used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a full hour they sat under a tree, well-sheltered in its shadows, and looked searchingly at the slopes below them.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading From there they could look all along the Ridge, and even see the faint gleam of their own campfires in the distance.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading From there they could look all along the Ridge, and even see the faint gleam of their own campfires in the distance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With that they left the party and continued their journey to the top of the hill.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading There was no sign of life on the Ridge, but that was inconclusive, for they knew that directly below them several bands of cadets were moving around.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “For the time being at least we will just stay here and sweep the hills with our eyes,” Jordan said.
bandsnounUS /bændz/
plural of “band” — an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading There was no sign of life on the Ridge, but that was inconclusive, for they knew that directly below them several bands of cadets were moving around.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “For the time being at least we will just stay here and sweep the hills with our eyes,” Jordan said.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading There was no sign of life on the Ridge, but that was inconclusive, for they knew that directly below them several bands of cadets were moving around.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was no sign of life on the Ridge, but that was inconclusive, for they knew that directly below them several bands of cadets were moving around.
cadetsnounUS /kəˈdets/
plural of “cadet” — a military trainee (as at a military academy)
From this reading There was no sign of life on the Ridge, but that was inconclusive, for they knew that directly below them several bands of cadets were moving around.
campfiresnounUS /ˈkæmpfaɪərz/
plural of “campfire” — a small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking (as at a camp)
From this reading From there they could look all along the Ridge, and even see the faint gleam of their own campfires in the distance.
without stop or interruption
From this reading With that they left the party and continued their journey to the top of the hill.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading From there they could look all along the Ridge, and even see the faint gleam of their own campfires in the distance.
without deviation
From this reading There was no sign of life on the Ridge, but that was inconclusive, for they knew that directly below them several bands of cadets were moving around.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading From there they could look all along the Ridge, and even see the faint gleam of their own campfires in the distance.
divisible by two
From this reading From there they could look all along the Ridge, and even see the faint gleam of their own campfires in the distance.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “For the time being at least we will just stay here and sweep the hills with our eyes,” Jordan said.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading From there they could look all along the Ridge, and even see the faint gleam of their own campfires in the distance.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was no sign of life on the Ridge, but that was inconclusive, for they knew that directly below them several bands of cadets were moving around.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From there they could look all along the Ridge, and even see the faint gleam of their own campfires in the distance.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading For a full hour they sat under a tree, well-sheltered in its shadows, and looked searchingly at the slopes below them.
gleamverbUS /ɡliːm/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading From there they could look all along the Ridge, and even see the faint gleam of their own campfires in the distance.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “For the time being at least we will just stay here and sweep the hills with our eyes,” Jordan said.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading With that they left the party and continued their journey to the top of the hill.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “For the time being at least we will just stay here and sweep the hills with our eyes,” Jordan said.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading For a full hour they sat under a tree, well-sheltered in its shadows, and looked searchingly at the slopes below them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From there they could look all along the Ridge, and even see the faint gleam of their own campfires in the distance.
inconclusiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkənˈkluːsɪv/
not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question
From this reading There was no sign of life on the Ridge, but that was inconclusive, for they knew that directly below them several bands of cadets were moving around.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For a full hour they sat under a tree, well-sheltered in its shadows, and looked searchingly at the slopes below them.
JordannounUS /ˈdʒɔːrdən/
a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
From this reading “For the time being at least we will just stay here and sweep the hills with our eyes,” Jordan said.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading With that they left the party and continued their journey to the top of the hill.
and nothing more
From this reading “For the time being at least we will just stay here and sweep the hills with our eyes,” Jordan said.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading There was no sign of life on the Ridge, but that was inconclusive, for they knew that directly below them several bands of cadets were moving around.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “For the time being at least we will just stay here and sweep the hills with our eyes,” Jordan said.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading With that they left the party and continued their journey to the top of the hill.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading There was no sign of life on the Ridge, but that was inconclusive, for they knew that directly below them several bands of cadets were moving around.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading From there they could look all along the Ridge, and even see the faint gleam of their own campfires in the distance.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading For a full hour they sat under a tree, well-sheltered in its shadows, and looked searchingly at the slopes below them.
in motion
From this reading There was no sign of life on the Ridge, but that was inconclusive, for they knew that directly below them several bands of cadets were moving around.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no sign of life on the Ridge, but that was inconclusive, for they knew that directly below them several bands of cadets were moving around.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With that they left the party and continued their journey to the top of the hill.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was no sign of life on the Ridge, but that was inconclusive, for they knew that directly below them several bands of cadets were moving around.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “For the time being at least we will just stay here and sweep the hills with our eyes,” Jordan said.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading From there they could look all along the Ridge, and even see the faint gleam of their own campfires in the distance.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading With that they left the party and continued their journey to the top of the hill.
RidgenounUS /rɪdʒ/
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading From there they could look all along the Ridge, and even see the faint gleam of their own campfires in the distance.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “For the time being at least we will just stay here and sweep the hills with our eyes,” Jordan said.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading For a full hour they sat under a tree, well-sheltered in its shadows, and looked searchingly at the slopes below them.
searchinglyadverb
in a searching manner
From this reading For a full hour they sat under a tree, well-sheltered in its shadows, and looked searchingly at the slopes below them.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading From there they could look all along the Ridge, and even see the faint gleam of their own campfires in the distance.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading There was no sign of life on the Ridge, but that was inconclusive, for they knew that directly below them several bands of cadets were moving around.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading For a full hour they sat under a tree, well-sheltered in its shadows, and looked searchingly at the slopes below them.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading There was no sign of life on the Ridge, but that was inconclusive, for they knew that directly below them several bands of cadets were moving around.
slopesnounUS /sloʊps/
plural of “slope” — an elevated geological formation
From this reading For a full hour they sat under a tree, well-sheltered in its shadows, and looked searchingly at the slopes below them.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “For the time being at least we will just stay here and sweep the hills with our eyes,” Jordan said.
sweepverbUS /swiːp/
sweep across or over
From this reading “For the time being at least we will just stay here and sweep the hills with our eyes,” Jordan said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With that they left the party and continued their journey to the top of the hill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With that they left the party and continued their journey to the top of the hill.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading With that they left the party and continued their journey to the top of the hill.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There was no sign of life on the Ridge, but that was inconclusive, for they knew that directly below them several bands of cadets were moving around.
in or at that place or location
From this reading From there they could look all along the Ridge, and even see the faint gleam of their own campfires in the distance.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With that they left the party and continued their journey to the top of the hill.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “For the time being at least we will just stay here and sweep the hills with our eyes,” Jordan said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With that they left the party and continued their journey to the top of the hill.
the upper part of anything
From this reading With that they left the party and continued their journey to the top of the hill.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading For a full hour they sat under a tree, well-sheltered in its shadows, and looked searchingly at the slopes below them.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading For a full hour they sat under a tree, well-sheltered in its shadows, and looked searchingly at the slopes below them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no sign of life on the Ridge, but that was inconclusive, for they knew that directly below them several bands of cadets were moving around.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “For the time being at least we will just stay here and sweep the hills with our eyes,” Jordan said.
well-sheltered
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From this reading For a full hour they sat under a tree, well-sheltered in its shadows, and looked searchingly at the slopes below them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was no sign of life on the Ridge, but that was inconclusive, for they knew that directly below them several bands of cadets were moving around.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “For the time being at least we will just stay here and sweep the hills with our eyes,” Jordan said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With that they left the party and continued their journey to the top of the hill.
