used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The two men made a hurried breakfast in the cold dawn and not long afterwards they were struggling through thick timber, when the light suddenly grew a little clearer.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A thicket lay before him, but he smashed savagely through the midst of it, the undergrowth snapping and crackling about his limbs.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading The two men made a hurried breakfast in the cold dawn and not long afterwards they were struggling through thick timber, when the light suddenly grew a little clearer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The two men made a hurried breakfast in the cold dawn and not long afterwards they were struggling through thick timber, when the light suddenly grew a little clearer.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A thicket lay before him, but he smashed savagely through the midst of it, the undergrowth snapping and crackling about his limbs.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading The two men made a hurried breakfast in the cold dawn and not long afterwards they were struggling through thick timber, when the light suddenly grew a little clearer.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A thicket lay before him, but he smashed savagely through the midst of it, the undergrowth snapping and crackling about his limbs.
CarrollnounUS /ˈkærəl/
English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
From this reading Carroll remarked upon the fact and Vane's face hardened.
cleareradjectiveUS /ˈklɪrər/
comparative of “clear” — readily apparent to the mind
From this reading The two men made a hurried breakfast in the cold dawn and not long afterwards they were struggling through thick timber, when the light suddenly grew a little clearer.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "We're either coming to a swamp, or the track the fire has swept is close in front," the latter said.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The two men made a hurried breakfast in the cold dawn and not long afterwards they were struggling through thick timber, when the light suddenly grew a little clearer.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "We're either coming to a swamp, or the track the fire has swept is close in front," the latter said.
cracklingnounUS /ˈkræklɪŋ/
the residue that remains after animal fat has been rendered
From this reading A thicket lay before him, but he smashed savagely through the midst of it, the undergrowth snapping and crackling about his limbs.
the first light of day
From this reading The two men made a hurried breakfast in the cold dawn and not long afterwards they were struggling through thick timber, when the light suddenly grew a little clearer.
one or the other of two
From this reading "We're either coming to a swamp, or the track the fire has swept is close in front," the latter said.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END OF THE SEARCH.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Carroll remarked upon the fact and Vane's face hardened.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Carroll remarked upon the fact and Vane's face hardened.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "We're either coming to a swamp, or the track the fire has swept is close in front," the latter said.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading "We're either coming to a swamp, or the track the fire has swept is close in front," the latter said.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The two men made a hurried breakfast in the cold dawn and not long afterwards they were struggling through thick timber, when the light suddenly grew a little clearer.
hardenedadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrdənd/
used of persons; emotionally hardened
From this reading Carroll remarked upon the fact and Vane's face hardened.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We're either coming to a swamp, or the track the fire has swept is close in front," the latter said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A thicket lay before him, but he smashed savagely through the midst of it, the undergrowth snapping and crackling about his limbs.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A thicket lay before him, but he smashed savagely through the midst of it, the undergrowth snapping and crackling about his limbs.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A thicket lay before him, but he smashed savagely through the midst of it, the undergrowth snapping and crackling about his limbs.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading The two men made a hurried breakfast in the cold dawn and not long afterwards they were struggling through thick timber, when the light suddenly grew a little clearer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two men made a hurried breakfast in the cold dawn and not long afterwards they were struggling through thick timber, when the light suddenly grew a little clearer.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We're either coming to a swamp, or the track the fire has swept is close in front," the latter said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A thicket lay before him, but he smashed savagely through the midst of it, the undergrowth snapping and crackling about his limbs.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading "We're either coming to a swamp, or the track the fire has swept is close in front," the latter said.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A thicket lay before him, but he smashed savagely through the midst of it, the undergrowth snapping and crackling about his limbs.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The two men made a hurried breakfast in the cold dawn and not long afterwards they were struggling through thick timber, when the light suddenly grew a little clearer.
plural of “limb” — one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading A thicket lay before him, but he smashed savagely through the midst of it, the undergrowth snapping and crackling about his limbs.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The two men made a hurried breakfast in the cold dawn and not long afterwards they were struggling through thick timber, when the light suddenly grew a little clearer.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The two men made a hurried breakfast in the cold dawn and not long afterwards they were struggling through thick timber, when the light suddenly grew a little clearer.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The two men made a hurried breakfast in the cold dawn and not long afterwards they were struggling through thick timber, when the light suddenly grew a little clearer.
the force of workers available
From this reading The two men made a hurried breakfast in the cold dawn and not long afterwards they were struggling through thick timber, when the light suddenly grew a little clearer.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading A thicket lay before him, but he smashed savagely through the midst of it, the undergrowth snapping and crackling about his limbs.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The two men made a hurried breakfast in the cold dawn and not long afterwards they were struggling through thick timber, when the light suddenly grew a little clearer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF THE SEARCH.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "We're either coming to a swamp, or the track the fire has swept is close in front," the latter said.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading Carroll remarked upon the fact and Vane's face hardened.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We're either coming to a swamp, or the track the fire has swept is close in front," the latter said.
savagelyadverbUS /ˈsævɪdʒli/
in a vicious manner
From this reading A thicket lay before him, but he smashed savagely through the midst of it, the undergrowth snapping and crackling about his limbs.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading THE END OF THE SEARCH.
smashedadjectiveUS /smæʃt/
very drunk
From this reading A thicket lay before him, but he smashed savagely through the midst of it, the undergrowth snapping and crackling about his limbs.
snappingverbUS /ˈsnæpɪŋ/
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading A thicket lay before him, but he smashed savagely through the midst of it, the undergrowth snapping and crackling about his limbs.
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading The two men made a hurried breakfast in the cold dawn and not long afterwards they were struggling through thick timber, when the light suddenly grew a little clearer.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading The two men made a hurried breakfast in the cold dawn and not long afterwards they were struggling through thick timber, when the light suddenly grew a little clearer.
swampverbUS /swɑːmp/
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading "We're either coming to a swamp, or the track the fire has swept is close in front," the latter said.
possessing sweep
From this reading "We're either coming to a swamp, or the track the fire has swept is close in front," the latter said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF THE SEARCH.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The two men made a hurried breakfast in the cold dawn and not long afterwards they were struggling through thick timber, when the light suddenly grew a little clearer.
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 The two men made a hurried breakfast in the cold dawn and not long afterwards they were struggling through thick timber, when the light suddenly grew a little clearer.
thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/
a dense growth of bushes
From this reading A thicket lay before him, but he smashed savagely through the midst of it, the undergrowth snapping and crackling about his limbs.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The two men made a hurried breakfast in the cold dawn and not long afterwards they were struggling through thick timber, when the light suddenly grew a little clearer.
timbernounUS /ˈtɪmbər/
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading The two men made a hurried breakfast in the cold dawn and not long afterwards they were struggling through thick timber, when the light suddenly grew a little clearer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We're either coming to a swamp, or the track the fire has swept is close in front," the latter said.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading "We're either coming to a swamp, or the track the fire has swept is close in front," the latter said.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two men made a hurried breakfast in the cold dawn and not long afterwards they were struggling through thick timber, when the light suddenly grew a little clearer.
undergrowthnounUS /ˈʌndərɡroʊθ/
the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
From this reading A thicket lay before him, but he smashed savagely through the midst of it, the undergrowth snapping and crackling about his limbs.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Carroll remarked upon the fact and Vane's face hardened.
Vane's
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From this reading Carroll remarked upon the fact and Vane's face hardened.
We're
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From this reading "We're either coming to a swamp, or the track the fire has swept is close in front," the latter said.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two men made a hurried breakfast in the cold dawn and not long afterwards they were struggling through thick timber, when the light suddenly grew a little clearer.
at the time that
From this reading The two men made a hurried breakfast in the cold dawn and not long afterwards they were struggling through thick timber, when the light suddenly grew a little clearer.
