used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE KITCHEN-MIDDENITES Great rollers were coming in upon what must be a rugged beach, for their clamour was appalling.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such roaring, thunderous sound of water I did not remember to have heard before, and I wondered where I was.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading It was dark where I lay upon what seemed a mass of weed in a hut-like place, having at the side a low door reminding one of the entrance to a burrow of some animal.
appallingnounUS /əˈpɔːlɪŋ/
an experience that appalls
From this reading THE KITCHEN-MIDDENITES Great rollers were coming in upon what must be a rugged beach, for their clamour was appalling.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was little to consider, though upon one side of the strange place lay what I knew to be a stone axe such as I had carried once, and there were other things which might be weapons, but the use of some of which I could not then understand.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was dark where I lay upon what seemed a mass of weed in a hut-like place, having at the side a low door reminding one of the entrance to a burrow of some animal.
axenounUS /æks/
an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
From this reading There was little to consider, though upon one side of the strange place lay what I knew to be a stone axe such as I had carried once, and there were other things which might be weapons, but the use of some of which I could not then understand.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE KITCHEN-MIDDENITES Great rollers were coming in upon what must be a rugged beach, for their clamour was appalling.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading THE KITCHEN-MIDDENITES Great rollers were coming in upon what must be a rugged beach, for their clamour was appalling.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Such roaring, thunderous sound of water I did not remember to have heard before, and I wondered where I was.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading It was nearing morning now, for it began slowly to grow lighter and I could distinguish my surroundings better.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading It was nearing morning now, for it began slowly to grow lighter and I could distinguish my surroundings better.
burrownounUS /ˈbɜːroʊ/
a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
From this reading It was dark where I lay upon what seemed a mass of weed in a hut-like place, having at the side a low door reminding one of the entrance to a burrow of some animal.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was little to consider, though upon one side of the strange place lay what I knew to be a stone axe such as I had carried once, and there were other things which might be weapons, but the use of some of which I could not then understand.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading There was little to consider, though upon one side of the strange place lay what I knew to be a stone axe such as I had carried once, and there were other things which might be weapons, but the use of some of which I could not then understand.
clamourverbUS /ˈklæmər/
utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
From this reading THE KITCHEN-MIDDENITES Great rollers were coming in upon what must be a rugged beach, for their clamour was appalling.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE KITCHEN-MIDDENITES Great rollers were coming in upon what must be a rugged beach, for their clamour was appalling.
deem to be
From this reading There was little to consider, though upon one side of the strange place lay what I knew to be a stone axe such as I had carried once, and there were other things which might be weapons, but the use of some of which I could not then understand.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was nearing morning now, for it began slowly to grow lighter and I could distinguish my surroundings better.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was dark where I lay upon what seemed a mass of weed in a hut-like place, having at the side a low door reminding one of the entrance to a burrow of some animal.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Such roaring, thunderous sound of water I did not remember to have heard before, and I wondered where I was.
distinguishverbUS /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
mark as different
From this reading It was nearing morning now, for it began slowly to grow lighter and I could distinguish my surroundings better.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading It was dark where I lay upon what seemed a mass of weed in a hut-like place, having at the side a low door reminding one of the entrance to a burrow of some animal.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading It was dark where I lay upon what seemed a mass of weed in a hut-like place, having at the side a low door reminding one of the entrance to a burrow of some animal.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE KITCHEN-MIDDENITES Great rollers were coming in upon what must be a rugged beach, for their clamour was appalling.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE KITCHEN-MIDDENITES Great rollers were coming in upon what must be a rugged beach, for their clamour was appalling.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading It was nearing morning now, for it began slowly to grow lighter and I could distinguish my surroundings better.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was little to consider, though upon one side of the strange place lay what I knew to be a stone axe such as I had carried once, and there were other things which might be weapons, but the use of some of which I could not then understand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Such roaring, thunderous sound of water I did not remember to have heard before, and I wondered where I was.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading It was dark where I lay upon what seemed a mass of weed in a hut-like place, having at the side a low door reminding one of the entrance to a burrow of some animal.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Such roaring, thunderous sound of water I did not remember to have heard before, and I wondered where I was.
hut-like
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From this reading It was dark where I lay upon what seemed a mass of weed in a hut-like place, having at the side a low door reminding one of the entrance to a burrow of some animal.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Such roaring, thunderous sound of water I did not remember to have heard before, and I wondered where I was.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE KITCHEN-MIDDENITES Great rollers were coming in upon what must be a rugged beach, for their clamour was appalling.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was dark where I lay upon what seemed a mass of weed in a hut-like place, having at the side a low door reminding one of the entrance to a burrow of some animal.
KITCHEN-MIDDENITES
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From this reading THE KITCHEN-MIDDENITES Great rollers were coming in upon what must be a rugged beach, for their clamour was appalling.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading There was little to consider, though upon one side of the strange place lay what I knew to be a stone axe such as I had carried once, and there were other things which might be weapons, but the use of some of which I could not then understand.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was dark where I lay upon what seemed a mass of weed in a hut-like place, having at the side a low door reminding one of the entrance to a burrow of some animal.
lighternounUS /ˈlaɪtər/
a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
From this reading It was nearing morning now, for it began slowly to grow lighter and I could distinguish my surroundings better.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was little to consider, though upon one side of the strange place lay what I knew to be a stone axe such as I had carried once, and there were other things which might be weapons, but the use of some of which I could not then understand.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It was dark where I lay upon what seemed a mass of weed in a hut-like place, having at the side a low door reminding one of the entrance to a burrow of some animal.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading It was dark where I lay upon what seemed a mass of weed in a hut-like place, having at the side a low door reminding one of the entrance to a burrow of some animal.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There was little to consider, though upon one side of the strange place lay what I knew to be a stone axe such as I had carried once, and there were other things which might be weapons, but the use of some of which I could not then understand.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was nearing morning now, for it began slowly to grow lighter and I could distinguish my surroundings better.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading THE KITCHEN-MIDDENITES Great rollers were coming in upon what must be a rugged beach, for their clamour was appalling.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was nearing morning now, for it began slowly to grow lighter and I could distinguish my surroundings better.
nearingverbUS /ˈnɪrɪŋ/
-ing form of “near” — move towards
From this reading It was nearing morning now, for it began slowly to grow lighter and I could distinguish my surroundings better.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Such roaring, thunderous sound of water I did not remember to have heard before, and I wondered where I was.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was nearing morning now, for it began slowly to grow lighter and I could distinguish my surroundings better.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such roaring, thunderous sound of water I did not remember to have heard before, and I wondered where I was.
on one occasion
From this reading There was little to consider, though upon one side of the strange place lay what I knew to be a stone axe such as I had carried once, and there were other things which might be weapons, but the use of some of which I could not then understand.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was dark where I lay upon what seemed a mass of weed in a hut-like place, having at the side a low door reminding one of the entrance to a burrow of some animal.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading There was little to consider, though upon one side of the strange place lay what I knew to be a stone axe such as I had carried once, and there were other things which might be weapons, but the use of some of which I could not then understand.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was dark where I lay upon what seemed a mass of weed in a hut-like place, having at the side a low door reminding one of the entrance to a burrow of some animal.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Such roaring, thunderous sound of water I did not remember to have heard before, and I wondered where I was.
remindingverbUS /riˈmaɪndɪŋ/
-ing form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading It was dark where I lay upon what seemed a mass of weed in a hut-like place, having at the side a low door reminding one of the entrance to a burrow of some animal.
roaringnounUS /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading Such roaring, thunderous sound of water I did not remember to have heard before, and I wondered where I was.
rollersnounUS /ˈroʊlərz/
plural of “roller” — a grounder that rolls along the infield
From this reading THE KITCHEN-MIDDENITES Great rollers were coming in upon what must be a rugged beach, for their clamour was appalling.
ruggedadjectiveUS /ˈrʌɡəd/
sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring
From this reading THE KITCHEN-MIDDENITES Great rollers were coming in upon what must be a rugged beach, for their clamour was appalling.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It was dark where I lay upon what seemed a mass of weed in a hut-like place, having at the side a low door reminding one of the entrance to a burrow of some animal.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading It was dark where I lay upon what seemed a mass of weed in a hut-like place, having at the side a low door reminding one of the entrance to a burrow of some animal.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading It was nearing morning now, for it began slowly to grow lighter and I could distinguish my surroundings better.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was dark where I lay upon what seemed a mass of weed in a hut-like place, having at the side a low door reminding one of the entrance to a burrow of some animal.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Such roaring, thunderous sound of water I did not remember to have heard before, and I wondered where I was.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading There was little to consider, though upon one side of the strange place lay what I knew to be a stone axe such as I had carried once, and there were other things which might be weapons, but the use of some of which I could not then understand.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading There was little to consider, though upon one side of the strange place lay what I knew to be a stone axe such as I had carried once, and there were other things which might be weapons, but the use of some of which I could not then understand.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such roaring, thunderous sound of water I did not remember to have heard before, and I wondered where I was.
surroundingsnounUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋz/
the environmental condition
From this reading It was nearing morning now, for it began slowly to grow lighter and I could distinguish my surroundings better.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KITCHEN-MIDDENITES Great rollers were coming in upon what must be a rugged beach, for their clamour was appalling.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE KITCHEN-MIDDENITES Great rollers were coming in upon what must be a rugged beach, for their clamour was appalling.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading There was little to consider, though upon one side of the strange place lay what I knew to be a stone axe such as I had carried once, and there were other things which might be weapons, but the use of some of which I could not then understand.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was little to consider, though upon one side of the strange place lay what I knew to be a stone axe such as I had carried once, and there were other things which might be weapons, but the use of some of which I could not then understand.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading There was little to consider, though upon one side of the strange place lay what I knew to be a stone axe such as I had carried once, and there were other things which might be weapons, but the use of some of which I could not then understand.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading There was little to consider, though upon one side of the strange place lay what I knew to be a stone axe such as I had carried once, and there were other things which might be weapons, but the use of some of which I could not then understand.
thunderousadjectiveUS /ˈθʌndərəs/
loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
From this reading Such roaring, thunderous sound of water I did not remember to have heard before, and I wondered where I was.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Such roaring, thunderous sound of water I did not remember to have heard before, and I wondered where I was.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading There was little to consider, though upon one side of the strange place lay what I knew to be a stone axe such as I had carried once, and there were other things which might be weapons, but the use of some of which I could not then understand.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE KITCHEN-MIDDENITES Great rollers were coming in upon what must be a rugged beach, for their clamour was appalling.
the act of using
From this reading There was little to consider, though upon one side of the strange place lay what I knew to be a stone axe such as I had carried once, and there were other things which might be weapons, but the use of some of which I could not then understand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE KITCHEN-MIDDENITES Great rollers were coming in upon what must be a rugged beach, for their clamour was appalling.
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 Such roaring, thunderous sound of water I did not remember to have heard before, and I wondered where I was.
weaponsnounUS /ˈwepənz/
plural of “weapon” — any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading There was little to consider, though upon one side of the strange place lay what I knew to be a stone axe such as I had carried once, and there were other things which might be weapons, but the use of some of which I could not then understand.
weednounUS /wiːd/
any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
From this reading It was dark where I lay upon what seemed a mass of weed in a hut-like place, having at the side a low door reminding one of the entrance to a burrow of some animal.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE KITCHEN-MIDDENITES Great rollers were coming in upon what must be a rugged beach, for their clamour was appalling.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE KITCHEN-MIDDENITES Great rollers were coming in upon what must be a rugged beach, for their clamour was appalling.
in or at the place that
From this reading Such roaring, thunderous sound of water I did not remember to have heard before, and I wondered where I was.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was little to consider, though upon one side of the strange place lay what I knew to be a stone axe such as I had carried once, and there were other things which might be weapons, but the use of some of which I could not then understand.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading Such roaring, thunderous sound of water I did not remember to have heard before, and I wondered where I was.
