used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They trudged along for a little distance when suddenly they came to a high trestle before which Eleanor stood aghast.
aghastadjectiveUS /əˈɡæst/
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading They trudged along for a little distance when suddenly they came to a high trestle before which Eleanor stood aghast.
at or in the front
From this reading "I'll walk ahead and take your two hands," but Eleanor shrank from such a proceeding.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They trudged along for a little distance when suddenly they came to a high trestle before which Eleanor stood aghast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'll walk ahead and take your two hands," but Eleanor shrank from such a proceeding.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I call that pretty cool," said Rock as they scrambled down from the car, "but we've got to make the best of it, I suppose."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They trudged along for a little distance when suddenly they came to a high trestle before which Eleanor stood aghast.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "I call that pretty cool," said Rock as they scrambled down from the car, "but we've got to make the best of it, I suppose."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I call that pretty cool," said Rock as they scrambled down from the car, "but we've got to make the best of it, I suppose."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "I call that pretty cool," said Rock as they scrambled down from the car, "but we've got to make the best of it, I suppose."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They trudged along for a little distance when suddenly they came to a high trestle before which Eleanor stood aghast.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I never can go over that," she declared.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading "I call that pretty cool," said Rock as they scrambled down from the car, "but we've got to make the best of it, I suppose."
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading "I call that pretty cool," said Rock as they scrambled down from the car, "but we've got to make the best of it, I suppose."
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "I never can go over that," she declared.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading They trudged along for a little distance when suddenly they came to a high trestle before which Eleanor stood aghast.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "I call that pretty cool," said Rock as they scrambled down from the car, "but we've got to make the best of it, I suppose."
Eleanor
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From this reading They trudged along for a little distance when suddenly they came to a high trestle before which Eleanor stood aghast.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They trudged along for a little distance when suddenly they came to a high trestle before which Eleanor stood aghast.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I call that pretty cool," said Rock as they scrambled down from the car, "but we've got to make the best of it, I suppose."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I never can go over that," she declared.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I call that pretty cool," said Rock as they scrambled down from the car, "but we've got to make the best of it, I suppose."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "I'll walk ahead and take your two hands," but Eleanor shrank from such a proceeding.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading They trudged along for a little distance when suddenly they came to a high trestle before which Eleanor stood aghast.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I call that pretty cool," said Rock as they scrambled down from the car, "but we've got to make the best of it, I suppose."
I'll
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From this reading "I'll walk ahead and take your two hands," but Eleanor shrank from such a proceeding.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I call that pretty cool," said Rock as they scrambled down from the car, "but we've got to make the best of it, I suppose."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They trudged along for a little distance when suddenly they came to a high trestle before which Eleanor stood aghast.
engage in
From this reading "I call that pretty cool," said Rock as they scrambled down from the car, "but we've got to make the best of it, I suppose."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I never can go over that," she declared.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I call that pretty cool," said Rock as they scrambled down from the car, "but we've got to make the best of it, I suppose."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, yes, you can," said Rock.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I never can go over that," she declared.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "I call that pretty cool," said Rock as they scrambled down from the car, "but we've got to make the best of it, I suppose."
proceedingnounUS /prəˈsiːdɪŋ/
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading "I'll walk ahead and take your two hands," but Eleanor shrank from such a proceeding.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "I call that pretty cool," said Rock as they scrambled down from the car, "but we've got to make the best of it, I suppose."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I call that pretty cool," said Rock as they scrambled down from the car, "but we've got to make the best of it, I suppose."
scrambledadjectiveUS /ˈskræmbəld/
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading "I call that pretty cool," said Rock as they scrambled down from the car, "but we've got to make the best of it, I suppose."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I never can go over that," she declared.
shrankverbUS /ʃræŋk/
inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading "I'll walk ahead and take your two hands," but Eleanor shrank from such a proceeding.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading They trudged along for a little distance when suddenly they came to a high trestle before which Eleanor stood aghast.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I'll walk ahead and take your two hands," but Eleanor shrank from such a proceeding.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading They trudged along for a little distance when suddenly they came to a high trestle before which Eleanor stood aghast.
express a supposition
From this reading "I call that pretty cool," said Rock as they scrambled down from the car, "but we've got to make the best of it, I suppose."
carry out
From this reading "I'll walk ahead and take your two hands," but Eleanor shrank from such a proceeding.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I call that pretty cool," said Rock as they scrambled down from the car, "but we've got to make the best of it, I suppose."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I call that pretty cool," said Rock as they scrambled down from the car, "but we've got to make the best of it, I suppose."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I call that pretty cool," said Rock as they scrambled down from the car, "but we've got to make the best of it, I suppose."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I call that pretty cool," said Rock as they scrambled down from the car, "but we've got to make the best of it, I suppose."
trestlenounUS /ˈtresəl/
a supporting tower used to support a bridge
From this reading They trudged along for a little distance when suddenly they came to a high trestle before which Eleanor stood aghast.
trudgedverbUS /trʌdʒd/
past form of “trudge” — walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
From this reading They trudged along for a little distance when suddenly they came to a high trestle before which Eleanor stood aghast.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "I'll walk ahead and take your two hands," but Eleanor shrank from such a proceeding.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "I'll walk ahead and take your two hands," but Eleanor shrank from such a proceeding.
we've
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From this reading "I call that pretty cool," said Rock as they scrambled down from the car, "but we've got to make the best of it, I suppose."
at the time that
From this reading They trudged along for a little distance when suddenly they came to a high trestle before which Eleanor stood aghast.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They trudged along for a little distance when suddenly they came to a high trestle before which Eleanor stood aghast.
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh, yes, you can," said Rock.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, yes, you can," said Rock.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'll walk ahead and take your two hands," but Eleanor shrank from such a proceeding.
