ABOVEprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading FROM ABOVE At the moment when Skinny had crawled out of the cave an inspiration had come to him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading FROM ABOVE At the moment when Skinny had crawled out of the cave an inspiration had come to him.
any thing at all
From this reading The cave, as he remembered it, contained nothing inflammable into which his lighted match could have fallen; nor anything on which he could have tripped.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The cave, as he remembered it, contained nothing inflammable into which his lighted match could have fallen; nor anything on which he could have tripped.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FROM ABOVE At the moment when Skinny had crawled out of the cave an inspiration had come to him.
bulknounUS /bʌlk/
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
From this reading Yet he had stumbled on something of considerable bulk.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading He had no idea what had caused the suffocating fumes which had filled the place.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading FROM ABOVE At the moment when Skinny had crawled out of the cave an inspiration had come to him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading FROM ABOVE At the moment when Skinny had crawled out of the cave an inspiration had come to him.
deem to be
From this reading However, he did not pause to consider these mysteries.
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Yet he had stumbled on something of considerable bulk.
gotten under control
From this reading The cave, as he remembered it, contained nothing inflammable into which his lighted match could have fallen; nor anything on which he could have tripped.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The cave, as he remembered it, contained nothing inflammable into which his lighted match could have fallen; nor anything on which he could have tripped.
crawledverbUS /krɔːld/
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading FROM ABOVE At the moment when Skinny had crawled out of the cave an inspiration had come to him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading However, he did not pause to consider these mysteries.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading The cave, as he remembered it, contained nothing inflammable into which his lighted match could have fallen; nor anything on which he could have tripped.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading He had no idea what had caused the suffocating fumes which had filled the place.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM ABOVE At the moment when Skinny had crawled out of the cave an inspiration had come to him.
fumesnounUS /fjuːmz/
gases ejected from an engine as waste products
From this reading He had no idea what had caused the suffocating fumes which had filled the place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FROM ABOVE At the moment when Skinny had crawled out of the cave an inspiration had come to him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The cave, as he remembered it, contained nothing inflammable into which his lighted match could have fallen; nor anything on which he could have tripped.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had no idea what had caused the suffocating fumes which had filled the place.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading FROM ABOVE At the moment when Skinny had crawled out of the cave an inspiration had come to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The cave, as he remembered it, contained nothing inflammable into which his lighted match could have fallen; nor anything on which he could have tripped.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, he did not pause to consider these mysteries.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He had no idea what had caused the suffocating fumes which had filled the place.
inflammableadjectiveUS /ɪnˈflæməbəl/
easily ignited
From this reading The cave, as he remembered it, contained nothing inflammable into which his lighted match could have fallen; nor anything on which he could have tripped.
inspirationnounUS /ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən/
arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
From this reading FROM ABOVE At the moment when Skinny had crawled out of the cave an inspiration had come to him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The cave, as he remembered it, contained nothing inflammable into which his lighted match could have fallen; nor anything on which he could have tripped.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The cave, as he remembered it, contained nothing inflammable into which his lighted match could have fallen; nor anything on which he could have tripped.
set afire or burning
From this reading The cave, as he remembered it, contained nothing inflammable into which his lighted match could have fallen; nor anything on which he could have tripped.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading The cave, as he remembered it, contained nothing inflammable into which his lighted match could have fallen; nor anything on which he could have tripped.
a particular point in time
From this reading FROM ABOVE At the moment when Skinny had crawled out of the cave an inspiration had come to him.
mysteriesnounUS /ˈmɪstəriz/
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading However, he did not pause to consider these mysteries.
not any; not one
From this reading He had no idea what had caused the suffocating fumes which had filled the place.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The cave, as he remembered it, contained nothing inflammable into which his lighted match could have fallen; nor anything on which he could have tripped.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading However, he did not pause to consider these mysteries.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The cave, as he remembered it, contained nothing inflammable into which his lighted match could have fallen; nor anything on which he could have tripped.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FROM ABOVE At the moment when Skinny had crawled out of the cave an inspiration had come to him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The cave, as he remembered it, contained nothing inflammable into which his lighted match could have fallen; nor anything on which he could have tripped.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading FROM ABOVE At the moment when Skinny had crawled out of the cave an inspiration had come to him.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading However, he did not pause to consider these mysteries.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He had no idea what had caused the suffocating fumes which had filled the place.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading The cave, as he remembered it, contained nothing inflammable into which his lighted match could have fallen; nor anything on which he could have tripped.
SkinnyadjectiveUS /ˈskɪni/
being very thin
From this reading FROM ABOVE At the moment when Skinny had crawled out of the cave an inspiration had come to him.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Yet he had stumbled on something of considerable bulk.
stumbledverbUS /ˈstʌmbəld/
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading Yet he had stumbled on something of considerable bulk.
suffocatingadjectiveUS /ˈsʌfəkeɪtɪŋ/
causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat
From this reading He had no idea what had caused the suffocating fumes which had filled the place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FROM ABOVE At the moment when Skinny had crawled out of the cave an inspiration had come to him.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading However, he did not pause to consider these mysteries.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM ABOVE At the moment when Skinny had crawled out of the cave an inspiration had come to him.
trippedverbUS /trɪpt/
inflected form of “trip” — miss a step and fall or nearly fall
From this reading The cave, as he remembered it, contained nothing inflammable into which his lighted match could have fallen; nor anything on which he could have tripped.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had no idea what had caused the suffocating fumes which had filled the place.
at the time that
From this reading FROM ABOVE At the moment when Skinny had crawled out of the cave an inspiration had come to him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had no idea what had caused the suffocating fumes which had filled the place.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet he had stumbled on something of considerable bulk.
