used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "There's a slope between us and the timber, sir, that's too steep to get down," he announced.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "I worked along the edge of it until the light failed me and the mist got very thick."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading IDA'S CONFIDENCE An hour passed, and it was growing dark when Weston scrambled up the hillside empty-handed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IDA'S CONFIDENCE An hour passed, and it was growing dark when Weston scrambled up the hillside empty-handed.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading "There's a slope between us and the timber, sir, that's too steep to get down," he announced.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "You did quite right to come back," said Kinnaird.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "There's a slope between us and the timber, sir, that's too steep to get down," he announced.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "You did quite right to come back," said Kinnaird.
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading IDA'S CONFIDENCE An hour passed, and it was growing dark when Weston scrambled up the hillside empty-handed.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading IDA'S CONFIDENCE An hour passed, and it was growing dark when Weston scrambled up the hillside empty-handed.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "You did quite right to come back," said Kinnaird.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "There's a slope between us and the timber, sir, that's too steep to get down," he announced.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading "I worked along the edge of it until the light failed me and the mist got very thick."
empty-handedadjectiveUS /ˈemptiˈhændɪd/
having acquired or gained nothing
From this reading IDA'S CONFIDENCE An hour passed, and it was growing dark when Weston scrambled up the hillside empty-handed.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading "I worked along the edge of it until the light failed me and the mist got very thick."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "There's a slope between us and the timber, sir, that's too steep to get down," he announced.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I worked along the edge of it until the light failed me and the mist got very thick."
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading IDA'S CONFIDENCE An hour passed, and it was growing dark when Weston scrambled up the hillside empty-handed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We shall have to stay here.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There's a slope between us and the timber, sir, that's too steep to get down," he announced.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "We shall have to stay here.
hillsidenounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪd/
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading IDA'S CONFIDENCE An hour passed, and it was growing dark when Weston scrambled up the hillside empty-handed.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading IDA'S CONFIDENCE An hour passed, and it was growing dark when Weston scrambled up the hillside empty-handed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I worked along the edge of it until the light failed me and the mist got very thick."
IDA'S
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From this reading IDA'S CONFIDENCE An hour passed, and it was growing dark when Weston scrambled up the hillside empty-handed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IDA'S CONFIDENCE An hour passed, and it was growing dark when Weston scrambled up the hillside empty-handed.
Kinnaird
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From this reading "You did quite right to come back," said Kinnaird.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "I worked along the edge of it until the light failed me and the mist got very thick."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I worked along the edge of it until the light failed me and the mist got very thick."
become covered with mist
From this reading "I worked along the edge of it until the light failed me and the mist got very thick."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I worked along the edge of it until the light failed me and the mist got very thick."
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading IDA'S CONFIDENCE An hour passed, and it was growing dark when Weston scrambled up the hillside empty-handed.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "You did quite right to come back," said Kinnaird.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "You did quite right to come back," said Kinnaird.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You did quite right to come back," said Kinnaird.
scrambledadjectiveUS /ˈskræmbəld/
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading IDA'S CONFIDENCE An hour passed, and it was growing dark when Weston scrambled up the hillside empty-handed.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "We shall have to stay here.
term of address for a man
From this reading "There's a slope between us and the timber, sir, that's too steep to get down," he announced.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading "There's a slope between us and the timber, sir, that's too steep to get down," he announced.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "We shall have to stay here.
steepadjectiveUS /stiːp/
having a sharp inclination
From this reading "There's a slope between us and the timber, sir, that's too steep to get down," he announced.
that's
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From this reading "There's a slope between us and the timber, sir, that's too steep to get down," he announced.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IDA'S CONFIDENCE An hour passed, and it was growing dark when Weston scrambled up the hillside empty-handed.
There's
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From this reading "There's a slope between us and the timber, sir, that's too steep to get down," he announced.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading "I worked along the edge of it until the light failed me and the mist got very thick."
timbernounUS /ˈtɪmbər/
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading "There's a slope between us and the timber, sir, that's too steep to get down," he announced.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There's a slope between us and the timber, sir, that's too steep to get down," he announced.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "There's a slope between us and the timber, sir, that's too steep to get down," he announced.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "I worked along the edge of it until the light failed me and the mist got very thick."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading IDA'S CONFIDENCE An hour passed, and it was growing dark when Weston scrambled up the hillside empty-handed.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There's a slope between us and the timber, sir, that's too steep to get down," he announced.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I worked along the edge of it until the light failed me and the mist got very thick."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IDA'S CONFIDENCE An hour passed, and it was growing dark when Weston scrambled up the hillside empty-handed.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We shall have to stay here.
WestonnounUS /ˈwestən/
United States photographer(1886-1958)
From this reading IDA'S CONFIDENCE An hour passed, and it was growing dark when Weston scrambled up the hillside empty-handed.
at the time that
From this reading IDA'S CONFIDENCE An hour passed, and it was growing dark when Weston scrambled up the hillside empty-handed.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "I worked along the edge of it until the light failed me and the mist got very thick."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You did quite right to come back," said Kinnaird.
