used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was pretty dark and we had to be mighty careful for about half a mile, because the road ran right close to the cliff, but when we once got over the top of that hill, the going was easy.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was pretty dark and we had to be mighty careful for about half a mile, because the road ran right close to the cliff, but when we once got over the top of that hill, the going was easy.
(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 By the time we got back and Harry got everything connected up all right, it was daylight.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Grove and I hiked along to Lurin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Grove and I hiked along to Lurin.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading We found a service station there and left our battery and got another one.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading By the time we got back and Harry got everything connected up all right, it was daylight.
batterynounUS /ˈbætəri/
group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
From this reading We found a service station there and left our battery and got another one.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was pretty dark and we had to be mighty careful for about half a mile, because the road ran right close to the cliff, but when we once got over the top of that hill, the going was easy.
for the reason that
From this reading It was pretty dark and we had to be mighty careful for about half a mile, because the road ran right close to the cliff, but when we once got over the top of that hill, the going was easy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was pretty dark and we had to be mighty careful for about half a mile, because the road ran right close to the cliff, but when we once got over the top of that hill, the going was easy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the time we got back and Harry got everything connected up all right, it was daylight.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading It was pretty dark and we had to be mighty careful for about half a mile, because the road ran right close to the cliff, but when we once got over the top of that hill, the going was easy.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading It was pretty dark and we had to be mighty careful for about half a mile, because the road ran right close to the cliff, but when we once got over the top of that hill, the going was easy.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading It was pretty dark and we had to be mighty careful for about half a mile, because the road ran right close to the cliff, but when we once got over the top of that hill, the going was easy.
being joined in close association
From this reading By the time we got back and Harry got everything connected up all right, it was daylight.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was pretty dark and we had to be mighty careful for about half a mile, because the road ran right close to the cliff, but when we once got over the top of that hill, the going was easy.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading By the time we got back and Harry got everything connected up all right, it was daylight.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading It was pretty dark and we had to be mighty careful for about half a mile, because the road ran right close to the cliff, but when we once got over the top of that hill, the going was easy.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading He had to run that machine mighty careful for a ways, because we were pretty close to the edge.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading By the time we got back and Harry got everything connected up all right, it was daylight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was pretty dark and we had to be mighty careful for about half a mile, because the road ran right close to the cliff, but when we once got over the top of that hill, the going was easy.
set up or found
From this reading We found a service station there and left our battery and got another one.
the act of departing
From this reading It was pretty dark and we had to be mighty careful for about half a mile, because the road ran right close to the cliff, but when we once got over the top of that hill, the going was easy.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It was pretty dark and we had to be mighty careful for about half a mile, because the road ran right close to the cliff, but when we once got over the top of that hill, the going was easy.
GrovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading Grove and I hiked along to Lurin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was pretty dark and we had to be mighty careful for about half a mile, because the road ran right close to the cliff, but when we once got over the top of that hill, the going was easy.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading It was pretty dark and we had to be mighty careful for about half a mile, because the road ran right close to the cliff, but when we once got over the top of that hill, the going was easy.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading By the time we got back and Harry got everything connected up all right, it was daylight.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had to run that machine mighty careful for a ways, because we were pretty close to the edge.
hikedverbUS /haɪkt/
past form of “hike” — increase
From this reading Grove and I hiked along to Lurin.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading It was pretty dark and we had to be mighty careful for about half a mile, because the road ran right close to the cliff, but when we once got over the top of that hill, the going was easy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Grove and I hiked along to Lurin.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was pretty dark and we had to be mighty careful for about half a mile, because the road ran right close to the cliff, but when we once got over the top of that hill, the going was easy.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading We found a service station there and left our battery and got another one.
Lurin
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From this reading Grove and I hiked along to Lurin.
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading He had to run that machine mighty careful for a ways, because we were pretty close to the edge.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading It was pretty dark and we had to be mighty careful for about half a mile, because the road ran right close to the cliff, but when we once got over the top of that hill, the going was easy.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading It was pretty dark and we had to be mighty careful for about half a mile, because the road ran right close to the cliff, but when we once got over the top of that hill, the going was easy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was pretty dark and we had to be mighty careful for about half a mile, because the road ran right close to the cliff, but when we once got over the top of that hill, the going was easy.
on one occasion
From this reading It was pretty dark and we had to be mighty careful for about half a mile, because the road ran right close to the cliff, but when we once got over the top of that hill, the going was easy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We found a service station there and left our battery and got another one.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We found a service station there and left our battery and got another one.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was pretty dark and we had to be mighty careful for about half a mile, because the road ran right close to the cliff, but when we once got over the top of that hill, the going was easy.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading It was pretty dark and we had to be mighty careful for about half a mile, because the road ran right close to the cliff, but when we once got over the top of that hill, the going was easy.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading It was pretty dark and we had to be mighty careful for about half a mile, because the road ran right close to the cliff, but when we once got over the top of that hill, the going was easy.
precisely, exactly
From this reading It was pretty dark and we had to be mighty careful for about half a mile, because the road ran right close to the cliff, but when we once got over the top of that hill, the going was easy.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading It was pretty dark and we had to be mighty careful for about half a mile, because the road ran right close to the cliff, but when we once got over the top of that hill, the going was easy.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He had to run that machine mighty careful for a ways, because we were pretty close to the edge.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading We found a service station there and left our battery and got another one.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading We found a service station there and left our battery and got another one.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was pretty dark and we had to be mighty careful for about half a mile, because the road ran right close to the cliff, but when we once got over the top of that hill, the going was easy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was pretty dark and we had to be mighty careful for about half a mile, because the road ran right close to the cliff, but when we once got over the top of that hill, the going was easy.
in or at that place or location
From this reading We found a service station there and left our battery and got another one.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By the time we got back and Harry got everything connected up all right, it was daylight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Grove and I hiked along to Lurin.
the upper part of anything
From this reading It was pretty dark and we had to be mighty careful for about half a mile, because the road ran right close to the cliff, but when we once got over the top of that hill, the going was easy.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading By the time we got back and Harry got everything connected up all right, it was daylight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was pretty dark and we had to be mighty careful for about half a mile, because the road ran right close to the cliff, but when we once got over the top of that hill, the going was easy.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading He had to run that machine mighty careful for a ways, because we were pretty close to the edge.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was pretty dark and we had to be mighty careful for about half a mile, because the road ran right close to the cliff, but when we once got over the top of that hill, the going was easy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had to run that machine mighty careful for a ways, because we were pretty close to the edge.
at the time that
From this reading It was pretty dark and we had to be mighty careful for about half a mile, because the road ran right close to the cliff, but when we once got over the top of that hill, the going was easy.
