used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They turned off the _Pallida Mors_ and into a narrower stream.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the whole, it seemed to be not so rough, and they glided along hour after hour under the beaming sun until Hal began to tire.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading On the whole, it seemed to be not so rough, and they glided along hour after hour under the beaming sun until Hal began to tire.
in addition
From this reading Also, he seemed to know just to the minute when they would arrive at the lonely jungle spot.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They turned off the _Pallida Mors_ and into a narrower stream.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Also, he seemed to know just to the minute when they would arrive at the lonely jungle spot.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Also, he seemed to know just to the minute when they would arrive at the lonely jungle spot.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Joaquim’s knowledge of the region was uncanny and Hal perceived, before very long, that the Indian must have made many such trips back and forth to Ceara’s camp.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On the whole, it seemed to be not so rough, and they glided along hour after hour under the beaming sun until Hal began to tire.
beamingadjectiveUS /ˈbiːmɪŋ/
cheerful and bright
From this reading On the whole, it seemed to be not so rough, and they glided along hour after hour under the beaming sun until Hal began to tire.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Joaquim’s knowledge of the region was uncanny and Hal perceived, before very long, that the Indian must have made many such trips back and forth to Ceara’s camp.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading On the whole, it seemed to be not so rough, and they glided along hour after hour under the beaming sun until Hal began to tire.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Joaquim’s knowledge of the region was uncanny and Hal perceived, before very long, that the Indian must have made many such trips back and forth to Ceara’s camp.
cataractsnounUS /ˈkætərækts/
plural of “cataract” — an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye
From this reading Small cataracts sprayed down over rocky cliffs, sending a continuous foam over the surface of the water.
Ceara's
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From this reading Joaquim’s knowledge of the region was uncanny and Hal perceived, before very long, that the Indian must have made many such trips back and forth to Ceara’s camp.
cliffsnounUS /klɪfs/
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading Small cataracts sprayed down over rocky cliffs, sending a continuous foam over the surface of the water.
continuousadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəs/
continuing in time or space without interruption
From this reading Small cataracts sprayed down over rocky cliffs, sending a continuous foam over the surface of the water.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Small cataracts sprayed down over rocky cliffs, sending a continuous foam over the surface of the water.
foamnounUS /foʊm/
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading Small cataracts sprayed down over rocky cliffs, sending a continuous foam over the surface of the water.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Joaquim’s knowledge of the region was uncanny and Hal perceived, before very long, that the Indian must have made many such trips back and forth to Ceara’s camp.
glidedverbUS /ˈɡlaɪdɪd/
past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading On the whole, it seemed to be not so rough, and they glided along hour after hour under the beaming sun until Hal began to tire.
Hal
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From this reading On the whole, it seemed to be not so rough, and they glided along hour after hour under the beaming sun until Hal began to tire.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Joaquim’s knowledge of the region was uncanny and Hal perceived, before very long, that the Indian must have made many such trips back and forth to Ceara’s camp.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Also, he seemed to know just to the minute when they would arrive at the lonely jungle spot.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading On the whole, it seemed to be not so rough, and they glided along hour after hour under the beaming sun until Hal began to tire.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading Joaquim’s knowledge of the region was uncanny and Hal perceived, before very long, that the Indian must have made many such trips back and forth to Ceara’s camp.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They turned off the _Pallida Mors_ and into a narrower stream.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the whole, it seemed to be not so rough, and they glided along hour after hour under the beaming sun until Hal began to tire.
Joaquim's
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From this reading Joaquim’s knowledge of the region was uncanny and Hal perceived, before very long, that the Indian must have made many such trips back and forth to Ceara’s camp.
junglenounUS /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading Also, he seemed to know just to the minute when they would arrive at the lonely jungle spot.
and nothing more
From this reading Also, he seemed to know just to the minute when they would arrive at the lonely jungle spot.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Also, he seemed to know just to the minute when they would arrive at the lonely jungle spot.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading Joaquim’s knowledge of the region was uncanny and Hal perceived, before very long, that the Indian must have made many such trips back and forth to Ceara’s camp.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading Also, he seemed to know just to the minute when they would arrive at the lonely jungle spot.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Joaquim’s knowledge of the region was uncanny and Hal perceived, before very long, that the Indian must have made many such trips back and forth to Ceara’s camp.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Joaquim’s knowledge of the region was uncanny and Hal perceived, before very long, that the Indian must have made many such trips back and forth to Ceara’s camp.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Joaquim’s knowledge of the region was uncanny and Hal perceived, before very long, that the Indian must have made many such trips back and forth to Ceara’s camp.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Also, he seemed to know just to the minute when they would arrive at the lonely jungle spot.
Morsnoun
(Roman mythology) Roman god of death; counterpart of Thanatos
From this reading They turned off the _Pallida Mors_ and into a narrower stream.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Joaquim’s knowledge of the region was uncanny and Hal perceived, before very long, that the Indian must have made many such trips back and forth to Ceara’s camp.
narroweradjectiveUS /ˈneroʊər/
comparative of “narrow” — not wide
From this reading They turned off the _Pallida Mors_ and into a narrower stream.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On the whole, it seemed to be not so rough, and they glided along hour after hour under the beaming sun until Hal began to tire.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Small cataracts sprayed down over rocky cliffs, sending a continuous foam over the surface of the water.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They turned off the _Pallida Mors_ and into a narrower stream.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the whole, it seemed to be not so rough, and they glided along hour after hour under the beaming sun until Hal began to tire.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Small cataracts sprayed down over rocky cliffs, sending a continuous foam over the surface of the water.
Pallida
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From this reading They turned off the _Pallida Mors_ and into a narrower stream.
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading Joaquim’s knowledge of the region was uncanny and Hal perceived, before very long, that the Indian must have made many such trips back and forth to Ceara’s camp.
regionnounUS /ˈriːdʒən/
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading Joaquim’s knowledge of the region was uncanny and Hal perceived, before very long, that the Indian must have made many such trips back and forth to Ceara’s camp.
rockyadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːki/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading Small cataracts sprayed down over rocky cliffs, sending a continuous foam over the surface of the water.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading On the whole, it seemed to be not so rough, and they glided along hour after hour under the beaming sun until Hal began to tire.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading On the whole, it seemed to be not so rough, and they glided along hour after hour under the beaming sun until Hal began to tire.
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading Small cataracts sprayed down over rocky cliffs, sending a continuous foam over the surface of the water.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Small cataracts sprayed down over rocky cliffs, sending a continuous foam over the surface of the water.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading On the whole, it seemed to be not so rough, and they glided along hour after hour under the beaming sun until Hal began to tire.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Also, he seemed to know just to the minute when they would arrive at the lonely jungle spot.
sprayedverbUS /spreɪd/
past form of “spray” — be discharged in sprays of liquid
From this reading Small cataracts sprayed down over rocky cliffs, sending a continuous foam over the surface of the water.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading They turned off the _Pallida Mors_ and into a narrower stream.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Joaquim’s knowledge of the region was uncanny and Hal perceived, before very long, that the Indian must have made many such trips back and forth to Ceara’s camp.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading On the whole, it seemed to be not so rough, and they glided along hour after hour under the beaming sun until Hal began to tire.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading Small cataracts sprayed down over rocky cliffs, sending a continuous foam over the surface of the water.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Joaquim’s knowledge of the region was uncanny and Hal perceived, before very long, that the Indian must have made many such trips back and forth to Ceara’s camp.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They turned off the _Pallida Mors_ and into a narrower stream.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They turned off the _Pallida Mors_ and into a narrower stream.
tireverbUS /ˈtaɪər/
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
From this reading On the whole, it seemed to be not so rough, and they glided along hour after hour under the beaming sun until Hal began to tire.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the whole, it seemed to be not so rough, and they glided along hour after hour under the beaming sun until Hal began to tire.
tripsnounUS /trɪps/
plural of “trip” — a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading Joaquim’s knowledge of the region was uncanny and Hal perceived, before very long, that the Indian must have made many such trips back and forth to Ceara’s camp.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading They turned off the _Pallida Mors_ and into a narrower stream.
uncannyadjectiveUS /ənˈkæni/
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading Joaquim’s knowledge of the region was uncanny and Hal perceived, before very long, that the Indian must have made many such trips back and forth to Ceara’s camp.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading On the whole, it seemed to be not so rough, and they glided along hour after hour under the beaming sun until Hal began to tire.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading On the whole, it seemed to be not so rough, and they glided along hour after hour under the beaming sun until Hal began to tire.
precisely as stated
From this reading Joaquim’s knowledge of the region was uncanny and Hal perceived, before very long, that the Indian must have made many such trips back and forth to Ceara’s camp.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Joaquim’s knowledge of the region was uncanny and Hal perceived, before very long, that the Indian must have made many such trips back and forth to Ceara’s camp.
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 Small cataracts sprayed down over rocky cliffs, sending a continuous foam over the surface of the water.
at the time that
From this reading Also, he seemed to know just to the minute when they would arrive at the lonely jungle spot.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading On the whole, it seemed to be not so rough, and they glided along hour after hour under the beaming sun until Hal began to tire.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Also, he seemed to know just to the minute when they would arrive at the lonely jungle spot.
