used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Twice she stumbled over boulders, but rose pluckily and, bruised and breathless, plunged into the water.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading What she saw rather astonished her.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She dragged herself up to the bank and, once there, looked back.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading She dragged herself up to the bank and, once there, looked back.
bouldersnounUS /ˈboʊldərz/
plural of “boulder” — a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
From this reading Twice she stumbled over boulders, but rose pluckily and, bruised and breathless, plunged into the water.
breathlessadjectiveUS /ˈbreθləs/
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading Twice she stumbled over boulders, but rose pluckily and, bruised and breathless, plunged into the water.
broadestadjectiveUS /ˈbrɔːdɪst/
superlative of “broad” — having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading QUICKSANDS When Kathlyn came to the river she swerved toward the broadest part of it.
bruisedverbUS /bruːzd/
past form of “bruise” — injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
From this reading Twice she stumbled over boulders, but rose pluckily and, bruised and breathless, plunged into the water.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Twice she stumbled over boulders, but rose pluckily and, bruised and breathless, plunged into the water.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading QUICKSANDS When Kathlyn came to the river she swerved toward the broadest part of it.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading It was swift running and shoulder deep, and she was forced to swim strongly to gain the opposite shore.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading She dragged herself up to the bank and, once there, looked back.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading It was swift running and shoulder deep, and she was forced to swim strongly to gain the opposite shore.
obtain
From this reading It was swift running and shoulder deep, and she was forced to swim strongly to gain the opposite shore.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What she saw rather astonished her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She dragged herself up to the bank and, once there, looked back.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Twice she stumbled over boulders, but rose pluckily and, bruised and breathless, plunged into the water.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading QUICKSANDS When Kathlyn came to the river she swerved toward the broadest part of it.
Kathlyn
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From this reading QUICKSANDS When Kathlyn came to the river she swerved toward the broadest part of it.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She dragged herself up to the bank and, once there, looked back.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading QUICKSANDS When Kathlyn came to the river she swerved toward the broadest part of it.
on one occasion
From this reading She dragged herself up to the bank and, once there, looked back.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading It was swift running and shoulder deep, and she was forced to swim strongly to gain the opposite shore.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Twice she stumbled over boulders, but rose pluckily and, bruised and breathless, plunged into the water.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading QUICKSANDS When Kathlyn came to the river she swerved toward the broadest part of it.
pluckilyadverb
in a plucky manner
From this reading Twice she stumbled over boulders, but rose pluckily and, bruised and breathless, plunged into the water.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading Twice she stumbled over boulders, but rose pluckily and, bruised and breathless, plunged into the water.
QUICKSANDSnounUS /ˈkwɪksændz/
plural of “quicksand” — a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy
From this reading QUICKSANDS When Kathlyn came to the river she swerved toward the broadest part of it.
on the contrary
From this reading What she saw rather astonished her.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading QUICKSANDS When Kathlyn came to the river she swerved toward the broadest part of it.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Twice she stumbled over boulders, but rose pluckily and, bruised and breathless, plunged into the water.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading It was swift running and shoulder deep, and she was forced to swim strongly to gain the opposite shore.
cut with a saw
From this reading What she saw rather astonished her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading QUICKSANDS When Kathlyn came to the river she swerved toward the broadest part of it.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading It was swift running and shoulder deep, and she was forced to swim strongly to gain the opposite shore.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading It was swift running and shoulder deep, and she was forced to swim strongly to gain the opposite shore.
with strength or in a strong manner
From this reading It was swift running and shoulder deep, and she was forced to swim strongly to gain the opposite shore.
stumbledverbUS /ˈstʌmbəld/
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading Twice she stumbled over boulders, but rose pluckily and, bruised and breathless, plunged into the water.
swervedverbUS /swɜːrvd/
past form of “swerve” — turn sharply; change direction abruptly
From this reading QUICKSANDS When Kathlyn came to the river she swerved toward the broadest part of it.
moving very fast
From this reading It was swift running and shoulder deep, and she was forced to swim strongly to gain the opposite shore.
swimverbUS /swɪm/
travel through water
From this reading It was swift running and shoulder deep, and she was forced to swim strongly to gain the opposite shore.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading QUICKSANDS When Kathlyn came to the river she swerved toward the broadest part of it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She dragged herself up to the bank and, once there, looked back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading QUICKSANDS When Kathlyn came to the river she swerved toward the broadest part of it.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading QUICKSANDS When Kathlyn came to the river she swerved toward the broadest part of it.
two times
From this reading Twice she stumbled over boulders, but rose pluckily and, bruised and breathless, plunged into the water.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She dragged herself up to the bank and, once there, looked back.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was swift running and shoulder deep, and she was forced to swim strongly to gain the opposite shore.
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 Twice she stumbled over boulders, but rose pluckily and, bruised and breathless, plunged into the water.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What she saw rather astonished her.
at the time that
From this reading QUICKSANDS When Kathlyn came to the river she swerved toward the broadest part of it.
