used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This was a brief task, but by the time it was finished the whole world was enveloped once more in a reddish glare.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading All that day they advanced, alternately riding and walking through an absolutely desolate land.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading All that day they advanced, alternately riding and walking through an absolutely desolate land.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The water was doled out with yet more sparingness, and, a few minutes after they drank it, throat, tongue, and lips began to feel as parched as ever.
anew
From this reading THE SILVER CUP They awoke at the coming dawn, which began swiftly to drive away the coolness of the night, and, using what was left of the giant cactus, they boiled coffee and heated their food again.
(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 All that day they advanced, alternately riding and walking through an absolutely desolate land.
alternatelyadverbUS /ˈɔːltərnətli/
in an alternating sequence or position
From this reading All that day they advanced, alternately riding and walking through an absolutely desolate land.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading All that day they advanced, alternately riding and walking through an absolutely desolate land.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SILVER CUP They awoke at the coming dawn, which began swiftly to drive away the coolness of the night, and, using what was left of the giant cactus, they boiled coffee and heated their food again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The water was doled out with yet more sparingness, and, a few minutes after they drank it, throat, tongue, and lips began to feel as parched as ever.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SILVER CUP They awoke at the coming dawn, which began swiftly to drive away the coolness of the night, and, using what was left of the giant cactus, they boiled coffee and heated their food again.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE SILVER CUP They awoke at the coming dawn, which began swiftly to drive away the coolness of the night, and, using what was left of the giant cactus, they boiled coffee and heated their food again.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading THE SILVER CUP They awoke at the coming dawn, which began swiftly to drive away the coolness of the night, and, using what was left of the giant cactus, they boiled coffee and heated their food again.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THE SILVER CUP They awoke at the coming dawn, which began swiftly to drive away the coolness of the night, and, using what was left of the giant cactus, they boiled coffee and heated their food again.
boiledadjectiveUS /bɔɪld/
cooked in hot water
From this reading THE SILVER CUP They awoke at the coming dawn, which began swiftly to drive away the coolness of the night, and, using what was left of the giant cactus, they boiled coffee and heated their food again.
of short duration or distance
From this reading This was a brief task, but by the time it was finished the whole world was enveloped once more in a reddish glare.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading The single cactus that they had burned loomed in Phil’s memory like a forest.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This was a brief task, but by the time it was finished the whole world was enveloped once more in a reddish glare.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This was a brief task, but by the time it was finished the whole world was enveloped once more in a reddish glare.
cactusnounUS /ˈkæktəs/
any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
From this reading THE SILVER CUP They awoke at the coming dawn, which began swiftly to drive away the coolness of the night, and, using what was left of the giant cactus, they boiled coffee and heated their food again.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading THE SILVER CUP They awoke at the coming dawn, which began swiftly to drive away the coolness of the night, and, using what was left of the giant cactus, they boiled coffee and heated their food again.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE SILVER CUP They awoke at the coming dawn, which began swiftly to drive away the coolness of the night, and, using what was left of the giant cactus, they boiled coffee and heated their food again.
coolnessnounUS /ˈkuːlnəs/
calm and unruffled self-assurance
From this reading THE SILVER CUP They awoke at the coming dawn, which began swiftly to drive away the coolness of the night, and, using what was left of the giant cactus, they boiled coffee and heated their food again.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading THE SILVER CUP They awoke at the coming dawn, which began swiftly to drive away the coolness of the night, and, using what was left of the giant cactus, they boiled coffee and heated their food again.
the first light of day
From this reading THE SILVER CUP They awoke at the coming dawn, which began swiftly to drive away the coolness of the night, and, using what was left of the giant cactus, they boiled coffee and heated their food again.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading All that day they advanced, alternately riding and walking through an absolutely desolate land.
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading All that day they advanced, alternately riding and walking through an absolutely desolate land.
doled
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From this reading The water was doled out with yet more sparingness, and, a few minutes after they drank it, throat, tongue, and lips began to feel as parched as ever.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading The water was doled out with yet more sparingness, and, a few minutes after they drank it, throat, tongue, and lips began to feel as parched as ever.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading THE SILVER CUP They awoke at the coming dawn, which began swiftly to drive away the coolness of the night, and, using what was left of the giant cactus, they boiled coffee and heated their food again.
envelopedverbUS /enˈveləpt/
past form of “envelop” — enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
From this reading This was a brief task, but by the time it was finished the whole world was enveloped once more in a reddish glare.
at any time
From this reading The water was doled out with yet more sparingness, and, a few minutes after they drank it, throat, tongue, and lips began to feel as parched as ever.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading The water was doled out with yet more sparingness, and, a few minutes after they drank it, throat, tongue, and lips began to feel as parched as ever.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The water was doled out with yet more sparingness, and, a few minutes after they drank it, throat, tongue, and lips began to feel as parched as ever.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading This was a brief task, but by the time it was finished the whole world was enveloped once more in a reddish glare.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading THE SILVER CUP They awoke at the coming dawn, which began swiftly to drive away the coolness of the night, and, using what was left of the giant cactus, they boiled coffee and heated their food again.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The single cactus that they had burned loomed in Phil’s memory like a forest.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading THE SILVER CUP They awoke at the coming dawn, which began swiftly to drive away the coolness of the night, and, using what was left of the giant cactus, they boiled coffee and heated their food again.
glarenounUS /ɡler/
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading This was a brief task, but by the time it was finished the whole world was enveloped once more in a reddish glare.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The single cactus that they had burned loomed in Phil’s memory like a forest.
heatedadjectiveUS /ˈhiːtəd/
made warm or hot (“het” is a dialectal variant of “heated”)
From this reading THE SILVER CUP They awoke at the coming dawn, which began swiftly to drive away the coolness of the night, and, using what was left of the giant cactus, they boiled coffee and heated their food again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was a brief task, but by the time it was finished the whole world was enveloped once more in a reddish glare.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This was a brief task, but by the time it was finished the whole world was enveloped once more in a reddish glare.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading All that day they advanced, alternately riding and walking through an absolutely desolate land.
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 THE SILVER CUP They awoke at the coming dawn, which began swiftly to drive away the coolness of the night, and, using what was left of the giant cactus, they boiled coffee and heated their food again.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The single cactus that they had burned loomed in Phil’s memory like a forest.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading The water was doled out with yet more sparingness, and, a few minutes after they drank it, throat, tongue, and lips began to feel as parched as ever.
loomedverbUS /luːmd/
past form of “loom” — come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading The single cactus that they had burned loomed in Phil’s memory like a forest.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The single cactus that they had burned loomed in Phil’s memory like a forest.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading The water was doled out with yet more sparingness, and, a few minutes after they drank it, throat, tongue, and lips began to feel as parched as ever.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading This was a brief task, but by the time it was finished the whole world was enveloped once more in a reddish glare.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE SILVER CUP They awoke at the coming dawn, which began swiftly to drive away the coolness of the night, and, using what was left of the giant cactus, they boiled coffee and heated their food again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SILVER CUP They awoke at the coming dawn, which began swiftly to drive away the coolness of the night, and, using what was left of the giant cactus, they boiled coffee and heated their food again.
on one occasion
From this reading This was a brief task, but by the time it was finished the whole world was enveloped once more in a reddish glare.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The water was doled out with yet more sparingness, and, a few minutes after they drank it, throat, tongue, and lips began to feel as parched as ever.
parchedadjectiveUS /pɑːrtʃt/
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading The water was doled out with yet more sparingness, and, a few minutes after they drank it, throat, tongue, and lips began to feel as parched as ever.
Phil's
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From this reading The single cactus that they had burned loomed in Phil’s memory like a forest.
reddishadjectiveUS /ˈredɪʃ/
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading This was a brief task, but by the time it was finished the whole world was enveloped once more in a reddish glare.
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading All that day they advanced, alternately riding and walking through an absolutely desolate land.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading THE SILVER CUP They awoke at the coming dawn, which began swiftly to drive away the coolness of the night, and, using what was left of the giant cactus, they boiled coffee and heated their food again.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading The single cactus that they had burned loomed in Phil’s memory like a forest.
sparingness
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From this reading The water was doled out with yet more sparingness, and, a few minutes after they drank it, throat, tongue, and lips began to feel as parched as ever.
in a swift manner
From this reading THE SILVER CUP They awoke at the coming dawn, which began swiftly to drive away the coolness of the night, and, using what was left of the giant cactus, they boiled coffee and heated their food again.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading This was a brief task, but by the time it was finished the whole world was enveloped once more in a reddish glare.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that day they advanced, alternately riding and walking through an absolutely desolate land.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SILVER CUP They awoke at the coming dawn, which began swiftly to drive away the coolness of the night, and, using what was left of the giant cactus, they boiled coffee and heated their food again.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE SILVER CUP They awoke at the coming dawn, which began swiftly to drive away the coolness of the night, and, using what was left of the giant cactus, they boiled coffee and heated their food again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SILVER CUP They awoke at the coming dawn, which began swiftly to drive away the coolness of the night, and, using what was left of the giant cactus, they boiled coffee and heated their food again.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was a brief task, but by the time it was finished the whole world was enveloped once more in a reddish glare.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading The water was doled out with yet more sparingness, and, a few minutes after they drank it, throat, tongue, and lips began to feel as parched as ever.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading All that day they advanced, alternately riding and walking through an absolutely desolate land.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This was a brief task, but by the time it was finished the whole world was enveloped once more in a reddish glare.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SILVER CUP They awoke at the coming dawn, which began swiftly to drive away the coolness of the night, and, using what was left of the giant cactus, they boiled coffee and heated their food again.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading The water was doled out with yet more sparingness, and, a few minutes after they drank it, throat, tongue, and lips began to feel as parched as ever.
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading THE SILVER CUP They awoke at the coming dawn, which began swiftly to drive away the coolness of the night, and, using what was left of the giant cactus, they boiled coffee and heated their food again.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading All that day they advanced, alternately riding and walking through an absolutely desolate land.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SILVER CUP They awoke at the coming dawn, which began swiftly to drive away the coolness of the night, and, using what was left of the giant cactus, they boiled coffee and heated their food again.
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 The water was doled out with yet more sparingness, and, a few minutes after they drank it, throat, tongue, and lips began to feel as parched as ever.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE SILVER CUP They awoke at the coming dawn, which began swiftly to drive away the coolness of the night, and, using what was left of the giant cactus, they boiled coffee and heated their food again.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE SILVER CUP They awoke at the coming dawn, which began swiftly to drive away the coolness of the night, and, using what was left of the giant cactus, they boiled coffee and heated their food again.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading This was a brief task, but by the time it was finished the whole world was enveloped once more in a reddish glare.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The water was doled out with yet more sparingness, and, a few minutes after they drank it, throat, tongue, and lips began to feel as parched as ever.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading This was a brief task, but by the time it was finished the whole world was enveloped once more in a reddish glare.
but in spite of that
From this reading The water was doled out with yet more sparingness, and, a few minutes after they drank it, throat, tongue, and lips began to feel as parched as ever.
