used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BOB AT THE CLIFF Toward the middle of the afternoon, Bob and Frank Landes came to a picturesque mountain stream, flanked on one side by sloping hills and on the other by a jagged cliff fifty or sixty feet in height.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading BOB AT THE CLIFF Toward the middle of the afternoon, Bob and Frank Landes came to a picturesque mountain stream, flanked on one side by sloping hills and on the other by a jagged cliff fifty or sixty feet in height.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They crossed the bridge and walked along the base of the cliff for a distance of several hundred feet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOB AT THE CLIFF Toward the middle of the afternoon, Bob and Frank Landes came to a picturesque mountain stream, flanked on one side by sloping hills and on the other by a jagged cliff fifty or sixty feet in height.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BOB AT THE CLIFF Toward the middle of the afternoon, Bob and Frank Landes came to a picturesque mountain stream, flanked on one side by sloping hills and on the other by a jagged cliff fifty or sixty feet in height.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading They crossed the bridge and walked along the base of the cliff for a distance of several hundred feet.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading BOB AT THE CLIFF Toward the middle of the afternoon, Bob and Frank Landes came to a picturesque mountain stream, flanked on one side by sloping hills and on the other by a jagged cliff fifty or sixty feet in height.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading They crossed the bridge and walked along the base of the cliff for a distance of several hundred feet.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BOB AT THE CLIFF Toward the middle of the afternoon, Bob and Frank Landes came to a picturesque mountain stream, flanked on one side by sloping hills and on the other by a jagged cliff fifty or sixty feet in height.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading BOB AT THE CLIFF Toward the middle of the afternoon, Bob and Frank Landes came to a picturesque mountain stream, flanked on one side by sloping hills and on the other by a jagged cliff fifty or sixty feet in height.
cameranounUS /ˈkæmərə/
equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
From this reading “Now straighten out that tripod and I’ll put some plates in the camera,” went on the young man.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading BOB AT THE CLIFF Toward the middle of the afternoon, Bob and Frank Landes came to a picturesque mountain stream, flanked on one side by sloping hills and on the other by a jagged cliff fifty or sixty feet in height.
placed crosswise
From this reading They crossed the bridge and walked along the base of the cliff for a distance of several hundred feet.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading They crossed the bridge and walked along the base of the cliff for a distance of several hundred feet.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading BOB AT THE CLIFF Toward the middle of the afternoon, Bob and Frank Landes came to a picturesque mountain stream, flanked on one side by sloping hills and on the other by a jagged cliff fifty or sixty feet in height.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading BOB AT THE CLIFF Toward the middle of the afternoon, Bob and Frank Landes came to a picturesque mountain stream, flanked on one side by sloping hills and on the other by a jagged cliff fifty or sixty feet in height.
flankedverbUS /flæŋkt/
past form of “flank” — be located at the sides of something or somebody
From this reading BOB AT THE CLIFF Toward the middle of the afternoon, Bob and Frank Landes came to a picturesque mountain stream, flanked on one side by sloping hills and on the other by a jagged cliff fifty or sixty feet in height.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They crossed the bridge and walked along the base of the cliff for a distance of several hundred feet.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading BOB AT THE CLIFF Toward the middle of the afternoon, Bob and Frank Landes came to a picturesque mountain stream, flanked on one side by sloping hills and on the other by a jagged cliff fifty or sixty feet in height.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I want to get one or two views here,” said Frank Landes.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading BOB AT THE CLIFF Toward the middle of the afternoon, Bob and Frank Landes came to a picturesque mountain stream, flanked on one side by sloping hills and on the other by a jagged cliff fifty or sixty feet in height.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I want to get one or two views here,” said Frank Landes.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading BOB AT THE CLIFF Toward the middle of the afternoon, Bob and Frank Landes came to a picturesque mountain stream, flanked on one side by sloping hills and on the other by a jagged cliff fifty or sixty feet in height.
ten 10s
From this reading They crossed the bridge and walked along the base of the cliff for a distance of several hundred feet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I want to get one or two views here,” said Frank Landes.
I'll
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From this reading “Now straighten out that tripod and I’ll put some plates in the camera,” went on the young man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BOB AT THE CLIFF Toward the middle of the afternoon, Bob and Frank Landes came to a picturesque mountain stream, flanked on one side by sloping hills and on the other by a jagged cliff fifty or sixty feet in height.
jaggedadjectiveUS /ˈdʒæɡəd/
having a sharply uneven surface or outline
From this reading BOB AT THE CLIFF Toward the middle of the afternoon, Bob and Frank Landes came to a picturesque mountain stream, flanked on one side by sloping hills and on the other by a jagged cliff fifty or sixty feet in height.
LandesverbUS /lændz/
third-person singular of “land” — reach or come to rest
From this reading BOB AT THE CLIFF Toward the middle of the afternoon, Bob and Frank Landes came to a picturesque mountain stream, flanked on one side by sloping hills and on the other by a jagged cliff fifty or sixty feet in height.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let us get over the stream and under the cliff.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Now straighten out that tripod and I’ll put some plates in the camera,” went on the young man.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading BOB AT THE CLIFF Toward the middle of the afternoon, Bob and Frank Landes came to a picturesque mountain stream, flanked on one side by sloping hills and on the other by a jagged cliff fifty or sixty feet in height.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading BOB AT THE CLIFF Toward the middle of the afternoon, Bob and Frank Landes came to a picturesque mountain stream, flanked on one side by sloping hills and on the other by a jagged cliff fifty or sixty feet in height.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now straighten out that tripod and I’ll put some plates in the camera,” went on the young man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BOB AT THE CLIFF Toward the middle of the afternoon, Bob and Frank Landes came to a picturesque mountain stream, flanked on one side by sloping hills and on the other by a jagged cliff fifty or sixty feet in height.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BOB AT THE CLIFF Toward the middle of the afternoon, Bob and Frank Landes came to a picturesque mountain stream, flanked on one side by sloping hills and on the other by a jagged cliff fifty or sixty feet in height.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading BOB AT THE CLIFF Toward the middle of the afternoon, Bob and Frank Landes came to a picturesque mountain stream, flanked on one side by sloping hills and on the other by a jagged cliff fifty or sixty feet in height.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading BOB AT THE CLIFF Toward the middle of the afternoon, Bob and Frank Landes came to a picturesque mountain stream, flanked on one side by sloping hills and on the other by a jagged cliff fifty or sixty feet in height.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading BOB AT THE CLIFF Toward the middle of the afternoon, Bob and Frank Landes came to a picturesque mountain stream, flanked on one side by sloping hills and on the other by a jagged cliff fifty or sixty feet in height.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Now straighten out that tripod and I’ll put some plates in the camera,” went on the young man.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Let us get over the stream and under the cliff.”
picturesqueadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərəsk/
suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture
From this reading BOB AT THE CLIFF Toward the middle of the afternoon, Bob and Frank Landes came to a picturesque mountain stream, flanked on one side by sloping hills and on the other by a jagged cliff fifty or sixty feet in height.
platesnounUS /pleɪts/
plural of “plate” — (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading “Now straighten out that tripod and I’ll put some plates in the camera,” went on the young man.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Now straighten out that tripod and I’ll put some plates in the camera,” went on the young man.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I want to get one or two views here,” said Frank Landes.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading They crossed the bridge and walked along the base of the cliff for a distance of several hundred feet.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading BOB AT THE CLIFF Toward the middle of the afternoon, Bob and Frank Landes came to a picturesque mountain stream, flanked on one side by sloping hills and on the other by a jagged cliff fifty or sixty feet in height.
sixtyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪksti/
being ten more than fifty
From this reading BOB AT THE CLIFF Toward the middle of the afternoon, Bob and Frank Landes came to a picturesque mountain stream, flanked on one side by sloping hills and on the other by a jagged cliff fifty or sixty feet in height.
slopingadjectiveUS /ˈsloʊpɪŋ/
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading BOB AT THE CLIFF Toward the middle of the afternoon, Bob and Frank Landes came to a picturesque mountain stream, flanked on one side by sloping hills and on the other by a jagged cliff fifty or sixty feet in height.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Now straighten out that tripod and I’ll put some plates in the camera,” went on the young man.
straightenverbUS /ˈstreɪtən/
straighten up or out; make straight
From this reading “Now straighten out that tripod and I’ll put some plates in the camera,” went on the young man.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading BOB AT THE CLIFF Toward the middle of the afternoon, Bob and Frank Landes came to a picturesque mountain stream, flanked on one side by sloping hills and on the other by a jagged cliff fifty or sixty feet in height.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Now straighten out that tripod and I’ll put some plates in the camera,” went on the young man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BOB AT THE CLIFF Toward the middle of the afternoon, Bob and Frank Landes came to a picturesque mountain stream, flanked on one side by sloping hills and on the other by a jagged cliff fifty or sixty feet in height.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They crossed the bridge and walked along the base of the cliff for a distance of several hundred feet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BOB AT THE CLIFF Toward the middle of the afternoon, Bob and Frank Landes came to a picturesque mountain stream, flanked on one side by sloping hills and on the other by a jagged cliff fifty or sixty feet in height.
TowardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading BOB AT THE CLIFF Toward the middle of the afternoon, Bob and Frank Landes came to a picturesque mountain stream, flanked on one side by sloping hills and on the other by a jagged cliff fifty or sixty feet in height.
tripodnounUS /ˈtraɪpɑːd/
a three-legged rack used for support
From this reading “Now straighten out that tripod and I’ll put some plates in the camera,” went on the young man.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “I want to get one or two views here,” said Frank Landes.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Let us get over the stream and under the cliff.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let us get over the stream and under the cliff.”
plural of “view” — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading “I want to get one or two views here,” said Frank Landes.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading They crossed the bridge and walked along the base of the cliff for a distance of several hundred feet.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I want to get one or two views here,” said Frank Landes.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Now straighten out that tripod and I’ll put some plates in the camera,” went on the young man.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Now straighten out that tripod and I’ll put some plates in the camera,” went on the young man.
