used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ngaraki passed down through a side tunnel, and I returned to the place where Kahikatea still sat with his dead.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Acting on this thought, I made my way down through the main tunnel, and at length reached the vantage ground high up in the wall above the lake.
the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading Acting on this thought, I made my way down through the main tunnel, and at length reached the vantage ground high up in the wall above the lake.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After gazing at the scene awhile I withdrew again, mindful of my friend’s unexpressed desire to be left alone.
anew
From this reading After gazing at the scene awhile I withdrew again, mindful of my friend’s unexpressed desire to be left alone.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading After gazing at the scene awhile I withdrew again, mindful of my friend’s unexpressed desire to be left alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ngaraki passed down through a side tunnel, and I returned to the place where Kahikatea still sat with his dead.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After gazing at the scene awhile I withdrew again, mindful of my friend’s unexpressed desire to be left alone.
awhileadverbUS /əˈwaɪl/
for a short time
From this reading After gazing at the scene awhile I withdrew again, mindful of my friend’s unexpressed desire to be left alone.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After gazing at the scene awhile I withdrew again, mindful of my friend’s unexpressed desire to be left alone.
cascadeverbUS /kæˈskeɪd/
rush down in big quantities, like a cascade
From this reading The cascade was silent again.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Then Grey and Miriam floated into my mind; since I could do nothing else I could at least see that they were safe.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Ngaraki passed down through a side tunnel, and I returned to the place where Kahikatea still sat with his dead.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading After gazing at the scene awhile I withdrew again, mindful of my friend’s unexpressed desire to be left alone.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Then Grey and Miriam floated into my mind; since I could do nothing else I could at least see that they were safe.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Ngaraki passed down through a side tunnel, and I returned to the place where Kahikatea still sat with his dead.
else
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From this reading Then Grey and Miriam floated into my mind; since I could do nothing else I could at least see that they were safe.
floatedverbUS /ˈfloʊtəd/
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Then Grey and Miriam floated into my mind; since I could do nothing else I could at least see that they were safe.
friend'snounUS /frendz/
possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading After gazing at the scene awhile I withdrew again, mindful of my friend’s unexpressed desire to be left alone.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading After gazing at the scene awhile I withdrew again, mindful of my friend’s unexpressed desire to be left alone.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Then Grey and Miriam floated into my mind; since I could do nothing else I could at least see that they were safe.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Acting on this thought, I made my way down through the main tunnel, and at length reached the vantage ground high up in the wall above the lake.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Acting on this thought, I made my way down through the main tunnel, and at length reached the vantage ground high up in the wall above the lake.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ngaraki passed down through a side tunnel, and I returned to the place where Kahikatea still sat with his dead.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ngaraki passed down through a side tunnel, and I returned to the place where Kahikatea still sat with his dead.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Acting on this thought, I made my way down through the main tunnel, and at length reached the vantage ground high up in the wall above the lake.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then Grey and Miriam floated into my mind; since I could do nothing else I could at least see that they were safe.
Kahikateanoun
New Zealand evergreen valued for its light easily worked wood
From this reading Ngaraki passed down through a side tunnel, and I returned to the place where Kahikatea still sat with his dead.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Acting on this thought, I made my way down through the main tunnel, and at length reached the vantage ground high up in the wall above the lake.
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 Then Grey and Miriam floated into my mind; since I could do nothing else I could at least see that they were safe.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading After gazing at the scene awhile I withdrew again, mindful of my friend’s unexpressed desire to be left alone.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Acting on this thought, I made my way down through the main tunnel, and at length reached the vantage ground high up in the wall above the lake.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Acting on this thought, I made my way down through the main tunnel, and at length reached the vantage ground high up in the wall above the lake.
most important element
From this reading Acting on this thought, I made my way down through the main tunnel, and at length reached the vantage ground high up in the wall above the lake.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Then Grey and Miriam floated into my mind; since I could do nothing else I could at least see that they were safe.
mindfuladjectiveUS /ˈmaɪndfəl/
bearing in mind; attentive to
From this reading After gazing at the scene awhile I withdrew again, mindful of my friend’s unexpressed desire to be left alone.
Miriam
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From this reading Then Grey and Miriam floated into my mind; since I could do nothing else I could at least see that they were safe.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading After gazing at the scene awhile I withdrew again, mindful of my friend’s unexpressed desire to be left alone.
Ngaraki
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From this reading Ngaraki passed down through a side tunnel, and I returned to the place where Kahikatea still sat with his dead.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Then Grey and Miriam floated into my mind; since I could do nothing else I could at least see that they were safe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After gazing at the scene awhile I withdrew again, mindful of my friend’s unexpressed desire to be left alone.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Acting on this thought, I made my way down through the main tunnel, and at length reached the vantage ground high up in the wall above the lake.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Ngaraki passed down through a side tunnel, and I returned to the place where Kahikatea still sat with his dead.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Ngaraki passed down through a side tunnel, and I returned to the place where Kahikatea still sat with his dead.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Acting on this thought, I made my way down through the main tunnel, and at length reached the vantage ground high up in the wall above the lake.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Ngaraki passed down through a side tunnel, and I returned to the place where Kahikatea still sat with his dead.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Then Grey and Miriam floated into my mind; since I could do nothing else I could at least see that they were safe.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Ngaraki passed down through a side tunnel, and I returned to the place where Kahikatea still sat with his dead.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading After gazing at the scene awhile I withdrew again, mindful of my friend’s unexpressed desire to be left alone.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Then Grey and Miriam floated into my mind; since I could do nothing else I could at least see that they were safe.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Ngaraki passed down through a side tunnel, and I returned to the place where Kahikatea still sat with his dead.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The cascade was silent again.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Then Grey and Miriam floated into my mind; since I could do nothing else I could at least see that they were safe.
not in physical motion
From this reading Ngaraki passed down through a side tunnel, and I returned to the place where Kahikatea still sat with his dead.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then Grey and Miriam floated into my mind; since I could do nothing else I could at least see that they were safe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ngaraki passed down through a side tunnel, and I returned to the place where Kahikatea still sat with his dead.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Grey and Miriam floated into my mind; since I could do nothing else I could at least see that they were safe.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then Grey and Miriam floated into my mind; since I could do nothing else I could at least see that they were safe.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Acting on this thought, I made my way down through the main tunnel, and at length reached the vantage ground high up in the wall above the lake.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Acting on this thought, I made my way down through the main tunnel, and at length reached the vantage ground high up in the wall above the lake.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Ngaraki passed down through a side tunnel, and I returned to the place where Kahikatea still sat with his dead.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ngaraki passed down through a side tunnel, and I returned to the place where Kahikatea still sat with his dead.
tunnelverbUS /ˈtʌnəl/
move through by or as by digging
From this reading Ngaraki passed down through a side tunnel, and I returned to the place where Kahikatea still sat with his dead.
unexpressedadjective
not made explicit
From this reading After gazing at the scene awhile I withdrew again, mindful of my friend’s unexpressed desire to be left alone.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Acting on this thought, I made my way down through the main tunnel, and at length reached the vantage ground high up in the wall above the lake.
vantagenounUS /ˈvæntədʒ/
place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective)
From this reading Acting on this thought, I made my way down through the main tunnel, and at length reached the vantage ground high up in the wall above the lake.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Acting on this thought, I made my way down through the main tunnel, and at length reached the vantage ground high up in the wall above the lake.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cascade was silent again.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Acting on this thought, I made my way down through the main tunnel, and at length reached the vantage ground high up in the wall above the lake.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then Grey and Miriam floated into my mind; since I could do nothing else I could at least see that they were safe.
in or at the place that
From this reading Ngaraki passed down through a side tunnel, and I returned to the place where Kahikatea still sat with his dead.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ngaraki passed down through a side tunnel, and I returned to the place where Kahikatea still sat with his dead.
withdrewverbUS /wɪθˈdruː/
inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading After gazing at the scene awhile I withdrew again, mindful of my friend’s unexpressed desire to be left alone.
