used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It told them in unmistakable terms that they were lost and, as Barry had truly said, at a very serious time.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After all of their recent pushing on, they were right back at the place where they had been a short time before.
(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 After all of their recent pushing on, they were right back at the place where they had been a short time before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Barry and Kent stood in the storm-tossed woods and gazed with sinking hearts at the ledge of rock before them.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “I wonder how we came to go around like that?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It told them in unmistakable terms that they were lost and, as Barry had truly said, at a very serious time.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Kent asked, as he brushed snow from the front of his coat and tried to see around him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Barry and Kent stood in the storm-tossed woods and gazed with sinking hearts at the ledge of rock before them.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading After all of their recent pushing on, they were right back at the place where they had been a short time before.
Barry
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From this reading Barry and Kent stood in the storm-tossed woods and gazed with sinking hearts at the ledge of rock before them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading After all of their recent pushing on, they were right back at the place where they had been a short time before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Barry and Kent stood in the storm-tossed woods and gazed with sinking hearts at the ledge of rock before them.
brushedadjectiveUS /brʌʃt/
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading Kent asked, as he brushed snow from the front of his coat and tried to see around him.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I wonder how we came to go around like that?”
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading Kent asked, as he brushed snow from the front of his coat and tried to see around him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Kent asked, as he brushed snow from the front of his coat and tried to see around him.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Kent asked, as he brushed snow from the front of his coat and tried to see around him.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Barry and Kent stood in the storm-tossed woods and gazed with sinking hearts at the ledge of rock before them.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I wonder how we came to go around like that?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It told them in unmistakable terms that they were lost and, as Barry had truly said, at a very serious time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kent asked, as he brushed snow from the front of his coat and tried to see around him.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading Barry and Kent stood in the storm-tossed woods and gazed with sinking hearts at the ledge of rock before them.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Kent asked, as he brushed snow from the front of his coat and tried to see around him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Kent asked, as he brushed snow from the front of his coat and tried to see around him.
how
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From this reading “I wonder how we came to go around like that?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wonder how we came to go around like that?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Barry and Kent stood in the storm-tossed woods and gazed with sinking hearts at the ledge of rock before them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It told them in unmistakable terms that they were lost and, as Barry had truly said, at a very serious time.
KentnounUS /kent/
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading Barry and Kent stood in the storm-tossed woods and gazed with sinking hearts at the ledge of rock before them.
ledgenounUS /ledʒ/
a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
From this reading Barry and Kent stood in the storm-tossed woods and gazed with sinking hearts at the ledge of rock before them.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I wonder how we came to go around like that?”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading It told them in unmistakable terms that they were lost and, as Barry had truly said, at a very serious time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Barry and Kent stood in the storm-tossed woods and gazed with sinking hearts at the ledge of rock before them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After all of their recent pushing on, they were right back at the place where they had been a short time before.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading After all of their recent pushing on, they were right back at the place where they had been a short time before.
pushingnounUS /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading After all of their recent pushing on, they were right back at the place where they had been a short time before.
recentadjectiveUS /ˈriːsənt/
new
From this reading After all of their recent pushing on, they were right back at the place where they had been a short time before.
precisely, exactly
From this reading After all of their recent pushing on, they were right back at the place where they had been a short time before.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Barry and Kent stood in the storm-tossed woods and gazed with sinking hearts at the ledge of rock before them.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading It told them in unmistakable terms that they were lost and, as Barry had truly said, at a very serious time.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Kent asked, as he brushed snow from the front of his coat and tried to see around him.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading It told them in unmistakable terms that they were lost and, as Barry had truly said, at a very serious time.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading After all of their recent pushing on, they were right back at the place where they had been a short time before.
sinkingnounUS /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading Barry and Kent stood in the storm-tossed woods and gazed with sinking hearts at the ledge of rock before them.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Kent asked, as he brushed snow from the front of his coat and tried to see around him.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Barry and Kent stood in the storm-tossed woods and gazed with sinking hearts at the ledge of rock before them.
storm-tossedadjective
pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities
From this reading Barry and Kent stood in the storm-tossed woods and gazed with sinking hearts at the ledge of rock before them.
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading It told them in unmistakable terms that they were lost and, as Barry had truly said, at a very serious time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It told them in unmistakable terms that they were lost and, as Barry had truly said, at a very serious time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Barry and Kent stood in the storm-tossed woods and gazed with sinking hearts at the ledge of rock before them.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading After all of their recent pushing on, they were right back at the place where they had been a short time before.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Barry and Kent stood in the storm-tossed woods and gazed with sinking hearts at the ledge of rock before them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It told them in unmistakable terms that they were lost and, as Barry had truly said, at a very serious time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It told them in unmistakable terms that they were lost and, as Barry had truly said, at a very serious time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I wonder how we came to go around like that?”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading It told them in unmistakable terms that they were lost and, as Barry had truly said, at a very serious time.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Kent asked, as he brushed snow from the front of his coat and tried to see around him.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It told them in unmistakable terms that they were lost and, as Barry had truly said, at a very serious time.
unmistakableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnmɪˈsteɪkəbəl/
clearly evident to the mind
From this reading It told them in unmistakable terms that they were lost and, as Barry had truly said, at a very serious time.
precisely as stated
From this reading It told them in unmistakable terms that they were lost and, as Barry had truly said, at a very serious time.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I wonder how we came to go around like that?”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It told them in unmistakable terms that they were lost and, as Barry had truly said, at a very serious time.
in or at the place that
From this reading After all of their recent pushing on, they were right back at the place where they had been a short time before.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Barry and Kent stood in the storm-tossed woods and gazed with sinking hearts at the ledge of rock before them.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I wonder how we came to go around like that?”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Barry and Kent stood in the storm-tossed woods and gazed with sinking hearts at the ledge of rock before them.
