(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 There were tears in the eyes of the young man as he spoke, and, with their eyes turned to the cavern they had emerged from, all hands uttered the one word:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We have passed through many strange things while in it, and many enjoyable days, as well.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Let us say farewell to the underground world and our families, who are buried beneath the ruins of the Naztec city and the village of Hez!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We have passed through many strange things while in it, and many enjoyable days, as well.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Let us say farewell to the underground world and our families, who are buried beneath the ruins of the Naztec city and the village of Hez!”
placed in a grave
From this reading Let us say farewell to the underground world and our families, who are buried beneath the ruins of the Naztec city and the village of Hez!”
cavernnounUS /ˈkæv.ərn/
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading There were tears in the eyes of the young man as he spoke, and, with their eyes turned to the cavern they had emerged from, all hands uttered the one word:
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Let us say farewell to the underground world and our families, who are buried beneath the ruins of the Naztec city and the village of Hez!”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading We have passed through many strange things while in it, and many enjoyable days, as well.
someone who is a detective
From this reading “Now, then,” observed Dick Vincey, “let us leave the land of mystery forever!
emergedverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒd/
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading There were tears in the eyes of the young man as he spoke, and, with their eyes turned to the cavern they had emerged from, all hands uttered the one word:
enjoyableadjectiveUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪəbəl/
affording satisfaction or pleasure
From this reading We have passed through many strange things while in it, and many enjoyable days, as well.
opinion or judgment
From this reading There were tears in the eyes of the young man as he spoke, and, with their eyes turned to the cavern they had emerged from, all hands uttered the one word:
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading Let us say farewell to the underground world and our families, who are buried beneath the ruins of the Naztec city and the village of Hez!”
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading Let us say farewell to the underground world and our families, who are buried beneath the ruins of the Naztec city and the village of Hez!”
for a limitless time
From this reading “Now, then,” observed Dick Vincey, “let us leave the land of mystery forever!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There were tears in the eyes of the young man as he spoke, and, with their eyes turned to the cavern they had emerged from, all hands uttered the one word:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There were tears in the eyes of the young man as he spoke, and, with their eyes turned to the cavern they had emerged from, all hands uttered the one word:
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading There were tears in the eyes of the young man as he spoke, and, with their eyes turned to the cavern they had emerged from, all hands uttered the one word:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have passed through many strange things while in it, and many enjoyable days, as well.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were tears in the eyes of the young man as he spoke, and, with their eyes turned to the cavern they had emerged from, all hands uttered the one word:
Hez
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From this reading Let us say farewell to the underground world and our families, who are buried beneath the ruins of the Naztec city and the village of Hez!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We have passed through many strange things while in it, and many enjoyable days, as well.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We have passed through many strange things while in it, and many enjoyable days, as well.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “Now, then,” observed Dick Vincey, “let us leave the land of mystery forever!
go away from a place
From this reading “Now, then,” observed Dick Vincey, “let us leave the land of mystery forever!
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Now, then,” observed Dick Vincey, “let us leave the land of mystery forever!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There were tears in the eyes of the young man as he spoke, and, with their eyes turned to the cavern they had emerged from, all hands uttered the one word:
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading We have passed through many strange things while in it, and many enjoyable days, as well.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “Now, then,” observed Dick Vincey, “let us leave the land of mystery forever!
Naztec
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in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now, then,” observed Dick Vincey, “let us leave the land of mystery forever!
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “Now, then,” observed Dick Vincey, “let us leave the land of mystery forever!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Now, then,” observed Dick Vincey, “let us leave the land of mystery forever!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were tears in the eyes of the young man as he spoke, and, with their eyes turned to the cavern they had emerged from, all hands uttered the one word:
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Let us say farewell to the underground world and our families, who are buried beneath the ruins of the Naztec city and the village of Hez!”
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading We have passed through many strange things while in it, and many enjoyable days, as well.
ruinsnounUS /ˈruːənz/
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading Let us say farewell to the underground world and our families, who are buried beneath the ruins of the Naztec city and the village of Hez!”
express in words
From this reading Let us say farewell to the underground world and our families, who are buried beneath the ruins of the Naztec city and the village of Hez!”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading There were tears in the eyes of the young man as he spoke, and, with their eyes turned to the cavern they had emerged from, all hands uttered the one word:
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading We have passed through many strange things while in it, and many enjoyable days, as well.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading There were tears in the eyes of the young man as he spoke, and, with their eyes turned to the cavern they had emerged from, all hands uttered the one word:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Now, then,” observed Dick Vincey, “let us leave the land of mystery forever!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There were tears in the eyes of the young man as he spoke, and, with their eyes turned to the cavern they had emerged from, all hands uttered the one word:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Now, then,” observed Dick Vincey, “let us leave the land of mystery forever!
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were tears in the eyes of the young man as he spoke, and, with their eyes turned to the cavern they had emerged from, all hands uttered the one word:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were tears in the eyes of the young man as he spoke, and, with their eyes turned to the cavern they had emerged from, all hands uttered the one word:
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading We have passed through many strange things while in it, and many enjoyable days, as well.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading We have passed through many strange things while in it, and many enjoyable days, as well.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Let us say farewell to the underground world and our families, who are buried beneath the ruins of the Naztec city and the village of Hez!”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading There were tears in the eyes of the young man as he spoke, and, with their eyes turned to the cavern they had emerged from, all hands uttered the one word:
undergroundadjectiveUS /ˈʌndərɡraʊnd/
under the level of the ground
From this reading Let us say farewell to the underground world and our families, who are buried beneath the ruins of the Naztec city and the village of Hez!”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Now, then,” observed Dick Vincey, “let us leave the land of mystery forever!
communicated in words
From this reading There were tears in the eyes of the young man as he spoke, and, with their eyes turned to the cavern they had emerged from, all hands uttered the one word:
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Let us say farewell to the underground world and our families, who are buried beneath the ruins of the Naztec city and the village of Hez!”
Vincey
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From this reading “Now, then,” observed Dick Vincey, “let us leave the land of mystery forever!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have passed through many strange things while in it, and many enjoyable days, as well.
(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 We have passed through many strange things while in it, and many enjoyable days, as well.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were tears in the eyes of the young man as he spoke, and, with their eyes turned to the cavern they had emerged from, all hands uttered the one word:
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading We have passed through many strange things while in it, and many enjoyable days, as well.
which person or people
From this reading Let us say farewell to the underground world and our families, who are buried beneath the ruins of the Naztec city and the village of Hez!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were tears in the eyes of the young man as he spoke, and, with their eyes turned to the cavern they had emerged from, all hands uttered the one word:
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading There were tears in the eyes of the young man as he spoke, and, with their eyes turned to the cavern they had emerged from, all hands uttered the one word:
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Let us say farewell to the underground world and our families, who are buried beneath the ruins of the Naztec city and the village of Hez!”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading There were tears in the eyes of the young man as he spoke, and, with their eyes turned to the cavern they had emerged from, all hands uttered the one word:
