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From this reading The canal opened into an artificial lake--a broad circular sheet of water some 800 _helans_[17] in diameter.
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From this reading The canal opened into an artificial lake--a broad circular sheet of water some 800 _helans_[17] in diameter.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Love, Music--and a Warning_ The Water Festival!
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Sloping hillsides enclosed the lake--hillsides which I saw were terraced with huge banks of seats in tiers one above the other.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The canal opened into an artificial lake--a broad circular sheet of water some 800 _helans_[17] in diameter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Love, Music--and a Warning_ The Water Festival!
archways
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From this reading As our barge rounded a bend in the canal, under the archways of dangling colored lights, the festival spread before us.
artificialadjectiveUS /ˌɑːrtəˈfɪʃəl/
contrived by art rather than nature
From this reading The canal opened into an artificial lake--a broad circular sheet of water some 800 _helans_[17] in diameter.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As our barge rounded a bend in the canal, under the archways of dangling colored lights, the festival spread before us.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading Sloping hillsides enclosed the lake--hillsides which I saw were terraced with huge banks of seats in tiers one above the other.
bargeverbUS /bɑːrdʒ/
push one's way
From this reading As our barge rounded a bend in the canal, under the archways of dangling colored lights, the festival spread before us.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As our barge rounded a bend in the canal, under the archways of dangling colored lights, the festival spread before us.
bendverbUS /bend/
form a curve
From this reading As our barge rounded a bend in the canal, under the archways of dangling colored lights, the festival spread before us.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The canal opened into an artificial lake--a broad circular sheet of water some 800 _helans_[17] in diameter.
canalnounUS /kəˈnæl/
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
From this reading As our barge rounded a bend in the canal, under the archways of dangling colored lights, the festival spread before us.
circularadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrkjələr/
having the shape or form of a circle
From this reading The canal opened into an artificial lake--a broad circular sheet of water some 800 _helans_[17] in diameter.
coloredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading As our barge rounded a bend in the canal, under the archways of dangling colored lights, the festival spread before us.
danglingnounUS /ˈdæŋɡəlɪŋ/
the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
From this reading As our barge rounded a bend in the canal, under the archways of dangling colored lights, the festival spread before us.
diameternounUS /daɪˈæmətər/
the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
From this reading The canal opened into an artificial lake--a broad circular sheet of water some 800 _helans_[17] in diameter.
enclosedadjectiveUS /enˈkloʊzd/
closed in or surrounded or included within
From this reading Sloping hillsides enclosed the lake--hillsides which I saw were terraced with huge banks of seats in tiers one above the other.
FestivalnounUS /ˈfestəvəl/
a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration
From this reading _Love, Music--and a Warning_ The Water Festival!
a long fixed look
From this reading Involuntarily I stood up to gaze.
helans
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The canal opened into an artificial lake--a broad circular sheet of water some 800 _helans_[17] in diameter.
hillsidesnounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪdz/
plural of “hillside” — the side or slope of a hill
From this reading Sloping hillsides enclosed the lake--hillsides which I saw were terraced with huge banks of seats in tiers one above the other.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Sloping hillsides enclosed the lake--hillsides which I saw were terraced with huge banks of seats in tiers one above the other.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Involuntarily I stood up to gaze.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As our barge rounded a bend in the canal, under the archways of dangling colored lights, the festival spread before us.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The canal opened into an artificial lake--a broad circular sheet of water some 800 _helans_[17] in diameter.
InvoluntarilyadverbUS /ˌɪnvoʊˈlʌntərɪli/
against your will
From this reading Involuntarily I stood up to gaze.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading The canal opened into an artificial lake--a broad circular sheet of water some 800 _helans_[17] in diameter.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading As our barge rounded a bend in the canal, under the archways of dangling colored lights, the festival spread before us.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading _Love, Music--and a Warning_ The Water Festival!
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading _Love, Music--and a Warning_ The Water Festival!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As our barge rounded a bend in the canal, under the archways of dangling colored lights, the festival spread before us.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Sloping hillsides enclosed the lake--hillsides which I saw were terraced with huge banks of seats in tiers one above the other.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading The canal opened into an artificial lake--a broad circular sheet of water some 800 _helans_[17] in diameter.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Sloping hillsides enclosed the lake--hillsides which I saw were terraced with huge banks of seats in tiers one above the other.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading As our barge rounded a bend in the canal, under the archways of dangling colored lights, the festival spread before us.
roundedadjectiveUS /ˈraʊndəd/
curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
From this reading As our barge rounded a bend in the canal, under the archways of dangling colored lights, the festival spread before us.
cut with a saw
From this reading Sloping hillsides enclosed the lake--hillsides which I saw were terraced with huge banks of seats in tiers one above the other.
seatsnounUS /siːts/
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading Sloping hillsides enclosed the lake--hillsides which I saw were terraced with huge banks of seats in tiers one above the other.
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading The canal opened into an artificial lake--a broad circular sheet of water some 800 _helans_[17] in diameter.
SlopingadjectiveUS /ˈsloʊpɪŋ/
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading Sloping hillsides enclosed the lake--hillsides which I saw were terraced with huge banks of seats in tiers one above the other.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The canal opened into an artificial lake--a broad circular sheet of water some 800 _helans_[17] in diameter.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading As our barge rounded a bend in the canal, under the archways of dangling colored lights, the festival spread before us.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Involuntarily I stood up to gaze.
terracedverbUS /ˈterəst/
past form of “terrace” — provide (a house) with a terrace
From this reading Sloping hillsides enclosed the lake--hillsides which I saw were terraced with huge banks of seats in tiers one above the other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Love, Music--and a Warning_ The Water Festival!
tiersnounUS /tiːrz/
plural of “tier” — a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
From this reading Sloping hillsides enclosed the lake--hillsides which I saw were terraced with huge banks of seats in tiers one above the other.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Involuntarily I stood up to gaze.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading As our barge rounded a bend in the canal, under the archways of dangling colored lights, the festival spread before us.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Involuntarily I stood up to gaze.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As our barge rounded a bend in the canal, under the archways of dangling colored lights, the festival spread before us.
a message informing of danger
From this reading _Love, Music--and a Warning_ The Water Festival!
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 _Love, Music--and a Warning_ The Water Festival!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sloping hillsides enclosed the lake--hillsides which I saw were terraced with huge banks of seats in tiers one above the other.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sloping hillsides enclosed the lake--hillsides which I saw were terraced with huge banks of seats in tiers one above the other.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sloping hillsides enclosed the lake--hillsides which I saw were terraced with huge banks of seats in tiers one above the other.
