used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As soon as the train had left Oswego, Skinny took from his pocket the written instructions that Mr. Korwein had given him and devoted a quarter of an hour to a close study of it.
alightverbUS /əˈlaɪt/
to come to rest, settle
From this reading At this station the boy determined to alight and perform the remainder of his journey on foot.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As soon as the train had left Oswego, Skinny took from his pocket the written instructions that Mr. Korwein had given him and devoted a quarter of an hour to a close study of it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as the train had left Oswego, Skinny took from his pocket the written instructions that Mr. Korwein had given him and devoted a quarter of an hour to a close study of it.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It would look suspicious, he thought, for a boy of his size and raggedness to arrive in a village by any such luxurious mode of travel as a railroad train.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading It would look suspicious, he thought, for a boy of his size and raggedness to arrive in a village by any such luxurious mode of travel as a railroad train.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as the train had left Oswego, Skinny took from his pocket the written instructions that Mr. Korwein had given him and devoted a quarter of an hour to a close study of it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this station the boy determined to alight and perform the remainder of his journey on foot.
authoritiesnounUS /əˈθɔːrətiz/
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading He felt that he would be expected to go at once from the depot to the best hotel in the town and if he started out in quest of a job he would instantly be looked upon by the authorities as a suspicious character.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then he put it back in his pocket, consulted a time table of the road and found that there was a station next to Rocky Point and not more than three miles distant from it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He felt that he would be expected to go at once from the depot to the best hotel in the town and if he started out in quest of a job he would instantly be looked upon by the authorities as a suspicious character.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading He felt that he would be expected to go at once from the depot to the best hotel in the town and if he started out in quest of a job he would instantly be looked upon by the authorities as a suspicious character.
a youthful male person
From this reading At this station the boy determined to alight and perform the remainder of his journey on foot.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It would look suspicious, he thought, for a boy of his size and raggedness to arrive in a village by any such luxurious mode of travel as a railroad train.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading He felt that he would be expected to go at once from the depot to the best hotel in the town and if he started out in quest of a job he would instantly be looked upon by the authorities as a suspicious character.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading As soon as the train had left Oswego, Skinny took from his pocket the written instructions that Mr. Korwein had given him and devoted a quarter of an hour to a close study of it.
consultedverbUS /kənˈsʌltəd/
past form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading Then he put it back in his pocket, consulted a time table of the road and found that there was a station next to Rocky Point and not more than three miles distant from it.
depotnounUS /ˈdiːpoʊ/
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
From this reading He felt that he would be expected to go at once from the depot to the best hotel in the town and if he started out in quest of a job he would instantly be looked upon by the authorities as a suspicious character.
characterized by great determination
From this reading At this station the boy determined to alight and perform the remainder of his journey on foot.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading As soon as the train had left Oswego, Skinny took from his pocket the written instructions that Mr. Korwein had given him and devoted a quarter of an hour to a close study of it.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading Then he put it back in his pocket, consulted a time table of the road and found that there was a station next to Rocky Point and not more than three miles distant from it.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading He felt that he would be expected to go at once from the depot to the best hotel in the town and if he started out in quest of a job he would instantly be looked upon by the authorities as a suspicious character.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt that he would be expected to go at once from the depot to the best hotel in the town and if he started out in quest of a job he would instantly be looked upon by the authorities as a suspicious character.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading At this station the boy determined to alight and perform the remainder of his journey on foot.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It would look suspicious, he thought, for a boy of his size and raggedness to arrive in a village by any such luxurious mode of travel as a railroad train.
set up or found
From this reading Then he put it back in his pocket, consulted a time table of the road and found that there was a station next to Rocky Point and not more than three miles distant from it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As soon as the train had left Oswego, Skinny took from his pocket the written instructions that Mr. Korwein had given him and devoted a quarter of an hour to a close study of it.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading As soon as the train had left Oswego, Skinny took from his pocket the written instructions that Mr. Korwein had given him and devoted a quarter of an hour to a close study of it.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He felt that he would be expected to go at once from the depot to the best hotel in the town and if he started out in quest of a job he would instantly be looked upon by the authorities as a suspicious character.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As soon as the train had left Oswego, Skinny took from his pocket the written instructions that Mr. Korwein had given him and devoted a quarter of an hour to a close study of it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he put it back in his pocket, consulted a time table of the road and found that there was a station next to Rocky Point and not more than three miles distant from it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As soon as the train had left Oswego, Skinny took from his pocket the written instructions that Mr. Korwein had given him and devoted a quarter of an hour to a close study of it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as the train had left Oswego, Skinny took from his pocket the written instructions that Mr. Korwein had given him and devoted a quarter of an hour to a close study of it.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading He felt that he would be expected to go at once from the depot to the best hotel in the town and if he started out in quest of a job he would instantly be looked upon by the authorities as a suspicious character.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading As soon as the train had left Oswego, Skinny took from his pocket the written instructions that Mr. Korwein had given him and devoted a quarter of an hour to a close study of it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He felt that he would be expected to go at once from the depot to the best hotel in the town and if he started out in quest of a job he would instantly be looked upon by the authorities as a suspicious character.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he put it back in his pocket, consulted a time table of the road and found that there was a station next to Rocky Point and not more than three miles distant from it.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading He felt that he would be expected to go at once from the depot to the best hotel in the town and if he started out in quest of a job he would instantly be looked upon by the authorities as a suspicious character.
instructionsnounUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌkʃənz/
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading As soon as the train had left Oswego, Skinny took from his pocket the written instructions that Mr. Korwein had given him and devoted a quarter of an hour to a close study of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As soon as the train had left Oswego, Skinny took from his pocket the written instructions that Mr. Korwein had given him and devoted a quarter of an hour to a close study of it.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading He felt that he would be expected to go at once from the depot to the best hotel in the town and if he started out in quest of a job he would instantly be looked upon by the authorities as a suspicious character.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading At this station the boy determined to alight and perform the remainder of his journey on foot.
Korwein
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From this reading As soon as the train had left Oswego, Skinny took from his pocket the written instructions that Mr. Korwein had given him and devoted a quarter of an hour to a close study of it.
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 As soon as the train had left Oswego, Skinny took from his pocket the written instructions that Mr. Korwein had given him and devoted a quarter of an hour to a close study of it.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It would look suspicious, he thought, for a boy of his size and raggedness to arrive in a village by any such luxurious mode of travel as a railroad train.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He felt that he would be expected to go at once from the depot to the best hotel in the town and if he started out in quest of a job he would instantly be looked upon by the authorities as a suspicious character.
luxuriousadjectiveUS /ləɡˈʒɜːriəs/
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
From this reading It would look suspicious, he thought, for a boy of his size and raggedness to arrive in a village by any such luxurious mode of travel as a railroad train.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Then he put it back in his pocket, consulted a time table of the road and found that there was a station next to Rocky Point and not more than three miles distant from it.
modenounUS /moʊd/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It would look suspicious, he thought, for a boy of his size and raggedness to arrive in a village by any such luxurious mode of travel as a railroad train.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Then he put it back in his pocket, consulted a time table of the road and found that there was a station next to Rocky Point and not more than three miles distant from it.
a form of address for a man
From this reading As soon as the train had left Oswego, Skinny took from his pocket the written instructions that Mr. Korwein had given him and devoted a quarter of an hour to a close study of it.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Then he put it back in his pocket, consulted a time table of the road and found that there was a station next to Rocky Point and not more than three miles distant from it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then he put it back in his pocket, consulted a time table of the road and found that there was a station next to Rocky Point and not more than three miles distant from it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As soon as the train had left Oswego, Skinny took from his pocket the written instructions that Mr. Korwein had given him and devoted a quarter of an hour to a close study of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At this station the boy determined to alight and perform the remainder of his journey on foot.
on one occasion
From this reading He felt that he would be expected to go at once from the depot to the best hotel in the town and if he started out in quest of a job he would instantly be looked upon by the authorities as a suspicious character.
Oswego
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From this reading As soon as the train had left Oswego, Skinny took from his pocket the written instructions that Mr. Korwein had given him and devoted a quarter of an hour to a close study of it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He felt that he would be expected to go at once from the depot to the best hotel in the town and if he started out in quest of a job he would instantly be looked upon by the authorities as a suspicious character.
performverbUS /pərˈfɔːrm/
carry out or perform an action
From this reading At this station the boy determined to alight and perform the remainder of his journey on foot.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading As soon as the train had left Oswego, Skinny took from his pocket the written instructions that Mr. Korwein had given him and devoted a quarter of an hour to a close study of it.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Then he put it back in his pocket, consulted a time table of the road and found that there was a station next to Rocky Point and not more than three miles distant from it.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Then he put it back in his pocket, consulted a time table of the road and found that there was a station next to Rocky Point and not more than three miles distant from it.
one of four equal parts
From this reading As soon as the train had left Oswego, Skinny took from his pocket the written instructions that Mr. Korwein had given him and devoted a quarter of an hour to a close study of it.
questnounUS /kwest/
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
From this reading He felt that he would be expected to go at once from the depot to the best hotel in the town and if he started out in quest of a job he would instantly be looked upon by the authorities as a suspicious character.
raggednessnoun
a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
From this reading It would look suspicious, he thought, for a boy of his size and raggedness to arrive in a village by any such luxurious mode of travel as a railroad train.
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 It would look suspicious, he thought, for a boy of his size and raggedness to arrive in a village by any such luxurious mode of travel as a railroad train.
remaindernounUS /rɪˈmeɪndər/
something left after other parts have been taken away
From this reading At this station the boy determined to alight and perform the remainder of his journey on foot.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Then he put it back in his pocket, consulted a time table of the road and found that there was a station next to Rocky Point and not more than three miles distant from it.
RockyadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːki/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading Then he put it back in his pocket, consulted a time table of the road and found that there was a station next to Rocky Point and not more than three miles distant from it.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading It would look suspicious, he thought, for a boy of his size and raggedness to arrive in a village by any such luxurious mode of travel as a railroad train.
SkinnyadjectiveUS /ˈskɪni/
being very thin
From this reading As soon as the train had left Oswego, Skinny took from his pocket the written instructions that Mr. Korwein had given him and devoted a quarter of an hour to a close study of it.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as the train had left Oswego, Skinny took from his pocket the written instructions that Mr. Korwein had given him and devoted a quarter of an hour to a close study of it.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He felt that he would be expected to go at once from the depot to the best hotel in the town and if he started out in quest of a job he would instantly be looked upon by the authorities as a suspicious character.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Then he put it back in his pocket, consulted a time table of the road and found that there was a station next to Rocky Point and not more than three miles distant from it.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading As soon as the train had left Oswego, Skinny took from his pocket the written instructions that Mr. Korwein had given him and devoted a quarter of an hour to a close study of it.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It would look suspicious, he thought, for a boy of his size and raggedness to arrive in a village by any such luxurious mode of travel as a railroad train.
suspiciousadjectiveUS /səˈspɪʃəs/
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading It would look suspicious, he thought, for a boy of his size and raggedness to arrive in a village by any such luxurious mode of travel as a railroad train.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Then he put it back in his pocket, consulted a time table of the road and found that there was a station next to Rocky Point and not more than three miles distant from it.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Then he put it back in his pocket, consulted a time table of the road and found that there was a station next to Rocky Point and not more than three miles distant from it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As soon as the train had left Oswego, Skinny took from his pocket the written instructions that Mr. Korwein had given him and devoted a quarter of an hour to a close study of it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As soon as the train had left Oswego, Skinny took from his pocket the written instructions that Mr. Korwein had given him and devoted a quarter of an hour to a close study of it.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he put it back in his pocket, consulted a time table of the road and found that there was a station next to Rocky Point and not more than three miles distant from it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then he put it back in his pocket, consulted a time table of the road and found that there was a station next to Rocky Point and not more than three miles distant from it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this station the boy determined to alight and perform the remainder of his journey on foot.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It would look suspicious, he thought, for a boy of his size and raggedness to arrive in a village by any such luxurious mode of travel as a railroad train.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Then he put it back in his pocket, consulted a time table of the road and found that there was a station next to Rocky Point and not more than three miles distant from it.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Then he put it back in his pocket, consulted a time table of the road and found that there was a station next to Rocky Point and not more than three miles distant from it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as the train had left Oswego, Skinny took from his pocket the written instructions that Mr. Korwein had given him and devoted a quarter of an hour to a close study of it.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading As soon as the train had left Oswego, Skinny took from his pocket the written instructions that Mr. Korwein had given him and devoted a quarter of an hour to a close study of it.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading He felt that he would be expected to go at once from the depot to the best hotel in the town and if he started out in quest of a job he would instantly be looked upon by the authorities as a suspicious character.
create by training and teaching
From this reading As soon as the train had left Oswego, Skinny took from his pocket the written instructions that Mr. Korwein had given him and devoted a quarter of an hour to a close study of it.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It would look suspicious, he thought, for a boy of his size and raggedness to arrive in a village by any such luxurious mode of travel as a railroad train.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He felt that he would be expected to go at once from the depot to the best hotel in the town and if he started out in quest of a job he would instantly be looked upon by the authorities as a suspicious character.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading It would look suspicious, he thought, for a boy of his size and raggedness to arrive in a village by any such luxurious mode of travel as a railroad train.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then he put it back in his pocket, consulted a time table of the road and found that there was a station next to Rocky Point and not more than three miles distant from it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would look suspicious, he thought, for a boy of his size and raggedness to arrive in a village by any such luxurious mode of travel as a railroad train.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading As soon as the train had left Oswego, Skinny took from his pocket the written instructions that Mr. Korwein had given him and devoted a quarter of an hour to a close study of it.
