used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Bob, who was a few feet in advance of his brother, held up his hand as a signal for him to stop.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about three o’clock in the afternoon and they had been pushing their way through the thick forest for several hours.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading Bob, who was a few feet in advance of his brother, held up his hand as a signal for him to stop.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It was about three o’clock in the afternoon and they had been pushing their way through the thick forest for several hours.
anew
From this reading BOB GOES TO SLEEP AND THE CABIN VANISHES AGAIN.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOB GOES TO SLEEP AND THE CABIN VANISHES AGAIN.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bob, who was a few feet in advance of his brother, held up his hand as a signal for him to stop.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was about three o’clock in the afternoon and they had been pushing their way through the thick forest for several hours.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It had been hard traveling as the underbrush was dense and several times it had taken them a half hour or more before they could locate the stones which marked the boundary line between the United States and Canada.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It had been hard traveling as the underbrush was dense and several times it had taken them a half hour or more before they could locate the stones which marked the boundary line between the United States and Canada.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading BOB GOES TO SLEEP AND THE CABIN VANISHES AGAIN.
boundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading It had been hard traveling as the underbrush was dense and several times it had taken them a half hour or more before they could locate the stones which marked the boundary line between the United States and Canada.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Bob, who was a few feet in advance of his brother, held up his hand as a signal for him to stop.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading BOB GOES TO SLEEP AND THE CABIN VANISHES AGAIN.
CanadanounUS /ˈkænədə/
a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
From this reading It had been hard traveling as the underbrush was dense and several times it had taken them a half hour or more before they could locate the stones which marked the boundary line between the United States and Canada.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It had been hard traveling as the underbrush was dense and several times it had taken them a half hour or more before they could locate the stones which marked the boundary line between the United States and Canada.
denseadjectiveUS /dens/
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading It had been hard traveling as the underbrush was dense and several times it had taken them a half hour or more before they could locate the stones which marked the boundary line between the United States and Canada.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Bob, who was a few feet in advance of his brother, held up his hand as a signal for him to stop.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Bob, who was a few feet in advance of his brother, held up his hand as a signal for him to stop.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Bob, who was a few feet in advance of his brother, held up his hand as a signal for him to stop.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading It was about three o’clock in the afternoon and they had been pushing their way through the thick forest for several hours.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading BOB GOES TO SLEEP AND THE CABIN VANISHES AGAIN.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading “S-S—H!”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was about three o’clock in the afternoon and they had been pushing their way through the thick forest for several hours.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading It had been hard traveling as the underbrush was dense and several times it had taken them a half hour or more before they could locate the stones which marked the boundary line between the United States and Canada.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Bob, who was a few feet in advance of his brother, held up his hand as a signal for him to stop.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It had been hard traveling as the underbrush was dense and several times it had taken them a half hour or more before they could locate the stones which marked the boundary line between the United States and Canada.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Bob, who was a few feet in advance of his brother, held up his hand as a signal for him to stop.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bob, who was a few feet in advance of his brother, held up his hand as a signal for him to stop.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bob, who was a few feet in advance of his brother, held up his hand as a signal for him to stop.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading It had been hard traveling as the underbrush was dense and several times it had taken them a half hour or more before they could locate the stones which marked the boundary line between the United States and Canada.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading It was about three o’clock in the afternoon and they had been pushing their way through the thick forest for several hours.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bob, who was a few feet in advance of his brother, held up his hand as a signal for him to stop.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was about three o’clock in the afternoon and they had been pushing their way through the thick forest for several hours.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading It had been hard traveling as the underbrush was dense and several times it had taken them a half hour or more before they could locate the stones which marked the boundary line between the United States and Canada.
locateverbUS /ˈloʊkeɪt/
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
From this reading It had been hard traveling as the underbrush was dense and several times it had taken them a half hour or more before they could locate the stones which marked the boundary line between the United States and Canada.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading It had been hard traveling as the underbrush was dense and several times it had taken them a half hour or more before they could locate the stones which marked the boundary line between the United States and Canada.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It had been hard traveling as the underbrush was dense and several times it had taken them a half hour or more before they could locate the stones which marked the boundary line between the United States and Canada.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading It was about three o’clock in the afternoon and they had been pushing their way through the thick forest for several hours.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bob, who was a few feet in advance of his brother, held up his hand as a signal for him to stop.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It had been hard traveling as the underbrush was dense and several times it had taken them a half hour or more before they could locate the stones which marked the boundary line between the United States and Canada.
pushingnounUS /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading It was about three o’clock in the afternoon and they had been pushing their way through the thick forest for several hours.
S-S
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From this reading “S-S—H!”
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading It was about three o’clock in the afternoon and they had been pushing their way through the thick forest for several hours.
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading Bob, who was a few feet in advance of his brother, held up his hand as a signal for him to stop.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading BOB GOES TO SLEEP AND THE CABIN VANISHES AGAIN.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading It had been hard traveling as the underbrush was dense and several times it had taken them a half hour or more before they could locate the stones which marked the boundary line between the United States and Canada.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading It had been hard traveling as the underbrush was dense and several times it had taken them a half hour or more before they could locate the stones which marked the boundary line between the United States and Canada.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Bob, who was a few feet in advance of his brother, held up his hand as a signal for him to stop.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading It had been hard traveling as the underbrush was dense and several times it had taken them a half hour or more before they could locate the stones which marked the boundary line between the United States and Canada.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BOB GOES TO SLEEP AND THE CABIN VANISHES AGAIN.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was about three o’clock in the afternoon and they had been pushing their way through the thick forest for several hours.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It had been hard traveling as the underbrush was dense and several times it had taken them a half hour or more before they could locate the stones which marked the boundary line between the United States and Canada.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was about three o’clock in the afternoon and they had been pushing their way through the thick forest for several hours.
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 It was about three o’clock in the afternoon and they had been pushing their way through the thick forest for several hours.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It was about three o’clock in the afternoon and they had been pushing their way through the thick forest for several hours.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It was about three o’clock in the afternoon and they had been pushing their way through the thick forest for several hours.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading It had been hard traveling as the underbrush was dense and several times it had taken them a half hour or more before they could locate the stones which marked the boundary line between the United States and Canada.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BOB GOES TO SLEEP AND THE CABIN VANISHES AGAIN.
travelingnounUS /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading It had been hard traveling as the underbrush was dense and several times it had taken them a half hour or more before they could locate the stones which marked the boundary line between the United States and Canada.
underbrushnounUS /ˈʌndərbrʌʃ/
the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
From this reading It had been hard traveling as the underbrush was dense and several times it had taken them a half hour or more before they could locate the stones which marked the boundary line between the United States and Canada.
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading It had been hard traveling as the underbrush was dense and several times it had taken them a half hour or more before they could locate the stones which marked the boundary line between the United States and Canada.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Bob, who was a few feet in advance of his brother, held up his hand as a signal for him to stop.
VANISHESverbUS /ˈvænɪʃɪz/
third-person singular of “vanish” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading BOB GOES TO SLEEP AND THE CABIN VANISHES AGAIN.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bob, who was a few feet in advance of his brother, held up his hand as a signal for him to stop.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It was about three o’clock in the afternoon and they had been pushing their way through the thick forest for several hours.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It had been hard traveling as the underbrush was dense and several times it had taken them a half hour or more before they could locate the stones which marked the boundary line between the United States and Canada.
which person or people
From this reading Bob, who was a few feet in advance of his brother, held up his hand as a signal for him to stop.
