Chapter XVI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading MA-YA BUILDS A CANOE FOR a long time after Ka-Ma and his wife came to live beside the sea, his children and his children's children continued to use rafts, made of logs tied together, for floating on the waters of the river.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading There was a young man in the tribe named Ma-Ya, who used to sit for hours on the beach, looking out across the ocean, and wondering what was on the other side.

later than; following

From this reading MA-YA BUILDS A CANOE FOR a long time after Ka-Ma and his wife came to live beside the sea, his children and his children's children continued to use rafts, made of logs tied together, for floating on the waters of the river.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading MA-YA BUILDS A CANOE FOR a long time after Ka-Ma and his wife came to live beside the sea, his children and his children's children continued to use rafts, made of logs tied together, for floating on the waters of the river.

damaged by blows or hard usage

From this reading Once or twice a raft was swept from the river into the sea, but the waves dashed over it, washing the men upon it into the water, and finally tossed it like a cork through the foaming surf and left it, battered and broken, on the beach.

an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake

From this reading Once or twice a raft was swept from the river into the sea, but the waves dashed over it, washing the men upon it into the water, and finally tossed it like a cork through the foaming surf and left it, battered and broken, on the beach.

for the reason that

From this reading They never ventured on the ocean with these rafts, because of the heavy waves, and surf.

next to; at the side of

From this reading MA-YA BUILDS A CANOE FOR a long time after Ka-Ma and his wife came to live beside the sea, his children and his children's children continued to use rafts, made of logs tied together, for floating on the waters of the river.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading Once or twice a raft was swept from the river into the sea, but the waves dashed over it, washing the men upon it into the water, and finally tossed it like a cork through the foaming surf and left it, battered and broken, on the beach.

plural of “build” — constitution of the human body

From this reading MA-YA BUILDS A CANOE FOR a long time after Ka-Ma and his wife came to live beside the sea, his children and his children's children continued to use rafts, made of logs tied together, for floating on the waters of the river.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Once or twice a raft was swept from the river into the sea, but the waves dashed over it, washing the men upon it into the water, and finally tossed it like a cork through the foaming surf and left it, battered and broken, on the beach.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading MA-YA BUILDS A CANOE FOR a long time after Ka-Ma and his wife came to live beside the sea, his children and his children's children continued to use rafts, made of logs tied together, for floating on the waters of the river.

small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle

From this reading MA-YA BUILDS A CANOE FOR a long time after Ka-Ma and his wife came to live beside the sea, his children and his children's children continued to use rafts, made of logs tied together, for floating on the waters of the river.

exercising caution or showing care or attention

From this reading Some of the sea people were drowned in this way, and this made them very careful when they used their rafts upon the river.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading MA-YA BUILDS A CANOE FOR a long time after Ka-Ma and his wife came to live beside the sea, his children and his children's children continued to use rafts, made of logs tied together, for floating on the waters of the river.

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From this reading MA-YA BUILDS A CANOE FOR a long time after Ka-Ma and his wife came to live beside the sea, his children and his children's children continued to use rafts, made of logs tied together, for floating on the waters of the river.

without stop or interruption

From this reading MA-YA BUILDS A CANOE FOR a long time after Ka-Ma and his wife came to live beside the sea, his children and his children's children continued to use rafts, made of logs tied together, for floating on the waters of the river.

outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.

From this reading Once or twice a raft was swept from the river into the sea, but the waves dashed over it, washing the men upon it into the water, and finally tossed it like a cork through the foaming surf and left it, battered and broken, on the beach.

having gaps or spaces

From this reading Once or twice a raft was swept from the river into the sea, but the waves dashed over it, washing the men upon it into the water, and finally tossed it like a cork through the foaming surf and left it, battered and broken, on the beach.

past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible

From this reading Some of the sea people were drowned in this way, and this made them very careful when they used their rafts upon the river.

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading Once or twice a raft was swept from the river into the sea, but the waves dashed over it, washing the men upon it into the water, and finally tossed it like a cork through the foaming surf and left it, battered and broken, on the beach.

borne up by or suspended in a liquid

From this reading MA-YA BUILDS A CANOE FOR a long time after Ka-Ma and his wife came to live beside the sea, his children and his children's children continued to use rafts, made of logs tied together, for floating on the waters of the river.

emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation

From this reading Once or twice a raft was swept from the river into the sea, but the waves dashed over it, washing the men upon it into the water, and finally tossed it like a cork through the foaming surf and left it, battered and broken, on the beach.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading MA-YA BUILDS A CANOE FOR a long time after Ka-Ma and his wife came to live beside the sea, his children and his children's children continued to use rafts, made of logs tied together, for floating on the waters of the river.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Once or twice a raft was swept from the river into the sea, but the waves dashed over it, washing the men upon it into the water, and finally tossed it like a cork through the foaming surf and left it, battered and broken, on the beach.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading They never ventured on the ocean with these rafts, because of the heavy waves, and surf.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading MA-YA BUILDS A CANOE FOR a long time after Ka-Ma and his wife came to live beside the sea, his children and his children's children continued to use rafts, made of logs tied together, for floating on the waters of the river.

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading There was a young man in the tribe named Ma-Ya, who used to sit for hours on the beach, looking out across the ocean, and wondering what was on the other side.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Some of the sea people were drowned in this way, and this made them very careful when they used their rafts upon the river.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Once or twice a raft was swept from the river into the sea, but the waves dashed over it, washing the men upon it into the water, and finally tossed it like a cork through the foaming surf and left it, battered and broken, on the beach.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Once or twice a raft was swept from the river into the sea, but the waves dashed over it, washing the men upon it into the water, and finally tossed it like a cork through the foaming surf and left it, battered and broken, on the beach.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading MA-YA BUILDS A CANOE FOR a long time after Ka-Ma and his wife came to live beside the sea, his children and his children's children continued to use rafts, made of logs tied together, for floating on the waters of the river.

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 Once or twice a raft was swept from the river into the sea, but the waves dashed over it, washing the men upon it into the water, and finally tossed it like a cork through the foaming surf and left it, battered and broken, on the beach.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Once or twice a raft was swept from the river into the sea, but the waves dashed over it, washing the men upon it into the water, and finally tossed it like a cork through the foaming surf and left it, battered and broken, on the beach.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading MA-YA BUILDS A CANOE FOR a long time after Ka-Ma and his wife came to live beside the sea, his children and his children's children continued to use rafts, made of logs tied together, for floating on the waters of the river.

plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches

From this reading MA-YA BUILDS A CANOE FOR a long time after Ka-Ma and his wife came to live beside the sea, his children and his children's children continued to use rafts, made of logs tied together, for floating on the waters of the river.

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 MA-YA BUILDS A CANOE FOR a long time after Ka-Ma and his wife came to live beside the sea, his children and his children's children continued to use rafts, made of logs tied together, for floating on the waters of the river.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading There was a young man in the tribe named Ma-Ya, who used to sit for hours on the beach, looking out across the ocean, and wondering what was on the other side.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading MA-YA BUILDS A CANOE FOR a long time after Ka-Ma and his wife came to live beside the sea, his children and his children's children continued to use rafts, made of logs tied together, for floating on the waters of the river.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading MA-YA BUILDS A CANOE FOR a long time after Ka-Ma and his wife came to live beside the sea, his children and his children's children continued to use rafts, made of logs tied together, for floating on the waters of the river.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading There was a young man in the tribe named Ma-Ya, who used to sit for hours on the beach, looking out across the ocean, and wondering what was on the other side.

the force of workers available

From this reading Once or twice a raft was swept from the river into the sea, but the waves dashed over it, washing the men upon it into the water, and finally tossed it like a cork through the foaming surf and left it, battered and broken, on the beach.

past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading There was a young man in the tribe named Ma-Ya, who used to sit for hours on the beach, looking out across the ocean, and wondering what was on the other side.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading They never ventured on the ocean with these rafts, because of the heavy waves, and surf.

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading They never ventured on the ocean with these rafts, because of the heavy waves, and surf.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MA-YA BUILDS A CANOE FOR a long time after Ka-Ma and his wife came to live beside the sea, his children and his children's children continued to use rafts, made of logs tied together, for floating on the waters of the river.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading MA-YA BUILDS A CANOE FOR a long time after Ka-Ma and his wife came to live beside the sea, his children and his children's children continued to use rafts, made of logs tied together, for floating on the waters of the river.

on one occasion

From this reading Once or twice a raft was swept from the river into the sea, but the waves dashed over it, washing the men upon it into the water, and finally tossed it like a cork through the foaming surf and left it, battered and broken, on the beach.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Once or twice a raft was swept from the river into the sea, but the waves dashed over it, washing the men upon it into the water, and finally tossed it like a cork through the foaming surf and left it, battered and broken, on the beach.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading There was a young man in the tribe named Ma-Ya, who used to sit for hours on the beach, looking out across the ocean, and wondering what was on the other side.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading There was a young man in the tribe named Ma-Ya, who used to sit for hours on the beach, looking out across the ocean, and wondering what was on the other side.

above and across; more than

From this reading Once or twice a raft was swept from the river into the sea, but the waves dashed over it, washing the men upon it into the water, and finally tossed it like a cork through the foaming surf and left it, battered and broken, on the beach.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Some of the sea people were drowned in this way, and this made them very careful when they used their rafts upon the river.

a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers

From this reading Once or twice a raft was swept from the river into the sea, but the waves dashed over it, washing the men upon it into the water, and finally tossed it like a cork through the foaming surf and left it, battered and broken, on the beach.

a large number or amount

From this reading MA-YA BUILDS A CANOE FOR a long time after Ka-Ma and his wife came to live beside the sea, his children and his children's children continued to use rafts, made of logs tied together, for floating on the waters of the river.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading MA-YA BUILDS A CANOE FOR a long time after Ka-Ma and his wife came to live beside the sea, his children and his children's children continued to use rafts, made of logs tied together, for floating on the waters of the river.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading MA-YA BUILDS A CANOE FOR a long time after Ka-Ma and his wife came to live beside the sea, his children and his children's children continued to use rafts, made of logs tied together, for floating on the waters of the river.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading There was a young man in the tribe named Ma-Ya, who used to sit for hours on the beach, looking out across the ocean, and wondering what was on the other side.

be seated

From this reading There was a young man in the tribe named Ma-Ya, who used to sit for hours on the beach, looking out across the ocean, and wondering what was on the other side.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Some of the sea people were drowned in this way, and this made them very careful when they used their rafts upon the river.

waves breaking on the shore

From this reading They never ventured on the ocean with these rafts, because of the heavy waves, and surf.

possessing sweep

From this reading Once or twice a raft was swept from the river into the sea, but the waves dashed over it, washing the men upon it into the water, and finally tossed it like a cork through the foaming surf and left it, battered and broken, on the beach.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading MA-YA BUILDS A CANOE FOR a long time after Ka-Ma and his wife came to live beside the sea, his children and his children's children continued to use rafts, made of logs tied together, for floating on the waters of the river.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Some of the sea people were drowned in this way, and this made them very careful when they used their rafts upon the river.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Some of the sea people were drowned in this way, and this made them very careful when they used their rafts upon the river.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was a young man in the tribe named Ma-Ya, who used to sit for hours on the beach, looking out across the ocean, and wondering what was on the other side.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading They never ventured on the ocean with these rafts, because of the heavy waves, and surf.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They never ventured on the ocean with these rafts, because of the heavy waves, and surf.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Some of the sea people were drowned in this way, and this made them very careful when they used their rafts upon the river.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Once or twice a raft was swept from the river into the sea, but the waves dashed over it, washing the men upon it into the water, and finally tossed it like a cork through the foaming surf and left it, battered and broken, on the beach.

bound or secured closely

From this reading MA-YA BUILDS A CANOE FOR a long time after Ka-Ma and his wife came to live beside the sea, his children and his children's children continued to use rafts, made of logs tied together, for floating on the waters of the river.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading MA-YA BUILDS A CANOE FOR a long time after Ka-Ma and his wife came to live beside the sea, his children and his children's children continued to use rafts, made of logs tied together, for floating on the waters of the river.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading MA-YA BUILDS A CANOE FOR a long time after Ka-Ma and his wife came to live beside the sea, his children and his children's children continued to use rafts, made of logs tied together, for floating on the waters of the river.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading MA-YA BUILDS A CANOE FOR a long time after Ka-Ma and his wife came to live beside the sea, his children and his children's children continued to use rafts, made of logs tied together, for floating on the waters of the river.

past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion

From this reading Once or twice a raft was swept from the river into the sea, but the waves dashed over it, washing the men upon it into the water, and finally tossed it like a cork through the foaming surf and left it, battered and broken, on the beach.

a social division of (usually preliterate) people

From this reading There was a young man in the tribe named Ma-Ya, who used to sit for hours on the beach, looking out across the ocean, and wondering what was on the other side.

two times

From this reading Once or twice a raft was swept from the river into the sea, but the waves dashed over it, washing the men upon it into the water, and finally tossed it like a cork through the foaming surf and left it, battered and broken, on the beach.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Once or twice a raft was swept from the river into the sea, but the waves dashed over it, washing the men upon it into the water, and finally tossed it like a cork through the foaming surf and left it, battered and broken, on the beach.

the act of using

From this reading MA-YA BUILDS A CANOE FOR a long time after Ka-Ma and his wife came to live beside the sea, his children and his children's children continued to use rafts, made of logs tied together, for floating on the waters of the river.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading Some of the sea people were drowned in this way, and this made them very careful when they used their rafts upon the river.

past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers

From this reading They never ventured on the ocean with these rafts, because of the heavy waves, and surf.

precisely as stated

From this reading Some of the sea people were drowned in this way, and this made them very careful when they used their rafts upon the river.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Once or twice a raft was swept from the river into the sea, but the waves dashed over it, washing the men upon it into the water, and finally tossed it like a cork through the foaming surf and left it, battered and broken, on the beach.

the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

From this reading Once or twice a raft was swept from the river into the sea, but the waves dashed over it, washing the men upon it into the water, and finally tossed it like a cork through the foaming surf and left it, battered and broken, on the beach.

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 Once or twice a raft was swept from the river into the sea, but the waves dashed over it, washing the men upon it into the water, and finally tossed it like a cork through the foaming surf and left it, battered and broken, on the beach.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading MA-YA BUILDS A CANOE FOR a long time after Ka-Ma and his wife came to live beside the sea, his children and his children's children continued to use rafts, made of logs tied together, for floating on the waters of the river.

plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading They never ventured on the ocean with these rafts, because of the heavy waves, and surf.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Some of the sea people were drowned in this way, and this made them very careful when they used their rafts upon the river.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Some of the sea people were drowned in this way, and this made them very careful when they used their rafts upon the river.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading There was a young man in the tribe named Ma-Ya, who used to sit for hours on the beach, looking out across the ocean, and wondering what was on the other side.

at the time that

From this reading Some of the sea people were drowned in this way, and this made them very careful when they used their rafts upon the river.

which person or people

From this reading There was a young man in the tribe named Ma-Ya, who used to sit for hours on the beach, looking out across the ocean, and wondering what was on the other side.

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading MA-YA BUILDS A CANOE FOR a long time after Ka-Ma and his wife came to live beside the sea, his children and his children's children continued to use rafts, made of logs tied together, for floating on the waters of the river.

in the company of; together with

From this reading They never ventured on the ocean with these rafts, because of the heavy waves, and surf.

showing curiosity

From this reading There was a young man in the tribe named Ma-Ya, who used to sit for hours on the beach, looking out across the ocean, and wondering what was on the other side.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading There was a young man in the tribe named Ma-Ya, who used to sit for hours on the beach, looking out across the ocean, and wondering what was on the other side.