used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The train, a special, made up of a private car and a diner, was running on a slow order and crawled between the bluffs at a snail's pace.
at or in the front
From this reading Ahead, the sun was sinking into the foothills and wherever the eye could reach to the horizon barren wastes lay riotously green under the golden blaze.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The train, a special, made up of a private car and a diner, was running on a slow order and crawled between the bluffs at a snail's pace.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The train, a special, made up of a private car and a diner, was running on a slow order and crawled between the bluffs at a snail's pace.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of Whispering Smith, Doctor Bryson, Etc.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading The river, swollen everywhere out of its banks, spread in a broad and placid flood of yellow over the bottoms, and a hundred shallow lakes studded with willowed islands marked its wandering course to the south and east.
barrenadjectiveUS /ˈbærən/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading Ahead, the sun was sinking into the foothills and wherever the eye could reach to the horizon barren wastes lay riotously green under the golden blaze.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The train, a special, made up of a private car and a diner, was running on a slow order and crawled between the bluffs at a snail's pace.
blazenounUS /bleɪz/
a strong flame that burns brightly
From this reading Ahead, the sun was sinking into the foothills and wherever the eye could reach to the horizon barren wastes lay riotously green under the golden blaze.
bluffsnounUS /blʌfs/
plural of “bluff” — a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading The train, a special, made up of a private car and a diner, was running on a slow order and crawled between the bluffs at a snail's pace.
bottomsnounUS /ˈbɑːtəmz/
plural of “bottom” — the lower side of anything
From this reading The river, swollen everywhere out of its banks, spread in a broad and placid flood of yellow over the bottoms, and a hundred shallow lakes studded with willowed islands marked its wandering course to the south and east.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The river, swollen everywhere out of its banks, spread in a broad and placid flood of yellow over the bottoms, and a hundred shallow lakes studded with willowed islands marked its wandering course to the south and east.
Bryson
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From this reading Author of Whispering Smith, Doctor Bryson, Etc.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading The train, a special, made up of a private car and a diner, was running on a slow order and crawled between the bluffs at a snail's pace.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Ahead, the sun was sinking into the foothills and wherever the eye could reach to the horizon barren wastes lay riotously green under the golden blaze.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading The river, swollen everywhere out of its banks, spread in a broad and placid flood of yellow over the bottoms, and a hundred shallow lakes studded with willowed islands marked its wandering course to the south and east.
crawledverbUS /krɔːld/
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading The train, a special, made up of a private car and a diner, was running on a slow order and crawled between the bluffs at a snail's pace.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading WESLEY HAMILTON PECK, M.D.
dinernounUS /ˈdaɪnər/
a person eating a meal (especially in a restaurant)
From this reading The train, a special, made up of a private car and a diner, was running on a slow order and crawled between the bluffs at a snail's pace.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Author of Whispering Smith, Doctor Bryson, Etc.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading The river, swollen everywhere out of its banks, spread in a broad and placid flood of yellow over the bottoms, and a hundred shallow lakes studded with willowed islands marked its wandering course to the south and east.
Etc
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From this reading Author of Whispering Smith, Doctor Bryson, Etc.
to or in any or all places
From this reading The river, swollen everywhere out of its banks, spread in a broad and placid flood of yellow over the bottoms, and a hundred shallow lakes studded with willowed islands marked its wandering course to the south and east.
the organ of sight
From this reading Ahead, the sun was sinking into the foothills and wherever the eye could reach to the horizon barren wastes lay riotously green under the golden blaze.
floodnounUS /flʌd/
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading The river, swollen everywhere out of its banks, spread in a broad and placid flood of yellow over the bottoms, and a hundred shallow lakes studded with willowed islands marked its wandering course to the south and east.
foothillsnounUS /ˈfʊthɪlz/
plural of “foothill” — a relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain
From this reading Ahead, the sun was sinking into the foothills and wherever the eye could reach to the horizon barren wastes lay riotously green under the golden blaze.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Ahead, the sun was sinking into the foothills and wherever the eye could reach to the horizon barren wastes lay riotously green under the golden blaze.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Ahead, the sun was sinking into the foothills and wherever the eye could reach to the horizon barren wastes lay riotously green under the golden blaze.
HAMILTONnounUS /ˈhæməltən/
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading WESLEY HAMILTON PECK, M.D.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading Ahead, the sun was sinking into the foothills and wherever the eye could reach to the horizon barren wastes lay riotously green under the golden blaze.
ten 10s
From this reading The river, swollen everywhere out of its banks, spread in a broad and placid flood of yellow over the bottoms, and a hundred shallow lakes studded with willowed islands marked its wandering course to the south and east.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The river, swollen everywhere out of its banks, spread in a broad and placid flood of yellow over the bottoms, and a hundred shallow lakes studded with willowed islands marked its wandering course to the south and east.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Ahead, the sun was sinking into the foothills and wherever the eye could reach to the horizon barren wastes lay riotously green under the golden blaze.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading The river, swollen everywhere out of its banks, spread in a broad and placid flood of yellow over the bottoms, and a hundred shallow lakes studded with willowed islands marked its wandering course to the south and east.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The river, swollen everywhere out of its banks, spread in a broad and placid flood of yellow over the bottoms, and a hundred shallow lakes studded with willowed islands marked its wandering course to the south and east.
lakesnounUS /leɪks/
plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading The river, swollen everywhere out of its banks, spread in a broad and placid flood of yellow over the bottoms, and a hundred shallow lakes studded with willowed islands marked its wandering course to the south and east.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Ahead, the sun was sinking into the foothills and wherever the eye could reach to the horizon barren wastes lay riotously green under the golden blaze.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading WESLEY HAMILTON PECK, M.D.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The train, a special, made up of a private car and a diner, was running on a slow order and crawled between the bluffs at a snail's pace.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading The river, swollen everywhere out of its banks, spread in a broad and placid flood of yellow over the bottoms, and a hundred shallow lakes studded with willowed islands marked its wandering course to the south and east.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of Whispering Smith, Doctor Bryson, Etc.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The train, a special, made up of a private car and a diner, was running on a slow order and crawled between the bluffs at a snail's pace.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading The train, a special, made up of a private car and a diner, was running on a slow order and crawled between the bluffs at a snail's pace.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The river, swollen everywhere out of its banks, spread in a broad and placid flood of yellow over the bottoms, and a hundred shallow lakes studded with willowed islands marked its wandering course to the south and east.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The river, swollen everywhere out of its banks, spread in a broad and placid flood of yellow over the bottoms, and a hundred shallow lakes studded with willowed islands marked its wandering course to the south and east.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading The train, a special, made up of a private car and a diner, was running on a slow order and crawled between the bluffs at a snail's pace.
PECKverbUS /pek/
hit lightly with a picking motion
From this reading WESLEY HAMILTON PECK, M.D.
placidadjectiveUS /ˈplæsəd/
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
From this reading The river, swollen everywhere out of its banks, spread in a broad and placid flood of yellow over the bottoms, and a hundred shallow lakes studded with willowed islands marked its wandering course to the south and east.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading The train, a special, made up of a private car and a diner, was running on a slow order and crawled between the bluffs at a snail's pace.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Ahead, the sun was sinking into the foothills and wherever the eye could reach to the horizon barren wastes lay riotously green under the golden blaze.
riotouslyadverb
in a tumultuous and riotous manner
From this reading Ahead, the sun was sinking into the foothills and wherever the eye could reach to the horizon barren wastes lay riotously green under the golden blaze.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The river, swollen everywhere out of its banks, spread in a broad and placid flood of yellow over the bottoms, and a hundred shallow lakes studded with willowed islands marked its wandering course to the south and east.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading The train, a special, made up of a private car and a diner, was running on a slow order and crawled between the bluffs at a snail's pace.
shallowadjectiveUS /ˈʃæloʊ/
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading The river, swollen everywhere out of its banks, spread in a broad and placid flood of yellow over the bottoms, and a hundred shallow lakes studded with willowed islands marked its wandering course to the south and east.
sinkingnounUS /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading Ahead, the sun was sinking into the foothills and wherever the eye could reach to the horizon barren wastes lay riotously green under the golden blaze.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading The train, a special, made up of a private car and a diner, was running on a slow order and crawled between the bluffs at a snail's pace.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Author of Whispering Smith, Doctor Bryson, Etc.
snail'snounUS /sneɪlz/
possessive form of “snail” — freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
From this reading The train, a special, made up of a private car and a diner, was running on a slow order and crawled between the bluffs at a snail's pace.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The river, swollen everywhere out of its banks, spread in a broad and placid flood of yellow over the bottoms, and a hundred shallow lakes studded with willowed islands marked its wandering course to the south and east.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading The train, a special, made up of a private car and a diner, was running on a slow order and crawled between the bluffs at a snail's pace.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading The river, swollen everywhere out of its banks, spread in a broad and placid flood of yellow over the bottoms, and a hundred shallow lakes studded with willowed islands marked its wandering course to the south and east.
studdedadjectiveUS /ˈstʌdɪd/
dotted or adorned with or as with studs or nailheads; usually used in combination
From this reading The river, swollen everywhere out of its banks, spread in a broad and placid flood of yellow over the bottoms, and a hundred shallow lakes studded with willowed islands marked its wandering course to the south and east.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Ahead, the sun was sinking into the foothills and wherever the eye could reach to the horizon barren wastes lay riotously green under the golden blaze.
swollenadjectiveUS /ˈswoʊlən/
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading The river, swollen everywhere out of its banks, spread in a broad and placid flood of yellow over the bottoms, and a hundred shallow lakes studded with willowed islands marked its wandering course to the south and east.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The train, a special, made up of a private car and a diner, was running on a slow order and crawled between the bluffs at a snail's pace.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ahead, the sun was sinking into the foothills and wherever the eye could reach to the horizon barren wastes lay riotously green under the golden blaze.
create by training and teaching
From this reading The train, a special, made up of a private car and a diner, was running on a slow order and crawled between the bluffs at a snail's pace.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Ahead, the sun was sinking into the foothills and wherever the eye could reach to the horizon barren wastes lay riotously green under the golden blaze.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The train, a special, made up of a private car and a diner, was running on a slow order and crawled between the bluffs at a snail's pace.
migratory
From this reading The river, swollen everywhere out of its banks, spread in a broad and placid flood of yellow over the bottoms, and a hundred shallow lakes studded with willowed islands marked its wandering course to the south and east.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The train, a special, made up of a private car and a diner, was running on a slow order and crawled between the bluffs at a snail's pace.
wastesnounUS /weɪsts/
plural of “waste” — any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading Ahead, the sun was sinking into the foothills and wherever the eye could reach to the horizon barren wastes lay riotously green under the golden blaze.
WESLEYnounUS /ˈwesli/
English clergyman and brother of John Wesley who wrote many hymns (1707-1788)
From this reading WESLEY HAMILTON PECK, M.D.
in or to any place at all
From this reading Ahead, the sun was sinking into the foothills and wherever the eye could reach to the horizon barren wastes lay riotously green under the golden blaze.
WhisperingnounUS /ˈwɪspərɪŋ/
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
From this reading Author of Whispering Smith, Doctor Bryson, Etc.
willowed
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From this reading The river, swollen everywhere out of its banks, spread in a broad and placid flood of yellow over the bottoms, and a hundred shallow lakes studded with willowed islands marked its wandering course to the south and east.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The river, swollen everywhere out of its banks, spread in a broad and placid flood of yellow over the bottoms, and a hundred shallow lakes studded with willowed islands marked its wandering course to the south and east.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading The river, swollen everywhere out of its banks, spread in a broad and placid flood of yellow over the bottoms, and a hundred shallow lakes studded with willowed islands marked its wandering course to the south and east.
