anew
From this reading There must be nothing to break the fall, no risk of being alive, of being taken back there, of seeing him again.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading There must be nothing to break the fall, no risk of being alive, of being taken back there, of seeing him again.
ANCHORnounUS /ˈæŋkər/
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
From this reading TWO SHIPS AT ANCHOR _Kate's Narrative_ My horse was hungry, and wanted to get back to the ranch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TWO SHIPS AT ANCHOR _Kate's Narrative_ My horse was hungry, and wanted to get back to the ranch.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TWO SHIPS AT ANCHOR _Kate's Narrative_ My horse was hungry, and wanted to get back to the ranch.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading TWO SHIPS AT ANCHOR _Kate's Narrative_ My horse was hungry, and wanted to get back to the ranch.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I had left my husband lying drunk on the kitchen floor, and when he woke up it would be worse than that.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There must be nothing to break the fall, no risk of being alive, of being taken back there, of seeing him again.
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading For miles I had followed the edge of the bench lands, searching for the place, for the right place, some point where the rocks went sheer, twelve hundred feet into the river.
terminate
From this reading There must be nothing to break the fall, no risk of being alive, of being taken back there, of seeing him again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was hungry too, but dared not go.
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading I was hungry too, but dared not go.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading I had left my husband lying drunk on the kitchen floor, and when he woke up it would be worse than that.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading For miles I had followed the edge of the bench lands, searching for the place, for the right place, some point where the rocks went sheer, twelve hundred feet into the river.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading There must be nothing to break the fall, no risk of being alive, of being taken back there, of seeing him again.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading For miles I had followed the edge of the bench lands, searching for the place, for the right place, some point where the rocks went sheer, twelve hundred feet into the river.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading I had left my husband lying drunk on the kitchen floor, and when he woke up it would be worse than that.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading For miles I had followed the edge of the bench lands, searching for the place, for the right place, some point where the rocks went sheer, twelve hundred feet into the river.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For miles I had followed the edge of the bench lands, searching for the place, for the right place, some point where the rocks went sheer, twelve hundred feet into the river.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading TWO SHIPS AT ANCHOR _Kate's Narrative_ My horse was hungry, and wanted to get back to the ranch.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I was hungry too, but dared not go.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had left my husband lying drunk on the kitchen floor, and when he woke up it would be worse than that.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had left my husband lying drunk on the kitchen floor, and when he woke up it would be worse than that.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There must be nothing to break the fall, no risk of being alive, of being taken back there, of seeing him again.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading TWO SHIPS AT ANCHOR _Kate's Narrative_ My horse was hungry, and wanted to get back to the ranch.
ten 10s
From this reading For miles I had followed the edge of the bench lands, searching for the place, for the right place, some point where the rocks went sheer, twelve hundred feet into the river.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading TWO SHIPS AT ANCHOR _Kate's Narrative_ My horse was hungry, and wanted to get back to the ranch.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading I had left my husband lying drunk on the kitchen floor, and when he woke up it would be worse than that.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was hungry too, but dared not go.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For miles I had followed the edge of the bench lands, searching for the place, for the right place, some point where the rocks went sheer, twelve hundred feet into the river.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had left my husband lying drunk on the kitchen floor, and when he woke up it would be worse than that.
Kate's
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From this reading TWO SHIPS AT ANCHOR _Kate's Narrative_ My horse was hungry, and wanted to get back to the ranch.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading I had left my husband lying drunk on the kitchen floor, and when he woke up it would be worse than that.
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading For miles I had followed the edge of the bench lands, searching for the place, for the right place, some point where the rocks went sheer, twelve hundred feet into the river.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I had left my husband lying drunk on the kitchen floor, and when he woke up it would be worse than that.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading I had left my husband lying drunk on the kitchen floor, and when he woke up it would be worse than that.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading For miles I had followed the edge of the bench lands, searching for the place, for the right place, some point where the rocks went sheer, twelve hundred feet into the river.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There must be nothing to break the fall, no risk of being alive, of being taken back there, of seeing him again.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading TWO SHIPS AT ANCHOR _Kate's Narrative_ My horse was hungry, and wanted to get back to the ranch.
NarrativenounUS /ˈnærətɪv/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading TWO SHIPS AT ANCHOR _Kate's Narrative_ My horse was hungry, and wanted to get back to the ranch.
not any; not one
From this reading There must be nothing to break the fall, no risk of being alive, of being taken back there, of seeing him again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was hungry too, but dared not go.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There must be nothing to break the fall, no risk of being alive, of being taken back there, of seeing him again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For miles I had followed the edge of the bench lands, searching for the place, for the right place, some point where the rocks went sheer, twelve hundred feet into the river.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I had left my husband lying drunk on the kitchen floor, and when he woke up it would be worse than that.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading For miles I had followed the edge of the bench lands, searching for the place, for the right place, some point where the rocks went sheer, twelve hundred feet into the river.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading For miles I had followed the edge of the bench lands, searching for the place, for the right place, some point where the rocks went sheer, twelve hundred feet into the river.
ranchnounUS /ræntʃ/
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading TWO SHIPS AT ANCHOR _Kate's Narrative_ My horse was hungry, and wanted to get back to the ranch.
precisely, exactly
From this reading For miles I had followed the edge of the bench lands, searching for the place, for the right place, some point where the rocks went sheer, twelve hundred feet into the river.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading There must be nothing to break the fall, no risk of being alive, of being taken back there, of seeing him again.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading For miles I had followed the edge of the bench lands, searching for the place, for the right place, some point where the rocks went sheer, twelve hundred feet into the river.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading For miles I had followed the edge of the bench lands, searching for the place, for the right place, some point where the rocks went sheer, twelve hundred feet into the river.
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
From this reading For miles I had followed the edge of the bench lands, searching for the place, for the right place, some point where the rocks went sheer, twelve hundred feet into the river.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading There must be nothing to break the fall, no risk of being alive, of being taken back there, of seeing him again.
sheeradjectiveUS /ʃɪr/
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
From this reading For miles I had followed the edge of the bench lands, searching for the place, for the right place, some point where the rocks went sheer, twelve hundred feet into the river.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading TWO SHIPS AT ANCHOR _Kate's Narrative_ My horse was hungry, and wanted to get back to the ranch.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading For miles I had followed the edge of the bench lands, searching for the place, for the right place, some point where the rocks went sheer, twelve hundred feet into the river.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading There must be nothing to break the fall, no risk of being alive, of being taken back there, of seeing him again.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I had left my husband lying drunk on the kitchen floor, and when he woke up it would be worse than that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had left my husband lying drunk on the kitchen floor, and when he woke up it would be worse than that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWO SHIPS AT ANCHOR _Kate's Narrative_ My horse was hungry, and wanted to get back to the ranch.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There must be nothing to break the fall, no risk of being alive, of being taken back there, of seeing him again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TWO SHIPS AT ANCHOR _Kate's Narrative_ My horse was hungry, and wanted to get back to the ranch.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I was hungry too, but dared not go.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading For miles I had followed the edge of the bench lands, searching for the place, for the right place, some point where the rocks went sheer, twelve hundred feet into the river.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO SHIPS AT ANCHOR _Kate's Narrative_ My horse was hungry, and wanted to get back to the ranch.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I had left my husband lying drunk on the kitchen floor, and when he woke up it would be worse than that.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading TWO SHIPS AT ANCHOR _Kate's Narrative_ My horse was hungry, and wanted to get back to the ranch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TWO SHIPS AT ANCHOR _Kate's Narrative_ My horse was hungry, and wanted to get back to the ranch.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading For miles I had followed the edge of the bench lands, searching for the place, for the right place, some point where the rocks went sheer, twelve hundred feet into the river.
at the time that
From this reading I had left my husband lying drunk on the kitchen floor, and when he woke up it would be worse than that.
in or at the place that
From this reading For miles I had followed the edge of the bench lands, searching for the place, for the right place, some point where the rocks went sheer, twelve hundred feet into the river.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading I had left my husband lying drunk on the kitchen floor, and when he woke up it would be worse than that.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading I had left my husband lying drunk on the kitchen floor, and when he woke up it would be worse than that.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I had left my husband lying drunk on the kitchen floor, and when he woke up it would be worse than that.
