used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At Little Moose Rapids the Big Smokey river plunged through a gorge nearly a half mile long before it finally came once more to a gentler incline where canoeing was safe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only the most daring of canoeists ever risked piloting a frail craft through this treacherous stretch of water, and many who had dared had been drowned.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Though he and Sandy were experts with the paddle, yet they never would have considered attempting to shoot any rapids had death or capture not threatened them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Little Moose Rapids the Big Smokey river plunged through a gorge nearly a half mile long before it finally came once more to a gentler incline where canoeing was safe.
attemptingverbUS /əˈtemptɪŋ/
-ing form of “attempt” — make an effort or attempt
From this reading Though he and Sandy were experts with the paddle, yet they never would have considered attempting to shoot any rapids had death or capture not threatened them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Only the most daring of canoeists ever risked piloting a frail craft through this treacherous stretch of water, and many who had dared had been drowned.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At Little Moose Rapids the Big Smokey river plunged through a gorge nearly a half mile long before it finally came once more to a gentler incline where canoeing was safe.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At Little Moose Rapids the Big Smokey river plunged through a gorge nearly a half mile long before it finally came once more to a gentler incline where canoeing was safe.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “We’ll never make it!” the optimistic Sandy was shaken from his cheeriness by Dick’s desperate resolve.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At Little Moose Rapids the Big Smokey river plunged through a gorge nearly a half mile long before it finally came once more to a gentler incline where canoeing was safe.
canoeingverbUS /kəˈnuːɪŋ/
-ing form of “canoe” — travel by canoe
From this reading At Little Moose Rapids the Big Smokey river plunged through a gorge nearly a half mile long before it finally came once more to a gentler incline where canoeing was safe.
canoeists
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From this reading Only the most daring of canoeists ever risked piloting a frail craft through this treacherous stretch of water, and many who had dared had been drowned.
captureverbUS /ˈkæptʃər/
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading Though he and Sandy were experts with the paddle, yet they never would have considered attempting to shoot any rapids had death or capture not threatened them.
cheeriness
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From this reading “We’ll never make it!” the optimistic Sandy was shaken from his cheeriness by Dick’s desperate resolve.
carefully weighed
From this reading Though he and Sandy were experts with the paddle, yet they never would have considered attempting to shoot any rapids had death or capture not threatened them.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading Only the most daring of canoeists ever risked piloting a frail craft through this treacherous stretch of water, and many who had dared had been drowned.
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading Only the most daring of canoeists ever risked piloting a frail craft through this treacherous stretch of water, and many who had dared had been drowned.
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading Only the most daring of canoeists ever risked piloting a frail craft through this treacherous stretch of water, and many who had dared had been drowned.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Though he and Sandy were experts with the paddle, yet they never would have considered attempting to shoot any rapids had death or capture not threatened them.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading “We’ll never make it!” the optimistic Sandy was shaken from his cheeriness by Dick’s desperate resolve.
desperationnounUS /ˌdespərˈeɪʃən/
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Dick’s last minute resolution was one of desperation.
Dick'snounUS /dɪks/
possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick’s last minute resolution was one of desperation.
drownedverbUS /draʊnd/
past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading Only the most daring of canoeists ever risked piloting a frail craft through this treacherous stretch of water, and many who had dared had been drowned.
at any time
From this reading Only the most daring of canoeists ever risked piloting a frail craft through this treacherous stretch of water, and many who had dared had been drowned.
expertsnounUS /ˈekspərts/
plural of “expert” — a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
From this reading Though he and Sandy were experts with the paddle, yet they never would have considered attempting to shoot any rapids had death or capture not threatened them.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading At Little Moose Rapids the Big Smokey river plunged through a gorge nearly a half mile long before it finally came once more to a gentler incline where canoeing was safe.
frailadjectiveUS /freɪl/
physically weak
From this reading Only the most daring of canoeists ever risked piloting a frail craft through this treacherous stretch of water, and many who had dared had been drowned.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “We’ll never make it!” the optimistic Sandy was shaken from his cheeriness by Dick’s desperate resolve.
gentleradjectiveUS /ˈdʒentlər/
comparative of “gentle” — soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading At Little Moose Rapids the Big Smokey river plunged through a gorge nearly a half mile long before it finally came once more to a gentler incline where canoeing was safe.
gorgeverbUS /ɡɔːrdʒ/
overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
From this reading At Little Moose Rapids the Big Smokey river plunged through a gorge nearly a half mile long before it finally came once more to a gentler incline where canoeing was safe.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Only the most daring of canoeists ever risked piloting a frail craft through this treacherous stretch of water, and many who had dared had been drowned.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading At Little Moose Rapids the Big Smokey river plunged through a gorge nearly a half mile long before it finally came once more to a gentler incline where canoeing was safe.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Though he and Sandy were experts with the paddle, yet they never would have considered attempting to shoot any rapids had death or capture not threatened them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though he and Sandy were experts with the paddle, yet they never would have considered attempting to shoot any rapids had death or capture not threatened them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “We’ll never make it!” the optimistic Sandy was shaken from his cheeriness by Dick’s desperate resolve.
inclinenounUS /ˌɪnˈklaɪn/
an elevated geological formation
From this reading At Little Moose Rapids the Big Smokey river plunged through a gorge nearly a half mile long before it finally came once more to a gentler incline where canoeing was safe.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At Little Moose Rapids the Big Smokey river plunged through a gorge nearly a half mile long before it finally came once more to a gentler incline where canoeing was safe.
immediately past
From this reading Dick’s last minute resolution was one of desperation.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading At Little Moose Rapids the Big Smokey river plunged through a gorge nearly a half mile long before it finally came once more to a gentler incline where canoeing was safe.
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 At Little Moose Rapids the Big Smokey river plunged through a gorge nearly a half mile long before it finally came once more to a gentler incline where canoeing was safe.
engage in
From this reading “We’ll never make it!” the optimistic Sandy was shaken from his cheeriness by Dick’s desperate resolve.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Only the most daring of canoeists ever risked piloting a frail craft through this treacherous stretch of water, and many who had dared had been drowned.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading At Little Moose Rapids the Big Smokey river plunged through a gorge nearly a half mile long before it finally came once more to a gentler incline where canoeing was safe.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Dick’s last minute resolution was one of desperation.
MoosenounUS /muːs/
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading At Little Moose Rapids the Big Smokey river plunged through a gorge nearly a half mile long before it finally came once more to a gentler incline where canoeing was safe.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading At Little Moose Rapids the Big Smokey river plunged through a gorge nearly a half mile long before it finally came once more to a gentler incline where canoeing was safe.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Only the most daring of canoeists ever risked piloting a frail craft through this treacherous stretch of water, and many who had dared had been drowned.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading At Little Moose Rapids the Big Smokey river plunged through a gorge nearly a half mile long before it finally came once more to a gentler incline where canoeing was safe.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Though he and Sandy were experts with the paddle, yet they never would have considered attempting to shoot any rapids had death or capture not threatened them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Though he and Sandy were experts with the paddle, yet they never would have considered attempting to shoot any rapids had death or capture not threatened them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only the most daring of canoeists ever risked piloting a frail craft through this treacherous stretch of water, and many who had dared had been drowned.
on one occasion
From this reading At Little Moose Rapids the Big Smokey river plunged through a gorge nearly a half mile long before it finally came once more to a gentler incline where canoeing was safe.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Dick’s last minute resolution was one of desperation.
and nothing more
From this reading Only the most daring of canoeists ever risked piloting a frail craft through this treacherous stretch of water, and many who had dared had been drowned.
optimisticadjectiveUS /ˌɑːptəˈmɪstɪk/
expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds
From this reading “We’ll never make it!” the optimistic Sandy was shaken from his cheeriness by Dick’s desperate resolve.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Though he and Sandy were experts with the paddle, yet they never would have considered attempting to shoot any rapids had death or capture not threatened them.
paddleverbUS /ˈpædəl/
propel with a paddle
From this reading Though he and Sandy were experts with the paddle, yet they never would have considered attempting to shoot any rapids had death or capture not threatened them.
pilotingnounUS /ˈpaɪlətɪŋ/
the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
From this reading Only the most daring of canoeists ever risked piloting a frail craft through this treacherous stretch of water, and many who had dared had been drowned.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading At Little Moose Rapids the Big Smokey river plunged through a gorge nearly a half mile long before it finally came once more to a gentler incline where canoeing was safe.
RapidsnounUS /ˈræpədz/
plural of “rapid” — a part of a river where the current is very fast
From this reading At Little Moose Rapids the Big Smokey river plunged through a gorge nearly a half mile long before it finally came once more to a gentler incline where canoeing was safe.
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading Dick’s last minute resolution was one of desperation.
resolveverbUS /riˈzɑːlv/
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading “We’ll never make it!” the optimistic Sandy was shaken from his cheeriness by Dick’s desperate resolve.
riskedverbUS /rɪskt/
past form of “risk” — expose to a chance of loss or damage
From this reading Only the most daring of canoeists ever risked piloting a frail craft through this treacherous stretch of water, and many who had dared had been drowned.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading At Little Moose Rapids the Big Smokey river plunged through a gorge nearly a half mile long before it finally came once more to a gentler incline where canoeing was safe.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading At Little Moose Rapids the Big Smokey river plunged through a gorge nearly a half mile long before it finally came once more to a gentler incline where canoeing was safe.
SandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading Though he and Sandy were experts with the paddle, yet they never would have considered attempting to shoot any rapids had death or capture not threatened them.
shakenadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪkən/
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading “We’ll never make it!” the optimistic Sandy was shaken from his cheeriness by Dick’s desperate resolve.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading Though he and Sandy were experts with the paddle, yet they never would have considered attempting to shoot any rapids had death or capture not threatened them.
Smokey
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From this reading At Little Moose Rapids the Big Smokey river plunged through a gorge nearly a half mile long before it finally came once more to a gentler incline where canoeing was safe.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading Only the most daring of canoeists ever risked piloting a frail craft through this treacherous stretch of water, and many who had dared had been drowned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At Little Moose Rapids the Big Smokey river plunged through a gorge nearly a half mile long before it finally came once more to a gentler incline where canoeing was safe.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Though he and Sandy were experts with the paddle, yet they never would have considered attempting to shoot any rapids had death or capture not threatened them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though he and Sandy were experts with the paddle, yet they never would have considered attempting to shoot any rapids had death or capture not threatened them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Only the most daring of canoeists ever risked piloting a frail craft through this treacherous stretch of water, and many who had dared had been drowned.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though he and Sandy were experts with the paddle, yet they never would have considered attempting to shoot any rapids had death or capture not threatened them.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading Though he and Sandy were experts with the paddle, yet they never would have considered attempting to shoot any rapids had death or capture not threatened them.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading At Little Moose Rapids the Big Smokey river plunged through a gorge nearly a half mile long before it finally came once more to a gentler incline where canoeing was safe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At Little Moose Rapids the Big Smokey river plunged through a gorge nearly a half mile long before it finally came once more to a gentler incline where canoeing was safe.
treacherousadjectiveUS /ˈtretʃərəs/
dangerously unstable and unpredictable
From this reading Only the most daring of canoeists ever risked piloting a frail craft through this treacherous stretch of water, and many who had dared had been drowned.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At Little Moose Rapids the Big Smokey river plunged through a gorge nearly a half mile long before it finally came once more to a gentler incline where canoeing was safe.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Only the most daring of canoeists ever risked piloting a frail craft through this treacherous stretch of water, and many who had dared had been drowned.
We'll
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From this reading “We’ll never make it!” the optimistic Sandy was shaken from his cheeriness by Dick’s desperate resolve.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Though he and Sandy were experts with the paddle, yet they never would have considered attempting to shoot any rapids had death or capture not threatened them.
in or at the place that
From this reading At Little Moose Rapids the Big Smokey river plunged through a gorge nearly a half mile long before it finally came once more to a gentler incline where canoeing was safe.
which person or people
From this reading Only the most daring of canoeists ever risked piloting a frail craft through this treacherous stretch of water, and many who had dared had been drowned.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Though he and Sandy were experts with the paddle, yet they never would have considered attempting to shoot any rapids had death or capture not threatened them.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Though he and Sandy were experts with the paddle, yet they never would have considered attempting to shoot any rapids had death or capture not threatened them.
but in spite of that
From this reading Though he and Sandy were experts with the paddle, yet they never would have considered attempting to shoot any rapids had death or capture not threatened them.
