used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When they reached the first hill bench he was hot and breathless, and their path led sharply upward over banks of ragged stones which had a trick of slipping down when they trod on them.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Then they struggled through short pine-scrub, crawled up a wet gorge where thick willows grew, and afterward got entangled among thickets of thorny canes.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Then they struggled through short pine-scrub, crawled up a wet gorge where thick willows grew, and afterward got entangled among thickets of thorny canes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The light was faint, and the low ground streaked with haze, as they floundered through the muskeg, sinking deep in the softer spots and splashing through shallow pools.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The light was faint, and the low ground streaked with haze, as they floundered through the muskeg, sinking deep in the softer spots and splashing through shallow pools.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading When they reached the first hill bench he was hot and breathless, and their path led sharply upward over banks of ragged stones which had a trick of slipping down when they trod on them.
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading When they reached the first hill bench he was hot and breathless, and their path led sharply upward over banks of ragged stones which had a trick of slipping down when they trod on them.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It was worse where the stones were large and they stumbled into the hollows between.
breathlessadjectiveUS /ˈbreθləs/
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading When they reached the first hill bench he was hot and breathless, and their path led sharply upward over banks of ragged stones which had a trick of slipping down when they trod on them.
canesnounUS /keɪnz/
plural of “cane” — a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
From this reading Then they struggled through short pine-scrub, crawled up a wet gorge where thick willows grew, and afterward got entangled among thickets of thorny canes.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading KIDNAPPED Harding had cause to remember the forced march he made to the Stony village.
crawledverbUS /krɔːld/
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Then they struggled through short pine-scrub, crawled up a wet gorge where thick willows grew, and afterward got entangled among thickets of thorny canes.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The light was faint, and the low ground streaked with haze, as they floundered through the muskeg, sinking deep in the softer spots and splashing through shallow pools.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When they reached the first hill bench he was hot and breathless, and their path led sharply upward over banks of ragged stones which had a trick of slipping down when they trod on them.
entangledadjectiveUS /enˈtæŋɡəld/
deeply involved especially in something complicated
From this reading Then they struggled through short pine-scrub, crawled up a wet gorge where thick willows grew, and afterward got entangled among thickets of thorny canes.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading The light was faint, and the low ground streaked with haze, as they floundered through the muskeg, sinking deep in the softer spots and splashing through shallow pools.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When they reached the first hill bench he was hot and breathless, and their path led sharply upward over banks of ragged stones which had a trick of slipping down when they trod on them.
flounderedverbUS /ˈflaʊndərd/
past form of “flounder” — walk with great difficulty
From this reading The light was faint, and the low ground streaked with haze, as they floundered through the muskeg, sinking deep in the softer spots and splashing through shallow pools.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading KIDNAPPED Harding had cause to remember the forced march he made to the Stony village.
gorgeverbUS /ɡɔːrdʒ/
overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
From this reading Then they struggled through short pine-scrub, crawled up a wet gorge where thick willows grew, and afterward got entangled among thickets of thorny canes.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Then they struggled through short pine-scrub, crawled up a wet gorge where thick willows grew, and afterward got entangled among thickets of thorny canes.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Then they struggled through short pine-scrub, crawled up a wet gorge where thick willows grew, and afterward got entangled among thickets of thorny canes.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The light was faint, and the low ground streaked with haze, as they floundered through the muskeg, sinking deep in the softer spots and splashing through shallow pools.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading KIDNAPPED Harding had cause to remember the forced march he made to the Stony village.
HardingnounUS /ˈhɑːrdɪŋ/
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
From this reading KIDNAPPED Harding had cause to remember the forced march he made to the Stony village.
hazenounUS /heɪz/
atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
From this reading The light was faint, and the low ground streaked with haze, as they floundered through the muskeg, sinking deep in the softer spots and splashing through shallow pools.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading KIDNAPPED Harding had cause to remember the forced march he made to the Stony village.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading When they reached the first hill bench he was hot and breathless, and their path led sharply upward over banks of ragged stones which had a trick of slipping down when they trod on them.
hollowsnounUS /ˈhɑːloʊz/
plural of “hollow” — a cavity or space in something
From this reading It was worse where the stones were large and they stumbled into the hollows between.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading When they reached the first hill bench he was hot and breathless, and their path led sharply upward over banks of ragged stones which had a trick of slipping down when they trod on them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The light was faint, and the low ground streaked with haze, as they floundered through the muskeg, sinking deep in the softer spots and splashing through shallow pools.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was worse where the stones were large and they stumbled into the hollows between.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was worse where the stones were large and they stumbled into the hollows between.
KIDNAPPEDverbUS /ˈkɪdnæpt/
inflected form of “kidnap” — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading KIDNAPPED Harding had cause to remember the forced march he made to the Stony village.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was worse where the stones were large and they stumbled into the hollows between.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading When they reached the first hill bench he was hot and breathless, and their path led sharply upward over banks of ragged stones which had a trick of slipping down when they trod on them.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The light was faint, and the low ground streaked with haze, as they floundered through the muskeg, sinking deep in the softer spots and splashing through shallow pools.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The light was faint, and the low ground streaked with haze, as they floundered through the muskeg, sinking deep in the softer spots and splashing through shallow pools.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading KIDNAPPED Harding had cause to remember the forced march he made to the Stony village.
march in a procession
From this reading KIDNAPPED Harding had cause to remember the forced march he made to the Stony village.
muskeg
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From this reading The light was faint, and the low ground streaked with haze, as they floundered through the muskeg, sinking deep in the softer spots and splashing through shallow pools.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When they reached the first hill bench he was hot and breathless, and their path led sharply upward over banks of ragged stones which had a trick of slipping down when they trod on them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When they reached the first hill bench he was hot and breathless, and their path led sharply upward over banks of ragged stones which had a trick of slipping down when they trod on them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When they reached the first hill bench he was hot and breathless, and their path led sharply upward over banks of ragged stones which had a trick of slipping down when they trod on them.
a course of conduct
From this reading When they reached the first hill bench he was hot and breathless, and their path led sharply upward over banks of ragged stones which had a trick of slipping down when they trod on them.
pine-scrub
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From this reading Then they struggled through short pine-scrub, crawled up a wet gorge where thick willows grew, and afterward got entangled among thickets of thorny canes.
poolsnounUS /puːlz/
plural of “pool” — an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading The light was faint, and the low ground streaked with haze, as they floundered through the muskeg, sinking deep in the softer spots and splashing through shallow pools.
raggedadjectiveUS /ˈræɡəd/
being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
From this reading When they reached the first hill bench he was hot and breathless, and their path led sharply upward over banks of ragged stones which had a trick of slipping down when they trod on them.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When they reached the first hill bench he was hot and breathless, and their path led sharply upward over banks of ragged stones which had a trick of slipping down when they trod on them.
To recall to mind.
From this reading KIDNAPPED Harding had cause to remember the forced march he made to the Stony village.
shallowadjectiveUS /ˈʃæloʊ/
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading The light was faint, and the low ground streaked with haze, as they floundered through the muskeg, sinking deep in the softer spots and splashing through shallow pools.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading When they reached the first hill bench he was hot and breathless, and their path led sharply upward over banks of ragged stones which had a trick of slipping down when they trod on them.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Then they struggled through short pine-scrub, crawled up a wet gorge where thick willows grew, and afterward got entangled among thickets of thorny canes.
sinkingnounUS /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading The light was faint, and the low ground streaked with haze, as they floundered through the muskeg, sinking deep in the softer spots and splashing through shallow pools.
slippingadjectiveUS /ˈslɪpɪŋ/
moving as on a slippery surface
From this reading When they reached the first hill bench he was hot and breathless, and their path led sharply upward over banks of ragged stones which had a trick of slipping down when they trod on them.
softeradjectiveUS /ˈsɑːftər/
comparative of “soft” — yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The light was faint, and the low ground streaked with haze, as they floundered through the muskeg, sinking deep in the softer spots and splashing through shallow pools.
splashingnounUS /ˈsplæʃɪŋ/
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
From this reading The light was faint, and the low ground streaked with haze, as they floundered through the muskeg, sinking deep in the softer spots and splashing through shallow pools.
spotsnounUS /spɑːts/
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
From this reading The light was faint, and the low ground streaked with haze, as they floundered through the muskeg, sinking deep in the softer spots and splashing through shallow pools.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading When they reached the first hill bench he was hot and breathless, and their path led sharply upward over banks of ragged stones which had a trick of slipping down when they trod on them.
StonyadjectiveUS /ˈstoʊni/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading KIDNAPPED Harding had cause to remember the forced march he made to the Stony village.
streakedadjectiveUS /striːkt/
marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations
From this reading The light was faint, and the low ground streaked with haze, as they floundered through the muskeg, sinking deep in the softer spots and splashing through shallow pools.
struggledverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəld/
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Then they struggled through short pine-scrub, crawled up a wet gorge where thick willows grew, and afterward got entangled among thickets of thorny canes.
stumbledverbUS /ˈstʌmbəld/
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading It was worse where the stones were large and they stumbled into the hollows between.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KIDNAPPED Harding had cause to remember the forced march he made to the Stony village.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When they reached the first hill bench he was hot and breathless, and their path led sharply upward over banks of ragged stones which had a trick of slipping down when they trod on them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When they reached the first hill bench he was hot and breathless, and their path led sharply upward over banks of ragged stones which had a trick of slipping down when they trod on them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then they struggled through short pine-scrub, crawled up a wet gorge where thick willows grew, and afterward got entangled among thickets of thorny canes.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The light was faint, and the low ground streaked with haze, as they floundered through the muskeg, sinking deep in the softer spots and splashing through shallow pools.
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 Then they struggled through short pine-scrub, crawled up a wet gorge where thick willows grew, and afterward got entangled among thickets of thorny canes.
thicketsnounUS /ˈθɪkəts/
plural of “thicket” — a dense growth of bushes
From this reading Then they struggled through short pine-scrub, crawled up a wet gorge where thick willows grew, and afterward got entangled among thickets of thorny canes.
thornyadjectiveUS /ˈθɔːrni/
bristling with perplexities
From this reading Then they struggled through short pine-scrub, crawled up a wet gorge where thick willows grew, and afterward got entangled among thickets of thorny canes.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The light was faint, and the low ground streaked with haze, as they floundered through the muskeg, sinking deep in the softer spots and splashing through shallow pools.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading KIDNAPPED Harding had cause to remember the forced march he made to the Stony village.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading When they reached the first hill bench he was hot and breathless, and their path led sharply upward over banks of ragged stones which had a trick of slipping down when they trod on them.
trodverbUS /trɑːd/
inflected form of “tread” — put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading When they reached the first hill bench he was hot and breathless, and their path led sharply upward over banks of ragged stones which had a trick of slipping down when they trod on them.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then they struggled through short pine-scrub, crawled up a wet gorge where thick willows grew, and afterward got entangled among thickets of thorny canes.
upwardadjectiveUS /ˈʌpwərd/
directed up
From this reading When they reached the first hill bench he was hot and breathless, and their path led sharply upward over banks of ragged stones which had a trick of slipping down when they trod on them.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading KIDNAPPED Harding had cause to remember the forced march he made to the Stony village.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The light was faint, and the low ground streaked with haze, as they floundered through the muskeg, sinking deep in the softer spots and splashing through shallow pools.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was worse where the stones were large and they stumbled into the hollows between.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading Then they struggled through short pine-scrub, crawled up a wet gorge where thick willows grew, and afterward got entangled among thickets of thorny canes.
at the time that
From this reading When they reached the first hill bench he was hot and breathless, and their path led sharply upward over banks of ragged stones which had a trick of slipping down when they trod on them.
in or at the place that
From this reading It was worse where the stones were large and they stumbled into the hollows between.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When they reached the first hill bench he was hot and breathless, and their path led sharply upward over banks of ragged stones which had a trick of slipping down when they trod on them.
willowsnounUS /ˈwɪloʊz/
plural of “willow” — any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading Then they struggled through short pine-scrub, crawled up a wet gorge where thick willows grew, and afterward got entangled among thickets of thorny canes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The light was faint, and the low ground streaked with haze, as they floundered through the muskeg, sinking deep in the softer spots and splashing through shallow pools.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading It was worse where the stones were large and they stumbled into the hollows between.
