ˈpenətreɪtɪd/
past form of “penetrate” — pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
From this reading Even by daylight the sight could have penetrated but a few feet.
pushedverbUS /pʊʃt/
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading To the edge of the right-of-way pushed the dense swamp, like a black curtain shutting the virgin country from the view of civilization.
questionverbUS /ˈkwestʃən/
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading On the evening in question, some thirty or forty miles southeast of Radway's camp, a train was crawling over a badly laid track which led towards the Saginaw Valley.
Radway's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the evening in question, some thirty or forty miles southeast of Radway's camp, a train was crawling over a badly laid track which led towards the Saginaw Valley.
right-of-way
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To the edge of the right-of-way pushed the dense swamp, like a black curtain shutting the virgin country from the view of civilization.
roughadjectiveUS /rʌf/
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading The right-of-way itself was rough with upturned stumps, blackened by fire, and gouged by many and varied furrows.
SaginawnounUS /ˈsæɡɪnɔː/
a town in east central Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron
From this reading On the evening in question, some thirty or forty miles southeast of Radway's camp, a train was crawling over a badly laid track which led towards the Saginaw Valley.
shuttingnounUS /ˈʃʌtɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading To the edge of the right-of-way pushed the dense swamp, like a black curtain shutting the virgin country from the view of civilization.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Even by daylight the sight could have penetrated but a few feet.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading On the evening in question, some thirty or forty miles southeast of Radway's camp, a train was crawling over a badly laid track which led towards the Saginaw Valley.
southeastnounUS /ˌsaʊˈθiːst/
the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
From this reading On the evening in question, some thirty or forty miles southeast of Radway's camp, a train was crawling over a badly laid track which led towards the Saginaw Valley.
stumpsnounUS /stʌmps/
plural of “stump” — the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
From this reading The right-of-way itself was rough with upturned stumps, blackened by fire, and gouged by many and varied furrows.
swampverbUS /swɑːmp/
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading To the edge of the right-of-way pushed the dense swamp, like a black curtain shutting the virgin country from the view of civilization.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the evening in question, some thirty or forty miles southeast of Radway's camp, a train was crawling over a badly laid track which led towards the Saginaw Valley.
thirtynounUS /ˈθɜːrdiː/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading On the evening in question, some thirty or forty miles southeast of Radway's camp, a train was crawling over a badly laid track which led towards the Saginaw Valley.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the edge of the right-of-way pushed the dense swamp, like a black curtain shutting the virgin country from the view of civilization.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading On the evening in question, some thirty or forty miles southeast of Radway's camp, a train was crawling over a badly laid track which led towards the Saginaw Valley.
tracknounUS /træk/
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading On the evening in question, some thirty or forty miles southeast of Radway's camp, a train was crawling over a badly laid track which led towards the Saginaw Valley.
trainverbUS /treɪn/
create by training and teaching
From this reading On the evening in question, some thirty or forty miles southeast of Radway's camp, a train was crawling over a badly laid track which led towards the Saginaw Valley.
upturnedadjective
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
From this reading The right-of-way itself was rough with upturned stumps, blackened by fire, and gouged by many and varied furrows.
ValleynounUS /ˈvæli/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading On the evening in question, some thirty or forty miles southeast of Radway's camp, a train was crawling over a badly laid track which led towards the Saginaw Valley.
variedadjectiveUS /ˈverid/
characterized by variety
From this reading The right-of-way itself was rough with upturned stumps, blackened by fire, and gouged by many and varied furrows.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading The whole affair was very crude.
viewnounUS /vjuː/
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading To the edge of the right-of-way pushed the dense swamp, like a black curtain shutting the virgin country from the view of civilization.
virginnounUS /ˈvɜːrdʒɪn/
a person who has never had sex
From this reading To the edge of the right-of-way pushed the dense swamp, like a black curtain shutting the virgin country from the view of civilization.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the evening in question, some thirty or forty miles southeast of Radway's camp, a train was crawling over a badly laid track which led towards the Saginaw Valley.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the evening in question, some thirty or forty miles southeast of Radway's camp, a train was crawling over a badly laid track which led towards the Saginaw Valley.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole affair was very crude.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The right-of-way itself was rough with upturned stumps, blackened by fire, and gouged by many and varied furrows.
