(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 Gee whiz, I can get along with Nature all right, but when it comes to farmers--just you wait.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Gee whiz, I can get along with Nature all right, but when it comes to farmers--just you wait.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FROGS AND HATS One by one we let ourselves down that rope.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that was the end of our troubles with Nature.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading FROGS AND HATS One by one we let ourselves down that rope.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Gee whiz, I can get along with Nature all right, but when it comes to farmers--just you wait.
cliffnounUS /klɪf/
a steep high face of rock
From this reading The cliff was sheer up and down just like Warde had said.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Gee whiz, I can get along with Nature all right, but when it comes to farmers--just you wait.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading FROGS AND HATS One by one we let ourselves down that rope.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading The only hard part was keeping hold where it went over the edge of the slanting shelf.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading But that was the end of our troubles with Nature.
farmersnounUS /ˈfɑːrmərz/
plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading Gee whiz, I can get along with Nature all right, but when it comes to farmers--just you wait.
FROGSnounUS /frɑːɡz/
plural of “frog” — any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading FROGS AND HATS One by one we let ourselves down that rope.
GeenounUS /dʒiː/
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading Gee whiz, I can get along with Nature all right, but when it comes to farmers--just you wait.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Gee whiz, I can get along with Nature all right, but when it comes to farmers--just you wait.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The cliff was sheer up and down just like Warde had said.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The only hard part was keeping hold where it went over the edge of the slanting shelf.
HATSnounUS /hæts/
plural of “hat” — headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading FROGS AND HATS One by one we let ourselves down that rope.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The only hard part was keeping hold where it went over the edge of the slanting shelf.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Gee whiz, I can get along with Nature all right, but when it comes to farmers--just you wait.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The only hard part was keeping hold where it went over the edge of the slanting shelf.
and nothing more
From this reading The cliff was sheer up and down just like Warde had said.
conformity or harmony
From this reading The only hard part was keeping hold where it went over the edge of the slanting shelf.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading FROGS AND HATS One by one we let ourselves down that rope.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The cliff was sheer up and down just like Warde had said.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading But that was the end of our troubles with Nature.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The only hard part was keeping hold where it went over the edge of the slanting shelf.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading FROGS AND HATS One by one we let ourselves down that rope.
and nothing more
From this reading The only hard part was keeping hold where it went over the edge of the slanting shelf.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But that was the end of our troubles with Nature.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading FROGS AND HATS One by one we let ourselves down that rope.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The only hard part was keeping hold where it went over the edge of the slanting shelf.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The only hard part was keeping hold where it went over the edge of the slanting shelf.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Gee whiz, I can get along with Nature all right, but when it comes to farmers--just you wait.
a strong line
From this reading FROGS AND HATS One by one we let ourselves down that rope.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The cliff was sheer up and down just like Warde had said.
sheeradjectiveUS /ʃɪr/
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The cliff was sheer up and down just like Warde had said.
shelfnounUS /ʃelf/
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading The only hard part was keeping hold where it went over the edge of the slanting shelf.
slantingadjectiveUS /ˈslæntɪŋ/
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading The only hard part was keeping hold where it went over the edge of the slanting shelf.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FROGS AND HATS One by one we let ourselves down that rope.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The only hard part was keeping hold where it went over the edge of the slanting shelf.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gee whiz, I can get along with Nature all right, but when it comes to farmers--just you wait.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading But that was the end of our troubles with Nature.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The cliff was sheer up and down just like Warde had said.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Gee whiz, I can get along with Nature all right, but when it comes to farmers--just you wait.
Warde
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From this reading The cliff was sheer up and down just like Warde had said.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The only hard part was keeping hold where it went over the edge of the slanting shelf.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading FROGS AND HATS One by one we let ourselves down that rope.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The only hard part was keeping hold where it went over the edge of the slanting shelf.
at the time that
From this reading Gee whiz, I can get along with Nature all right, but when it comes to farmers--just you wait.
in or at the place that
From this reading The only hard part was keeping hold where it went over the edge of the slanting shelf.
whiznounUS /wɪz/
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
From this reading Gee whiz, I can get along with Nature all right, but when it comes to farmers--just you wait.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But that was the end of our troubles with Nature.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Gee whiz, I can get along with Nature all right, but when it comes to farmers--just you wait.
