used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then, she had traveled in a Pullman.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She realized now how comfortable, even luxurious, her trip across the Continent had been by comparison.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The journey had seemed endless: it was already nightfall when they arrived at the town of Prentice, where they were to get off and drive some twelve miles farther to her new home.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And yet, endless and unspeakably wearying as it was, her heart contracted to find that it was at an end.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The journey had seemed endless: it was already nightfall when they arrived at the town of Prentice, where they were to get off and drive some twelve miles farther to her new home.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The journey had seemed endless: it was already nightfall when they arrived at the town of Prentice, where they were to get off and drive some twelve miles farther to her new home.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And yet, endless and unspeakably wearying as it was, her heart contracted to find that it was at an end.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The journey had seemed endless: it was already nightfall when they arrived at the town of Prentice, where they were to get off and drive some twelve miles farther to her new home.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She realized now how comfortable, even luxurious, her trip across the Continent had been by comparison.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She realized now how comfortable, even luxurious, her trip across the Continent had been by comparison.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading This, she learned, was called a day-coach.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading She realized now how comfortable, even luxurious, her trip across the Continent had been by comparison.
comparisonnounUS /kəmˈperəsən/
the act of examining resemblances
From this reading She realized now how comfortable, even luxurious, her trip across the Continent had been by comparison.
ContinentnounUS /ˈkɑːntənənt/
one of the large landmasses of the earth
From this reading She realized now how comfortable, even luxurious, her trip across the Continent had been by comparison.
contractedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːntræktəd/
reduced in size or pulled together
From this reading And yet, endless and unspeakably wearying as it was, her heart contracted to find that it was at an end.
day-coach
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From this reading This, she learned, was called a day-coach.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading The journey had seemed endless: it was already nightfall when they arrived at the town of Prentice, where they were to get off and drive some twelve miles farther to her new home.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading And yet, endless and unspeakably wearying as it was, her heart contracted to find that it was at an end.
endlessadjectiveUS /ˈendləs/
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading The journey had seemed endless: it was already nightfall when they arrived at the town of Prentice, where they were to get off and drive some twelve miles farther to her new home.
divisible by two
From this reading She realized now how comfortable, even luxurious, her trip across the Continent had been by comparison.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading The journey had seemed endless: it was already nightfall when they arrived at the town of Prentice, where they were to get off and drive some twelve miles farther to her new home.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading And yet, endless and unspeakably wearying as it was, her heart contracted to find that it was at an end.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The journey had seemed endless: it was already nightfall when they arrived at the town of Prentice, where they were to get off and drive some twelve miles farther to her new home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The journey had seemed endless: it was already nightfall when they arrived at the town of Prentice, where they were to get off and drive some twelve miles farther to her new home.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading And yet, endless and unspeakably wearying as it was, her heart contracted to find that it was at an end.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The journey had seemed endless: it was already nightfall when they arrived at the town of Prentice, where they were to get off and drive some twelve miles farther to her new home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The journey had seemed endless: it was already nightfall when they arrived at the town of Prentice, where they were to get off and drive some twelve miles farther to her new home.
how
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From this reading She realized now how comfortable, even luxurious, her trip across the Continent had been by comparison.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then, she had traveled in a Pullman.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The journey had seemed endless: it was already nightfall when they arrived at the town of Prentice, where they were to get off and drive some twelve miles farther to her new home.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading The journey had seemed endless: it was already nightfall when they arrived at the town of Prentice, where they were to get off and drive some twelve miles farther to her new home.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading This, she learned, was called a day-coach.
luxuriousadjectiveUS /ləɡˈʒɜːriəs/
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
From this reading She realized now how comfortable, even luxurious, her trip across the Continent had been by comparison.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The journey had seemed endless: it was already nightfall when they arrived at the town of Prentice, where they were to get off and drive some twelve miles farther to her new home.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The journey had seemed endless: it was already nightfall when they arrived at the town of Prentice, where they were to get off and drive some twelve miles farther to her new home.
nightfallnounUS /ˈnaɪtfɔːl/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading The journey had seemed endless: it was already nightfall when they arrived at the town of Prentice, where they were to get off and drive some twelve miles farther to her new home.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She realized now how comfortable, even luxurious, her trip across the Continent had been by comparison.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The journey had seemed endless: it was already nightfall when they arrived at the town of Prentice, where they were to get off and drive some twelve miles farther to her new home.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The journey had seemed endless: it was already nightfall when they arrived at the town of Prentice, where they were to get off and drive some twelve miles farther to her new home.
PrenticenounUS /ˈprentɪs/
works for an expert to learn a trade
From this reading The journey had seemed endless: it was already nightfall when they arrived at the town of Prentice, where they were to get off and drive some twelve miles farther to her new home.
PullmannounUS /ˈpʊlmən/
luxurious passenger car; for day or night travel
From this reading Then, she had traveled in a Pullman.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading She realized now how comfortable, even luxurious, her trip across the Continent had been by comparison.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The journey had seemed endless: it was already nightfall when they arrived at the town of Prentice, where they were to get off and drive some twelve miles farther to her new home.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She realized now how comfortable, even luxurious, her trip across the Continent had been by comparison.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The journey had seemed endless: it was already nightfall when they arrived at the town of Prentice, where they were to get off and drive some twelve miles farther to her new home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And yet, endless and unspeakably wearying as it was, her heart contracted to find that it was at an end.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The journey had seemed endless: it was already nightfall when they arrived at the town of Prentice, where they were to get off and drive some twelve miles farther to her new home.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, she had traveled in a Pullman.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The journey had seemed endless: it was already nightfall when they arrived at the town of Prentice, where they were to get off and drive some twelve miles farther to her new home.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, she learned, was called a day-coach.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The journey had seemed endless: it was already nightfall when they arrived at the town of Prentice, where they were to get off and drive some twelve miles farther to her new home.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The journey had seemed endless: it was already nightfall when they arrived at the town of Prentice, where they were to get off and drive some twelve miles farther to her new home.
traveledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading Then, she had traveled in a Pullman.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading She realized now how comfortable, even luxurious, her trip across the Continent had been by comparison.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading The journey had seemed endless: it was already nightfall when they arrived at the town of Prentice, where they were to get off and drive some twelve miles farther to her new home.
unspeakablyadverb
to an inexpressible degree
From this reading And yet, endless and unspeakably wearying as it was, her heart contracted to find that it was at an end.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The journey had seemed endless: it was already nightfall when they arrived at the town of Prentice, where they were to get off and drive some twelve miles farther to her new home.
wearyingadjectiveUS /ˈwiːriɪŋ/
producing exhaustion
From this reading And yet, endless and unspeakably wearying as it was, her heart contracted to find that it was at an end.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The journey had seemed endless: it was already nightfall when they arrived at the town of Prentice, where they were to get off and drive some twelve miles farther to her new home.
at the time that
From this reading The journey had seemed endless: it was already nightfall when they arrived at the town of Prentice, where they were to get off and drive some twelve miles farther to her new home.
in or at the place that
From this reading The journey had seemed endless: it was already nightfall when they arrived at the town of Prentice, where they were to get off and drive some twelve miles farther to her new home.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet, endless and unspeakably wearying as it was, her heart contracted to find that it was at an end.
