used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This is a quite long book, very well written, about a trip down the Amazon.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This is a quite long book, very well written, about a trip down the Amazon.
(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 is rather a lot of "Natural History", but not too much, because it has all been made easy to follow, and is very interesting.
AmazonnounUS /ˈæməzɑːn/
a large strong and aggressive woman
From this reading On the Banks of the Amazon, by W.H.G. Kingston.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is rather a lot of "Natural History", but not too much, because it has all been made easy to follow, and is very interesting.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading On the Banks of the Amazon, by W.H.G. Kingston.
for the reason that
From this reading There is rather a lot of "Natural History", but not too much, because it has all been made easy to follow, and is very interesting.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There is rather a lot of "Natural History", but not too much, because it has all been made easy to follow, and is very interesting.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading This is a quite long book, very well written, about a trip down the Amazon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There is rather a lot of "Natural History", but not too much, because it has all been made easy to follow, and is very interesting.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the Banks of the Amazon, by W.H.G. Kingston.
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading The copy used for digitisation had a rather furry and small typeface.
digitisationnoun
conversion of analog information into digital information
From this reading The copy used for digitisation had a rather furry and small typeface.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading This is a quite long book, very well written, about a trip down the Amazon.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading There is rather a lot of "Natural History", but not too much, because it has all been made easy to follow, and is very interesting.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading There is rather a lot of "Natural History", but not too much, because it has all been made easy to follow, and is very interesting.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The copy used for digitisation had a rather furry and small typeface.
furryadjectiveUS /ˈfɜːri/
covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs
From this reading The copy used for digitisation had a rather furry and small typeface.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading On the Banks of the Amazon, by W.H.G. Kingston.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading On the Banks of the Amazon, by W.H.G. Kingston.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The copy used for digitisation had a rather furry and small typeface.
come to pass
From this reading All sorts of interesting things happen on this voyage.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is rather a lot of "Natural History", but not too much, because it has all been made easy to follow, and is very interesting.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading There is rather a lot of "Natural History", but not too much, because it has all been made easy to follow, and is very interesting.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading There is rather a lot of "Natural History", but not too much, because it has all been made easy to follow, and is very interesting.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is a quite long book, very well written, about a trip down the Amazon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There is rather a lot of "Natural History", but not too much, because it has all been made easy to follow, and is very interesting.
KingstonnounUS /ˈkɪŋstən/
a town on the Hudson River in New York
From this reading On the Banks of the Amazon, by W.H.G. Kingston.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading This is a quite long book, very well written, about a trip down the Amazon.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading There is rather a lot of "Natural History", but not too much, because it has all been made easy to follow, and is very interesting.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading There is rather a lot of "Natural History", but not too much, because it has all been made easy to follow, and is very interesting.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading There is rather a lot of "Natural History", but not too much, because it has all been made easy to follow, and is very interesting.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading There is rather a lot of "Natural History", but not too much, because it has all been made easy to follow, and is very interesting.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There is rather a lot of "Natural History", but not too much, because it has all been made easy to follow, and is very interesting.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the Banks of the Amazon, by W.H.G. Kingston.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the Banks of the Amazon, by W.H.G. Kingston.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading This is a quite long book, very well written, about a trip down the Amazon.
on the contrary
From this reading There is rather a lot of "Natural History", but not too much, because it has all been made easy to follow, and is very interesting.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The copy used for digitisation had a rather furry and small typeface.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading All sorts of interesting things happen on this voyage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the Banks of the Amazon, by W.H.G. Kingston.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is rather a lot of "Natural History", but not too much, because it has all been made easy to follow, and is very interesting.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading All sorts of interesting things happen on this voyage.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is a quite long book, very well written, about a trip down the Amazon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is rather a lot of "Natural History", but not too much, because it has all been made easy to follow, and is very interesting.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading There is rather a lot of "Natural History", but not too much, because it has all been made easy to follow, and is very interesting.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading This is a quite long book, very well written, about a trip down the Amazon.
typefacenounUS /ˈtaɪpfeɪs/
a specific size and style of type within a type family
From this reading The copy used for digitisation had a rather furry and small typeface.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading The copy used for digitisation had a rather furry and small typeface.
precisely as stated
From this reading This is a quite long book, very well written, about a trip down the Amazon.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading All sorts of interesting things happen on this voyage.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading On the Banks of the Amazon, by W.H.G. Kingston.
(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 This is a quite long book, very well written, about a trip down the Amazon.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading This is a quite long book, very well written, about a trip down the Amazon.
