Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

anew

From this reading As soon as there was a lull in the storm they again _Coo-eed_, but received no answer from Jacky.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

react verbally

From this reading As soon as there was a lull in the storm they again _Coo-eed_, but received no answer from Jacky.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As soon as there was a lull in the storm they again _Coo-eed_, but received no answer from Jacky.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam

From this reading The rushing, foaming waters guided them on their way, though every now and then they had to make a detour round the heads of some gullies, which were bank high with backwater from the swollen creek.

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Grainger, who had the most implicit faith in the judgment of his blackboy, now began to fear that the horses, instead of making for the scrub, had gone towards the mountains, where it would perhaps be most difficult to get them.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading However, there was nothing to be done but to first examine the scrub, and then to see what had become of Jacky.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Grainger, who had the most implicit faith in the judgment of his blackboy, now began to fear that the horses, instead of making for the scrub, had gone towards the mountains, where it would perhaps be most difficult to get them.

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From this reading Grainger, who had the most implicit faith in the judgment of his blackboy, now began to fear that the horses, instead of making for the scrub, had gone towards the mountains, where it would perhaps be most difficult to get them.

the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading As soon as there was a lull in the storm they again _Coo-eed_, but received no answer from Jacky.

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From this reading As soon as there was a lull in the storm they again _Coo-eed_, but received no answer from Jacky.

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)

From this reading The rushing, foaming waters guided them on their way, though every now and then they had to make a detour round the heads of some gullies, which were bank high with backwater from the swollen creek.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading Grainger, who had the most implicit faith in the judgment of his blackboy, now began to fear that the horses, instead of making for the scrub, had gone towards the mountains, where it would perhaps be most difficult to get them.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading However, there was nothing to be done but to first examine the scrub, and then to see what had become of Jacky.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The rushing, foaming waters guided them on their way, though every now and then they had to make a detour round the heads of some gullies, which were bank high with backwater from the swollen creek.

consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

From this reading However, there was nothing to be done but to first examine the scrub, and then to see what had become of Jacky.

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading Grainger, who had the most implicit faith in the judgment of his blackboy, now began to fear that the horses, instead of making for the scrub, had gone towards the mountains, where it would perhaps be most difficult to get them.

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading Grainger, who had the most implicit faith in the judgment of his blackboy, now began to fear that the horses, instead of making for the scrub, had gone towards the mountains, where it would perhaps be most difficult to get them.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading However, there was nothing to be done but to first examine the scrub, and then to see what had become of Jacky.

emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation

From this reading The rushing, foaming waters guided them on their way, though every now and then they had to make a detour round the heads of some gullies, which were bank high with backwater from the swollen creek.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Grainger, who had the most implicit faith in the judgment of his blackboy, now began to fear that the horses, instead of making for the scrub, had gone towards the mountains, where it would perhaps be most difficult to get them.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The rushing, foaming waters guided them on their way, though every now and then they had to make a detour round the heads of some gullies, which were bank high with backwater from the swollen creek.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Grainger, who had the most implicit faith in the judgment of his blackboy, now began to fear that the horses, instead of making for the scrub, had gone towards the mountains, where it would perhaps be most difficult to get them.

destroyed or killed

From this reading Grainger, who had the most implicit faith in the judgment of his blackboy, now began to fear that the horses, instead of making for the scrub, had gone towards the mountains, where it would perhaps be most difficult to get them.

United States composer (born in Australia) who lived in London and collected English folk songs (1882-1961)

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

subject to guidance or control especially after launching

From this reading The rushing, foaming waters guided them on their way, though every now and then they had to make a detour round the heads of some gullies, which were bank high with backwater from the swollen creek.

plural of “gully” — deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)

From this reading The rushing, foaming waters guided them on their way, though every now and then they had to make a detour round the heads of some gullies, which were bank high with backwater from the swollen creek.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading The rushing, foaming waters guided them on their way, though every now and then they had to make a detour round the heads of some gullies, which were bank high with backwater from the swollen creek.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading The rushing, foaming waters guided them on their way, though every now and then they had to make a detour round the heads of some gullies, which were bank high with backwater from the swollen creek.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Grainger, who had the most implicit faith in the judgment of his blackboy, now began to fear that the horses, instead of making for the scrub, had gone towards the mountains, where it would perhaps be most difficult to get them.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading However, there was nothing to be done but to first examine the scrub, and then to see what had become of Jacky.

past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something

From this reading Grainger, who had the most implicit faith in the judgment of his blackboy, now began to fear that the horses, instead of making for the scrub, had gone towards the mountains, where it would perhaps be most difficult to get them.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading Grainger, who had the most implicit faith in the judgment of his blackboy, now began to fear that the horses, instead of making for the scrub, had gone towards the mountains, where it would perhaps be most difficult to get them.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Grainger, who had the most implicit faith in the judgment of his blackboy, now began to fear that the horses, instead of making for the scrub, had gone towards the mountains, where it would perhaps be most difficult to get them.

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From this reading As soon as there was a lull in the storm they again _Coo-eed_, but received no answer from Jacky.

an opinion formed by judging something

From this reading Grainger, who had the most implicit faith in the judgment of his blackboy, now began to fear that the horses, instead of making for the scrub, had gone towards the mountains, where it would perhaps be most difficult to get them.

calm by deception

From this reading As soon as there was a lull in the storm they again _Coo-eed_, but received no answer from Jacky.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

engage in

From this reading The rushing, foaming waters guided them on their way, though every now and then they had to make a detour round the heads of some gullies, which were bank high with backwater from the swollen creek.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading Grainger, who had the most implicit faith in the judgment of his blackboy, now began to fear that the horses, instead of making for the scrub, had gone towards the mountains, where it would perhaps be most difficult to get them.

a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Grainger, who had the most implicit faith in the judgment of his blackboy, now began to fear that the horses, instead of making for the scrub, had gone towards the mountains, where it would perhaps be most difficult to get them.

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading Grainger, who had the most implicit faith in the judgment of his blackboy, now began to fear that the horses, instead of making for the scrub, had gone towards the mountains, where it would perhaps be most difficult to get them.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

not any; not one

From this reading As soon as there was a lull in the storm they again _Coo-eed_, but received no answer from Jacky.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading However, there was nothing to be done but to first examine the scrub, and then to see what had become of Jacky.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading The rushing, foaming waters guided them on their way, though every now and then they had to make a detour round the heads of some gullies, which were bank high with backwater from the swollen creek.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The rushing, foaming waters guided them on their way, though every now and then they had to make a detour round the heads of some gullies, which were bank high with backwater from the swollen creek.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

by chance

From this reading Grainger, who had the most implicit faith in the judgment of his blackboy, now began to fear that the horses, instead of making for the scrub, had gone towards the mountains, where it would perhaps be most difficult to get them.

flowing profusely

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading As soon as there was a lull in the storm they again _Coo-eed_, but received no answer from Jacky.

a safe place

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

precisely, exactly

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading The rushing, foaming waters guided them on their way, though every now and then they had to make a detour round the heads of some gullies, which were bank high with backwater from the swollen creek.

(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line

From this reading The rushing, foaming waters guided them on their way, though every now and then they had to make a detour round the heads of some gullies, which were bank high with backwater from the swollen creek.

close-grained fragrant yellowish heartwood of the true sandalwood; has insect repelling properties and is used for carving and cabinetwork

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

clean with hard rubbing

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading However, there was nothing to be done but to first examine the scrub, and then to see what had become of Jacky.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading The rushing, foaming waters guided them on their way, though every now and then they had to make a detour round the heads of some gullies, which were bank high with backwater from the swollen creek.

in the near future

From this reading As soon as there was a lull in the storm they again _Coo-eed_, but received no answer from Jacky.

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading As soon as there was a lull in the storm they again _Coo-eed_, but received no answer from Jacky.

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

From this reading The rushing, foaming waters guided them on their way, though every now and then they had to make a detour round the heads of some gullies, which were bank high with backwater from the swollen creek.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Grainger, who had the most implicit faith in the judgment of his blackboy, now began to fear that the horses, instead of making for the scrub, had gone towards the mountains, where it would perhaps be most difficult to get them.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The rushing, foaming waters guided them on their way, though every now and then they had to make a detour round the heads of some gullies, which were bank high with backwater from the swollen creek.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading The rushing, foaming waters guided them on their way, though every now and then they had to make a detour round the heads of some gullies, which were bank high with backwater from the swollen creek.

in or at that place or location

From this reading As soon as there was a lull in the storm they again _Coo-eed_, but received no answer from Jacky.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading The rushing, foaming waters guided them on their way, though every now and then they had to make a detour round the heads of some gullies, which were bank high with backwater from the swollen creek.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

in the direction of

From this reading Grainger, who had the most implicit faith in the judgment of his blackboy, now began to fear that the horses, instead of making for the scrub, had gone towards the mountains, where it would perhaps be most difficult to get them.

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading The rushing, foaming waters guided them on their way, though every now and then they had to make a detour round the heads of some gullies, which were bank high with backwater from the swollen creek.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The rushing, foaming waters guided them on their way, though every now and then they had to make a detour round the heads of some gullies, which were bank high with backwater from the swollen creek.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading However, there was nothing to be done but to first examine the scrub, and then to see what had become of Jacky.

in or at the place that

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Through the blackness of the night and the pouring rain Grainger and Scott made their way down the right bank of the creek to where, a mile or a mile and a half away, was a thick scrub of sandalwood trees, in which they imagined the terrified horses had taken refuge.

which person or people

From this reading Grainger, who had the most implicit faith in the judgment of his blackboy, now began to fear that the horses, instead of making for the scrub, had gone towards the mountains, where it would perhaps be most difficult to get them.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The rushing, foaming waters guided them on their way, though every now and then they had to make a detour round the heads of some gullies, which were bank high with backwater from the swollen creek.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Grainger, who had the most implicit faith in the judgment of his blackboy, now began to fear that the horses, instead of making for the scrub, had gone towards the mountains, where it would perhaps be most difficult to get them.