used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wild swans, geese, and ducks used to swim in the Niagara River.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Water fowl are fond of floating on smooth, moving water.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sometimes great flocks of them lost their lives by going over the falls.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading The wild geese and ducks would take great delight in finding themselves shooting down toward the falls.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The wild geese and ducks would take great delight in finding themselves shooting down toward the falls.
ducksnounUS /dʌks/
plural of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
From this reading Wild swans, geese, and ducks used to swim in the Niagara River.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading Sometimes great flocks of them lost their lives by going over the falls.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading The wild geese and ducks would take great delight in finding themselves shooting down toward the falls.
floatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading Water fowl are fond of floating on smooth, moving water.
flocksnounUS /flɑːks/
plural of “flock” — a church congregation guided by a pastor
From this reading Sometimes great flocks of them lost their lives by going over the falls.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Sometimes they would try to rise and fly when it was too late.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading Water fowl are fond of floating on smooth, moving water.
fowlnounUS /faʊl/
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
From this reading Water fowl are fond of floating on smooth, moving water.
geesenounUS /ɡiːs/
plural of “goose” — web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading Wild swans, geese, and ducks used to swim in the Niagara River.
the act of departing
From this reading Sometimes great flocks of them lost their lives by going over the falls.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Sometimes great flocks of them lost their lives by going over the falls.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wild swans, geese, and ducks used to swim in the Niagara River.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes they would try to rise and fly when it was too late.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Sometimes they would try to rise and fly when it was too late.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Sometimes great flocks of them lost their lives by going over the falls.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Sometimes great flocks of them lost their lives by going over the falls.
in motion
From this reading Water fowl are fond of floating on smooth, moving water.
NiagaranounUS /naɪˈæɡrə/
waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls
From this reading Wild swans, geese, and ducks used to swim in the Niagara River.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sometimes great flocks of them lost their lives by going over the falls.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Water fowl are fond of floating on smooth, moving water.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Sometimes great flocks of them lost their lives by going over the falls.
move upward
From this reading Sometimes they would try to rise and fly when it was too late.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Wild swans, geese, and ducks used to swim in the Niagara River.
shootingnounUS /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading The wild geese and ducks would take great delight in finding themselves shooting down toward the falls.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading Water fowl are fond of floating on smooth, moving water.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes great flocks of them lost their lives by going over the falls.
swansnounUS /swɑːnz/
plural of “swan” — stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
From this reading Wild swans, geese, and ducks used to swim in the Niagara River.
swimverbUS /swɪm/
travel through water
From this reading Wild swans, geese, and ducks used to swim in the Niagara River.
carry out
From this reading The wild geese and ducks would take great delight in finding themselves shooting down toward the falls.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wild swans, geese, and ducks used to swim in the Niagara River.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes great flocks of them lost their lives by going over the falls.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Sometimes great flocks of them lost their lives by going over the falls.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The wild geese and ducks would take great delight in finding themselves shooting down toward the falls.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sometimes they would try to rise and fly when it was too late.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wild swans, geese, and ducks used to swim in the Niagara River.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Sometimes they would try to rise and fly when it was too late.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The wild geese and ducks would take great delight in finding themselves shooting down toward the falls.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Sometimes they would try to rise and fly when it was too late.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Wild swans, geese, and ducks used to swim in the Niagara River.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sometimes they would try to rise and fly when it was too late.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Water fowl are fond of floating on smooth, moving water.
at the time that
From this reading Sometimes they would try to rise and fly when it was too late.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Wild swans, geese, and ducks used to swim in the Niagara River.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The wild geese and ducks would take great delight in finding themselves shooting down toward the falls.
