used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A TROPICAL RIVER Our _padrone_, as Talbot told us we should call him, stood in front clad in a coloured muslin shirt.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The broad sluggish river was alive with boats, all making their way against the current.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading The broad sluggish river was alive with boats, all making their way against the current.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The broad sluggish river was alive with boats, all making their way against the current.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We entered a tropical forest, and never shall I forget the wonder of it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A TROPICAL RIVER Our _padrone_, as Talbot told us we should call him, stood in front clad in a coloured muslin shirt.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading The banks were lined to the water's edge with vegetation, so that one could see nothing but the jungle.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The broad sluggish river was alive with boats, all making their way against the current.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The broad sluggish river was alive with boats, all making their way against the current.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The banks were lined to the water's edge with vegetation, so that one could see nothing but the jungle.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the time the lagoon had narrowed, however, they had pretty well scattered.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A TROPICAL RIVER Our _padrone_, as Talbot told us we should call him, stood in front clad in a coloured muslin shirt.
cladadjectiveUS /klæd/
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading A TROPICAL RIVER Our _padrone_, as Talbot told us we should call him, stood in front clad in a coloured muslin shirt.
colouredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading A TROPICAL RIVER Our _padrone_, as Talbot told us we should call him, stood in front clad in a coloured muslin shirt.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The banks were lined to the water's edge with vegetation, so that one could see nothing but the jungle.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading The broad sluggish river was alive with boats, all making their way against the current.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading The banks were lined to the water's edge with vegetation, so that one could see nothing but the jungle.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading We entered a tropical forest, and never shall I forget the wonder of it.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading We entered a tropical forest, and never shall I forget the wonder of it.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading We entered a tropical forest, and never shall I forget the wonder of it.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading A TROPICAL RIVER Our _padrone_, as Talbot told us we should call him, stood in front clad in a coloured muslin shirt.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By the time the lagoon had narrowed, however, they had pretty well scattered.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A TROPICAL RIVER Our _padrone_, as Talbot told us we should call him, stood in front clad in a coloured muslin shirt.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading By the time the lagoon had narrowed, however, they had pretty well scattered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We entered a tropical forest, and never shall I forget the wonder of it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A TROPICAL RIVER Our _padrone_, as Talbot told us we should call him, stood in front clad in a coloured muslin shirt.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We entered a tropical forest, and never shall I forget the wonder of it.
junglenounUS /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading The banks were lined to the water's edge with vegetation, so that one could see nothing but the jungle.
lagoonnounUS /ləˈɡuːn/
a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
From this reading By the time the lagoon had narrowed, however, they had pretty well scattered.
linedadjectiveUS /laɪnd/
bordered by a line of things
From this reading The banks were lined to the water's edge with vegetation, so that one could see nothing but the jungle.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The broad sluggish river was alive with boats, all making their way against the current.
muslinnounUS /ˈmʌzlən/
plain-woven cotton fabric
From this reading A TROPICAL RIVER Our _padrone_, as Talbot told us we should call him, stood in front clad in a coloured muslin shirt.
narrowedadjectiveUS /ˈneroʊd/
reduced in size as by squeezing together
From this reading By the time the lagoon had narrowed, however, they had pretty well scattered.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading We entered a tropical forest, and never shall I forget the wonder of it.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The banks were lined to the water's edge with vegetation, so that one could see nothing but the jungle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We entered a tropical forest, and never shall I forget the wonder of it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The banks were lined to the water's edge with vegetation, so that one could see nothing but the jungle.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A TROPICAL RIVER Our _padrone_, as Talbot told us we should call him, stood in front clad in a coloured muslin shirt.
padronenoun
an owner or proprietor of an inn in Italy
From this reading A TROPICAL RIVER Our _padrone_, as Talbot told us we should call him, stood in front clad in a coloured muslin shirt.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading By the time the lagoon had narrowed, however, they had pretty well scattered.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading A TROPICAL RIVER Our _padrone_, as Talbot told us we should call him, stood in front clad in a coloured muslin shirt.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading By the time the lagoon had narrowed, however, they had pretty well scattered.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The banks were lined to the water's edge with vegetation, so that one could see nothing but the jungle.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We entered a tropical forest, and never shall I forget the wonder of it.
shirtnounUS /ʃɜːrt/
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading A TROPICAL RIVER Our _padrone_, as Talbot told us we should call him, stood in front clad in a coloured muslin shirt.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading A TROPICAL RIVER Our _padrone_, as Talbot told us we should call him, stood in front clad in a coloured muslin shirt.
sluggishadjectiveUS /ˈslʌɡɪʃ/
moving slowly
From this reading The broad sluggish river was alive with boats, all making their way against the current.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The banks were lined to the water's edge with vegetation, so that one could see nothing but the jungle.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading A TROPICAL RIVER Our _padrone_, as Talbot told us we should call him, stood in front clad in a coloured muslin shirt.
TalbotnounUS /ˈtælbət/
English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)
From this reading A TROPICAL RIVER Our _padrone_, as Talbot told us we should call him, stood in front clad in a coloured muslin shirt.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The banks were lined to the water's edge with vegetation, so that one could see nothing but the jungle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The broad sluggish river was alive with boats, all making their way against the current.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The broad sluggish river was alive with boats, all making their way against the current.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By the time the lagoon had narrowed, however, they had pretty well scattered.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By the time the lagoon had narrowed, however, they had pretty well scattered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The banks were lined to the water's edge with vegetation, so that one could see nothing but the jungle.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading A TROPICAL RIVER Our _padrone_, as Talbot told us we should call him, stood in front clad in a coloured muslin shirt.
TROPICALadjectiveUS /ˈtrɑːpɪkəl/
relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
From this reading A TROPICAL RIVER Our _padrone_, as Talbot told us we should call him, stood in front clad in a coloured muslin shirt.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A TROPICAL RIVER Our _padrone_, as Talbot told us we should call him, stood in front clad in a coloured muslin shirt.
vegetationnounUS /ˌvedʒəˈteɪʃən/
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading The banks were lined to the water's edge with vegetation, so that one could see nothing but the jungle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The broad sluggish river was alive with boats, all making their way against the current.
water'snounUS /ˈwɔːtərz/
possessive form 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 The banks were lined to the water's edge with vegetation, so that one could see nothing but the jungle.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The broad sluggish river was alive with boats, all making their way against the current.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A TROPICAL RIVER Our _padrone_, as Talbot told us we should call him, stood in front clad in a coloured muslin shirt.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading By the time the lagoon had narrowed, however, they had pretty well scattered.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The banks were lined to the water's edge with vegetation, so that one could see nothing but the jungle.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The broad sluggish river was alive with boats, all making their way against the current.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading We entered a tropical forest, and never shall I forget the wonder of it.
