used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CHIVALRY It was a day long to be remembered when the ice ran out of the Segas River.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It surged along the shores, and threatened to tear away the building which had been erected.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At last an ominous grinding sound was heard as the great heaving mass started for the Yukon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The weather had been mild for some time, and slowly the solid icy giant weakened, loosened its grip upon the banks, and began to break up into thousands of fragments.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At last an ominous grinding sound was heard as the great heaving mass started for the Yukon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last an ominous grinding sound was heard as the great heaving mass started for the Yukon.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It surged along the shores, and threatened to tear away the building which had been erected.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading The weather had been mild for some time, and slowly the solid icy giant weakened, loosened its grip upon the banks, and began to break up into thousands of fragments.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading CHIVALRY It was a day long to be remembered when the ice ran out of the Segas River.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The weather had been mild for some time, and slowly the solid icy giant weakened, loosened its grip upon the banks, and began to break up into thousands of fragments.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The weather had been mild for some time, and slowly the solid icy giant weakened, loosened its grip upon the banks, and began to break up into thousands of fragments.
terminate
From this reading The weather had been mild for some time, and slowly the solid icy giant weakened, loosened its grip upon the banks, and began to break up into thousands of fragments.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading It surged along the shores, and threatened to tear away the building which had been erected.
CHIVALRYnounUS /ˈʃɪvəlri/
courtesy towards women
From this reading CHIVALRY It was a day long to be remembered when the ice ran out of the Segas River.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading The current was swift, and steadily the water rose.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading CHIVALRY It was a day long to be remembered when the ice ran out of the Segas River.
erectedverbUS /ɪˈrektəd/
past form of “erect” — construct, build, or erect
From this reading It surged along the shores, and threatened to tear away the building which had been erected.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The weather had been mild for some time, and slowly the solid icy giant weakened, loosened its grip upon the banks, and began to break up into thousands of fragments.
fragmentsnounUS /ˈfræɡmənts/
plural of “fragment” — a piece broken off or cut off of something else
From this reading The weather had been mild for some time, and slowly the solid icy giant weakened, loosened its grip upon the banks, and began to break up into thousands of fragments.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading The weather had been mild for some time, and slowly the solid icy giant weakened, loosened its grip upon the banks, and began to break up into thousands of fragments.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading At last an ominous grinding sound was heard as the great heaving mass started for the Yukon.
grindingnounUS /ˈɡraɪndɪŋ/
material resulting from the process of grinding
From this reading At last an ominous grinding sound was heard as the great heaving mass started for the Yukon.
gripnounUS /ɡrɪp/
the act of grasping
From this reading The weather had been mild for some time, and slowly the solid icy giant weakened, loosened its grip upon the banks, and began to break up into thousands of fragments.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The weather had been mild for some time, and slowly the solid icy giant weakened, loosened its grip upon the banks, and began to break up into thousands of fragments.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading At last an ominous grinding sound was heard as the great heaving mass started for the Yukon.
heavingnounUS /ˈhiːvɪŋ/
an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
From this reading At last an ominous grinding sound was heard as the great heaving mass started for the Yukon.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading CHIVALRY It was a day long to be remembered when the ice ran out of the Segas River.
icyadjectiveUS /ˈaɪsi/
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading The weather had been mild for some time, and slowly the solid icy giant weakened, loosened its grip upon the banks, and began to break up into thousands of fragments.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The weather had been mild for some time, and slowly the solid icy giant weakened, loosened its grip upon the banks, and began to break up into thousands of fragments.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CHIVALRY It was a day long to be remembered when the ice ran out of the Segas River.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The weather had been mild for some time, and slowly the solid icy giant weakened, loosened its grip upon the banks, and began to break up into thousands of fragments.
immediately past
From this reading At last an ominous grinding sound was heard as the great heaving mass started for the Yukon.
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 CHIVALRY It was a day long to be remembered when the ice ran out of the Segas River.
loosenedadjectiveUS /ˈluːsənd/
straightened out
From this reading The weather had been mild for some time, and slowly the solid icy giant weakened, loosened its grip upon the banks, and began to break up into thousands of fragments.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading At last an ominous grinding sound was heard as the great heaving mass started for the Yukon.
mildadjectiveUS /maɪld/
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading The weather had been mild for some time, and slowly the solid icy giant weakened, loosened its grip upon the banks, and began to break up into thousands of fragments.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CHIVALRY It was a day long to be remembered when the ice ran out of the Segas River.
ominousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːmənəs/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading At last an ominous grinding sound was heard as the great heaving mass started for the Yukon.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading CHIVALRY It was a day long to be remembered when the ice ran out of the Segas River.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading CHIVALRY It was a day long to be remembered when the ice ran out of the Segas River.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading CHIVALRY It was a day long to be remembered when the ice ran out of the Segas River.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading CHIVALRY It was a day long to be remembered when the ice ran out of the Segas River.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The current was swift, and steadily the water rose.
Segas
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From this reading CHIVALRY It was a day long to be remembered when the ice ran out of the Segas River.
shoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading It surged along the shores, and threatened to tear away the building which had been erected.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The weather had been mild for some time, and slowly the solid icy giant weakened, loosened its grip upon the banks, and began to break up into thousands of fragments.
solidadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləd/
characterized by good substantial quality
From this reading The weather had been mild for some time, and slowly the solid icy giant weakened, loosened its grip upon the banks, and began to break up into thousands of fragments.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The weather had been mild for some time, and slowly the solid icy giant weakened, loosened its grip upon the banks, and began to break up into thousands of fragments.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading At last an ominous grinding sound was heard as the great heaving mass started for the Yukon.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading At last an ominous grinding sound was heard as the great heaving mass started for the Yukon.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading The current was swift, and steadily the water rose.
surgedverbUS /sɜːrdʒd/
past form of “surge” — rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading It surged along the shores, and threatened to tear away the building which had been erected.
moving very fast
From this reading The current was swift, and steadily the water rose.
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading It surged along the shores, and threatened to tear away the building which had been erected.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHIVALRY It was a day long to be remembered when the ice ran out of the Segas River.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading The weather had been mild for some time, and slowly the solid icy giant weakened, loosened its grip upon the banks, and began to break up into thousands of fragments.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading It surged along the shores, and threatened to tear away the building which had been erected.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The weather had been mild for some time, and slowly the solid icy giant weakened, loosened its grip upon the banks, and began to break up into thousands of fragments.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHIVALRY It was a day long to be remembered when the ice ran out of the Segas River.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The weather had been mild for some time, and slowly the solid icy giant weakened, loosened its grip upon the banks, and began to break up into thousands of fragments.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The weather had been mild for some time, and slowly the solid icy giant weakened, loosened its grip upon the banks, and began to break up into thousands of fragments.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CHIVALRY It was a day long to be remembered when the ice ran out of the Segas River.
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 The current was swift, and steadily the water rose.
weakenedadjectiveUS /ˈwiːkənd/
impaired by diminution
From this reading The weather had been mild for some time, and slowly the solid icy giant weakened, loosened its grip upon the banks, and began to break up into thousands of fragments.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The weather had been mild for some time, and slowly the solid icy giant weakened, loosened its grip upon the banks, and began to break up into thousands of fragments.
at the time that
From this reading CHIVALRY It was a day long to be remembered when the ice ran out of the Segas River.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It surged along the shores, and threatened to tear away the building which had been erected.
YukonnounUS /ˈjuːkɑːn/
a North American river that flows westward from the Yukon Territory through central Alaska to the Bering Sea
From this reading At last an ominous grinding sound was heard as the great heaving mass started for the Yukon.
