used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The earth is freshly upheaved; great trees, partly uprooted, slant at every angle from the sides of the enormous piles of newly upturned earth; sand and stones are still sliding from the raw ridges."
anglenounUS /ˈæŋɡəl/
the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading "The earth is freshly upheaved; great trees, partly uprooted, slant at every angle from the sides of the enormous piles of newly upturned earth; sand and stones are still sliding from the raw ridges."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The earth is freshly upheaved; great trees, partly uprooted, slant at every angle from the sides of the enormous piles of newly upturned earth; sand and stones are still sliding from the raw ridges."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "The earth is freshly upheaved; great trees, partly uprooted, slant at every angle from the sides of the enormous piles of newly upturned earth; sand and stones are still sliding from the raw ridges."
for the reason that
From this reading "Because they have been freshly made."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Because they have been freshly made."
the two together, not just one
From this reading "More than that," she said, "my father and I both have seen one of these huge circles _in the making_!"
circlesnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəlz/
plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading "More than that," she said, "my father and I both have seen one of these huge circles _in the making_!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How do you know?"
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading She leaned nearer and dropped her voice still lower:
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading "The earth is freshly upheaved; great trees, partly uprooted, slant at every angle from the sides of the enormous piles of newly upturned earth; sand and stones are still sliding from the raw ridges."
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading "The earth is freshly upheaved; great trees, partly uprooted, slant at every angle from the sides of the enormous piles of newly upturned earth; sand and stones are still sliding from the raw ridges."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "The earth is freshly upheaved; great trees, partly uprooted, slant at every angle from the sides of the enormous piles of newly upturned earth; sand and stones are still sliding from the raw ridges."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "More than that," she said, "my father and I both have seen one of these huge circles _in the making_!"
freshlyadverbUS /ˈfreʃli/
very recently
From this reading "Because they have been freshly made."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "The earth is freshly upheaved; great trees, partly uprooted, slant at every angle from the sides of the enormous piles of newly upturned earth; sand and stones are still sliding from the raw ridges."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "The earth is freshly upheaved; great trees, partly uprooted, slant at every angle from the sides of the enormous piles of newly upturned earth; sand and stones are still sliding from the raw ridges."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Because they have been freshly made."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She leaned nearer and dropped her voice still lower:
How
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From this reading "How do you know?"
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading "More than that," she said, "my father and I both have seen one of these huge circles _in the making_!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "More than that," she said, "my father and I both have seen one of these huge circles _in the making_!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "More than that," she said, "my father and I both have seen one of these huge circles _in the making_!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The earth is freshly upheaved; great trees, partly uprooted, slant at every angle from the sides of the enormous piles of newly upturned earth; sand and stones are still sliding from the raw ridges."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "How do you know?"
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading She leaned nearer and dropped her voice still lower:
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading She leaned nearer and dropped her voice still lower:
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Because they have been freshly made."
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading "More than that," she said, "my father and I both have seen one of these huge circles _in the making_!"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "More than that," she said, "my father and I both have seen one of these huge circles _in the making_!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "More than that," she said, "my father and I both have seen one of these huge circles _in the making_!"
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading She leaned nearer and dropped her voice still lower:
newlyadverbUS /ˈnuːli/
very recently
From this reading "The earth is freshly upheaved; great trees, partly uprooted, slant at every angle from the sides of the enormous piles of newly upturned earth; sand and stones are still sliding from the raw ridges."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The earth is freshly upheaved; great trees, partly uprooted, slant at every angle from the sides of the enormous piles of newly upturned earth; sand and stones are still sliding from the raw ridges."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "More than that," she said, "my father and I both have seen one of these huge circles _in the making_!"
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading "The earth is freshly upheaved; great trees, partly uprooted, slant at every angle from the sides of the enormous piles of newly upturned earth; sand and stones are still sliding from the raw ridges."
pilesnounUS /paɪlz/
venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter
From this reading "The earth is freshly upheaved; great trees, partly uprooted, slant at every angle from the sides of the enormous piles of newly upturned earth; sand and stones are still sliding from the raw ridges."
rawadjectiveUS /rɑː/
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading "The earth is freshly upheaved; great trees, partly uprooted, slant at every angle from the sides of the enormous piles of newly upturned earth; sand and stones are still sliding from the raw ridges."
ridgesnounUS /ˈrɪdʒəz/
plural of “ridge” — a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading "The earth is freshly upheaved; great trees, partly uprooted, slant at every angle from the sides of the enormous piles of newly upturned earth; sand and stones are still sliding from the raw ridges."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "More than that," she said, "my father and I both have seen one of these huge circles _in the making_!"
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading "The earth is freshly upheaved; great trees, partly uprooted, slant at every angle from the sides of the enormous piles of newly upturned earth; sand and stones are still sliding from the raw ridges."
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "More than that," she said, "my father and I both have seen one of these huge circles _in the making_!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She leaned nearer and dropped her voice still lower:
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "The earth is freshly upheaved; great trees, partly uprooted, slant at every angle from the sides of the enormous piles of newly upturned earth; sand and stones are still sliding from the raw ridges."
slantverbUS /slænt/
lie obliquely
From this reading "The earth is freshly upheaved; great trees, partly uprooted, slant at every angle from the sides of the enormous piles of newly upturned earth; sand and stones are still sliding from the raw ridges."
slidingadjectiveUS /ˈslaɪdɪŋ/
being a smooth continuous motion
From this reading "The earth is freshly upheaved; great trees, partly uprooted, slant at every angle from the sides of the enormous piles of newly upturned earth; sand and stones are still sliding from the raw ridges."
not in physical motion
From this reading "The earth is freshly upheaved; great trees, partly uprooted, slant at every angle from the sides of the enormous piles of newly upturned earth; sand and stones are still sliding from the raw ridges."
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "The earth is freshly upheaved; great trees, partly uprooted, slant at every angle from the sides of the enormous piles of newly upturned earth; sand and stones are still sliding from the raw ridges."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "More than that," she said, "my father and I both have seen one of these huge circles _in the making_!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "More than that," she said, "my father and I both have seen one of these huge circles _in the making_!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The earth is freshly upheaved; great trees, partly uprooted, slant at every angle from the sides of the enormous piles of newly upturned earth; sand and stones are still sliding from the raw ridges."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "More than that," she said, "my father and I both have seen one of these huge circles _in the making_!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Because they have been freshly made."
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading "The earth is freshly upheaved; great trees, partly uprooted, slant at every angle from the sides of the enormous piles of newly upturned earth; sand and stones are still sliding from the raw ridges."
upheaved
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From this reading "The earth is freshly upheaved; great trees, partly uprooted, slant at every angle from the sides of the enormous piles of newly upturned earth; sand and stones are still sliding from the raw ridges."
uprootedverbUS /əˈpruːtɪd/
past form of “uproot” — move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
From this reading "The earth is freshly upheaved; great trees, partly uprooted, slant at every angle from the sides of the enormous piles of newly upturned earth; sand and stones are still sliding from the raw ridges."
upturnedadjective
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
From this reading "The earth is freshly upheaved; great trees, partly uprooted, slant at every angle from the sides of the enormous piles of newly upturned earth; sand and stones are still sliding from the raw ridges."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading She leaned nearer and dropped her voice still lower:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How do you know?"
