Chapter XX · Chapter 20

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From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

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

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

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

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading We had great trouble in getting through, as there were many palms and ferns, and we had no more strength to cut down our way.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Benedicto, who was a great connoisseur in such matters, said that high up inside the tree there must be honey.

plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

From this reading We came to a big tree, which was hollow inside up to a great height, and round which were millions of bees.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading We came to a big tree, which was hollow inside up to a great height, and round which were millions of bees.

in deplorable condition

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

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

From this reading We came to a big tree, which was hollow inside up to a great height, and round which were millions of bees.

small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

-ing form of “collapse” — break down, literally or metaphorically

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts

From this reading Benedicto, who was a great connoisseur in such matters, said that high up inside the tree there must be honey.

without variation or change, in every case

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

past form of “construct” — make by combining materials and parts

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading We had great trouble in getting through, as there were many palms and ferns, and we had no more strength to cut down our way.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading We had great trouble in getting through, as there were many palms and ferns, and we had no more strength to cut down our way.

deeply involved especially in something complicated

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

extreme fatigue

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

plural of “fern” — any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores

From this reading We had great trouble in getting through, as there were many palms and ferns, and we had no more strength to cut down our way.

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

plural of “founder” — inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading We had great trouble in getting through, as there were many palms and ferns, and we had no more strength to cut down our way.

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

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

From this reading We had great trouble in getting through, as there were many palms and ferns, and we had no more strength to cut down our way.

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

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

From this reading We came to a big tree, which was hollow inside up to a great height, and round which were millions of bees.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Benedicto, who was a great connoisseur in such matters, said that high up inside the tree there must be honey.

not solid; having a space or gap or cavity

From this reading We came to a big tree, which was hollow inside up to a great height, and round which were millions of bees.

a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

temporary military shelter

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

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

From this reading We had great trouble in getting through, as there were many palms and ferns, and we had no more strength to cut down our way.

relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space

From this reading We came to a big tree, which was hollow inside up to a great height, and round which were millions of bees.

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 We had great trouble in getting through, as there were many palms and ferns, and we had no more strength to cut down our way.

march in a procession

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern

From this reading Benedicto, who was a great connoisseur in such matters, said that high up inside the tree there must be honey.

plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros

From this reading We came to a big tree, which was hollow inside up to a great height, and round which were millions of bees.

wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading We had great trouble in getting through, as there were many palms and ferns, and we had no more strength to cut down our way.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Benedicto, who was a great connoisseur in such matters, said that high up inside the tree there must be honey.

not any; not one

From this reading We had great trouble in getting through, as there were many palms and ferns, and we had no more strength to cut down our way.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We had great trouble in getting through, as there were many palms and ferns, and we had no more strength to cut down our way.

plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers

From this reading We had great trouble in getting through, as there were many palms and ferns, and we had no more strength to cut down our way.

possessive form of “people” — (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

-ing form of “repair” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

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

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading We came to a big tree, which was hollow inside up to a great height, and round which were millions of bees.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Benedicto, who was a great connoisseur in such matters, said that high up inside the tree there must be honey.

the month following August and preceding October

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

being one more than fifteen

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung

From this reading The bees round that tree were unfortunately stinging bees.

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

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

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading We had great trouble in getting through, as there were many palms and ferns, and we had no more strength to cut down our way.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Benedicto, who was a great connoisseur in such matters, said that high up inside the tree there must be honey.

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Benedicto, who was a great connoisseur in such matters, said that high up inside the tree there must be honey.

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

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

in or at that place or location

From this reading We had great trouble in getting through, as there were many palms and ferns, and we had no more strength to cut down our way.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading We had great trouble in getting through, as there were many palms and ferns, and we had no more strength to cut down our way.

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

From this reading We had great trouble in getting through, as there were many palms and ferns, and we had no more strength to cut down our way.

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading We came to a big tree, which was hollow inside up to a great height, and round which were millions of bees.

a source of difficulty

From this reading We had great trouble in getting through, as there were many palms and ferns, and we had no more strength to cut down our way.

by bad luck

From this reading The bees round that tree were unfortunately stinging bees.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading We came to a big tree, which was hollow inside up to a great height, and round which were millions of bees.

precisely as stated

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

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

From this reading We came to a big tree, which was hollow inside up to a great height, and round which were millions of bees.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading We had great trouble in getting through, as there were many palms and ferns, and we had no more strength to cut down our way.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Benedicto and the Honey--Constantly collapsing from Exhaustion--A Strange Accident--Finding a River--People's Mistaken Ideas--Sixteen Days of Starvation--An Abandoned Hut--Repairing a Broken-down Canoe--Canoe founders--A Raft constructed of Glass ON September 11th we had another terrible march, the forest being very dense and much entangled along the stream.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading We had great trouble in getting through, as there were many palms and ferns, and we had no more strength to cut down our way.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading We came to a big tree, which was hollow inside up to a great height, and round which were millions of bees.

which person or people

From this reading Benedicto, who was a great connoisseur in such matters, said that high up inside the tree there must be honey.