used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Another branch of the Trans-Siberian drops in a southwesterly direction toward Harbin, Manchuria, then up to Chita, away across the steppes to Lake Baikal and beyond, thousands of miles beyond, almost in a straight line into European Russia.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Another branch of the Trans-Siberian drops in a southwesterly direction toward Harbin, Manchuria, then up to Chita, away across the steppes to Lake Baikal and beyond, thousands of miles beyond, almost in a straight line into European Russia.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Another branch of the Trans-Siberian drops in a southwesterly direction toward Harbin, Manchuria, then up to Chita, away across the steppes to Lake Baikal and beyond, thousands of miles beyond, almost in a straight line into European Russia.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading One branch will travel upward along the Amur River, as though in the United States the traveler started from Boston, went northward and down the St. Lawrence, to reach Buffalo.
Amurnoun
an Asian river between China and Russia; flows into the Sea of Okhotsk
From this reading One branch will travel upward along the Amur River, as though in the United States the traveler started from Boston, went northward and down the St. Lawrence, to reach Buffalo.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading INTERLUDE I Take your atlas, find Siberia, locate Vladivostok in the northwest corner of the Japan Sea and trace your finger inland.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another branch of the Trans-Siberian drops in a southwesterly direction toward Harbin, Manchuria, then up to Chita, away across the steppes to Lake Baikal and beyond, thousands of miles beyond, almost in a straight line into European Russia.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One branch will travel upward along the Amur River, as though in the United States the traveler started from Boston, went northward and down the St. Lawrence, to reach Buffalo.
atlasnounUS /ˈætləs/
(Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders
From this reading INTERLUDE I Take your atlas, find Siberia, locate Vladivostok in the northwest corner of the Japan Sea and trace your finger inland.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Another branch of the Trans-Siberian drops in a southwesterly direction toward Harbin, Manchuria, then up to Chita, away across the steppes to Lake Baikal and beyond, thousands of miles beyond, almost in a straight line into European Russia.
Baikalnoun
the largest freshwater lake in Asia or Europe and the deepest lake in the world
From this reading Another branch of the Trans-Siberian drops in a southwesterly direction toward Harbin, Manchuria, then up to Chita, away across the steppes to Lake Baikal and beyond, thousands of miles beyond, almost in a straight line into European Russia.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Transposing Vladivostok for Boston, Harbin would be Binghamton, Chita would be Buffalo, Lake Baikal would be Lake Michigan, Irkutsk would be Chicago.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Another branch of the Trans-Siberian drops in a southwesterly direction toward Harbin, Manchuria, then up to Chita, away across the steppes to Lake Baikal and beyond, thousands of miles beyond, almost in a straight line into European Russia.
BinghamtonnounUS /ˈbɪŋəmtən/
a city in south central New York near the border with Pennsylvania
From this reading Transposing Vladivostok for Boston, Harbin would be Binghamton, Chita would be Buffalo, Lake Baikal would be Lake Michigan, Irkutsk would be Chicago.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading One branch will travel upward along the Amur River, as though in the United States the traveler started from Boston, went northward and down the St. Lawrence, to reach Buffalo.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading One branch will travel upward along the Amur River, as though in the United States the traveler started from Boston, went northward and down the St. Lawrence, to reach Buffalo.
BuffalonounUS /ˈbʌfəloʊ/
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading One branch will travel upward along the Amur River, as though in the United States the traveler started from Boston, went northward and down the St. Lawrence, to reach Buffalo.
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading Transposing Vladivostok for Boston, Harbin would be Binghamton, Chita would be Buffalo, Lake Baikal would be Lake Michigan, Irkutsk would be Chicago.
Chita
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From this reading Another branch of the Trans-Siberian drops in a southwesterly direction toward Harbin, Manchuria, then up to Chita, away across the steppes to Lake Baikal and beyond, thousands of miles beyond, almost in a straight line into European Russia.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading INTERLUDE I Take your atlas, find Siberia, locate Vladivostok in the northwest corner of the Japan Sea and trace your finger inland.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Another branch of the Trans-Siberian drops in a southwesterly direction toward Harbin, Manchuria, then up to Chita, away across the steppes to Lake Baikal and beyond, thousands of miles beyond, almost in a straight line into European Russia.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading One branch will travel upward along the Amur River, as though in the United States the traveler started from Boston, went northward and down the St. Lawrence, to reach Buffalo.
dropsnounUS /drɑːps/
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading Another branch of the Trans-Siberian drops in a southwesterly direction toward Harbin, Manchuria, then up to Chita, away across the steppes to Lake Baikal and beyond, thousands of miles beyond, almost in a straight line into European Russia.
EuropeannounUS /ˌjʊrəˈpiːən/
a native or inhabitant of Europe
From this reading Another branch of the Trans-Siberian drops in a southwesterly direction toward Harbin, Manchuria, then up to Chita, away across the steppes to Lake Baikal and beyond, thousands of miles beyond, almost in a straight line into European Russia.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading INTERLUDE I Take your atlas, find Siberia, locate Vladivostok in the northwest corner of the Japan Sea and trace your finger inland.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading INTERLUDE I Take your atlas, find Siberia, locate Vladivostok in the northwest corner of the Japan Sea and trace your finger inland.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Follow the Trans-Siberian railroad.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Transposing Vladivostok for Boston, Harbin would be Binghamton, Chita would be Buffalo, Lake Baikal would be Lake Michigan, Irkutsk would be Chicago.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One branch will travel upward along the Amur River, as though in the United States the traveler started from Boston, went northward and down the St. Lawrence, to reach Buffalo.
Harbin
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From this reading Another branch of the Trans-Siberian drops in a southwesterly direction toward Harbin, Manchuria, then up to Chita, away across the steppes to Lake Baikal and beyond, thousands of miles beyond, almost in a straight line into European Russia.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading INTERLUDE I Take your atlas, find Siberia, locate Vladivostok in the northwest corner of the Japan Sea and trace your finger inland.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading INTERLUDE I Take your atlas, find Siberia, locate Vladivostok in the northwest corner of the Japan Sea and trace your finger inland.
inlandadjectiveUS /ˈɪnlænd/
situated away from an area's coast or border
From this reading INTERLUDE I Take your atlas, find Siberia, locate Vladivostok in the northwest corner of the Japan Sea and trace your finger inland.
INTERLUDEnounUS /ˈɪntərluːd/
an intervening period or episode
From this reading INTERLUDE I Take your atlas, find Siberia, locate Vladivostok in the northwest corner of the Japan Sea and trace your finger inland.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Another branch of the Trans-Siberian drops in a southwesterly direction toward Harbin, Manchuria, then up to Chita, away across the steppes to Lake Baikal and beyond, thousands of miles beyond, almost in a straight line into European Russia.
Irkutsk
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From this reading Transposing Vladivostok for Boston, Harbin would be Binghamton, Chita would be Buffalo, Lake Baikal would be Lake Michigan, Irkutsk would be Chicago.
JapannounUS /dʒəˈpæn/
a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean
From this reading INTERLUDE I Take your atlas, find Siberia, locate Vladivostok in the northwest corner of the Japan Sea and trace your finger inland.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Another branch of the Trans-Siberian drops in a southwesterly direction toward Harbin, Manchuria, then up to Chita, away across the steppes to Lake Baikal and beyond, thousands of miles beyond, almost in a straight line into European Russia.
LawrencenounUS /ˈlɔːrəns/
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading One branch will travel upward along the Amur River, as though in the United States the traveler started from Boston, went northward and down the St. Lawrence, to reach Buffalo.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Another branch of the Trans-Siberian drops in a southwesterly direction toward Harbin, Manchuria, then up to Chita, away across the steppes to Lake Baikal and beyond, thousands of miles beyond, almost in a straight line into European Russia.
locateverbUS /ˈloʊkeɪt/
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
From this reading INTERLUDE I Take your atlas, find Siberia, locate Vladivostok in the northwest corner of the Japan Sea and trace your finger inland.
ManchurianounUS /mænˈtʃʊriə/
a region in northeastern China
From this reading Another branch of the Trans-Siberian drops in a southwesterly direction toward Harbin, Manchuria, then up to Chita, away across the steppes to Lake Baikal and beyond, thousands of miles beyond, almost in a straight line into European Russia.
MichigannounUS /ˈmɪʃɪɡən/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Transposing Vladivostok for Boston, Harbin would be Binghamton, Chita would be Buffalo, Lake Baikal would be Lake Michigan, Irkutsk would be Chicago.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Another branch of the Trans-Siberian drops in a southwesterly direction toward Harbin, Manchuria, then up to Chita, away across the steppes to Lake Baikal and beyond, thousands of miles beyond, almost in a straight line into European Russia.
northwardadverbUS /ˈnɔːrθwərd/
in a northern direction
From this reading One branch will travel upward along the Amur River, as though in the United States the traveler started from Boston, went northward and down the St. Lawrence, to reach Buffalo.
northwestnounUS /ˌnɔːrˈθwest/
the northwestern region of the United States
From this reading INTERLUDE I Take your atlas, find Siberia, locate Vladivostok in the northwest corner of the Japan Sea and trace your finger inland.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading INTERLUDE I Take your atlas, find Siberia, locate Vladivostok in the northwest corner of the Japan Sea and trace your finger inland.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One branch will travel upward along the Amur River, as though in the United States the traveler started from Boston, went northward and down the St. Lawrence, to reach Buffalo.
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 Follow the Trans-Siberian railroad.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading One branch will travel upward along the Amur River, as though in the United States the traveler started from Boston, went northward and down the St. Lawrence, to reach Buffalo.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading One branch will travel upward along the Amur River, as though in the United States the traveler started from Boston, went northward and down the St. Lawrence, to reach Buffalo.
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 Another branch of the Trans-Siberian drops in a southwesterly direction toward Harbin, Manchuria, then up to Chita, away across the steppes to Lake Baikal and beyond, thousands of miles beyond, almost in a straight line into European Russia.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading INTERLUDE I Take your atlas, find Siberia, locate Vladivostok in the northwest corner of the Japan Sea and trace your finger inland.
SiberianounUS /saɪˈbɪriə/
a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters
From this reading INTERLUDE I Take your atlas, find Siberia, locate Vladivostok in the northwest corner of the Japan Sea and trace your finger inland.
southwesterlyadjective
coming from the southwest
From this reading Another branch of the Trans-Siberian drops in a southwesterly direction toward Harbin, Manchuria, then up to Chita, away across the steppes to Lake Baikal and beyond, thousands of miles beyond, almost in a straight line into European Russia.
St
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From this reading One branch will travel upward along the Amur River, as though in the United States the traveler started from Boston, went northward and down the St. Lawrence, to reach Buffalo.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading One branch will travel upward along the Amur River, as though in the United States the traveler started from Boston, went northward and down the St. Lawrence, to reach Buffalo.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading One branch will travel upward along the Amur River, as though in the United States the traveler started from Boston, went northward and down the St. Lawrence, to reach Buffalo.
steppesnounUS /steps/
plural of “steppe” — extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia)
From this reading Another branch of the Trans-Siberian drops in a southwesterly direction toward Harbin, Manchuria, then up to Chita, away across the steppes to Lake Baikal and beyond, thousands of miles beyond, almost in a straight line into European Russia.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Another branch of the Trans-Siberian drops in a southwesterly direction toward Harbin, Manchuria, then up to Chita, away across the steppes to Lake Baikal and beyond, thousands of miles beyond, almost in a straight line into European Russia.
carry out
From this reading INTERLUDE I Take your atlas, find Siberia, locate Vladivostok in the northwest corner of the Japan Sea and trace your finger inland.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INTERLUDE I Take your atlas, find Siberia, locate Vladivostok in the northwest corner of the Japan Sea and trace your finger inland.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Another branch of the Trans-Siberian drops in a southwesterly direction toward Harbin, Manchuria, then up to Chita, away across the steppes to Lake Baikal and beyond, thousands of miles beyond, almost in a straight line into European Russia.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading One branch will travel upward along the Amur River, as though in the United States the traveler started from Boston, went northward and down the St. Lawrence, to reach Buffalo.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Another branch of the Trans-Siberian drops in a southwesterly direction toward Harbin, Manchuria, then up to Chita, away across the steppes to Lake Baikal and beyond, thousands of miles beyond, almost in a straight line into European Russia.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One branch will travel upward along the Amur River, as though in the United States the traveler started from Boston, went northward and down the St. Lawrence, to reach Buffalo.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Another branch of the Trans-Siberian drops in a southwesterly direction toward Harbin, Manchuria, then up to Chita, away across the steppes to Lake Baikal and beyond, thousands of miles beyond, almost in a straight line into European Russia.
a just detectable amount
From this reading INTERLUDE I Take your atlas, find Siberia, locate Vladivostok in the northwest corner of the Japan Sea and trace your finger inland.
Trans-Siberian
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From this reading Follow the Trans-Siberian railroad.
Transposing
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From this reading Transposing Vladivostok for Boston, Harbin would be Binghamton, Chita would be Buffalo, Lake Baikal would be Lake Michigan, Irkutsk would be Chicago.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading One branch will travel upward along the Amur River, as though in the United States the traveler started from Boston, went northward and down the St. Lawrence, to reach Buffalo.
travelernounUS /ˈtrævələr/
a person who changes location
From this reading One branch will travel upward along the Amur River, as though in the United States the traveler started from Boston, went northward and down the St. Lawrence, to reach Buffalo.
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading One branch will travel upward along the Amur River, as though in the United States the traveler started from Boston, went northward and down the St. Lawrence, to reach Buffalo.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Another branch of the Trans-Siberian drops in a southwesterly direction toward Harbin, Manchuria, then up to Chita, away across the steppes to Lake Baikal and beyond, thousands of miles beyond, almost in a straight line into European Russia.
directed up
From this reading One branch will travel upward along the Amur River, as though in the United States the traveler started from Boston, went northward and down the St. Lawrence, to reach Buffalo.
VladivostoknounUS /vˌlædɪˈvɔːstɑːk/
a seaport in the Asian part of Russia
From this reading INTERLUDE I Take your atlas, find Siberia, locate Vladivostok in the northwest corner of the Japan Sea and trace your finger inland.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading One branch will travel upward along the Amur River, as though in the United States the traveler started from Boston, went northward and down the St. Lawrence, to reach Buffalo.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading One branch will travel upward along the Amur River, as though in the United States the traveler started from Boston, went northward and down the St. Lawrence, to reach Buffalo.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Transposing Vladivostok for Boston, Harbin would be Binghamton, Chita would be Buffalo, Lake Baikal would be Lake Michigan, Irkutsk would be Chicago.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading INTERLUDE I Take your atlas, find Siberia, locate Vladivostok in the northwest corner of the Japan Sea and trace your finger inland.
