used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Below them lay a vast panorama of valley and now flattened hills.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Meadow-Brook Girls, after a day of hard climbing, were about half way to the summit of Mt. Washington.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The Meadow-Brook Girls, after a day of hard climbing, were about half way to the summit of Mt. Washington.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading WASHINGTON The supper smoke rose lazily in the still air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Below them lay a vast panorama of valley and now flattened hills.
ASCENTnounUS /əˈsent/
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
From this reading THE ASCENT OF MT.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They had chosen the most difficult climbing to be found in the White Mountain Range.
BelowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Below them lay a vast panorama of valley and now flattened hills.
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading They had chosen the most difficult climbing to be found in the White Mountain Range.
climbingnounUS /ˈklaɪmɪŋ/
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading The Meadow-Brook Girls, after a day of hard climbing, were about half way to the summit of Mt. Washington.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The Meadow-Brook Girls, after a day of hard climbing, were about half way to the summit of Mt. Washington.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading They had chosen the most difficult climbing to be found in the White Mountain Range.
flattenedadjectiveUS /ˈflætənd/
having been flattened
From this reading Below them lay a vast panorama of valley and now flattened hills.
set up or found
From this reading They had chosen the most difficult climbing to be found in the White Mountain Range.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The Meadow-Brook Girls, after a day of hard climbing, were about half way to the summit of Mt. Washington.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had chosen the most difficult climbing to be found in the White Mountain Range.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The Meadow-Brook Girls, after a day of hard climbing, were about half way to the summit of Mt. Washington.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The Meadow-Brook Girls, after a day of hard climbing, were about half way to the summit of Mt. Washington.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Below them lay a vast panorama of valley and now flattened hills.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WASHINGTON The supper smoke rose lazily in the still air.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Below them lay a vast panorama of valley and now flattened hills.
lazilyadverbUS /ˈlæzəli/
in a slow and lazy manner
From this reading WASHINGTON The supper smoke rose lazily in the still air.
Meadow-Brook
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From this reading The Meadow-Brook Girls, after a day of hard climbing, were about half way to the summit of Mt. Washington.
used to form the superlative
From this reading They had chosen the most difficult climbing to be found in the White Mountain Range.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading They had chosen the most difficult climbing to be found in the White Mountain Range.
MTnounUS /maʊnt/
a radioactive transuranic element
From this reading THE ASCENT OF MT.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Below them lay a vast panorama of valley and now flattened hills.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ASCENT OF MT.
panoramanounUS /ˌpænərˈæmə/
the visual percept of a region
From this reading Below them lay a vast panorama of valley and now flattened hills.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading They had chosen the most difficult climbing to be found in the White Mountain Range.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading WASHINGTON The supper smoke rose lazily in the still air.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading WASHINGTON The supper smoke rose lazily in the still air.
not in physical motion
From this reading WASHINGTON The supper smoke rose lazily in the still air.
summitnounUS /ˈsʌmət/
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
From this reading The Meadow-Brook Girls, after a day of hard climbing, were about half way to the summit of Mt. Washington.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading WASHINGTON The supper smoke rose lazily in the still air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ASCENT OF MT.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Below them lay a vast panorama of valley and now flattened hills.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had chosen the most difficult climbing to be found in the White Mountain Range.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Meadow-Brook Girls, after a day of hard climbing, were about half way to the summit of Mt. Washington.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Below them lay a vast panorama of valley and now flattened hills.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Below them lay a vast panorama of valley and now flattened hills.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading WASHINGTON The supper smoke rose lazily in the still air.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The Meadow-Brook Girls, after a day of hard climbing, were about half way to the summit of Mt. Washington.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Meadow-Brook Girls, after a day of hard climbing, were about half way to the summit of Mt. Washington.
a Caucasian
From this reading They had chosen the most difficult climbing to be found in the White Mountain Range.
