used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Hot, eh, Ridgeley?" said Dawes, with a dry smile, mopping his forehead with a red pocket-handkerchief.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had passed through Grey Town, and the magnificent bush country beyond, with its towering heights and great cliffs rearing up their smooth red faces from tossing seas of verdure.
assented
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From this reading "Yes, it's warm," assented Gerard, who in reality was nearly light-headed with the terrible heat, but would not own it.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading They had passed through Grey Town, and the magnificent bush country beyond, with its towering heights and great cliffs rearing up their smooth red faces from tossing seas of verdure.
bushnounUS /bʊʃ/
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading They had passed through Grey Town, and the magnificent bush country beyond, with its towering heights and great cliffs rearing up their smooth red faces from tossing seas of verdure.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, it's warm," assented Gerard, who in reality was nearly light-headed with the terrible heat, but would not own it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Several days had gone by.
cliffsnounUS /klɪfs/
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading They had passed through Grey Town, and the magnificent bush country beyond, with its towering heights and great cliffs rearing up their smooth red faces from tossing seas of verdure.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading They had passed through Grey Town, and the magnificent bush country beyond, with its towering heights and great cliffs rearing up their smooth red faces from tossing seas of verdure.
DawesnounUS /dɔːz/
American patriot who rode with Paul Revere to warn that the British were advancing on Lexington and Concord (1745-1799)
From this reading "Hot, eh, Ridgeley?" said Dawes, with a dry smile, mopping his forehead with a red pocket-handkerchief.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Several days had gone by.
descendingadjectiveUS /dɪˈsendɪŋ/
coming down or downward
From this reading They had met or passed other waggons from time to time--for it was the main road to the Transvaal--and now they were descending into the Tugela valley.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading "Hot, eh, Ridgeley?" said Dawes, with a dry smile, mopping his forehead with a red pocket-handkerchief.
eh
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From this reading "Hot, eh, Ridgeley?" said Dawes, with a dry smile, mopping his forehead with a red pocket-handkerchief.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading They had passed through Grey Town, and the magnificent bush country beyond, with its towering heights and great cliffs rearing up their smooth red faces from tossing seas of verdure.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had met or passed other waggons from time to time--for it was the main road to the Transvaal--and now they were descending into the Tugela valley.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading "Hot, eh, Ridgeley?" said Dawes, with a dry smile, mopping his forehead with a red pocket-handkerchief.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had passed through Grey Town, and the magnificent bush country beyond, with its towering heights and great cliffs rearing up their smooth red faces from tossing seas of verdure.
Gerard
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From this reading "Yes, it's warm," assented Gerard, who in reality was nearly light-headed with the terrible heat, but would not own it.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Several days had gone by.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading They had passed through Grey Town, and the magnificent bush country beyond, with its towering heights and great cliffs rearing up their smooth red faces from tossing seas of verdure.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading They had passed through Grey Town, and the magnificent bush country beyond, with its towering heights and great cliffs rearing up their smooth red faces from tossing seas of verdure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Several days had gone by.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading "Yes, it's warm," assented Gerard, who in reality was nearly light-headed with the terrible heat, but would not own it.
heightsnounUS /haɪts/
a high place
From this reading They had passed through Grey Town, and the magnificent bush country beyond, with its towering heights and great cliffs rearing up their smooth red faces from tossing seas of verdure.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Hot, eh, Ridgeley?" said Dawes, with a dry smile, mopping his forehead with a red pocket-handkerchief.
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 "Hot, eh, Ridgeley?" said Dawes, with a dry smile, mopping his forehead with a red pocket-handkerchief.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes, it's warm," assented Gerard, who in reality was nearly light-headed with the terrible heat, but would not own it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They had met or passed other waggons from time to time--for it was the main road to the Transvaal--and now they were descending into the Tugela valley.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They had met or passed other waggons from time to time--for it was the main road to the Transvaal--and now they were descending into the Tugela valley.
it's
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From this reading "Yes, it's warm," assented Gerard, who in reality was nearly light-headed with the terrible heat, but would not own it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They had passed through Grey Town, and the magnificent bush country beyond, with its towering heights and great cliffs rearing up their smooth red faces from tossing seas of verdure.
light-headedadjective
weak and likely to lose consciousness
From this reading "Yes, it's warm," assented Gerard, who in reality was nearly light-headed with the terrible heat, but would not own it.
characterized by grandeur
From this reading They had passed through Grey Town, and the magnificent bush country beyond, with its towering heights and great cliffs rearing up their smooth red faces from tossing seas of verdure.
most important element
From this reading They had met or passed other waggons from time to time--for it was the main road to the Transvaal--and now they were descending into the Tugela valley.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading They had met or passed other waggons from time to time--for it was the main road to the Transvaal--and now they were descending into the Tugela valley.
moppingnounUS /ˈmɑːpɪŋ/
cleaning with a mop
From this reading "Hot, eh, Ridgeley?" said Dawes, with a dry smile, mopping his forehead with a red pocket-handkerchief.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "Yes, it's warm," assented Gerard, who in reality was nearly light-headed with the terrible heat, but would not own it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Yes, it's warm," assented Gerard, who in reality was nearly light-headed with the terrible heat, but would not own it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They had met or passed other waggons from time to time--for it was the main road to the Transvaal--and now they were descending into the Tugela valley.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had passed through Grey Town, and the magnificent bush country beyond, with its towering heights and great cliffs rearing up their smooth red faces from tossing seas of verdure.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They had met or passed other waggons from time to time--for it was the main road to the Transvaal--and now they were descending into the Tugela valley.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They had met or passed other waggons from time to time--for it was the main road to the Transvaal--and now they were descending into the Tugela valley.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Yes, it's warm," assented Gerard, who in reality was nearly light-headed with the terrible heat, but would not own it.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading They had passed through Grey Town, and the magnificent bush country beyond, with its towering heights and great cliffs rearing up their smooth red faces from tossing seas of verdure.
pocket-handkerchiefnoun
a handkerchief that is carried in a pocket
From this reading "Hot, eh, Ridgeley?" said Dawes, with a dry smile, mopping his forehead with a red pocket-handkerchief.
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading "Yes, it's warm," assented Gerard, who in reality was nearly light-headed with the terrible heat, but would not own it.
rearingnounUS /ˈrɪrɪŋ/
the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
From this reading They had passed through Grey Town, and the magnificent bush country beyond, with its towering heights and great cliffs rearing up their smooth red faces from tossing seas of verdure.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading They had passed through Grey Town, and the magnificent bush country beyond, with its towering heights and great cliffs rearing up their smooth red faces from tossing seas of verdure.
Ridgeley
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From this reading "Hot, eh, Ridgeley?" said Dawes, with a dry smile, mopping his forehead with a red pocket-handkerchief.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading They had met or passed other waggons from time to time--for it was the main road to the Transvaal--and now they were descending into the Tugela valley.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Hot, eh, Ridgeley?" said Dawes, with a dry smile, mopping his forehead with a red pocket-handkerchief.
seasnounUS /siːz/
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading They had passed through Grey Town, and the magnificent bush country beyond, with its towering heights and great cliffs rearing up their smooth red faces from tossing seas of verdure.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Several days had gone by.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Hot, eh, Ridgeley?" said Dawes, with a dry smile, mopping his forehead with a red pocket-handkerchief.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading They had passed through Grey Town, and the magnificent bush country beyond, with its towering heights and great cliffs rearing up their smooth red faces from tossing seas of verdure.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "Yes, it's warm," assented Gerard, who in reality was nearly light-headed with the terrible heat, but would not own it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They had passed through Grey Town, and the magnificent bush country beyond, with its towering heights and great cliffs rearing up their smooth red faces from tossing seas of verdure.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had passed through Grey Town, and the magnificent bush country beyond, with its towering heights and great cliffs rearing up their smooth red faces from tossing seas of verdure.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had passed through Grey Town, and the magnificent bush country beyond, with its towering heights and great cliffs rearing up their smooth red faces from tossing seas of verdure.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They had passed through Grey Town, and the magnificent bush country beyond, with its towering heights and great cliffs rearing up their smooth red faces from tossing seas of verdure.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They had met or passed other waggons from time to time--for it was the main road to the Transvaal--and now they were descending into the Tugela valley.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had met or passed other waggons from time to time--for it was the main road to the Transvaal--and now they were descending into the Tugela valley.
tossingverbUS /ˈtɔːsɪŋ/
-ing form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading They had passed through Grey Town, and the magnificent bush country beyond, with its towering heights and great cliffs rearing up their smooth red faces from tossing seas of verdure.
toweringadjectiveUS /ˈtaʊərɪŋ/
of imposing height; especially standing out above others
From this reading They had passed through Grey Town, and the magnificent bush country beyond, with its towering heights and great cliffs rearing up their smooth red faces from tossing seas of verdure.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading They had passed through Grey Town, and the magnificent bush country beyond, with its towering heights and great cliffs rearing up their smooth red faces from tossing seas of verdure.
TransvaalnounUS /trænzˈvɑːl/
a province of northeastern South Africa originally inhabited by Africans who spoke Bantu; colonized by the Boers
From this reading They had met or passed other waggons from time to time--for it was the main road to the Transvaal--and now they were descending into the Tugela valley.
Tugelanoun
a major waterfall in southern Africa; has more than one leap
From this reading They had met or passed other waggons from time to time--for it was the main road to the Transvaal--and now they were descending into the Tugela valley.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They had passed through Grey Town, and the magnificent bush country beyond, with its towering heights and great cliffs rearing up their smooth red faces from tossing seas of verdure.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading They had met or passed other waggons from time to time--for it was the main road to the Transvaal--and now they were descending into the Tugela valley.
verdurenoun
green foliage
From this reading They had passed through Grey Town, and the magnificent bush country beyond, with its towering heights and great cliffs rearing up their smooth red faces from tossing seas of verdure.
waggons
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From this reading They had met or passed other waggons from time to time--for it was the main road to the Transvaal--and now they were descending into the Tugela valley.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading "Yes, it's warm," assented Gerard, who in reality was nearly light-headed with the terrible heat, but would not own it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had met or passed other waggons from time to time--for it was the main road to the Transvaal--and now they were descending into the Tugela valley.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had met or passed other waggons from time to time--for it was the main road to the Transvaal--and now they were descending into the Tugela valley.
which person or people
From this reading "Yes, it's warm," assented Gerard, who in reality was nearly light-headed with the terrible heat, but would not own it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had passed through Grey Town, and the magnificent bush country beyond, with its towering heights and great cliffs rearing up their smooth red faces from tossing seas of verdure.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Yes, it's warm," assented Gerard, who in reality was nearly light-headed with the terrible heat, but would not own it.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, it's warm," assented Gerard, who in reality was nearly light-headed with the terrible heat, but would not own it.
