used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Far up the slope was a great mass of stones and earth, rolling down in a heavy cloud of dust.
accumulationnounUS /əˌkjuːmjəˈleɪʃən/
an increase by natural growth or addition
From this reading Every second saw the accumulation nearer and larger.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Deadly Snake Over their shoulders the youths glanced up the mountainside and to their horror saw that the old man was right.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In but a brief time it would be upon the little group below.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading In but a brief time it would be upon the little group below.
of short duration or distance
From this reading In but a brief time it would be upon the little group below.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In but a brief time it would be upon the little group below.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading Far up the slope was a great mass of stones and earth, rolling down in a heavy cloud of dust.
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading The Deadly Snake Over their shoulders the youths glanced up the mountainside and to their horror saw that the old man was right.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading "We must do something--without delay!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "We must do something--without delay!"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Far up the slope was a great mass of stones and earth, rolling down in a heavy cloud of dust.
remove the dust from
From this reading Far up the slope was a great mass of stones and earth, rolling down in a heavy cloud of dust.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Far up the slope was a great mass of stones and earth, rolling down in a heavy cloud of dust.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every second saw the accumulation nearer and larger.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Far up the slope was a great mass of stones and earth, rolling down in a heavy cloud of dust.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading The Deadly Snake Over their shoulders the youths glanced up the mountainside and to their horror saw that the old man was right.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Far up the slope was a great mass of stones and earth, rolling down in a heavy cloud of dust.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading In but a brief time it would be upon the little group below.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Far up the slope was a great mass of stones and earth, rolling down in a heavy cloud of dust.
intense and profound fear
From this reading The Deadly Snake Over their shoulders the youths glanced up the mountainside and to their horror saw that the old man was right.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Far up the slope was a great mass of stones and earth, rolling down in a heavy cloud of dust.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In but a brief time it would be upon the little group below.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading Every second saw the accumulation nearer and larger.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In but a brief time it would be upon the little group below.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Deadly Snake Over their shoulders the youths glanced up the mountainside and to their horror saw that the old man was right.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Far up the slope was a great mass of stones and earth, rolling down in a heavy cloud of dust.
mountainsidenounUS /ˈmaʊntənsaɪd/
the side or slope of a mountain
From this reading The Deadly Snake Over their shoulders the youths glanced up the mountainside and to their horror saw that the old man was right.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must do something--without delay!"
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading Every second saw the accumulation nearer and larger.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Far up the slope was a great mass of stones and earth, rolling down in a heavy cloud of dust.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The Deadly Snake Over their shoulders the youths glanced up the mountainside and to their horror saw that the old man was right.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Deadly Snake Over their shoulders the youths glanced up the mountainside and to their horror saw that the old man was right.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The Deadly Snake Over their shoulders the youths glanced up the mountainside and to their horror saw that the old man was right.
uttered with a trill
From this reading Far up the slope was a great mass of stones and earth, rolling down in a heavy cloud of dust.
cut with a saw
From this reading The Deadly Snake Over their shoulders the youths glanced up the mountainside and to their horror saw that the old man was right.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Every second saw the accumulation nearer and larger.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading The Deadly Snake Over their shoulders the youths glanced up the mountainside and to their horror saw that the old man was right.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading Far up the slope was a great mass of stones and earth, rolling down in a heavy cloud of dust.
SnakenounUS /sneɪk/
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading The Deadly Snake Over their shoulders the youths glanced up the mountainside and to their horror saw that the old man was right.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "We must do something--without delay!"
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Far up the slope was a great mass of stones and earth, rolling down in a heavy cloud of dust.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Deadly Snake Over their shoulders the youths glanced up the mountainside and to their horror saw that the old man was right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Deadly Snake Over their shoulders the youths glanced up the mountainside and to their horror saw that the old man was right.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Deadly Snake Over their shoulders the youths glanced up the mountainside and to their horror saw that the old man was right.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In but a brief time it would be upon the little group below.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Deadly Snake Over their shoulders the youths glanced up the mountainside and to their horror saw that the old man was right.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The Deadly Snake Over their shoulders the youths glanced up the mountainside and to their horror saw that the old man was right.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In but a brief time it would be upon the little group below.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Deadly Snake Over their shoulders the youths glanced up the mountainside and to their horror saw that the old man was right.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must do something--without delay!"
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "We must do something--without delay!"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In but a brief time it would be upon the little group below.
youthsnounUS /juːðz/
plural of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading The Deadly Snake Over their shoulders the youths glanced up the mountainside and to their horror saw that the old man was right.
