used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE AT RED HILLS The last spike in the western extension of the Sherman and Western was driven by no less a personage than President De Reamer himself.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In the circle of well-dressed men about him stood General Carrington and a score of department heads of the two lines.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE AT RED HILLS The last spike in the western extension of the Sherman and Western was driven by no less a personage than President De Reamer himself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE AT RED HILLS The last spike in the western extension of the Sherman and Western was driven by no less a personage than President De Reamer himself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was to be a dinner at the Frisco Hotel.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The thirty miles of track between the La Paz and Red Hills was laid, without unusual incident, in twenty days--a brilliant finish to what had been a record-breaking performance.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The thirty miles of track between the La Paz and Red Hills was laid, without unusual incident, in twenty days--a brilliant finish to what had been a record-breaking performance.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading The thirty miles of track between the La Paz and Red Hills was laid, without unusual incident, in twenty days--a brilliant finish to what had been a record-breaking performance.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE AT RED HILLS The last spike in the western extension of the Sherman and Western was driven by no less a personage than President De Reamer himself.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Everybody knew now that General Carrington had promised to be there and to speak a felicitous word or two welcoming the new C.
Carrington
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From this reading In the circle of well-dressed men about him stood General Carrington and a score of department heads of the two lines.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading In the circle of well-dressed men about him stood General Carrington and a score of department heads of the two lines.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The thirty miles of track between the La Paz and Red Hills was laid, without unusual incident, in twenty days--a brilliant finish to what had been a record-breaking performance.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE AT RED HILLS The last spike in the western extension of the Sherman and Western was driven by no less a personage than President De Reamer himself.
departmentnounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtmənt/
a specialized division of a large organization
From this reading In the circle of well-dressed men about him stood General Carrington and a score of department heads of the two lines.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading There was to be a dinner at the Frisco Hotel.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE AT RED HILLS The last spike in the western extension of the Sherman and Western was driven by no less a personage than President De Reamer himself.
every person
From this reading Everybody knew now that General Carrington had promised to be there and to speak a felicitous word or two welcoming the new C.
extensionnounUS /ɪkˈstenʃən/
a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE AT RED HILLS The last spike in the western extension of the Sherman and Western was driven by no less a personage than President De Reamer himself.
felicitousadjectiveUS /fɪˈlɪsətəs/
exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
From this reading Everybody knew now that General Carrington had promised to be there and to speak a felicitous word or two welcoming the new C.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading The thirty miles of track between the La Paz and Red Hills was laid, without unusual incident, in twenty days--a brilliant finish to what had been a record-breaking performance.
Frisco
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From this reading There was to be a dinner at the Frisco Hotel.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading In the circle of well-dressed men about him stood General Carrington and a score of department heads of the two lines.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The thirty miles of track between the La Paz and Red Hills was laid, without unusual incident, in twenty days--a brilliant finish to what had been a record-breaking performance.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading In the circle of well-dressed men about him stood General Carrington and a score of department heads of the two lines.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE AT RED HILLS The last spike in the western extension of the Sherman and Western was driven by no less a personage than President De Reamer himself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the circle of well-dressed men about him stood General Carrington and a score of department heads of the two lines.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE AT RED HILLS The last spike in the western extension of the Sherman and Western was driven by no less a personage than President De Reamer himself.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading There was to be a dinner at the Frisco Hotel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE AT RED HILLS The last spike in the western extension of the Sherman and Western was driven by no less a personage than President De Reamer himself.
a single distinct event
From this reading The thirty miles of track between the La Paz and Red Hills was laid, without unusual incident, in twenty days--a brilliant finish to what had been a record-breaking performance.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Everybody knew now that General Carrington had promised to be there and to speak a felicitous word or two welcoming the new C.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading The thirty miles of track between the La Paz and Red Hills was laid, without unusual incident, in twenty days--a brilliant finish to what had been a record-breaking performance.
set down according to a plan
From this reading The thirty miles of track between the La Paz and Red Hills was laid, without unusual incident, in twenty days--a brilliant finish to what had been a record-breaking performance.
immediately past
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE AT RED HILLS The last spike in the western extension of the Sherman and Western was driven by no less a personage than President De Reamer himself.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE AT RED HILLS The last spike in the western extension of the Sherman and Western was driven by no less a personage than President De Reamer himself.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading In the circle of well-dressed men about him stood General Carrington and a score of department heads of the two lines.
the force of workers available
From this reading In the circle of well-dressed men about him stood General Carrington and a score of department heads of the two lines.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The thirty miles of track between the La Paz and Red Hills was laid, without unusual incident, in twenty days--a brilliant finish to what had been a record-breaking performance.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Everybody knew now that General Carrington had promised to be there and to speak a felicitous word or two welcoming the new C.
not any; not one
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE AT RED HILLS The last spike in the western extension of the Sherman and Western was driven by no less a personage than President De Reamer himself.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Everybody knew now that General Carrington had promised to be there and to speak a felicitous word or two welcoming the new C.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE AT RED HILLS The last spike in the western extension of the Sherman and Western was driven by no less a personage than President De Reamer himself.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Everybody knew now that General Carrington had promised to be there and to speak a felicitous word or two welcoming the new C.
Paz
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From this reading The thirty miles of track between the La Paz and Red Hills was laid, without unusual incident, in twenty days--a brilliant finish to what had been a record-breaking performance.
performancenounUS /pərˈfɔːrməns/
a dramatic or musical entertainment
From this reading The thirty miles of track between the La Paz and Red Hills was laid, without unusual incident, in twenty days--a brilliant finish to what had been a record-breaking performance.
personagenoun
another word for person; a person not meriting identification
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE AT RED HILLS The last spike in the western extension of the Sherman and Western was driven by no less a personage than President De Reamer himself.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE AT RED HILLS The last spike in the western extension of the Sherman and Western was driven by no less a personage than President De Reamer himself.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE AT RED HILLS The last spike in the western extension of the Sherman and Western was driven by no less a personage than President De Reamer himself.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading Everybody knew now that General Carrington had promised to be there and to speak a felicitous word or two welcoming the new C.
ReamernounUS /ˈriːmər/
a squeezer with a conical ridged center that is used for squeezing juice from citrus fruit
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE AT RED HILLS The last spike in the western extension of the Sherman and Western was driven by no less a personage than President De Reamer himself.
record-breakingadjective
surpassing any previously established record
From this reading The thirty miles of track between the La Paz and Red Hills was laid, without unusual incident, in twenty days--a brilliant finish to what had been a record-breaking performance.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE AT RED HILLS The last spike in the western extension of the Sherman and Western was driven by no less a personage than President De Reamer himself.
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading In the circle of well-dressed men about him stood General Carrington and a score of department heads of the two lines.
ShermannounUS /ˈʃɜːrmən/
United States general who was commander of all Union troops in the West; he captured Atlanta and led a destructive march to the sea that cut the Confederacy in two (1820-1891)
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE AT RED HILLS The last spike in the western extension of the Sherman and Western was driven by no less a personage than President De Reamer himself.
express in speech
From this reading Everybody knew now that General Carrington had promised to be there and to speak a felicitous word or two welcoming the new C.
spikenounUS /spaɪk/
a transient variation in voltage or current
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE AT RED HILLS The last spike in the western extension of the Sherman and Western was driven by no less a personage than President De Reamer himself.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading In the circle of well-dressed men about him stood General Carrington and a score of department heads of the two lines.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE AT RED HILLS The last spike in the western extension of the Sherman and Western was driven by no less a personage than President De Reamer himself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Everybody knew now that General Carrington had promised to be there and to speak a felicitous word or two welcoming the new C.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE AT RED HILLS The last spike in the western extension of the Sherman and Western was driven by no less a personage than President De Reamer himself.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was to be a dinner at the Frisco Hotel.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading The thirty miles of track between the La Paz and Red Hills was laid, without unusual incident, in twenty days--a brilliant finish to what had been a record-breaking performance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The thirty miles of track between the La Paz and Red Hills was laid, without unusual incident, in twenty days--a brilliant finish to what had been a record-breaking performance.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE AT RED HILLS The last spike in the western extension of the Sherman and Western was driven by no less a personage than President De Reamer himself.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading The thirty miles of track between the La Paz and Red Hills was laid, without unusual incident, in twenty days--a brilliant finish to what had been a record-breaking performance.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading The thirty miles of track between the La Paz and Red Hills was laid, without unusual incident, in twenty days--a brilliant finish to what had been a record-breaking performance.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In the circle of well-dressed men about him stood General Carrington and a score of department heads of the two lines.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading The thirty miles of track between the La Paz and Red Hills was laid, without unusual incident, in twenty days--a brilliant finish to what had been a record-breaking performance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE AT RED HILLS The last spike in the western extension of the Sherman and Western was driven by no less a personage than President De Reamer himself.
welcomingadjectiveUS /ˈwelkəmɪŋ/
very cordial
From this reading Everybody knew now that General Carrington had promised to be there and to speak a felicitous word or two welcoming the new C.
well-dressedadjective
having tasteful clothing and being scrupulously neat
From this reading In the circle of well-dressed men about him stood General Carrington and a score of department heads of the two lines.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE AT RED HILLS The last spike in the western extension of the Sherman and Western was driven by no less a personage than President De Reamer himself.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT TOOK PLACE AT RED HILLS The last spike in the western extension of the Sherman and Western was driven by no less a personage than President De Reamer himself.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The thirty miles of track between the La Paz and Red Hills was laid, without unusual incident, in twenty days--a brilliant finish to what had been a record-breaking performance.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Everybody knew now that General Carrington had promised to be there and to speak a felicitous word or two welcoming the new C.
