used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The little girls, snatching up their bags and baskets, exchanged a quick word with Clair-de-Lune and then hurried off towards the bungalow.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading It was here, on a narrow ledge high above the sea, that the Frenchman stopped for the first time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little girls, snatching up their bags and baskets, exchanged a quick word with Clair-de-Lune and then hurried off towards the bungalow.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WE ARE SURELY CAGED ON KEN'S ISLAND We ran up the hill, I say, as men who raced for their lives.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WE ARE SURELY CAGED ON KEN'S ISLAND We ran up the hill, I say, as men who raced for their lives.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Of these our leader made nothing, and we went on, up and up, until at last the road carried us right round the highest peak, on whose very walls we walked like chamois on a mountain crag.
bagsnounUS /bæɡz/
plural of “bag” — a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading The little girls, snatching up their bags and baskets, exchanged a quick word with Clair-de-Lune and then hurried off towards the bungalow.
basketsnounUS /ˈbæskəts/
plural of “basket” — a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading The little girls, snatching up their bags and baskets, exchanged a quick word with Clair-de-Lune and then hurried off towards the bungalow.
bungalownounUS /ˈbʌŋɡəloʊ/
a small house with a single story
From this reading The little girls, snatching up their bags and baskets, exchanged a quick word with Clair-de-Lune and then hurried off towards the bungalow.
CAGEDverbUS /keɪdʒd/
past form of “cage” — confine in a cage
From this reading WE ARE SURELY CAGED ON KEN'S ISLAND We ran up the hill, I say, as men who raced for their lives.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Of these our leader made nothing, and we went on, up and up, until at last the road carried us right round the highest peak, on whose very walls we walked like chamois on a mountain crag.
chamoisnoun
a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin
From this reading Of these our leader made nothing, and we went on, up and up, until at last the road carried us right round the highest peak, on whose very walls we walked like chamois on a mountain crag.
chasms
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From this reading Our own path lay over difficult rocks and steep slopes and chasms fearful to see.
Clair-de-Lune
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From this reading The little girls, snatching up their bags and baskets, exchanged a quick word with Clair-de-Lune and then hurried off towards the bungalow.
cragnounUS /kræɡ/
a steep rugged rock or cliff
From this reading Of these our leader made nothing, and we went on, up and up, until at last the road carried us right round the highest peak, on whose very walls we walked like chamois on a mountain crag.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Our own path lay over difficult rocks and steep slopes and chasms fearful to see.
exchangedadjectiveUS /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒd/
changed for (replaced by) something different
From this reading The little girls, snatching up their bags and baskets, exchanged a quick word with Clair-de-Lune and then hurried off towards the bungalow.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading Our own path lay over difficult rocks and steep slopes and chasms fearful to see.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was here, on a narrow ledge high above the sea, that the Frenchman stopped for the first time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WE ARE SURELY CAGED ON KEN'S ISLAND We ran up the hill, I say, as men who raced for their lives.
FrenchmannounUS /ˈfrentʃmæn/
a person of French nationality
From this reading It was here, on a narrow ledge high above the sea, that the Frenchman stopped for the first time.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The little girls, snatching up their bags and baskets, exchanged a quick word with Clair-de-Lune and then hurried off towards the bungalow.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It was here, on a narrow ledge high above the sea, that the Frenchman stopped for the first time.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It was here, on a narrow ledge high above the sea, that the Frenchman stopped for the first time.
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Of these our leader made nothing, and we went on, up and up, until at last the road carried us right round the highest peak, on whose very walls we walked like chamois on a mountain crag.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading WE ARE SURELY CAGED ON KEN'S ISLAND We ran up the hill, I say, as men who raced for their lives.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading The little girls, snatching up their bags and baskets, exchanged a quick word with Clair-de-Lune and then hurried off towards the bungalow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WE ARE SURELY CAGED ON KEN'S ISLAND We ran up the hill, I say, as men who raced for their lives.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading WE ARE SURELY CAGED ON KEN'S ISLAND We ran up the hill, I say, as men who raced for their lives.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was here, on a narrow ledge high above the sea, that the Frenchman stopped for the first time.
KEN'SnounUS /kenz/
possessive form of “ken” — range of what one can know or understand
From this reading WE ARE SURELY CAGED ON KEN'S ISLAND We ran up the hill, I say, as men who raced for their lives.
immediately past
From this reading Of these our leader made nothing, and we went on, up and up, until at last the road carried us right round the highest peak, on whose very walls we walked like chamois on a mountain crag.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Our own path lay over difficult rocks and steep slopes and chasms fearful to see.
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading Of these our leader made nothing, and we went on, up and up, until at last the road carried us right round the highest peak, on whose very walls we walked like chamois on a mountain crag.
ledgenounUS /ledʒ/
a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
From this reading It was here, on a narrow ledge high above the sea, that the Frenchman stopped for the first time.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Of these our leader made nothing, and we went on, up and up, until at last the road carried us right round the highest peak, on whose very walls we walked like chamois on a mountain crag.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little girls, snatching up their bags and baskets, exchanged a quick word with Clair-de-Lune and then hurried off towards the bungalow.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading WE ARE SURELY CAGED ON KEN'S ISLAND We ran up the hill, I say, as men who raced for their lives.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Of these our leader made nothing, and we went on, up and up, until at last the road carried us right round the highest peak, on whose very walls we walked like chamois on a mountain crag.
the force of workers available
From this reading WE ARE SURELY CAGED ON KEN'S ISLAND We ran up the hill, I say, as men who raced for their lives.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Of these our leader made nothing, and we went on, up and up, until at last the road carried us right round the highest peak, on whose very walls we walked like chamois on a mountain crag.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading It was here, on a narrow ledge high above the sea, that the Frenchman stopped for the first time.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Of these our leader made nothing, and we went on, up and up, until at last the road carried us right round the highest peak, on whose very walls we walked like chamois on a mountain crag.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of these our leader made nothing, and we went on, up and up, until at last the road carried us right round the highest peak, on whose very walls we walked like chamois on a mountain crag.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The little girls, snatching up their bags and baskets, exchanged a quick word with Clair-de-Lune and then hurried off towards the bungalow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WE ARE SURELY CAGED ON KEN'S ISLAND We ran up the hill, I say, as men who raced for their lives.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our own path lay over difficult rocks and steep slopes and chasms fearful to see.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Our own path lay over difficult rocks and steep slopes and chasms fearful to see.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Our own path lay over difficult rocks and steep slopes and chasms fearful to see.
a course of conduct
From this reading Our own path lay over difficult rocks and steep slopes and chasms fearful to see.
peaknounUS /piːk/
the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading Of these our leader made nothing, and we went on, up and up, until at last the road carried us right round the highest peak, on whose very walls we walked like chamois on a mountain crag.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading The little girls, snatching up their bags and baskets, exchanged a quick word with Clair-de-Lune and then hurried off towards the bungalow.
racedverbUS /reɪst/
past form of “race” — move hurridly
From this reading WE ARE SURELY CAGED ON KEN'S ISLAND We ran up the hill, I say, as men who raced for their lives.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading WE ARE SURELY CAGED ON KEN'S ISLAND We ran up the hill, I say, as men who raced for their lives.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Of these our leader made nothing, and we went on, up and up, until at last the road carried us right round the highest peak, on whose very walls we walked like chamois on a mountain crag.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Of these our leader made nothing, and we went on, up and up, until at last the road carried us right round the highest peak, on whose very walls we walked like chamois on a mountain crag.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Our own path lay over difficult rocks and steep slopes and chasms fearful to see.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Of these our leader made nothing, and we went on, up and up, until at last the road carried us right round the highest peak, on whose very walls we walked like chamois on a mountain crag.
express in words
From this reading WE ARE SURELY CAGED ON KEN'S ISLAND We ran up the hill, I say, as men who raced for their lives.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading It was here, on a narrow ledge high above the sea, that the Frenchman stopped for the first time.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Our own path lay over difficult rocks and steep slopes and chasms fearful to see.
slopesnounUS /sloʊps/
plural of “slope” — an elevated geological formation
From this reading Our own path lay over difficult rocks and steep slopes and chasms fearful to see.
snatchingverbUS /ˈsnætʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading The little girls, snatching up their bags and baskets, exchanged a quick word with Clair-de-Lune and then hurried off towards the bungalow.
steepadjectiveUS /stiːp/
having a sharp inclination
From this reading Our own path lay over difficult rocks and steep slopes and chasms fearful to see.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading It was here, on a narrow ledge high above the sea, that the Frenchman stopped for the first time.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading WE ARE SURELY CAGED ON KEN'S ISLAND We ran up the hill, I say, as men who raced for their lives.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was here, on a narrow ledge high above the sea, that the Frenchman stopped for the first time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WE ARE SURELY CAGED ON KEN'S ISLAND We ran up the hill, I say, as men who raced for their lives.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading WE ARE SURELY CAGED ON KEN'S ISLAND We ran up the hill, I say, as men who raced for their lives.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The little girls, snatching up their bags and baskets, exchanged a quick word with Clair-de-Lune and then hurried off towards the bungalow.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Of these our leader made nothing, and we went on, up and up, until at last the road carried us right round the highest peak, on whose very walls we walked like chamois on a mountain crag.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was here, on a narrow ledge high above the sea, that the Frenchman stopped for the first time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our own path lay over difficult rocks and steep slopes and chasms fearful to see.
in the direction of
From this reading The little girls, snatching up their bags and baskets, exchanged a quick word with Clair-de-Lune and then hurried off towards the bungalow.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Of these our leader made nothing, and we went on, up and up, until at last the road carried us right round the highest peak, on whose very walls we walked like chamois on a mountain crag.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading WE ARE SURELY CAGED ON KEN'S ISLAND We ran up the hill, I say, as men who raced for their lives.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Of these our leader made nothing, and we went on, up and up, until at last the road carried us right round the highest peak, on whose very walls we walked like chamois on a mountain crag.
precisely as stated
From this reading Of these our leader made nothing, and we went on, up and up, until at last the road carried us right round the highest peak, on whose very walls we walked like chamois on a mountain crag.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Of these our leader made nothing, and we went on, up and up, until at last the road carried us right round the highest peak, on whose very walls we walked like chamois on a mountain crag.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Of these our leader made nothing, and we went on, up and up, until at last the road carried us right round the highest peak, on whose very walls we walked like chamois on a mountain crag.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was here, on a narrow ledge high above the sea, that the Frenchman stopped for the first time.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE ARE SURELY CAGED ON KEN'S ISLAND We ran up the hill, I say, as men who raced for their lives.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Of these our leader made nothing, and we went on, up and up, until at last the road carried us right round the highest peak, on whose very walls we walked like chamois on a mountain crag.
which person or people
From this reading WE ARE SURELY CAGED ON KEN'S ISLAND We ran up the hill, I say, as men who raced for their lives.
belonging to which person
From this reading Of these our leader made nothing, and we went on, up and up, until at last the road carried us right round the highest peak, on whose very walls we walked like chamois on a mountain crag.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The little girls, snatching up their bags and baskets, exchanged a quick word with Clair-de-Lune and then hurried off towards the bungalow.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The little girls, snatching up their bags and baskets, exchanged a quick word with Clair-de-Lune and then hurried off towards the bungalow.
