used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When they quitted the scene of their encounter, the explorers passed into a region of grand savannahs and endless forest parks, waving with luxuriant grasses.
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading Each day awakened fresh raptures of admiration.
alludedverbUS /əˈluːdɪd/
past form of “allude” — make a more or less disguised reference to
From this reading But the rudest stock-rider never alluded to the ease with which they now followed the well-fed herd, without a curse (in the nature of an epitaph) upon those who had robbed them of a comrade and a commander.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But the rudest stock-rider never alluded to the ease with which they now followed the well-fed herd, without a curse (in the nature of an epitaph) upon those who had robbed them of a comrade and a commander.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cattle were tracked down and regathered without difficulty.
awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/
aroused or activated
From this reading Each day awakened fresh raptures of admiration.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the virgin forest no slot but their own could possibly exist.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading The cattle were tracked down and regathered without difficulty.
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading But the rudest stock-rider never alluded to the ease with which they now followed the well-fed herd, without a curse (in the nature of an epitaph) upon those who had robbed them of a comrade and a commander.
comradenounUS /ˈkɑːmræd/
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading But the rudest stock-rider never alluded to the ease with which they now followed the well-fed herd, without a curse (in the nature of an epitaph) upon those who had robbed them of a comrade and a commander.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In the virgin forest no slot but their own could possibly exist.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading But the rudest stock-rider never alluded to the ease with which they now followed the well-fed herd, without a curse (in the nature of an epitaph) upon those who had robbed them of a comrade and a commander.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Each day awakened fresh raptures of admiration.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading The cattle were tracked down and regathered without difficulty.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The cattle were tracked down and regathered without difficulty.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each day awakened fresh raptures of admiration.
move gently or carefully
From this reading But the rudest stock-rider never alluded to the ease with which they now followed the well-fed herd, without a curse (in the nature of an epitaph) upon those who had robbed them of a comrade and a commander.
encounterverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/
come together
From this reading When they quitted the scene of their encounter, the explorers passed into a region of grand savannahs and endless forest parks, waving with luxuriant grasses.
endlessadjectiveUS /ˈendləs/
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading When they quitted the scene of their encounter, the explorers passed into a region of grand savannahs and endless forest parks, waving with luxuriant grasses.
epitaphnounUS /ˈepətæf/
an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
From this reading But the rudest stock-rider never alluded to the ease with which they now followed the well-fed herd, without a curse (in the nature of an epitaph) upon those who had robbed them of a comrade and a commander.
existverbUS /ɪɡˈzɪst/
have an existence, be extant
From this reading In the virgin forest no slot but their own could possibly exist.
explorersnounUS /ɪkˈsplɔːrərz/
plural of “explorer” — someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
From this reading When they quitted the scene of their encounter, the explorers passed into a region of grand savannahs and endless forest parks, waving with luxuriant grasses.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading But the rudest stock-rider never alluded to the ease with which they now followed the well-fed herd, without a curse (in the nature of an epitaph) upon those who had robbed them of a comrade and a commander.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading In the virgin forest no slot but their own could possibly exist.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Each day awakened fresh raptures of admiration.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading When they quitted the scene of their encounter, the explorers passed into a region of grand savannahs and endless forest parks, waving with luxuriant grasses.
grassesnounUS /ˈɡræsəz/
plural of “grass” — narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
From this reading When they quitted the scene of their encounter, the explorers passed into a region of grand savannahs and endless forest parks, waving with luxuriant grasses.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But the rudest stock-rider never alluded to the ease with which they now followed the well-fed herd, without a curse (in the nature of an epitaph) upon those who had robbed them of a comrade and a commander.
herdnounUS /hɜːrd/
a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading But the rudest stock-rider never alluded to the ease with which they now followed the well-fed herd, without a curse (in the nature of an epitaph) upon those who had robbed them of a comrade and a commander.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the virgin forest no slot but their own could possibly exist.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When they quitted the scene of their encounter, the explorers passed into a region of grand savannahs and endless forest parks, waving with luxuriant grasses.
luxuriantadjectiveUS /ləɡˈʒɜːriənt/
marked by complexity and richness of detail
From this reading When they quitted the scene of their encounter, the explorers passed into a region of grand savannahs and endless forest parks, waving with luxuriant grasses.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading But the rudest stock-rider never alluded to the ease with which they now followed the well-fed herd, without a curse (in the nature of an epitaph) upon those who had robbed them of a comrade and a commander.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But the rudest stock-rider never alluded to the ease with which they now followed the well-fed herd, without a curse (in the nature of an epitaph) upon those who had robbed them of a comrade and a commander.
not any; not one
From this reading In the virgin forest no slot but their own could possibly exist.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But the rudest stock-rider never alluded to the ease with which they now followed the well-fed herd, without a curse (in the nature of an epitaph) upon those who had robbed them of a comrade and a commander.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When they quitted the scene of their encounter, the explorers passed into a region of grand savannahs and endless forest parks, waving with luxuriant grasses.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading In the virgin forest no slot but their own could possibly exist.
parksnounUS /pɑːrks/
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
From this reading When they quitted the scene of their encounter, the explorers passed into a region of grand savannahs and endless forest parks, waving with luxuriant grasses.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading When they quitted the scene of their encounter, the explorers passed into a region of grand savannahs and endless forest parks, waving with luxuriant grasses.
by chance
From this reading In the virgin forest no slot but their own could possibly exist.
quitted
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From this reading When they quitted the scene of their encounter, the explorers passed into a region of grand savannahs and endless forest parks, waving with luxuriant grasses.
raptures
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From this reading Each day awakened fresh raptures of admiration.
regathered
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From this reading The cattle were tracked down and regathered without difficulty.
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading When they quitted the scene of their encounter, the explorers passed into a region of grand savannahs and endless forest parks, waving with luxuriant grasses.
robbedverbUS /rɑːbd/
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading But the rudest stock-rider never alluded to the ease with which they now followed the well-fed herd, without a curse (in the nature of an epitaph) upon those who had robbed them of a comrade and a commander.
rudestadjectiveUS /ˈruːdəst/
superlative of “rude” — socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading But the rudest stock-rider never alluded to the ease with which they now followed the well-fed herd, without a curse (in the nature of an epitaph) upon those who had robbed them of a comrade and a commander.
savannahs
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From this reading When they quitted the scene of their encounter, the explorers passed into a region of grand savannahs and endless forest parks, waving with luxuriant grasses.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading When they quitted the scene of their encounter, the explorers passed into a region of grand savannahs and endless forest parks, waving with luxuriant grasses.
slotnounUS /slɑːt/
a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable
From this reading In the virgin forest no slot but their own could possibly exist.
stock-rider
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From this reading But the rudest stock-rider never alluded to the ease with which they now followed the well-fed herd, without a curse (in the nature of an epitaph) upon those who had robbed them of a comrade and a commander.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cattle were tracked down and regathered without difficulty.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the virgin forest no slot but their own could possibly exist.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But the rudest stock-rider never alluded to the ease with which they now followed the well-fed herd, without a curse (in the nature of an epitaph) upon those who had robbed them of a comrade and a commander.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they quitted the scene of their encounter, the explorers passed into a region of grand savannahs and endless forest parks, waving with luxuriant grasses.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But the rudest stock-rider never alluded to the ease with which they now followed the well-fed herd, without a curse (in the nature of an epitaph) upon those who had robbed them of a comrade and a commander.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the rudest stock-rider never alluded to the ease with which they now followed the well-fed herd, without a curse (in the nature of an epitaph) upon those who had robbed them of a comrade and a commander.
trackedadjectiveUS /trækt/
having tracks
From this reading The cattle were tracked down and regathered without difficulty.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But the rudest stock-rider never alluded to the ease with which they now followed the well-fed herd, without a curse (in the nature of an epitaph) upon those who had robbed them of a comrade and a commander.
virginnounUS /ˈvɜːrdʒɪn/
a person who has never had sex
From this reading In the virgin forest no slot but their own could possibly exist.
wavingnounUS /ˈweɪvɪŋ/
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading When they quitted the scene of their encounter, the explorers passed into a region of grand savannahs and endless forest parks, waving with luxuriant grasses.
well-fedadjective
properly nourished
From this reading But the rudest stock-rider never alluded to the ease with which they now followed the well-fed herd, without a curse (in the nature of an epitaph) upon those who had robbed them of a comrade and a commander.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The cattle were tracked down and regathered without difficulty.
at the time that
From this reading When they quitted the scene of their encounter, the explorers passed into a region of grand savannahs and endless forest parks, waving with luxuriant grasses.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But the rudest stock-rider never alluded to the ease with which they now followed the well-fed herd, without a curse (in the nature of an epitaph) upon those who had robbed them of a comrade and a commander.
which person or people
From this reading But the rudest stock-rider never alluded to the ease with which they now followed the well-fed herd, without a curse (in the nature of an epitaph) upon those who had robbed them of a comrade and a commander.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When they quitted the scene of their encounter, the explorers passed into a region of grand savannahs and endless forest parks, waving with luxuriant grasses.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The cattle were tracked down and regathered without difficulty.
