used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The boy wheeled, alert as a wild-cat, the girl slid noiselessly down the cliff and crept noiselessly after him down the bed of the creek, until they could both peer through the bushes down on the next bend of the stream below.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The boy wheeled, alert as a wild-cat, the girl slid noiselessly down the cliff and crept noiselessly after him down the bed of the creek, until they could both peer through the bushes down on the next bend of the stream below.
alertadjectiveUS /əˈlɜːrt/
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading The boy wheeled, alert as a wild-cat, the girl slid noiselessly down the cliff and crept noiselessly after him down the bed of the creek, until they could both peer through the bushes down on the next bend of the stream below.
(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 they were--all of them, and down there they had halted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boy wheeled, alert as a wild-cat, the girl slid noiselessly down the cliff and crept noiselessly after him down the bed of the creek, until they could both peer through the bushes down on the next bend of the stream below.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading The sound of voices below answered for her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The boy wheeled, alert as a wild-cat, the girl slid noiselessly down the cliff and crept noiselessly after him down the bed of the creek, until they could both peer through the bushes down on the next bend of the stream below.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The boy wheeled, alert as a wild-cat, the girl slid noiselessly down the cliff and crept noiselessly after him down the bed of the creek, until they could both peer through the bushes down on the next bend of the stream below.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The sound of voices below answered for her.
bendverbUS /bend/
form a curve
From this reading The boy wheeled, alert as a wild-cat, the girl slid noiselessly down the cliff and crept noiselessly after him down the bed of the creek, until they could both peer through the bushes down on the next bend of the stream below.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The boy wheeled, alert as a wild-cat, the girl slid noiselessly down the cliff and crept noiselessly after him down the bed of the creek, until they could both peer through the bushes down on the next bend of the stream below.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy wheeled, alert as a wild-cat, the girl slid noiselessly down the cliff and crept noiselessly after him down the bed of the creek, until they could both peer through the bushes down on the next bend of the stream below.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading The boy wheeled, alert as a wild-cat, the girl slid noiselessly down the cliff and crept noiselessly after him down the bed of the creek, until they could both peer through the bushes down on the next bend of the stream below.
cliffnounUS /klɪf/
a steep high face of rock
From this reading The boy wheeled, alert as a wild-cat, the girl slid noiselessly down the cliff and crept noiselessly after him down the bed of the creek, until they could both peer through the bushes down on the next bend of the stream below.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I come up to tell you."
comin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "When they comin'?"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The boy wheeled, alert as a wild-cat, the girl slid noiselessly down the cliff and crept noiselessly after him down the bed of the creek, until they could both peer through the bushes down on the next bend of the stream below.
creeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading The boy wheeled, alert as a wild-cat, the girl slid noiselessly down the cliff and crept noiselessly after him down the bed of the creek, until they could both peer through the bushes down on the next bend of the stream below.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading The boy wheeled, alert as a wild-cat, the girl slid noiselessly down the cliff and crept noiselessly after him down the bed of the creek, until they could both peer through the bushes down on the next bend of the stream below.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The boy wheeled, alert as a wild-cat, the girl slid noiselessly down the cliff and crept noiselessly after him down the bed of the creek, until they could both peer through the bushes down on the next bend of the stream below.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The sound of voices below answered for her.
a young female
From this reading The boy wheeled, alert as a wild-cat, the girl slid noiselessly down the cliff and crept noiselessly after him down the bed of the creek, until they could both peer through the bushes down on the next bend of the stream below.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There they were--all of them, and down there they had halted.
haltedverbUS /ˈhɔːltəd/
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading There they were--all of them, and down there they had halted.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The sound of voices below answered for her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The boy wheeled, alert as a wild-cat, the girl slid noiselessly down the cliff and crept noiselessly after him down the bed of the creek, until they could both peer through the bushes down on the next bend of the stream below.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I come up to tell you."
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The boy wheeled, alert as a wild-cat, the girl slid noiselessly down the cliff and crept noiselessly after him down the bed of the creek, until they could both peer through the bushes down on the next bend of the stream below.
noiselesslyadverb
without a sound
From this reading The boy wheeled, alert as a wild-cat, the girl slid noiselessly down the cliff and crept noiselessly after him down the bed of the creek, until they could both peer through the bushes down on the next bend of the stream below.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sound of voices below answered for her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The boy wheeled, alert as a wild-cat, the girl slid noiselessly down the cliff and crept noiselessly after him down the bed of the creek, until they could both peer through the bushes down on the next bend of the stream below.
peernounUS /pɪr/
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading The boy wheeled, alert as a wild-cat, the girl slid noiselessly down the cliff and crept noiselessly after him down the bed of the creek, until they could both peer through the bushes down on the next bend of the stream below.
slidverbUS /slɪd/
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading The boy wheeled, alert as a wild-cat, the girl slid noiselessly down the cliff and crept noiselessly after him down the bed of the creek, until they could both peer through the bushes down on the next bend of the stream below.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The sound of voices below answered for her.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading The boy wheeled, alert as a wild-cat, the girl slid noiselessly down the cliff and crept noiselessly after him down the bed of the creek, until they could both peer through the bushes down on the next bend of the stream below.
express in words
From this reading I come up to tell you."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sound of voices below answered for her.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There they were--all of them, and down there they had halted.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There they were--all of them, and down there they had halted.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "When they comin'?"
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The boy wheeled, alert as a wild-cat, the girl slid noiselessly down the cliff and crept noiselessly after him down the bed of the creek, until they could both peer through the bushes down on the next bend of the stream below.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I come up to tell you."
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The boy wheeled, alert as a wild-cat, the girl slid noiselessly down the cliff and crept noiselessly after him down the bed of the creek, until they could both peer through the bushes down on the next bend of the stream below.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I come up to tell you."
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The sound of voices below answered for her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There they were--all of them, and down there they had halted.
wheeledadjectiveUS /wiːld/
having wheels; often used in combination
From this reading The boy wheeled, alert as a wild-cat, the girl slid noiselessly down the cliff and crept noiselessly after him down the bed of the creek, until they could both peer through the bushes down on the next bend of the stream below.
at the time that
From this reading "When they comin'?"
wild-cat
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy wheeled, alert as a wild-cat, the girl slid noiselessly down the cliff and crept noiselessly after him down the bed of the creek, until they could both peer through the bushes down on the next bend of the stream below.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I come up to tell you."
