used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is in; Flemister put it in himself a month ago when he had a car-load of coal taken up to the back door of his mine."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "You were right about the track connection at Silver Switch.
in the past
From this reading It is in; Flemister put it in himself a month ago when he had a car-load of coal taken up to the back door of his mine."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have, and I haven't," he said, beginning in the midst of things, as his habit was.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I have, and I haven't," he said, beginning in the midst of things, as his habit was.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You were right about the track connection at Silver Switch.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It is in; Flemister put it in himself a month ago when he had a car-load of coal taken up to the back door of his mine."
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading "I have, and I haven't," he said, beginning in the midst of things, as his habit was.
car-load
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From this reading It is in; Flemister put it in himself a month ago when he had a car-load of coal taken up to the back door of his mine."
coalnounUS /koʊl/
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading It is in; Flemister put it in himself a month ago when he had a car-load of coal taken up to the back door of his mine."
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading "You were right about the track connection at Silver Switch.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you go up over the spur?"
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading It is in; Flemister put it in himself a month ago when he had a car-load of coal taken up to the back door of his mine."
Flemister
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From this reading It is in; Flemister put it in himself a month ago when he had a car-load of coal taken up to the back door of his mine."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Yes; and I had my trouble for my pains.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Did you go up over the spur?"
an established custom
From this reading "I have, and I haven't," he said, beginning in the midst of things, as his habit was.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It is in; Flemister put it in himself a month ago when he had a car-load of coal taken up to the back door of his mine."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have, and I haven't," he said, beginning in the midst of things, as his habit was.
haven't
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From this reading "I have, and I haven't," he said, beginning in the midst of things, as his habit was.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I have, and I haven't," he said, beginning in the midst of things, as his habit was.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It is in; Flemister put it in himself a month ago when he had a car-load of coal taken up to the back door of his mine."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I have, and I haven't," he said, beginning in the midst of things, as his habit was.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have, and I haven't," he said, beginning in the midst of things, as his habit was.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I have, and I haven't," he said, beginning in the midst of things, as his habit was.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is in; Flemister put it in himself a month ago when he had a car-load of coal taken up to the back door of his mine."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is in; Flemister put it in himself a month ago when he had a car-load of coal taken up to the back door of his mine."
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading "I have, and I haven't," he said, beginning in the midst of things, as his habit was.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is in; Flemister put it in himself a month ago when he had a car-load of coal taken up to the back door of his mine."
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading It is in; Flemister put it in himself a month ago when he had a car-load of coal taken up to the back door of his mine."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes; and I had my trouble for my pains.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I have, and I haven't," he said, beginning in the midst of things, as his habit was.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Did you go up over the spur?"
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading "Yes; and I had my trouble for my pains.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It is in; Flemister put it in himself a month ago when he had a car-load of coal taken up to the back door of his mine."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "You were right about the track connection at Silver Switch.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I have, and I haven't," he said, beginning in the midst of things, as his habit was.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading "You were right about the track connection at Silver Switch.
spurnounUS /spɜːr/
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading "Did you go up over the spur?"
SwitchverbUS /swɪtʃ/
change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading "You were right about the track connection at Silver Switch.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading It is in; Flemister put it in himself a month ago when he had a car-load of coal taken up to the back door of his mine."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I have, and I haven't," he said, beginning in the midst of things, as his habit was.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "I have, and I haven't," he said, beginning in the midst of things, as his habit was.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is in; Flemister put it in himself a month ago when he had a car-load of coal taken up to the back door of his mine."
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading "You were right about the track connection at Silver Switch.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "Yes; and I had my trouble for my pains.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It is in; Flemister put it in himself a month ago when he had a car-load of coal taken up to the back door of his mine."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I have, and I haven't," he said, beginning in the midst of things, as his habit was.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You were right about the track connection at Silver Switch.
at the time that
From this reading It is in; Flemister put it in himself a month ago when he had a car-load of coal taken up to the back door of his mine."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes; and I had my trouble for my pains.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You were right about the track connection at Silver Switch.
