used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Refreshed, Abington awoke with a sunbeam shining fair in his eyes.
Abington
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From this reading Refreshed, Abington awoke with a sunbeam shining fair in his eyes.
anew
From this reading He was hungry again and the salt beef had given him a burning thirst.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just at first he failed to orient himself and thought he was in the cave with Bill.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Just at first he failed to orient himself and thought he was in the cave with Bill.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Refreshed, Abington awoke with a sunbeam shining fair in his eyes.
beefnounUS /biːf/
cattle that are reared for their meat
From this reading He was hungry again and the salt beef had given him a burning thirst.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading But this cavern was larger and the crevices high up on the wall, between the broken masses of rock, let in a westering sun and a breeze straight off the desert.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Just at first he failed to orient himself and thought he was in the cave with Bill.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading But this cavern was larger and the crevices high up on the wall, between the broken masses of rock, let in a westering sun and a breeze straight off the desert.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading But this cavern was larger and the crevices high up on the wall, between the broken masses of rock, let in a westering sun and a breeze straight off the desert.
the act of burning something
From this reading He was hungry again and the salt beef had given him a burning thirst.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this cavern was larger and the crevices high up on the wall, between the broken masses of rock, let in a westering sun and a breeze straight off the desert.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading Just at first he failed to orient himself and thought he was in the cave with Bill.
cavernnounUS /ˈkæv.ərn/
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading But this cavern was larger and the crevices high up on the wall, between the broken masses of rock, let in a westering sun and a breeze straight off the desert.
crevicesnounUS /ˈkrevəsɪz/
plural of “crevice” — a long narrow depression in a surface
From this reading But this cavern was larger and the crevices high up on the wall, between the broken masses of rock, let in a westering sun and a breeze straight off the desert.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading But this cavern was larger and the crevices high up on the wall, between the broken masses of rock, let in a westering sun and a breeze straight off the desert.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Refreshed, Abington awoke with a sunbeam shining fair in his eyes.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Just at first he failed to orient himself and thought he was in the cave with Bill.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Refreshed, Abington awoke with a sunbeam shining fair in his eyes.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Just at first he failed to orient himself and thought he was in the cave with Bill.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading He was hungry again and the salt beef had given him a burning thirst.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was hungry again and the salt beef had given him a burning thirst.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just at first he failed to orient himself and thought he was in the cave with Bill.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading But this cavern was larger and the crevices high up on the wall, between the broken masses of rock, let in a westering sun and a breeze straight off the desert.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was hungry again and the salt beef had given him a burning thirst.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Just at first he failed to orient himself and thought he was in the cave with Bill.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Refreshed, Abington awoke with a sunbeam shining fair in his eyes.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading He was hungry again and the salt beef had given him a burning thirst.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He wondered if Bill had returned while he slept.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Refreshed, Abington awoke with a sunbeam shining fair in his eyes.
and nothing more
From this reading Just at first he failed to orient himself and thought he was in the cave with Bill.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading But this cavern was larger and the crevices high up on the wall, between the broken masses of rock, let in a westering sun and a breeze straight off the desert.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But this cavern was larger and the crevices high up on the wall, between the broken masses of rock, let in a westering sun and a breeze straight off the desert.
massesnounUS /ˈmæsəz/
the common people generally
From this reading But this cavern was larger and the crevices high up on the wall, between the broken masses of rock, let in a westering sun and a breeze straight off the desert.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But this cavern was larger and the crevices high up on the wall, between the broken masses of rock, let in a westering sun and a breeze straight off the desert.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But this cavern was larger and the crevices high up on the wall, between the broken masses of rock, let in a westering sun and a breeze straight off the desert.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But this cavern was larger and the crevices high up on the wall, between the broken masses of rock, let in a westering sun and a breeze straight off the desert.
orientverbUS /ˈɔːrient/
be oriented
From this reading Just at first he failed to orient himself and thought he was in the cave with Bill.
RefreshedadjectiveUS /riˈfreʃt/
with restored energy
From this reading Refreshed, Abington awoke with a sunbeam shining fair in his eyes.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading He wondered if Bill had returned while he slept.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading But this cavern was larger and the crevices high up on the wall, between the broken masses of rock, let in a westering sun and a breeze straight off the desert.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading He was hungry again and the salt beef had given him a burning thirst.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading Refreshed, Abington awoke with a sunbeam shining fair in his eyes.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading He wondered if Bill had returned while he slept.
successive (without a break)
From this reading But this cavern was larger and the crevices high up on the wall, between the broken masses of rock, let in a westering sun and a breeze straight off the desert.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading But this cavern was larger and the crevices high up on the wall, between the broken masses of rock, let in a westering sun and a breeze straight off the desert.
sunbeamnounUS /ˈsʌnbiːm/
a ray of sunlight
From this reading Refreshed, Abington awoke with a sunbeam shining fair in his eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just at first he failed to orient himself and thought he was in the cave with Bill.
thirstnounUS /θɜːrst/
a physiological need to drink
From this reading He was hungry again and the salt beef had given him a burning thirst.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this cavern was larger and the crevices high up on the wall, between the broken masses of rock, let in a westering sun and a breeze straight off the desert.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Just at first he failed to orient himself and thought he was in the cave with Bill.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Just at first he failed to orient himself and thought he was in the cave with Bill.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But this cavern was larger and the crevices high up on the wall, between the broken masses of rock, let in a westering sun and a breeze straight off the desert.
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 But this cavern was larger and the crevices high up on the wall, between the broken masses of rock, let in a westering sun and a breeze straight off the desert.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Just at first he failed to orient himself and thought he was in the cave with Bill.
westering
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From this reading But this cavern was larger and the crevices high up on the wall, between the broken masses of rock, let in a westering sun and a breeze straight off the desert.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He wondered if Bill had returned while he slept.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Refreshed, Abington awoke with a sunbeam shining fair in his eyes.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading He wondered if Bill had returned while he slept.
