used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a matter of minutes, they had freed him from the tomb of earth and rock.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even before the dust from the slide had cleared away, Mr. Livingston and the Scouts were frantically at work.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Rhodes’ left arm and his cap lay exposed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even before the dust from the slide had cleared away, Mr. Livingston and the Scouts were frantically at work.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Even before the dust from the slide had cleared away, Mr. Livingston and the Scouts were frantically at work.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading Badly battered and unconscious, the engineer nevertheless still breathed.
batteredadjectiveUS /ˈbætərd/
damaged by blows or hard usage
From this reading Badly battered and unconscious, the engineer nevertheless still breathed.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Even before the dust from the slide had cleared away, Mr. Livingston and the Scouts were frantically at work.
uttered without voice
From this reading Badly battered and unconscious, the engineer nevertheless still breathed.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading Rhodes’ left arm and his cap lay exposed.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading Even before the dust from the slide had cleared away, Mr. Livingston and the Scouts were frantically at work.
DescendingadjectiveUS /dɪˈsendɪŋ/
coming down or downward
From this reading Descending into the pit, they organized the miners and themselves seized shovels.
remove the dust from
From this reading Even before the dust from the slide had cleared away, Mr. Livingston and the Scouts were frantically at work.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading In a matter of minutes, they had freed him from the tomb of earth and rock.
engineernounUS /ˈendʒəˈnɪr/
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading Badly battered and unconscious, the engineer nevertheless still breathed.
divisible by two
From this reading Even before the dust from the slide had cleared away, Mr. Livingston and the Scouts were frantically at work.
exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspoʊzd/
with no protection or shield
From this reading Rhodes’ left arm and his cap lay exposed.
franticallyadverbUS /ˈfræntəkəli/
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading Even before the dust from the slide had cleared away, Mr. Livingston and the Scouts were frantically at work.
freedverbUS /friːd/
past form of “free” — grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading In a matter of minutes, they had freed him from the tomb of earth and rock.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Even before the dust from the slide had cleared away, Mr. Livingston and the Scouts were frantically at work.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even before the dust from the slide had cleared away, Mr. Livingston and the Scouts were frantically at work.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In a matter of minutes, they had freed him from the tomb of earth and rock.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rhodes’ left arm and his cap lay exposed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a matter of minutes, they had freed him from the tomb of earth and rock.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Descending into the pit, they organized the miners and themselves seized shovels.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Rhodes’ left arm and his cap lay exposed.
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 Rhodes’ left arm and his cap lay exposed.
LivingstonnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋstən/
American Revolutionary leader who served in the Continental Congress and as minister to France (1746-1813)
From this reading Even before the dust from the slide had cleared away, Mr. Livingston and the Scouts were frantically at work.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading In a matter of minutes, they had freed him from the tomb of earth and rock.
minersnounUS /ˈmaɪnərz/
plural of “miner” — laborer who works in a mine
From this reading Descending into the pit, they organized the miners and themselves seized shovels.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading In a matter of minutes, they had freed him from the tomb of earth and rock.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Even before the dust from the slide had cleared away, Mr. Livingston and the Scouts were frantically at work.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Badly battered and unconscious, the engineer nevertheless still breathed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a matter of minutes, they had freed him from the tomb of earth and rock.
organizedadjectiveUS /ˈɔːrɡənaɪzd/
formed into a structured or coherent whole, particularly on a large scale
From this reading Descending into the pit, they organized the miners and themselves seized shovels.
pitnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading Descending into the pit, they organized the miners and themselves seized shovels.
RhodesnounUS /roʊdz/
British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa
From this reading Rhodes’ left arm and his cap lay exposed.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading In a matter of minutes, they had freed him from the tomb of earth and rock.
ScoutsnounUS /skaʊts/
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading Even before the dust from the slide had cleared away, Mr. Livingston and the Scouts were frantically at work.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Descending into the pit, they organized the miners and themselves seized shovels.
shovelsnounUS /ˈʃʌvəlz/
plural of “shovel” — a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
From this reading Descending into the pit, they organized the miners and themselves seized shovels.
slidenounUS /slaɪd/
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
From this reading Even before the dust from the slide had cleared away, Mr. Livingston and the Scouts were frantically at work.
not in physical motion
From this reading Badly battered and unconscious, the engineer nevertheless still breathed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Even before the dust from the slide had cleared away, Mr. Livingston and the Scouts were frantically at work.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Descending into the pit, they organized the miners and themselves seized shovels.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Descending into the pit, they organized the miners and themselves seized shovels.
tombnounUS /tuːm/
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading In a matter of minutes, they had freed him from the tomb of earth and rock.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading Badly battered and unconscious, the engineer nevertheless still breathed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Even before the dust from the slide had cleared away, Mr. Livingston and the Scouts were frantically at work.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Even before the dust from the slide had cleared away, Mr. Livingston and the Scouts were frantically at work.
