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Chapter V
“Two of our trains are trying to get together on a single track up at Tunnel Number Three in the Hophras. There is a break-down in the tunnel, and half a hundred men are sprinting over the mountain to try to head off the other train.” “What? half a hundred? There ought to be at least one or two good sprinters among that many--somebody who can make your touch-down for you. How does it come that you happened to have as big a crowd as that on the side-lines--at this time of night?”
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “There ought to be at least one or two good sprinters among that many--somebody who can make your touch-down for you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How does it come that you happened to have as big a crowd as that on the side-lines--at this time of night?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There ought to be at least one or two good sprinters among that many--somebody who can make your touch-down for you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is a break-down in the tunnel, and half a hundred men are sprinting over the mountain to try to head off the other train.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “How does it come that you happened to have as big a crowd as that on the side-lines--at this time of night?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There ought to be at least one or two good sprinters among that many--somebody who can make your touch-down for you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There ought to be at least one or two good sprinters among that many--somebody who can make your touch-down for you.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There ought to be at least one or two good sprinters among that many--somebody who can make your touch-down for you.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “There ought to be at least one or two good sprinters among that many--somebody who can make your touch-down for you.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “There is a break-down in the tunnel, and half a hundred men are sprinting over the mountain to try to head off the other train.””
a person, without saying who
From this reading “There ought to be at least one or two good sprinters among that many--somebody who can make your touch-down for you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How does it come that you happened to have as big a crowd as that on the side-lines--at this time of night?””
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading ““Two of our trains are trying to get together on a single track up at Tunnel Number Three in the Hophras.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Two of our trains are trying to get together on a single track up at Tunnel Number Three in the Hophras.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There ought to be at least one or two good sprinters among that many--somebody who can make your touch-down for you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is a break-down in the tunnel, and half a hundred men are sprinting over the mountain to try to head off the other train.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Two of our trains are trying to get together on a single track up at Tunnel Number Three in the Hophras.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading How does it come that you happened to have as big a crowd as that on the side-lines--at this time of night?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Two of our trains are trying to get together on a single track up at Tunnel Number Three in the Hophras.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There ought to be at least one or two good sprinters among that many--somebody who can make your touch-down for you.
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From this reading How does it come that you happened to have as big a crowd as that on the side-lines--at this time of night?”
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From this reading There is a break-down in the tunnel, and half a hundred men are sprinting over the mountain to try to head off the other train.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There ought to be at least one or two good sprinters among that many--somebody who can make your touch-down for you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How does it come that you happened to have as big a crowd as that on the side-lines--at this time of night?”
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From this reading How does it come that you happened to have as big a crowd as that on the side-lines--at this time of night?”
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How does it come that you happened to have as big a crowd as that on the side-lines--at this time of night?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There ought to be at least one or two good sprinters among that many--somebody who can make your touch-down for you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Two of our trains are trying to get together on a single track up at Tunnel Number Three in the Hophras.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There ought to be at least one or two good sprinters among that many--somebody who can make your touch-down for you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is a break-down in the tunnel, and half a hundred men are sprinting over the mountain to try to head off the other train.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How does it come that you happened to have as big a crowd as that on the side-lines--at this time of night?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How does it come that you happened to have as big a crowd as that on the side-lines--at this time of night?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a break-down in the tunnel, and half a hundred men are sprinting over the mountain to try to head off the other train.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Two of our trains are trying to get together on a single track up at Tunnel Number Three in the Hophras.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How does it come that you happened to have as big a crowd as that on the side-lines--at this time of night?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a break-down in the tunnel, and half a hundred men are sprinting over the mountain to try to head off the other train.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Two of our trains are trying to get together on a single track up at Tunnel Number Three in the Hophras.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a break-down in the tunnel, and half a hundred men are sprinting over the mountain to try to head off the other train.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How does it come that you happened to have as big a crowd as that on the side-lines--at this time of night?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There ought to be at least one or two good sprinters among that many--somebody who can make your touch-down for you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There ought to be at least one or two good sprinters among that many--somebody who can make your touch-down for you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There ought to be at least one or two good sprinters among that many--somebody who can make your touch-down for you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a break-down in the tunnel, and half a hundred men are sprinting over the mountain to try to head off the other train.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a break-down in the tunnel, and half a hundred men are sprinting over the mountain to try to head off the other train.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How does it come that you happened to have as big a crowd as that on the side-lines--at this time of night?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Two of our trains are trying to get together on a single track up at Tunnel Number Three in the Hophras.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Two of our trains are trying to get together on a single track up at Tunnel Number Three in the Hophras.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a break-down in the tunnel, and half a hundred men are sprinting over the mountain to try to head off the other train.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Two of our trains are trying to get together on a single track up at Tunnel Number Three in the Hophras.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There ought to be at least one or two good sprinters among that many--somebody who can make your touch-down for you.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There ought to be at least one or two good sprinters among that many--somebody who can make your touch-down for you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a break-down in the tunnel, and half a hundred men are sprinting over the mountain to try to head off the other train.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading There ought to be at least one or two good sprinters among that many--somebody who can make your touch-down for you.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Two of our trains are trying to get together on a single track up at Tunnel Number Three in the Hophras.
above and across; more than
From this reading There is a break-down in the tunnel, and half a hundred men are sprinting over the mountain to try to head off the other train.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How does it come that you happened to have as big a crowd as that on the side-lines--at this time of night?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Two of our trains are trying to get together on a single track up at Tunnel Number Three in the Hophras.
a person, without saying who
From this reading There ought to be at least one or two good sprinters among that many--somebody who can make your touch-down for you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There ought to be at least one or two good sprinters among that many--somebody who can make your touch-down for you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a break-down in the tunnel, and half a hundred men are sprinting over the mountain to try to head off the other train.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There ought to be at least one or two good sprinters among that many--somebody who can make your touch-down for you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Two of our trains are trying to get together on a single track up at Tunnel Number Three in the Hophras.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a break-down in the tunnel, and half a hundred men are sprinting over the mountain to try to head off the other train.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How does it come that you happened to have as big a crowd as that on the side-lines--at this time of night?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Two of our trains are trying to get together on a single track up at Tunnel Number Three in the Hophras.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How does it come that you happened to have as big a crowd as that on the side-lines--at this time of night?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Two of our trains are trying to get together on a single track up at Tunnel Number Three in the Hophras.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Two of our trains are trying to get together on a single track up at Tunnel Number Three in the Hophras.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There ought to be at least one or two good sprinters among that many--somebody who can make your touch-down for you.
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading “Two of our trains are trying to get together on a single track up at Tunnel Number Three in the Hophras.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a break-down in the tunnel, and half a hundred men are sprinting over the mountain to try to head off the other train.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Two of our trains are trying to get together on a single track up at Tunnel Number Three in the Hophras.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a break-down in the tunnel, and half a hundred men are sprinting over the mountain to try to head off the other train.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Two of our trains are trying to get together on a single track up at Tunnel Number Three in the Hophras.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Two of our trains are trying to get together on a single track up at Tunnel Number Three in the Hophras.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Two of our trains are trying to get together on a single track up at Tunnel Number Three in the Hophras.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Two of our trains are trying to get together on a single track up at Tunnel Number Three in the Hophras.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What? half a hundred?
which person or people
From this reading There ought to be at least one or two good sprinters among that many--somebody who can make your touch-down for you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There ought to be at least one or two good sprinters among that many--somebody who can make your touch-down for you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There ought to be at least one or two good sprinters among that many--somebody who can make your touch-down for you.
