used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A RIVER JOURNEY._ It was no light task that Leofric had set himself.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading _Débris_ brought down from above was often packed tight against such obstructions; and then there was no way of proceeding save by dragging up the canoe out of the water and launching it again lower down.
anew
From this reading _Débris_ brought down from above was often packed tight against such obstructions; and then there was no way of proceeding save by dragging up the canoe out of the water and launching it again lower down.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading _Débris_ brought down from above was often packed tight against such obstructions; and then there was no way of proceeding save by dragging up the canoe out of the water and launching it again lower down.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading As the forest was often very thick and tangled along the banks of the river, this was no light matter, and had Leofric not been gifted with a strong will and a very resolute purpose, he might well have given up in despair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The river wound in and out through forest tracts hardly ever traversed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the forest was often very thick and tangled along the banks of the river, this was no light matter, and had Leofric not been gifted with a strong will and a very resolute purpose, he might well have given up in despair.
athwartadverbUS /əˈθwɔːrt/
at right angles to the center line of a ship
From this reading Trees blown down in winter storms lay right athwart the stream.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading As the forest was often very thick and tangled along the banks of the river, this was no light matter, and had Leofric not been gifted with a strong will and a very resolute purpose, he might well have given up in despair.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As the forest was often very thick and tangled along the banks of the river, this was no light matter, and had Leofric not been gifted with a strong will and a very resolute purpose, he might well have given up in despair.
blownadjectiveUS /bloʊn/
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading Trees blown down in winter storms lay right athwart the stream.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading _Débris_ brought down from above was often packed tight against such obstructions; and then there was no way of proceeding save by dragging up the canoe out of the water and launching it again lower down.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Débris_ brought down from above was often packed tight against such obstructions; and then there was no way of proceeding save by dragging up the canoe out of the water and launching it again lower down.
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading _Débris_ brought down from above was often packed tight against such obstructions; and then there was no way of proceeding save by dragging up the canoe out of the water and launching it again lower down.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading As the forest was often very thick and tangled along the banks of the river, this was no light matter, and had Leofric not been gifted with a strong will and a very resolute purpose, he might well have given up in despair.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Trees blown down in winter storms lay right athwart the stream.
draggingadjectiveUS /ˈdræɡɪŋ/
marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner
From this reading _Débris_ brought down from above was often packed tight against such obstructions; and then there was no way of proceeding save by dragging up the canoe out of the water and launching it again lower down.
Débris
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From this reading _Débris_ brought down from above was often packed tight against such obstructions; and then there was no way of proceeding save by dragging up the canoe out of the water and launching it again lower down.
at any time
From this reading The river wound in and out through forest tracts hardly ever traversed.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The river wound in and out through forest tracts hardly ever traversed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Débris_ brought down from above was often packed tight against such obstructions; and then there was no way of proceeding save by dragging up the canoe out of the water and launching it again lower down.
giftedadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪftəd/
endowed with talent or talents
From this reading As the forest was often very thick and tangled along the banks of the river, this was no light matter, and had Leofric not been gifted with a strong will and a very resolute purpose, he might well have given up in despair.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading As the forest was often very thick and tangled along the banks of the river, this was no light matter, and had Leofric not been gifted with a strong will and a very resolute purpose, he might well have given up in despair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _A RIVER JOURNEY._ It was no light task that Leofric had set himself.
only a very short time before
From this reading The river wound in and out through forest tracts hardly ever traversed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As the forest was often very thick and tangled along the banks of the river, this was no light matter, and had Leofric not been gifted with a strong will and a very resolute purpose, he might well have given up in despair.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the forest was often very thick and tangled along the banks of the river, this was no light matter, and had Leofric not been gifted with a strong will and a very resolute purpose, he might well have given up in despair.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading _A RIVER JOURNEY._ It was no light task that Leofric had set himself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The river wound in and out through forest tracts hardly ever traversed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _A RIVER JOURNEY._ It was no light task that Leofric had set himself.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading _A RIVER JOURNEY._ It was no light task that Leofric had set himself.
launchingnounUS /ˈlɔːntʃɪŋ/
the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time
From this reading _Débris_ brought down from above was often packed tight against such obstructions; and then there was no way of proceeding save by dragging up the canoe out of the water and launching it again lower down.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Trees blown down in winter storms lay right athwart the stream.
Leofric
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From this reading _A RIVER JOURNEY._ It was no light task that Leofric had set himself.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading _A RIVER JOURNEY._ It was no light task that Leofric had set himself.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading _Débris_ brought down from above was often packed tight against such obstructions; and then there was no way of proceeding save by dragging up the canoe out of the water and launching it again lower down.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading As the forest was often very thick and tangled along the banks of the river, this was no light matter, and had Leofric not been gifted with a strong will and a very resolute purpose, he might well have given up in despair.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading As the forest was often very thick and tangled along the banks of the river, this was no light matter, and had Leofric not been gifted with a strong will and a very resolute purpose, he might well have given up in despair.
not any; not one
From this reading _A RIVER JOURNEY._ It was no light task that Leofric had set himself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As the forest was often very thick and tangled along the banks of the river, this was no light matter, and had Leofric not been gifted with a strong will and a very resolute purpose, he might well have given up in despair.
obstructionsnounUS /əbˈstrʌkʃənz/
plural of “obstruction” — any structure that makes progress difficult
From this reading _Débris_ brought down from above was often packed tight against such obstructions; and then there was no way of proceeding save by dragging up the canoe out of the water and launching it again lower down.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Débris_ brought down from above was often packed tight against such obstructions; and then there was no way of proceeding save by dragging up the canoe out of the water and launching it again lower down.
many times at short intervals
From this reading _Débris_ brought down from above was often packed tight against such obstructions; and then there was no way of proceeding save by dragging up the canoe out of the water and launching it again lower down.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The river wound in and out through forest tracts hardly ever traversed.
packedadjectiveUS /pækt/
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading _Débris_ brought down from above was often packed tight against such obstructions; and then there was no way of proceeding save by dragging up the canoe out of the water and launching it again lower down.
proceedingnounUS /prəˈsiːdɪŋ/
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading _Débris_ brought down from above was often packed tight against such obstructions; and then there was no way of proceeding save by dragging up the canoe out of the water and launching it again lower down.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading As the forest was often very thick and tangled along the banks of the river, this was no light matter, and had Leofric not been gifted with a strong will and a very resolute purpose, he might well have given up in despair.
resoluteadjectiveUS /ˈrezəluːt/
firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
From this reading As the forest was often very thick and tangled along the banks of the river, this was no light matter, and had Leofric not been gifted with a strong will and a very resolute purpose, he might well have given up in despair.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Trees blown down in winter storms lay right athwart the stream.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading _A RIVER JOURNEY._ It was no light task that Leofric had set himself.
except for; apart from
From this reading _Débris_ brought down from above was often packed tight against such obstructions; and then there was no way of proceeding save by dragging up the canoe out of the water and launching it again lower down.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _A RIVER JOURNEY._ It was no light task that Leofric had set himself.
stormsnounUS /stɔːrmz/
plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
From this reading Trees blown down in winter storms lay right athwart the stream.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Trees blown down in winter storms lay right athwart the stream.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading As the forest was often very thick and tangled along the banks of the river, this was no light matter, and had Leofric not been gifted with a strong will and a very resolute purpose, he might well have given up in despair.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading _Débris_ brought down from above was often packed tight against such obstructions; and then there was no way of proceeding save by dragging up the canoe out of the water and launching it again lower down.
tangledadjectiveUS /ˈtæŋɡəld/
in a confused mass
From this reading As the forest was often very thick and tangled along the banks of the river, this was no light matter, and had Leofric not been gifted with a strong will and a very resolute purpose, he might well have given up in despair.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading _A RIVER JOURNEY._ It was no light task that Leofric had set himself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _A RIVER JOURNEY._ It was no light task that Leofric had set himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The river wound in and out through forest tracts hardly ever traversed.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading _Débris_ brought down from above was often packed tight against such obstructions; and then there was no way of proceeding save by dragging up the canoe out of the water and launching it again lower down.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _Débris_ brought down from above was often packed tight against such obstructions; and then there was no way of proceeding save by dragging up the canoe out of the water and launching it again lower down.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading As the forest was often very thick and tangled along the banks of the river, this was no light matter, and had Leofric not been gifted with a strong will and a very resolute purpose, he might well have given up in despair.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As the forest was often very thick and tangled along the banks of the river, this was no light matter, and had Leofric not been gifted with a strong will and a very resolute purpose, he might well have given up in despair.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The river wound in and out through forest tracts hardly ever traversed.
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading _Débris_ brought down from above was often packed tight against such obstructions; and then there was no way of proceeding save by dragging up the canoe out of the water and launching it again lower down.
tractsnounUS /trækts/
plural of “tract” — an extended area of land
From this reading The river wound in and out through forest tracts hardly ever traversed.
traversedverbUS /ˈtrævərst/
past form of “traverse” — travel across or pass over
From this reading The river wound in and out through forest tracts hardly ever traversed.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Trees blown down in winter storms lay right athwart the stream.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _Débris_ brought down from above was often packed tight against such obstructions; and then there was no way of proceeding save by dragging up the canoe out of the water and launching it again lower down.
precisely as stated
From this reading As the forest was often very thick and tangled along the banks of the river, this was no light matter, and had Leofric not been gifted with a strong will and a very resolute purpose, he might well have given up in despair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _A RIVER JOURNEY._ It was no light task that Leofric had set himself.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading _Débris_ brought down from above was often packed tight against such obstructions; and then there was no way of proceeding save by dragging up the canoe out of the water and launching it again lower down.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading _Débris_ brought down from above was often packed tight against such obstructions; and then there was no way of proceeding save by dragging up the canoe out of the water and launching it again lower down.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading As the forest was often very thick and tangled along the banks of the river, this was no light matter, and had Leofric not been gifted with a strong will and a very resolute purpose, he might well have given up in despair.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading As the forest was often very thick and tangled along the banks of the river, this was no light matter, and had Leofric not been gifted with a strong will and a very resolute purpose, he might well have given up in despair.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Trees blown down in winter storms lay right athwart the stream.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As the forest was often very thick and tangled along the banks of the river, this was no light matter, and had Leofric not been gifted with a strong will and a very resolute purpose, he might well have given up in despair.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading The river wound in and out through forest tracts hardly ever traversed.
