used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE CALL OF THE PACK Ned and Frank stood in the shadow behind a protecting rock and peered down into the moonlit canyon for a long time.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He appeared so suddenly that they knew that, at least, there must be an underground hiding place in which he had been concealed when they had first come in view of the canyon and the rock.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CALL OF THE PACK Ned and Frank stood in the shadow behind a protecting rock and peered down into the moonlit canyon for a long time.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It appeared to the boys that he must have crawled out from under the chimney rock itself!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first there was no one in sight below, but presently a man came out by the fire, which was burning low now.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The man mended the fire, gathering up the ends of the logs and limbs which had burned through in the middle and placing them back on the coals.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He appeared so suddenly that they knew that, at least, there must be an underground hiding place in which he had been concealed when they had first come in view of the canyon and the rock.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He appeared so suddenly that they knew that, at least, there must be an underground hiding place in which he had been concealed when they had first come in view of the canyon and the rock.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading THE CALL OF THE PACK Ned and Frank stood in the shadow behind a protecting rock and peered down into the moonlit canyon for a long time.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading At first there was no one in sight below, but presently a man came out by the fire, which was burning low now.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading It appeared to the boys that he must have crawled out from under the chimney rock itself!
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading The man mended the fire, gathering up the ends of the logs and limbs which had burned through in the middle and placing them back on the coals.
the act of burning something
From this reading At first there was no one in sight below, but presently a man came out by the fire, which was burning low now.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At first there was no one in sight below, but presently a man came out by the fire, which was burning low now.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At first there was no one in sight below, but presently a man came out by the fire, which was burning low now.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THE CALL OF THE PACK Ned and Frank stood in the shadow behind a protecting rock and peered down into the moonlit canyon for a long time.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At first there was no one in sight below, but presently a man came out by the fire, which was burning low now.
canyonnounUS /ˈkænjən/
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading THE CALL OF THE PACK Ned and Frank stood in the shadow behind a protecting rock and peered down into the moonlit canyon for a long time.
chimneynounUS /ˈtʃɪmni/
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading It appeared to the boys that he must have crawled out from under the chimney rock itself!
coalsnounUS /koʊlz/
plural of “coal” — fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading The man mended the fire, gathering up the ends of the logs and limbs which had burned through in the middle and placing them back on the coals.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He appeared so suddenly that they knew that, at least, there must be an underground hiding place in which he had been concealed when they had first come in view of the canyon and the rock.
not accessible to view
From this reading He appeared so suddenly that they knew that, at least, there must be an underground hiding place in which he had been concealed when they had first come in view of the canyon and the rock.
crawledverbUS /krɔːld/
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading It appeared to the boys that he must have crawled out from under the chimney rock itself!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE CALL OF THE PACK Ned and Frank stood in the shadow behind a protecting rock and peered down into the moonlit canyon for a long time.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The man mended the fire, gathering up the ends of the logs and limbs which had burned through in the middle and placing them back on the coals.
start firing a weapon
From this reading At first there was no one in sight below, but presently a man came out by the fire, which was burning low now.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first there was no one in sight below, but presently a man came out by the fire, which was burning low now.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE CALL OF THE PACK Ned and Frank stood in the shadow behind a protecting rock and peered down into the moonlit canyon for a long time.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading THE CALL OF THE PACK Ned and Frank stood in the shadow behind a protecting rock and peered down into the moonlit canyon for a long time.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It appeared to the boys that he must have crawled out from under the chimney rock itself!
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading The man mended the fire, gathering up the ends of the logs and limbs which had burned through in the middle and placing them back on the coals.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He appeared so suddenly that they knew that, at least, there must be an underground hiding place in which he had been concealed when they had first come in view of the canyon and the rock.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It appeared to the boys that he must have crawled out from under the chimney rock itself!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It appeared to the boys that he must have crawled out from under the chimney rock itself!
hidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading He appeared so suddenly that they knew that, at least, there must be an underground hiding place in which he had been concealed when they had first come in view of the canyon and the rock.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CALL OF THE PACK Ned and Frank stood in the shadow behind a protecting rock and peered down into the moonlit canyon for a long time.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE CALL OF THE PACK Ned and Frank stood in the shadow behind a protecting rock and peered down into the moonlit canyon for a long time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It appeared to the boys that he must have crawled out from under the chimney rock itself!
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It appeared to the boys that he must have crawled out from under the chimney rock itself!
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 He appeared so suddenly that they knew that, at least, there must be an underground hiding place in which he had been concealed when they had first come in view of the canyon and the rock.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading He appeared so suddenly that they knew that, at least, there must be an underground hiding place in which he had been concealed when they had first come in view of the canyon and the rock.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading The man mended the fire, gathering up the ends of the logs and limbs which had burned through in the middle and placing them back on the coals.
logsnounUS /lɔːɡz/
plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
From this reading The man mended the fire, gathering up the ends of the logs and limbs which had burned through in the middle and placing them back on the coals.
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 THE CALL OF THE PACK Ned and Frank stood in the shadow behind a protecting rock and peered down into the moonlit canyon for a long time.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading At first there was no one in sight below, but presently a man came out by the fire, which was burning low now.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading At first there was no one in sight below, but presently a man came out by the fire, which was burning low now.
mendedverbUS /ˈmendɪd/
past form of “mend” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading The man mended the fire, gathering up the ends of the logs and limbs which had burned through in the middle and placing them back on the coals.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading The man mended the fire, gathering up the ends of the logs and limbs which had burned through in the middle and placing them back on the coals.
moonlitadjectiveUS /ˈmuːnlɪt/
lighted by moonlight
From this reading THE CALL OF THE PACK Ned and Frank stood in the shadow behind a protecting rock and peered down into the moonlit canyon for a long time.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It appeared to the boys that he must have crawled out from under the chimney rock itself!
Ned
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From this reading THE CALL OF THE PACK Ned and Frank stood in the shadow behind a protecting rock and peered down into the moonlit canyon for a long time.
not any; not one
From this reading At first there was no one in sight below, but presently a man came out by the fire, which was burning low now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading At first there was no one in sight below, but presently a man came out by the fire, which was burning low now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CALL OF THE PACK Ned and Frank stood in the shadow behind a protecting rock and peered down into the moonlit canyon for a long time.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The man mended the fire, gathering up the ends of the logs and limbs which had burned through in the middle and placing them back on the coals.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At first there was no one in sight below, but presently a man came out by the fire, which was burning low now.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading At first there was no one in sight below, but presently a man came out by the fire, which was burning low now.
arrange in a container
From this reading THE CALL OF THE PACK Ned and Frank stood in the shadow behind a protecting rock and peered down into the moonlit canyon for a long time.
peeredverbUS /pɪrd/
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading THE CALL OF THE PACK Ned and Frank stood in the shadow behind a protecting rock and peered down into the moonlit canyon for a long time.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He appeared so suddenly that they knew that, at least, there must be an underground hiding place in which he had been concealed when they had first come in view of the canyon and the rock.
placingverbUS /ˈpleɪsɪŋ/
-ing form of “place” — put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The man mended the fire, gathering up the ends of the logs and limbs which had burned through in the middle and placing them back on the coals.
in the near future
From this reading At first there was no one in sight below, but presently a man came out by the fire, which was burning low now.
protectingadjectiveUS /prəˈtektɪŋ/
shielding (or designed to shield) against harm or discomfort
From this reading THE CALL OF THE PACK Ned and Frank stood in the shadow behind a protecting rock and peered down into the moonlit canyon for a long time.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading THE CALL OF THE PACK Ned and Frank stood in the shadow behind a protecting rock and peered down into the moonlit canyon for a long time.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading THE CALL OF THE PACK Ned and Frank stood in the shadow behind a protecting rock and peered down into the moonlit canyon for a long time.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading At first there was no one in sight below, but presently a man came out by the fire, which was burning low now.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He appeared so suddenly that they knew that, at least, there must be an underground hiding place in which he had been concealed when they had first come in view of the canyon and the rock.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE CALL OF THE PACK Ned and Frank stood in the shadow behind a protecting rock and peered down into the moonlit canyon for a long time.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading He appeared so suddenly that they knew that, at least, there must be an underground hiding place in which he had been concealed when they had first come in view of the canyon and the rock.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It appeared to the boys that he must have crawled out from under the chimney rock itself!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CALL OF THE PACK Ned and Frank stood in the shadow behind a protecting rock and peered down into the moonlit canyon for a long time.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The man mended the fire, gathering up the ends of the logs and limbs which had burned through in the middle and placing them back on the coals.
in or at that place or location
From this reading At first there was no one in sight below, but presently a man came out by the fire, which was burning low now.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He appeared so suddenly that they knew that, at least, there must be an underground hiding place in which he had been concealed when they had first come in view of the canyon and the rock.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The man mended the fire, gathering up the ends of the logs and limbs which had burned through in the middle and placing them back on the coals.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE CALL OF THE PACK Ned and Frank stood in the shadow behind a protecting rock and peered down into the moonlit canyon for a long time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It appeared to the boys that he must have crawled out from under the chimney rock itself!
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It appeared to the boys that he must have crawled out from under the chimney rock itself!
undergroundadjectiveUS /ˈʌndərɡraʊnd/
under the level of the ground
From this reading He appeared so suddenly that they knew that, at least, there must be an underground hiding place in which he had been concealed when they had first come in view of the canyon and the rock.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The man mended the fire, gathering up the ends of the logs and limbs which had burned through in the middle and placing them back on the coals.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading He appeared so suddenly that they knew that, at least, there must be an underground hiding place in which he had been concealed when they had first come in view of the canyon and the rock.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At first there was no one in sight below, but presently a man came out by the fire, which was burning low now.
at the time that
From this reading He appeared so suddenly that they knew that, at least, there must be an underground hiding place in which he had been concealed when they had first come in view of the canyon and the rock.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At first there was no one in sight below, but presently a man came out by the fire, which was burning low now.
