used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE CAPTAIN'S SCHEME "Dusk had fallen as we made our way out of the canyon, and we proceeded slowly along a rather bare and rounding ridge, under the light of the stars.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading THE CAPTAIN'S SCHEME "Dusk had fallen as we made our way out of the canyon, and we proceeded slowly along a rather bare and rounding ridge, under the light of the stars.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CAPTAIN'S SCHEME "Dusk had fallen as we made our way out of the canyon, and we proceeded slowly along a rather bare and rounding ridge, under the light of the stars.
any thing at all
From this reading "'Can you make out anything down there in the darkness, Tom?'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE CAPTAIN'S SCHEME "Dusk had fallen as we made our way out of the canyon, and we proceeded slowly along a rather bare and rounding ridge, under the light of the stars.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We passed the heads of two of them, and at the third I stopped.
completely unclothed
From this reading THE CAPTAIN'S SCHEME "Dusk had fallen as we made our way out of the canyon, and we proceeded slowly along a rather bare and rounding ridge, under the light of the stars.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "'Can you make out anything down there in the darkness, Tom?'
canyonnounUS /ˈkænjən/
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading THE CAPTAIN'S SCHEME "Dusk had fallen as we made our way out of the canyon, and we proceeded slowly along a rather bare and rounding ridge, under the light of the stars.
canyonsnounUS /ˈkænjənz/
plural of “canyon” — a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading "From this ridge ran several canyons downwards towards the plains.
CAPTAIN'SnounUS /ˈkæptənz/
possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading THE CAPTAIN'S SCHEME "Dusk had fallen as we made our way out of the canyon, and we proceeded slowly along a rather bare and rounding ridge, under the light of the stars.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "'Can you make out anything down there in the darkness, Tom?'
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "'Can you make out anything down there in the darkness, Tom?'
downwardsadverbUS /ˈdaʊnwərdz/
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
From this reading "From this ridge ran several canyons downwards towards the plains.
DusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading THE CAPTAIN'S SCHEME "Dusk had fallen as we made our way out of the canyon, and we proceeded slowly along a rather bare and rounding ridge, under the light of the stars.
a movement into or inward
From this reading This was the one which I had seen the Indians entering from the plain.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading THE CAPTAIN'S SCHEME "Dusk had fallen as we made our way out of the canyon, and we proceeded slowly along a rather bare and rounding ridge, under the light of the stars.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "From this ridge ran several canyons downwards towards the plains.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CAPTAIN'S SCHEME "Dusk had fallen as we made our way out of the canyon, and we proceeded slowly along a rather bare and rounding ridge, under the light of the stars.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading We passed the heads of two of them, and at the third I stopped.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We passed the heads of two of them, and at the third I stopped.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "'Can you make out anything down there in the darkness, Tom?'
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading This was the one which I had seen the Indians entering from the plain.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading THE CAPTAIN'S SCHEME "Dusk had fallen as we made our way out of the canyon, and we proceeded slowly along a rather bare and rounding ridge, under the light of the stars.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE CAPTAIN'S SCHEME "Dusk had fallen as we made our way out of the canyon, and we proceeded slowly along a rather bare and rounding ridge, under the light of the stars.
engage in
From this reading "'Can you make out anything down there in the darkness, Tom?'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CAPTAIN'S SCHEME "Dusk had fallen as we made our way out of the canyon, and we proceeded slowly along a rather bare and rounding ridge, under the light of the stars.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This was the one which I had seen the Indians entering from the plain.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE CAPTAIN'S SCHEME "Dusk had fallen as we made our way out of the canyon, and we proceeded slowly along a rather bare and rounding ridge, under the light of the stars.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE CAPTAIN'S SCHEME "Dusk had fallen as we made our way out of the canyon, and we proceeded slowly along a rather bare and rounding ridge, under the light of the stars.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading We passed the heads of two of them, and at the third I stopped.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading This was the one which I had seen the Indians entering from the plain.
plainsnounUS /pleɪnz/
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading "From this ridge ran several canyons downwards towards the plains.
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading THE CAPTAIN'S SCHEME "Dusk had fallen as we made our way out of the canyon, and we proceeded slowly along a rather bare and rounding ridge, under the light of the stars.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "From this ridge ran several canyons downwards towards the plains.
on the contrary
From this reading THE CAPTAIN'S SCHEME "Dusk had fallen as we made our way out of the canyon, and we proceeded slowly along a rather bare and rounding ridge, under the light of the stars.
ridgenounUS /rɪdʒ/
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading THE CAPTAIN'S SCHEME "Dusk had fallen as we made our way out of the canyon, and we proceeded slowly along a rather bare and rounding ridge, under the light of the stars.
roundingnounUS /ˈraʊndɪŋ/
(mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals
From this reading THE CAPTAIN'S SCHEME "Dusk had fallen as we made our way out of the canyon, and we proceeded slowly along a rather bare and rounding ridge, under the light of the stars.
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading THE CAPTAIN'S SCHEME "Dusk had fallen as we made our way out of the canyon, and we proceeded slowly along a rather bare and rounding ridge, under the light of the stars.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading This was the one which I had seen the Indians entering from the plain.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading "From this ridge ran several canyons downwards towards the plains.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading THE CAPTAIN'S SCHEME "Dusk had fallen as we made our way out of the canyon, and we proceeded slowly along a rather bare and rounding ridge, under the light of the stars.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading THE CAPTAIN'S SCHEME "Dusk had fallen as we made our way out of the canyon, and we proceeded slowly along a rather bare and rounding ridge, under the light of the stars.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading We passed the heads of two of them, and at the third I stopped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAPTAIN'S SCHEME "Dusk had fallen as we made our way out of the canyon, and we proceeded slowly along a rather bare and rounding ridge, under the light of the stars.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We passed the heads of two of them, and at the third I stopped.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "'Can you make out anything down there in the darkness, Tom?'
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading We passed the heads of two of them, and at the third I stopped.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "From this ridge ran several canyons downwards towards the plains.
male cat
From this reading "'Can you make out anything down there in the darkness, Tom?'
in the direction of
From this reading "From this ridge ran several canyons downwards towards the plains.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading We passed the heads of two of them, and at the third I stopped.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE CAPTAIN'S SCHEME "Dusk had fallen as we made our way out of the canyon, and we proceeded slowly along a rather bare and rounding ridge, under the light of the stars.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the one which I had seen the Indians entering from the plain.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE CAPTAIN'S SCHEME "Dusk had fallen as we made our way out of the canyon, and we proceeded slowly along a rather bare and rounding ridge, under the light of the stars.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE CAPTAIN'S SCHEME "Dusk had fallen as we made our way out of the canyon, and we proceeded slowly along a rather bare and rounding ridge, under the light of the stars.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This was the one which I had seen the Indians entering from the plain.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'Can you make out anything down there in the darkness, Tom?'
