used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Working together in a strong and frank companionship--the past temporarily forgotten and the future still put far away--half a day's labor advanced them a long distance on the road to safety.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading Even these few hours sufficed to prove that, unless some strange, untoward accident befell, they stood a more than equal chance of winning out.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading TERROR Noon found them far advanced in the preliminaries of their hard adventuring.
adventuring
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From this reading TERROR Noon found them far advanced in the preliminaries of their hard adventuring.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Working together in a strong and frank companionship--the past temporarily forgotten and the future still put far away--half a day's labor advanced them a long distance on the road to safety.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Working together in a strong and frank companionship--the past temporarily forgotten and the future still put far away--half a day's labor advanced them a long distance on the road to safety.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Realizing to begin with, that a home on the forty-eighth story of the tower was entirely impractical, since it would mean that most of their time would have to be used in laborious climbing, they quickly changed their dwelling.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading They chose a suite of offices on the fifth floor, looking directly out over and into the cool green beauty of Madison Forest.
befellverbUS /bɪˈfel/
inflected form of “befall” — become of; happen to
From this reading Even these few hours sufficed to prove that, unless some strange, untoward accident befell, they stood a more than equal chance of winning out.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Realizing to begin with, that a home on the forty-eighth story of the tower was entirely impractical, since it would mean that most of their time would have to be used in laborious climbing, they quickly changed their dwelling.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Even these few hours sufficed to prove that, unless some strange, untoward accident befell, they stood a more than equal chance of winning out.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Realizing to begin with, that a home on the forty-eighth story of the tower was entirely impractical, since it would mean that most of their time would have to be used in laborious climbing, they quickly changed their dwelling.
inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading They chose a suite of offices on the fifth floor, looking directly out over and into the cool green beauty of Madison Forest.
climbingnounUS /ˈklaɪmɪŋ/
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading Realizing to begin with, that a home on the forty-eighth story of the tower was entirely impractical, since it would mean that most of their time would have to be used in laborious climbing, they quickly changed their dwelling.
companionshipnounUS /kəmˈpænjənʃɪp/
the state of being with someone
From this reading Working together in a strong and frank companionship--the past temporarily forgotten and the future still put far away--half a day's labor advanced them a long distance on the road to safety.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading They chose a suite of offices on the fifth floor, looking directly out over and into the cool green beauty of Madison Forest.
day'snounUS /deɪz/
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Working together in a strong and frank companionship--the past temporarily forgotten and the future still put far away--half a day's labor advanced them a long distance on the road to safety.
without deviation
From this reading They chose a suite of offices on the fifth floor, looking directly out over and into the cool green beauty of Madison Forest.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Working together in a strong and frank companionship--the past temporarily forgotten and the future still put far away--half a day's labor advanced them a long distance on the road to safety.
dwellingnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋ/
housing that someone is living in
From this reading Realizing to begin with, that a home on the forty-eighth story of the tower was entirely impractical, since it would mean that most of their time would have to be used in laborious climbing, they quickly changed their dwelling.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Realizing to begin with, that a home on the forty-eighth story of the tower was entirely impractical, since it would mean that most of their time would have to be used in laborious climbing, they quickly changed their dwelling.
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading Even these few hours sufficed to prove that, unless some strange, untoward accident befell, they stood a more than equal chance of winning out.
divisible by two
From this reading Even these few hours sufficed to prove that, unless some strange, untoward accident befell, they stood a more than equal chance of winning out.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading TERROR Noon found them far advanced in the preliminaries of their hard adventuring.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Even these few hours sufficed to prove that, unless some strange, untoward accident befell, they stood a more than equal chance of winning out.
fifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading They chose a suite of offices on the fifth floor, looking directly out over and into the cool green beauty of Madison Forest.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading They chose a suite of offices on the fifth floor, looking directly out over and into the cool green beauty of Madison Forest.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading They chose a suite of offices on the fifth floor, looking directly out over and into the cool green beauty of Madison Forest.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Working together in a strong and frank companionship--the past temporarily forgotten and the future still put far away--half a day's labor advanced them a long distance on the road to safety.
forty-eighthadjective
the ordinal number of forty-eight in counting order
From this reading Realizing to begin with, that a home on the forty-eighth story of the tower was entirely impractical, since it would mean that most of their time would have to be used in laborious climbing, they quickly changed their dwelling.
set up or found
From this reading TERROR Noon found them far advanced in the preliminaries of their hard adventuring.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Working together in a strong and frank companionship--the past temporarily forgotten and the future still put far away--half a day's labor advanced them a long distance on the road to safety.
yet to be or coming
From this reading Working together in a strong and frank companionship--the past temporarily forgotten and the future still put far away--half a day's labor advanced them a long distance on the road to safety.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading They chose a suite of offices on the fifth floor, looking directly out over and into the cool green beauty of Madison Forest.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Working together in a strong and frank companionship--the past temporarily forgotten and the future still put far away--half a day's labor advanced them a long distance on the road to safety.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading TERROR Noon found them far advanced in the preliminaries of their hard adventuring.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Realizing to begin with, that a home on the forty-eighth story of the tower was entirely impractical, since it would mean that most of their time would have to be used in laborious climbing, they quickly changed their dwelling.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Realizing to begin with, that a home on the forty-eighth story of the tower was entirely impractical, since it would mean that most of their time would have to be used in laborious climbing, they quickly changed their dwelling.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Even these few hours sufficed to prove that, unless some strange, untoward accident befell, they stood a more than equal chance of winning out.
impracticaladjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpræktəkəl/
not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters
From this reading Realizing to begin with, that a home on the forty-eighth story of the tower was entirely impractical, since it would mean that most of their time would have to be used in laborious climbing, they quickly changed their dwelling.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TERROR Noon found them far advanced in the preliminaries of their hard adventuring.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They chose a suite of offices on the fifth floor, looking directly out over and into the cool green beauty of Madison Forest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Realizing to begin with, that a home on the forty-eighth story of the tower was entirely impractical, since it would mean that most of their time would have to be used in laborious climbing, they quickly changed their dwelling.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading Working together in a strong and frank companionship--the past temporarily forgotten and the future still put far away--half a day's labor advanced them a long distance on the road to safety.
laboriousadjectiveUS /ləˈbɔːriəs/
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
From this reading Realizing to begin with, that a home on the forty-eighth story of the tower was entirely impractical, since it would mean that most of their time would have to be used in laborious climbing, they quickly changed their dwelling.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Working together in a strong and frank companionship--the past temporarily forgotten and the future still put far away--half a day's labor advanced them a long distance on the road to safety.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading They chose a suite of offices on the fifth floor, looking directly out over and into the cool green beauty of Madison Forest.
MadisonnounUS /ˈmædəsən/
4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)
From this reading They chose a suite of offices on the fifth floor, looking directly out over and into the cool green beauty of Madison Forest.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Realizing to begin with, that a home on the forty-eighth story of the tower was entirely impractical, since it would mean that most of their time would have to be used in laborious climbing, they quickly changed their dwelling.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Even these few hours sufficed to prove that, unless some strange, untoward accident befell, they stood a more than equal chance of winning out.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Realizing to begin with, that a home on the forty-eighth story of the tower was entirely impractical, since it would mean that most of their time would have to be used in laborious climbing, they quickly changed their dwelling.
the middle of the day
From this reading TERROR Noon found them far advanced in the preliminaries of their hard adventuring.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TERROR Noon found them far advanced in the preliminaries of their hard adventuring.
officesnounUS /ˈɔːfəsəz/
plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading They chose a suite of offices on the fifth floor, looking directly out over and into the cool green beauty of Madison Forest.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Working together in a strong and frank companionship--the past temporarily forgotten and the future still put far away--half a day's labor advanced them a long distance on the road to safety.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Even these few hours sufficed to prove that, unless some strange, untoward accident befell, they stood a more than equal chance of winning out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They chose a suite of offices on the fifth floor, looking directly out over and into the cool green beauty of Madison Forest.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Working together in a strong and frank companionship--the past temporarily forgotten and the future still put far away--half a day's labor advanced them a long distance on the road to safety.
preliminariesnounUS /prɪˈlɪməneriz/
plural of “preliminary” — a minor match preceding the main event
From this reading TERROR Noon found them far advanced in the preliminaries of their hard adventuring.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading Even these few hours sufficed to prove that, unless some strange, untoward accident befell, they stood a more than equal chance of winning out.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Working together in a strong and frank companionship--the past temporarily forgotten and the future still put far away--half a day's labor advanced them a long distance on the road to safety.
with speed
From this reading Realizing to begin with, that a home on the forty-eighth story of the tower was entirely impractical, since it would mean that most of their time would have to be used in laborious climbing, they quickly changed their dwelling.
RealizingverbUS /ˈriːəlaɪzɪŋ/
-ing form of “realize” — be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading Realizing to begin with, that a home on the forty-eighth story of the tower was entirely impractical, since it would mean that most of their time would have to be used in laborious climbing, they quickly changed their dwelling.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Working together in a strong and frank companionship--the past temporarily forgotten and the future still put far away--half a day's labor advanced them a long distance on the road to safety.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading Working together in a strong and frank companionship--the past temporarily forgotten and the future still put far away--half a day's labor advanced them a long distance on the road to safety.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Realizing to begin with, that a home on the forty-eighth story of the tower was entirely impractical, since it would mean that most of their time would have to be used in laborious climbing, they quickly changed their dwelling.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Even these few hours sufficed to prove that, unless some strange, untoward accident befell, they stood a more than equal chance of winning out.
not in physical motion
From this reading Working together in a strong and frank companionship--the past temporarily forgotten and the future still put far away--half a day's labor advanced them a long distance on the road to safety.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Even these few hours sufficed to prove that, unless some strange, untoward accident befell, they stood a more than equal chance of winning out.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Realizing to begin with, that a home on the forty-eighth story of the tower was entirely impractical, since it would mean that most of their time would have to be used in laborious climbing, they quickly changed their dwelling.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Even these few hours sufficed to prove that, unless some strange, untoward accident befell, they stood a more than equal chance of winning out.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Working together in a strong and frank companionship--the past temporarily forgotten and the future still put far away--half a day's labor advanced them a long distance on the road to safety.
sufficedverbUS /səˈfaɪst/
past form of “suffice” — be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
From this reading Even these few hours sufficed to prove that, unless some strange, untoward accident befell, they stood a more than equal chance of winning out.
suitenounUS /swiːt/
a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
From this reading They chose a suite of offices on the fifth floor, looking directly out over and into the cool green beauty of Madison Forest.
temporarilyadverbUS /ˌtempərˈerəli/
for a limited time only; not permanently
From this reading Working together in a strong and frank companionship--the past temporarily forgotten and the future still put far away--half a day's labor advanced them a long distance on the road to safety.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading TERROR Noon found them far advanced in the preliminaries of their hard adventuring.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Even these few hours sufficed to prove that, unless some strange, untoward accident befell, they stood a more than equal chance of winning out.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even these few hours sufficed to prove that, unless some strange, untoward accident befell, they stood a more than equal chance of winning out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TERROR Noon found them far advanced in the preliminaries of their hard adventuring.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading TERROR Noon found them far advanced in the preliminaries of their hard adventuring.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading TERROR Noon found them far advanced in the preliminaries of their hard adventuring.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Even these few hours sufficed to prove that, unless some strange, untoward accident befell, they stood a more than equal chance of winning out.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even these few hours sufficed to prove that, unless some strange, untoward accident befell, they stood a more than equal chance of winning out.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Realizing to begin with, that a home on the forty-eighth story of the tower was entirely impractical, since it would mean that most of their time would have to be used in laborious climbing, they quickly changed their dwelling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Working together in a strong and frank companionship--the past temporarily forgotten and the future still put far away--half a day's labor advanced them a long distance on the road to safety.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Working together in a strong and frank companionship--the past temporarily forgotten and the future still put far away--half a day's labor advanced them a long distance on the road to safety.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading Realizing to begin with, that a home on the forty-eighth story of the tower was entirely impractical, since it would mean that most of their time would have to be used in laborious climbing, they quickly changed their dwelling.
except if; if not
From this reading Even these few hours sufficed to prove that, unless some strange, untoward accident befell, they stood a more than equal chance of winning out.
untowardadjectiveUS /əntuːˈɔːrd/
not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
From this reading Even these few hours sufficed to prove that, unless some strange, untoward accident befell, they stood a more than equal chance of winning out.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Realizing to begin with, that a home on the forty-eighth story of the tower was entirely impractical, since it would mean that most of their time would have to be used in laborious climbing, they quickly changed their dwelling.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Realizing to begin with, that a home on the forty-eighth story of the tower was entirely impractical, since it would mean that most of their time would have to be used in laborious climbing, they quickly changed their dwelling.
winningadjectiveUS /ˈwɪnɪŋ/
having won
From this reading Even these few hours sufficed to prove that, unless some strange, untoward accident befell, they stood a more than equal chance of winning out.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Realizing to begin with, that a home on the forty-eighth story of the tower was entirely impractical, since it would mean that most of their time would have to be used in laborious climbing, they quickly changed their dwelling.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Working together in a strong and frank companionship--the past temporarily forgotten and the future still put far away--half a day's labor advanced them a long distance on the road to safety.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Realizing to begin with, that a home on the forty-eighth story of the tower was entirely impractical, since it would mean that most of their time would have to be used in laborious climbing, they quickly changed their dwelling.
