used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They had come a long way, Matlin and Haazahri, through tunnels carved in the soft, limey rock under the Balata 'kai ruins.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had come a long way, Matlin and Haazahri, through tunnels carved in the soft, limey rock under the Balata 'kai ruins.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Matlin went confidently at a dog-trot.
BalatanounUS /ˈbælətə/
when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls
From this reading They had come a long way, Matlin and Haazahri, through tunnels carved in the soft, limey rock under the Balata 'kai ruins.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The last signs for tourists had long-since vanished behind them and the way would have been totally dark but for the strangely glowing walls.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The last signs for tourists had long-since vanished behind them and the way would have been totally dark but for the strangely glowing walls.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The last signs for tourists had long-since vanished behind them and the way would have been totally dark but for the strangely glowing walls.
carvedadjectiveUS /kɑːrvd/
made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)
From this reading They had come a long way, Matlin and Haazahri, through tunnels carved in the soft, limey rock under the Balata 'kai ruins.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They had come a long way, Matlin and Haazahri, through tunnels carved in the soft, limey rock under the Balata 'kai ruins.
confidentlyadverbUS /ˈkɑːnfədəntli/
with confidence; in a confident manner
From this reading Matlin went confidently at a dog-trot.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The last signs for tourists had long-since vanished behind them and the way would have been totally dark but for the strangely glowing walls.
dog-trot
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From this reading Matlin went confidently at a dog-trot.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Occasionally he stopped while Haazahri rested, and she saw the look on his face and never questioned him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The last signs for tourists had long-since vanished behind them and the way would have been totally dark but for the strangely glowing walls.
glowedverbUS /ɡloʊd/
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading The walls glowed.
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
From this reading The last signs for tourists had long-since vanished behind them and the way would have been totally dark but for the strangely glowing walls.
Haazahri
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From this reading They had come a long way, Matlin and Haazahri, through tunnels carved in the soft, limey rock under the Balata 'kai ruins.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had come a long way, Matlin and Haazahri, through tunnels carved in the soft, limey rock under the Balata 'kai ruins.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The last signs for tourists had long-since vanished behind them and the way would have been totally dark but for the strangely glowing walls.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Occasionally he stopped while Haazahri rested, and she saw the look on his face and never questioned him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Occasionally he stopped while Haazahri rested, and she saw the look on his face and never questioned him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Occasionally he stopped while Haazahri rested, and she saw the look on his face and never questioned him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had come a long way, Matlin and Haazahri, through tunnels carved in the soft, limey rock under the Balata 'kai ruins.
kai
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From this reading They had come a long way, Matlin and Haazahri, through tunnels carved in the soft, limey rock under the Balata 'kai ruins.
immediately past
From this reading The last signs for tourists had long-since vanished behind them and the way would have been totally dark but for the strangely glowing walls.
limeynoun
a man of English descent
From this reading They had come a long way, Matlin and Haazahri, through tunnels carved in the soft, limey rock under the Balata 'kai ruins.
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 They had come a long way, Matlin and Haazahri, through tunnels carved in the soft, limey rock under the Balata 'kai ruins.
long-since
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From this reading The last signs for tourists had long-since vanished behind them and the way would have been totally dark but for the strangely glowing walls.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Occasionally he stopped while Haazahri rested, and she saw the look on his face and never questioned him.
Matlin
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From this reading They had come a long way, Matlin and Haazahri, through tunnels carved in the soft, limey rock under the Balata 'kai ruins.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Occasionally he stopped while Haazahri rested, and she saw the look on his face and never questioned him.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading Occasionally he stopped while Haazahri rested, and she saw the look on his face and never questioned him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Occasionally he stopped while Haazahri rested, and she saw the look on his face and never questioned him.
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Occasionally he stopped while Haazahri rested, and she saw the look on his face and never questioned him.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading Occasionally he stopped while Haazahri rested, and she saw the look on his face and never questioned him.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading They had come a long way, Matlin and Haazahri, through tunnels carved in the soft, limey rock under the Balata 'kai ruins.
ruinsnounUS /ˈruːənz/
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading They had come a long way, Matlin and Haazahri, through tunnels carved in the soft, limey rock under the Balata 'kai ruins.
cut with a saw
From this reading Occasionally he stopped while Haazahri rested, and she saw the look on his face and never questioned him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Occasionally he stopped while Haazahri rested, and she saw the look on his face and never questioned him.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading The last signs for tourists had long-since vanished behind them and the way would have been totally dark but for the strangely glowing walls.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading They had come a long way, Matlin and Haazahri, through tunnels carved in the soft, limey rock under the Balata 'kai ruins.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Occasionally he stopped while Haazahri rested, and she saw the look on his face and never questioned him.
in a strange manner
From this reading The last signs for tourists had long-since vanished behind them and the way would have been totally dark but for the strangely glowing walls.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The walls glowed.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The last signs for tourists had long-since vanished behind them and the way would have been totally dark but for the strangely glowing walls.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had come a long way, Matlin and Haazahri, through tunnels carved in the soft, limey rock under the Balata 'kai ruins.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They had come a long way, Matlin and Haazahri, through tunnels carved in the soft, limey rock under the Balata 'kai ruins.
totallyadverbUS /ˈtoʊtəli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading The last signs for tourists had long-since vanished behind them and the way would have been totally dark but for the strangely glowing walls.
touristsnounUS /ˈtʊrəsts/
plural of “tourist” — someone who travels for pleasure
From this reading The last signs for tourists had long-since vanished behind them and the way would have been totally dark but for the strangely glowing walls.
tunnelsnounUS /ˈtʌnəlz/
plural of “tunnel” — a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars)
From this reading They had come a long way, Matlin and Haazahri, through tunnels carved in the soft, limey rock under the Balata 'kai ruins.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They had come a long way, Matlin and Haazahri, through tunnels carved in the soft, limey rock under the Balata 'kai ruins.
having passed out of existence
From this reading The last signs for tourists had long-since vanished behind them and the way would have been totally dark but for the strangely glowing walls.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The walls glowed.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They had come a long way, Matlin and Haazahri, through tunnels carved in the soft, limey rock under the Balata 'kai ruins.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Matlin went confidently at a dog-trot.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Occasionally he stopped while Haazahri rested, and she saw the look on his face and never questioned him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The last signs for tourists had long-since vanished behind them and the way would have been totally dark but for the strangely glowing walls.
