adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The first day we bobbed up and over innumerable little ridges of a few hundred feet elevation, crossed several streams, and skirted the wide bowl-like amphitheatre of a basin.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There we rested-over a day, camped under a single pine-tree, with the quick-growing mountain grasses thick about us, a semicircle of mountains on three sides, and the plunge into the cañon on the other.
addressedadjectiveUS /əˈdrest/
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading We turned away from our view and addressed ourselves to the task of finding out just when we were going to get there.
AlpineadjectiveUS /ˈælpaɪn/
relating to or characteristic of alps
From this reading The second day we climbed over things and finally ended in a small hanging park named Alpine Meadows, at an elevation of eight thousand five hundred feet.
amphitheatrenounUS /ˈæmfəθiˈeɪtər/
a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater)
From this reading The first day we bobbed up and over innumerable little ridges of a few hundred feet elevation, crossed several streams, and skirted the wide bowl-like amphitheatre of a basin.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The second day we climbed over things and finally ended in a small hanging park named Alpine Meadows, at an elevation of eight thousand five hundred feet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We turned away from our view and addressed ourselves to the task of finding out just when we were going to get there.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we needed meat, we spent part of the day in finding a deer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The second day we climbed over things and finally ended in a small hanging park named Alpine Meadows, at an elevation of eight thousand five hundred feet.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We turned away from our view and addressed ourselves to the task of finding out just when we were going to get there.
basinnounUS /ˈbeɪsən/
a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
From this reading The first day we bobbed up and over innumerable little ridges of a few hundred feet elevation, crossed several streams, and skirted the wide bowl-like amphitheatre of a basin.
bobbed
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From this reading The first day we bobbed up and over innumerable little ridges of a few hundred feet elevation, crossed several streams, and skirted the wide bowl-like amphitheatre of a basin.
bowl-like
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From this reading The first day we bobbed up and over innumerable little ridges of a few hundred feet elevation, crossed several streams, and skirted the wide bowl-like amphitheatre of a basin.
campedverbUS /kæmpt/
past form of “camp” — live in or as if in a tent
From this reading There we rested-over a day, camped under a single pine-tree, with the quick-growing mountain grasses thick about us, a semicircle of mountains on three sides, and the plunge into the cañon on the other.
cañon
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From this reading There we rested-over a day, camped under a single pine-tree, with the quick-growing mountain grasses thick about us, a semicircle of mountains on three sides, and the plunge into the cañon on the other.
climbedverbUS /klaɪmd/
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading The second day we climbed over things and finally ended in a small hanging park named Alpine Meadows, at an elevation of eight thousand five hundred feet.
crossedadjectiveUS /krɔːst/
placed crosswise
From this reading The first day we bobbed up and over innumerable little ridges of a few hundred feet elevation, crossed several streams, and skirted the wide bowl-like amphitheatre of a basin.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The first day we bobbed up and over innumerable little ridges of a few hundred feet elevation, crossed several streams, and skirted the wide bowl-like amphitheatre of a basin.
deernounUS /dɪr/
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading As we needed meat, we spent part of the day in finding a deer.
eightadjectiveUS /eɪt/
being one more than seven
From this reading The second day we climbed over things and finally ended in a small hanging park named Alpine Meadows, at an elevation of eight thousand five hundred feet.
elevationnounUS /ˌeləˈveɪʃən/
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading The first day we bobbed up and over innumerable little ridges of a few hundred feet elevation, crossed several streams, and skirted the wide bowl-like amphitheatre of a basin.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading The second day we climbed over things and finally ended in a small hanging park named Alpine Meadows, at an elevation of eight thousand five hundred feet.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The first day we bobbed up and over innumerable little ridges of a few hundred feet elevation, crossed several streams, and skirted the wide bowl-like amphitheatre of a basin.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The first day we bobbed up and over innumerable little ridges of a few hundred feet elevation, crossed several streams, and skirted the wide bowl-like amphitheatre of a basin.
finallyadverbUS /ˈfaɪnəli/
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading The second day we climbed over things and finally ended in a small hanging park named Alpine Meadows, at an elevation of eight thousand five hundred feet.
findingnounUS /ˈfaɪndɪŋ/
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading We turned away from our view and addressed ourselves to the task of finding out just when we were going to get there.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first day we bobbed up and over innumerable little ridges of a few hundred feet elevation, crossed several streams, and skirted the wide bowl-like amphitheatre of a basin.
fivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading The second day we climbed over things and finally ended in a small hanging park named Alpine Meadows, at an elevation of eight thousand five hundred feet.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We turned away from our view and addressed ourselves to the task of finding out just when we were going to get there.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We turned away from our view and addressed ourselves to the task of finding out just when we were going to get there.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading We turned away from our view and addressed ourselves to the task of finding out just when we were going to get there.
grassesnounUS /ˈɡræsəz/
plural of “grass” — narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
From this reading There we rested-over a day, camped under a single pine-tree, with the quick-growing mountain grasses thick about us, a semicircle of mountains on three sides, and the plunge into the cañon on the other.
hangingnounUS /ˈhæŋɪŋ/
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading The second day we climbed over things and finally ended in a small hanging park named Alpine Meadows, at an elevation of eight thousand five hundred feet.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading The first day we bobbed up and over innumerable little ridges of a few hundred feet elevation, crossed several streams, and skirted the wide bowl-like amphitheatre of a basin.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The second day we climbed over things and finally ended in a small hanging park named Alpine Meadows, at an elevation of eight thousand five hundred feet.
innumerableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnuːmərəbəl/
too numerous to be counted
From this reading The first day we bobbed up and over innumerable little ridges of a few hundred feet elevation, crossed several streams, and skirted the wide bowl-like amphitheatre of a basin.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There we rested-over a day, camped under a single pine-tree, with the quick-growing mountain grasses thick about us, a semicircle of mountains on three sides, and the plunge into the cañon on the other.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading We turned away from our view and addressed ourselves to the task of finding out just when we were going to get there.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The first day we bobbed up and over innumerable little ridges of a few hundred feet elevation, crossed several streams, and skirted the wide bowl-like amphitheatre of a basin.
MeadowsnounUS /ˈmedoʊz/
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading The second day we climbed over things and finally ended in a small hanging park named Alpine Meadows, at an elevation of eight thousand five hundred feet.
meatnounUS /miːt/
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading As we needed meat, we spent part of the day in finding a deer.
mountainnounUS /ˈmaʊntən/
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading There we rested-over a day, camped under a single pine-tree, with the quick-growing mountain grasses thick about us, a semicircle of mountains on three sides, and the plunge into the cañon on the other.
mountainsnounUS /ˈmaʊntənz/
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading There we rested-over a day, camped under a single pine-tree, with the quick-growing mountain grasses thick about us, a semicircle of mountains on three sides, and the plunge into the cañon on the other.
namedverbUS /neɪmd/
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The second day we climbed over things and finally ended in a small hanging park named Alpine Meadows, at an elevation of eight thousand five hundred feet.
neededadjectiveUS /ˈniːdəd/
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading As we needed meat, we spent part of the day in finding a deer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We turned away from our view and addressed ourselves to the task of finding out just when we were going to get there.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There we rested-over a day, camped under a single pine-tree, with the quick-growing mountain grasses thick about us, a semicircle of mountains on three sides, and the plunge into the cañon on the other.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading There we rested-over a day, camped under a single pine-tree, with the quick-growing mountain grasses thick about us, a semicircle of mountains on three sides, and the plunge into the cañon on the other.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We turned away from our view and addressed ourselves to the task of finding out just when we were going to get there.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We turned away from our view and addressed ourselves to the task of finding out just when we were going to get there.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We turned away from our view and addressed ourselves to the task of finding out just when we were going to get there.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The first day we bobbed up and over innumerable little ridges of a few hundred feet elevation, crossed several streams, and skirted the wide bowl-like amphitheatre of a basin.
parknounUS /pɑːrk/
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading The second day we climbed over things and finally ended in a small hanging park named Alpine Meadows, at an elevation of eight thousand five hundred feet.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading As we needed meat, we spent part of the day in finding a deer.
pine-tree
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From this reading There we rested-over a day, camped under a single pine-tree, with the quick-growing mountain grasses thick about us, a semicircle of mountains on three sides, and the plunge into the cañon on the other.
plungeverbUS /plʌndʒ/
thrust or throw into
From this reading There we rested-over a day, camped under a single pine-tree, with the quick-growing mountain grasses thick about us, a semicircle of mountains on three sides, and the plunge into the cañon on the other.
quick-growing
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From this reading There we rested-over a day, camped under a single pine-tree, with the quick-growing mountain grasses thick about us, a semicircle of mountains on three sides, and the plunge into the cañon on the other.
rested-over
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From this reading There we rested-over a day, camped under a single pine-tree, with the quick-growing mountain grasses thick about us, a semicircle of mountains on three sides, and the plunge into the cañon on the other.
ridgesnounUS /ˈrɪdʒəz/
plural of “ridge” — a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading The first day we bobbed up and over innumerable little ridges of a few hundred feet elevation, crossed several streams, and skirted the wide bowl-like amphitheatre of a basin.
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The second day we climbed over things and finally ended in a small hanging park named Alpine Meadows, at an elevation of eight thousand five hundred feet.
semicircle
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From this reading There we rested-over a day, camped under a single pine-tree, with the quick-growing mountain grasses thick about us, a semicircle of mountains on three sides, and the plunge into the cañon on the other.
severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading The first day we bobbed up and over innumerable little ridges of a few hundred feet elevation, crossed several streams, and skirted the wide bowl-like amphitheatre of a basin.
sidesnounUS /saɪdz/
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading There we rested-over a day, camped under a single pine-tree, with the quick-growing mountain grasses thick about us, a semicircle of mountains on three sides, and the plunge into the cañon on the other.
singleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪŋɡəl/
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading There we rested-over a day, camped under a single pine-tree, with the quick-growing mountain grasses thick about us, a semicircle of mountains on three sides, and the plunge into the cañon on the other.
skirtedverbUS /ˈskɜːrtɪd/
past form of “skirt” — avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading The first day we bobbed up and over innumerable little ridges of a few hundred feet elevation, crossed several streams, and skirted the wide bowl-like amphitheatre of a basin.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The second day we climbed over things and finally ended in a small hanging park named Alpine Meadows, at an elevation of eight thousand five hundred feet.
spentadjectiveUS /spent/
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading As we needed meat, we spent part of the day in finding a deer.
streamsnounUS /striːmz/
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading The first day we bobbed up and over innumerable little ridges of a few hundred feet elevation, crossed several streams, and skirted the wide bowl-like amphitheatre of a basin.
tasknounUS /tæsk/
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading We turned away from our view and addressed ourselves to the task of finding out just when we were going to get there.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We turned away from our view and addressed ourselves to the task of finding out just when we were going to get there.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading We turned away from our view and addressed ourselves to the task of finding out just when we were going to get there.
thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading There we rested-over a day, camped under a single pine-tree, with the quick-growing mountain grasses thick about us, a semicircle of mountains on three sides, and the plunge into the cañon on the other.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The second day we climbed over things and finally ended in a small hanging park named Alpine Meadows, at an elevation of eight thousand five hundred feet.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading The second day we climbed over things and finally ended in a small hanging park named Alpine Meadows, at an elevation of eight thousand five hundred feet.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading There we rested-over a day, camped under a single pine-tree, with the quick-growing mountain grasses thick about us, a semicircle of mountains on three sides, and the plunge into the cañon on the other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We turned away from our view and addressed ourselves to the task of finding out just when we were going to get there.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading We turned away from our view and addressed ourselves to the task of finding out just when we were going to get there.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There we rested-over a day, camped under a single pine-tree, with the quick-growing mountain grasses thick about us, a semicircle of mountains on three sides, and the plunge into the cañon on the other.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The first day we bobbed up and over innumerable little ridges of a few hundred feet elevation, crossed several streams, and skirted the wide bowl-like amphitheatre of a basin.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There we rested-over a day, camped under a single pine-tree, with the quick-growing mountain grasses thick about us, a semicircle of mountains on three sides, and the plunge into the cañon on the other.
viewnounUS /vjuː/
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading We turned away from our view and addressed ourselves to the task of finding out just when we were going to get there.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We turned away from our view and addressed ourselves to the task of finding out just when we were going to get there.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We turned away from our view and addressed ourselves to the task of finding out just when we were going to get there.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We turned away from our view and addressed ourselves to the task of finding out just when we were going to get there.
wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The first day we bobbed up and over innumerable little ridges of a few hundred feet elevation, crossed several streams, and skirted the wide bowl-like amphitheatre of a basin.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There we rested-over a day, camped under a single pine-tree, with the quick-growing mountain grasses thick about us, a semicircle of mountains on three sides, and the plunge into the cañon on the other.
