prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The railway journey had already lasted four hours and they were not far from their destination.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The railway journey had already lasted four hours and they were not far from their destination.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading In another corner sat Dr. Fixstern, in whose company the young girl was making the trip to her new home.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For some time Franka had been sitting there motionless, as if she were asleep.
in a state of sleep
From this reading For some time Franka had been sitting there motionless, as if she were asleep.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Franka Garlett leaned back with closed eyes in one corner of the compartment.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For some time Franka had been sitting there motionless, as if she were asleep.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she was not sleeping; she wanted undisturbed to give herself up to her thoughts.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Franka Garlett leaned back with closed eyes in one corner of the compartment.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading In another corner sat Dr. Fixstern, in whose company the young girl was making the trip to her new home.
compartmentnounUS /kəmˈpɑːrtmənt/
a space into which an area is subdivided
From this reading Franka Garlett leaned back with closed eyes in one corner of the compartment.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Franka Garlett leaned back with closed eyes in one corner of the compartment.
destinationnounUS /ˌdestəˈneɪʃən/
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
From this reading The railway journey had already lasted four hours and they were not far from their destination.
Dr
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From this reading In another corner sat Dr. Fixstern, in whose company the young girl was making the trip to her new home.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Franka Garlett leaned back with closed eyes in one corner of the compartment.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The railway journey had already lasted four hours and they were not far from their destination.
Fixstern
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From this reading In another corner sat Dr. Fixstern, in whose company the young girl was making the trip to her new home.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some time Franka had been sitting there motionless, as if she were asleep.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The railway journey had already lasted four hours and they were not far from their destination.
Franka
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From this reading Franka Garlett leaned back with closed eyes in one corner of the compartment.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The railway journey had already lasted four hours and they were not far from their destination.
Garlett
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From this reading Franka Garlett leaned back with closed eyes in one corner of the compartment.
a young female
From this reading In another corner sat Dr. Fixstern, in whose company the young girl was making the trip to her new home.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But she was not sleeping; she wanted undisturbed to give herself up to her thoughts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The railway journey had already lasted four hours and they were not far from their destination.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In another corner sat Dr. Fixstern, in whose company the young girl was making the trip to her new home.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading But she was not sleeping; she wanted undisturbed to give herself up to her thoughts.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading In another corner sat Dr. Fixstern, in whose company the young girl was making the trip to her new home.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The railway journey had already lasted four hours and they were not far from their destination.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For some time Franka had been sitting there motionless, as if she were asleep.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Franka Garlett leaned back with closed eyes in one corner of the compartment.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading The railway journey had already lasted four hours and they were not far from their destination.
lastedverbUS /ˈlæstəd/
past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time
From this reading The railway journey had already lasted four hours and they were not far from their destination.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Franka Garlett leaned back with closed eyes in one corner of the compartment.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading In another corner sat Dr. Fixstern, in whose company the young girl was making the trip to her new home.
not in physical motion
From this reading For some time Franka had been sitting there motionless, as if she were asleep.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading In another corner sat Dr. Fixstern, in whose company the young girl was making the trip to her new home.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The railway journey had already lasted four hours and they were not far from their destination.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Franka Garlett leaned back with closed eyes in one corner of the compartment.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Franka Garlett leaned back with closed eyes in one corner of the compartment.
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 The railway journey had already lasted four hours and they were not far from their destination.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading In another corner sat Dr. Fixstern, in whose company the young girl was making the trip to her new home.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For some time Franka had been sitting there motionless, as if she were asleep.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading For some time Franka had been sitting there motionless, as if she were asleep.
the state of being asleep
From this reading But she was not sleeping; she wanted undisturbed to give herself up to her thoughts.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading For some time Franka had been sitting there motionless, as if she were asleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Franka Garlett leaned back with closed eyes in one corner of the compartment.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The railway journey had already lasted four hours and they were not far from their destination.
in or at that place or location
From this reading For some time Franka had been sitting there motionless, as if she were asleep.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The railway journey had already lasted four hours and they were not far from their destination.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But she was not sleeping; she wanted undisturbed to give herself up to her thoughts.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For some time Franka had been sitting there motionless, as if she were asleep.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In another corner sat Dr. Fixstern, in whose company the young girl was making the trip to her new home.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading In another corner sat Dr. Fixstern, in whose company the young girl was making the trip to her new home.
undisturbedadjectiveUS /ˌʌndɪˈstɜːrbd/
untroubled by interference or disturbance
From this reading But she was not sleeping; she wanted undisturbed to give herself up to her thoughts.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But she was not sleeping; she wanted undisturbed to give herself up to her thoughts.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading But she was not sleeping; she wanted undisturbed to give herself up to her thoughts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In another corner sat Dr. Fixstern, in whose company the young girl was making the trip to her new home.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The railway journey had already lasted four hours and they were not far from their destination.
belonging to which person
From this reading In another corner sat Dr. Fixstern, in whose company the young girl was making the trip to her new home.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Franka Garlett leaned back with closed eyes in one corner of the compartment.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading In another corner sat Dr. Fixstern, in whose company the young girl was making the trip to her new home.
