used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Suddenly Dot, who had also fallen asleep, awoke with a start.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The girl at once awakened Tot and they looked carefully along both sides of the river to see if they could find the place where they had come out of the tunnel.
in addition
From this reading Suddenly Dot, who had also fallen asleep, awoke with a start.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun was just sinking in the west, and the boat had left the tunnel while they slept and was slowly floating down the middle of a big river.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "It doesn't make any difference, anyway," said the girl; "for the Queen has closed up the end of the tunnel."
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading "It doesn't make any difference, anyway," said the girl; "for the Queen has closed up the end of the tunnel."
in a state of sleep
From this reading Suddenly Dot, who had also fallen asleep, awoke with a start.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The girl at once awakened Tot and they looked carefully along both sides of the river to see if they could find the place where they had come out of the tunnel.
awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/
aroused or activated
From this reading The girl at once awakened Tot and they looked carefully along both sides of the river to see if they could find the place where they had come out of the tunnel.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Suddenly Dot, who had also fallen asleep, awoke with a start.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But nothing could be seen except a line of low trees growing close down to the water.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The sun was just sinking in the west, and the boat had left the tunnel while they slept and was slowly floating down the middle of a big river.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The sun was just sinking in the west, and the boat had left the tunnel while they slept and was slowly floating down the middle of a big river.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The girl at once awakened Tot and they looked carefully along both sides of the river to see if they could find the place where they had come out of the tunnel.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But nothing could be seen except a line of low trees growing close down to the water.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading The girl at once awakened Tot and they looked carefully along both sides of the river to see if they could find the place where they had come out of the tunnel.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading But nothing could be seen except a line of low trees growing close down to the water.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading "It doesn't make any difference, anyway," said the girl; "for the Queen has closed up the end of the tunnel."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The girl at once awakened Tot and they looked carefully along both sides of the river to see if they could find the place where they had come out of the tunnel.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The girl at once awakened Tot and they looked carefully along both sides of the river to see if they could find the place where they had come out of the tunnel.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading "It doesn't make any difference, anyway," said the girl; "for the Queen has closed up the end of the tunnel."
doesn't
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From this reading "It doesn't make any difference, anyway," said the girl; "for the Queen has closed up the end of the tunnel."
DotnounUS /dɑːt/
a very small circular shape
From this reading Suddenly Dot, who had also fallen asleep, awoke with a start.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The sun was just sinking in the west, and the boat had left the tunnel while they slept and was slowly floating down the middle of a big river.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "It doesn't make any difference, anyway," said the girl; "for the Queen has closed up the end of the tunnel."
apart from; not including
From this reading But nothing could be seen except a line of low trees growing close down to the water.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Suddenly Dot, who had also fallen asleep, awoke with a start.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading The girl at once awakened Tot and they looked carefully along both sides of the river to see if they could find the place where they had come out of the tunnel.
floatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading The sun was just sinking in the west, and the boat had left the tunnel while they slept and was slowly floating down the middle of a big river.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It doesn't make any difference, anyway," said the girl; "for the Queen has closed up the end of the tunnel."
a young female
From this reading The girl at once awakened Tot and they looked carefully along both sides of the river to see if they could find the place where they had come out of the tunnel.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading But nothing could be seen except a line of low trees growing close down to the water.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Suddenly Dot, who had also fallen asleep, awoke with a start.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It doesn't make any difference, anyway," said the girl; "for the Queen has closed up the end of the tunnel."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The girl at once awakened Tot and they looked carefully along both sides of the river to see if they could find the place where they had come out of the tunnel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sun was just sinking in the west, and the boat had left the tunnel while they slept and was slowly floating down the middle of a big river.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It doesn't make any difference, anyway," said the girl; "for the Queen has closed up the end of the tunnel."
and nothing more
From this reading The sun was just sinking in the west, and the boat had left the tunnel while they slept and was slowly floating down the middle of a big river.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The sun was just sinking in the west, and the boat had left the tunnel while they slept and was slowly floating down the middle of a big river.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading But nothing could be seen except a line of low trees growing close down to the water.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The girl at once awakened Tot and they looked carefully along both sides of the river to see if they could find the place where they had come out of the tunnel.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading But nothing could be seen except a line of low trees growing close down to the water.
engage in
From this reading "It doesn't make any difference, anyway," said the girl; "for the Queen has closed up the end of the tunnel."
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading The sun was just sinking in the west, and the boat had left the tunnel while they slept and was slowly floating down the middle of a big river.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But nothing could be seen except a line of low trees growing close down to the water.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun was just sinking in the west, and the boat had left the tunnel while they slept and was slowly floating down the middle of a big river.
on one occasion
From this reading The girl at once awakened Tot and they looked carefully along both sides of the river to see if they could find the place where they had come out of the tunnel.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The girl at once awakened Tot and they looked carefully along both sides of the river to see if they could find the place where they had come out of the tunnel.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The girl at once awakened Tot and they looked carefully along both sides of the river to see if they could find the place where they had come out of the tunnel.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading "It doesn't make any difference, anyway," said the girl; "for the Queen has closed up the end of the tunnel."
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The sun was just sinking in the west, and the boat had left the tunnel while they slept and was slowly floating down the middle of a big river.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It doesn't make any difference, anyway," said the girl; "for the Queen has closed up the end of the tunnel."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The girl at once awakened Tot and they looked carefully along both sides of the river to see if they could find the place where they had come out of the tunnel.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But nothing could be seen except a line of low trees growing close down to the water.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The girl at once awakened Tot and they looked carefully along both sides of the river to see if they could find the place where they had come out of the tunnel.
sinkingnounUS /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading The sun was just sinking in the west, and the boat had left the tunnel while they slept and was slowly floating down the middle of a big river.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading The sun was just sinking in the west, and the boat had left the tunnel while they slept and was slowly floating down the middle of a big river.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The sun was just sinking in the west, and the boat had left the tunnel while they slept and was slowly floating down the middle of a big river.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Suddenly Dot, who had also fallen asleep, awoke with a start.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly Dot, who had also fallen asleep, awoke with a start.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun was just sinking in the west, and the boat had left the tunnel while they slept and was slowly floating down the middle of a big river.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun was just sinking in the west, and the boat had left the tunnel while they slept and was slowly floating down the middle of a big river.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sun was just sinking in the west, and the boat had left the tunnel while they slept and was slowly floating down the middle of a big river.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girl at once awakened Tot and they looked carefully along both sides of the river to see if they could find the place where they had come out of the tunnel.
TotnounUS /tɑːt/
a small amount (especially of a drink)
From this reading The girl at once awakened Tot and they looked carefully along both sides of the river to see if they could find the place where they had come out of the tunnel.
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 But nothing could be seen except a line of low trees growing close down to the water.
tunnelverbUS /ˈtʌnəl/
move through by or as by digging
From this reading The sun was just sinking in the west, and the boat had left the tunnel while they slept and was slowly floating down the middle of a big river.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "It doesn't make any difference, anyway," said the girl; "for the Queen has closed up the end of the tunnel."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was just sinking in the west, and the boat had left the tunnel while they slept and was slowly floating down the middle of a big river.
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 But nothing could be seen except a line of low trees growing close down to the water.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The sun was just sinking in the west, and the boat had left the tunnel while they slept and was slowly floating down the middle of a big river.
in or at the place that
From this reading The girl at once awakened Tot and they looked carefully along both sides of the river to see if they could find the place where they had come out of the tunnel.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The sun was just sinking in the west, and the boat had left the tunnel while they slept and was slowly floating down the middle of a big river.
which person or people
From this reading Suddenly Dot, who had also fallen asleep, awoke with a start.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Suddenly Dot, who had also fallen asleep, awoke with a start.
