alightverbUS /əˈlaɪt/
to come to rest, settle
From this reading The farther west they went, the wilder the country grew; and when they finally dipped down into Arizona, Lucia looked from the train window, her face alight with joy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The farther west they went, the wilder the country grew; and when they finally dipped down into Arizona, Lucia looked from the train window, her face alight with joy.
ArizonanounUS /ˌerɪˈzoʊnə/
a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon
From this reading The farther west they went, the wilder the country grew; and when they finally dipped down into Arizona, Lucia looked from the train window, her face alight with joy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One moment they were looking at the wonderful mesas and superb canyons; the next they seemed to pass through dry gullies and great shallow basins.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then there would come long, weary levels of sand that gleamed in the sun; and far away she would behold tremendous buttes.
basinsnounUS /ˈbeɪsənz/
plural of “basin” — a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
From this reading One moment they were looking at the wonderful mesas and superb canyons; the next they seemed to pass through dry gullies and great shallow basins.
see with attention
From this reading Then there would come long, weary levels of sand that gleamed in the sun; and far away she would behold tremendous buttes.
buttes
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From this reading Then there would come long, weary levels of sand that gleamed in the sun; and far away she would behold tremendous buttes.
canyonsnounUS /ˈkænjənz/
plural of “canyon” — a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading One moment they were looking at the wonderful mesas and superb canyons; the next they seemed to pass through dry gullies and great shallow basins.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then there would come long, weary levels of sand that gleamed in the sun; and far away she would behold tremendous buttes.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The farther west they went, the wilder the country grew; and when they finally dipped down into Arizona, Lucia looked from the train window, her face alight with joy.
dippedadjectiveUS /dɪpt/
having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses)
From this reading The farther west they went, the wilder the country grew; and when they finally dipped down into Arizona, Lucia looked from the train window, her face alight with joy.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The farther west they went, the wilder the country grew; and when they finally dipped down into Arizona, Lucia looked from the train window, her face alight with joy.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading Such scenic variety she had never dreamed of.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading One moment they were looking at the wonderful mesas and superb canyons; the next they seemed to pass through dry gullies and great shallow basins.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The farther west they went, the wilder the country grew; and when they finally dipped down into Arizona, Lucia looked from the train window, her face alight with joy.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Then there would come long, weary levels of sand that gleamed in the sun; and far away she would behold tremendous buttes.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading The farther west they went, the wilder the country grew; and when they finally dipped down into Arizona, Lucia looked from the train window, her face alight with joy.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading The farther west they went, the wilder the country grew; and when they finally dipped down into Arizona, Lucia looked from the train window, her face alight with joy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The farther west they went, the wilder the country grew; and when they finally dipped down into Arizona, Lucia looked from the train window, her face alight with joy.
gleamedverbUS /ɡliːmd/
past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Then there would come long, weary levels of sand that gleamed in the sun; and far away she would behold tremendous buttes.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading One moment they were looking at the wonderful mesas and superb canyons; the next they seemed to pass through dry gullies and great shallow basins.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The farther west they went, the wilder the country grew; and when they finally dipped down into Arizona, Lucia looked from the train window, her face alight with joy.
gulliesnounUS /ˈɡʌliz/
plural of “gully” — deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)
From this reading One moment they were looking at the wonderful mesas and superb canyons; the next they seemed to pass through dry gullies and great shallow basins.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Such scenic variety she had never dreamed of.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The farther west they went, the wilder the country grew; and when they finally dipped down into Arizona, Lucia looked from the train window, her face alight with joy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then there would come long, weary levels of sand that gleamed in the sun; and far away she would behold tremendous buttes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The farther west they went, the wilder the country grew; and when they finally dipped down into Arizona, Lucia looked from the train window, her face alight with joy.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading The farther west they went, the wilder the country grew; and when they finally dipped down into Arizona, Lucia looked from the train window, her face alight with joy.
levelsnounUS /ˈlevəlz/
plural of “level” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Then there would come long, weary levels of sand that gleamed in the sun; and far away she would behold tremendous buttes.
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 Then there would come long, weary levels of sand that gleamed in the sun; and far away she would behold tremendous buttes.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The farther west they went, the wilder the country grew; and when they finally dipped down into Arizona, Lucia looked from the train window, her face alight with joy.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading One moment they were looking at the wonderful mesas and superb canyons; the next they seemed to pass through dry gullies and great shallow basins.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading The valleys they passed through were verdant and lovely.
Lucia
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From this reading The farther west they went, the wilder the country grew; and when they finally dipped down into Arizona, Lucia looked from the train window, her face alight with joy.
mesas
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From this reading One moment they were looking at the wonderful mesas and superb canyons; the next they seemed to pass through dry gullies and great shallow basins.
a particular point in time
From this reading One moment they were looking at the wonderful mesas and superb canyons; the next they seemed to pass through dry gullies and great shallow basins.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Such scenic variety she had never dreamed of.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading One moment they were looking at the wonderful mesas and superb canyons; the next they seemed to pass through dry gullies and great shallow basins.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such scenic variety she had never dreamed of.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One moment they were looking at the wonderful mesas and superb canyons; the next they seemed to pass through dry gullies and great shallow basins.
go across or through
From this reading One moment they were looking at the wonderful mesas and superb canyons; the next they seemed to pass through dry gullies and great shallow basins.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The valleys they passed through were verdant and lovely.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading Then there would come long, weary levels of sand that gleamed in the sun; and far away she would behold tremendous buttes.
scenicadjectiveUS /ˈsiːnɪk/
used of locations; having beautiful natural scenery
From this reading Such scenic variety she had never dreamed of.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading One moment they were looking at the wonderful mesas and superb canyons; the next they seemed to pass through dry gullies and great shallow basins.
shallowadjectiveUS /ˈʃæloʊ/
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading One moment they were looking at the wonderful mesas and superb canyons; the next they seemed to pass through dry gullies and great shallow basins.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Such scenic variety she had never dreamed of.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such scenic variety she had never dreamed of.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Then there would come long, weary levels of sand that gleamed in the sun; and far away she would behold tremendous buttes.
superbadjectiveUS /sʊˈpɜːrb/
of surpassing excellence
From this reading One moment they were looking at the wonderful mesas and superb canyons; the next they seemed to pass through dry gullies and great shallow basins.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then there would come long, weary levels of sand that gleamed in the sun; and far away she would behold tremendous buttes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The farther west they went, the wilder the country grew; and when they finally dipped down into Arizona, Lucia looked from the train window, her face alight with joy.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then there would come long, weary levels of sand that gleamed in the sun; and far away she would behold tremendous buttes.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then there would come long, weary levels of sand that gleamed in the sun; and far away she would behold tremendous buttes.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The farther west they went, the wilder the country grew; and when they finally dipped down into Arizona, Lucia looked from the train window, her face alight with joy.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading One moment they were looking at the wonderful mesas and superb canyons; the next they seemed to pass through dry gullies and great shallow basins.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One moment they were looking at the wonderful mesas and superb canyons; the next they seemed to pass through dry gullies and great shallow basins.
create by training and teaching
From this reading The farther west they went, the wilder the country grew; and when they finally dipped down into Arizona, Lucia looked from the train window, her face alight with joy.
tremendousadjectiveUS /trəˈmendəs/
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading Then there would come long, weary levels of sand that gleamed in the sun; and far away she would behold tremendous buttes.
valleysnounUS /ˈvæliz/
plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading The valleys they passed through were verdant and lovely.
varietynounUS /vərˈaɪəti/
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading Such scenic variety she had never dreamed of.
verdantadjectiveUS /ˈvɜːrdənt/
characterized by abundance of verdure
From this reading The valleys they passed through were verdant and lovely.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Then there would come long, weary levels of sand that gleamed in the sun; and far away she would behold tremendous buttes.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The farther west they went, the wilder the country grew; and when they finally dipped down into Arizona, Lucia looked from the train window, her face alight with joy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One moment they were looking at the wonderful mesas and superb canyons; the next they seemed to pass through dry gullies and great shallow basins.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The farther west they went, the wilder the country grew; and when they finally dipped down into Arizona, Lucia looked from the train window, her face alight with joy.
at the time that
From this reading The farther west they went, the wilder the country grew; and when they finally dipped down into Arizona, Lucia looked from the train window, her face alight with joy.
wildernounUS /ˈwaɪldər/
United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)
From this reading The farther west they went, the wilder the country grew; and when they finally dipped down into Arizona, Lucia looked from the train window, her face alight with joy.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading The farther west they went, the wilder the country grew; and when they finally dipped down into Arizona, Lucia looked from the train window, her face alight with joy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The farther west they went, the wilder the country grew; and when they finally dipped down into Arizona, Lucia looked from the train window, her face alight with joy.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading One moment they were looking at the wonderful mesas and superb canyons; the next they seemed to pass through dry gullies and great shallow basins.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then there would come long, weary levels of sand that gleamed in the sun; and far away she would behold tremendous buttes.
