used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading From such a distance he would surely have broken a limb and possibly his neck.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It had probably been tottering to its fall when Bomba climbed it, and his weight and his movements among the branches determined its fate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had probably been tottering to its fall when Bomba climbed it, and his weight and his movements among the branches determined its fate.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The tree had been undermined by the current, swelled by the recent rain.
Bomba
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From this reading IN THE SWIRL OF THE RAPIDS The warning to Bomba came too late.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading It had probably been tottering to its fall when Bomba climbed it, and his weight and his movements among the branches determined its fate.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading From such a distance he would surely have broken a limb and possibly his neck.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The tree had been undermined by the current, swelled by the recent rain.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading IN THE SWIRL OF THE RAPIDS The warning to Bomba came too late.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading It had probably been tottering to its fall when Bomba climbed it, and his weight and his movements among the branches determined its fate.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading The tree had been undermined by the current, swelled by the recent rain.
characterized by great determination
From this reading It had probably been tottering to its fall when Bomba climbed it, and his weight and his movements among the branches determined its fate.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading From such a distance he would surely have broken a limb and possibly his neck.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading It had probably been tottering to its fall when Bomba climbed it, and his weight and his movements among the branches determined its fate.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading It had probably been tottering to its fall when Bomba climbed it, and his weight and his movements among the branches determined its fate.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From such a distance he would surely have broken a limb and possibly his neck.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The tree had been undermined by the current, swelled by the recent rain.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading From such a distance he would surely have broken a limb and possibly his neck.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From such a distance he would surely have broken a limb and possibly his neck.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Bomba was too high to jump.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It had probably been tottering to its fall when Bomba climbed it, and his weight and his movements among the branches determined its fate.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE SWIRL OF THE RAPIDS The warning to Bomba came too late.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had probably been tottering to its fall when Bomba climbed it, and his weight and his movements among the branches determined its fate.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It had probably been tottering to its fall when Bomba climbed it, and his weight and his movements among the branches determined its fate.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Bomba was too high to jump.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading IN THE SWIRL OF THE RAPIDS The warning to Bomba came too late.
limbnounUS /lɪm/
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading From such a distance he would surely have broken a limb and possibly his neck.
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading It had probably been tottering to its fall when Bomba climbed it, and his weight and his movements among the branches determined its fate.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading From such a distance he would surely have broken a limb and possibly his neck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE SWIRL OF THE RAPIDS The warning to Bomba came too late.
by chance
From this reading From such a distance he would surely have broken a limb and possibly his neck.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading It had probably been tottering to its fall when Bomba climbed it, and his weight and his movements among the branches determined its fate.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The tree had been undermined by the current, swelled by the recent rain.
RAPIDSnounUS /ˈræpədz/
plural of “rapid” — a part of a river where the current is very fast
From this reading IN THE SWIRL OF THE RAPIDS The warning to Bomba came too late.
recentadjectiveUS /ˈriːsənt/
new
From this reading The tree had been undermined by the current, swelled by the recent rain.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading From such a distance he would surely have broken a limb and possibly his neck.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading From such a distance he would surely have broken a limb and possibly his neck.
swelledadjectiveUS /sweld/
feeling self-importance
From this reading The tree had been undermined by the current, swelled by the recent rain.
SWIRLverbUS /swɜːrl/
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading IN THE SWIRL OF THE RAPIDS The warning to Bomba came too late.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE SWIRL OF THE RAPIDS The warning to Bomba came too late.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE SWIRL OF THE RAPIDS The warning to Bomba came too late.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading IN THE SWIRL OF THE RAPIDS The warning to Bomba came too late.
totteringadjectiveUS /ˈtɑːtərɪŋ/
unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age
From this reading It had probably been tottering to its fall when Bomba climbed it, and his weight and his movements among the branches determined its fate.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The tree had been undermined by the current, swelled by the recent rain.
underminedverbUS /ˌʌndərˈmaɪnd/
past form of “undermine” — destroy property or hinder normal operations
From this reading The tree had been undermined by the current, swelled by the recent rain.
a message informing of danger
From this reading IN THE SWIRL OF THE RAPIDS The warning to Bomba came too late.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bomba was too high to jump.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading It had probably been tottering to its fall when Bomba climbed it, and his weight and his movements among the branches determined its fate.
at the time that
From this reading It had probably been tottering to its fall when Bomba climbed it, and his weight and his movements among the branches determined its fate.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading From such a distance he would surely have broken a limb and possibly his neck.
