used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CAVE AND A CAVE-IN.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A CAVE AND A CAVE-IN.
any thing at all
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
bottomlessadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːtəmləs/
extremely deep
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
bushnounUS /bʊʃ/
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Then his right hand slid over the ends of a bush growing out of a fissure.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading A CAVE AND A CAVE-IN.
CAVE-IN
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From this reading A CAVE AND A CAVE-IN.
checkverbUS /tʃek/
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
downwardadjectiveUS /ˈdaʊnwərd/
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Then his right hand slid over the ends of a bush growing out of a fissure.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The lantern fell from his fingers and jingled to pieces on a protruding rock.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading The lantern fell from his fingers and jingled to pieces on a protruding rock.
fissurenounUS /ˈfɪʃər/
a long narrow depression in a surface
From this reading Then his right hand slid over the ends of a bush growing out of a fissure.
set up or found
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The lantern fell from his fingers and jingled to pieces on a protruding rock.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
the act of departing
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
hold firmly
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Then his right hand slid over the ends of a bush growing out of a fissure.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Then his right hand slid over the ends of a bush growing out of a fissure.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
InstinctivelyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈstɪŋktɪvliː/
as a matter of instinct
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
jingled
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From this reading The lantern fell from his fingers and jingled to pieces on a protruding rock.
lanternnounUS /ˈlæntərn/
light in a transparent protective case
From this reading The lantern fell from his fingers and jingled to pieces on a protruding rock.
lariatnounUS /ˈleriət/
a long noosed rope used to catch animals
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then his right hand slid over the ends of a bush growing out of a fissure.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The lantern fell from his fingers and jingled to pieces on a protruding rock.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then his right hand slid over the ends of a bush growing out of a fissure.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
PawneenounUS /ˈpɔːˈniː/
a member of the Pawnee nation formerly living in Nebraska and Kansas but now largely in Oklahoma
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading The lantern fell from his fingers and jingled to pieces on a protruding rock.
protrudingadjectiveUS /proʊˈtruːdɪŋ/
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading The lantern fell from his fingers and jingled to pieces on a protruding rock.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Then his right hand slid over the ends of a bush growing out of a fissure.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The lantern fell from his fingers and jingled to pieces on a protruding rock.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
slidverbUS /slɪd/
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading Then his right hand slid over the ends of a bush growing out of a fissure.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then his right hand slid over the ends of a bush growing out of a fissure.
therebyadverbUS /ˈðerˈbaɪ/
by that means or because of that
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Let us go back and see what happened to Pawnee Brown at the time the lariat parted and he found himself going down into what seemed bottomless space.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Instinctively he put out both hands as far as he was able, to grasp anything which might come within reach and thereby check his awful downward course.
