used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “This is a splendid place to stop until we can bleach out the copper color from our skins,” Mr. Whitley suggested.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “That will enable me to study this old ruin—I think it was a fortress,” Mr. Gray added.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “And, besides, I will admit that our last climb tired me greatly.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “We will have to camp somewhere while Bill goes to the nearest settlement and gets something to take out this coloring: we left Cuzco as white people; we do not want to return in red skins.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “We will have to camp somewhere while Bill goes to the nearest settlement and gets something to take out this coloring: we left Cuzco as white people; we do not want to return in red skins.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Why can’t we go where we had our camp before—down below?”
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “Why can’t we go where we had our camp before—down below?”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “And, besides, I will admit that our last climb tired me greatly.”
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “We will have to camp somewhere while Bill goes to the nearest settlement and gets something to take out this coloring: we left Cuzco as white people; we do not want to return in red skins.”
bleachnounUS /bliːtʃ/
the whiteness that results from removing the color from something
From this reading “This is a splendid place to stop until we can bleach out the copper color from our skins,” Mr. Whitley suggested.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “We will have to camp somewhere while Bill goes to the nearest settlement and gets something to take out this coloring: we left Cuzco as white people; we do not want to return in red skins.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “This is a splendid place to stop until we can bleach out the copper color from our skins,” Mr. Whitley suggested.
can't
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From this reading “Why can’t we go where we had our camp before—down below?”
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “And, besides, I will admit that our last climb tired me greatly.”
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading “This is a splendid place to stop until we can bleach out the copper color from our skins,” Mr. Whitley suggested.
coloringnounUS /ˈkʌlərɪŋ/
a digestible substance used to give color to food
From this reading “We will have to camp somewhere while Bill goes to the nearest settlement and gets something to take out this coloring: we left Cuzco as white people; we do not want to return in red skins.”
coppernounUS /ˈkɑːpər/
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
From this reading “This is a splendid place to stop until we can bleach out the copper color from our skins,” Mr. Whitley suggested.
Cuzconoun
a town in the Andes in southern Peru; formerly the capital of the Inca empire
From this reading “We will have to camp somewhere while Bill goes to the nearest settlement and gets something to take out this coloring: we left Cuzco as white people; we do not want to return in red skins.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “We will have to camp somewhere while Bill goes to the nearest settlement and gets something to take out this coloring: we left Cuzco as white people; we do not want to return in red skins.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Why can’t we go where we had our camp before—down below?”
enableverbUS /eˈneɪbəl/
render capable or able for some task
From this reading “That will enable me to study this old ruin—I think it was a fortress,” Mr. Gray added.
fortressnounUS /ˈfɔːrtrəs/
a fortified defensive structure
From this reading “That will enable me to study this old ruin—I think it was a fortress,” Mr. Gray added.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “This is a splendid place to stop until we can bleach out the copper color from our skins,” Mr. Whitley suggested.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “We will have to camp somewhere while Bill goes to the nearest settlement and gets something to take out this coloring: we left Cuzco as white people; we do not want to return in red skins.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Why can’t we go where we had our camp before—down below?”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “We will have to camp somewhere while Bill goes to the nearest settlement and gets something to take out this coloring: we left Cuzco as white people; we do not want to return in red skins.”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “That will enable me to study this old ruin—I think it was a fortress,” Mr. Gray added.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading “And, besides, I will admit that our last climb tired me greatly.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Why can’t we go where we had our camp before—down below?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We will have to camp somewhere while Bill goes to the nearest settlement and gets something to take out this coloring: we left Cuzco as white people; we do not want to return in red skins.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That will enable me to study this old ruin—I think it was a fortress,” Mr. Gray added.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “We will have to camp somewhere while Bill goes to the nearest settlement and gets something to take out this coloring: we left Cuzco as white people; we do not want to return in red skins.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This is a splendid place to stop until we can bleach out the copper color from our skins,” Mr. Whitley suggested.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “That will enable me to study this old ruin—I think it was a fortress,” Mr. Gray added.
immediately past
From this reading “And, besides, I will admit that our last climb tired me greatly.”
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 “We will have to camp somewhere while Bill goes to the nearest settlement and gets something to take out this coloring: we left Cuzco as white people; we do not want to return in red skins.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That will enable me to study this old ruin—I think it was a fortress,” Mr. Gray added.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “This is a splendid place to stop until we can bleach out the copper color from our skins,” Mr. Whitley suggested.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading “We will have to camp somewhere while Bill goes to the nearest settlement and gets something to take out this coloring: we left Cuzco as white people; we do not want to return in red skins.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “We will have to camp somewhere while Bill goes to the nearest settlement and gets something to take out this coloring: we left Cuzco as white people; we do not want to return in red skins.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “That will enable me to study this old ruin—I think it was a fortress,” Mr. Gray added.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “This is a splendid place to stop until we can bleach out the copper color from our skins,” Mr. Whitley suggested.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “This is a splendid place to stop until we can bleach out the copper color from our skins,” Mr. Whitley suggested.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “We will have to camp somewhere while Bill goes to the nearest settlement and gets something to take out this coloring: we left Cuzco as white people; we do not want to return in red skins.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “This is a splendid place to stop until we can bleach out the copper color from our skins,” Mr. Whitley suggested.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “We will have to camp somewhere while Bill goes to the nearest settlement and gets something to take out this coloring: we left Cuzco as white people; we do not want to return in red skins.”
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “We will have to camp somewhere while Bill goes to the nearest settlement and gets something to take out this coloring: we left Cuzco as white people; we do not want to return in red skins.”
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading “That will enable me to study this old ruin—I think it was a fortress,” Mr. Gray added.
settlementnounUS /ˈsetəlmənt/
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading “We will have to camp somewhere while Bill goes to the nearest settlement and gets something to take out this coloring: we left Cuzco as white people; we do not want to return in red skins.”
skinsnounUS /skɪnz/
plural of “skin” — a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading “This is a splendid place to stop until we can bleach out the copper color from our skins,” Mr. Whitley suggested.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “We will have to camp somewhere while Bill goes to the nearest settlement and gets something to take out this coloring: we left Cuzco as white people; we do not want to return in red skins.”
in or at or to some place
From this reading “We will have to camp somewhere while Bill goes to the nearest settlement and gets something to take out this coloring: we left Cuzco as white people; we do not want to return in red skins.”
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading “This is a splendid place to stop until we can bleach out the copper color from our skins,” Mr. Whitley suggested.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “This is a splendid place to stop until we can bleach out the copper color from our skins,” Mr. Whitley suggested.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “That will enable me to study this old ruin—I think it was a fortress,” Mr. Gray added.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “This is a splendid place to stop until we can bleach out the copper color from our skins,” Mr. Whitley suggested.
carry out
From this reading “We will have to camp somewhere while Bill goes to the nearest settlement and gets something to take out this coloring: we left Cuzco as white people; we do not want to return in red skins.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That will enable me to study this old ruin—I think it was a fortress,” Mr. Gray added.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “This is a splendid place to stop until we can bleach out the copper color from our skins,” Mr. Whitley suggested.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “That will enable me to study this old ruin—I think it was a fortress,” Mr. Gray added.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is a splendid place to stop until we can bleach out the copper color from our skins,” Mr. Whitley suggested.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “And, besides, I will admit that our last climb tired me greatly.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “This is a splendid place to stop until we can bleach out the copper color from our skins,” Mr. Whitley suggested.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “This is a splendid place to stop until we can bleach out the copper color from our skins,” Mr. Whitley suggested.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “We will have to camp somewhere while Bill goes to the nearest settlement and gets something to take out this coloring: we left Cuzco as white people; we do not want to return in red skins.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That will enable me to study this old ruin—I think it was a fortress,” Mr. Gray added.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “This is a splendid place to stop until we can bleach out the copper color from our skins,” Mr. Whitley suggested.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Why can’t we go where we had our camp before—down below?”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “We will have to camp somewhere while Bill goes to the nearest settlement and gets something to take out this coloring: we left Cuzco as white people; we do not want to return in red skins.”
a Caucasian
From this reading “We will have to camp somewhere while Bill goes to the nearest settlement and gets something to take out this coloring: we left Cuzco as white people; we do not want to return in red skins.”
Whitley
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This is a splendid place to stop until we can bleach out the copper color from our skins,” Mr. Whitley suggested.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why can’t we go where we had our camp before—down below?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “We will have to camp somewhere while Bill goes to the nearest settlement and gets something to take out this coloring: we left Cuzco as white people; we do not want to return in red skins.”
