used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The train and the rails and that world were gone: were become a cloud of sense lifting him elsewhere.
anew
From this reading Tom looked at David again, and seemed to enter and know him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The train and the rails and that world were gone: were become a cloud of sense lifting him elsewhere.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He dreamed of New York, of Ohio ... locust grove, slender, reticent, athrill with the restraint of some secret ... he dreamed of them as if they were not, he only was ... he a dream.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tom looked at David again, and seemed to enter and know him.
athrill
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From this reading He dreamed of New York, of Ohio ... locust grove, slender, reticent, athrill with the restraint of some secret ... he dreamed of them as if they were not, he only was ... he a dream.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The train and the rails and that world were gone: were become a cloud of sense lifting him elsewhere.
put or send forth
From this reading Night cast down curtains.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading David was moving forward to the City as to a death he must pass through.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading The train and the rails and that world were gone: were become a cloud of sense lifting him elsewhere.
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading Night cast down curtains.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading Tom looked at David again, and seemed to enter and know him.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading David was moving forward to the City as to a death he must pass through.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Night cast down curtains.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading He dreamed of New York, of Ohio ... locust grove, slender, reticent, athrill with the restraint of some secret ... he dreamed of them as if they were not, he only was ... he a dream.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading He dreamed of New York, of Ohio ... locust grove, slender, reticent, athrill with the restraint of some secret ... he dreamed of them as if they were not, he only was ... he a dream.
elsewhereadverbUS /ˈelswer/
in or to another place
From this reading The train and the rails and that world were gone: were become a cloud of sense lifting him elsewhere.
to come or go into
From this reading Tom looked at David again, and seemed to enter and know him.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading David was moving forward to the City as to a death he must pass through.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The train and the rails and that world were gone: were become a cloud of sense lifting him elsewhere.
grovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading He dreamed of New York, of Ohio ... locust grove, slender, reticent, athrill with the restraint of some secret ... he dreamed of them as if they were not, he only was ... he a dream.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He dreamed of New York, of Ohio ... locust grove, slender, reticent, athrill with the restraint of some secret ... he dreamed of them as if they were not, he only was ... he a dream.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The train and the rails and that world were gone: were become a cloud of sense lifting him elsewhere.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He dreamed of New York, of Ohio ... locust grove, slender, reticent, athrill with the restraint of some secret ... he dreamed of them as if they were not, he only was ... he a dream.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Tom looked at David again, and seemed to enter and know him.
liftingverbUS /ˈlɪftɪŋ/
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading The train and the rails and that world were gone: were become a cloud of sense lifting him elsewhere.
locustnounUS /ˈloʊkəst/
migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae
From this reading He dreamed of New York, of Ohio ... locust grove, slender, reticent, athrill with the restraint of some secret ... he dreamed of them as if they were not, he only was ... he a dream.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Tom looked at David again, and seemed to enter and know him.
in motion
From this reading David was moving forward to the City as to a death he must pass through.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading David was moving forward to the City as to a death he must pass through.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading He dreamed of New York, of Ohio ... locust grove, slender, reticent, athrill with the restraint of some secret ... he dreamed of them as if they were not, he only was ... he a dream.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Night cast down curtains.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He dreamed of New York, of Ohio ... locust grove, slender, reticent, athrill with the restraint of some secret ... he dreamed of them as if they were not, he only was ... he a dream.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The train and the rails and that world were gone: were become a cloud of sense lifting him elsewhere.
OhionounUS /oʊˈhaɪoʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading He dreamed of New York, of Ohio ... locust grove, slender, reticent, athrill with the restraint of some secret ... he dreamed of them as if they were not, he only was ... he a dream.
and nothing more
From this reading He dreamed of New York, of Ohio ... locust grove, slender, reticent, athrill with the restraint of some secret ... he dreamed of them as if they were not, he only was ... he a dream.
go across or through
From this reading David was moving forward to the City as to a death he must pass through.
railsnounUS /reɪlz/
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
From this reading The train and the rails and that world were gone: were become a cloud of sense lifting him elsewhere.
restraintnounUS /rɪˈstreɪnt/
the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
From this reading He dreamed of New York, of Ohio ... locust grove, slender, reticent, athrill with the restraint of some secret ... he dreamed of them as if they were not, he only was ... he a dream.
reticentadjectiveUS /ˈretɪsənt/
temperamentally disinclined to talk
From this reading He dreamed of New York, of Ohio ... locust grove, slender, reticent, athrill with the restraint of some secret ... he dreamed of them as if they were not, he only was ... he a dream.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading He dreamed of New York, of Ohio ... locust grove, slender, reticent, athrill with the restraint of some secret ... he dreamed of them as if they were not, he only was ... he a dream.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Tom looked at David again, and seemed to enter and know him.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading The train and the rails and that world were gone: were become a cloud of sense lifting him elsewhere.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading He dreamed of New York, of Ohio ... locust grove, slender, reticent, athrill with the restraint of some secret ... he dreamed of them as if they were not, he only was ... he a dream.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He dreamed of New York, of Ohio ... locust grove, slender, reticent, athrill with the restraint of some secret ... he dreamed of them as if they were not, he only was ... he a dream.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The train and the rails and that world were gone: were become a cloud of sense lifting him elsewhere.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The train and the rails and that world were gone: were become a cloud of sense lifting him elsewhere.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He dreamed of New York, of Ohio ... locust grove, slender, reticent, athrill with the restraint of some secret ... he dreamed of them as if they were not, he only was ... he a dream.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He dreamed of New York, of Ohio ... locust grove, slender, reticent, athrill with the restraint of some secret ... he dreamed of them as if they were not, he only was ... he a dream.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading David was moving forward to the City as to a death he must pass through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tom looked at David again, and seemed to enter and know him.
male cat
From this reading Tom looked at David again, and seemed to enter and know him.
create by training and teaching
From this reading The train and the rails and that world were gone: were become a cloud of sense lifting him elsewhere.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He dreamed of New York, of Ohio ... locust grove, slender, reticent, athrill with the restraint of some secret ... he dreamed of them as if they were not, he only was ... he a dream.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The train and the rails and that world were gone: were become a cloud of sense lifting him elsewhere.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He dreamed of New York, of Ohio ... locust grove, slender, reticent, athrill with the restraint of some secret ... he dreamed of them as if they were not, he only was ... he a dream.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The train and the rails and that world were gone: were become a cloud of sense lifting him elsewhere.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading He dreamed of New York, of Ohio ... locust grove, slender, reticent, athrill with the restraint of some secret ... he dreamed of them as if they were not, he only was ... he a dream.
