used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Other bushes appeared, and more sand about them, and then a broad, smooth wave.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
alkalinounUS /ˈælkəlaɪ/
any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
(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 All the north was gone, and the Gateway to his hiding-place; but the south and west were there.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He drove along below it, glancing up as it grew higher, until at last it cut off his view.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Other bushes appeared, and more sand about them, and then a broad, smooth wave.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He drove along below it, glancing up as it grew higher, until at last it cut off his view.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading He drove along below it, glancing up as it grew higher, until at last it cut off his view.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Other bushes appeared, and more sand about them, and then a broad, smooth wave.
lacking funds
From this reading It mounted up from the north, gently scalloped by the wind, and on the south side it broke off like a wall.
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Other bushes appeared, and more sand about them, and then a broad, smooth wave.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All the north was gone, and the Gateway to his hiding-place; but the south and west were there.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It mounted up from the north, gently scalloped by the wind, and on the south side it broke off like a wall.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
crystalsnounUS /ˈkrɪstəlz/
plural of “crystal” — a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading He drove along below it, glancing up as it grew higher, until at last it cut off his view.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading He drove along below it, glancing up as it grew higher, until at last it cut off his view.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It mounted up from the north, gently scalloped by the wind, and on the south side it broke off like a wall.
GatewaynounUS /ˈɡeɪtweɪ/
an entrance that can be closed by a gate
From this reading All the north was gone, and the Gateway to his hiding-place; but the south and west were there.
in a gradual manner
From this reading It mounted up from the north, gently scalloped by the wind, and on the south side it broke off like a wall.
-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading He drove along below it, glancing up as it grew higher, until at last it cut off his view.
glisteningadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪsənɪŋ/
reflecting light
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
destroyed or killed
From this reading All the north was gone, and the Gateway to his hiding-place; but the south and west were there.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading He drove along below it, glancing up as it grew higher, until at last it cut off his view.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He drove along below it, glancing up as it grew higher, until at last it cut off his view.
hiding-place
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the north was gone, and the Gateway to his hiding-place; but the south and west were there.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading He drove along below it, glancing up as it grew higher, until at last it cut off his view.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It mounted up from the north, gently scalloped by the wind, and on the south side it broke off like a wall.
immediately past
From this reading He drove along below it, glancing up as it grew higher, until at last it cut off his view.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It mounted up from the north, gently scalloped by the wind, and on the south side it broke off like a wall.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Other bushes appeared, and more sand about them, and then a broad, smooth wave.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading It mounted up from the north, gently scalloped by the wind, and on the south side it broke off like a wall.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It mounted up from the north, gently scalloped by the wind, and on the south side it broke off like a wall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It mounted up from the north, gently scalloped by the wind, and on the south side it broke off like a wall.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Other bushes appeared, and more sand about them, and then a broad, smooth wave.
piledverbUS /paɪld/
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
prostrateverbUS /ˈprɑːstreɪt/
get into a prostrate position, as in submission
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
scallopedadjectiveUS /ˈskɑːləpt/
having a margin with rounded scallops
From this reading It mounted up from the north, gently scalloped by the wind, and on the south side it broke off like a wall.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading It mounted up from the north, gently scalloped by the wind, and on the south side it broke off like a wall.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading Other bushes appeared, and more sand about them, and then a broad, smooth wave.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It mounted up from the north, gently scalloped by the wind, and on the south side it broke off like a wall.
stripverbUS /strɪp/
take away possessions from someone
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Other bushes appeared, and more sand about them, and then a broad, smooth wave.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Other bushes appeared, and more sand about them, and then a broad, smooth wave.
in or at that place or location
From this reading All the north was gone, and the Gateway to his hiding-place; but the south and west were there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
trundledverbUS /ˈtrʌndəld/
past form of “trundle” — move heavily
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
Ube-Hebes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He drove along below it, glancing up as it grew higher, until at last it cut off his view.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading He drove along below it, glancing up as it grew higher, until at last it cut off his view.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading It mounted up from the north, gently scalloped by the wind, and on the south side it broke off like a wall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the north was gone, and the Gateway to his hiding-place; but the south and west were there.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Other bushes appeared, and more sand about them, and then a broad, smooth wave.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the north was gone, and the Gateway to his hiding-place; but the south and west were there.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading All the north was gone, and the Gateway to his hiding-place; but the south and west were there.
a Caucasian
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
Wiley
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading It mounted up from the north, gently scalloped by the wind, and on the south side it broke off like a wall.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ACROSS DEATH VALLEY The way to the Ube-Hebes lay across a low flat, glistening white with crystals of alkali; and as his car trundled on Wiley came to a strip of sand, piled up in the lee of a prostrate salt bush.
