200
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From this reading Later Campbell told me one of the men had dropped a leg through crossing a sludgy patch some 200 yards from the ship.
8
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From this reading Settling In _Sunday, January 8_.--A day of disaster.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Settling In _Sunday, January 8_.--A day of disaster.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was done first thing and the motor placed on firm ice.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I didn't consider it very serious, as I imagined the man had only gone through the surface crust.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I stupidly gave permission for the third motor to be got out this morning.
CampbellnounUS /ˈkæmbəl/
United States mythologist (1904-1987)
From this reading Later Campbell told me one of the men had dropped a leg through crossing a sludgy patch some 200 yards from the ship.
deem to be
From this reading I didn't consider it very serious, as I imagined the man had only gone through the surface crust.
traveling across
From this reading Later Campbell told me one of the men had dropped a leg through crossing a sludgy patch some 200 yards from the ship.
crustnounUS /krʌst/
the outer layer of the Earth
From this reading I didn't consider it very serious, as I imagined the man had only gone through the surface crust.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Settling In _Sunday, January 8_.--A day of disaster.
didn't
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From this reading I didn't consider it very serious, as I imagined the man had only gone through the surface crust.
disasternounUS /dɪˈzæstər/
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading Settling In _Sunday, January 8_.--A day of disaster.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading This was done first thing and the motor placed on firm ice.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Later Campbell told me one of the men had dropped a leg through crossing a sludgy patch some 200 yards from the ship.
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading This was done first thing and the motor placed on firm ice.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading This was done first thing and the motor placed on firm ice.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I stupidly gave permission for the third motor to be got out this morning.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Later Campbell told me one of the men had dropped a leg through crossing a sludgy patch some 200 yards from the ship.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I stupidly gave permission for the third motor to be got out this morning.
destroyed or killed
From this reading I didn't consider it very serious, as I imagined the man had only gone through the surface crust.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I stupidly gave permission for the third motor to be got out this morning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Later Campbell told me one of the men had dropped a leg through crossing a sludgy patch some 200 yards from the ship.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I stupidly gave permission for the third motor to be got out this morning.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading This was done first thing and the motor placed on firm ice.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading I didn't consider it very serious, as I imagined the man had only gone through the surface crust.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Settling In _Sunday, January 8_.--A day of disaster.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I didn't consider it very serious, as I imagined the man had only gone through the surface crust.
JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading Settling In _Sunday, January 8_.--A day of disaster.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Later Campbell told me one of the men had dropped a leg through crossing a sludgy patch some 200 yards from the ship.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading Later Campbell told me one of the men had dropped a leg through crossing a sludgy patch some 200 yards from the ship.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I didn't consider it very serious, as I imagined the man had only gone through the surface crust.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Later Campbell told me one of the men had dropped a leg through crossing a sludgy patch some 200 yards from the ship.
the force of workers available
From this reading Later Campbell told me one of the men had dropped a leg through crossing a sludgy patch some 200 yards from the ship.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I stupidly gave permission for the third motor to be got out this morning.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading I stupidly gave permission for the third motor to be got out this morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Settling In _Sunday, January 8_.--A day of disaster.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This was done first thing and the motor placed on firm ice.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Later Campbell told me one of the men had dropped a leg through crossing a sludgy patch some 200 yards from the ship.
and nothing more
From this reading I didn't consider it very serious, as I imagined the man had only gone through the surface crust.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I stupidly gave permission for the third motor to be got out this morning.
patchnounUS /pætʃ/
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading Later Campbell told me one of the men had dropped a leg through crossing a sludgy patch some 200 yards from the ship.
approval to do something
From this reading I stupidly gave permission for the third motor to be got out this morning.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading This was done first thing and the motor placed on firm ice.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading I didn't consider it very serious, as I imagined the man had only gone through the surface crust.
SettlingnounUS /ˈsetəlɪŋ/
a gradual sinking to a lower level
From this reading Settling In _Sunday, January 8_.--A day of disaster.
transport commercially
From this reading Later Campbell told me one of the men had dropped a leg through crossing a sludgy patch some 200 yards from the ship.
sludgy
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From this reading Later Campbell told me one of the men had dropped a leg through crossing a sludgy patch some 200 yards from the ship.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Later Campbell told me one of the men had dropped a leg through crossing a sludgy patch some 200 yards from the ship.
stupidlyadverbUS /ˈstuːpədli/
in a stupid manner
From this reading I stupidly gave permission for the third motor to be got out this morning.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading Settling In _Sunday, January 8_.--A day of disaster.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading I didn't consider it very serious, as I imagined the man had only gone through the surface crust.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I stupidly gave permission for the third motor to be got out this morning.
a special situation
From this reading This was done first thing and the motor placed on firm ice.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading I stupidly gave permission for the third motor to be got out this morning.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I stupidly gave permission for the third motor to be got out this morning.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Later Campbell told me one of the men had dropped a leg through crossing a sludgy patch some 200 yards from the ship.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I stupidly gave permission for the third motor to be got out this morning.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Later Campbell told me one of the men had dropped a leg through crossing a sludgy patch some 200 yards from the ship.
precisely as stated
From this reading I didn't consider it very serious, as I imagined the man had only gone through the surface crust.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was done first thing and the motor placed on firm ice.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Later Campbell told me one of the men had dropped a leg through crossing a sludgy patch some 200 yards from the ship.
