used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It went against him to put the boy on the railroad, and a brakeman's life is none too desirable at best; but nothing else would do, and he had made a fair record at school.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading At the end of that year Chet and his family went away, and not long after Master found the coveted place for Carm.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It went against him to put the boy on the railroad, and a brakeman's life is none too desirable at best; but nothing else would do, and he had made a fair record at school.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I say farm, though the town had grown quite to it, and a long distance along the east side of it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the end of that year Chet and his family went away, and not long after Master found the coveted place for Carm.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end of that year Chet and his family went away, and not long after Master found the coveted place for Carm.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At the end of that year Chet and his family went away, and not long after Master found the coveted place for Carm.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Master was going to spend the winter in New York and I was to be left at home.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading It went against him to put the boy on the railroad, and a brakeman's life is none too desirable at best; but nothing else would do, and he had made a fair record at school.
a youthful male person
From this reading It went against him to put the boy on the railroad, and a brakeman's life is none too desirable at best; but nothing else would do, and he had made a fair record at school.
brakeman's
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From this reading It went against him to put the boy on the railroad, and a brakeman's life is none too desirable at best; but nothing else would do, and he had made a fair record at school.
BurrnounUS /bɜːr/
seed vessel having hooks or prickles
From this reading Tommy went to school in town, and himself and a hired man they called Burr, did the work at the farm.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It went against him to put the boy on the railroad, and a brakeman's life is none too desirable at best; but nothing else would do, and he had made a fair record at school.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Tommy went to school in town, and himself and a hired man they called Burr, did the work at the farm.
Carm
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From this reading At the end of that year Chet and his family went away, and not long after Master found the coveted place for Carm.
Chet
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From this reading At the end of that year Chet and his family went away, and not long after Master found the coveted place for Carm.
covetedadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvətɪd/
greatly desired
From this reading At the end of that year Chet and his family went away, and not long after Master found the coveted place for Carm.
desirableadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪrəbəl/
worth having or seeking or achieving
From this reading It went against him to put the boy on the railroad, and a brakeman's life is none too desirable at best; but nothing else would do, and he had made a fair record at school.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Tommy went to school in town, and himself and a hired man they called Burr, did the work at the farm.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading I say farm, though the town had grown quite to it, and a long distance along the east side of it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It went against him to put the boy on the railroad, and a brakeman's life is none too desirable at best; but nothing else would do, and he had made a fair record at school.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading I say farm, though the town had grown quite to it, and a long distance along the east side of it.
else
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From this reading It went against him to put the boy on the railroad, and a brakeman's life is none too desirable at best; but nothing else would do, and he had made a fair record at school.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading At the end of that year Chet and his family went away, and not long after Master found the coveted place for Carm.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading It went against him to put the boy on the railroad, and a brakeman's life is none too desirable at best; but nothing else would do, and he had made a fair record at school.
a social unit living together
From this reading At the end of that year Chet and his family went away, and not long after Master found the coveted place for Carm.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading Tommy went to school in town, and himself and a hired man they called Burr, did the work at the farm.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the end of that year Chet and his family went away, and not long after Master found the coveted place for Carm.
set up or found
From this reading At the end of that year Chet and his family went away, and not long after Master found the coveted place for Carm.
the act of departing
From this reading Master was going to spend the winter in New York and I was to be left at home.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading I say farm, though the town had grown quite to it, and a long distance along the east side of it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It went against him to put the boy on the railroad, and a brakeman's life is none too desirable at best; but nothing else would do, and he had made a fair record at school.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It went against him to put the boy on the railroad, and a brakeman's life is none too desirable at best; but nothing else would do, and he had made a fair record at school.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It went against him to put the boy on the railroad, and a brakeman's life is none too desirable at best; but nothing else would do, and he had made a fair record at school.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Tommy went to school in town, and himself and a hired man they called Burr, did the work at the farm.
hiredadjectiveUS /ˈhaɪərd/
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading Tommy went to school in town, and himself and a hired man they called Burr, did the work at the farm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the end of that year Chet and his family went away, and not long after Master found the coveted place for Carm.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Master was going to spend the winter in New York and I was to be left at home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Master was going to spend the winter in New York and I was to be left at home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Master was going to spend the winter in New York and I was to be left at home.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It went against him to put the boy on the railroad, and a brakeman's life is none too desirable at best; but nothing else would do, and he had made a fair record at school.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It went against him to put the boy on the railroad, and a brakeman's life is none too desirable at best; but nothing else would do, and he had made a fair record at school.
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 Master was going to spend the winter in New York and I was to be left at home.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It went against him to put the boy on the railroad, and a brakeman's life is none too desirable at best; but nothing else would do, and he had made a fair record at school.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading At the end of that year Chet and his family went away, and not long after Master found the coveted place for Carm.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It went against him to put the boy on the railroad, and a brakeman's life is none too desirable at best; but nothing else would do, and he had made a fair record at school.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Tommy went to school in town, and himself and a hired man they called Burr, did the work at the farm.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading At the end of that year Chet and his family went away, and not long after Master found the coveted place for Carm.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Master was going to spend the winter in New York and I was to be left at home.
not one, and not any
From this reading It went against him to put the boy on the railroad, and a brakeman's life is none too desirable at best; but nothing else would do, and he had made a fair record at school.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At the end of that year Chet and his family went away, and not long after Master found the coveted place for Carm.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It went against him to put the boy on the railroad, and a brakeman's life is none too desirable at best; but nothing else would do, and he had made a fair record at school.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the end of that year Chet and his family went away, and not long after Master found the coveted place for Carm.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It went against him to put the boy on the railroad, and a brakeman's life is none too desirable at best; but nothing else would do, and he had made a fair record at school.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading At the end of that year Chet and his family went away, and not long after Master found the coveted place for Carm.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It went against him to put the boy on the railroad, and a brakeman's life is none too desirable at best; but nothing else would do, and he had made a fair record at school.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I say farm, though the town had grown quite to it, and a long distance along the east side of it.
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 went against him to put the boy on the railroad, and a brakeman's life is none too desirable at best; but nothing else would do, and he had made a fair record at school.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading It went against him to put the boy on the railroad, and a brakeman's life is none too desirable at best; but nothing else would do, and he had made a fair record at school.
express in words
From this reading I say farm, though the town had grown quite to it, and a long distance along the east side of it.
an educational institution
From this reading It went against him to put the boy on the railroad, and a brakeman's life is none too desirable at best; but nothing else would do, and he had made a fair record at school.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading I say farm, though the town had grown quite to it, and a long distance along the east side of it.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading Master was going to spend the winter in New York and I was to be left at home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the end of that year Chet and his family went away, and not long after Master found the coveted place for Carm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the end of that year Chet and his family went away, and not long after Master found the coveted place for Carm.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tommy went to school in town, and himself and a hired man they called Burr, did the work at the farm.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I say farm, though the town had grown quite to it, and a long distance along the east side of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It went against him to put the boy on the railroad, and a brakeman's life is none too desirable at best; but nothing else would do, and he had made a fair record at school.
Tommy
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From this reading Tommy went to school in town, and himself and a hired man they called Burr, did the work at the farm.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It went against him to put the boy on the railroad, and a brakeman's life is none too desirable at best; but nothing else would do, and he had made a fair record at school.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Tommy went to school in town, and himself and a hired man they called Burr, did the work at the farm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Master was going to spend the winter in New York and I was to be left at home.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading At the end of that year Chet and his family went away, and not long after Master found the coveted place for Carm.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Master was going to spend the winter in New York and I was to be left at home.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Tommy went to school in town, and himself and a hired man they called Burr, did the work at the farm.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It went against him to put the boy on the railroad, and a brakeman's life is none too desirable at best; but nothing else would do, and he had made a fair record at school.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading At the end of that year Chet and his family went away, and not long after Master found the coveted place for Carm.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Master was going to spend the winter in New York and I was to be left at home.
