used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Prone upon a high crag Danbazzar lay, watching a horseman making his way down the slope of a distant valley and heading in the direction of the Nile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Prone upon a high crag Danbazzar lay, watching a horseman making his way down the slope of a distant valley and heading in the direction of the Nile.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Do you think I got away with it?” the latter asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last: “He’s gone!” he said, and looked back over his shoulder.
awaitedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading One long last look Danbazzar took at the receding figure, and then the two climbed down to the path below where Professor Blackwell and Barry awaited them.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Do you think I got away with it?” the latter asked.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading At last: “He’s gone!” he said, and looked back over his shoulder.
Barry
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From this reading One long last look Danbazzar took at the receding figure, and then the two climbed down to the path below where Professor Blackwell and Barry awaited them.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading One long last look Danbazzar took at the receding figure, and then the two climbed down to the path below where Professor Blackwell and Barry awaited them.
Blackwell
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From this reading One long last look Danbazzar took at the receding figure, and then the two climbed down to the path below where Professor Blackwell and Barry awaited them.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading One long last look Danbazzar took at the receding figure, and then the two climbed down to the path below where Professor Blackwell and Barry awaited them.
cragnounUS /kræɡ/
a steep rugged rock or cliff
From this reading Prone upon a high crag Danbazzar lay, watching a horseman making his way down the slope of a distant valley and heading in the direction of the Nile.
crampedadjectiveUS /kræmpt/
constricted in size
From this reading John Cumberland heaved a great sigh of relief and, standing, stretched his cramped limbs.
CumberlandnounUS /ˈkʌmbərlənd/
English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765)
From this reading John Cumberland heaved a great sigh of relief and, standing, stretched his cramped limbs.
Danbazzar
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From this reading Prone upon a high crag Danbazzar lay, watching a horseman making his way down the slope of a distant valley and heading in the direction of the Nile.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Prone upon a high crag Danbazzar lay, watching a horseman making his way down the slope of a distant valley and heading in the direction of the Nile.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading Prone upon a high crag Danbazzar lay, watching a horseman making his way down the slope of a distant valley and heading in the direction of the Nile.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you think I got away with it?” the latter asked.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Prone upon a high crag Danbazzar lay, watching a horseman making his way down the slope of a distant valley and heading in the direction of the Nile.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading One long last look Danbazzar took at the receding figure, and then the two climbed down to the path below where Professor Blackwell and Barry awaited them.
destroyed or killed
From this reading At last: “He’s gone!” he said, and looked back over his shoulder.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Do you think I got away with it?” the latter asked.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading John Cumberland heaved a great sigh of relief and, standing, stretched his cramped limbs.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last: “He’s gone!” he said, and looked back over his shoulder.
He's
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From this reading At last: “He’s gone!” he said, and looked back over his shoulder.
headingnounUS /ˈhedɪŋ/
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
From this reading Prone upon a high crag Danbazzar lay, watching a horseman making his way down the slope of a distant valley and heading in the direction of the Nile.
heavedverbUS /hiːvd/
past form of “heave” — utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading John Cumberland heaved a great sigh of relief and, standing, stretched his cramped limbs.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Prone upon a high crag Danbazzar lay, watching a horseman making his way down the slope of a distant valley and heading in the direction of the Nile.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Prone upon a high crag Danbazzar lay, watching a horseman making his way down the slope of a distant valley and heading in the direction of the Nile.
horsemannounUS /ˈhɔːrsmən/
a man skilled in equitation
From this reading Prone upon a high crag Danbazzar lay, watching a horseman making his way down the slope of a distant valley and heading in the direction of the Nile.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Do you think I got away with it?” the latter asked.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Prone upon a high crag Danbazzar lay, watching a horseman making his way down the slope of a distant valley and heading in the direction of the Nile.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Do you think I got away with it?” the latter asked.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John Cumberland heaved a great sigh of relief and, standing, stretched his cramped limbs.
immediately past
From this reading At last: “He’s gone!” he said, and looked back over his shoulder.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading “Do you think I got away with it?” the latter asked.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Prone upon a high crag Danbazzar lay, watching a horseman making his way down the slope of a distant valley and heading in the direction of the Nile.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading John Cumberland heaved a great sigh of relief and, standing, stretched his cramped limbs.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading One long last look Danbazzar took at the receding figure, and then the two climbed down to the path below where Professor Blackwell and Barry awaited them.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading One long last look Danbazzar took at the receding figure, and then the two climbed down to the path below where Professor Blackwell and Barry awaited them.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading At last: “He’s gone!” he said, and looked back over his shoulder.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Prone upon a high crag Danbazzar lay, watching a horseman making his way down the slope of a distant valley and heading in the direction of the Nile.
NilenounUS /naɪl/
the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization
From this reading Prone upon a high crag Danbazzar lay, watching a horseman making his way down the slope of a distant valley and heading in the direction of the Nile.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Prone upon a high crag Danbazzar lay, watching a horseman making his way down the slope of a distant valley and heading in the direction of the Nile.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One long last look Danbazzar took at the receding figure, and then the two climbed down to the path below where Professor Blackwell and Barry awaited them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At last: “He’s gone!” he said, and looked back over his shoulder.
a course of conduct
From this reading One long last look Danbazzar took at the receding figure, and then the two climbed down to the path below where Professor Blackwell and Barry awaited them.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading One long last look Danbazzar took at the receding figure, and then the two climbed down to the path below where Professor Blackwell and Barry awaited them.
ProneadjectiveUS /proʊn/
having a tendency (to); often used in combination
From this reading Prone upon a high crag Danbazzar lay, watching a horseman making his way down the slope of a distant valley and heading in the direction of the Nile.
recedingnounUS /rɪˈsiːdɪŋ/
a slow or gradual disappearance
From this reading One long last look Danbazzar took at the receding figure, and then the two climbed down to the path below where Professor Blackwell and Barry awaited them.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading John Cumberland heaved a great sigh of relief and, standing, stretched his cramped limbs.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading At last: “He’s gone!” he said, and looked back over his shoulder.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading At last: “He’s gone!” he said, and looked back over his shoulder.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading John Cumberland heaved a great sigh of relief and, standing, stretched his cramped limbs.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading Prone upon a high crag Danbazzar lay, watching a horseman making his way down the slope of a distant valley and heading in the direction of the Nile.
having a supporting base
From this reading John Cumberland heaved a great sigh of relief and, standing, stretched his cramped limbs.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading John Cumberland heaved a great sigh of relief and, standing, stretched his cramped limbs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Prone upon a high crag Danbazzar lay, watching a horseman making his way down the slope of a distant valley and heading in the direction of the Nile.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One long last look Danbazzar took at the receding figure, and then the two climbed down to the path below where Professor Blackwell and Barry awaited them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading One long last look Danbazzar took at the receding figure, and then the two climbed down to the path below where Professor Blackwell and Barry awaited them.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Do you think I got away with it?” the latter asked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One long last look Danbazzar took at the receding figure, and then the two climbed down to the path below where Professor Blackwell and Barry awaited them.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading One long last look Danbazzar took at the receding figure, and then the two climbed down to the path below where Professor Blackwell and Barry awaited them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading One long last look Danbazzar took at the receding figure, and then the two climbed down to the path below where Professor Blackwell and Barry awaited them.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Prone upon a high crag Danbazzar lay, watching a horseman making his way down the slope of a distant valley and heading in the direction of the Nile.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Prone upon a high crag Danbazzar lay, watching a horseman making his way down the slope of a distant valley and heading in the direction of the Nile.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Prone upon a high crag Danbazzar lay, watching a horseman making his way down the slope of a distant valley and heading in the direction of the Nile.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Prone upon a high crag Danbazzar lay, watching a horseman making his way down the slope of a distant valley and heading in the direction of the Nile.
in or at the place that
From this reading One long last look Danbazzar took at the receding figure, and then the two climbed down to the path below where Professor Blackwell and Barry awaited them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Do you think I got away with it?” the latter asked.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you think I got away with it?” the latter asked.
