used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading NOT a second was to be lost.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The next moment the boy had run across the intervening space and pulled open the furnace door of the steam man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next moment the boy had run across the intervening space and pulled open the furnace door of the steam man.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He pulled the valve wide open, so that there might not be a moment's delay in starting, and held the water in the boiler at a proper level.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading NOT a second was to be lost.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Dashing in a lot from the wagon, he saw it begin blazing up.
blazingadjectiveUS /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading Dashing in a lot from the wagon, he saw it begin blazing up.
boilernounUS /ˈbɔɪlər/
sealed vessel where water is converted to steam
From this reading He pulled the valve wide open, so that there might not be a moment's delay in starting, and held the water in the boiler at a proper level.
the lower side of anything
From this reading He saw a few embers yet smoldering in the bottom, enough to rekindle the wood.
a youthful male person
From this reading The next moment the boy had run across the intervening space and pulled open the furnace door of the steam man.
DashingadjectiveUS /ˈdæʃɪŋ/
lively and spirited
From this reading Dashing in a lot from the wagon, he saw it begin blazing up.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading He pulled the valve wide open, so that there might not be a moment's delay in starting, and held the water in the boiler at a proper level.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The next moment the boy had run across the intervening space and pulled open the furnace door of the steam man.
embersnounUS /ˈembərz/
plural of “ember” — a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
From this reading He saw a few embers yet smoldering in the bottom, enough to rekindle the wood.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading He saw a few embers yet smoldering in the bottom, enough to rekindle the wood.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading He saw a few embers yet smoldering in the bottom, enough to rekindle the wood.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dashing in a lot from the wagon, he saw it begin blazing up.
furnacenounUS /ˈfɜːrnəs/
an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
From this reading The next moment the boy had run across the intervening space and pulled open the furnace door of the steam man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next moment the boy had run across the intervening space and pulled open the furnace door of the steam man.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw a few embers yet smoldering in the bottom, enough to rekindle the wood.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading He pulled the valve wide open, so that there might not be a moment's delay in starting, and held the water in the boiler at a proper level.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He saw a few embers yet smoldering in the bottom, enough to rekindle the wood.
interveningadjectiveUS /ˌɪntərˈviːnɪŋ/
occurring or falling between events or points in time
From this reading The next moment the boy had run across the intervening space and pulled open the furnace door of the steam man.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dashing in a lot from the wagon, he saw it begin blazing up.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading He pulled the valve wide open, so that there might not be a moment's delay in starting, and held the water in the boiler at a proper level.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading NOT a second was to be lost.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading Dashing in a lot from the wagon, he saw it begin blazing up.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The next moment the boy had run across the intervening space and pulled open the furnace door of the steam man.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He pulled the valve wide open, so that there might not be a moment's delay in starting, and held the water in the boiler at a proper level.
a particular point in time
From this reading The next moment the boy had run across the intervening space and pulled open the furnace door of the steam man.
moment'snounUS /ˈmoʊmənts/
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading He pulled the valve wide open, so that there might not be a moment's delay in starting, and held the water in the boiler at a proper level.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next moment the boy had run across the intervening space and pulled open the furnace door of the steam man.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading NOT a second was to be lost.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next moment the boy had run across the intervening space and pulled open the furnace door of the steam man.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The next moment the boy had run across the intervening space and pulled open the furnace door of the steam man.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading He pulled the valve wide open, so that there might not be a moment's delay in starting, and held the water in the boiler at a proper level.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading The next moment the boy had run across the intervening space and pulled open the furnace door of the steam man.
rekindleverbUS /riˈkɪndəl/
kindle anew, as of a fire
From this reading He saw a few embers yet smoldering in the bottom, enough to rekindle the wood.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The next moment the boy had run across the intervening space and pulled open the furnace door of the steam man.
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw a few embers yet smoldering in the bottom, enough to rekindle the wood.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading NOT a second was to be lost.
smolderingadjectiveUS /ˈsmoʊldərɪŋ/
showing scarcely suppressed anger
From this reading He saw a few embers yet smoldering in the bottom, enough to rekindle the wood.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He pulled the valve wide open, so that there might not be a moment's delay in starting, and held the water in the boiler at a proper level.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading The next moment the boy had run across the intervening space and pulled open the furnace door of the steam man.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading He pulled the valve wide open, so that there might not be a moment's delay in starting, and held the water in the boiler at a proper level.
steamverbUS /stiːm/
travel by means of steam power
From this reading The next moment the boy had run across the intervening space and pulled open the furnace door of the steam man.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He pulled the valve wide open, so that there might not be a moment's delay in starting, and held the water in the boiler at a proper level.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next moment the boy had run across the intervening space and pulled open the furnace door of the steam man.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He pulled the valve wide open, so that there might not be a moment's delay in starting, and held the water in the boiler at a proper level.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NOT a second was to be lost.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Dashing in a lot from the wagon, he saw it begin blazing up.
valvenounUS /vælv/
a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it
From this reading He pulled the valve wide open, so that there might not be a moment's delay in starting, and held the water in the boiler at a proper level.
wagonnounUS /ˈwæɡən/
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading Dashing in a lot from the wagon, he saw it begin blazing up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NOT a second was to be lost.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading He pulled the valve wide open, so that there might not be a moment's delay in starting, and held the water in the boiler at a proper level.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading He pulled the valve wide open, so that there might not be a moment's delay in starting, and held the water in the boiler at a proper level.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading He saw a few embers yet smoldering in the bottom, enough to rekindle the wood.
but in spite of that
From this reading He saw a few embers yet smoldering in the bottom, enough to rekindle the wood.
