used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
(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 We tramped and clumb around all over it, and by and by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading We tramped and clumb around all over it, and by and by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The cavern was as big as two or three rooms bunched together, and Jim could stand up straight in it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
for the reason that
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We tramped and clumb around all over it, and by and by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
bunchedverbUS /bʌntʃt/
past form of “bunch” — form into a bunch
From this reading The cavern was as big as two or three rooms bunched together, and Jim could stand up straight in it.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading We had a rough time getting to the top, the sides was so steep and the bushes so thick.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We tramped and clumb around all over it, and by and by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
cavernnounUS /ˈkæv.ərn/
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading We tramped and clumb around all over it, and by and by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
clumb
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From this reading We tramped and clumb around all over it, and by and by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The cavern was as big as two or three rooms bunched together, and Jim could stand up straight in it.
exploringverbUS /ɪkˈsplɔːrɪŋ/
-ing form of “explore” — inquire into
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading This place was a tolerable long, steep hill or ridge about forty foot high.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading This place was a tolerable long, steep hill or ridge about forty foot high.
set up or found
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading We had a rough time getting to the top, the sides was so steep and the bushes so thick.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading We tramped and clumb around all over it, and by and by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had a rough time getting to the top, the sides was so steep and the bushes so thick.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading This place was a tolerable long, steep hill or ridge about forty foot high.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading This place was a tolerable long, steep hill or ridge about forty foot high.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
I'd
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From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
IllinoisnounUS /ˌɪləˈnɔɪ/
a midwestern state in north-central United States
From this reading We tramped and clumb around all over it, and by and by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We tramped and clumb around all over it, and by and by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
Jim
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From this reading The cavern was as big as two or three rooms bunched together, and Jim could stand up straight in it.
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 I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
used to form the superlative
From this reading We tramped and clumb around all over it, and by and by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We tramped and clumb around all over it, and by and by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
and nothing more
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This place was a tolerable long, steep hill or ridge about forty foot high.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We tramped and clumb around all over it, and by and by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
one of four equal parts
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
ridgenounUS /rɪdʒ/
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading This place was a tolerable long, steep hill or ridge about forty foot high.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading We tramped and clumb around all over it, and by and by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading The cavern was as big as two or three rooms bunched together, and Jim could stand up straight in it.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading We had a rough time getting to the top, the sides was so steep and the bushes so thick.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading We tramped and clumb around all over it, and by and by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading We had a rough time getting to the top, the sides was so steep and the bushes so thick.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
in the near future
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
be standing; be upright
From this reading The cavern was as big as two or three rooms bunched together, and Jim could stand up straight in it.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
steepadjectiveUS /stiːp/
having a sharp inclination
From this reading This place was a tolerable long, steep hill or ridge about forty foot high.
successive (without a break)
From this reading The cavern was as big as two or three rooms bunched together, and Jim could stand up straight in it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading We had a rough time getting to the top, the sides was so steep and the bushes so thick.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This place was a tolerable long, steep hill or ridge about forty foot high.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We had a rough time getting to the top, the sides was so steep and the bushes so thick.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The cavern was as big as two or three rooms bunched together, and Jim could stand up straight in it.
tolerableadjectiveUS /ˈtɑːlərəbəl/
capable of being borne or endured
From this reading This place was a tolerable long, steep hill or ridge about forty foot high.
the upper part of anything
From this reading We had a rough time getting to the top, the sides was so steep and the bushes so thick.
in the direction of
From this reading We tramped and clumb around all over it, and by and by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
trampedverbUS /træmpt/
past form of “tramp” — travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
From this reading We tramped and clumb around all over it, and by and by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The cavern was as big as two or three rooms bunched together, and Jim could stand up straight in it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We tramped and clumb around all over it, and by and by found a good big cavern in the rock, most up to the top on the side towards Illinois.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
at the time that
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading I wanted to go and look at a place right about the middle of the island that I’d found when I was exploring; so we started and soon got to it, because the island was only three miles long and a quarter of a mile wide.
