used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CHILD IN THE MIDST The river Hishu was swift.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It raced and swirled between its clay banks.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading It raced and swirled between its clay banks.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading It was a fascinating monster, sinuous, terrible, beautiful.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It raced and swirled between its clay banks.
a young person of either sex
From this reading A CHILD IN THE MIDST The river Hishu was swift.
claynounUS /kleɪ/
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading It raced and swirled between its clay banks.
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 The water was cold--icy cold--for countless small streams from snow-capped mountains contributed to its volume.
contributedverbUS /kənˈtrɪbjuːtɪd/
past form of “contribute” — bestow a quality on
From this reading The water was cold--icy cold--for countless small streams from snow-capped mountains contributed to its volume.
countlessadjectiveUS /ˈkaʊntləs/
too numerous to be counted
From this reading The water was cold--icy cold--for countless small streams from snow-capped mountains contributed to its volume.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading The most dangerous spot on the whole river was the Klikhausia Rapids.
fascinatingadjectiveUS /ˈfæsəneɪtɪŋ/
capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading It was a fascinating monster, sinuous, terrible, beautiful.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The water was cold--icy cold--for countless small streams from snow-capped mountains contributed to its volume.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The water was cold--icy cold--for countless small streams from snow-capped mountains contributed to its volume.
Hishu
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From this reading A CHILD IN THE MIDST The river Hishu was swift.
icyadjectiveUS /ˈaɪsi/
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading The water was cold--icy cold--for countless small streams from snow-capped mountains contributed to its volume.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A CHILD IN THE MIDST The river Hishu was swift.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It raced and swirled between its clay banks.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It raced and swirled between its clay banks.
Klikhausia
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From this reading The most dangerous spot on the whole river was the Klikhausia Rapids.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading A CHILD IN THE MIDST The river Hishu was swift.
monsternounUS /ˈmɑːnstər/
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading It was a fascinating monster, sinuous, terrible, beautiful.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The most dangerous spot on the whole river was the Klikhausia Rapids.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The water was cold--icy cold--for countless small streams from snow-capped mountains contributed to its volume.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The most dangerous spot on the whole river was the Klikhausia Rapids.
racedverbUS /reɪst/
past form of “race” — move hurridly
From this reading It raced and swirled between its clay banks.
RapidsnounUS /ˈræpədz/
plural of “rapid” — a part of a river where the current is very fast
From this reading The most dangerous spot on the whole river was the Klikhausia Rapids.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading A CHILD IN THE MIDST The river Hishu was swift.
sinuousadjectiveUS /ˈsɪnwəs/
curved or curving in and out
From this reading It was a fascinating monster, sinuous, terrible, beautiful.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The water was cold--icy cold--for countless small streams from snow-capped mountains contributed to its volume.
snow-cappedadjective
(of mountains) capped with a covering of snow
From this reading The water was cold--icy cold--for countless small streams from snow-capped mountains contributed to its volume.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The most dangerous spot on the whole river was the Klikhausia Rapids.
streamsnounUS /striːmz/
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading The water was cold--icy cold--for countless small streams from snow-capped mountains contributed to its volume.
moving very fast
From this reading A CHILD IN THE MIDST The river Hishu was swift.
swirledverbUS /swɜːrld/
past form of “swirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading It raced and swirled between its clay banks.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading It was a fascinating monster, sinuous, terrible, beautiful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CHILD IN THE MIDST The river Hishu was swift.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The water was cold--icy cold--for countless small streams from snow-capped mountains contributed to its volume.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading The water was cold--icy cold--for countless small streams from snow-capped mountains contributed to its volume.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A CHILD IN THE MIDST The river Hishu was swift.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The water was cold--icy cold--for countless small streams from snow-capped mountains contributed to its volume.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The most dangerous spot on the whole river was the Klikhausia Rapids.
