used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Soon after his train left Macon on the way South, the engine blew out a cylinder head.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Soon after his train left Macon on the way South, the engine blew out a cylinder head.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading They remained there until another could be dispatched from Macon to replace it.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading EARLY Friday morning Kenneth left for Central City, before the Atlanta _Constitution_ appeared on the streets for sale.
AtlantanounUS /ætˈlæntə/
state capital and largest city of Georgia; chief commercial center of the southeastern United States; was plundered and burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War
From this reading EARLY Friday morning Kenneth left for Central City, before the Atlanta _Constitution_ appeared on the streets for sale.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They remained there until another could be dispatched from Macon to replace it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had come to his stopping-place in Atlanta, a few minutes after he had left, a telegram which had been sent from a town twenty miles distant from Central City, telling him to remain in Atlanta until further notice.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading EARLY Friday morning Kenneth left for Central City, before the Atlanta _Constitution_ appeared on the streets for sale.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading Soon after his train left Macon on the way South, the engine blew out a cylinder head.
CentraladjectiveUS /ˈsentrəl/
serving as an essential component
From this reading EARLY Friday morning Kenneth left for Central City, before the Atlanta _Constitution_ appeared on the streets for sale.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading EARLY Friday morning Kenneth left for Central City, before the Atlanta _Constitution_ appeared on the streets for sale.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There had come to his stopping-place in Atlanta, a few minutes after he had left, a telegram which had been sent from a town twenty miles distant from Central City, telling him to remain in Atlanta until further notice.
ConstitutionnounUS /ˌkɑːnstəˈtuːʃən/
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
From this reading EARLY Friday morning Kenneth left for Central City, before the Atlanta _Constitution_ appeared on the streets for sale.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They remained there until another could be dispatched from Macon to replace it.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Jane had paid a man liberally to drive through the country to get the telegram off in time.
cylindernounUS /ˈsɪləndər/
a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)
From this reading Soon after his train left Macon on the way South, the engine blew out a cylinder head.
dispatchedverbUS /dɪˈspætʃt/
past form of “dispatch” — send away towards a designated goal
From this reading They remained there until another could be dispatched from Macon to replace it.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading There had come to his stopping-place in Atlanta, a few minutes after he had left, a telegram which had been sent from a town twenty miles distant from Central City, telling him to remain in Atlanta until further notice.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading Jane had paid a man liberally to drive through the country to get the telegram off in time.
EARLYadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading EARLY Friday morning Kenneth left for Central City, before the Atlanta _Constitution_ appeared on the streets for sale.
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading Soon after his train left Macon on the way South, the engine blew out a cylinder head.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading There had come to his stopping-place in Atlanta, a few minutes after he had left, a telegram which had been sent from a town twenty miles distant from Central City, telling him to remain in Atlanta until further notice.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading EARLY Friday morning Kenneth left for Central City, before the Atlanta _Constitution_ appeared on the streets for sale.
FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading EARLY Friday morning Kenneth left for Central City, before the Atlanta _Constitution_ appeared on the streets for sale.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They remained there until another could be dispatched from Macon to replace it.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading There had come to his stopping-place in Atlanta, a few minutes after he had left, a telegram which had been sent from a town twenty miles distant from Central City, telling him to remain in Atlanta until further notice.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Jane had paid a man liberally to drive through the country to get the telegram off in time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had come to his stopping-place in Atlanta, a few minutes after he had left, a telegram which had been sent from a town twenty miles distant from Central City, telling him to remain in Atlanta until further notice.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There had come to his stopping-place in Atlanta, a few minutes after he had left, a telegram which had been sent from a town twenty miles distant from Central City, telling him to remain in Atlanta until further notice.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Soon after his train left Macon on the way South, the engine blew out a cylinder head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There had come to his stopping-place in Atlanta, a few minutes after he had left, a telegram which had been sent from a town twenty miles distant from Central City, telling him to remain in Atlanta until further notice.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Soon after his train left Macon on the way South, the engine blew out a cylinder head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There had come to his stopping-place in Atlanta, a few minutes after he had left, a telegram which had been sent from a town twenty miles distant from Central City, telling him to remain in Atlanta until further notice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They remained there until another could be dispatched from Macon to replace it.
Jane
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From this reading Jane had paid a man liberally to drive through the country to get the telegram off in time.
Kenneth
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From this reading EARLY Friday morning Kenneth left for Central City, before the Atlanta _Constitution_ appeared on the streets for sale.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading EARLY Friday morning Kenneth left for Central City, before the Atlanta _Constitution_ appeared on the streets for sale.
liberallyadverbUS /ˈlɪbɜːrəliː/
freely in a nonliteral manner
From this reading Jane had paid a man liberally to drive through the country to get the telegram off in time.
MaconnounUS /ˈmeɪkən/
a city in central Georgia to the southeast of Atlanta
From this reading Soon after his train left Macon on the way South, the engine blew out a cylinder head.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Jane had paid a man liberally to drive through the country to get the telegram off in time.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading There had come to his stopping-place in Atlanta, a few minutes after he had left, a telegram which had been sent from a town twenty miles distant from Central City, telling him to remain in Atlanta until further notice.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading There had come to his stopping-place in Atlanta, a few minutes after he had left, a telegram which had been sent from a town twenty miles distant from Central City, telling him to remain in Atlanta until further notice.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading EARLY Friday morning Kenneth left for Central City, before the Atlanta _Constitution_ appeared on the streets for sale.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading There had come to his stopping-place in Atlanta, a few minutes after he had left, a telegram which had been sent from a town twenty miles distant from Central City, telling him to remain in Atlanta until further notice.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Jane had paid a man liberally to drive through the country to get the telegram off in time.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading EARLY Friday morning Kenneth left for Central City, before the Atlanta _Constitution_ appeared on the streets for sale.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Soon after his train left Macon on the way South, the engine blew out a cylinder head.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading Jane had paid a man liberally to drive through the country to get the telegram off in time.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading There had come to his stopping-place in Atlanta, a few minutes after he had left, a telegram which had been sent from a town twenty miles distant from Central City, telling him to remain in Atlanta until further notice.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading They remained there until another could be dispatched from Macon to replace it.
replaceverbUS /ˌriːˈpleɪs/
substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
From this reading They remained there until another could be dispatched from Macon to replace it.
salenounUS /seɪl/
a particular instance of selling
From this reading EARLY Friday morning Kenneth left for Central City, before the Atlanta _Constitution_ appeared on the streets for sale.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading There had come to his stopping-place in Atlanta, a few minutes after he had left, a telegram which had been sent from a town twenty miles distant from Central City, telling him to remain in Atlanta until further notice.
in the near future
From this reading Soon after his train left Macon on the way South, the engine blew out a cylinder head.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Soon after his train left Macon on the way South, the engine blew out a cylinder head.
stopping-place
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From this reading There had come to his stopping-place in Atlanta, a few minutes after he had left, a telegram which had been sent from a town twenty miles distant from Central City, telling him to remain in Atlanta until further notice.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading EARLY Friday morning Kenneth left for Central City, before the Atlanta _Constitution_ appeared on the streets for sale.
telegramnounUS /ˈteləɡræm/
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading There had come to his stopping-place in Atlanta, a few minutes after he had left, a telegram which had been sent from a town twenty miles distant from Central City, telling him to remain in Atlanta until further notice.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading There had come to his stopping-place in Atlanta, a few minutes after he had left, a telegram which had been sent from a town twenty miles distant from Central City, telling him to remain in Atlanta until further notice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EARLY Friday morning Kenneth left for Central City, before the Atlanta _Constitution_ appeared on the streets for sale.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They remained there until another could be dispatched from Macon to replace it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They remained there until another could be dispatched from Macon to replace it.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Jane had paid a man liberally to drive through the country to get the telegram off in time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Jane had paid a man liberally to drive through the country to get the telegram off in time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They remained there until another could be dispatched from Macon to replace it.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading There had come to his stopping-place in Atlanta, a few minutes after he had left, a telegram which had been sent from a town twenty miles distant from Central City, telling him to remain in Atlanta until further notice.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Soon after his train left Macon on the way South, the engine blew out a cylinder head.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading There had come to his stopping-place in Atlanta, a few minutes after he had left, a telegram which had been sent from a town twenty miles distant from Central City, telling him to remain in Atlanta until further notice.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They remained there until another could be dispatched from Macon to replace it.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Soon after his train left Macon on the way South, the engine blew out a cylinder head.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There had come to his stopping-place in Atlanta, a few minutes after he had left, a telegram which had been sent from a town twenty miles distant from Central City, telling him to remain in Atlanta until further notice.
