used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The place where they landed was a little harbour at the mouth of a small river, with high cliffs on either side of it, and a narrow beach at their feet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ISLAND MEN THERE were twenty-two men and eight women in Tul-Ab's little party.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The place where they landed was a little harbour at the mouth of a small river, with high cliffs on either side of it, and a narrow beach at their feet.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading They managed to catch some fish in the bay without much trouble, and to find dry brushwood for fire, but there was no water to drink, except the little they had found in the hollows in the rocks, left there from the rainstorm of the night before.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading The place where they landed was a little harbour at the mouth of a small river, with high cliffs on either side of it, and a narrow beach at their feet.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The great log canoe had been crowded.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They managed to catch some fish in the bay without much trouble, and to find dry brushwood for fire, but there was no water to drink, except the little they had found in the hollows in the rocks, left there from the rainstorm of the night before.
brushwoodnoun
the wood from bushes or small branches
From this reading They managed to catch some fish in the bay without much trouble, and to find dry brushwood for fire, but there was no water to drink, except the little they had found in the hollows in the rocks, left there from the rainstorm of the night before.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They managed to catch some fish in the bay without much trouble, and to find dry brushwood for fire, but there was no water to drink, except the little they had found in the hollows in the rocks, left there from the rainstorm of the night before.
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading The great log canoe had been crowded.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading They managed to catch some fish in the bay without much trouble, and to find dry brushwood for fire, but there was no water to drink, except the little they had found in the hollows in the rocks, left there from the rainstorm of the night before.
cavesnounUS /keɪvz/
plural of “cave” — a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading The shallow caves in which they slept were only holes in the rock.
cliffsnounUS /klɪfs/
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading The place where they landed was a little harbour at the mouth of a small river, with high cliffs on either side of it, and a narrow beach at their feet.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading The great log canoe had been crowded.
take in liquids
From this reading They managed to catch some fish in the bay without much trouble, and to find dry brushwood for fire, but there was no water to drink, except the little they had found in the hollows in the rocks, left there from the rainstorm of the night before.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading They managed to catch some fish in the bay without much trouble, and to find dry brushwood for fire, but there was no water to drink, except the little they had found in the hollows in the rocks, left there from the rainstorm of the night before.
being one more than seven
From this reading THE ISLAND MEN THERE were twenty-two men and eight women in Tul-Ab's little party.
one or the other of two
From this reading The place where they landed was a little harbour at the mouth of a small river, with high cliffs on either side of it, and a narrow beach at their feet.
apart from; not including
From this reading They managed to catch some fish in the bay without much trouble, and to find dry brushwood for fire, but there was no water to drink, except the little they had found in the hollows in the rocks, left there from the rainstorm of the night before.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The place where they landed was a little harbour at the mouth of a small river, with high cliffs on either side of it, and a narrow beach at their feet.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading They managed to catch some fish in the bay without much trouble, and to find dry brushwood for fire, but there was no water to drink, except the little they had found in the hollows in the rocks, left there from the rainstorm of the night before.
start firing a weapon
From this reading They managed to catch some fish in the bay without much trouble, and to find dry brushwood for fire, but there was no water to drink, except the little they had found in the hollows in the rocks, left there from the rainstorm of the night before.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading They managed to catch some fish in the bay without much trouble, and to find dry brushwood for fire, but there was no water to drink, except the little they had found in the hollows in the rocks, left there from the rainstorm of the night before.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They managed to catch some fish in the bay without much trouble, and to find dry brushwood for fire, but there was no water to drink, except the little they had found in the hollows in the rocks, left there from the rainstorm of the night before.
set up or found
From this reading They managed to catch some fish in the bay without much trouble, and to find dry brushwood for fire, but there was no water to drink, except the little they had found in the hollows in the rocks, left there from the rainstorm of the night before.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They managed to catch some fish in the bay without much trouble, and to find dry brushwood for fire, but there was no water to drink, except the little they had found in the hollows in the rocks, left there from the rainstorm of the night before.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great log canoe had been crowded.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The great log canoe had been crowded.
harbourverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
From this reading The place where they landed was a little harbour at the mouth of a small river, with high cliffs on either side of it, and a narrow beach at their feet.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The place where they landed was a little harbour at the mouth of a small river, with high cliffs on either side of it, and a narrow beach at their feet.
holesnounUS /hoʊlz/
plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading The shallow caves in which they slept were only holes in the rock.
hollowsnounUS /ˈhɑːloʊz/
plural of “hollow” — a cavity or space in something
From this reading They managed to catch some fish in the bay without much trouble, and to find dry brushwood for fire, but there was no water to drink, except the little they had found in the hollows in the rocks, left there from the rainstorm of the night before.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ISLAND MEN THERE were twenty-two men and eight women in Tul-Ab's little party.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading THE ISLAND MEN THERE were twenty-two men and eight women in Tul-Ab's little party.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The place where they landed was a little harbour at the mouth of a small river, with high cliffs on either side of it, and a narrow beach at their feet.
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading The place where they landed was a little harbour at the mouth of a small river, with high cliffs on either side of it, and a narrow beach at their feet.
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 They managed to catch some fish in the bay without much trouble, and to find dry brushwood for fire, but there was no water to drink, except the little they had found in the hollows in the rocks, left there from the rainstorm of the night before.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE ISLAND MEN THERE were twenty-two men and eight women in Tul-Ab's little party.
logverbUS /lɔːɡ/
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading The great log canoe had been crowded.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading They managed to catch some fish in the bay without much trouble, and to find dry brushwood for fire, but there was no water to drink, except the little they had found in the hollows in the rocks, left there from the rainstorm of the night before.
the force of workers available
From this reading THE ISLAND MEN THERE were twenty-two men and eight women in Tul-Ab's little party.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading The place where they landed was a little harbour at the mouth of a small river, with high cliffs on either side of it, and a narrow beach at their feet.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading They managed to catch some fish in the bay without much trouble, and to find dry brushwood for fire, but there was no water to drink, except the little they had found in the hollows in the rocks, left there from the rainstorm of the night before.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading The place where they landed was a little harbour at the mouth of a small river, with high cliffs on either side of it, and a narrow beach at their feet.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading They managed to catch some fish in the bay without much trouble, and to find dry brushwood for fire, but there was no water to drink, except the little they had found in the hollows in the rocks, left there from the rainstorm of the night before.
not any; not one
From this reading They managed to catch some fish in the bay without much trouble, and to find dry brushwood for fire, but there was no water to drink, except the little they had found in the hollows in the rocks, left there from the rainstorm of the night before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The place where they landed was a little harbour at the mouth of a small river, with high cliffs on either side of it, and a narrow beach at their feet.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The place where they landed was a little harbour at the mouth of a small river, with high cliffs on either side of it, and a narrow beach at their feet.
and nothing more
From this reading The shallow caves in which they slept were only holes in the rock.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading THE ISLAND MEN THERE were twenty-two men and eight women in Tul-Ab's little party.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The place where they landed was a little harbour at the mouth of a small river, with high cliffs on either side of it, and a narrow beach at their feet.
rainstormnounUS /ˈreɪnstɔːrm/
a storm with rain
From this reading They managed to catch some fish in the bay without much trouble, and to find dry brushwood for fire, but there was no water to drink, except the little they had found in the hollows in the rocks, left there from the rainstorm of the night before.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The place where they landed was a little harbour at the mouth of a small river, with high cliffs on either side of it, and a narrow beach at their feet.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The shallow caves in which they slept were only holes in the rock.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading They managed to catch some fish in the bay without much trouble, and to find dry brushwood for fire, but there was no water to drink, except the little they had found in the hollows in the rocks, left there from the rainstorm of the night before.
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 shallow caves in which they slept were only holes in the rock.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The place where they landed was a little harbour at the mouth of a small river, with high cliffs on either side of it, and a narrow beach at their feet.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading The shallow caves in which they slept were only holes in the rock.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The place where they landed was a little harbour at the mouth of a small river, with high cliffs on either side of it, and a narrow beach at their feet.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They managed to catch some fish in the bay without much trouble, and to find dry brushwood for fire, but there was no water to drink, except the little they had found in the hollows in the rocks, left there from the rainstorm of the night before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ISLAND MEN THERE were twenty-two men and eight women in Tul-Ab's little party.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The place where they landed was a little harbour at the mouth of a small river, with high cliffs on either side of it, and a narrow beach at their feet.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE ISLAND MEN THERE were twenty-two men and eight women in Tul-Ab's little party.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The place where they landed was a little harbour at the mouth of a small river, with high cliffs on either side of it, and a narrow beach at their feet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They managed to catch some fish in the bay without much trouble, and to find dry brushwood for fire, but there was no water to drink, except the little they had found in the hollows in the rocks, left there from the rainstorm of the night before.
a source of difficulty
From this reading They managed to catch some fish in the bay without much trouble, and to find dry brushwood for fire, but there was no water to drink, except the little they had found in the hollows in the rocks, left there from the rainstorm of the night before.
Tul-Ab's
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From this reading THE ISLAND MEN THERE were twenty-two men and eight women in Tul-Ab's little party.
twenty-twonounUS /ˈtwentituː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one
From this reading THE ISLAND MEN THERE were twenty-two men and eight women in Tul-Ab's little party.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The place where they landed was a little harbour at the mouth of a small river, with high cliffs on either side of it, and a narrow beach at their feet.
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 They managed to catch some fish in the bay without much trouble, and to find dry brushwood for fire, but there was no water to drink, except the little they had found in the hollows in the rocks, left there from the rainstorm of the night before.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE ISLAND MEN THERE were twenty-two men and eight women in Tul-Ab's little party.
in or at the place that
From this reading The place where they landed was a little harbour at the mouth of a small river, with high cliffs on either side of it, and a narrow beach at their feet.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The shallow caves in which they slept were only holes in the rock.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The place where they landed was a little harbour at the mouth of a small river, with high cliffs on either side of it, and a narrow beach at their feet.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They managed to catch some fish in the bay without much trouble, and to find dry brushwood for fire, but there was no water to drink, except the little they had found in the hollows in the rocks, left there from the rainstorm of the night before.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading THE ISLAND MEN THERE were twenty-two men and eight women in Tul-Ab's little party.
