used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The water, icy cold, was a shock, but Dancing had made no mistake.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A moment later, chilled to the bone but with his mind cleared by the sharp plunge, Bucks felt his companion's arm drawing him toward the farther shore where, in the slack water of an elbow of the stream, Dancing led the way across a shoal of gravel and Bucks waded after him up the riverbank.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A moment later, chilled to the bone but with his mind cleared by the sharp plunge, Bucks felt his companion's arm drawing him toward the farther shore where, in the slack water of an elbow of the stream, Dancing led the way across a shoal of gravel and Bucks waded after him up the riverbank.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A moment later, chilled to the bone but with his mind cleared by the sharp plunge, Bucks felt his companion's arm drawing him toward the farther shore where, in the slack water of an elbow of the stream, Dancing led the way across a shoal of gravel and Bucks waded after him up the riverbank.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were below the rocks and needed only to steady themselves as the resistless current swept them down toward the railroad yards.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading A moment later, chilled to the bone but with his mind cleared by the sharp plunge, Bucks felt his companion's arm drawing him toward the farther shore where, in the slack water of an elbow of the stream, Dancing led the way across a shoal of gravel and Bucks waded after him up the riverbank.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were below the rocks and needed only to steady themselves as the resistless current swept them down toward the railroad yards.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Bucks demonstrated that he could swim and the two seemed hardly in the water before they could fully see the burning roundhouse.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading They were below the rocks and needed only to steady themselves as the resistless current swept them down toward the railroad yards.
bonenounUS /boʊn/
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading A moment later, chilled to the bone but with his mind cleared by the sharp plunge, Bucks felt his companion's arm drawing him toward the farther shore where, in the slack water of an elbow of the stream, Dancing led the way across a shoal of gravel and Bucks waded after him up the riverbank.
BucksnounUS /bʌks/
plural of “buck” — a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting
From this reading Bucks demonstrated that he could swim and the two seemed hardly in the water before they could fully see the burning roundhouse.
the act of burning something
From this reading Bucks demonstrated that he could swim and the two seemed hardly in the water before they could fully see the burning roundhouse.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The water, icy cold, was a shock, but Dancing had made no mistake.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A moment later, chilled to the bone but with his mind cleared by the sharp plunge, Bucks felt his companion's arm drawing him toward the farther shore where, in the slack water of an elbow of the stream, Dancing led the way across a shoal of gravel and Bucks waded after him up the riverbank.
chilledverbUS /tʃɪld/
past form of “chill” — depress or discourage
From this reading A moment later, chilled to the bone but with his mind cleared by the sharp plunge, Bucks felt his companion's arm drawing him toward the farther shore where, in the slack water of an elbow of the stream, Dancing led the way across a shoal of gravel and Bucks waded after him up the riverbank.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading A moment later, chilled to the bone but with his mind cleared by the sharp plunge, Bucks felt his companion's arm drawing him toward the farther shore where, in the slack water of an elbow of the stream, Dancing led the way across a shoal of gravel and Bucks waded after him up the riverbank.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The water, icy cold, was a shock, but Dancing had made no mistake.
companion's
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From this reading A moment later, chilled to the bone but with his mind cleared by the sharp plunge, Bucks felt his companion's arm drawing him toward the farther shore where, in the slack water of an elbow of the stream, Dancing led the way across a shoal of gravel and Bucks waded after him up the riverbank.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Bucks demonstrated that he could swim and the two seemed hardly in the water before they could fully see the burning roundhouse.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading They were below the rocks and needed only to steady themselves as the resistless current swept them down toward the railroad yards.
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading The water, icy cold, was a shock, but Dancing had made no mistake.
demonstratedadjectiveUS /ˈdemənstreɪtɪd/
having been demonstrated or verified beyond doubt
From this reading Bucks demonstrated that he could swim and the two seemed hardly in the water before they could fully see the burning roundhouse.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They were below the rocks and needed only to steady themselves as the resistless current swept them down toward the railroad yards.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading A moment later, chilled to the bone but with his mind cleared by the sharp plunge, Bucks felt his companion's arm drawing him toward the farther shore where, in the slack water of an elbow of the stream, Dancing led the way across a shoal of gravel and Bucks waded after him up the riverbank.
elbownounUS /ˈelboʊ/
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading A moment later, chilled to the bone but with his mind cleared by the sharp plunge, Bucks felt his companion's arm drawing him toward the farther shore where, in the slack water of an elbow of the stream, Dancing led the way across a shoal of gravel and Bucks waded after him up the riverbank.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading A moment later, chilled to the bone but with his mind cleared by the sharp plunge, Bucks felt his companion's arm drawing him toward the farther shore where, in the slack water of an elbow of the stream, Dancing led the way across a shoal of gravel and Bucks waded after him up the riverbank.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading A moment later, chilled to the bone but with his mind cleared by the sharp plunge, Bucks felt his companion's arm drawing him toward the farther shore where, in the slack water of an elbow of the stream, Dancing led the way across a shoal of gravel and Bucks waded after him up the riverbank.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading Bucks demonstrated that he could swim and the two seemed hardly in the water before they could fully see the burning roundhouse.
gravelnounUS /ˈɡrævəl/
rock fragments and pebbles
From this reading A moment later, chilled to the bone but with his mind cleared by the sharp plunge, Bucks felt his companion's arm drawing him toward the farther shore where, in the slack water of an elbow of the stream, Dancing led the way across a shoal of gravel and Bucks waded after him up the riverbank.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The water, icy cold, was a shock, but Dancing had made no mistake.
only a very short time before
From this reading Bucks demonstrated that he could swim and the two seemed hardly in the water before they could fully see the burning roundhouse.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bucks demonstrated that he could swim and the two seemed hardly in the water before they could fully see the burning roundhouse.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A moment later, chilled to the bone but with his mind cleared by the sharp plunge, Bucks felt his companion's arm drawing him toward the farther shore where, in the slack water of an elbow of the stream, Dancing led the way across a shoal of gravel and Bucks waded after him up the riverbank.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A moment later, chilled to the bone but with his mind cleared by the sharp plunge, Bucks felt his companion's arm drawing him toward the farther shore where, in the slack water of an elbow of the stream, Dancing led the way across a shoal of gravel and Bucks waded after him up the riverbank.
icyadjectiveUS /ˈaɪsi/
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading The water, icy cold, was a shock, but Dancing had made no mistake.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bucks demonstrated that he could swim and the two seemed hardly in the water before they could fully see the burning roundhouse.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They plunged together into the river.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A moment later, chilled to the bone but with his mind cleared by the sharp plunge, Bucks felt his companion's arm drawing him toward the farther shore where, in the slack water of an elbow of the stream, Dancing led the way across a shoal of gravel and Bucks waded after him up the riverbank.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading A moment later, chilled to the bone but with his mind cleared by the sharp plunge, Bucks felt his companion's arm drawing him toward the farther shore where, in the slack water of an elbow of the stream, Dancing led the way across a shoal of gravel and Bucks waded after him up the riverbank.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The water, icy cold, was a shock, but Dancing had made no mistake.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading A moment later, chilled to the bone but with his mind cleared by the sharp plunge, Bucks felt his companion's arm drawing him toward the farther shore where, in the slack water of an elbow of the stream, Dancing led the way across a shoal of gravel and Bucks waded after him up the riverbank.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading The water, icy cold, was a shock, but Dancing had made no mistake.
a particular point in time
From this reading A moment later, chilled to the bone but with his mind cleared by the sharp plunge, Bucks felt his companion's arm drawing him toward the farther shore where, in the slack water of an elbow of the stream, Dancing led the way across a shoal of gravel and Bucks waded after him up the riverbank.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading They were below the rocks and needed only to steady themselves as the resistless current swept them down toward the railroad yards.
not any; not one
From this reading The water, icy cold, was a shock, but Dancing had made no mistake.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A moment later, chilled to the bone but with his mind cleared by the sharp plunge, Bucks felt his companion's arm drawing him toward the farther shore where, in the slack water of an elbow of the stream, Dancing led the way across a shoal of gravel and Bucks waded after him up the riverbank.
and nothing more
From this reading They were below the rocks and needed only to steady themselves as the resistless current swept them down toward the railroad yards.
plungeverbUS /plʌndʒ/
thrust or throw into
From this reading A moment later, chilled to the bone but with his mind cleared by the sharp plunge, Bucks felt his companion's arm drawing him toward the farther shore where, in the slack water of an elbow of the stream, Dancing led the way across a shoal of gravel and Bucks waded after him up the riverbank.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading They plunged together into the river.
railroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading They were below the rocks and needed only to steady themselves as the resistless current swept them down toward the railroad yards.
resistlessadjective
impossible to resist; overpowering
From this reading They were below the rocks and needed only to steady themselves as the resistless current swept them down toward the railroad yards.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading They plunged together into the river.
riverbanknounUS /ˈrɪvərbæŋk/
the bank of a river
From this reading A moment later, chilled to the bone but with his mind cleared by the sharp plunge, Bucks felt his companion's arm drawing him toward the farther shore where, in the slack water of an elbow of the stream, Dancing led the way across a shoal of gravel and Bucks waded after him up the riverbank.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading They were below the rocks and needed only to steady themselves as the resistless current swept them down toward the railroad yards.
roundhousenounUS /ˈraʊndhaʊs/
workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives
From this reading Bucks demonstrated that he could swim and the two seemed hardly in the water before they could fully see the burning roundhouse.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Bucks demonstrated that he could swim and the two seemed hardly in the water before they could fully see the burning roundhouse.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Bucks demonstrated that he could swim and the two seemed hardly in the water before they could fully see the burning roundhouse.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading A moment later, chilled to the bone but with his mind cleared by the sharp plunge, Bucks felt his companion's arm drawing him toward the farther shore where, in the slack water of an elbow of the stream, Dancing led the way across a shoal of gravel and Bucks waded after him up the riverbank.
shoalnoun
a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
From this reading A moment later, chilled to the bone but with his mind cleared by the sharp plunge, Bucks felt his companion's arm drawing him toward the farther shore where, in the slack water of an elbow of the stream, Dancing led the way across a shoal of gravel and Bucks waded after him up the riverbank.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading The water, icy cold, was a shock, but Dancing had made no mistake.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading A moment later, chilled to the bone but with his mind cleared by the sharp plunge, Bucks felt his companion's arm drawing him toward the farther shore where, in the slack water of an elbow of the stream, Dancing led the way across a shoal of gravel and Bucks waded after him up the riverbank.
slackadjectiveUS /slæk/
not tense or taut
From this reading A moment later, chilled to the bone but with his mind cleared by the sharp plunge, Bucks felt his companion's arm drawing him toward the farther shore where, in the slack water of an elbow of the stream, Dancing led the way across a shoal of gravel and Bucks waded after him up the riverbank.
make steady
From this reading They were below the rocks and needed only to steady themselves as the resistless current swept them down toward the railroad yards.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading A moment later, chilled to the bone but with his mind cleared by the sharp plunge, Bucks felt his companion's arm drawing him toward the farther shore where, in the slack water of an elbow of the stream, Dancing led the way across a shoal of gravel and Bucks waded after him up the riverbank.
possessing sweep
From this reading They were below the rocks and needed only to steady themselves as the resistless current swept them down toward the railroad yards.
swimverbUS /swɪm/
travel through water
From this reading Bucks demonstrated that he could swim and the two seemed hardly in the water before they could fully see the burning roundhouse.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bucks demonstrated that he could swim and the two seemed hardly in the water before they could fully see the burning roundhouse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They plunged together into the river.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were below the rocks and needed only to steady themselves as the resistless current swept them down toward the railroad yards.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They were below the rocks and needed only to steady themselves as the resistless current swept them down toward the railroad yards.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They plunged together into the river.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were below the rocks and needed only to steady themselves as the resistless current swept them down toward the railroad yards.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading They plunged together into the river.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading They were below the rocks and needed only to steady themselves as the resistless current swept them down toward the railroad yards.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Bucks demonstrated that he could swim and the two seemed hardly in the water before they could fully see the burning roundhouse.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A moment later, chilled to the bone but with his mind cleared by the sharp plunge, Bucks felt his companion's arm drawing him toward the farther shore where, in the slack water of an elbow of the stream, Dancing led the way across a shoal of gravel and Bucks waded after him up the riverbank.
wadedverbUS /ˈweɪdɪd/
past form of “wade” — walk (through relatively shallow water)
From this reading A moment later, chilled to the bone but with his mind cleared by the sharp plunge, Bucks felt his companion's arm drawing him toward the farther shore where, in the slack water of an elbow of the stream, Dancing led the way across a shoal of gravel and Bucks waded after him up the riverbank.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The water, icy cold, was a shock, but Dancing had made no mistake.
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 The water, icy cold, was a shock, but Dancing had made no mistake.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A moment later, chilled to the bone but with his mind cleared by the sharp plunge, Bucks felt his companion's arm drawing him toward the farther shore where, in the slack water of an elbow of the stream, Dancing led the way across a shoal of gravel and Bucks waded after him up the riverbank.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were below the rocks and needed only to steady themselves as the resistless current swept them down toward the railroad yards.
in or at the place that
From this reading A moment later, chilled to the bone but with his mind cleared by the sharp plunge, Bucks felt his companion's arm drawing him toward the farther shore where, in the slack water of an elbow of the stream, Dancing led the way across a shoal of gravel and Bucks waded after him up the riverbank.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A moment later, chilled to the bone but with his mind cleared by the sharp plunge, Bucks felt his companion's arm drawing him toward the farther shore where, in the slack water of an elbow of the stream, Dancing led the way across a shoal of gravel and Bucks waded after him up the riverbank.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading They were below the rocks and needed only to steady themselves as the resistless current swept them down toward the railroad yards.
