Chapter VII
We had come to an end. A great projecting buttress of crag rose sheer in front. Above lay loose boulders. Below was a shrub-hung precipice. The birds we had seen from home were still circling and screaming.
Miss Cayley's Adventures
Chapter VII
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We
had
come
to
an
end.
A
great
projecting
buttress
of
crag
rose
sheer
in
front.
Above
lay
loose
boulders.
Below
was
a
shrub-hung
precipice.
The
birds
we
had
seen
from
home
were
still
circling
and
screaming.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
We
had
come
to
an
end.
Line 2
A
great
projecting
buttress
of
crag
rose
sheer
in
front.
Line 3
Above
lay
loose
boulders.
Line 4
Below
was
a
shrub-hung
precipice.
Line 5
The
birds
we
had
seen
from
home
were
still
circling
and
screaming.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Above
preposition
US /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Above lay loose boulders.”
Below
preposition
US /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “Below was a shrub-hung precipice.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had come to an end.”
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A great projecting buttress of crag rose sheer in front.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The birds we had seen from home were still circling and screaming.”
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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A great projecting buttress of crag rose sheer in front.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above lay loose boulders.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We had come to an end.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The birds we had seen from home were still circling and screaming.
BelowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Below was a shrub-hung precipice.
birds
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From this reading The birds we had seen from home were still circling and screaming.
boulders
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From this reading Above lay loose boulders.
buttress
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From this reading A great projecting buttress of crag rose sheer in front.
circling
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From this reading The birds we had seen from home were still circling and screaming.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had come to an end.
crag
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From this reading A great projecting buttress of crag rose sheer in front.
end
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From this reading We had come to an end.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The birds we had seen from home were still circling and screaming.
front
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From this reading A great projecting buttress of crag rose sheer in front.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great projecting buttress of crag rose sheer in front.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had come to an end.
home
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From this reading The birds we had seen from home were still circling and screaming.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A great projecting buttress of crag rose sheer in front.
lay
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From this reading Above lay loose boulders.
loose
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From this reading Above lay loose boulders.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A great projecting buttress of crag rose sheer in front.
precipice
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From this reading Below was a shrub-hung precipice.
projecting
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From this reading A great projecting buttress of crag rose sheer in front.
rose
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From this reading A great projecting buttress of crag rose sheer in front.
screaming
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From this reading The birds we had seen from home were still circling and screaming.
seen
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From this reading The birds we had seen from home were still circling and screaming.
sheer
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From this reading A great projecting buttress of crag rose sheer in front.
shrub-hung
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From this reading Below was a shrub-hung precipice.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The birds we had seen from home were still circling and screaming.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The birds we had seen from home were still circling and screaming.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had come to an end.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Below was a shrub-hung precipice.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had come to an end.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The birds we had seen from home were still circling and screaming.