adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The speaker was a German officer.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Upon the arrival of the three friends at the railroad terminus just across the German border the officer had made a tour of the train, examining the passports of the passengers.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Hal, Chester and McKenzie had extended their passports along with the other passengers, and the German officer had found nothing wrong with them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hal, Chester and McKenzie had extended their passports along with the other passengers, and the German officer had found nothing wrong with them.
arrivalnounUS /ərˈaɪvəl/
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading Upon the arrival of the three friends at the railroad terminus just across the German border the officer had made a tour of the train, examining the passports of the passengers.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the German took his leave, McKenzie breathed a sigh of relief.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Upon the arrival of the three friends at the railroad terminus just across the German border the officer had made a tour of the train, examining the passports of the passengers.
bordernounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading Upon the arrival of the three friends at the railroad terminus just across the German border the officer had made a tour of the train, examining the passports of the passengers.
breathedadjectiveUS /briːðd/
uttered without voice
From this reading As the German took his leave, McKenzie breathed a sigh of relief.
ChesternounUS /ˈtʃestər/
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading Hal, Chester and McKenzie had extended their passports along with the other passengers, and the German officer had found nothing wrong with them.
examiningverbUS /ɪɡˈzæmɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading Upon the arrival of the three friends at the railroad terminus just across the German border the officer had made a tour of the train, examining the passports of the passengers.
extendedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈstendəd/
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading Hal, Chester and McKenzie had extended their passports along with the other passengers, and the German officer had found nothing wrong with them.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading Hal, Chester and McKenzie had extended their passports along with the other passengers, and the German officer had found nothing wrong with them.
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Upon the arrival of the three friends at the railroad terminus just across the German border the officer had made a tour of the train, examining the passports of the passengers.
GAMEnounUS /ɡeɪm/
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading THE GAME OPENS "You may pass, gentlemen."
gentlemennounUS /ˈdʒentəlmɪn/
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading THE GAME OPENS "You may pass, gentlemen."
GermannounUS /ˈdʒɜːrmən/
a person of German nationality
From this reading The speaker was a German officer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Upon the arrival of the three friends at the railroad terminus just across the German border the officer had made a tour of the train, examining the passports of the passengers.
Hal
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From this reading Hal, Chester and McKenzie had extended their passports along with the other passengers, and the German officer had found nothing wrong with them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As the German took his leave, McKenzie breathed a sigh of relief.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading Upon the arrival of the three friends at the railroad terminus just across the German border the officer had made a tour of the train, examining the passports of the passengers.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading As the German took his leave, McKenzie breathed a sigh of relief.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Upon the arrival of the three friends at the railroad terminus just across the German border the officer had made a tour of the train, examining the passports of the passengers.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading THE GAME OPENS "You may pass, gentlemen."
McKenzie
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From this reading Hal, Chester and McKenzie had extended their passports along with the other passengers, and the German officer had found nothing wrong with them.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Hal, Chester and McKenzie had extended their passports along with the other passengers, and the German officer had found nothing wrong with them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Upon the arrival of the three friends at the railroad terminus just across the German border the officer had made a tour of the train, examining the passports of the passengers.
officernounUS /ˈɔːfəsər/
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading The speaker was a German officer.
OPENSnounUS /ˈoʊpənz/
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading THE GAME OPENS "You may pass, gentlemen."
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Hal, Chester and McKenzie had extended their passports along with the other passengers, and the German officer had found nothing wrong with them.
passverbUS /pæs/
go across or through
From this reading THE GAME OPENS "You may pass, gentlemen."
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 Upon the arrival of the three friends at the railroad terminus just across the German border the officer had made a tour of the train, examining the passports of the passengers.
passportsnounUS /ˈpæspɔːrts/
plural of “passport” — any authorization to pass or go somewhere
From this reading Upon the arrival of the three friends at the railroad terminus just across the German border the officer had made a tour of the train, examining the passports of the passengers.
railroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading Upon the arrival of the three friends at the railroad terminus just across the German border the officer had made a tour of the train, examining the passports of the passengers.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading As the German took his leave, McKenzie breathed a sigh of relief.
sighverbUS /saɪ/
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading As the German took his leave, McKenzie breathed a sigh of relief.
speakernounUS /ˈspiːkər/
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading The speaker was a German officer.
terminusnounUS /ˈtɜːrmɪnəs/
a place where something ends or is complete
From this reading Upon the arrival of the three friends at the railroad terminus just across the German border the officer had made a tour of the train, examining the passports of the passengers.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GAME OPENS "You may pass, gentlemen."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Hal, Chester and McKenzie had extended their passports along with the other passengers, and the German officer had found nothing wrong with them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Hal, Chester and McKenzie had extended their passports along with the other passengers, and the German officer had found nothing wrong with them.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Upon the arrival of the three friends at the railroad terminus just across the German border the officer had made a tour of the train, examining the passports of the passengers.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading As the German took his leave, McKenzie breathed a sigh of relief.
tournounUS /tʊr/
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading Upon the arrival of the three friends at the railroad terminus just across the German border the officer had made a tour of the train, examining the passports of the passengers.
trainverbUS /treɪn/
create by training and teaching
From this reading Upon the arrival of the three friends at the railroad terminus just across the German border the officer had made a tour of the train, examining the passports of the passengers.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon the arrival of the three friends at the railroad terminus just across the German border the officer had made a tour of the train, examining the passports of the passengers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The speaker was a German officer.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hal, Chester and McKenzie had extended their passports along with the other passengers, and the German officer had found nothing wrong with them.
wrongadjectiveUS /rɔːŋ/
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Hal, Chester and McKenzie had extended their passports along with the other passengers, and the German officer had found nothing wrong with them.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE GAME OPENS "You may pass, gentlemen."
