used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A NIGHT'S EXPENSES From Karrish to Goldite by the road was twenty-seven miles.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A blind man with a nose for glass could have smelled out the trail unerringly across that desert stretch.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading There were fifteen mile of bottles by the way--all of them empty.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Karrish was the nearest town for a very great distance around.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading A blind man with a nose for glass could have smelled out the trail unerringly across that desert stretch.
bottlesnounUS /ˈbɑːtəlz/
plural of “bottle” — a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading There were fifteen mile of bottles by the way--all of them empty.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A NIGHT'S EXPENSES From Karrish to Goldite by the road was twenty-seven miles.
caravansnounUS /ˈkærəvænz/
plural of “caravan” — a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
From this reading Over the road innumerable caravans were passing.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A blind man with a nose for glass could have smelled out the trail unerringly across that desert stretch.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading A blind man with a nose for glass could have smelled out the trail unerringly across that desert stretch.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Karrish was the nearest town for a very great distance around.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading There were fifteen mile of bottles by the way--all of them empty.
EXPENSESnounUS /ɪkˈspensəz/
plural of “expense” — amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading A NIGHT'S EXPENSES From Karrish to Goldite by the road was twenty-seven miles.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading There were fifteen mile of bottles by the way--all of them empty.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A blind man with a nose for glass could have smelled out the trail unerringly across that desert stretch.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A NIGHT'S EXPENSES From Karrish to Goldite by the road was twenty-seven miles.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading A blind man with a nose for glass could have smelled out the trail unerringly across that desert stretch.
Goldite
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From this reading A NIGHT'S EXPENSES From Karrish to Goldite by the road was twenty-seven miles.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Karrish was the nearest town for a very great distance around.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A blind man with a nose for glass could have smelled out the trail unerringly across that desert stretch.
innumerableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnuːmərəbəl/
too numerous to be counted
From this reading Over the road innumerable caravans were passing.
Karrish
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From this reading A NIGHT'S EXPENSES From Karrish to Goldite by the road was twenty-seven miles.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A blind man with a nose for glass could have smelled out the trail unerringly across that desert stretch.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading There were fifteen mile of bottles by the way--all of them empty.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading A NIGHT'S EXPENSES From Karrish to Goldite by the road was twenty-seven miles.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading Karrish was the nearest town for a very great distance around.
NIGHT'SnounUS /naɪts/
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A NIGHT'S EXPENSES From Karrish to Goldite by the road was twenty-seven miles.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading A blind man with a nose for glass could have smelled out the trail unerringly across that desert stretch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were fifteen mile of bottles by the way--all of them empty.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A blind man with a nose for glass could have smelled out the trail unerringly across that desert stretch.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over the road innumerable caravans were passing.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading Over the road innumerable caravans were passing.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading A NIGHT'S EXPENSES From Karrish to Goldite by the road was twenty-seven miles.
smelledverbUS /smeld/
past form of “smell” — inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
From this reading A blind man with a nose for glass could have smelled out the trail unerringly across that desert stretch.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading A blind man with a nose for glass could have smelled out the trail unerringly across that desert stretch.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A blind man with a nose for glass could have smelled out the trail unerringly across that desert stretch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NIGHT'S EXPENSES From Karrish to Goldite by the road was twenty-seven miles.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were fifteen mile of bottles by the way--all of them empty.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were fifteen mile of bottles by the way--all of them empty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A NIGHT'S EXPENSES From Karrish to Goldite by the road was twenty-seven miles.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Karrish was the nearest town for a very great distance around.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading A blind man with a nose for glass could have smelled out the trail unerringly across that desert stretch.
twenty-sevennoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one
From this reading A NIGHT'S EXPENSES From Karrish to Goldite by the road was twenty-seven miles.
unerringlyadverb
without making errors
From this reading A blind man with a nose for glass could have smelled out the trail unerringly across that desert stretch.
precisely as stated
From this reading Karrish was the nearest town for a very great distance around.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A NIGHT'S EXPENSES From Karrish to Goldite by the road was twenty-seven miles.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading There were fifteen mile of bottles by the way--all of them empty.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were fifteen mile of bottles by the way--all of them empty.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A blind man with a nose for glass could have smelled out the trail unerringly across that desert stretch.
