Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading In the COUPE of the second class, even with open windows, there was a fearful stuffiness, and it was hot.

helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation

From this reading The rocking and the heat had completely tired out the passengers, save one, a merry, energetic, mobile Hebrew, splendidly dressed, accommodating, sociable and talkative.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading He was travelling with a young woman, and it was at once apparent, especially through her, that they were newly-weds; so often did her face flare up with an unexpected colour at every tenderness of her husband, even the least.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The passenger train sped merrily from the south to the north, traversing golden fields of wheat and beautiful groves of oak, careering with rumbling upon iron bridges over bright rivers, leaving behind it whirling clouds of smoke.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading He was travelling with a young woman, and it was at once apparent, especially through her, that they were newly-weds; so often did her face flare up with an unexpected colour at every tenderness of her husband, even the least.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He was travelling with a young woman, and it was at once apparent, especially through her, that they were newly-weds; so often did her face flare up with an unexpected colour at every tenderness of her husband, even the least.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading The passenger train sped merrily from the south to the north, traversing golden fields of wheat and beautiful groves of oak, careering with rumbling upon iron bridges over bright rivers, leaving behind it whirling clouds of smoke.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading The passenger train sped merrily from the south to the north, traversing golden fields of wheat and beautiful groves of oak, careering with rumbling upon iron bridges over bright rivers, leaving behind it whirling clouds of smoke.

United States labor leader who organized the longshoremen (1901-1990)

From this reading The passenger train sped merrily from the south to the north, traversing golden fields of wheat and beautiful groves of oak, careering with rumbling upon iron bridges over bright rivers, leaving behind it whirling clouds of smoke.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading The passenger train sped merrily from the south to the north, traversing golden fields of wheat and beautiful groves of oak, careering with rumbling upon iron bridges over bright rivers, leaving behind it whirling clouds of smoke.

-ing form of “career” — move headlong at high speed

From this reading The passenger train sped merrily from the south to the north, traversing golden fields of wheat and beautiful groves of oak, careering with rumbling upon iron bridges over bright rivers, leaving behind it whirling clouds of smoke.

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading In the COUPE of the second class, even with open windows, there was a fearful stuffiness, and it was hot.

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading The passenger train sped merrily from the south to the north, traversing golden fields of wheat and beautiful groves of oak, careering with rumbling upon iron bridges over bright rivers, leaving behind it whirling clouds of smoke.

having or capable of producing colors

From this reading He was travelling with a young woman, and it was at once apparent, especially through her, that they were newly-weds; so often did her face flare up with an unexpected colour at every tenderness of her husband, even the least.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading The rocking and the heat had completely tired out the passengers, save one, a merry, energetic, mobile Hebrew, splendidly dressed, accommodating, sociable and talkative.

a car with two doors and front seats and a luggage compartment

From this reading In the COUPE of the second class, even with open windows, there was a fearful stuffiness, and it was hot.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading He was travelling with a young woman, and it was at once apparent, especially through her, that they were newly-weds; so often did her face flare up with an unexpected colour at every tenderness of her husband, even the least.

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

From this reading The rocking and the heat had completely tired out the passengers, save one, a merry, energetic, mobile Hebrew, splendidly dressed, accommodating, sociable and talkative.

possessing or exerting or displaying energy

From this reading The rocking and the heat had completely tired out the passengers, save one, a merry, energetic, mobile Hebrew, splendidly dressed, accommodating, sociable and talkative.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading He was travelling with a young woman, and it was at once apparent, especially through her, that they were newly-weds; so often did her face flare up with an unexpected colour at every tenderness of her husband, even the least.

divisible by two

From this reading In the COUPE of the second class, even with open windows, there was a fearful stuffiness, and it was hot.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading He was travelling with a young woman, and it was at once apparent, especially through her, that they were newly-weds; so often did her face flare up with an unexpected colour at every tenderness of her husband, even the least.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading He was travelling with a young woman, and it was at once apparent, especially through her, that they were newly-weds; so often did her face flare up with an unexpected colour at every tenderness of her husband, even the least.

experiencing or showing fear

From this reading In the COUPE of the second class, even with open windows, there was a fearful stuffiness, and it was hot.

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading The passenger train sped merrily from the south to the north, traversing golden fields of wheat and beautiful groves of oak, careering with rumbling upon iron bridges over bright rivers, leaving behind it whirling clouds of smoke.

a shape that spreads outward

From this reading He was travelling with a young woman, and it was at once apparent, especially through her, that they were newly-weds; so often did her face flare up with an unexpected colour at every tenderness of her husband, even the least.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The passenger train sped merrily from the south to the north, traversing golden fields of wheat and beautiful groves of oak, careering with rumbling upon iron bridges over bright rivers, leaving behind it whirling clouds of smoke.

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading The passenger train sped merrily from the south to the north, traversing golden fields of wheat and beautiful groves of oak, careering with rumbling upon iron bridges over bright rivers, leaving behind it whirling clouds of smoke.

United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)

From this reading The passenger train sped merrily from the south to the north, traversing golden fields of wheat and beautiful groves of oak, careering with rumbling upon iron bridges over bright rivers, leaving behind it whirling clouds of smoke.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The rocking and the heat had completely tired out the passengers, save one, a merry, energetic, mobile Hebrew, splendidly dressed, accommodating, sociable and talkative.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was travelling with a young woman, and it was at once apparent, especially through her, that they were newly-weds; so often did her face flare up with an unexpected colour at every tenderness of her husband, even the least.

a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

From this reading The rocking and the heat had completely tired out the passengers, save one, a merry, energetic, mobile Hebrew, splendidly dressed, accommodating, sociable and talkative.

the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel

From this reading The rocking and the heat had completely tired out the passengers, save one, a merry, energetic, mobile Hebrew, splendidly dressed, accommodating, sociable and talkative.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading He was travelling with a young woman, and it was at once apparent, especially through her, that they were newly-weds; so often did her face flare up with an unexpected colour at every tenderness of her husband, even the least.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading In the COUPE of the second class, even with open windows, there was a fearful stuffiness, and it was hot.

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading He was travelling with a young woman, and it was at once apparent, especially through her, that they were newly-weds; so often did her face flare up with an unexpected colour at every tenderness of her husband, even the least.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In the COUPE of the second class, even with open windows, there was a fearful stuffiness, and it was hot.

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

From this reading The passenger train sped merrily from the south to the north, traversing golden fields of wheat and beautiful groves of oak, careering with rumbling upon iron bridges over bright rivers, leaving behind it whirling clouds of smoke.

aroused to impatience or anger

From this reading The smell of sulphurous smoke irritated the throat.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The passenger train sped merrily from the south to the north, traversing golden fields of wheat and beautiful groves of oak, careering with rumbling upon iron bridges over bright rivers, leaving behind it whirling clouds of smoke.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading He was travelling with a young woman, and it was at once apparent, especially through her, that they were newly-weds; so often did her face flare up with an unexpected colour at every tenderness of her husband, even the least.

the act of departing

From this reading The passenger train sped merrily from the south to the north, traversing golden fields of wheat and beautiful groves of oak, careering with rumbling upon iron bridges over bright rivers, leaving behind it whirling clouds of smoke.

in a joyous manner

From this reading The passenger train sped merrily from the south to the north, traversing golden fields of wheat and beautiful groves of oak, careering with rumbling upon iron bridges over bright rivers, leaving behind it whirling clouds of smoke.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading The rocking and the heat had completely tired out the passengers, save one, a merry, energetic, mobile Hebrew, splendidly dressed, accommodating, sociable and talkative.

migratory

From this reading The rocking and the heat had completely tired out the passengers, save one, a merry, energetic, mobile Hebrew, splendidly dressed, accommodating, sociable and talkative.

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From this reading He was travelling with a young woman, and it was at once apparent, especially through her, that they were newly-weds; so often did her face flare up with an unexpected colour at every tenderness of her husband, even the least.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The passenger train sped merrily from the south to the north, traversing golden fields of wheat and beautiful groves of oak, careering with rumbling upon iron bridges over bright rivers, leaving behind it whirling clouds of smoke.

the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring

From this reading The passenger train sped merrily from the south to the north, traversing golden fields of wheat and beautiful groves of oak, careering with rumbling upon iron bridges over bright rivers, leaving behind it whirling clouds of smoke.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The passenger train sped merrily from the south to the north, traversing golden fields of wheat and beautiful groves of oak, careering with rumbling upon iron bridges over bright rivers, leaving behind it whirling clouds of smoke.

many times at short intervals

From this reading He was travelling with a young woman, and it was at once apparent, especially through her, that they were newly-weds; so often did her face flare up with an unexpected colour at every tenderness of her husband, even the least.

on one occasion

From this reading He was travelling with a young woman, and it was at once apparent, especially through her, that they were newly-weds; so often did her face flare up with an unexpected colour at every tenderness of her husband, even the least.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The rocking and the heat had completely tired out the passengers, save one, a merry, energetic, mobile Hebrew, splendidly dressed, accommodating, sociable and talkative.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading In the COUPE of the second class, even with open windows, there was a fearful stuffiness, and it was hot.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The rocking and the heat had completely tired out the passengers, save one, a merry, energetic, mobile Hebrew, splendidly dressed, accommodating, sociable and talkative.

above and across; more than

From this reading The passenger train sped merrily from the south to the north, traversing golden fields of wheat and beautiful groves of oak, careering with rumbling upon iron bridges over bright rivers, leaving behind it whirling clouds of smoke.

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 passenger train sped merrily from the south to the north, traversing golden fields of wheat and beautiful groves of oak, careering with rumbling upon iron bridges over bright rivers, leaving behind it whirling clouds of smoke.

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 rocking and the heat had completely tired out the passengers, save one, a merry, energetic, mobile Hebrew, splendidly dressed, accommodating, sociable and talkative.

plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading The passenger train sped merrily from the south to the north, traversing golden fields of wheat and beautiful groves of oak, careering with rumbling upon iron bridges over bright rivers, leaving behind it whirling clouds of smoke.

-ing form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways

From this reading The rocking and the heat had completely tired out the passengers, save one, a merry, energetic, mobile Hebrew, splendidly dressed, accommodating, sociable and talkative.

a loud low dull continuous noise

From this reading The passenger train sped merrily from the south to the north, traversing golden fields of wheat and beautiful groves of oak, careering with rumbling upon iron bridges over bright rivers, leaving behind it whirling clouds of smoke.

except for; apart from

From this reading The rocking and the heat had completely tired out the passengers, save one, a merry, energetic, mobile Hebrew, splendidly dressed, accommodating, sociable and talkative.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading In the COUPE of the second class, even with open windows, there was a fearful stuffiness, and it was hot.

the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

From this reading The smell of sulphurous smoke irritated the throat.

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading The passenger train sped merrily from the south to the north, traversing golden fields of wheat and beautiful groves of oak, careering with rumbling upon iron bridges over bright rivers, leaving behind it whirling clouds of smoke.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He was travelling with a young woman, and it was at once apparent, especially through her, that they were newly-weds; so often did her face flare up with an unexpected colour at every tenderness of her husband, even the least.

inclined to or conducive to companionship with others

From this reading The rocking and the heat had completely tired out the passengers, save one, a merry, energetic, mobile Hebrew, splendidly dressed, accommodating, sociable and talkative.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The passenger train sped merrily from the south to the north, traversing golden fields of wheat and beautiful groves of oak, careering with rumbling upon iron bridges over bright rivers, leaving behind it whirling clouds of smoke.

inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly

From this reading The passenger train sped merrily from the south to the north, traversing golden fields of wheat and beautiful groves of oak, careering with rumbling upon iron bridges over bright rivers, leaving behind it whirling clouds of smoke.

extremely well

From this reading The rocking and the heat had completely tired out the passengers, save one, a merry, energetic, mobile Hebrew, splendidly dressed, accommodating, sociable and talkative.

state of obstruction or stoppage or air in the nose or throat

From this reading In the COUPE of the second class, even with open windows, there was a fearful stuffiness, and it was hot.

of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur

From this reading The smell of sulphurous smoke irritated the throat.

full of trivial conversation

From this reading The rocking and the heat had completely tired out the passengers, save one, a merry, energetic, mobile Hebrew, splendidly dressed, accommodating, sociable and talkative.

a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling

From this reading He was travelling with a young woman, and it was at once apparent, especially through her, that they were newly-weds; so often did her face flare up with an unexpected colour at every tenderness of her husband, even the least.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He was travelling with a young woman, and it was at once apparent, especially through her, that they were newly-weds; so often did her face flare up with an unexpected colour at every tenderness of her husband, even the least.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The passenger train sped merrily from the south to the north, traversing golden fields of wheat and beautiful groves of oak, careering with rumbling upon iron bridges over bright rivers, leaving behind it whirling clouds of smoke.

in or at that place or location

From this reading In the COUPE of the second class, even with open windows, there was a fearful stuffiness, and it was hot.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was travelling with a young woman, and it was at once apparent, especially through her, that they were newly-weds; so often did her face flare up with an unexpected colour at every tenderness of her husband, even the least.

The passage at the back of the mouth.

From this reading The smell of sulphurous smoke irritated the throat.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading He was travelling with a young woman, and it was at once apparent, especially through her, that they were newly-weds; so often did her face flare up with an unexpected colour at every tenderness of her husband, even the least.

depleted of strength or energy

From this reading The rocking and the heat had completely tired out the passengers, save one, a merry, energetic, mobile Hebrew, splendidly dressed, accommodating, sociable and talkative.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The passenger train sped merrily from the south to the north, traversing golden fields of wheat and beautiful groves of oak, careering with rumbling upon iron bridges over bright rivers, leaving behind it whirling clouds of smoke.

create by training and teaching

From this reading The passenger train sped merrily from the south to the north, traversing golden fields of wheat and beautiful groves of oak, careering with rumbling upon iron bridges over bright rivers, leaving behind it whirling clouds of smoke.

the act of going from one place to another

From this reading He was travelling with a young woman, and it was at once apparent, especially through her, that they were newly-weds; so often did her face flare up with an unexpected colour at every tenderness of her husband, even the least.

-ing form of “traverse” — travel across or pass over

From this reading The passenger train sped merrily from the south to the north, traversing golden fields of wheat and beautiful groves of oak, careering with rumbling upon iron bridges over bright rivers, leaving behind it whirling clouds of smoke.

not expected or anticipated

From this reading He was travelling with a young woman, and it was at once apparent, especially through her, that they were newly-weds; so often did her face flare up with an unexpected colour at every tenderness of her husband, even the least.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading He was travelling with a young woman, and it was at once apparent, especially through her, that they were newly-weds; so often did her face flare up with an unexpected colour at every tenderness of her husband, even the least.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The passenger train sped merrily from the south to the north, traversing golden fields of wheat and beautiful groves of oak, careering with rumbling upon iron bridges over bright rivers, leaving behind it whirling clouds of smoke.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading In the COUPE of the second class, even with open windows, there was a fearful stuffiness, and it was hot.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading He was travelling with a young woman, and it was at once apparent, especially through her, that they were newly-weds; so often did her face flare up with an unexpected colour at every tenderness of her husband, even the least.

annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains

From this reading The passenger train sped merrily from the south to the north, traversing golden fields of wheat and beautiful groves of oak, careering with rumbling upon iron bridges over bright rivers, leaving behind it whirling clouds of smoke.

the act of rotating in a circle or spiral

From this reading The passenger train sped merrily from the south to the north, traversing golden fields of wheat and beautiful groves of oak, careering with rumbling upon iron bridges over bright rivers, leaving behind it whirling clouds of smoke.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading In the COUPE of the second class, even with open windows, there was a fearful stuffiness, and it was hot.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The passenger train sped merrily from the south to the north, traversing golden fields of wheat and beautiful groves of oak, careering with rumbling upon iron bridges over bright rivers, leaving behind it whirling clouds of smoke.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading He was travelling with a young woman, and it was at once apparent, especially through her, that they were newly-weds; so often did her face flare up with an unexpected colour at every tenderness of her husband, even the least.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading He was travelling with a young woman, and it was at once apparent, especially through her, that they were newly-weds; so often did her face flare up with an unexpected colour at every tenderness of her husband, even the least.