used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Don't you be in too great a hurry to judge, sir," said the skipper.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading You and the doctor, Mr Rodd, will be able to get some fine shooting up there, if you like, and fine fishing too.
(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 Do you want to get any birds of all the colours of the rainbow?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Do you want to get any birds of all the colours of the rainbow?"
any thing at all
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Don't you be in too great a hurry to judge, sir," said the skipper.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Do you want to get any birds of all the colours of the rainbow?"
coloursnounUS /ˈkʌlərz/
a distinguishing emblem
From this reading Do you want to get any birds of all the colours of the rainbow?"
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Why, of course!" cried Rodd eagerly.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Why, of course!" cried Rodd eagerly.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you want to get any birds of all the colours of the rainbow?"
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading You and the doctor, Mr Rodd, will be able to get some fine shooting up there, if you like, and fine fishing too.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't you be in too great a hurry to judge, sir," said the skipper.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading "Why, of course!" cried Rodd eagerly.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
fishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading You and the doctor, Mr Rodd, will be able to get some fine shooting up there, if you like, and fine fishing too.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
forestsnounUS /ˈfɔːrəsts/
plural of “forest” — the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Don't you be in too great a hurry to judge, sir," said the skipper.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading "Don't you be in too great a hurry to judge, sir," said the skipper.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You and the doctor, Mr Rodd, will be able to get some fine shooting up there, if you like, and fine fishing too.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Don't you be in too great a hurry to judge, sir," said the skipper.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading "Don't you be in too great a hurry to judge, sir," said the skipper.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading You and the doctor, Mr Rodd, will be able to get some fine shooting up there, if you like, and fine fishing too.
a form of address for a man
From this reading You and the doctor, Mr Rodd, will be able to get some fine shooting up there, if you like, and fine fishing too.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
portsnounUS /pɔːrts/
plural of “port” — a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
rainbownounUS /ˈreɪnboʊ/
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading Do you want to get any birds of all the colours of the rainbow?"
riversnounUS /ˈrɪvərz/
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
Rodd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You and the doctor, Mr Rodd, will be able to get some fine shooting up there, if you like, and fine fishing too.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Don't you be in too great a hurry to judge, sir," said the skipper.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
satisfyverbUS /ˈsætəsfaɪ/
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
shootingnounUS /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading You and the doctor, Mr Rodd, will be able to get some fine shooting up there, if you like, and fine fishing too.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Don't you be in too great a hurry to judge, sir," said the skipper.
skippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading "Don't you be in too great a hurry to judge, sir," said the skipper.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading You and the doctor, Mr Rodd, will be able to get some fine shooting up there, if you like, and fine fishing too.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Don't you be in too great a hurry to judge, sir," said the skipper.
in or at that place or location
From this reading You and the doctor, Mr Rodd, will be able to get some fine shooting up there, if you like, and fine fishing too.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Don't you be in too great a hurry to judge, sir," said the skipper.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Don't you be in too great a hurry to judge, sir," said the skipper.
townsnounUS /taʊnz/
plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
travellersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
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 "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
at the time that
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
which person or people
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, of course!" cried Rodd eagerly.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I have sailed up one or two of these rivers in my time, and when you get higher up you will find it very different: big forests with grand trees, rivers with fine water, and places beautiful enough for anything, such as will satisfy travellers who don't want ports and towns.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you be in too great a hurry to judge, sir," said the skipper.
