used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The river isn't very wide there and it isn't much of a swim across, only if we tried it we'd land east of our course.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading We knew well enough that we couldn't swim straight across on account of the tide running out.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading BLACK OR WHITE We knew it would be pretty easy going after we got across the river.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading BLACK OR WHITE We knew it would be pretty easy going after we got across the river.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The river isn't very wide there and it isn't much of a swim across, only if we tried it we'd land east of our course.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading BLACK OR WHITE We knew it would be pretty easy going after we got across the river.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading BLACK OR WHITE We knew it would be pretty easy going after we got across the river.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But getting across the river, that was the question.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading It would have carried us downstream.
couldn't
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From this reading We knew well enough that we couldn't swim straight across on account of the tide running out.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading The river isn't very wide there and it isn't much of a swim across, only if we tried it we'd land east of our course.
downstreamadverbUS /ˈdaʊnˈstriːm/
away from the source or with the current
From this reading It would have carried us downstream.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading The river isn't very wide there and it isn't much of a swim across, only if we tried it we'd land east of our course.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading BLACK OR WHITE We knew it would be pretty easy going after we got across the river.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading We knew well enough that we couldn't swim straight across on account of the tide running out.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading But getting across the river, that was the question.
the act of departing
From this reading BLACK OR WHITE We knew it would be pretty easy going after we got across the river.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading BLACK OR WHITE We knew it would be pretty easy going after we got across the river.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would have carried us downstream.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The river isn't very wide there and it isn't much of a swim across, only if we tried it we'd land east of our course.
isn't
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From this reading The river isn't very wide there and it isn't much of a swim across, only if we tried it we'd land east of our course.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BLACK OR WHITE We knew it would be pretty easy going after we got across the river.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading BLACK OR WHITE We knew it would be pretty easy going after we got across the river.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The river isn't very wide there and it isn't much of a swim across, only if we tried it we'd land east of our course.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The river isn't very wide there and it isn't much of a swim across, only if we tried it we'd land east of our course.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We knew well enough that we couldn't swim straight across on account of the tide running out.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We knew well enough that we couldn't swim straight across on account of the tide running out.
and nothing more
From this reading The river isn't very wide there and it isn't much of a swim across, only if we tried it we'd land east of our course.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading BLACK OR WHITE We knew it would be pretty easy going after we got across the river.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The river isn't very wide there and it isn't much of a swim across, only if we tried it we'd land east of our course.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We knew well enough that we couldn't swim straight across on account of the tide running out.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading BLACK OR WHITE We knew it would be pretty easy going after we got across the river.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading But getting across the river, that was the question.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading BLACK OR WHITE We knew it would be pretty easy going after we got across the river.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading We knew well enough that we couldn't swim straight across on account of the tide running out.
successive (without a break)
From this reading We knew well enough that we couldn't swim straight across on account of the tide running out.
swimverbUS /swɪm/
travel through water
From this reading We knew well enough that we couldn't swim straight across on account of the tide running out.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But getting across the river, that was the question.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BLACK OR WHITE We knew it would be pretty easy going after we got across the river.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The river isn't very wide there and it isn't much of a swim across, only if we tried it we'd land east of our course.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading We knew well enough that we couldn't swim straight across on account of the tide running out.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading The river isn't very wide there and it isn't much of a swim across, only if we tried it we'd land east of our course.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would have carried us downstream.
precisely as stated
From this reading The river isn't very wide there and it isn't much of a swim across, only if we tried it we'd land east of our course.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But getting across the river, that was the question.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading BLACK OR WHITE We knew it would be pretty easy going after we got across the river.
we'd
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From this reading The river isn't very wide there and it isn't much of a swim across, only if we tried it we'd land east of our course.
(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 We knew well enough that we couldn't swim straight across on account of the tide running out.
a Caucasian
From this reading BLACK OR WHITE We knew it would be pretty easy going after we got across the river.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The river isn't very wide there and it isn't much of a swim across, only if we tried it we'd land east of our course.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading BLACK OR WHITE We knew it would be pretty easy going after we got across the river.
