used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A flash of red on the desert.
(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 There was only one bit of color in all the monotonous landscape.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sand hills and plains, plains and sand hills, stretching out indefinitely and interminably.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Six weary travelers, brown as Indians, hot and thirsty, their clothes, their hair, their eyes and nostrils filled with a fine dust.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading There was only one bit of color in all the monotonous landscape.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Six weary travelers, brown as Indians, hot and thirsty, their clothes, their hair, their eyes and nostrils filled with a fine dust.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But a good traveler never complains and not one voice was lifted in protest.
clothing in general
From this reading Six weary travelers, brown as Indians, hot and thirsty, their clothes, their hair, their eyes and nostrils filled with a fine dust.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading There was only one bit of color in all the monotonous landscape.
complainsverbUS /kəmˈpleɪnz/
third-person singular of “complain” — express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading But a good traveler never complains and not one voice was lifted in protest.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading A flash of red on the desert.
remove the dust from
From this reading Six weary travelers, brown as Indians, hot and thirsty, their clothes, their hair, their eyes and nostrils filled with a fine dust.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Six weary travelers, brown as Indians, hot and thirsty, their clothes, their hair, their eyes and nostrils filled with a fine dust.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Six weary travelers, brown as Indians, hot and thirsty, their clothes, their hair, their eyes and nostrils filled with a fine dust.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Six weary travelers, brown as Indians, hot and thirsty, their clothes, their hair, their eyes and nostrils filled with a fine dust.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading A flash of red on the desert.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading But a good traveler never complains and not one voice was lifted in protest.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Six weary travelers, brown as Indians, hot and thirsty, their clothes, their hair, their eyes and nostrils filled with a fine dust.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Sand hills and plains, plains and sand hills, stretching out indefinitely and interminably.
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 Six weary travelers, brown as Indians, hot and thirsty, their clothes, their hair, their eyes and nostrils filled with a fine dust.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was only one bit of color in all the monotonous landscape.
indefinitelyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdefənətli/
to an indefinite extent; for an indefinite time
From this reading Sand hills and plains, plains and sand hills, stretching out indefinitely and interminably.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading Six weary travelers, brown as Indians, hot and thirsty, their clothes, their hair, their eyes and nostrils filled with a fine dust.
interminablyadverbUS /ˈɪntərmɪnæbli/
all the time; seemingly without stopping
From this reading Sand hills and plains, plains and sand hills, stretching out indefinitely and interminably.
landscapenounUS /ˈlændskeɪp/
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading There was only one bit of color in all the monotonous landscape.
held up in the air
From this reading But a good traveler never complains and not one voice was lifted in protest.
monotonousadjectiveUS /məˈnɑːtənəs/
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
From this reading There was only one bit of color in all the monotonous landscape.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But a good traveler never complains and not one voice was lifted in protest.
nostrilsnounUS /ˈnɑːstrəlz/
plural of “nostril” — either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose
From this reading Six weary travelers, brown as Indians, hot and thirsty, their clothes, their hair, their eyes and nostrils filled with a fine dust.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But a good traveler never complains and not one voice was lifted in protest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was only one bit of color in all the monotonous landscape.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A flash of red on the desert.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was only one bit of color in all the monotonous landscape.
and nothing more
From this reading There was only one bit of color in all the monotonous landscape.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Sand hills and plains, plains and sand hills, stretching out indefinitely and interminably.
plainsnounUS /pleɪnz/
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading Sand hills and plains, plains and sand hills, stretching out indefinitely and interminably.
protestnounUS /ˈproʊtest/
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading But a good traveler never complains and not one voice was lifted in protest.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading A flash of red on the desert.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading Sand hills and plains, plains and sand hills, stretching out indefinitely and interminably.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Six weary travelers, brown as Indians, hot and thirsty, their clothes, their hair, their eyes and nostrils filled with a fine dust.
stretchingnounUS /ˈstretʃɪŋ/
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading Sand hills and plains, plains and sand hills, stretching out indefinitely and interminably.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was only one bit of color in all the monotonous landscape.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Six weary travelers, brown as Indians, hot and thirsty, their clothes, their hair, their eyes and nostrils filled with a fine dust.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was only one bit of color in all the monotonous landscape.
thirstyadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːrsti/
needing moisture
From this reading Six weary travelers, brown as Indians, hot and thirsty, their clothes, their hair, their eyes and nostrils filled with a fine dust.
travelernounUS /ˈtrævələr/
a person who changes location
From this reading But a good traveler never complains and not one voice was lifted in protest.
travelersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveler” — a person who changes location
From this reading Six weary travelers, brown as Indians, hot and thirsty, their clothes, their hair, their eyes and nostrils filled with a fine dust.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading But a good traveler never complains and not one voice was lifted in protest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was only one bit of color in all the monotonous landscape.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Six weary travelers, brown as Indians, hot and thirsty, their clothes, their hair, their eyes and nostrils filled with a fine dust.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Six weary travelers, brown as Indians, hot and thirsty, their clothes, their hair, their eyes and nostrils filled with a fine dust.
