AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AFTER THE TEMPEST The party had not got away from the scene of the round-up so very early in the morning; and the detour to reach the herd of antelopes had taken considerable time.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading But by that time it was almost pitch dark outside as well as inside the cavern.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AFTER THE TEMPEST The party had not got away from the scene of the round-up so very early in the morning; and the detour to reach the herd of antelopes had taken considerable time.
antelopes
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From this reading AFTER THE TEMPEST The party had not got away from the scene of the round-up so very early in the morning; and the detour to reach the herd of antelopes had taken considerable time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But by that time it was almost pitch dark outside as well as inside the cavern.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading AFTER THE TEMPEST The party had not got away from the scene of the round-up so very early in the morning; and the detour to reach the herd of antelopes had taken considerable time.
awe-inspiringadjective
inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
From this reading The situation of the girls in the cavity in the west side of the gulch might not have been so awe-inspiring had it not been for the mysterious noise that had echoed and reechoed through the hollow rock.
bearsnounUS /berz/
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading It was therefore well past noon when the tornado had sent the four schoolgirls scurrying for the old bears' den.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The situation of the girls in the cavity in the west side of the gulch might not have been so awe-inspiring had it not been for the mysterious noise that had echoed and reechoed through the hollow rock.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But by that time it was almost pitch dark outside as well as inside the cavern.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But by that time it was almost pitch dark outside as well as inside the cavern.
cavernnounUS /ˈkæv.ərn/
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading But by that time it was almost pitch dark outside as well as inside the cavern.
cavitynounUS /ˈkævəti/
a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
From this reading The situation of the girls in the cavity in the west side of the gulch might not have been so awe-inspiring had it not been for the mysterious noise that had echoed and reechoed through the hollow rock.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading AFTER THE TEMPEST The party had not got away from the scene of the round-up so very early in the morning; and the detour to reach the herd of antelopes had taken considerable time.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading But by that time it was almost pitch dark outside as well as inside the cavern.
dennounUS /den/
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading It was therefore well past noon when the tornado had sent the four schoolgirls scurrying for the old bears' den.
detournounUS /dɪˈtʊr/
a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)
From this reading AFTER THE TEMPEST The party had not got away from the scene of the round-up so very early in the morning; and the detour to reach the herd of antelopes had taken considerable time.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading AFTER THE TEMPEST The party had not got away from the scene of the round-up so very early in the morning; and the detour to reach the herd of antelopes had taken considerable time.
echoedverbUS /ˈekoʊd/
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading The situation of the girls in the cavity in the west side of the gulch might not have been so awe-inspiring had it not been for the mysterious noise that had echoed and reechoed through the hollow rock.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was therefore well past noon when the tornado had sent the four schoolgirls scurrying for the old bears' den.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading It was therefore well past noon when the tornado had sent the four schoolgirls scurrying for the old bears' den.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AFTER THE TEMPEST The party had not got away from the scene of the round-up so very early in the morning; and the detour to reach the herd of antelopes had taken considerable time.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The situation of the girls in the cavity in the west side of the gulch might not have been so awe-inspiring had it not been for the mysterious noise that had echoed and reechoed through the hollow rock.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading AFTER THE TEMPEST The party had not got away from the scene of the round-up so very early in the morning; and the detour to reach the herd of antelopes had taken considerable time.
gulchnounUS /ɡʌltʃ/
a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
From this reading The situation of the girls in the cavity in the west side of the gulch might not have been so awe-inspiring had it not been for the mysterious noise that had echoed and reechoed through the hollow rock.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AFTER THE TEMPEST The party had not got away from the scene of the round-up so very early in the morning; and the detour to reach the herd of antelopes had taken considerable time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The situation of the girls in the cavity in the west side of the gulch might not have been so awe-inspiring had it not been for the mysterious noise that had echoed and reechoed through the hollow rock.
herdnounUS /hɜːrd/
a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading AFTER THE TEMPEST The party had not got away from the scene of the round-up so very early in the morning; and the detour to reach the herd of antelopes had taken considerable time.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading The situation of the girls in the cavity in the west side of the gulch might not have been so awe-inspiring had it not been for the mysterious noise that had echoed and reechoed through the hollow rock.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AFTER THE TEMPEST The party had not got away from the scene of the round-up so very early in the morning; and the detour to reach the herd of antelopes had taken considerable time.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading But by that time it was almost pitch dark outside as well as inside the cavern.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was therefore well past noon when the tornado had sent the four schoolgirls scurrying for the old bears' den.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The tornado had quenched the sunlight and made it seem more like midnight than mid-afternoon.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The tornado had quenched the sunlight and made it seem more like midnight than mid-afternoon.
mid-afternoon
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From this reading The tornado had quenched the sunlight and made it seem more like midnight than mid-afternoon.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading The tornado had quenched the sunlight and made it seem more like midnight than mid-afternoon.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The situation of the girls in the cavity in the west side of the gulch might not have been so awe-inspiring had it not been for the mysterious noise that had echoed and reechoed through the hollow rock.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The tornado had quenched the sunlight and made it seem more like midnight than mid-afternoon.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading AFTER THE TEMPEST The party had not got away from the scene of the round-up so very early in the morning; and the detour to reach the herd of antelopes had taken considerable time.
of an obscure nature
From this reading The situation of the girls in the cavity in the west side of the gulch might not have been so awe-inspiring had it not been for the mysterious noise that had echoed and reechoed through the hollow rock.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading The situation of the girls in the cavity in the west side of the gulch might not have been so awe-inspiring had it not been for the mysterious noise that had echoed and reechoed through the hollow rock.
the middle of the day
From this reading It was therefore well past noon when the tornado had sent the four schoolgirls scurrying for the old bears' den.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading AFTER THE TEMPEST The party had not got away from the scene of the round-up so very early in the morning; and the detour to reach the herd of antelopes had taken considerable time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AFTER THE TEMPEST The party had not got away from the scene of the round-up so very early in the morning; and the detour to reach the herd of antelopes had taken considerable time.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It was therefore well past noon when the tornado had sent the four schoolgirls scurrying for the old bears' den.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading But by that time it was almost pitch dark outside as well as inside the cavern.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading AFTER THE TEMPEST The party had not got away from the scene of the round-up so very early in the morning; and the detour to reach the herd of antelopes had taken considerable time.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading It was therefore well past noon when the tornado had sent the four schoolgirls scurrying for the old bears' den.
pitchnounUS /pɪtʃ/
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading But by that time it was almost pitch dark outside as well as inside the cavern.
quenchedadjective
allayed
From this reading The tornado had quenched the sunlight and made it seem more like midnight than mid-afternoon.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading AFTER THE TEMPEST The party had not got away from the scene of the round-up so very early in the morning; and the detour to reach the herd of antelopes had taken considerable time.
reechoed
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From this reading The situation of the girls in the cavity in the west side of the gulch might not have been so awe-inspiring had it not been for the mysterious noise that had echoed and reechoed through the hollow rock.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The situation of the girls in the cavity in the west side of the gulch might not have been so awe-inspiring had it not been for the mysterious noise that had echoed and reechoed through the hollow rock.
round-up
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From this reading AFTER THE TEMPEST The party had not got away from the scene of the round-up so very early in the morning; and the detour to reach the herd of antelopes had taken considerable time.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading AFTER THE TEMPEST The party had not got away from the scene of the round-up so very early in the morning; and the detour to reach the herd of antelopes had taken considerable time.
schoolgirlsnounUS /ˈskuːlɡɜːrlz/
plural of “schoolgirl” — a girl attending school
From this reading It was therefore well past noon when the tornado had sent the four schoolgirls scurrying for the old bears' den.
scurryingadjectiveUS /ˈskɜːriɪŋ/
moving with great haste
From this reading It was therefore well past noon when the tornado had sent the four schoolgirls scurrying for the old bears' den.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The tornado had quenched the sunlight and made it seem more like midnight than mid-afternoon.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading It was therefore well past noon when the tornado had sent the four schoolgirls scurrying for the old bears' den.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The situation of the girls in the cavity in the west side of the gulch might not have been so awe-inspiring had it not been for the mysterious noise that had echoed and reechoed through the hollow rock.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading The situation of the girls in the cavity in the west side of the gulch might not have been so awe-inspiring had it not been for the mysterious noise that had echoed and reechoed through the hollow rock.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading AFTER THE TEMPEST The party had not got away from the scene of the round-up so very early in the morning; and the detour to reach the herd of antelopes had taken considerable time.
the rays of the sun
From this reading The tornado had quenched the sunlight and made it seem more like midnight than mid-afternoon.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading AFTER THE TEMPEST The party had not got away from the scene of the round-up so very early in the morning; and the detour to reach the herd of antelopes had taken considerable time.
TEMPESTnounUS /ˈtempəst/
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading AFTER THE TEMPEST The party had not got away from the scene of the round-up so very early in the morning; and the detour to reach the herd of antelopes had taken considerable time.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The tornado had quenched the sunlight and made it seem more like midnight than mid-afternoon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But by that time it was almost pitch dark outside as well as inside the cavern.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER THE TEMPEST The party had not got away from the scene of the round-up so very early in the morning; and the detour to reach the herd of antelopes had taken considerable time.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading It was therefore well past noon when the tornado had sent the four schoolgirls scurrying for the old bears' den.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The situation of the girls in the cavity in the west side of the gulch might not have been so awe-inspiring had it not been for the mysterious noise that had echoed and reechoed through the hollow rock.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading AFTER THE TEMPEST The party had not got away from the scene of the round-up so very early in the morning; and the detour to reach the herd of antelopes had taken considerable time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AFTER THE TEMPEST The party had not got away from the scene of the round-up so very early in the morning; and the detour to reach the herd of antelopes had taken considerable time.
tornadonounUS /tɔːrˈneɪdoʊ/
a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
From this reading It was therefore well past noon when the tornado had sent the four schoolgirls scurrying for the old bears' den.
precisely as stated
From this reading AFTER THE TEMPEST The party had not got away from the scene of the round-up so very early in the morning; and the detour to reach the herd of antelopes had taken considerable time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was therefore well past noon when the tornado had sent the four schoolgirls scurrying for the old bears' den.
(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 It was therefore well past noon when the tornado had sent the four schoolgirls scurrying for the old bears' den.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The situation of the girls in the cavity in the west side of the gulch might not have been so awe-inspiring had it not been for the mysterious noise that had echoed and reechoed through the hollow rock.
at the time that
From this reading It was therefore well past noon when the tornado had sent the four schoolgirls scurrying for the old bears' den.
