used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WE ARE LIKE TO BE CRUSHED UNDER A HUGE ROCK.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Upon my clapping my eye to one of the holes in the sail made by an arrow, I spied the rabble of savages above pushing at a huge rock and prising it with sticks and the poles of their spears.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading First of all there came some loose earth dropping in the water, and after that some little stones rattled down the side of the cliff, and then a bigger rock leaped down beside our boat, splashing the water in our faces.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading First of all there came some loose earth dropping in the water, and after that some little stones rattled down the side of the cliff, and then a bigger rock leaped down beside our boat, splashing the water in our faces.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Upon my clapping my eye to one of the holes in the sail made by an arrow, I spied the rabble of savages above pushing at a huge rock and prising it with sticks and the poles of their spears.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading First of all there came some loose earth dropping in the water, and after that some little stones rattled down the side of the cliff, and then a bigger rock leaped down beside our boat, splashing the water in our faces.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WE ARE LIKE TO BE CRUSHED UNDER A HUGE ROCK.
arrownounUS /ˈæroʊ/
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading Upon my clapping my eye to one of the holes in the sail made by an arrow, I spied the rabble of savages above pushing at a huge rock and prising it with sticks and the poles of their spears.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This rock was of a prodigious size, weighing, as I judged, many tons, and was lodged on a shelf of the cliff right over our heads.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Upon my clapping my eye to one of the holes in the sail made by an arrow, I spied the rabble of savages above pushing at a huge rock and prising it with sticks and the poles of their spears.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading WE ARE LIKE TO BE CRUSHED UNDER A HUGE ROCK.
next to; at the side of
From this reading First of all there came some loose earth dropping in the water, and after that some little stones rattled down the side of the cliff, and then a bigger rock leaped down beside our boat, splashing the water in our faces.
biggeradjectiveUS /ˈbɪɡər/
large or big relative to something else
From this reading First of all there came some loose earth dropping in the water, and after that some little stones rattled down the side of the cliff, and then a bigger rock leaped down beside our boat, splashing the water in our faces.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading First of all there came some loose earth dropping in the water, and after that some little stones rattled down the side of the cliff, and then a bigger rock leaped down beside our boat, splashing the water in our faces.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Upon my clapping my eye to one of the holes in the sail made by an arrow, I spied the rabble of savages above pushing at a huge rock and prising it with sticks and the poles of their spears.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading First of all there came some loose earth dropping in the water, and after that some little stones rattled down the side of the cliff, and then a bigger rock leaped down beside our boat, splashing the water in our faces.
clappingnounUS /ˈklæpɪŋ/
a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
From this reading Upon my clapping my eye to one of the holes in the sail made by an arrow, I spied the rabble of savages above pushing at a huge rock and prising it with sticks and the poles of their spears.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading First of all there came some loose earth dropping in the water, and after that some little stones rattled down the side of the cliff, and then a bigger rock leaped down beside our boat, splashing the water in our faces.
CRUSHEDadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading WE ARE LIKE TO BE CRUSHED UNDER A HUGE ROCK.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading First of all there came some loose earth dropping in the water, and after that some little stones rattled down the side of the cliff, and then a bigger rock leaped down beside our boat, splashing the water in our faces.
droppingadjectiveUS /ˈdrɑːpɪŋ/
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading First of all there came some loose earth dropping in the water, and after that some little stones rattled down the side of the cliff, and then a bigger rock leaped down beside our boat, splashing the water in our faces.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading First of all there came some loose earth dropping in the water, and after that some little stones rattled down the side of the cliff, and then a bigger rock leaped down beside our boat, splashing the water in our faces.
the organ of sight
From this reading Upon my clapping my eye to one of the holes in the sail made by an arrow, I spied the rabble of savages above pushing at a huge rock and prising it with sticks and the poles of their spears.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading First of all there came some loose earth dropping in the water, and after that some little stones rattled down the side of the cliff, and then a bigger rock leaped down beside our boat, splashing the water in our faces.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First of all there came some loose earth dropping in the water, and after that some little stones rattled down the side of the cliff, and then a bigger rock leaped down beside our boat, splashing the water in our faces.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading This rock was of a prodigious size, weighing, as I judged, many tons, and was lodged on a shelf of the cliff right over our heads.
holesnounUS /hoʊlz/
plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading Upon my clapping my eye to one of the holes in the sail made by an arrow, I spied the rabble of savages above pushing at a huge rock and prising it with sticks and the poles of their spears.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading WE ARE LIKE TO BE CRUSHED UNDER A HUGE ROCK.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We were, I say, not long in ignorance of their intent.
the lack of knowledge or education
From this reading We were, I say, not long in ignorance of their intent.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were, I say, not long in ignorance of their intent.
intentnounUS /ˌɪnˈtent/
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading We were, I say, not long in ignorance of their intent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Upon my clapping my eye to one of the holes in the sail made by an arrow, I spied the rabble of savages above pushing at a huge rock and prising it with sticks and the poles of their spears.
judgedverbUS /dʒʌdʒd/
past form of “judge” — determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading This rock was of a prodigious size, weighing, as I judged, many tons, and was lodged on a shelf of the cliff right over our heads.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading First of all there came some loose earth dropping in the water, and after that some little stones rattled down the side of the cliff, and then a bigger rock leaped down beside our boat, splashing the water in our faces.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading WE ARE LIKE TO BE CRUSHED UNDER A HUGE ROCK.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading First of all there came some loose earth dropping in the water, and after that some little stones rattled down the side of the cliff, and then a bigger rock leaped down beside our boat, splashing the water in our faces.
lodgedverbUS /lɑːdʒd/
past form of “lodge” — be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading This rock was of a prodigious size, weighing, as I judged, many tons, and was lodged on a shelf of the cliff right over our heads.
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 We were, I say, not long in ignorance of their intent.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading First of all there came some loose earth dropping in the water, and after that some little stones rattled down the side of the cliff, and then a bigger rock leaped down beside our boat, splashing the water in our faces.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Upon my clapping my eye to one of the holes in the sail made by an arrow, I spied the rabble of savages above pushing at a huge rock and prising it with sticks and the poles of their spears.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading This rock was of a prodigious size, weighing, as I judged, many tons, and was lodged on a shelf of the cliff right over our heads.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Upon my clapping my eye to one of the holes in the sail made by an arrow, I spied the rabble of savages above pushing at a huge rock and prising it with sticks and the poles of their spears.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We were, I say, not long in ignorance of their intent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We were, I say, not long in ignorance of their intent.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This rock was of a prodigious size, weighing, as I judged, many tons, and was lodged on a shelf of the cliff right over our heads.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Upon my clapping my eye to one of the holes in the sail made by an arrow, I spied the rabble of savages above pushing at a huge rock and prising it with sticks and the poles of their spears.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading First of all there came some loose earth dropping in the water, and after that some little stones rattled down the side of the cliff, and then a bigger rock leaped down beside our boat, splashing the water in our faces.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading This rock was of a prodigious size, weighing, as I judged, many tons, and was lodged on a shelf of the cliff right over our heads.
polesnounUS /poʊlz/
plural of “pole” — a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading Upon my clapping my eye to one of the holes in the sail made by an arrow, I spied the rabble of savages above pushing at a huge rock and prising it with sticks and the poles of their spears.
prising
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From this reading Upon my clapping my eye to one of the holes in the sail made by an arrow, I spied the rabble of savages above pushing at a huge rock and prising it with sticks and the poles of their spears.
prodigiousadjectiveUS /prəˈdɪdʒəs/
so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
From this reading This rock was of a prodigious size, weighing, as I judged, many tons, and was lodged on a shelf of the cliff right over our heads.
pushingnounUS /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading Upon my clapping my eye to one of the holes in the sail made by an arrow, I spied the rabble of savages above pushing at a huge rock and prising it with sticks and the poles of their spears.
rabblenounUS /ˈræbəl/
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading Upon my clapping my eye to one of the holes in the sail made by an arrow, I spied the rabble of savages above pushing at a huge rock and prising it with sticks and the poles of their spears.
rattledadjectiveUS /ˈrætəld/
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading First of all there came some loose earth dropping in the water, and after that some little stones rattled down the side of the cliff, and then a bigger rock leaped down beside our boat, splashing the water in our faces.
precisely, exactly
From this reading This rock was of a prodigious size, weighing, as I judged, many tons, and was lodged on a shelf of the cliff right over our heads.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading WE ARE LIKE TO BE CRUSHED UNDER A HUGE ROCK.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Upon my clapping my eye to one of the holes in the sail made by an arrow, I spied the rabble of savages above pushing at a huge rock and prising it with sticks and the poles of their spears.
savagesnounUS /ˈsævədʒəz/
plural of “savage” — a member of an uncivilized people
From this reading Upon my clapping my eye to one of the holes in the sail made by an arrow, I spied the rabble of savages above pushing at a huge rock and prising it with sticks and the poles of their spears.
express in words
From this reading We were, I say, not long in ignorance of their intent.
shelfnounUS /ʃelf/
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading This rock was of a prodigious size, weighing, as I judged, many tons, and was lodged on a shelf of the cliff right over our heads.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading First of all there came some loose earth dropping in the water, and after that some little stones rattled down the side of the cliff, and then a bigger rock leaped down beside our boat, splashing the water in our faces.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading This rock was of a prodigious size, weighing, as I judged, many tons, and was lodged on a shelf of the cliff right over our heads.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading First of all there came some loose earth dropping in the water, and after that some little stones rattled down the side of the cliff, and then a bigger rock leaped down beside our boat, splashing the water in our faces.
spearsnounUS /spɪrz/
plural of “spear” — a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading Upon my clapping my eye to one of the holes in the sail made by an arrow, I spied the rabble of savages above pushing at a huge rock and prising it with sticks and the poles of their spears.
spiedverbUS /spaɪd/
inflected form of “spy” — catch sight of
From this reading Upon my clapping my eye to one of the holes in the sail made by an arrow, I spied the rabble of savages above pushing at a huge rock and prising it with sticks and the poles of their spears.
splashingnounUS /ˈsplæʃɪŋ/
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
From this reading First of all there came some loose earth dropping in the water, and after that some little stones rattled down the side of the cliff, and then a bigger rock leaped down beside our boat, splashing the water in our faces.
sticksnounUS /stɪks/
plural of “stick” — an implement consisting of a length of wood
From this reading Upon my clapping my eye to one of the holes in the sail made by an arrow, I spied the rabble of savages above pushing at a huge rock and prising it with sticks and the poles of their spears.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading First of all there came some loose earth dropping in the water, and after that some little stones rattled down the side of the cliff, and then a bigger rock leaped down beside our boat, splashing the water in our faces.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading First of all there came some loose earth dropping in the water, and after that some little stones rattled down the side of the cliff, and then a bigger rock leaped down beside our boat, splashing the water in our faces.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading First of all there came some loose earth dropping in the water, and after that some little stones rattled down the side of the cliff, and then a bigger rock leaped down beside our boat, splashing the water in our faces.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We were, I say, not long in ignorance of their intent.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading First of all there came some loose earth dropping in the water, and after that some little stones rattled down the side of the cliff, and then a bigger rock leaped down beside our boat, splashing the water in our faces.
in or at that place or location
From this reading First of all there came some loose earth dropping in the water, and after that some little stones rattled down the side of the cliff, and then a bigger rock leaped down beside our boat, splashing the water in our faces.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This rock was of a prodigious size, weighing, as I judged, many tons, and was lodged on a shelf of the cliff right over our heads.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WE ARE LIKE TO BE CRUSHED UNDER A HUGE ROCK.
tonsnounUS /tʌnz/
a large number or amount
From this reading This rock was of a prodigious size, weighing, as I judged, many tons, and was lodged on a shelf of the cliff right over our heads.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading WE ARE LIKE TO BE CRUSHED UNDER A HUGE ROCK.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon my clapping my eye to one of the holes in the sail made by an arrow, I spied the rabble of savages above pushing at a huge rock and prising it with sticks and the poles of their spears.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This rock was of a prodigious size, weighing, as I judged, many tons, and was lodged on a shelf of the cliff right over our heads.
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 First of all there came some loose earth dropping in the water, and after that some little stones rattled down the side of the cliff, and then a bigger rock leaped down beside our boat, splashing the water in our faces.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE ARE LIKE TO BE CRUSHED UNDER A HUGE ROCK.
weighingnounUS /ˈweɪɪŋ/
careful consideration
From this reading This rock was of a prodigious size, weighing, as I judged, many tons, and was lodged on a shelf of the cliff right over our heads.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were, I say, not long in ignorance of their intent.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Upon my clapping my eye to one of the holes in the sail made by an arrow, I spied the rabble of savages above pushing at a huge rock and prising it with sticks and the poles of their spears.
