A Passage in Time

a Determinative

— A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type. Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".

a Noun

— A is the first letter of the alphabet. The letter "a" comes before "b". — In some schools, an A is a very high grade. Ron got an A on his earth science test.

passage Noun

— A passage is the act of passing, from one place to another, or from one state to another Getting a driver's licence is a rite of passage from being a child to becoming an adult. — A passage is a journey by air or water. His passage to Australia in a sailing ship took 180 days. — A passage is a long narrow way or path. He heard footsteps in the passage outside his hotel room. The ship was able to find safe passage through the coral reef. — A passage can be an opening, or a tube along which things can pass. The small boy had a pea stuck in his nasal passage. — A passage is a short section from from a book or other writing. She read to the class her favorite passage from Jane Austen's book. — A passage is a short section from a musical work. There was a long oboe solo is the passage we listened to from Bach's work.

in Preposition

— Used to show that something is inside something else. The cat is in the box. — Used to show that someone is at home, or is available. Is John in? The Doctor is now in. — Used to show movement towards the inside. The rain came in through the window.

time Noun

— Time is what we measure with a clock. "What time do you finish work?" "At four o'clock (4:00)." I don't have time to talk to you right now. Can we do it later? — If you do something one time, you do it once.

time Verb

— If you time something, you measure how long it takes in seconds, minutes, hours, etc. Take out your watch and time yourself during the test.