used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MAD STAMPEDE Bomba was on his feet instantly, his mind working with precision and rapidity.
accordancenounUS /əˈkɔːrdəns/
concurrence of opinion
From this reading In accordance with his promise, Hondura had severed the boy’s bonds so that only a single strand was left.
advantagesnounUS /ædˈvæntɪdʒɪz/
plural of “advantage” — the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading He sensed in a moment the full meaning of the calamity and the advantages that he and the other captives might reap from it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MAD STAMPEDE Bomba was on his feet instantly, his mind working with precision and rapidity.
Bomba
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From this reading A MAD STAMPEDE Bomba was on his feet instantly, his mind working with precision and rapidity.
bondsnounUS /bɑːndz/
plural of “bond” — an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading In accordance with his promise, Hondura had severed the boy’s bonds so that only a single strand was left.
boy'snounUS /bɔɪz/
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading In accordance with his promise, Hondura had severed the boy’s bonds so that only a single strand was left.
brinknounUS /brɪŋk/
a region marking a boundary
From this reading The enormous bulk of water that had swelled the volume of the cataract from the rain had broken the rocks that formed its brink.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The enormous bulk of water that had swelled the volume of the cataract from the rain had broken the rocks that formed its brink.
bulknounUS /bʌlk/
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
From this reading The enormous bulk of water that had swelled the volume of the cataract from the rain had broken the rocks that formed its brink.
calamitynounUS /kəˈlæməti/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading He sensed in a moment the full meaning of the calamity and the advantages that he and the other captives might reap from it.
captivesnounUS /ˈkæptɪvz/
plural of “captive” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading He sensed in a moment the full meaning of the calamity and the advantages that he and the other captives might reap from it.
cataractnounUS /ˈkætərækt/
an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye
From this reading The enormous bulk of water that had swelled the volume of the cataract from the rain had broken the rocks that formed its brink.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading These had given way so that the course of the cataract had changed, and part of the water that had previously fallen into the gorge was now sweeping down on the doomed village.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading These had given way so that the course of the cataract had changed, and part of the water that had previously fallen into the gorge was now sweeping down on the doomed village.
doomedadjectiveUS /duːmd/
marked for certain death
From this reading These had given way so that the course of the cataract had changed, and part of the water that had previously fallen into the gorge was now sweeping down on the doomed village.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading These had given way so that the course of the cataract had changed, and part of the water that had previously fallen into the gorge was now sweeping down on the doomed village.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading The enormous bulk of water that had swelled the volume of the cataract from the rain had broken the rocks that formed its brink.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading These had given way so that the course of the cataract had changed, and part of the water that had previously fallen into the gorge was now sweeping down on the doomed village.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading A MAD STAMPEDE Bomba was on his feet instantly, his mind working with precision and rapidity.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading The enormous bulk of water that had swelled the volume of the cataract from the rain had broken the rocks that formed its brink.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He sensed in a moment the full meaning of the calamity and the advantages that he and the other captives might reap from it.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading He sensed in a moment the full meaning of the calamity and the advantages that he and the other captives might reap from it.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading These had given way so that the course of the cataract had changed, and part of the water that had previously fallen into the gorge was now sweeping down on the doomed village.
gorgeverbUS /ɡɔːrdʒ/
overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
From this reading These had given way so that the course of the cataract had changed, and part of the water that had previously fallen into the gorge was now sweeping down on the doomed village.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The enormous bulk of water that had swelled the volume of the cataract from the rain had broken the rocks that formed its brink.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sensed in a moment the full meaning of the calamity and the advantages that he and the other captives might reap from it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A MAD STAMPEDE Bomba was on his feet instantly, his mind working with precision and rapidity.
Hondura
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From this reading In accordance with his promise, Hondura had severed the boy’s bonds so that only a single strand was left.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He sensed in a moment the full meaning of the calamity and the advantages that he and the other captives might reap from it.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading A MAD STAMPEDE Bomba was on his feet instantly, his mind working with precision and rapidity.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading These had given way so that the course of the cataract had changed, and part of the water that had previously fallen into the gorge was now sweeping down on the doomed village.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He sensed in a moment the full meaning of the calamity and the advantages that he and the other captives might reap from it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The enormous bulk of water that had swelled the volume of the cataract from the rain had broken the rocks that formed its brink.
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 In accordance with his promise, Hondura had severed the boy’s bonds so that only a single strand was left.
roused to anger
From this reading A MAD STAMPEDE Bomba was on his feet instantly, his mind working with precision and rapidity.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading He sensed in a moment the full meaning of the calamity and the advantages that he and the other captives might reap from it.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He sensed in a moment the full meaning of the calamity and the advantages that he and the other captives might reap from it.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading A MAD STAMPEDE Bomba was on his feet instantly, his mind working with precision and rapidity.
a particular point in time
From this reading He sensed in a moment the full meaning of the calamity and the advantages that he and the other captives might reap from it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading These had given way so that the course of the cataract had changed, and part of the water that had previously fallen into the gorge was now sweeping down on the doomed village.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He sensed in a moment the full meaning of the calamity and the advantages that he and the other captives might reap from it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A MAD STAMPEDE Bomba was on his feet instantly, his mind working with precision and rapidity.
and nothing more
From this reading In accordance with his promise, Hondura had severed the boy’s bonds so that only a single strand was left.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He sensed in a moment the full meaning of the calamity and the advantages that he and the other captives might reap from it.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading These had given way so that the course of the cataract had changed, and part of the water that had previously fallen into the gorge was now sweeping down on the doomed village.
precisionnounUS /priˈsɪʒən/
the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance
From this reading A MAD STAMPEDE Bomba was on his feet instantly, his mind working with precision and rapidity.
previouslyadverbUS /ˈpriːviəsli/
at an earlier time or formerly
From this reading These had given way so that the course of the cataract had changed, and part of the water that had previously fallen into the gorge was now sweeping down on the doomed village.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading In accordance with his promise, Hondura had severed the boy’s bonds so that only a single strand was left.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The enormous bulk of water that had swelled the volume of the cataract from the rain had broken the rocks that formed its brink.
rapiditynounUS /rəˈpɪdəti/
a rate that is rapid
From this reading A MAD STAMPEDE Bomba was on his feet instantly, his mind working with precision and rapidity.
reapverbUS /riːp/
gather, as of natural products
From this reading He sensed in a moment the full meaning of the calamity and the advantages that he and the other captives might reap from it.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The enormous bulk of water that had swelled the volume of the cataract from the rain had broken the rocks that formed its brink.
sensedadjectiveUS /senst/
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading He sensed in a moment the full meaning of the calamity and the advantages that he and the other captives might reap from it.
severedadjectiveUS /ˈsevərd/
detached by cutting
From this reading In accordance with his promise, Hondura had severed the boy’s bonds so that only a single strand was left.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading In accordance with his promise, Hondura had severed the boy’s bonds so that only a single strand was left.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading These had given way so that the course of the cataract had changed, and part of the water that had previously fallen into the gorge was now sweeping down on the doomed village.
STAMPEDEverbUS /stæmˈpiːd/
cause to run in panic
From this reading A MAD STAMPEDE Bomba was on his feet instantly, his mind working with precision and rapidity.
strandnounUS /strænd/
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading In accordance with his promise, Hondura had severed the boy’s bonds so that only a single strand was left.
sweepingadjectiveUS /ˈswiːpɪŋ/
taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
From this reading These had given way so that the course of the cataract had changed, and part of the water that had previously fallen into the gorge was now sweeping down on the doomed village.
swelledadjectiveUS /sweld/
feeling self-importance
From this reading The enormous bulk of water that had swelled the volume of the cataract from the rain had broken the rocks that formed its brink.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He sensed in a moment the full meaning of the calamity and the advantages that he and the other captives might reap from it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He sensed in a moment the full meaning of the calamity and the advantages that he and the other captives might reap from it.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These had given way so that the course of the cataract had changed, and part of the water that had previously fallen into the gorge was now sweeping down on the doomed village.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading These had given way so that the course of the cataract had changed, and part of the water that had previously fallen into the gorge was now sweeping down on the doomed village.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading The enormous bulk of water that had swelled the volume of the cataract from the rain had broken the rocks that formed its brink.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A MAD STAMPEDE Bomba was on his feet instantly, his mind working with precision and rapidity.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The enormous bulk of water that had swelled the volume of the cataract from the rain had broken the rocks that formed its brink.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading These had given way so that the course of the cataract had changed, and part of the water that had previously fallen into the gorge was now sweeping down on the doomed village.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A MAD STAMPEDE Bomba was on his feet instantly, his mind working with precision and rapidity.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading A MAD STAMPEDE Bomba was on his feet instantly, his mind working with precision and rapidity.
