used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SILAS K. HAVERLY, millionaire and explorer, settled himself comfortably back in the corner of a first-class smoker.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He had ten minutes to wait ere the express--which was to bear him sixty miles across country to Stanwich, the nearest station to Garth Hilton’s place--was timed to start.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading To look at him no one would ever have imagined that he was the owner of a colossal fortune--one of the railway kings of America.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SILAS K. HAVERLY, millionaire and explorer, settled himself comfortably back in the corner of a first-class smoker.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE MERCY OF CONSPIRATORS.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading SILAS K. HAVERLY, millionaire and explorer, settled himself comfortably back in the corner of a first-class smoker.
have
From this reading He had ten minutes to wait ere the express--which was to bear him sixty miles across country to Stanwich, the nearest station to Garth Hilton’s place--was timed to start.
colossaladjectiveUS /kəˈlɑːsəl/
so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
From this reading To look at him no one would ever have imagined that he was the owner of a colossal fortune--one of the railway kings of America.
comfortablyadverbUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbli/
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading SILAS K. HAVERLY, millionaire and explorer, settled himself comfortably back in the corner of a first-class smoker.
CONSPIRATORSnounUS /kənˈspɪrətərz/
plural of “conspirator” — a member of a conspiracy
From this reading AT THE MERCY OF CONSPIRATORS.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading SILAS K. HAVERLY, millionaire and explorer, settled himself comfortably back in the corner of a first-class smoker.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading He had ten minutes to wait ere the express--which was to bear him sixty miles across country to Stanwich, the nearest station to Garth Hilton’s place--was timed to start.
an old word for “before”
From this reading He had ten minutes to wait ere the express--which was to bear him sixty miles across country to Stanwich, the nearest station to Garth Hilton’s place--was timed to start.
at any time
From this reading To look at him no one would ever have imagined that he was the owner of a colossal fortune--one of the railway kings of America.
explorernounUS /ɪkˈsplɔːrər/
someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
From this reading SILAS K. HAVERLY, millionaire and explorer, settled himself comfortably back in the corner of a first-class smoker.
give expression to
From this reading He had ten minutes to wait ere the express--which was to bear him sixty miles across country to Stanwich, the nearest station to Garth Hilton’s place--was timed to start.
first-classadjectiveUS /ˌfɜːrstˈklæs/
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading SILAS K. HAVERLY, millionaire and explorer, settled himself comfortably back in the corner of a first-class smoker.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading To look at him no one would ever have imagined that he was the owner of a colossal fortune--one of the railway kings of America.
Garth
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From this reading He had ten minutes to wait ere the express--which was to bear him sixty miles across country to Stanwich, the nearest station to Garth Hilton’s place--was timed to start.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had ten minutes to wait ere the express--which was to bear him sixty miles across country to Stanwich, the nearest station to Garth Hilton’s place--was timed to start.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To look at him no one would ever have imagined that he was the owner of a colossal fortune--one of the railway kings of America.
HAVERLY
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From this reading SILAS K. HAVERLY, millionaire and explorer, settled himself comfortably back in the corner of a first-class smoker.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had ten minutes to wait ere the express--which was to bear him sixty miles across country to Stanwich, the nearest station to Garth Hilton’s place--was timed to start.
Hilton's
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From this reading He had ten minutes to wait ere the express--which was to bear him sixty miles across country to Stanwich, the nearest station to Garth Hilton’s place--was timed to start.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had ten minutes to wait ere the express--which was to bear him sixty miles across country to Stanwich, the nearest station to Garth Hilton’s place--was timed to start.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading SILAS K. HAVERLY, millionaire and explorer, settled himself comfortably back in the corner of a first-class smoker.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading To look at him no one would ever have imagined that he was the owner of a colossal fortune--one of the railway kings of America.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SILAS K. HAVERLY, millionaire and explorer, settled himself comfortably back in the corner of a first-class smoker.
KnounUS /keɪ/
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading SILAS K. HAVERLY, millionaire and explorer, settled himself comfortably back in the corner of a first-class smoker.
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading To look at him no one would ever have imagined that he was the owner of a colossal fortune--one of the railway kings of America.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading To look at him no one would ever have imagined that he was the owner of a colossal fortune--one of the railway kings of America.
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading AT THE MERCY OF CONSPIRATORS.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading He had ten minutes to wait ere the express--which was to bear him sixty miles across country to Stanwich, the nearest station to Garth Hilton’s place--was timed to start.
millionairenounUS /ˌmɪljəˈner/
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading SILAS K. HAVERLY, millionaire and explorer, settled himself comfortably back in the corner of a first-class smoker.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading He had ten minutes to wait ere the express--which was to bear him sixty miles across country to Stanwich, the nearest station to Garth Hilton’s place--was timed to start.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading He had ten minutes to wait ere the express--which was to bear him sixty miles across country to Stanwich, the nearest station to Garth Hilton’s place--was timed to start.
not any; not one
From this reading To look at him no one would ever have imagined that he was the owner of a colossal fortune--one of the railway kings of America.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT THE MERCY OF CONSPIRATORS.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To look at him no one would ever have imagined that he was the owner of a colossal fortune--one of the railway kings of America.
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading To look at him no one would ever have imagined that he was the owner of a colossal fortune--one of the railway kings of America.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He had ten minutes to wait ere the express--which was to bear him sixty miles across country to Stanwich, the nearest station to Garth Hilton’s place--was timed to start.
railwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading To look at him no one would ever have imagined that he was the owner of a colossal fortune--one of the railway kings of America.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading SILAS K. HAVERLY, millionaire and explorer, settled himself comfortably back in the corner of a first-class smoker.
SILAS
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From this reading SILAS K. HAVERLY, millionaire and explorer, settled himself comfortably back in the corner of a first-class smoker.
sixtyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪksti/
being ten more than fifty
From this reading He had ten minutes to wait ere the express--which was to bear him sixty miles across country to Stanwich, the nearest station to Garth Hilton’s place--was timed to start.
smokernounUS /ˈsmoʊkər/
a person who smokes tobacco
From this reading SILAS K. HAVERLY, millionaire and explorer, settled himself comfortably back in the corner of a first-class smoker.
Stanwich
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From this reading He had ten minutes to wait ere the express--which was to bear him sixty miles across country to Stanwich, the nearest station to Garth Hilton’s place--was timed to start.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He had ten minutes to wait ere the express--which was to bear him sixty miles across country to Stanwich, the nearest station to Garth Hilton’s place--was timed to start.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading He had ten minutes to wait ere the express--which was to bear him sixty miles across country to Stanwich, the nearest station to Garth Hilton’s place--was timed to start.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Yet such he was.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading He had ten minutes to wait ere the express--which was to bear him sixty miles across country to Stanwich, the nearest station to Garth Hilton’s place--was timed to start.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To look at him no one would ever have imagined that he was the owner of a colossal fortune--one of the railway kings of America.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE MERCY OF CONSPIRATORS.
timedadjectiveUS /taɪmd/
regularly spaced in time
From this reading He had ten minutes to wait ere the express--which was to bear him sixty miles across country to Stanwich, the nearest station to Garth Hilton’s place--was timed to start.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had ten minutes to wait ere the express--which was to bear him sixty miles across country to Stanwich, the nearest station to Garth Hilton’s place--was timed to start.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading He had ten minutes to wait ere the express--which was to bear him sixty miles across country to Stanwich, the nearest station to Garth Hilton’s place--was timed to start.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had ten minutes to wait ere the express--which was to bear him sixty miles across country to Stanwich, the nearest station to Garth Hilton’s place--was timed to start.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had ten minutes to wait ere the express--which was to bear him sixty miles across country to Stanwich, the nearest station to Garth Hilton’s place--was timed to start.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To look at him no one would ever have imagined that he was the owner of a colossal fortune--one of the railway kings of America.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet such he was.
