Chapter XV · Chapter 15

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From this reading Four thousand four hundred metres farther on, a hill-range 120 ft. high, with heavy forest upon it, encircled a sweeping curve on the left of us to the west and north-west.

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From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

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From this reading We had gone 2,500 m. from our camp when we came to a tributary stream on the left side coming from the south.

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From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading In the morning we had hundreds of pounds of fish spread upon the bank of the river, with many excellent specimens of the _motimchun_ fish--so called, I believe, because of its noisy and rebellious habits.

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From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading In the morning we had hundreds of pounds of fish spread upon the bank of the river, with many excellent specimens of the _motimchun_ fish--so called, I believe, because of its noisy and rebellious habits.

for the reason that

From this reading In the morning we had hundreds of pounds of fish spread upon the bank of the river, with many excellent specimens of the _motimchun_ fish--so called, I believe, because of its noisy and rebellious habits.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading In the morning we had hundreds of pounds of fish spread upon the bank of the river, with many excellent specimens of the _motimchun_ fish--so called, I believe, because of its noisy and rebellious habits.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading In the morning we had hundreds of pounds of fish spread upon the bank of the river, with many excellent specimens of the _motimchun_ fish--so called, I believe, because of its noisy and rebellious habits.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading We had gone 2,500 m. from our camp when we came to a tributary stream on the left side coming from the south.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading We had gone 2,500 m. from our camp when we came to a tributary stream on the left side coming from the south.

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading The sky was overladen with clouds, and the west showed radiations of light.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading We had gone 2,500 m. from our camp when we came to a tributary stream on the left side coming from the south.

the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

From this reading Four thousand four hundred metres farther on, a hill-range 120 ft. high, with heavy forest upon it, encircled a sweeping curve on the left of us to the west and north-west.

the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

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From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

confined on all sides

From this reading Four thousand four hundred metres farther on, a hill-range 120 ft. high, with heavy forest upon it, encircled a sweeping curve on the left of us to the west and north-west.

very good; of the highest quality

From this reading In the morning we had hundreds of pounds of fish spread upon the bank of the river, with many excellent specimens of the _motimchun_ fish--so called, I believe, because of its noisy and rebellious habits.

a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

more distant in especially space or time

From this reading Four thousand four hundred metres farther on, a hill-range 120 ft. high, with heavy forest upon it, encircled a sweeping curve on the left of us to the west and north-west.

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From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

the act of someone who fishes as a diversion

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Four thousand four hundred metres farther on, a hill-range 120 ft. high, with heavy forest upon it, encircled a sweeping curve on the left of us to the west and north-west.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading We had gone 2,500 m. from our camp when we came to a tributary stream on the left side coming from the south.

a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard

From this reading Four thousand four hundred metres farther on, a hill-range 120 ft. high, with heavy forest upon it, encircled a sweeping curve on the left of us to the west and north-west.

activities that are enjoyable or amusing

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

an entrance that can be closed by a gate

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

destroyed or killed

From this reading We had gone 2,500 m. from our camp when we came to a tributary stream on the left side coming from the south.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

plural of “habit” — an established custom

From this reading In the morning we had hundreds of pounds of fish spread upon the bank of the river, with many excellent specimens of the _motimchun_ fish--so called, I believe, because of its noisy and rebellious habits.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Four thousand four hundred metres farther on, a hill-range 120 ft. high, with heavy forest upon it, encircled a sweeping curve on the left of us to the west and north-west.

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From this reading Four thousand four hundred metres farther on, a hill-range 120 ft. high, with heavy forest upon it, encircled a sweeping curve on the left of us to the west and north-west.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

ten 10s

From this reading Four thousand four hundred metres farther on, a hill-range 120 ft. high, with heavy forest upon it, encircled a sweeping curve on the left of us to the west and north-west.

plural of “hundred” — ten 10s

From this reading In the morning we had hundreds of pounds of fish spread upon the bank of the river, with many excellent specimens of the _motimchun_ fish--so called, I believe, because of its noisy and rebellious habits.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading In the morning we had hundreds of pounds of fish spread upon the bank of the river, with many excellent specimens of the _motimchun_ fish--so called, I believe, because of its noisy and rebellious habits.

conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Four thousand four hundred metres farther on, a hill-range 120 ft. high, with heavy forest upon it, encircled a sweeping curve on the left of us to the west and north-west.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading In the morning we had hundreds of pounds of fish spread upon the bank of the river, with many excellent specimens of the _motimchun_ fish--so called, I believe, because of its noisy and rebellious habits.

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

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 We had gone 2,500 m. from our camp when we came to a tributary stream on the left side coming from the south.

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading The sky was overladen with clouds, and the west showed radiations of light.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading We had gone 2,500 m. from our camp when we came to a tributary stream on the left side coming from the south.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading In the morning we had hundreds of pounds of fish spread upon the bank of the river, with many excellent specimens of the _motimchun_ fish--so called, I believe, because of its noisy and rebellious habits.

plural of “metre” — the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading Four thousand four hundred metres farther on, a hill-range 120 ft. high, with heavy forest upon it, encircled a sweeping curve on the left of us to the west and north-west.

the smallest possible quantity

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading In the morning we had hundreds of pounds of fish spread upon the bank of the river, with many excellent specimens of the _motimchun_ fish--so called, I believe, because of its noisy and rebellious habits.

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From this reading In the morning we had hundreds of pounds of fish spread upon the bank of the river, with many excellent specimens of the _motimchun_ fish--so called, I believe, because of its noisy and rebellious habits.

offensive or even (of persons) malicious

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds

From this reading In the morning we had hundreds of pounds of fish spread upon the bank of the river, with many excellent specimens of the _motimchun_ fish--so called, I believe, because of its noisy and rebellious habits.

to, toward, or in the northwest

From this reading Four thousand four hundred metres farther on, a hill-range 120 ft. high, with heavy forest upon it, encircled a sweeping curve on the left of us to the west and north-west.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading We had gone 2,500 m. from our camp when we came to a tributary stream on the left side coming from the south.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We had gone 2,500 m. from our camp when we came to a tributary stream on the left side coming from the south.

loaded past capacity

From this reading The sky was overladen with clouds, and the west showed radiations of light.

existing in great number or quantity

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois

From this reading In the morning we had hundreds of pounds of fish spread upon the bank of the river, with many excellent specimens of the _motimchun_ fish--so called, I believe, because of its noisy and rebellious habits.

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From this reading The sky was overladen with clouds, and the west showed radiations of light.

done or occurring in a brief period of time

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

plural of “rapid” — a part of a river where the current is very fast

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

resisting control or authority

From this reading In the morning we had hundreds of pounds of fish spread upon the bank of the river, with many excellent specimens of the _motimchun_ fish--so called, I believe, because of its noisy and rebellious habits.

-ing form of “register” — record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading In the morning we had hundreds of pounds of fish spread upon the bank of the river, with many excellent specimens of the _motimchun_ fish--so called, I believe, because of its noisy and rebellious habits.

abounding in rocks or stones

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading The sky was overladen with clouds, and the west showed radiations of light.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading We had gone 2,500 m. from our camp when we came to a tributary stream on the left side coming from the south.

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading The sky was overladen with clouds, and the west showed radiations of light.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading In the morning we had hundreds of pounds of fish spread upon the bank of the river, with many excellent specimens of the _motimchun_ fish--so called, I believe, because of its noisy and rebellious habits.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading We had gone 2,500 m. from our camp when we came to a tributary stream on the left side coming from the south.

plural of “specimen” — an example regarded as typical of its class

From this reading In the morning we had hundreds of pounds of fish spread upon the bank of the river, with many excellent specimens of the _motimchun_ fish--so called, I believe, because of its noisy and rebellious habits.

predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading In the morning we had hundreds of pounds of fish spread upon the bank of the river, with many excellent specimens of the _motimchun_ fish--so called, I believe, because of its noisy and rebellious habits.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading We had gone 2,500 m. from our camp when we came to a tributary stream on the left side coming from the south.

taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination

From this reading Four thousand four hundred metres farther on, a hill-range 120 ft. high, with heavy forest upon it, encircled a sweeping curve on the left of us to the west and north-west.

the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

measuring instrument for measuring temperature

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading Four thousand four hundred metres farther on, a hill-range 120 ft. high, with heavy forest upon it, encircled a sweeping curve on the left of us to the west and north-west.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading We had gone 2,500 m. from our camp when we came to a tributary stream on the left side coming from the south.

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 Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

(of a stream) flowing into a larger stream

From this reading We had gone 2,500 m. from our camp when we came to a tributary stream on the left side coming from the south.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading In the morning we had hundreds of pounds of fish spread upon the bank of the river, with many excellent specimens of the _motimchun_ fish--so called, I believe, because of its noisy and rebellious habits.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Four thousand four hundred metres farther on, a hill-range 120 ft. high, with heavy forest upon it, encircled a sweeping curve on the left of us to the west and north-west.

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Ideal Islands--Immense _Figueira_ Trees--The "Spider Monkey"--Great Variety of Fish in the Arinos--The Rocky Gateway into Diabolical Waters--Shooting Dangerous Rapids--Cutting a Way through the Forest--A Nasty Rapid--Plentiful Fish THE night of July 16th was heavy, the thermometer registering a minimum temperature of 62 deg.F. We had great fun fishing during the early hours of the night.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading The sky was overladen with clouds, and the west showed radiations of light.

at the time that

From this reading We had gone 2,500 m. from our camp when we came to a tributary stream on the left side coming from the south.

in the company of; together with

From this reading In the morning we had hundreds of pounds of fish spread upon the bank of the river, with many excellent specimens of the _motimchun_ fish--so called, I believe, because of its noisy and rebellious habits.