used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Across the Frontier A train steamed slowly into Storbach station.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Across the Frontier A train steamed slowly into Storbach station.
in addition
From this reading The stationmaster and a host of officials crossed the platform and prepared to search and interrogate the passengers with that thoroughness and also with that lack of courtesy and consideration which seem peculiarly Prussian.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The stationmaster and a host of officials crossed the platform and prepared to search and interrogate the passengers with that thoroughness and also with that lack of courtesy and consideration which seem peculiarly Prussian.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Suddenly, out of this obscurity, three men appeared.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The platform was well lighted, but beyond was a wall of darkness into which the eye could not penetrate more than a yard or two.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The platform was well lighted, but beyond was a wall of darkness into which the eye could not penetrate more than a yard or two.
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading The stationmaster and a host of officials crossed the platform and prepared to search and interrogate the passengers with that thoroughness and also with that lack of courtesy and consideration which seem peculiarly Prussian.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The platform was well lighted, but beyond was a wall of darkness into which the eye could not penetrate more than a yard or two.
courtesynounUS /ˈkɜːrtəsi/
a courteous or respectful or considerate act
From this reading The stationmaster and a host of officials crossed the platform and prepared to search and interrogate the passengers with that thoroughness and also with that lack of courtesy and consideration which seem peculiarly Prussian.
placed crosswise
From this reading The stationmaster and a host of officials crossed the platform and prepared to search and interrogate the passengers with that thoroughness and also with that lack of courtesy and consideration which seem peculiarly Prussian.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The platform was well lighted, but beyond was a wall of darkness into which the eye could not penetrate more than a yard or two.
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading The engine-driver and his fireman, momentarily released from toil, crossed to the near side of their engine, leaned over the rail, and prepared to enjoy the proceedings.
engine-driver
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The engine-driver and his fireman, momentarily released from toil, crossed to the near side of their engine, leaned over the rail, and prepared to enjoy the proceedings.
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading The engine-driver and his fireman, momentarily released from toil, crossed to the near side of their engine, leaned over the rail, and prepared to enjoy the proceedings.
the organ of sight
From this reading The platform was well lighted, but beyond was a wall of darkness into which the eye could not penetrate more than a yard or two.
firemannounUS /ˈfaɪrmən/
play in which children pretend to put out a fire
From this reading The engine-driver and his fireman, momentarily released from toil, crossed to the near side of their engine, leaned over the rail, and prepared to enjoy the proceedings.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The engine-driver and his fireman, momentarily released from toil, crossed to the near side of their engine, leaned over the rail, and prepared to enjoy the proceedings.
FrontiernounUS /frənˈtɪr/
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading Across the Frontier A train steamed slowly into Storbach station.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The engine-driver and his fireman, momentarily released from toil, crossed to the near side of their engine, leaned over the rail, and prepared to enjoy the proceedings.
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading The stationmaster and a host of officials crossed the platform and prepared to search and interrogate the passengers with that thoroughness and also with that lack of courtesy and consideration which seem peculiarly Prussian.
interrogateverbUS /ˌɪnˈterəɡeɪt/
transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication
From this reading The stationmaster and a host of officials crossed the platform and prepared to search and interrogate the passengers with that thoroughness and also with that lack of courtesy and consideration which seem peculiarly Prussian.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Across the Frontier A train steamed slowly into Storbach station.
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading The stationmaster and a host of officials crossed the platform and prepared to search and interrogate the passengers with that thoroughness and also with that lack of courtesy and consideration which seem peculiarly Prussian.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading The engine-driver and his fireman, momentarily released from toil, crossed to the near side of their engine, leaned over the rail, and prepared to enjoy the proceedings.
set afire or burning
From this reading The platform was well lighted, but beyond was a wall of darkness into which the eye could not penetrate more than a yard or two.
the force of workers available
From this reading Suddenly, out of this obscurity, three men appeared.
momentarilyadverbUS /ˌmoʊmənˈterəli/
for an instant or moment
From this reading The engine-driver and his fireman, momentarily released from toil, crossed to the near side of their engine, leaned over the rail, and prepared to enjoy the proceedings.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The platform was well lighted, but beyond was a wall of darkness into which the eye could not penetrate more than a yard or two.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The engine-driver and his fireman, momentarily released from toil, crossed to the near side of their engine, leaned over the rail, and prepared to enjoy the proceedings.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The platform was well lighted, but beyond was a wall of darkness into which the eye could not penetrate more than a yard or two.
obscuritynounUS /əbsˈkjʊrəti/
the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
From this reading Suddenly, out of this obscurity, three men appeared.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The stationmaster and a host of officials crossed the platform and prepared to search and interrogate the passengers with that thoroughness and also with that lack of courtesy and consideration which seem peculiarly Prussian.
officialsnounUS /əˈfɪʃəlz/
plural of “official” — a worker who holds or is invested with an office
From this reading The stationmaster and a host of officials crossed the platform and prepared to search and interrogate the passengers with that thoroughness and also with that lack of courtesy and consideration which seem peculiarly Prussian.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The platform was well lighted, but beyond was a wall of darkness into which the eye could not penetrate more than a yard or two.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Suddenly, out of this obscurity, three men appeared.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The engine-driver and his fireman, momentarily released from toil, crossed to the near side of their engine, leaned over the rail, and prepared to enjoy the proceedings.
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading The stationmaster and a host of officials crossed the platform and prepared to search and interrogate the passengers with that thoroughness and also with that lack of courtesy and consideration which seem peculiarly Prussian.
peculiarlyadverbUS /pɪˈkjuːljərli/
uniquely or characteristically
From this reading The stationmaster and a host of officials crossed the platform and prepared to search and interrogate the passengers with that thoroughness and also with that lack of courtesy and consideration which seem peculiarly Prussian.
penetrateverbUS /ˈpenətreɪt/
pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
From this reading The platform was well lighted, but beyond was a wall of darkness into which the eye could not penetrate more than a yard or two.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading The stationmaster and a host of officials crossed the platform and prepared to search and interrogate the passengers with that thoroughness and also with that lack of courtesy and consideration which seem peculiarly Prussian.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading The stationmaster and a host of officials crossed the platform and prepared to search and interrogate the passengers with that thoroughness and also with that lack of courtesy and consideration which seem peculiarly Prussian.
proceedingsnounUS /proʊˈsiːdɪŋz/
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading The engine-driver and his fireman, momentarily released from toil, crossed to the near side of their engine, leaned over the rail, and prepared to enjoy the proceedings.
PrussiannounUS /ˈprʌʃən/
a German inhabitant of Prussia
From this reading The stationmaster and a host of officials crossed the platform and prepared to search and interrogate the passengers with that thoroughness and also with that lack of courtesy and consideration which seem peculiarly Prussian.
railnounUS /reɪl/
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading The engine-driver and his fireman, momentarily released from toil, crossed to the near side of their engine, leaned over the rail, and prepared to enjoy the proceedings.
releasedverbUS /riˈliːst/
past form of “release” — release, as from one's grip
From this reading The engine-driver and his fireman, momentarily released from toil, crossed to the near side of their engine, leaned over the rail, and prepared to enjoy the proceedings.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading The stationmaster and a host of officials crossed the platform and prepared to search and interrogate the passengers with that thoroughness and also with that lack of courtesy and consideration which seem peculiarly Prussian.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The stationmaster and a host of officials crossed the platform and prepared to search and interrogate the passengers with that thoroughness and also with that lack of courtesy and consideration which seem peculiarly Prussian.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The engine-driver and his fireman, momentarily released from toil, crossed to the near side of their engine, leaned over the rail, and prepared to enjoy the proceedings.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Across the Frontier A train steamed slowly into Storbach station.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Across the Frontier A train steamed slowly into Storbach station.
stationmasternoun
the person in charge of a railway station
From this reading The stationmaster and a host of officials crossed the platform and prepared to search and interrogate the passengers with that thoroughness and also with that lack of courtesy and consideration which seem peculiarly Prussian.
steamedadjectiveUS /stiːmd/
cooked in steam
From this reading Across the Frontier A train steamed slowly into Storbach station.
Storbach
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Across the Frontier A train steamed slowly into Storbach station.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly, out of this obscurity, three men appeared.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The platform was well lighted, but beyond was a wall of darkness into which the eye could not penetrate more than a yard or two.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The stationmaster and a host of officials crossed the platform and prepared to search and interrogate the passengers with that thoroughness and also with that lack of courtesy and consideration which seem peculiarly Prussian.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Across the Frontier A train steamed slowly into Storbach station.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The engine-driver and his fireman, momentarily released from toil, crossed to the near side of their engine, leaned over the rail, and prepared to enjoy the proceedings.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Suddenly, out of this obscurity, three men appeared.
thoroughnessnounUS /ˈθɜːroʊnəs/
conscientiousness in performing all aspects of a task
From this reading The stationmaster and a host of officials crossed the platform and prepared to search and interrogate the passengers with that thoroughness and also with that lack of courtesy and consideration which seem peculiarly Prussian.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Suddenly, out of this obscurity, three men appeared.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The stationmaster and a host of officials crossed the platform and prepared to search and interrogate the passengers with that thoroughness and also with that lack of courtesy and consideration which seem peculiarly Prussian.
toilverbUS /tɔɪl/
work hard
From this reading The engine-driver and his fireman, momentarily released from toil, crossed to the near side of their engine, leaned over the rail, and prepared to enjoy the proceedings.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Across the Frontier A train steamed slowly into Storbach station.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The platform was well lighted, but beyond was a wall of darkness into which the eye could not penetrate more than a yard or two.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The platform was well lighted, but beyond was a wall of darkness into which the eye could not penetrate more than a yard or two.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The platform was well lighted, but beyond was a wall of darkness into which the eye could not penetrate more than a yard or two.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The platform was well lighted, but beyond was a wall of darkness into which the eye could not penetrate more than a yard or two.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The stationmaster and a host of officials crossed the platform and prepared to search and interrogate the passengers with that thoroughness and also with that lack of courtesy and consideration which seem peculiarly Prussian.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The stationmaster and a host of officials crossed the platform and prepared to search and interrogate the passengers with that thoroughness and also with that lack of courtesy and consideration which seem peculiarly Prussian.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading The platform was well lighted, but beyond was a wall of darkness into which the eye could not penetrate more than a yard or two.
