used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AT THE GRAVEL PIT As they walked along, the old man pointed to a place in the hillside and said, "That is the gravel bed.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading From it we dig all the stone for our axes and spear heads."
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading AT THE GRAVEL PIT As they walked along, the old man pointed to a place in the hillside and said, "That is the gravel bed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT THE GRAVEL PIT As they walked along, the old man pointed to a place in the hillside and said, "That is the gravel bed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AT THE GRAVEL PIT As they walked along, the old man pointed to a place in the hillside and said, "That is the gravel bed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE GRAVEL PIT As they walked along, the old man pointed to a place in the hillside and said, "That is the gravel bed.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The rain had washed some of the sand and clay away, and the stones had fallen down and now lay in piles on the ground.
axesnounUS /ˈæksɪz/
plural of “ax” — an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
From this reading From it we dig all the stone for our axes and spear heads."
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading AT THE GRAVEL PIT As they walked along, the old man pointed to a place in the hillside and said, "That is the gravel bed.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Thorn looked and saw a big hollow in a gravel hill.
bowlders
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From this reading The hill was made of sand and clay and pebbles and bowlders.
claynounUS /kleɪ/
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading The hill was made of sand and clay and pebbles and bowlders.
digverbUS /dɪɡ/
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading From it we dig all the stone for our axes and spear heads."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The rain had washed some of the sand and clay away, and the stones had fallen down and now lay in piles on the ground.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading The rain had washed some of the sand and clay away, and the stones had fallen down and now lay in piles on the ground.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From it we dig all the stone for our axes and spear heads."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From it we dig all the stone for our axes and spear heads."
GRAVELnounUS /ˈɡrævəl/
rock fragments and pebbles
From this reading AT THE GRAVEL PIT As they walked along, the old man pointed to a place in the hillside and said, "That is the gravel bed.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The rain had washed some of the sand and clay away, and the stones had fallen down and now lay in piles on the ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The rain had washed some of the sand and clay away, and the stones had fallen down and now lay in piles on the ground.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading From it we dig all the stone for our axes and spear heads."
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Thorn looked and saw a big hollow in a gravel hill.
hillsidenounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪd/
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading AT THE GRAVEL PIT As they walked along, the old man pointed to a place in the hillside and said, "That is the gravel bed.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading Thorn looked and saw a big hollow in a gravel hill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AT THE GRAVEL PIT As they walked along, the old man pointed to a place in the hillside and said, "That is the gravel bed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT THE GRAVEL PIT As they walked along, the old man pointed to a place in the hillside and said, "That is the gravel bed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From it we dig all the stone for our axes and spear heads."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The rain had washed some of the sand and clay away, and the stones had fallen down and now lay in piles on the ground.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Thorn looked and saw a big hollow in a gravel hill.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The hill was made of sand and clay and pebbles and bowlders.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading AT THE GRAVEL PIT As they walked along, the old man pointed to a place in the hillside and said, "That is the gravel bed.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The rain had washed some of the sand and clay away, and the stones had fallen down and now lay in piles on the ground.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hill was made of sand and clay and pebbles and bowlders.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading AT THE GRAVEL PIT As they walked along, the old man pointed to a place in the hillside and said, "That is the gravel bed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The rain had washed some of the sand and clay away, and the stones had fallen down and now lay in piles on the ground.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading From it we dig all the stone for our axes and spear heads."
pebblesnounUS /ˈpebəlz/
plural of “pebble” — a small smooth rounded rock
From this reading The hill was made of sand and clay and pebbles and bowlders.
pilesnounUS /paɪlz/
venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter
From this reading The rain had washed some of the sand and clay away, and the stones had fallen down and now lay in piles on the ground.
PITnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading AT THE GRAVEL PIT As they walked along, the old man pointed to a place in the hillside and said, "That is the gravel bed.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading AT THE GRAVEL PIT As they walked along, the old man pointed to a place in the hillside and said, "That is the gravel bed.
having a point
From this reading AT THE GRAVEL PIT As they walked along, the old man pointed to a place in the hillside and said, "That is the gravel bed.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The rain had washed some of the sand and clay away, and the stones had fallen down and now lay in piles on the ground.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading AT THE GRAVEL PIT As they walked along, the old man pointed to a place in the hillside and said, "That is the gravel bed.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading The hill was made of sand and clay and pebbles and bowlders.
cut with a saw
From this reading Thorn looked and saw a big hollow in a gravel hill.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The rain had washed some of the sand and clay away, and the stones had fallen down and now lay in piles on the ground.
spearnounUS /spɪr/
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading From it we dig all the stone for our axes and spear heads."
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading From it we dig all the stone for our axes and spear heads."
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The rain had washed some of the sand and clay away, and the stones had fallen down and now lay in piles on the ground.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AT THE GRAVEL PIT As they walked along, the old man pointed to a place in the hillside and said, "That is the gravel bed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE GRAVEL PIT As they walked along, the old man pointed to a place in the hillside and said, "That is the gravel bed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AT THE GRAVEL PIT As they walked along, the old man pointed to a place in the hillside and said, "That is the gravel bed.
ThornnounUS /θɔːrn/
something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading Thorn looked and saw a big hollow in a gravel hill.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AT THE GRAVEL PIT As they walked along, the old man pointed to a place in the hillside and said, "That is the gravel bed.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading AT THE GRAVEL PIT As they walked along, the old man pointed to a place in the hillside and said, "That is the gravel bed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The hill was made of sand and clay and pebbles and bowlders.
washedadjectiveUS /wɑːʃt/
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading The rain had washed some of the sand and clay away, and the stones had fallen down and now lay in piles on the ground.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading From it we dig all the stone for our axes and spear heads."
