used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CLAY TAKES A TRANSFER From the top of a bus Clay Lindsay looked down a canon which angled across the great city like a river of light.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading CLAY TAKES A TRANSFER From the top of a bus Clay Lindsay looked down a canon which angled across the great city like a river of light.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading Now the river in its bed was alive with a throbbing tide.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the walls of this one, thousands and tens of thousands of cliff-dwellers hid themselves during the day like animals of some queer breed and poured out into the canon at sunset.
angledadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡəld/
forming or set at an angle
From this reading CLAY TAKES A TRANSFER From the top of a bus Clay Lindsay looked down a canon which angled across the great city like a river of light.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading In the walls of this one, thousands and tens of thousands of cliff-dwellers hid themselves during the day like animals of some queer breed and poured out into the canon at sunset.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading He had come from one land of gorges to another.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the walls of this one, thousands and tens of thousands of cliff-dwellers hid themselves during the day like animals of some queer breed and poured out into the canon at sunset.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Now the river in its bed was alive with a throbbing tide.
breedverbUS /briːd/
call forth
From this reading In the walls of this one, thousands and tens of thousands of cliff-dwellers hid themselves during the day like animals of some queer breed and poured out into the canon at sunset.
busnounUS /bʌs/
a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
From this reading CLAY TAKES A TRANSFER From the top of a bus Clay Lindsay looked down a canon which angled across the great city like a river of light.
canonnounUS /ˈkænən/
a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy
From this reading CLAY TAKES A TRANSFER From the top of a bus Clay Lindsay looked down a canon which angled across the great city like a river of light.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading CLAY TAKES A TRANSFER From the top of a bus Clay Lindsay looked down a canon which angled across the great city like a river of light.
CLAYnounUS /kleɪ/
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading CLAY TAKES A TRANSFER From the top of a bus Clay Lindsay looked down a canon which angled across the great city like a river of light.
cliff-dwellers
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From this reading In the walls of this one, thousands and tens of thousands of cliff-dwellers hid themselves during the day like animals of some queer breed and poured out into the canon at sunset.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He had come from one land of gorges to another.
Cross-currents
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From this reading Cross-currents of humanity flowed into it from side streets and ebbed out of it into others.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading In the walls of this one, thousands and tens of thousands of cliff-dwellers hid themselves during the day like animals of some queer breed and poured out into the canon at sunset.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading CLAY TAKES A TRANSFER From the top of a bus Clay Lindsay looked down a canon which angled across the great city like a river of light.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading In the walls of this one, thousands and tens of thousands of cliff-dwellers hid themselves during the day like animals of some queer breed and poured out into the canon at sunset.
ebbedverbUS /ˈebəd/
past form of “ebb” — flow back or recede
From this reading Cross-currents of humanity flowed into it from side streets and ebbed out of it into others.
flowedverbUS /floʊd/
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading Cross-currents of humanity flowed into it from side streets and ebbed out of it into others.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CLAY TAKES A TRANSFER From the top of a bus Clay Lindsay looked down a canon which angled across the great city like a river of light.
gorgesnounUS /ˈɡɔːrdʒəz/
plural of “gorge” — a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it)
From this reading He had come from one land of gorges to another.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading CLAY TAKES A TRANSFER From the top of a bus Clay Lindsay looked down a canon which angled across the great city like a river of light.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had come from one land of gorges to another.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had come from one land of gorges to another.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading In the walls of this one, thousands and tens of thousands of cliff-dwellers hid themselves during the day like animals of some queer breed and poured out into the canon at sunset.
the quality of being humane
From this reading Cross-currents of humanity flowed into it from side streets and ebbed out of it into others.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the walls of this one, thousands and tens of thousands of cliff-dwellers hid themselves during the day like animals of some queer breed and poured out into the canon at sunset.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In the walls of this one, thousands and tens of thousands of cliff-dwellers hid themselves during the day like animals of some queer breed and poured out into the canon at sunset.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Cross-currents of humanity flowed into it from side streets and ebbed out of it into others.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Now the river in its bed was alive with a throbbing tide.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading He had come from one land of gorges to another.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading CLAY TAKES A TRANSFER From the top of a bus Clay Lindsay looked down a canon which angled across the great city like a river of light.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading CLAY TAKES A TRANSFER From the top of a bus Clay Lindsay looked down a canon which angled across the great city like a river of light.
LindsaynounUS /ˈlɪndzi/
United States playwright who collaborated with Russel Crouse on several musicals (1889-1931)
From this reading CLAY TAKES A TRANSFER From the top of a bus Clay Lindsay looked down a canon which angled across the great city like a river of light.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading CLAY TAKES A TRANSFER From the top of a bus Clay Lindsay looked down a canon which angled across the great city like a river of light.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now the river in its bed was alive with a throbbing tide.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CLAY TAKES A TRANSFER From the top of a bus Clay Lindsay looked down a canon which angled across the great city like a river of light.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had come from one land of gorges to another.
others
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From this reading Cross-currents of humanity flowed into it from side streets and ebbed out of it into others.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading In the walls of this one, thousands and tens of thousands of cliff-dwellers hid themselves during the day like animals of some queer breed and poured out into the canon at sunset.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading In the walls of this one, thousands and tens of thousands of cliff-dwellers hid themselves during the day like animals of some queer breed and poured out into the canon at sunset.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading In the walls of this one, thousands and tens of thousands of cliff-dwellers hid themselves during the day like animals of some queer breed and poured out into the canon at sunset.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading CLAY TAKES A TRANSFER From the top of a bus Clay Lindsay looked down a canon which angled across the great city like a river of light.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Cross-currents of humanity flowed into it from side streets and ebbed out of it into others.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In the walls of this one, thousands and tens of thousands of cliff-dwellers hid themselves during the day like animals of some queer breed and poured out into the canon at sunset.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Cross-currents of humanity flowed into it from side streets and ebbed out of it into others.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading In the walls of this one, thousands and tens of thousands of cliff-dwellers hid themselves during the day like animals of some queer breed and poured out into the canon at sunset.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading CLAY TAKES A TRANSFER From the top of a bus Clay Lindsay looked down a canon which angled across the great city like a river of light.
tensnounUS /tenz/
plural of “ten” — the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading In the walls of this one, thousands and tens of thousands of cliff-dwellers hid themselves during the day like animals of some queer breed and poured out into the canon at sunset.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CLAY TAKES A TRANSFER From the top of a bus Clay Lindsay looked down a canon which angled across the great city like a river of light.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading In the walls of this one, thousands and tens of thousands of cliff-dwellers hid themselves during the day like animals of some queer breed and poured out into the canon at sunset.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the walls of this one, thousands and tens of thousands of cliff-dwellers hid themselves during the day like animals of some queer breed and poured out into the canon at sunset.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading In the walls of this one, thousands and tens of thousands of cliff-dwellers hid themselves during the day like animals of some queer breed and poured out into the canon at sunset.
throbbingnounUS /ˈθrɑːbɪŋ/
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
From this reading Now the river in its bed was alive with a throbbing tide.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading Now the river in its bed was alive with a throbbing tide.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had come from one land of gorges to another.
the upper part of anything
From this reading CLAY TAKES A TRANSFER From the top of a bus Clay Lindsay looked down a canon which angled across the great city like a river of light.
TRANSFERverbUS /trænˈsfɜːr/
transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
From this reading CLAY TAKES A TRANSFER From the top of a bus Clay Lindsay looked down a canon which angled across the great city like a river of light.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading In the walls of this one, thousands and tens of thousands of cliff-dwellers hid themselves during the day like animals of some queer breed and poured out into the canon at sunset.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now the river in its bed was alive with a throbbing tide.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading CLAY TAKES A TRANSFER From the top of a bus Clay Lindsay looked down a canon which angled across the great city like a river of light.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now the river in its bed was alive with a throbbing tide.
