used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading For perhaps five or six minutes it showed, moving slowly along what seemed to be the lip of Bighorn Glacier, six miles away and seven thousand feet up in the thin cold air.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading For perhaps five or six minutes it showed, moving slowly along what seemed to be the lip of Bighorn Glacier, six miles away and seven thousand feet up in the thin cold air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The answer may be more vital than you could guess!_ The three young men sat quietly and watched the faint eerie glow.
react verbally
From this reading The answer may be more vital than you could guess!_ The three young men sat quietly and watched the faint eerie glow.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading For perhaps five or six minutes it showed, moving slowly along what seemed to be the lip of Bighorn Glacier, six miles away and seven thousand feet up in the thin cold air.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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BighornnounUS /ˈbɪɡhɔːrn/
a river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana
From this reading For perhaps five or six minutes it showed, moving slowly along what seemed to be the lip of Bighorn Glacier, six miles away and seven thousand feet up in the thin cold air.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading For perhaps five or six minutes it showed, moving slowly along what seemed to be the lip of Bighorn Glacier, six miles away and seven thousand feet up in the thin cold air.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading It was ruddy and small, a spot of dull red color.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The answer may be more vital than you could guess!_ The three young men sat quietly and watched the faint eerie glow.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading It was ruddy and small, a spot of dull red color.
eerieadjectiveUS /ˈɪri/
suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
From this reading The answer may be more vital than you could guess!_ The three young men sat quietly and watched the faint eerie glow.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading The answer may be more vital than you could guess!_ The three young men sat quietly and watched the faint eerie glow.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading For perhaps five or six minutes it showed, moving slowly along what seemed to be the lip of Bighorn Glacier, six miles away and seven thousand feet up in the thin cold air.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading For perhaps five or six minutes it showed, moving slowly along what seemed to be the lip of Bighorn Glacier, six miles away and seven thousand feet up in the thin cold air.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For perhaps five or six minutes it showed, moving slowly along what seemed to be the lip of Bighorn Glacier, six miles away and seven thousand feet up in the thin cold air.
GlaciernounUS /ˈɡleɪʃər/
a slowly moving mass of ice
From this reading For perhaps five or six minutes it showed, moving slowly along what seemed to be the lip of Bighorn Glacier, six miles away and seven thousand feet up in the thin cold air.
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading The answer may be more vital than you could guess!_ The three young men sat quietly and watched the faint eerie glow.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading The answer may be more vital than you could guess!_ The three young men sat quietly and watched the faint eerie glow.
handshakenounUS /ˈhændʃeɪk/
grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For perhaps five or six minutes it showed, moving slowly along what seemed to be the lip of Bighorn Glacier, six miles away and seven thousand feet up in the thin cold air.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was ruddy and small, a spot of dull red color.
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading For perhaps five or six minutes it showed, moving slowly along what seemed to be the lip of Bighorn Glacier, six miles away and seven thousand feet up in the thin cold air.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The answer may be more vital than you could guess!_ The three young men sat quietly and watched the faint eerie glow.
the force of workers available
From this reading The answer may be more vital than you could guess!_ The three young men sat quietly and watched the faint eerie glow.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading For perhaps five or six minutes it showed, moving slowly along what seemed to be the lip of Bighorn Glacier, six miles away and seven thousand feet up in the thin cold air.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading For perhaps five or six minutes it showed, moving slowly along what seemed to be the lip of Bighorn Glacier, six miles away and seven thousand feet up in the thin cold air.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The answer may be more vital than you could guess!_ The three young men sat quietly and watched the faint eerie glow.
in motion
From this reading For perhaps five or six minutes it showed, moving slowly along what seemed to be the lip of Bighorn Glacier, six miles away and seven thousand feet up in the thin cold air.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was ruddy and small, a spot of dull red color.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For perhaps five or six minutes it showed, moving slowly along what seemed to be the lip of Bighorn Glacier, six miles away and seven thousand feet up in the thin cold air.
by chance
From this reading For perhaps five or six minutes it showed, moving slowly along what seemed to be the lip of Bighorn Glacier, six miles away and seven thousand feet up in the thin cold air.
with low volume
From this reading The answer may be more vital than you could guess!_ The three young men sat quietly and watched the faint eerie glow.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading It was ruddy and small, a spot of dull red color.
ruddyadjectiveUS /ˈrʌdi/
inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
From this reading It was ruddy and small, a spot of dull red color.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The answer may be more vital than you could guess!_ The three young men sat quietly and watched the faint eerie glow.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading For perhaps five or six minutes it showed, moving slowly along what seemed to be the lip of Bighorn Glacier, six miles away and seven thousand feet up in the thin cold air.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading For perhaps five or six minutes it showed, moving slowly along what seemed to be the lip of Bighorn Glacier, six miles away and seven thousand feet up in the thin cold air.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
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past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading For perhaps five or six minutes it showed, moving slowly along what seemed to be the lip of Bighorn Glacier, six miles away and seven thousand feet up in the thin cold air.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading For perhaps five or six minutes it showed, moving slowly along what seemed to be the lip of Bighorn Glacier, six miles away and seven thousand feet up in the thin cold air.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading For perhaps five or six minutes it showed, moving slowly along what seemed to be the lip of Bighorn Glacier, six miles away and seven thousand feet up in the thin cold air.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was ruddy and small, a spot of dull red color.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was ruddy and small, a spot of dull red color.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The answer may be more vital than you could guess!_ The three young men sat quietly and watched the faint eerie glow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The answer may be more vital than you could guess!_ The three young men sat quietly and watched the faint eerie glow.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then it vanished.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading For perhaps five or six minutes it showed, moving slowly along what seemed to be the lip of Bighorn Glacier, six miles away and seven thousand feet up in the thin cold air.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading For perhaps five or six minutes it showed, moving slowly along what seemed to be the lip of Bighorn Glacier, six miles away and seven thousand feet up in the thin cold air.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The answer may be more vital than you could guess!_ The three young men sat quietly and watched the faint eerie glow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For perhaps five or six minutes it showed, moving slowly along what seemed to be the lip of Bighorn Glacier, six miles away and seven thousand feet up in the thin cold air.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading For perhaps five or six minutes it showed, moving slowly along what seemed to be the lip of Bighorn Glacier, six miles away and seven thousand feet up in the thin cold air.
having passed out of existence
From this reading Then it vanished.
vitaladjectiveUS /ˈvaɪtəl/
urgently needed; absolutely necessary
From this reading The answer may be more vital than you could guess!_ The three young men sat quietly and watched the faint eerie glow.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was ruddy and small, a spot of dull red color.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading The answer may be more vital than you could guess!_ The three young men sat quietly and watched the faint eerie glow.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For perhaps five or six minutes it showed, moving slowly along what seemed to be the lip of Bighorn Glacier, six miles away and seven thousand feet up in the thin cold air.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The answer may be more vital than you could guess!_ The three young men sat quietly and watched the faint eerie glow.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The answer may be more vital than you could guess!_ The three young men sat quietly and watched the faint eerie glow.
