AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE BATTLE—AND AFTER Two hours went by and I knew by the stars that the dawn could not be far away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BATTLE—AND AFTER Two hours went by and I knew by the stars that the dawn could not be far away.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Perhaps they had not yet arrived, or perhaps they had miscarried.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Well, their journey would be long as they must wade the river.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE BATTLE—AND AFTER Two hours went by and I knew by the stars that the dawn could not be far away.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading THE BATTLE—AND AFTER Two hours went by and I knew by the stars that the dawn could not be far away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE BATTLE—AND AFTER Two hours went by and I knew by the stars that the dawn could not be far away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Where were those who had been sent to fire them, I wondered, for of them I saw nothing.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE BATTLE—AND AFTER Two hours went by and I knew by the stars that the dawn could not be far away.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE BATTLE—AND AFTER Two hours went by and I knew by the stars that the dawn could not be far away.
the first light of day
From this reading THE BATTLE—AND AFTER Two hours went by and I knew by the stars that the dawn could not be far away.
opinion or judgment
From this reading My eyes were fixed upon the Nile and on the lights that hung to the prows of the Great King’s ships.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading THE BATTLE—AND AFTER Two hours went by and I knew by the stars that the dawn could not be far away.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Where were those who had been sent to fire them, I wondered, for of them I saw nothing.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading My eyes were fixed upon the Nile and on the lights that hung to the prows of the Great King’s ships.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Where were those who had been sent to fire them, I wondered, for of them I saw nothing.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading My eyes were fixed upon the Nile and on the lights that hung to the prows of the Great King’s ships.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Where were those who had been sent to fire them, I wondered, for of them I saw nothing.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading THE BATTLE—AND AFTER Two hours went by and I knew by the stars that the dawn could not be far away.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading My eyes were fixed upon the Nile and on the lights that hung to the prows of the Great King’s ships.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE BATTLE—AND AFTER Two hours went by and I knew by the stars that the dawn could not be far away.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Well, their journey would be long as they must wade the river.
King'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading My eyes were fixed upon the Nile and on the lights that hung to the prows of the Great King’s ships.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading THE BATTLE—AND AFTER Two hours went by and I knew by the stars that the dawn could not be far away.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading My eyes were fixed upon the Nile and on the lights that hung to the prows of the Great King’s ships.
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 Well, their journey would be long as they must wade the river.
miscarried
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From this reading Perhaps they had not yet arrived, or perhaps they had miscarried.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Well, their journey would be long as they must wade the river.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My eyes were fixed upon the Nile and on the lights that hung to the prows of the Great King’s ships.
NilenounUS /naɪl/
the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization
From this reading My eyes were fixed upon the Nile and on the lights that hung to the prows of the Great King’s ships.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE BATTLE—AND AFTER Two hours went by and I knew by the stars that the dawn could not be far away.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Where were those who had been sent to fire them, I wondered, for of them I saw nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My eyes were fixed upon the Nile and on the lights that hung to the prows of the Great King’s ships.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My eyes were fixed upon the Nile and on the lights that hung to the prows of the Great King’s ships.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Perhaps they had not yet arrived, or perhaps they had miscarried.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps they had not yet arrived, or perhaps they had miscarried.
prowsnounUS /praʊz/
plural of “prow” — front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading My eyes were fixed upon the Nile and on the lights that hung to the prows of the Great King’s ships.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Well, their journey would be long as they must wade the river.
cut with a saw
From this reading Where were those who had been sent to fire them, I wondered, for of them I saw nothing.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Where were those who had been sent to fire them, I wondered, for of them I saw nothing.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading My eyes were fixed upon the Nile and on the lights that hung to the prows of the Great King’s ships.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading THE BATTLE—AND AFTER Two hours went by and I knew by the stars that the dawn could not be far away.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE BATTLE—AND AFTER Two hours went by and I knew by the stars that the dawn could not be far away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTLE—AND AFTER Two hours went by and I knew by the stars that the dawn could not be far away.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Well, their journey would be long as they must wade the river.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Where were those who had been sent to fire them, I wondered, for of them I saw nothing.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, their journey would be long as they must wade the river.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Where were those who had been sent to fire them, I wondered, for of them I saw nothing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My eyes were fixed upon the Nile and on the lights that hung to the prows of the Great King’s ships.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE BATTLE—AND AFTER Two hours went by and I knew by the stars that the dawn could not be far away.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading My eyes were fixed upon the Nile and on the lights that hung to the prows of the Great King’s ships.
wadeverbUS /weɪd/
walk (through relatively shallow water)
From this reading Well, their journey would be long as they must wade the river.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, their journey would be long as they must wade the river.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE BATTLE—AND AFTER Two hours went by and I knew by the stars that the dawn could not be far away.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My eyes were fixed upon the Nile and on the lights that hung to the prows of the Great King’s ships.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where were those who had been sent to fire them, I wondered, for of them I saw nothing.
which person or people
From this reading Where were those who had been sent to fire them, I wondered, for of them I saw nothing.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading Where were those who had been sent to fire them, I wondered, for of them I saw nothing.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Well, their journey would be long as they must wade the river.
but in spite of that
From this reading Perhaps they had not yet arrived, or perhaps they had miscarried.
