used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the cargo was landed, a few dark-skinned men arrived, and when they loaded the boxes on their camels a dispute began.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading After the cargo was landed, a few dark-skinned men arrived, and when they loaded the boxes on their camels a dispute began.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading After the cargo was landed, a few dark-skinned men arrived, and when they loaded the boxes on their camels a dispute began.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
the lower side of anything
From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
boxesnounUS /ˈbɑːksəz/
plural of “box” — a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His smarting skin was crusted by salt, his clothes had dried stiff, and his muscles were sore.
camelsnounUS /ˈkæməlz/
plural of “camel” — cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
From this reading After the cargo was landed, a few dark-skinned men arrived, and when they loaded the boxes on their camels a dispute began.
cargonounUS /ˈkɑːrɡoʊ/
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading After the cargo was landed, a few dark-skinned men arrived, and when they loaded the boxes on their camels a dispute began.
clothing in general
From this reading His smarting skin was crusted by salt, his clothes had dried stiff, and his muscles were sore.
crustedadjectiveUS /ˈkrʌstɪd/
having a hardened crust as a covering
From this reading His smarting skin was crusted by salt, his clothes had dried stiff, and his muscles were sore.
dark-skinnedadjective
naturally having skin of a dark color
From this reading After the cargo was landed, a few dark-skinned men arrived, and when they loaded the boxes on their camels a dispute began.
disputeverbUS /dɪsˈpjuːt/
take exception to
From this reading After the cargo was landed, a few dark-skinned men arrived, and when they loaded the boxes on their camels a dispute began.
driedadjectiveUS /draɪd/
not still wet
From this reading His smarting skin was crusted by salt, his clothes had dried stiff, and his muscles were sore.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading After the cargo was landed, a few dark-skinned men arrived, and when they loaded the boxes on their camels a dispute began.
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His smarting skin was crusted by salt, his clothes had dried stiff, and his muscles were sore.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The boat was half swamped, and the sailors laboured up to their waists in water.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His smarting skin was crusted by salt, his clothes had dried stiff, and his muscles were sore.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boat was half swamped, and the sailors laboured up to their waists in water.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
KitnounUS /kɪt/
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
labouredadjective
lacking natural ease
From this reading The boat was half swamped, and the sailors laboured up to their waists in water.
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
launchverbUS /lɔːntʃ/
set up or found
From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
loadedadjectiveUS /ˈloʊdɪd/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading After the cargo was landed, a few dark-skinned men arrived, and when they loaded the boxes on their camels a dispute began.
the force of workers available
From this reading After the cargo was landed, a few dark-skinned men arrived, and when they loaded the boxes on their camels a dispute began.
musclesnounUS /ˈmʌsəlz/
plural of “muscle” — one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading His smarting skin was crusted by salt, his clothes had dried stiff, and his muscles were sore.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
roaringnounUS /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading The boat was half swamped, and the sailors laboured up to their waists in water.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading His smarting skin was crusted by salt, his clothes had dried stiff, and his muscles were sore.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading His smarting skin was crusted by salt, his clothes had dried stiff, and his muscles were sore.
smartingnounUS /ˈsmɑːrtɪŋ/
a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
From this reading His smarting skin was crusted by salt, his clothes had dried stiff, and his muscles were sore.
hurting
From this reading His smarting skin was crusted by salt, his clothes had dried stiff, and his muscles were sore.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading His smarting skin was crusted by salt, his clothes had dried stiff, and his muscles were sore.
surfnounUS /sɜːrf/
waves breaking on the shore
From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
swampedverbUS /swɔːmpt/
past form of “swamp” — drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading The boat was half swamped, and the sailors laboured up to their waists in water.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The boat was half swamped, and the sailors laboured up to their waists in water.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After the cargo was landed, a few dark-skinned men arrived, and when they loaded the boxes on their camels a dispute began.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The boat was half swamped, and the sailors laboured up to their waists in water.
precisely as stated
From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
wady
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From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
waistsnounUS /weɪsts/
plural of “waist” — the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading The boat was half swamped, and the sailors laboured up to their waists in water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE RETREAT TO THE BOAT At the bottom of the wady it was very hot, and Kit lay on the sand behind a rock.
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 boat was half swamped, and the sailors laboured up to their waists in water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His smarting skin was crusted by salt, his clothes had dried stiff, and his muscles were sore.
at the time that
From this reading After the cargo was landed, a few dark-skinned men arrived, and when they loaded the boxes on their camels a dispute began.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He had landed the guns, and it had not been easy to run the launch through the surf and hold her off the roaring beach while the boxes were brought ashore.
