used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the fourth day of their march the Ammi came to a body of water, which threatened to turn them back and defeat their expedition.
Ammi
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From this reading On the fourth day of their march the Ammi came to a body of water, which threatened to turn them back and defeat their expedition.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the fourth day of their march the Ammi came to a body of water, which threatened to turn them back and defeat their expedition.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading On the fourth day of their march the Ammi came to a body of water, which threatened to turn them back and defeat their expedition.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “This lake was not here when I passed this way before,” said Koree, “so that it cannot be deep.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “This lake was not here when I passed this way before,” said Koree, “so that it cannot be deep.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading On the fourth day of their march the Ammi came to a body of water, which threatened to turn them back and defeat their expedition.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was a large lake formed in this way, which was connected with the Swamp by a strait, or narrow neck of water.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading On the fourth day of their march the Ammi came to a body of water, which threatened to turn them back and defeat their expedition.
cannot
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From this reading “This lake was not here when I passed this way before,” said Koree, “so that it cannot be deep.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading The great earthquake, in tilting the country, had caused the Swamp to overflow, and cover a great part of the dry land.
being joined in close association
From this reading There was a large lake formed in this way, which was connected with the Swamp by a strait, or narrow neck of water.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The great earthquake, in tilting the country, had caused the Swamp to overflow, and cover a great part of the dry land.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading The great earthquake, in tilting the country, had caused the Swamp to overflow, and cover a great part of the dry land.
travel across or pass over
From this reading It was necessary for the Ammi to cross this strait, or else go round the new lake.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On the fourth day of their march the Ammi came to a body of water, which threatened to turn them back and defeat their expedition.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading “This lake was not here when I passed this way before,” said Koree, “so that it cannot be deep.
defeatnounUS /dɪˈfiːt/
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading On the fourth day of their march the Ammi came to a body of water, which threatened to turn them back and defeat their expedition.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading The great earthquake, in tilting the country, had caused the Swamp to overflow, and cover a great part of the dry land.
earthquakenounUS /ˈɜːrθkweɪk/
shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity
From this reading The great earthquake, in tilting the country, had caused the Swamp to overflow, and cover a great part of the dry land.
else
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From this reading It was necessary for the Ammi to cross this strait, or else go round the new lake.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading On the fourth day of their march the Ammi came to a body of water, which threatened to turn them back and defeat their expedition.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was necessary for the Ammi to cross this strait, or else go round the new lake.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading There was a large lake formed in this way, which was connected with the Swamp by a strait, or narrow neck of water.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading On the fourth day of their march the Ammi came to a body of water, which threatened to turn them back and defeat their expedition.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was necessary for the Ammi to cross this strait, or else go round the new lake.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great earthquake, in tilting the country, had caused the Swamp to overflow, and cover a great part of the dry land.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The great earthquake, in tilting the country, had caused the Swamp to overflow, and cover a great part of the dry land.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “This lake was not here when I passed this way before,” said Koree, “so that it cannot be deep.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “This lake was not here when I passed this way before,” said Koree, “so that it cannot be deep.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The great earthquake, in tilting the country, had caused the Swamp to overflow, and cover a great part of the dry land.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was necessary for the Ammi to cross this strait, or else go round the new lake.
Koree
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From this reading “This lake was not here when I passed this way before,” said Koree, “so that it cannot be deep.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading There was a large lake formed in this way, which was connected with the Swamp by a strait, or narrow neck of water.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The great earthquake, in tilting the country, had caused the Swamp to overflow, and cover a great part of the dry land.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was a large lake formed in this way, which was connected with the Swamp by a strait, or narrow neck of water.
march in a procession
From this reading On the fourth day of their march the Ammi came to a body of water, which threatened to turn them back and defeat their expedition.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading There was a large lake formed in this way, which was connected with the Swamp by a strait, or narrow neck of water.
absolutely essential
From this reading It was necessary for the Ammi to cross this strait, or else go round the new lake.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading There was a large lake formed in this way, which was connected with the Swamp by a strait, or narrow neck of water.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It was necessary for the Ammi to cross this strait, or else go round the new lake.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “This lake was not here when I passed this way before,” said Koree, “so that it cannot be deep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the fourth day of their march the Ammi came to a body of water, which threatened to turn them back and defeat their expedition.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the fourth day of their march the Ammi came to a body of water, which threatened to turn them back and defeat their expedition.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was a large lake formed in this way, which was connected with the Swamp by a strait, or narrow neck of water.
overflownounUS /ˈoʊvərfloʊ/
a large flow
From this reading The great earthquake, in tilting the country, had caused the Swamp to overflow, and cover a great part of the dry land.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The great earthquake, in tilting the country, had caused the Swamp to overflow, and cover a great part of the dry land.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading “This lake was not here when I passed this way before,” said Koree, “so that it cannot be deep.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading It was necessary for the Ammi to cross this strait, or else go round the new lake.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “This lake was not here when I passed this way before,” said Koree, “so that it cannot be deep.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “This lake was not here when I passed this way before,” said Koree, “so that it cannot be deep.
straitnounUS /streɪt/
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
From this reading There was a large lake formed in this way, which was connected with the Swamp by a strait, or narrow neck of water.
SwampverbUS /swɑːmp/
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading The great earthquake, in tilting the country, had caused the Swamp to overflow, and cover a great part of the dry land.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “This lake was not here when I passed this way before,” said Koree, “so that it cannot be deep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the fourth day of their march the Ammi came to a body of water, which threatened to turn them back and defeat their expedition.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On the fourth day of their march the Ammi came to a body of water, which threatened to turn them back and defeat their expedition.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On the fourth day of their march the Ammi came to a body of water, which threatened to turn them back and defeat their expedition.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a large lake formed in this way, which was connected with the Swamp by a strait, or narrow neck of water.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was a large lake formed in this way, which was connected with the Swamp by a strait, or narrow neck of water.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading On the fourth day of their march the Ammi came to a body of water, which threatened to turn them back and defeat their expedition.
tiltingverbUS /ˈtɪltɪŋ/
-ing form of “tilt” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading The great earthquake, in tilting the country, had caused the Swamp to overflow, and cover a great part of the dry land.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the fourth day of their march the Ammi came to a body of water, which threatened to turn them back and defeat their expedition.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading On the fourth day of their march the Ammi came to a body of water, which threatened to turn them back and defeat their expedition.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a large lake formed in this way, which was connected with the Swamp by a strait, or narrow neck of water.
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 On the fourth day of their march the Ammi came to a body of water, which threatened to turn them back and defeat their expedition.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading There was a large lake formed in this way, which was connected with the Swamp by a strait, or narrow neck of water.
at the time that
From this reading “This lake was not here when I passed this way before,” said Koree, “so that it cannot be deep.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the fourth day of their march the Ammi came to a body of water, which threatened to turn them back and defeat their expedition.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a large lake formed in this way, which was connected with the Swamp by a strait, or narrow neck of water.
