used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ten days later the party took passage in a large boat going up the river to Santa Fé.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It had come down freighted with hides, and the odor still hung about it.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading However, by this time they had become accustomed to the smell, and scarcely noticed it.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The boat was manned by six Mexicans, who sometimes poled it along, sometimes, when the stream was rapid, got ashore and towed from the bank.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had come down freighted with hides, and the odor still hung about it.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading It took them six days to arrive at Santa Fé.
ashoreadverbUS /əˈʃɔːr/
towards the shore from the water
From this reading The boat was manned by six Mexicans, who sometimes poled it along, sometimes, when the stream was rapid, got ashore and towed from the bank.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It took them six days to arrive at Santa Fé.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading The boat was manned by six Mexicans, who sometimes poled it along, sometimes, when the stream was rapid, got ashore and towed from the bank.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading However, by this time they had become accustomed to the smell, and scarcely noticed it.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Ten days later the party took passage in a large boat going up the river to Santa Fé.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading However, by this time they had become accustomed to the smell, and scarcely noticed it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It had come down freighted with hides, and the odor still hung about it.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Ten days later the party took passage in a large boat going up the river to Santa Fé.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It had come down freighted with hides, and the odor still hung about it.
freighted
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From this reading It had come down freighted with hides, and the odor still hung about it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The boat was manned by six Mexicans, who sometimes poled it along, sometimes, when the stream was rapid, got ashore and towed from the bank.
Fé
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From this reading Ten days later the party took passage in a large boat going up the river to Santa Fé.
the act of departing
From this reading Ten days later the party took passage in a large boat going up the river to Santa Fé.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The boat was manned by six Mexicans, who sometimes poled it along, sometimes, when the stream was rapid, got ashore and towed from the bank.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had come down freighted with hides, and the odor still hung about it.
hidesnounUS /haɪdz/
plural of “hide” — the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
From this reading It had come down freighted with hides, and the odor still hung about it.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, by this time they had become accustomed to the smell, and scarcely noticed it.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading It had come down freighted with hides, and the odor still hung about it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ten days later the party took passage in a large boat going up the river to Santa Fé.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had come down freighted with hides, and the odor still hung about it.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Ten days later the party took passage in a large boat going up the river to Santa Fé.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Ten days later the party took passage in a large boat going up the river to Santa Fé.
mannedadjectiveUS /mænd/
having a crew
From this reading The boat was manned by six Mexicans, who sometimes poled it along, sometimes, when the stream was rapid, got ashore and towed from the bank.
MexicansnounUS /ˈmeksɪkənz/
plural of “mexican” — a native or inhabitant of Mexico
From this reading The boat was manned by six Mexicans, who sometimes poled it along, sometimes, when the stream was rapid, got ashore and towed from the bank.
being perceived or observed
From this reading However, by this time they had become accustomed to the smell, and scarcely noticed it.
odornounUS /ˈoʊdər/
any property detected by the olfactory system
From this reading It had come down freighted with hides, and the odor still hung about it.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Ten days later the party took passage in a large boat going up the river to Santa Fé.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Ten days later the party took passage in a large boat going up the river to Santa Fé.
poled
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From this reading The boat was manned by six Mexicans, who sometimes poled it along, sometimes, when the stream was rapid, got ashore and towed from the bank.
rapidadjectiveUS /ˈræpəd/
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading The boat was manned by six Mexicans, who sometimes poled it along, sometimes, when the stream was rapid, got ashore and towed from the bank.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Ten days later the party took passage in a large boat going up the river to Santa Fé.
SantanounUS /ˈsæntə/
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading Ten days later the party took passage in a large boat going up the river to Santa Fé.
only a very short time before
From this reading However, by this time they had become accustomed to the smell, and scarcely noticed it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading The boat was manned by six Mexicans, who sometimes poled it along, sometimes, when the stream was rapid, got ashore and towed from the bank.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading However, by this time they had become accustomed to the smell, and scarcely noticed it.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading The boat was manned by six Mexicans, who sometimes poled it along, sometimes, when the stream was rapid, got ashore and towed from the bank.
not in physical motion
From this reading It had come down freighted with hides, and the odor still hung about it.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading The boat was manned by six Mexicans, who sometimes poled it along, sometimes, when the stream was rapid, got ashore and towed from the bank.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Ten days later the party took passage in a large boat going up the river to Santa Fé.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ten days later the party took passage in a large boat going up the river to Santa Fé.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It took them six days to arrive at Santa Fé.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However, by this time they had become accustomed to the smell, and scarcely noticed it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading However, by this time they had become accustomed to the smell, and scarcely noticed it.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading However, by this time they had become accustomed to the smell, and scarcely noticed it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ten days later the party took passage in a large boat going up the river to Santa Fé.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Ten days later the party took passage in a large boat going up the river to Santa Fé.
towedverbUS /toʊd/
past form of “tow” — drag behind
From this reading The boat was manned by six Mexicans, who sometimes poled it along, sometimes, when the stream was rapid, got ashore and towed from the bank.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Ten days later the party took passage in a large boat going up the river to Santa Fé.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The boat was manned by six Mexicans, who sometimes poled it along, sometimes, when the stream was rapid, got ashore and towed from the bank.
at the time that
From this reading The boat was manned by six Mexicans, who sometimes poled it along, sometimes, when the stream was rapid, got ashore and towed from the bank.
which person or people
From this reading The boat was manned by six Mexicans, who sometimes poled it along, sometimes, when the stream was rapid, got ashore and towed from the bank.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It had come down freighted with hides, and the odor still hung about it.
