used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This happened when no train crossed the Hortobagy, when throughout the Alfold there was not a railway, and the water of the Hortobagy had not been regulated.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading At the first streak of dawn, a horseman came riding across the flat Zam puszta, which lies on the far side of the Hortobagy River (taking Debreczin as the centre of the world).
Alfold
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From this reading This happened when no train crossed the Hortobagy, when throughout the Alfold there was not a railway, and the water of the Hortobagy had not been regulated.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The two-wheeled mill clattered gaily in the little river, and the otter lived happily among the reeds.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This happened when no train crossed the Hortobagy, when throughout the Alfold there was not a railway, and the water of the Hortobagy had not been regulated.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the first streak of dawn, a horseman came riding across the flat Zam puszta, which lies on the far side of the Hortobagy River (taking Debreczin as the centre of the world).
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the first streak of dawn, a horseman came riding across the flat Zam puszta, which lies on the far side of the Hortobagy River (taking Debreczin as the centre of the world).
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This happened when no train crossed the Hortobagy, when throughout the Alfold there was not a railway, and the water of the Hortobagy had not been regulated.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At the first streak of dawn, a horseman came riding across the flat Zam puszta, which lies on the far side of the Hortobagy River (taking Debreczin as the centre of the world).
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading At the first streak of dawn, a horseman came riding across the flat Zam puszta, which lies on the far side of the Hortobagy River (taking Debreczin as the centre of the world).
clattered
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From this reading The two-wheeled mill clattered gaily in the little river, and the otter lived happily among the reeds.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Whence did he come?
placed crosswise
From this reading This happened when no train crossed the Hortobagy, when throughout the Alfold there was not a railway, and the water of the Hortobagy had not been regulated.
the first light of day
From this reading At the first streak of dawn, a horseman came riding across the flat Zam puszta, which lies on the far side of the Hortobagy River (taking Debreczin as the centre of the world).
Debreczin
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From this reading At the first streak of dawn, a horseman came riding across the flat Zam puszta, which lies on the far side of the Hortobagy River (taking Debreczin as the centre of the world).
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Whence did he come?
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading At the first streak of dawn, a horseman came riding across the flat Zam puszta, which lies on the far side of the Hortobagy River (taking Debreczin as the centre of the world).
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At the first streak of dawn, a horseman came riding across the flat Zam puszta, which lies on the far side of the Hortobagy River (taking Debreczin as the centre of the world).
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading At the first streak of dawn, a horseman came riding across the flat Zam puszta, which lies on the far side of the Hortobagy River (taking Debreczin as the centre of the world).
gailyadverbUS /ˈɡeɪli/
in a gay manner
From this reading The two-wheeled mill clattered gaily in the little river, and the otter lived happily among the reeds.
the act of departing
From this reading Whither was he going?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This happened when no train crossed the Hortobagy, when throughout the Alfold there was not a railway, and the water of the Hortobagy had not been regulated.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading This happened when no train crossed the Hortobagy, when throughout the Alfold there was not a railway, and the water of the Hortobagy had not been regulated.
happilyadverbUS /ˈhæpəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading The two-wheeled mill clattered gaily in the little river, and the otter lived happily among the reeds.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whence did he come?
horsemannounUS /ˈhɔːrsmən/
a man skilled in equitation
From this reading At the first streak of dawn, a horseman came riding across the flat Zam puszta, which lies on the far side of the Hortobagy River (taking Debreczin as the centre of the world).
Hortobagy
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From this reading This happened when no train crossed the Hortobagy, when throughout the Alfold there was not a railway, and the water of the Hortobagy had not been regulated.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two-wheeled mill clattered gaily in the little river, and the otter lived happily among the reeds.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading At the first streak of dawn, a horseman came riding across the flat Zam puszta, which lies on the far side of the Hortobagy River (taking Debreczin as the centre of the world).
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The two-wheeled mill clattered gaily in the little river, and the otter lived happily among the reeds.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading The two-wheeled mill clattered gaily in the little river, and the otter lived happily among the reeds.
millverbUS /mɪl/
move about in a confused manner
From this reading The two-wheeled mill clattered gaily in the little river, and the otter lived happily among the reeds.
not any; not one
From this reading This happened when no train crossed the Hortobagy, when throughout the Alfold there was not a railway, and the water of the Hortobagy had not been regulated.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This happened when no train crossed the Hortobagy, when throughout the Alfold there was not a railway, and the water of the Hortobagy had not been regulated.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This happened when no train crossed the Hortobagy, when throughout the Alfold there was not a railway, and the water of the Hortobagy had not been regulated.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the first streak of dawn, a horseman came riding across the flat Zam puszta, which lies on the far side of the Hortobagy River (taking Debreczin as the centre of the world).
otternounUS /ˈɑːtər/
the fur of an otter
From this reading The two-wheeled mill clattered gaily in the little river, and the otter lived happily among the reeds.
puszta
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From this reading At the first streak of dawn, a horseman came riding across the flat Zam puszta, which lies on the far side of the Hortobagy River (taking Debreczin as the centre of the world).
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 This happened when no train crossed the Hortobagy, when throughout the Alfold there was not a railway, and the water of the Hortobagy had not been regulated.
reedsnounUS /riːdz/
plural of “reed” — tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites
From this reading The two-wheeled mill clattered gaily in the little river, and the otter lived happily among the reeds.
regulatedadjectiveUS /ˈreɡjəleɪtɪd/
controlled or governed according to rule or principle or law
From this reading This happened when no train crossed the Hortobagy, when throughout the Alfold there was not a railway, and the water of the Hortobagy had not been regulated.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading At the first streak of dawn, a horseman came riding across the flat Zam puszta, which lies on the far side of the Hortobagy River (taking Debreczin as the centre of the world).
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The two-wheeled mill clattered gaily in the little river, and the otter lived happily among the reeds.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading At the first streak of dawn, a horseman came riding across the flat Zam puszta, which lies on the far side of the Hortobagy River (taking Debreczin as the centre of the world).
streaknounUS /striːk/
an unbroken series of events
From this reading At the first streak of dawn, a horseman came riding across the flat Zam puszta, which lies on the far side of the Hortobagy River (taking Debreczin as the centre of the world).
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading At the first streak of dawn, a horseman came riding across the flat Zam puszta, which lies on the far side of the Hortobagy River (taking Debreczin as the centre of the world).
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This happened when no train crossed the Hortobagy, when throughout the Alfold there was not a railway, and the water of the Hortobagy had not been regulated.
in or at that place or location
From this reading This happened when no train crossed the Hortobagy, when throughout the Alfold there was not a railway, and the water of the Hortobagy had not been regulated.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This happened when no train crossed the Hortobagy, when throughout the Alfold there was not a railway, and the water of the Hortobagy had not been regulated.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading This happened when no train crossed the Hortobagy, when throughout the Alfold there was not a railway, and the water of the Hortobagy had not been regulated.
create by training and teaching
From this reading This happened when no train crossed the Hortobagy, when throughout the Alfold there was not a railway, and the water of the Hortobagy had not been regulated.
two-wheeledadjective
of or relating to vehicles with two wheels
From this reading The two-wheeled mill clattered gaily in the little river, and the otter lived happily among the reeds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This happened when no train crossed the Hortobagy, when throughout the Alfold there was not a railway, and the water of the Hortobagy had not been regulated.
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 This happened when no train crossed the Hortobagy, when throughout the Alfold there was not a railway, and the water of the Hortobagy had not been regulated.
at the time that
From this reading This happened when no train crossed the Hortobagy, when throughout the Alfold there was not a railway, and the water of the Hortobagy had not been regulated.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Whence did he come?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the first streak of dawn, a horseman came riding across the flat Zam puszta, which lies on the far side of the Hortobagy River (taking Debreczin as the centre of the world).
WhitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading Whither was he going?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading At the first streak of dawn, a horseman came riding across the flat Zam puszta, which lies on the far side of the Hortobagy River (taking Debreczin as the centre of the world).
Zam
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From this reading At the first streak of dawn, a horseman came riding across the flat Zam puszta, which lies on the far side of the Hortobagy River (taking Debreczin as the centre of the world).
