used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading However, Waldo took up his search toward the west, passing down from the hills into a deep valley, the bottom of which was overgrown by a thick tangle of tropical jungle.
anew
From this reading NADARA AGAIN Waldo watched him out of sight, half minded to follow, for he was far from satisfied that the fellow had been entirely honest with him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Why he should have been otherwise Waldo could not imagine, but nevertheless there had been an indefinable suggestion of duplicity in the man's behavior that had puzzled him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Its water was thick with sediment--not clean, sparkling, and inviting, as were the little mountain streams of the hills and valleys farther south.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Its water was thick with sediment--not clean, sparkling, and inviting, as were the little mountain streams of the hills and valleys farther south.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading He had forced his way through this for nearly half a mile when he came to the bank of a wide, slow-moving river.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading NADARA AGAIN Waldo watched him out of sight, half minded to follow, for he was far from satisfied that the fellow had been entirely honest with him.
behaviornounUS /bɪˈheɪvjər/
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading Why he should have been otherwise Waldo could not imagine, but nevertheless there had been an indefinable suggestion of duplicity in the man's behavior that had puzzled him.
the lower side of anything
From this reading However, Waldo took up his search toward the west, passing down from the hills into a deep valley, the bottom of which was overgrown by a thick tangle of tropical jungle.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Why he should have been otherwise Waldo could not imagine, but nevertheless there had been an indefinable suggestion of duplicity in the man's behavior that had puzzled him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading However, Waldo took up his search toward the west, passing down from the hills into a deep valley, the bottom of which was overgrown by a thick tangle of tropical jungle.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He had forced his way through this for nearly half a mile when he came to the bank of a wide, slow-moving river.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading Its water was thick with sediment--not clean, sparkling, and inviting, as were the little mountain streams of the hills and valleys farther south.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Why he should have been otherwise Waldo could not imagine, but nevertheless there had been an indefinable suggestion of duplicity in the man's behavior that had puzzled him.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading However, Waldo took up his search toward the west, passing down from the hills into a deep valley, the bottom of which was overgrown by a thick tangle of tropical jungle.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading However, Waldo took up his search toward the west, passing down from the hills into a deep valley, the bottom of which was overgrown by a thick tangle of tropical jungle.
duplicitynounUS /duːˈplɪsɪti/
a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
From this reading Why he should have been otherwise Waldo could not imagine, but nevertheless there had been an indefinable suggestion of duplicity in the man's behavior that had puzzled him.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading NADARA AGAIN Waldo watched him out of sight, half minded to follow, for he was far from satisfied that the fellow had been entirely honest with him.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading NADARA AGAIN Waldo watched him out of sight, half minded to follow, for he was far from satisfied that the fellow had been entirely honest with him.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading Its water was thick with sediment--not clean, sparkling, and inviting, as were the little mountain streams of the hills and valleys farther south.
a boy or man
From this reading NADARA AGAIN Waldo watched him out of sight, half minded to follow, for he was far from satisfied that the fellow had been entirely honest with him.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading NADARA AGAIN Waldo watched him out of sight, half minded to follow, for he was far from satisfied that the fellow had been entirely honest with him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading NADARA AGAIN Waldo watched him out of sight, half minded to follow, for he was far from satisfied that the fellow had been entirely honest with him.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading He had forced his way through this for nearly half a mile when he came to the bank of a wide, slow-moving river.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading NADARA AGAIN Waldo watched him out of sight, half minded to follow, for he was far from satisfied that the fellow had been entirely honest with him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading NADARA AGAIN Waldo watched him out of sight, half minded to follow, for he was far from satisfied that the fellow had been entirely honest with him.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading NADARA AGAIN Waldo watched him out of sight, half minded to follow, for he was far from satisfied that the fellow had been entirely honest with him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why he should have been otherwise Waldo could not imagine, but nevertheless there had been an indefinable suggestion of duplicity in the man's behavior that had puzzled him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading NADARA AGAIN Waldo watched him out of sight, half minded to follow, for he was far from satisfied that the fellow had been entirely honest with him.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading However, Waldo took up his search toward the west, passing down from the hills into a deep valley, the bottom of which was overgrown by a thick tangle of tropical jungle.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading NADARA AGAIN Waldo watched him out of sight, half minded to follow, for he was far from satisfied that the fellow had been entirely honest with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading However, Waldo took up his search toward the west, passing down from the hills into a deep valley, the bottom of which was overgrown by a thick tangle of tropical jungle.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading NADARA AGAIN Waldo watched him out of sight, half minded to follow, for he was far from satisfied that the fellow had been entirely honest with him.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, Waldo took up his search toward the west, passing down from the hills into a deep valley, the bottom of which was overgrown by a thick tangle of tropical jungle.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Why he should have been otherwise Waldo could not imagine, but nevertheless there had been an indefinable suggestion of duplicity in the man's behavior that had puzzled him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why he should have been otherwise Waldo could not imagine, but nevertheless there had been an indefinable suggestion of duplicity in the man's behavior that had puzzled him.
indefinableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈfaɪnəbəl/
not capable of being precisely or readily described; not easily put into words
From this reading Why he should have been otherwise Waldo could not imagine, but nevertheless there had been an indefinable suggestion of duplicity in the man's behavior that had puzzled him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading However, Waldo took up his search toward the west, passing down from the hills into a deep valley, the bottom of which was overgrown by a thick tangle of tropical jungle.
invitingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ/
attractive and tempting
From this reading Its water was thick with sediment--not clean, sparkling, and inviting, as were the little mountain streams of the hills and valleys farther south.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its water was thick with sediment--not clean, sparkling, and inviting, as were the little mountain streams of the hills and valleys farther south.
junglenounUS /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading However, Waldo took up his search toward the west, passing down from the hills into a deep valley, the bottom of which was overgrown by a thick tangle of tropical jungle.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Its water was thick with sediment--not clean, sparkling, and inviting, as were the little mountain streams of the hills and valleys farther south.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Why he should have been otherwise Waldo could not imagine, but nevertheless there had been an indefinable suggestion of duplicity in the man's behavior that had puzzled him.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading He had forced his way through this for nearly half a mile when he came to the bank of a wide, slow-moving river.
mindedadjectiveUS /ˈmaɪndəd/
(used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified
From this reading NADARA AGAIN Waldo watched him out of sight, half minded to follow, for he was far from satisfied that the fellow had been entirely honest with him.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Its water was thick with sediment--not clean, sparkling, and inviting, as were the little mountain streams of the hills and valleys farther south.
NADARA
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From this reading NADARA AGAIN Waldo watched him out of sight, half minded to follow, for he was far from satisfied that the fellow had been entirely honest with him.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He had forced his way through this for nearly half a mile when he came to the bank of a wide, slow-moving river.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Why he should have been otherwise Waldo could not imagine, but nevertheless there had been an indefinable suggestion of duplicity in the man's behavior that had puzzled him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why he should have been otherwise Waldo could not imagine, but nevertheless there had been an indefinable suggestion of duplicity in the man's behavior that had puzzled him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NADARA AGAIN Waldo watched him out of sight, half minded to follow, for he was far from satisfied that the fellow had been entirely honest with him.
in other respects or ways
From this reading Why he should have been otherwise Waldo could not imagine, but nevertheless there had been an indefinable suggestion of duplicity in the man's behavior that had puzzled him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading NADARA AGAIN Waldo watched him out of sight, half minded to follow, for he was far from satisfied that the fellow had been entirely honest with him.
overgrownadjectiveUS /ˌoʊvərˈɡroʊn/
covered with growing plants
From this reading However, Waldo took up his search toward the west, passing down from the hills into a deep valley, the bottom of which was overgrown by a thick tangle of tropical jungle.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading However, Waldo took up his search toward the west, passing down from the hills into a deep valley, the bottom of which was overgrown by a thick tangle of tropical jungle.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading Why he should have been otherwise Waldo could not imagine, but nevertheless there had been an indefinable suggestion of duplicity in the man's behavior that had puzzled him.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading He had forced his way through this for nearly half a mile when he came to the bank of a wide, slow-moving river.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading NADARA AGAIN Waldo watched him out of sight, half minded to follow, for he was far from satisfied that the fellow had been entirely honest with him.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading However, Waldo took up his search toward the west, passing down from the hills into a deep valley, the bottom of which was overgrown by a thick tangle of tropical jungle.
sedimentnounUS /ˈsedəmənt/
matter that has been deposited by some natural process
From this reading Its water was thick with sediment--not clean, sparkling, and inviting, as were the little mountain streams of the hills and valleys farther south.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why he should have been otherwise Waldo could not imagine, but nevertheless there had been an indefinable suggestion of duplicity in the man's behavior that had puzzled him.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading NADARA AGAIN Waldo watched him out of sight, half minded to follow, for he was far from satisfied that the fellow had been entirely honest with him.
slow-movingadjective
moving slowly
From this reading He had forced his way through this for nearly half a mile when he came to the bank of a wide, slow-moving river.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Its water was thick with sediment--not clean, sparkling, and inviting, as were the little mountain streams of the hills and valleys farther south.
sparklingadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːrklɪŋ/
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
From this reading Its water was thick with sediment--not clean, sparkling, and inviting, as were the little mountain streams of the hills and valleys farther south.
streamsnounUS /striːmz/
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Its water was thick with sediment--not clean, sparkling, and inviting, as were the little mountain streams of the hills and valleys farther south.
an idea that is suggested
From this reading Why he should have been otherwise Waldo could not imagine, but nevertheless there had been an indefinable suggestion of duplicity in the man's behavior that had puzzled him.
tanglenounUS /ˈtæŋɡəl/
a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
From this reading However, Waldo took up his search toward the west, passing down from the hills into a deep valley, the bottom of which was overgrown by a thick tangle of tropical jungle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading NADARA AGAIN Waldo watched him out of sight, half minded to follow, for he was far from satisfied that the fellow had been entirely honest with him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NADARA AGAIN Waldo watched him out of sight, half minded to follow, for he was far from satisfied that the fellow had been entirely honest with him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Why he should have been otherwise Waldo could not imagine, but nevertheless there had been an indefinable suggestion of duplicity in the man's behavior that had puzzled him.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading However, Waldo took up his search toward the west, passing down from the hills into a deep valley, the bottom of which was overgrown by a thick tangle of tropical jungle.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had forced his way through this for nearly half a mile when he came to the bank of a wide, slow-moving river.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He had forced his way through this for nearly half a mile when he came to the bank of a wide, slow-moving river.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NADARA AGAIN Waldo watched him out of sight, half minded to follow, for he was far from satisfied that the fellow had been entirely honest with him.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading However, Waldo took up his search toward the west, passing down from the hills into a deep valley, the bottom of which was overgrown by a thick tangle of tropical jungle.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading However, Waldo took up his search toward the west, passing down from the hills into a deep valley, the bottom of which was overgrown by a thick tangle of tropical jungle.
tropicaladjectiveUS /ˈtrɑːpɪkəl/
relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
From this reading However, Waldo took up his search toward the west, passing down from the hills into a deep valley, the bottom of which was overgrown by a thick tangle of tropical jungle.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading However, Waldo took up his search toward the west, passing down from the hills into a deep valley, the bottom of which was overgrown by a thick tangle of tropical jungle.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading However, Waldo took up his search toward the west, passing down from the hills into a deep valley, the bottom of which was overgrown by a thick tangle of tropical jungle.
valleysnounUS /ˈvæliz/
plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Its water was thick with sediment--not clean, sparkling, and inviting, as were the little mountain streams of the hills and valleys farther south.
Waldo
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NADARA AGAIN Waldo watched him out of sight, half minded to follow, for he was far from satisfied that the fellow had been entirely honest with him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NADARA AGAIN Waldo watched him out of sight, half minded to follow, for he was far from satisfied that the fellow had been entirely honest with him.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading NADARA AGAIN Waldo watched him out of sight, half minded to follow, for he was far from satisfied that the fellow had been entirely honest with him.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Its water was thick with sediment--not clean, sparkling, and inviting, as were the little mountain streams of the hills and valleys farther south.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He had forced his way through this for nearly half a mile when he came to the bank of a wide, slow-moving river.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Its water was thick with sediment--not clean, sparkling, and inviting, as were the little mountain streams of the hills and valleys farther south.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading However, Waldo took up his search toward the west, passing down from the hills into a deep valley, the bottom of which was overgrown by a thick tangle of tropical jungle.
at the time that
From this reading He had forced his way through this for nearly half a mile when he came to the bank of a wide, slow-moving river.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading However, Waldo took up his search toward the west, passing down from the hills into a deep valley, the bottom of which was overgrown by a thick tangle of tropical jungle.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why he should have been otherwise Waldo could not imagine, but nevertheless there had been an indefinable suggestion of duplicity in the man's behavior that had puzzled him.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading He had forced his way through this for nearly half a mile when he came to the bank of a wide, slow-moving river.
in the company of; together with
From this reading NADARA AGAIN Waldo watched him out of sight, half minded to follow, for he was far from satisfied that the fellow had been entirely honest with him.
