used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Their way led them away from the winding river and under the radiance of the lantern Jack saw that they were treading a well-defined path through the marsh-grass.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Five minutes of tramping brought them to the railroad trestle which was here raised some eight feet above the marsh, and even as they reached it the rails began to hum and afar to the northward a white light came into view.
afaradverbUS /əˈfɑːr/
(old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
From this reading Five minutes of tramping brought them to the railroad trestle which was here raised some eight feet above the marsh, and even as they reached it the rails began to hum and afar to the northward a white light came into view.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Life-Boat Wins Bill Glass, lantern in hand, plunged into the darkness and the storm, Jack following at his heels.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as much as he could do to keep up with his guide, whose shuffling gait, while it might look slow, covered ground with remarkable rapidity.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Life-Boat Wins Bill Glass, lantern in hand, plunged into the darkness and the storm, Jack following at his heels.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Their way led them away from the winding river and under the radiance of the lantern Jack saw that they were treading a well-defined path through the marsh-grass.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Five minutes of tramping brought them to the railroad trestle which was here raised some eight feet above the marsh, and even as they reached it the rails began to hum and afar to the northward a white light came into view.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading The Life-Boat Wins Bill Glass, lantern in hand, plunged into the darkness and the storm, Jack following at his heels.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Five minutes of tramping brought them to the railroad trestle which was here raised some eight feet above the marsh, and even as they reached it the rails began to hum and afar to the northward a white light came into view.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Five minutes of tramping brought them to the railroad trestle which was here raised some eight feet above the marsh, and even as they reached it the rails began to hum and afar to the northward a white light came into view.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was as much as he could do to keep up with his guide, whose shuffling gait, while it might look slow, covered ground with remarkable rapidity.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading It was as much as he could do to keep up with his guide, whose shuffling gait, while it might look slow, covered ground with remarkable rapidity.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The Life-Boat Wins Bill Glass, lantern in hand, plunged into the darkness and the storm, Jack following at his heels.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It was as much as he could do to keep up with his guide, whose shuffling gait, while it might look slow, covered ground with remarkable rapidity.
being one more than seven
From this reading Five minutes of tramping brought them to the railroad trestle which was here raised some eight feet above the marsh, and even as they reached it the rails began to hum and afar to the northward a white light came into view.
erectverbUS /ɪˈrekt/
construct, build, or erect
From this reading And while Jack was forced to stagger under the force of the gale, Bill Glass, his head erect, never faltered.
divisible by two
From this reading Five minutes of tramping brought them to the railroad trestle which was here raised some eight feet above the marsh, and even as they reached it the rails began to hum and afar to the northward a white light came into view.
falteredverbUS /ˈfɑːltərd/
past form of “falter” — be unsure or weak
From this reading And while Jack was forced to stagger under the force of the gale, Bill Glass, his head erect, never faltered.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Five minutes of tramping brought them to the railroad trestle which was here raised some eight feet above the marsh, and even as they reached it the rails began to hum and afar to the northward a white light came into view.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Five minutes of tramping brought them to the railroad trestle which was here raised some eight feet above the marsh, and even as they reached it the rails began to hum and afar to the northward a white light came into view.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The Life-Boat Wins Bill Glass, lantern in hand, plunged into the darkness and the storm, Jack following at his heels.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading And while Jack was forced to stagger under the force of the gale, Bill Glass, his head erect, never faltered.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading And while Jack was forced to stagger under the force of the gale, Bill Glass, his head erect, never faltered.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Their way led them away from the winding river and under the radiance of the lantern Jack saw that they were treading a well-defined path through the marsh-grass.
gaitnounUS /ɡeɪt/
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading It was as much as he could do to keep up with his guide, whose shuffling gait, while it might look slow, covered ground with remarkable rapidity.
galenounUS /ɡeɪl/
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From this reading And while Jack was forced to stagger under the force of the gale, Bill Glass, his head erect, never faltered.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading The Life-Boat Wins Bill Glass, lantern in hand, plunged into the darkness and the storm, Jack following at his heels.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading It was as much as he could do to keep up with his guide, whose shuffling gait, while it might look slow, covered ground with remarkable rapidity.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading It was as much as he could do to keep up with his guide, whose shuffling gait, while it might look slow, covered ground with remarkable rapidity.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The Life-Boat Wins Bill Glass, lantern in hand, plunged into the darkness and the storm, Jack following at his heels.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was as much as he could do to keep up with his guide, whose shuffling gait, while it might look slow, covered ground with remarkable rapidity.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading And while Jack was forced to stagger under the force of the gale, Bill Glass, his head erect, never faltered.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading The Life-Boat Wins Bill Glass, lantern in hand, plunged into the darkness and the storm, Jack following at his heels.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Five minutes of tramping brought them to the railroad trestle which was here raised some eight feet above the marsh, and even as they reached it the rails began to hum and afar to the northward a white light came into view.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Life-Boat Wins Bill Glass, lantern in hand, plunged into the darkness and the storm, Jack following at his heels.
humverbUS /hʌm/
sing with closed lips
From this reading Five minutes of tramping brought them to the railroad trestle which was here raised some eight feet above the marsh, and even as they reached it the rails began to hum and afar to the northward a white light came into view.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Life-Boat Wins Bill Glass, lantern in hand, plunged into the darkness and the storm, Jack following at his heels.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Life-Boat Wins Bill Glass, lantern in hand, plunged into the darkness and the storm, Jack following at his heels.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as much as he could do to keep up with his guide, whose shuffling gait, while it might look slow, covered ground with remarkable rapidity.
a small worthless amount
From this reading The Life-Boat Wins Bill Glass, lantern in hand, plunged into the darkness and the storm, Jack following at his heels.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading It was as much as he could do to keep up with his guide, whose shuffling gait, while it might look slow, covered ground with remarkable rapidity.
lanternnounUS /ˈlæntərn/
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading The Life-Boat Wins Bill Glass, lantern in hand, plunged into the darkness and the storm, Jack following at his heels.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Their way led them away from the winding river and under the radiance of the lantern Jack saw that they were treading a well-defined path through the marsh-grass.
Life-Boat
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From this reading The Life-Boat Wins Bill Glass, lantern in hand, plunged into the darkness and the storm, Jack following at his heels.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Five minutes of tramping brought them to the railroad trestle which was here raised some eight feet above the marsh, and even as they reached it the rails began to hum and afar to the northward a white light came into view.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It was as much as he could do to keep up with his guide, whose shuffling gait, while it might look slow, covered ground with remarkable rapidity.
marshnounUS /mɑːrʃ/
low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading Five minutes of tramping brought them to the railroad trestle which was here raised some eight feet above the marsh, and even as they reached it the rails began to hum and afar to the northward a white light came into view.
marsh-grass
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From this reading Their way led them away from the winding river and under the radiance of the lantern Jack saw that they were treading a well-defined path through the marsh-grass.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was as much as he could do to keep up with his guide, whose shuffling gait, while it might look slow, covered ground with remarkable rapidity.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Five minutes of tramping brought them to the railroad trestle which was here raised some eight feet above the marsh, and even as they reached it the rails began to hum and afar to the northward a white light came into view.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It was as much as he could do to keep up with his guide, whose shuffling gait, while it might look slow, covered ground with remarkable rapidity.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading And while Jack was forced to stagger under the force of the gale, Bill Glass, his head erect, never faltered.
northwardadverbUS /ˈnɔːrθwərd/
in a northern direction
From this reading Five minutes of tramping brought them to the railroad trestle which was here raised some eight feet above the marsh, and even as they reached it the rails began to hum and afar to the northward a white light came into view.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Their way led them away from the winding river and under the radiance of the lantern Jack saw that they were treading a well-defined path through the marsh-grass.
a course of conduct
From this reading Their way led them away from the winding river and under the radiance of the lantern Jack saw that they were treading a well-defined path through the marsh-grass.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading The Life-Boat Wins Bill Glass, lantern in hand, plunged into the darkness and the storm, Jack following at his heels.
radiancenounUS /ˈreɪdiːəns/
the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
From this reading Their way led them away from the winding river and under the radiance of the lantern Jack saw that they were treading a well-defined path through the marsh-grass.
railroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading Five minutes of tramping brought them to the railroad trestle which was here raised some eight feet above the marsh, and even as they reached it the rails began to hum and afar to the northward a white light came into view.
railsnounUS /reɪlz/
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
From this reading Five minutes of tramping brought them to the railroad trestle which was here raised some eight feet above the marsh, and even as they reached it the rails began to hum and afar to the northward a white light came into view.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Five minutes of tramping brought them to the railroad trestle which was here raised some eight feet above the marsh, and even as they reached it the rails began to hum and afar to the northward a white light came into view.
rapiditynounUS /rəˈpɪdəti/
a rate that is rapid
From this reading It was as much as he could do to keep up with his guide, whose shuffling gait, while it might look slow, covered ground with remarkable rapidity.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Five minutes of tramping brought them to the railroad trestle which was here raised some eight feet above the marsh, and even as they reached it the rails began to hum and afar to the northward a white light came into view.
unusual or striking
From this reading It was as much as he could do to keep up with his guide, whose shuffling gait, while it might look slow, covered ground with remarkable rapidity.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Their way led them away from the winding river and under the radiance of the lantern Jack saw that they were treading a well-defined path through the marsh-grass.
cut with a saw
From this reading Their way led them away from the winding river and under the radiance of the lantern Jack saw that they were treading a well-defined path through the marsh-grass.
shufflingnounUS /ˈʃʌflɪŋ/
walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
From this reading It was as much as he could do to keep up with his guide, whose shuffling gait, while it might look slow, covered ground with remarkable rapidity.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading It was as much as he could do to keep up with his guide, whose shuffling gait, while it might look slow, covered ground with remarkable rapidity.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Five minutes of tramping brought them to the railroad trestle which was here raised some eight feet above the marsh, and even as they reached it the rails began to hum and afar to the northward a white light came into view.
staggerverbUS /ˈstæɡər/
walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading And while Jack was forced to stagger under the force of the gale, Bill Glass, his head erect, never faltered.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading The Life-Boat Wins Bill Glass, lantern in hand, plunged into the darkness and the storm, Jack following at his heels.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Their way led them away from the winding river and under the radiance of the lantern Jack saw that they were treading a well-defined path through the marsh-grass.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Life-Boat Wins Bill Glass, lantern in hand, plunged into the darkness and the storm, Jack following at his heels.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their way led them away from the winding river and under the radiance of the lantern Jack saw that they were treading a well-defined path through the marsh-grass.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Their way led them away from the winding river and under the radiance of the lantern Jack saw that they were treading a well-defined path through the marsh-grass.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their way led them away from the winding river and under the radiance of the lantern Jack saw that they were treading a well-defined path through the marsh-grass.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Their way led them away from the winding river and under the radiance of the lantern Jack saw that they were treading a well-defined path through the marsh-grass.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was as much as he could do to keep up with his guide, whose shuffling gait, while it might look slow, covered ground with remarkable rapidity.
trampingverbUS /ˈtræmpɪŋ/
-ing form of “tramp” — travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
From this reading Five minutes of tramping brought them to the railroad trestle which was here raised some eight feet above the marsh, and even as they reached it the rails began to hum and afar to the northward a white light came into view.
treadingverbUS /ˈtredɪŋ/
-ing form of “tread” — put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading Their way led them away from the winding river and under the radiance of the lantern Jack saw that they were treading a well-defined path through the marsh-grass.
trestlenounUS /ˈtresəl/
a supporting tower used to support a bridge
From this reading Five minutes of tramping brought them to the railroad trestle which was here raised some eight feet above the marsh, and even as they reached it the rails began to hum and afar to the northward a white light came into view.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Their way led them away from the winding river and under the radiance of the lantern Jack saw that they were treading a well-defined path through the marsh-grass.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was as much as he could do to keep up with his guide, whose shuffling gait, while it might look slow, covered ground with remarkable rapidity.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Five minutes of tramping brought them to the railroad trestle which was here raised some eight feet above the marsh, and even as they reached it the rails began to hum and afar to the northward a white light came into view.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as much as he could do to keep up with his guide, whose shuffling gait, while it might look slow, covered ground with remarkable rapidity.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Their way led them away from the winding river and under the radiance of the lantern Jack saw that they were treading a well-defined path through the marsh-grass.
well-definedadjective
having a clean and distinct outline as if precisely cut along the edges
From this reading Their way led them away from the winding river and under the radiance of the lantern Jack saw that they were treading a well-defined path through the marsh-grass.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Their way led them away from the winding river and under the radiance of the lantern Jack saw that they were treading a well-defined path through the marsh-grass.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Five minutes of tramping brought them to the railroad trestle which was here raised some eight feet above the marsh, and even as they reached it the rails began to hum and afar to the northward a white light came into view.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was as much as he could do to keep up with his guide, whose shuffling gait, while it might look slow, covered ground with remarkable rapidity.
a Caucasian
From this reading Five minutes of tramping brought them to the railroad trestle which was here raised some eight feet above the marsh, and even as they reached it the rails began to hum and afar to the northward a white light came into view.
belonging to which person
From this reading It was as much as he could do to keep up with his guide, whose shuffling gait, while it might look slow, covered ground with remarkable rapidity.
windingadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading Their way led them away from the winding river and under the radiance of the lantern Jack saw that they were treading a well-defined path through the marsh-grass.
WinsnounUS /wɪnz/
plural of “win” — a victory (as in a race or other competition)
From this reading The Life-Boat Wins Bill Glass, lantern in hand, plunged into the darkness and the storm, Jack following at his heels.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was as much as he could do to keep up with his guide, whose shuffling gait, while it might look slow, covered ground with remarkable rapidity.
