used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When he reached the blast lamp, which was raised on a tall tripod, Vane stood with his back to the pulsating blaze while he grasped the details of a somewhat impressive scene.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Nearer where he stood, a projecting spur of rock narrowed in the river, which boiled tumultuously against its foot, while about half-way across the top of a giant boulder rose above the flood.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Nearer where he stood, a projecting spur of rock narrowed in the river, which boiled tumultuously against its foot, while about half-way across the top of a giant boulder rose above the flood.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Nearer where he stood, a projecting spur of rock narrowed in the river, which boiled tumultuously against its foot, while about half-way across the top of a giant boulder rose above the flood.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Nearer where he stood, a projecting spur of rock narrowed in the river, which boiled tumultuously against its foot, while about half-way across the top of a giant boulder rose above the flood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A little up-stream of him the river leaped out of the darkness, breaking into foaming waves, and a wall of dripping firs flung back the roar it made, the first rows of serried trunks standing out hard and sharp in the fierce white light.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When he reached the blast lamp, which was raised on a tall tripod, Vane stood with his back to the pulsating blaze while he grasped the details of a somewhat impressive scene.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Vane could only just see it, because a mass of driftwood, which was momentarily growing, stretched from bank to bank.
for the reason that
From this reading Vane could only just see it, because a mass of driftwood, which was momentarily growing, stretched from bank to bank.
blastverbUS /blæst/
make a strident sound
From this reading When he reached the blast lamp, which was raised on a tall tripod, Vane stood with his back to the pulsating blaze while he grasped the details of a somewhat impressive scene.
blazenounUS /bleɪz/
a strong flame that burns brightly
From this reading When he reached the blast lamp, which was raised on a tall tripod, Vane stood with his back to the pulsating blaze while he grasped the details of a somewhat impressive scene.
boiledadjectiveUS /bɔɪld/
cooked in hot water
From this reading Nearer where he stood, a projecting spur of rock narrowed in the river, which boiled tumultuously against its foot, while about half-way across the top of a giant boulder rose above the flood.
bouldernounUS /ˈboʊldər/
a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
From this reading Nearer where he stood, a projecting spur of rock narrowed in the river, which boiled tumultuously against its foot, while about half-way across the top of a giant boulder rose above the flood.
the act of breaking something
From this reading A little up-stream of him the river leaped out of the darkness, breaking into foaming waves, and a wall of dripping firs flung back the roar it made, the first rows of serried trunks standing out hard and sharp in the fierce white light.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Vane could only just see it, because a mass of driftwood, which was momentarily growing, stretched from bank to bank.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading A little up-stream of him the river leaped out of the darkness, breaking into foaming waves, and a wall of dripping firs flung back the roar it made, the first rows of serried trunks standing out hard and sharp in the fierce white light.
true confidential information
From this reading When he reached the blast lamp, which was raised on a tall tripod, Vane stood with his back to the pulsating blaze while he grasped the details of a somewhat impressive scene.
driftwoodnounUS /ˈdrɪftwʊd/
wood that is floating or that has been washed ashore
From this reading Vane could only just see it, because a mass of driftwood, which was momentarily growing, stretched from bank to bank.
drippingnounUS /ˈdrɪpɪŋ/
a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
From this reading A little up-stream of him the river leaped out of the darkness, breaking into foaming waves, and a wall of dripping firs flung back the roar it made, the first rows of serried trunks standing out hard and sharp in the fierce white light.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading A little up-stream of him the river leaped out of the darkness, breaking into foaming waves, and a wall of dripping firs flung back the roar it made, the first rows of serried trunks standing out hard and sharp in the fierce white light.
firsnounUS /fɜːrz/
plural of “fir” — nonresinous wood of a fir tree
From this reading A little up-stream of him the river leaped out of the darkness, breaking into foaming waves, and a wall of dripping firs flung back the roar it made, the first rows of serried trunks standing out hard and sharp in the fierce white light.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading A little up-stream of him the river leaped out of the darkness, breaking into foaming waves, and a wall of dripping firs flung back the roar it made, the first rows of serried trunks standing out hard and sharp in the fierce white light.
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading THE FLOOD.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading A little up-stream of him the river leaped out of the darkness, breaking into foaming waves, and a wall of dripping firs flung back the roar it made, the first rows of serried trunks standing out hard and sharp in the fierce white light.
foamingadjectiveUS /ˈfoʊmɪŋ/
emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
From this reading A little up-stream of him the river leaped out of the darkness, breaking into foaming waves, and a wall of dripping firs flung back the roar it made, the first rows of serried trunks standing out hard and sharp in the fierce white light.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Nearer where he stood, a projecting spur of rock narrowed in the river, which boiled tumultuously against its foot, while about half-way across the top of a giant boulder rose above the flood.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Vane could only just see it, because a mass of driftwood, which was momentarily growing, stretched from bank to bank.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading Nearer where he stood, a projecting spur of rock narrowed in the river, which boiled tumultuously against its foot, while about half-way across the top of a giant boulder rose above the flood.
graspedverbUS /ɡræspt/
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading When he reached the blast lamp, which was raised on a tall tripod, Vane stood with his back to the pulsating blaze while he grasped the details of a somewhat impressive scene.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Vane could only just see it, because a mass of driftwood, which was momentarily growing, stretched from bank to bank.
half-way
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From this reading Nearer where he stood, a projecting spur of rock narrowed in the river, which boiled tumultuously against its foot, while about half-way across the top of a giant boulder rose above the flood.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading A little up-stream of him the river leaped out of the darkness, breaking into foaming waves, and a wall of dripping firs flung back the roar it made, the first rows of serried trunks standing out hard and sharp in the fierce white light.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he reached the blast lamp, which was raised on a tall tripod, Vane stood with his back to the pulsating blaze while he grasped the details of a somewhat impressive scene.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A little up-stream of him the river leaped out of the darkness, breaking into foaming waves, and a wall of dripping firs flung back the roar it made, the first rows of serried trunks standing out hard and sharp in the fierce white light.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he reached the blast lamp, which was raised on a tall tripod, Vane stood with his back to the pulsating blaze while he grasped the details of a somewhat impressive scene.
impressiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpresɪv/
making a strong or vivid impression
From this reading When he reached the blast lamp, which was raised on a tall tripod, Vane stood with his back to the pulsating blaze while he grasped the details of a somewhat impressive scene.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A little up-stream of him the river leaped out of the darkness, breaking into foaming waves, and a wall of dripping firs flung back the roar it made, the first rows of serried trunks standing out hard and sharp in the fierce white light.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A little up-stream of him the river leaped out of the darkness, breaking into foaming waves, and a wall of dripping firs flung back the roar it made, the first rows of serried trunks standing out hard and sharp in the fierce white light.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A little up-stream of him the river leaped out of the darkness, breaking into foaming waves, and a wall of dripping firs flung back the roar it made, the first rows of serried trunks standing out hard and sharp in the fierce white light.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Nearer where he stood, a projecting spur of rock narrowed in the river, which boiled tumultuously against its foot, while about half-way across the top of a giant boulder rose above the flood.
and nothing more
From this reading Vane could only just see it, because a mass of driftwood, which was momentarily growing, stretched from bank to bank.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading When he reached the blast lamp, which was raised on a tall tripod, Vane stood with his back to the pulsating blaze while he grasped the details of a somewhat impressive scene.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading A little up-stream of him the river leaped out of the darkness, breaking into foaming waves, and a wall of dripping firs flung back the roar it made, the first rows of serried trunks standing out hard and sharp in the fierce white light.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading A little up-stream of him the river leaped out of the darkness, breaking into foaming waves, and a wall of dripping firs flung back the roar it made, the first rows of serried trunks standing out hard and sharp in the fierce white light.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A little up-stream of him the river leaped out of the darkness, breaking into foaming waves, and a wall of dripping firs flung back the roar it made, the first rows of serried trunks standing out hard and sharp in the fierce white light.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A little up-stream of him the river leaped out of the darkness, breaking into foaming waves, and a wall of dripping firs flung back the roar it made, the first rows of serried trunks standing out hard and sharp in the fierce white light.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Vane could only just see it, because a mass of driftwood, which was momentarily growing, stretched from bank to bank.
momentarilyadverbUS /ˌmoʊmənˈterəli/
for an instant or moment
From this reading Vane could only just see it, because a mass of driftwood, which was momentarily growing, stretched from bank to bank.
narrowedadjectiveUS /ˈneroʊd/
reduced in size as by squeezing together
From this reading Nearer where he stood, a projecting spur of rock narrowed in the river, which boiled tumultuously against its foot, while about half-way across the top of a giant boulder rose above the flood.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading Nearer where he stood, a projecting spur of rock narrowed in the river, which boiled tumultuously against its foot, while about half-way across the top of a giant boulder rose above the flood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When he reached the blast lamp, which was raised on a tall tripod, Vane stood with his back to the pulsating blaze while he grasped the details of a somewhat impressive scene.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When he reached the blast lamp, which was raised on a tall tripod, Vane stood with his back to the pulsating blaze while he grasped the details of a somewhat impressive scene.
and nothing more
From this reading Vane could only just see it, because a mass of driftwood, which was momentarily growing, stretched from bank to bank.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A little up-stream of him the river leaped out of the darkness, breaking into foaming waves, and a wall of dripping firs flung back the roar it made, the first rows of serried trunks standing out hard and sharp in the fierce white light.
projectingadjectiveUS /prəˈdʒektɪŋ/
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading Nearer where he stood, a projecting spur of rock narrowed in the river, which boiled tumultuously against its foot, while about half-way across the top of a giant boulder rose above the flood.
pulsatingverbUS /ˈpʌlseɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “pulsate” — expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
From this reading When he reached the blast lamp, which was raised on a tall tripod, Vane stood with his back to the pulsating blaze while he grasped the details of a somewhat impressive scene.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading When he reached the blast lamp, which was raised on a tall tripod, Vane stood with his back to the pulsating blaze while he grasped the details of a somewhat impressive scene.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When he reached the blast lamp, which was raised on a tall tripod, Vane stood with his back to the pulsating blaze while he grasped the details of a somewhat impressive scene.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading A little up-stream of him the river leaped out of the darkness, breaking into foaming waves, and a wall of dripping firs flung back the roar it made, the first rows of serried trunks standing out hard and sharp in the fierce white light.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading A little up-stream of him the river leaped out of the darkness, breaking into foaming waves, and a wall of dripping firs flung back the roar it made, the first rows of serried trunks standing out hard and sharp in the fierce white light.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Nearer where he stood, a projecting spur of rock narrowed in the river, which boiled tumultuously against its foot, while about half-way across the top of a giant boulder rose above the flood.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Nearer where he stood, a projecting spur of rock narrowed in the river, which boiled tumultuously against its foot, while about half-way across the top of a giant boulder rose above the flood.
rowsnounUS /roʊz/
plural of “row” — an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading A little up-stream of him the river leaped out of the darkness, breaking into foaming waves, and a wall of dripping firs flung back the roar it made, the first rows of serried trunks standing out hard and sharp in the fierce white light.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading When he reached the blast lamp, which was raised on a tall tripod, Vane stood with his back to the pulsating blaze while he grasped the details of a somewhat impressive scene.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Vane could only just see it, because a mass of driftwood, which was momentarily growing, stretched from bank to bank.
serriedadjective
(especially of rows as of troops or mountains) pressed together
From this reading A little up-stream of him the river leaped out of the darkness, breaking into foaming waves, and a wall of dripping firs flung back the roar it made, the first rows of serried trunks standing out hard and sharp in the fierce white light.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading A little up-stream of him the river leaped out of the darkness, breaking into foaming waves, and a wall of dripping firs flung back the roar it made, the first rows of serried trunks standing out hard and sharp in the fierce white light.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading When he reached the blast lamp, which was raised on a tall tripod, Vane stood with his back to the pulsating blaze while he grasped the details of a somewhat impressive scene.
spurnounUS /spɜːr/
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading Nearer where he stood, a projecting spur of rock narrowed in the river, which boiled tumultuously against its foot, while about half-way across the top of a giant boulder rose above the flood.
having a supporting base
From this reading A little up-stream of him the river leaped out of the darkness, breaking into foaming waves, and a wall of dripping firs flung back the roar it made, the first rows of serried trunks standing out hard and sharp in the fierce white light.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading When he reached the blast lamp, which was raised on a tall tripod, Vane stood with his back to the pulsating blaze while he grasped the details of a somewhat impressive scene.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Vane could only just see it, because a mass of driftwood, which was momentarily growing, stretched from bank to bank.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading When he reached the blast lamp, which was raised on a tall tripod, Vane stood with his back to the pulsating blaze while he grasped the details of a somewhat impressive scene.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLOOD.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he reached the blast lamp, which was raised on a tall tripod, Vane stood with his back to the pulsating blaze while he grasped the details of a somewhat impressive scene.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Nearer where he stood, a projecting spur of rock narrowed in the river, which boiled tumultuously against its foot, while about half-way across the top of a giant boulder rose above the flood.
tripodnounUS /ˈtraɪpɑːd/
a three-legged rack used for support
From this reading When he reached the blast lamp, which was raised on a tall tripod, Vane stood with his back to the pulsating blaze while he grasped the details of a somewhat impressive scene.
trunksnounUS /trʌŋks/
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading A little up-stream of him the river leaped out of the darkness, breaking into foaming waves, and a wall of dripping firs flung back the roar it made, the first rows of serried trunks standing out hard and sharp in the fierce white light.
tumultuouslyadverb
in a tumultuous and riotous manner
From this reading Nearer where he stood, a projecting spur of rock narrowed in the river, which boiled tumultuously against its foot, while about half-way across the top of a giant boulder rose above the flood.
up-stream
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From this reading A little up-stream of him the river leaped out of the darkness, breaking into foaming waves, and a wall of dripping firs flung back the roar it made, the first rows of serried trunks standing out hard and sharp in the fierce white light.
VanenounUS /veɪn/
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
From this reading When he reached the blast lamp, which was raised on a tall tripod, Vane stood with his back to the pulsating blaze while he grasped the details of a somewhat impressive scene.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading A little up-stream of him the river leaped out of the darkness, breaking into foaming waves, and a wall of dripping firs flung back the roar it made, the first rows of serried trunks standing out hard and sharp in the fierce white light.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he reached the blast lamp, which was raised on a tall tripod, Vane stood with his back to the pulsating blaze while he grasped the details of a somewhat impressive scene.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading A little up-stream of him the river leaped out of the darkness, breaking into foaming waves, and a wall of dripping firs flung back the roar it made, the first rows of serried trunks standing out hard and sharp in the fierce white light.
at the time that
From this reading When he reached the blast lamp, which was raised on a tall tripod, Vane stood with his back to the pulsating blaze while he grasped the details of a somewhat impressive scene.
in or at the place that
From this reading Nearer where he stood, a projecting spur of rock narrowed in the river, which boiled tumultuously against its foot, while about half-way across the top of a giant boulder rose above the flood.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When he reached the blast lamp, which was raised on a tall tripod, Vane stood with his back to the pulsating blaze while he grasped the details of a somewhat impressive scene.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading When he reached the blast lamp, which was raised on a tall tripod, Vane stood with his back to the pulsating blaze while he grasped the details of a somewhat impressive scene.
a Caucasian
From this reading A little up-stream of him the river leaped out of the darkness, breaking into foaming waves, and a wall of dripping firs flung back the roar it made, the first rows of serried trunks standing out hard and sharp in the fierce white light.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When he reached the blast lamp, which was raised on a tall tripod, Vane stood with his back to the pulsating blaze while he grasped the details of a somewhat impressive scene.
