anew
From this reading Hours seemed to have passed before they heard again from the mounted policemen.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Swinging their arms against their bodies, and walking up and down along the river bank, from time to time the boys shouted out words of encouragement.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Swinging their arms against their bodies, and walking up and down along the river bank, from time to time the boys shouted out words of encouragement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Swinging their arms against their bodies, and walking up and down along the river bank, from time to time the boys shouted out words of encouragement.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading Faintly at first, then louder as it approached, they heard the scraping of the raft.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Swinging their arms against their bodies, and walking up and down along the river bank, from time to time the boys shouted out words of encouragement.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Faintly at first, then louder as it approached, they heard the scraping of the raft.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Faintly at first, then louder as it approached, they heard the scraping of the raft.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Swinging their arms against their bodies, and walking up and down along the river bank, from time to time the boys shouted out words of encouragement.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Hours seemed to have passed before they heard again from the mounted policemen.
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Swinging their arms against their bodies, and walking up and down along the river bank, from time to time the boys shouted out words of encouragement.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Swinging their arms against their bodies, and walking up and down along the river bank, from time to time the boys shouted out words of encouragement.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Swinging their arms against their bodies, and walking up and down along the river bank, from time to time the boys shouted out words of encouragement.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading Time dragged monotonously.
eerilyadverbUS /ˈɪrəli/
in an unnatural eery manner
From this reading Human voices sounded eerily out of the gloom.
encouragementnounUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒmənt/
the expression of approval and support
From this reading Swinging their arms against their bodies, and walking up and down along the river bank, from time to time the boys shouted out words of encouragement.
FaintlyadverbUS /ˈfeɪntli/
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading Faintly at first, then louder as it approached, they heard the scraping of the raft.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Faintly at first, then louder as it approached, they heard the scraping of the raft.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Swinging their arms against their bodies, and walking up and down along the river bank, from time to time the boys shouted out words of encouragement.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading Human voices sounded eerily out of the gloom.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Hours seemed to have passed before they heard again from the mounted policemen.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Hours seemed to have passed before they heard again from the mounted policemen.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Hours seemed to have passed before they heard again from the mounted policemen.
HumanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Human voices sounded eerily out of the gloom.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Faintly at first, then louder as it approached, they heard the scraping of the raft.
louderadjectiveUS /ˈlaʊdər/
comparative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Faintly at first, then louder as it approached, they heard the scraping of the raft.
monotonouslyadverb
in a monotonous manner
From this reading Time dragged monotonously.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading Hours seemed to have passed before they heard again from the mounted policemen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Swinging their arms against their bodies, and walking up and down along the river bank, from time to time the boys shouted out words of encouragement.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Swinging their arms against their bodies, and walking up and down along the river bank, from time to time the boys shouted out words of encouragement.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Hours seemed to have passed before they heard again from the mounted policemen.
policemennounUS /pəˈliːsmɪn/
plural of “policeman” — a member of a police force
From this reading Hours seemed to have passed before they heard again from the mounted policemen.
raftnounUS /ræft/
a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
From this reading Faintly at first, then louder as it approached, they heard the scraping of the raft.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Swinging their arms against their bodies, and walking up and down along the river bank, from time to time the boys shouted out words of encouragement.
scrapingnounUS /ˈskreɪpɪŋ/
(usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
From this reading Faintly at first, then louder as it approached, they heard the scraping of the raft.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Hours seemed to have passed before they heard again from the mounted policemen.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Swinging their arms against their bodies, and walking up and down along the river bank, from time to time the boys shouted out words of encouragement.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading Human voices sounded eerily out of the gloom.
SwingingnounUS /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading Swinging their arms against their bodies, and walking up and down along the river bank, from time to time the boys shouted out words of encouragement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Swinging their arms against their bodies, and walking up and down along the river bank, from time to time the boys shouted out words of encouragement.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Swinging their arms against their bodies, and walking up and down along the river bank, from time to time the boys shouted out words of encouragement.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Faintly at first, then louder as it approached, they heard the scraping of the raft.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hours seemed to have passed before they heard again from the mounted policemen.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Swinging their arms against their bodies, and walking up and down along the river bank, from time to time the boys shouted out words of encouragement.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Swinging their arms against their bodies, and walking up and down along the river bank, from time to time the boys shouted out words of encouragement.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Swinging their arms against their bodies, and walking up and down along the river bank, from time to time the boys shouted out words of encouragement.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Human voices sounded eerily out of the gloom.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Swinging their arms against their bodies, and walking up and down along the river bank, from time to time the boys shouted out words of encouragement.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Swinging their arms against their bodies, and walking up and down along the river bank, from time to time the boys shouted out words of encouragement.
