used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A train had just come to a stop in the border station of Virballen.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All trains that pass from one country to the other stop there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are customs men, soldiers, policemen, Prussian and Russian, who form a gauntlet all travelers must run.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are customs men, soldiers, policemen, Prussian and Russian, who form a gauntlet all travelers must run.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Here passports must be shown, trunks opened.
bordernounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading A train had just come to a stop in the border station of Virballen.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A train had just come to a stop in the border station of Virballen.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading All trains that pass from one country to the other stop there.
customsnounUS /ˈkʌstəmz/
money collected under a tariff
From this reading There are customs men, soldiers, policemen, Prussian and Russian, who form a gauntlet all travelers must run.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Half of the platform of that station is in Russia; half of it in East Prussia, the easternmost province of the German empire.
easternmostadjective
farthest to the east
From this reading Half of the platform of that station is in Russia; half of it in East Prussia, the easternmost province of the German empire.
empirenounUS /ˈempaɪər/
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
From this reading Half of the platform of that station is in Russia; half of it in East Prussia, the easternmost province of the German empire.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading There are customs men, soldiers, policemen, Prussian and Russian, who form a gauntlet all travelers must run.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All trains that pass from one country to the other stop there.
gauntletnounUS /ˈɡɔːntlət/
to offer or accept a challenge
From this reading There are customs men, soldiers, policemen, Prussian and Russian, who form a gauntlet all travelers must run.
a person of German nationality
From this reading Half of the platform of that station is in Russia; half of it in East Prussia, the easternmost province of the German empire.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A train had just come to a stop in the border station of Virballen.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Half of the platform of that station is in Russia; half of it in East Prussia, the easternmost province of the German empire.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here passports must be shown, trunks opened.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A train had just come to a stop in the border station of Virballen.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Half of the platform of that station is in Russia; half of it in East Prussia, the easternmost province of the German empire.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Half of the platform of that station is in Russia; half of it in East Prussia, the easternmost province of the German empire.
and nothing more
From this reading A train had just come to a stop in the border station of Virballen.
the force of workers available
From this reading There are customs men, soldiers, policemen, Prussian and Russian, who form a gauntlet all travelers must run.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There are customs men, soldiers, policemen, Prussian and Russian, who form a gauntlet all travelers must run.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A train had just come to a stop in the border station of Virballen.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All trains that pass from one country to the other stop there.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Here passports must be shown, trunks opened.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading All trains that pass from one country to the other stop there.
go across or through
From this reading All trains that pass from one country to the other stop there.
passportsnounUS /ˈpæspɔːrts/
plural of “passport” — any authorization to pass or go somewhere
From this reading Here passports must be shown, trunks opened.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading Half of the platform of that station is in Russia; half of it in East Prussia, the easternmost province of the German empire.
policemennounUS /pəˈliːsmɪn/
plural of “policeman” — a member of a police force
From this reading There are customs men, soldiers, policemen, Prussian and Russian, who form a gauntlet all travelers must run.
provincenounUS /ˈprɑːvəns/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Half of the platform of that station is in Russia; half of it in East Prussia, the easternmost province of the German empire.
PrussianounUS /ˈprʌʃə/
a former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland
From this reading Half of the platform of that station is in Russia; half of it in East Prussia, the easternmost province of the German empire.
PrussiannounUS /ˈprʌʃən/
a German inhabitant of Prussia
From this reading There are customs men, soldiers, policemen, Prussian and Russian, who form a gauntlet all travelers must run.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading There are customs men, soldiers, policemen, Prussian and Russian, who form a gauntlet all travelers must run.
RussianounUS /ˈrʌʃə/
a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
From this reading Half of the platform of that station is in Russia; half of it in East Prussia, the easternmost province of the German empire.
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading There are customs men, soldiers, policemen, Prussian and Russian, who form a gauntlet all travelers must run.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Here passports must be shown, trunks opened.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading There are customs men, soldiers, policemen, Prussian and Russian, who form a gauntlet all travelers must run.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading A train had just come to a stop in the border station of Virballen.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading A train had just come to a stop in the border station of Virballen.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Half of the platform of that station is in Russia; half of it in East Prussia, the easternmost province of the German empire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A train had just come to a stop in the border station of Virballen.
in or at that place or location
From this reading All trains that pass from one country to the other stop there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A train had just come to a stop in the border station of Virballen.
create by training and teaching
From this reading A train had just come to a stop in the border station of Virballen.
trainsnounUS /treɪnz/
plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
From this reading All trains that pass from one country to the other stop there.
travelersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveler” — a person who changes location
From this reading There are customs men, soldiers, policemen, Prussian and Russian, who form a gauntlet all travelers must run.
trunksnounUS /trʌŋks/
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading Here passports must be shown, trunks opened.
Virballen
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From this reading A train had just come to a stop in the border station of Virballen.
which person or people
From this reading There are customs men, soldiers, policemen, Prussian and Russian, who form a gauntlet all travelers must run.
