adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The fall--for such it proved to be--was more beautiful than the other, for, though the volume of water was not so great, it fell at one leap, without a break, and at the same tremendous speed, a distance of more than a thousand feet.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Instead of coming from a river, as the first fall had, this poured at once from the rocky lip, about two miles across, of a lake that was eleven hundred feet above the surging mass in the vale below.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Instead of coming from a river, as the first fall had, this poured at once from the rocky lip, about two miles across, of a lake that was eleven hundred feet above the surging mass in the vale below.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Instead of coming from a river, as the first fall had, this poured at once from the rocky lip, about two miles across, of a lake that was eleven hundred feet above the surging mass in the vale below.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading With the first light they resumed their journey, and an hour after setting out they sighted, as Cortlandt had predicted, another cloud of vapour.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The canon rang with the echoes, while the spray flew in sheets against the smooth, glistening, sandstone walls.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With the first light they resumed their journey, and an hour after setting out they sighted, as Cortlandt had predicted, another cloud of vapour.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HILLS AND VALLEYS.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading With the first light they resumed their journey, and an hour after setting out they sighted, as Cortlandt had predicted, another cloud of vapour.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With the first light they resumed their journey, and an hour after setting out they sighted, as Cortlandt had predicted, another cloud of vapour.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The fall--for such it proved to be--was more beautiful than the other, for, though the volume of water was not so great, it fell at one leap, without a break, and at the same tremendous speed, a distance of more than a thousand feet.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The fall--for such it proved to be--was more beautiful than the other, for, though the volume of water was not so great, it fell at one leap, without a break, and at the same tremendous speed, a distance of more than a thousand feet.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The fall--for such it proved to be--was more beautiful than the other, for, though the volume of water was not so great, it fell at one leap, without a break, and at the same tremendous speed, a distance of more than a thousand feet.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Instead of coming from a river, as the first fall had, this poured at once from the rocky lip, about two miles across, of a lake that was eleven hundred feet above the surging mass in the vale below.
breakverbUS /breɪk/
terminate
From this reading The fall--for such it proved to be--was more beautiful than the other, for, though the volume of water was not so great, it fell at one leap, without a break, and at the same tremendous speed, a distance of more than a thousand feet.
canonnounUS /ˈkænən/
a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy
From this reading The canon rang with the echoes, while the spray flew in sheets against the smooth, glistening, sandstone walls.
cloudverbUS /klaʊd/
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading With the first light they resumed their journey, and an hour after setting out they sighted, as Cortlandt had predicted, another cloud of vapour.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Instead of coming from a river, as the first fall had, this poured at once from the rocky lip, about two miles across, of a lake that was eleven hundred feet above the surging mass in the vale below.
Cortlandt
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From this reading With the first light they resumed their journey, and an hour after setting out they sighted, as Cortlandt had predicted, another cloud of vapour.
distancenounUS /ˈdɪstəns/
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The fall--for such it proved to be--was more beautiful than the other, for, though the volume of water was not so great, it fell at one leap, without a break, and at the same tremendous speed, a distance of more than a thousand feet.
echoesnounUS /ˈekoʊz/
plural of “echo” — the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
From this reading The canon rang with the echoes, while the spray flew in sheets against the smooth, glistening, sandstone walls.
elevenadjectiveUS /ɪˈlevən/
being one more than ten
From this reading Instead of coming from a river, as the first fall had, this poured at once from the rocky lip, about two miles across, of a lake that was eleven hundred feet above the surging mass in the vale below.
fallverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading The fall--for such it proved to be--was more beautiful than the other, for, though the volume of water was not so great, it fell at one leap, without a break, and at the same tremendous speed, a distance of more than a thousand feet.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The fall--for such it proved to be--was more beautiful than the other, for, though the volume of water was not so great, it fell at one leap, without a break, and at the same tremendous speed, a distance of more than a thousand feet.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The fall--for such it proved to be--was more beautiful than the other, for, though the volume of water was not so great, it fell at one leap, without a break, and at the same tremendous speed, a distance of more than a thousand feet.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading With the first light they resumed their journey, and an hour after setting out they sighted, as Cortlandt had predicted, another cloud of vapour.
flewverbUS /fluː/
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading The canon rang with the echoes, while the spray flew in sheets against the smooth, glistening, sandstone walls.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The fall--for such it proved to be--was more beautiful than the other, for, though the volume of water was not so great, it fell at one leap, without a break, and at the same tremendous speed, a distance of more than a thousand feet.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Instead of coming from a river, as the first fall had, this poured at once from the rocky lip, about two miles across, of a lake that was eleven hundred feet above the surging mass in the vale below.
glisteningadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪsənɪŋ/
reflecting light
From this reading The canon rang with the echoes, while the spray flew in sheets against the smooth, glistening, sandstone walls.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The fall--for such it proved to be--was more beautiful than the other, for, though the volume of water was not so great, it fell at one leap, without a break, and at the same tremendous speed, a distance of more than a thousand feet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With the first light they resumed their journey, and an hour after setting out they sighted, as Cortlandt had predicted, another cloud of vapour.
HILLSnounUS /hɪlz/
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading HILLS AND VALLEYS.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading With the first light they resumed their journey, and an hour after setting out they sighted, as Cortlandt had predicted, another cloud of vapour.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading Instead of coming from a river, as the first fall had, this poured at once from the rocky lip, about two miles across, of a lake that was eleven hundred feet above the surging mass in the vale below.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The canon rang with the echoes, while the spray flew in sheets against the smooth, glistening, sandstone walls.
InsteadadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsted/
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Instead of coming from a river, as the first fall had, this poured at once from the rocky lip, about two miles across, of a lake that was eleven hundred feet above the surging mass in the vale below.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The fall--for such it proved to be--was more beautiful than the other, for, though the volume of water was not so great, it fell at one leap, without a break, and at the same tremendous speed, a distance of more than a thousand feet.
journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading With the first light they resumed their journey, and an hour after setting out they sighted, as Cortlandt had predicted, another cloud of vapour.
lakenounUS /leɪk/
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Instead of coming from a river, as the first fall had, this poured at once from the rocky lip, about two miles across, of a lake that was eleven hundred feet above the surging mass in the vale below.
leapnounUS /liːp/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading The fall--for such it proved to be--was more beautiful than the other, for, though the volume of water was not so great, it fell at one leap, without a break, and at the same tremendous speed, a distance of more than a thousand feet.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading With the first light they resumed their journey, and an hour after setting out they sighted, as Cortlandt had predicted, another cloud of vapour.
lipnounUS /lɪp/
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Instead of coming from a river, as the first fall had, this poured at once from the rocky lip, about two miles across, of a lake that was eleven hundred feet above the surging mass in the vale below.
massnounUS /mæs/
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Instead of coming from a river, as the first fall had, this poured at once from the rocky lip, about two miles across, of a lake that was eleven hundred feet above the surging mass in the vale below.
milesnounUS /maɪlz/
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Instead of coming from a river, as the first fall had, this poured at once from the rocky lip, about two miles across, of a lake that was eleven hundred feet above the surging mass in the vale below.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The fall--for such it proved to be--was more beautiful than the other, for, though the volume of water was not so great, it fell at one leap, without a break, and at the same tremendous speed, a distance of more than a thousand feet.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The fall--for such it proved to be--was more beautiful than the other, for, though the volume of water was not so great, it fell at one leap, without a break, and at the same tremendous speed, a distance of more than a thousand feet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the first light they resumed their journey, and an hour after setting out they sighted, as Cortlandt had predicted, another cloud of vapour.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Instead of coming from a river, as the first fall had, this poured at once from the rocky lip, about two miles across, of a lake that was eleven hundred feet above the surging mass in the vale below.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The fall--for such it proved to be--was more beautiful than the other, for, though the volume of water was not so great, it fell at one leap, without a break, and at the same tremendous speed, a distance of more than a thousand feet.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The fall--for such it proved to be--was more beautiful than the other, for, though the volume of water was not so great, it fell at one leap, without a break, and at the same tremendous speed, a distance of more than a thousand feet.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading With the first light they resumed their journey, and an hour after setting out they sighted, as Cortlandt had predicted, another cloud of vapour.
pouredverbUS /pɔːrd/
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading Instead of coming from a river, as the first fall had, this poured at once from the rocky lip, about two miles across, of a lake that was eleven hundred feet above the surging mass in the vale below.
predictedverbUS /prɪˈdɪktɪd/
past form of “predict” — make a prediction about; tell in advance
From this reading With the first light they resumed their journey, and an hour after setting out they sighted, as Cortlandt had predicted, another cloud of vapour.
provedadjectiveUS /pruːvd/
established beyond doubt
From this reading The fall--for such it proved to be--was more beautiful than the other, for, though the volume of water was not so great, it fell at one leap, without a break, and at the same tremendous speed, a distance of more than a thousand feet.
rangverbUS /ræŋ/
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading The canon rang with the echoes, while the spray flew in sheets against the smooth, glistening, sandstone walls.
resumedverbUS /rɪˈzuːmd/
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading With the first light they resumed their journey, and an hour after setting out they sighted, as Cortlandt had predicted, another cloud of vapour.
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Instead of coming from a river, as the first fall had, this poured at once from the rocky lip, about two miles across, of a lake that was eleven hundred feet above the surging mass in the vale below.
rockyadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːki/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading Instead of coming from a river, as the first fall had, this poured at once from the rocky lip, about two miles across, of a lake that was eleven hundred feet above the surging mass in the vale below.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading The fall--for such it proved to be--was more beautiful than the other, for, though the volume of water was not so great, it fell at one leap, without a break, and at the same tremendous speed, a distance of more than a thousand feet.
sandstonenounUS /ˈsændstoʊn/
a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)
From this reading The canon rang with the echoes, while the spray flew in sheets against the smooth, glistening, sandstone walls.
settingnounUS /ˈsetɪŋ/
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading With the first light they resumed their journey, and an hour after setting out they sighted, as Cortlandt had predicted, another cloud of vapour.
sheetsnounUS /ʃiːts/
plural of “sheet” — any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading The canon rang with the echoes, while the spray flew in sheets against the smooth, glistening, sandstone walls.
sightedadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪtɪd/
able to see
From this reading With the first light they resumed their journey, and an hour after setting out they sighted, as Cortlandt had predicted, another cloud of vapour.
smoothadjectiveUS /smuːð/
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading The canon rang with the echoes, while the spray flew in sheets against the smooth, glistening, sandstone walls.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The fall--for such it proved to be--was more beautiful than the other, for, though the volume of water was not so great, it fell at one leap, without a break, and at the same tremendous speed, a distance of more than a thousand feet.
speedverbUS /spiːd/
move hurridly
From this reading The fall--for such it proved to be--was more beautiful than the other, for, though the volume of water was not so great, it fell at one leap, without a break, and at the same tremendous speed, a distance of more than a thousand feet.
spraynounUS /spreɪ/
a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying
From this reading The canon rang with the echoes, while the spray flew in sheets against the smooth, glistening, sandstone walls.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The fall--for such it proved to be--was more beautiful than the other, for, though the volume of water was not so great, it fell at one leap, without a break, and at the same tremendous speed, a distance of more than a thousand feet.
surgingadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrdʒɪŋ/
characterized by great swelling waves or surges
From this reading Instead of coming from a river, as the first fall had, this poured at once from the rocky lip, about two miles across, of a lake that was eleven hundred feet above the surging mass in the vale below.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The fall--for such it proved to be--was more beautiful than the other, for, though the volume of water was not so great, it fell at one leap, without a break, and at the same tremendous speed, a distance of more than a thousand feet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Instead of coming from a river, as the first fall had, this poured at once from the rocky lip, about two miles across, of a lake that was eleven hundred feet above the surging mass in the vale below.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the first light they resumed their journey, and an hour after setting out they sighted, as Cortlandt had predicted, another cloud of vapour.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading With the first light they resumed their journey, and an hour after setting out they sighted, as Cortlandt had predicted, another cloud of vapour.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With the first light they resumed their journey, and an hour after setting out they sighted, as Cortlandt had predicted, another cloud of vapour.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Instead of coming from a river, as the first fall had, this poured at once from the rocky lip, about two miles across, of a lake that was eleven hundred feet above the surging mass in the vale below.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The fall--for such it proved to be--was more beautiful than the other, for, though the volume of water was not so great, it fell at one leap, without a break, and at the same tremendous speed, a distance of more than a thousand feet.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading The fall--for such it proved to be--was more beautiful than the other, for, though the volume of water was not so great, it fell at one leap, without a break, and at the same tremendous speed, a distance of more than a thousand feet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fall--for such it proved to be--was more beautiful than the other, for, though the volume of water was not so great, it fell at one leap, without a break, and at the same tremendous speed, a distance of more than a thousand feet.
tremendousadjectiveUS /trəˈmendəs/
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading The fall--for such it proved to be--was more beautiful than the other, for, though the volume of water was not so great, it fell at one leap, without a break, and at the same tremendous speed, a distance of more than a thousand feet.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Instead of coming from a river, as the first fall had, this poured at once from the rocky lip, about two miles across, of a lake that was eleven hundred feet above the surging mass in the vale below.
valenounUS /veɪl/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Instead of coming from a river, as the first fall had, this poured at once from the rocky lip, about two miles across, of a lake that was eleven hundred feet above the surging mass in the vale below.
VALLEYSnounUS /ˈvæliz/
plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading HILLS AND VALLEYS.
vapournoun
a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
From this reading With the first light they resumed their journey, and an hour after setting out they sighted, as Cortlandt had predicted, another cloud of vapour.
volumenounUS /ˈvɑːljuːm/
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading The fall--for such it proved to be--was more beautiful than the other, for, though the volume of water was not so great, it fell at one leap, without a break, and at the same tremendous speed, a distance of more than a thousand feet.
wallsnounUS /wɔːlz/
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The canon rang with the echoes, while the spray flew in sheets against the smooth, glistening, sandstone walls.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fall--for such it proved to be--was more beautiful than the other, for, though the volume of water was not so great, it fell at one leap, without a break, and at the same tremendous speed, a distance of more than a thousand feet.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
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 The fall--for such it proved to be--was more beautiful than the other, for, though the volume of water was not so great, it fell at one leap, without a break, and at the same tremendous speed, a distance of more than a thousand feet.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The canon rang with the echoes, while the spray flew in sheets against the smooth, glistening, sandstone walls.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the first light they resumed their journey, and an hour after setting out they sighted, as Cortlandt had predicted, another cloud of vapour.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The fall--for such it proved to be--was more beautiful than the other, for, though the volume of water was not so great, it fell at one leap, without a break, and at the same tremendous speed, a distance of more than a thousand feet.
