used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And as they progressed, Dennis got the answer to something that had troubled him a great deal before their entrance here--a problem which had been solved, rather amazingly, of itself.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading He had been afraid he would be forced to stumble blindly in unlit depths, able to see nothing at all, on a par with the blind creatures among whom he moved.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading He had been afraid he would be forced to stumble blindly in unlit depths, able to see nothing at all, on a par with the blind creatures among whom he moved.
(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 He had been afraid he would be forced to stumble blindly in unlit depths, able to see nothing at all, on a par with the blind creatures among whom he moved.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading _Trapped_ On along the tunnel they went.
amazinglyadverbUS /əˈmeɪzɪŋli/
in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise
From this reading And as they progressed, Dennis got the answer to something that had troubled him a great deal before their entrance here--a problem which had been solved, rather amazingly, of itself.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He had been afraid he would be forced to stumble blindly in unlit depths, able to see nothing at all, on a par with the blind creatures among whom he moved.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And as they progressed, Dennis got the answer to something that had troubled him a great deal before their entrance here--a problem which had been solved, rather amazingly, of itself.
react verbally
From this reading And as they progressed, Dennis got the answer to something that had troubled him a great deal before their entrance here--a problem which had been solved, rather amazingly, of itself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as they progressed, Dennis got the answer to something that had troubled him a great deal before their entrance here--a problem which had been solved, rather amazingly, of itself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had been afraid he would be forced to stumble blindly in unlit depths, able to see nothing at all, on a par with the blind creatures among whom he moved.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had been afraid he would be forced to stumble blindly in unlit depths, able to see nothing at all, on a par with the blind creatures among whom he moved.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And as they progressed, Dennis got the answer to something that had troubled him a great deal before their entrance here--a problem which had been solved, rather amazingly, of itself.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And as they progressed, Dennis got the answer to something that had troubled him a great deal before their entrance here--a problem which had been solved, rather amazingly, of itself.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading He had been afraid he would be forced to stumble blindly in unlit depths, able to see nothing at all, on a par with the blind creatures among whom he moved.
blindlyadverbUS /ˈblaɪndli/
without seeing or looking
From this reading He had been afraid he would be forced to stumble blindly in unlit depths, able to see nothing at all, on a par with the blind creatures among whom he moved.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yet he and Jim could see in this subterranean labyrinth.
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading He had been afraid he would be forced to stumble blindly in unlit depths, able to see nothing at all, on a par with the blind creatures among whom he moved.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading And as they progressed, Dennis got the answer to something that had troubled him a great deal before their entrance here--a problem which had been solved, rather amazingly, of itself.
Dennis
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From this reading And as they progressed, Dennis got the answer to something that had troubled him a great deal before their entrance here--a problem which had been solved, rather amazingly, of itself.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading He had been afraid he would be forced to stumble blindly in unlit depths, able to see nothing at all, on a par with the blind creatures among whom he moved.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Termitaries, as far as the entomologist knew, were pitch-black places which no ray of light ever entered.
entomologistnounUS /ˌentəˈmɑːlədʒəst/
a zoologist who studies insects
From this reading Termitaries, as far as the entomologist knew, were pitch-black places which no ray of light ever entered.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading And as they progressed, Dennis got the answer to something that had troubled him a great deal before their entrance here--a problem which had been solved, rather amazingly, of itself.
at any time
From this reading Termitaries, as far as the entomologist knew, were pitch-black places which no ray of light ever entered.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Termitaries, as far as the entomologist knew, were pitch-black places which no ray of light ever entered.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading He had been afraid he would be forced to stumble blindly in unlit depths, able to see nothing at all, on a par with the blind creatures among whom he moved.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And as they progressed, Dennis got the answer to something that had troubled him a great deal before their entrance here--a problem which had been solved, rather amazingly, of itself.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading And as they progressed, Dennis got the answer to something that had troubled him a great deal before their entrance here--a problem which had been solved, rather amazingly, of itself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And as they progressed, Dennis got the answer to something that had troubled him a great deal before their entrance here--a problem which had been solved, rather amazingly, of itself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been afraid he would be forced to stumble blindly in unlit depths, able to see nothing at all, on a par with the blind creatures among whom he moved.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And as they progressed, Dennis got the answer to something that had troubled him a great deal before their entrance here--a problem which had been solved, rather amazingly, of itself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And as they progressed, Dennis got the answer to something that had troubled him a great deal before their entrance here--a problem which had been solved, rather amazingly, of itself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had been afraid he would be forced to stumble blindly in unlit depths, able to see nothing at all, on a par with the blind creatures among whom he moved.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading And as they progressed, Dennis got the answer to something that had troubled him a great deal before their entrance here--a problem which had been solved, rather amazingly, of itself.
Jim
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From this reading Yet he and Jim could see in this subterranean labyrinth.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Termitaries, as far as the entomologist knew, were pitch-black places which no ray of light ever entered.
labyrinthnounUS /ˈlæbərɪnθ/
complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
From this reading Yet he and Jim could see in this subterranean labyrinth.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Termitaries, as far as the entomologist knew, were pitch-black places which no ray of light ever entered.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading He had been afraid he would be forced to stumble blindly in unlit depths, able to see nothing at all, on a par with the blind creatures among whom he moved.
not any; not one
From this reading Termitaries, as far as the entomologist knew, were pitch-black places which no ray of light ever entered.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He had been afraid he would be forced to stumble blindly in unlit depths, able to see nothing at all, on a par with the blind creatures among whom he moved.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And as they progressed, Dennis got the answer to something that had troubled him a great deal before their entrance here--a problem which had been solved, rather amazingly, of itself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Trapped_ On along the tunnel they went.
parnounUS /pɑːr/
(golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
From this reading He had been afraid he would be forced to stumble blindly in unlit depths, able to see nothing at all, on a par with the blind creatures among whom he moved.
pitch-blackadjective
extremely dark
From this reading Termitaries, as far as the entomologist knew, were pitch-black places which no ray of light ever entered.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Termitaries, as far as the entomologist knew, were pitch-black places which no ray of light ever entered.
problemnounUS /ˈprɑːbləm/
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading And as they progressed, Dennis got the answer to something that had troubled him a great deal before their entrance here--a problem which had been solved, rather amazingly, of itself.
progressedverbUS /prəˈɡrest/
past form of “progress” — develop in a positive way
From this reading And as they progressed, Dennis got the answer to something that had troubled him a great deal before their entrance here--a problem which had been solved, rather amazingly, of itself.
on the contrary
From this reading And as they progressed, Dennis got the answer to something that had troubled him a great deal before their entrance here--a problem which had been solved, rather amazingly, of itself.
raynounUS /reɪ/
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading Termitaries, as far as the entomologist knew, were pitch-black places which no ray of light ever entered.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He had been afraid he would be forced to stumble blindly in unlit depths, able to see nothing at all, on a par with the blind creatures among whom he moved.
solvedadjectiveUS /sɑːlvd/
explained or answered
From this reading And as they progressed, Dennis got the answer to something that had troubled him a great deal before their entrance here--a problem which had been solved, rather amazingly, of itself.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And as they progressed, Dennis got the answer to something that had troubled him a great deal before their entrance here--a problem which had been solved, rather amazingly, of itself.
stumbleverbUS /ˈstʌmbəl/
walk unsteadily
From this reading He had been afraid he would be forced to stumble blindly in unlit depths, able to see nothing at all, on a par with the blind creatures among whom he moved.
subterraneanadjectiveUS /ˌsʌb.təˈreɪ.ni.ən/
Existing, occurring, or done under the earth's surface.
From this reading Yet he and Jim could see in this subterranean labyrinth.
Termitaries
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From this reading Termitaries, as far as the entomologist knew, were pitch-black places which no ray of light ever entered.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And as they progressed, Dennis got the answer to something that had troubled him a great deal before their entrance here--a problem which had been solved, rather amazingly, of itself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Trapped_ On along the tunnel they went.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And as they progressed, Dennis got the answer to something that had troubled him a great deal before their entrance here--a problem which had been solved, rather amazingly, of itself.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Trapped_ On along the tunnel they went.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yet he and Jim could see in this subterranean labyrinth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And as they progressed, Dennis got the answer to something that had troubled him a great deal before their entrance here--a problem which had been solved, rather amazingly, of itself.
TrappedadjectiveUS /træpt/
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading _Trapped_ On along the tunnel they went.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading And as they progressed, Dennis got the answer to something that had troubled him a great deal before their entrance here--a problem which had been solved, rather amazingly, of itself.
tunnelverbUS /ˈtʌnəl/
move through by or as by digging
From this reading _Trapped_ On along the tunnel they went.
unlitadjective
not set afire or burning
From this reading He had been afraid he would be forced to stumble blindly in unlit depths, able to see nothing at all, on a par with the blind creatures among whom he moved.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _Trapped_ On along the tunnel they went.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Termitaries, as far as the entomologist knew, were pitch-black places which no ray of light ever entered.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And as they progressed, Dennis got the answer to something that had troubled him a great deal before their entrance here--a problem which had been solved, rather amazingly, of itself.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had been afraid he would be forced to stumble blindly in unlit depths, able to see nothing at all, on a par with the blind creatures among whom he moved.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had been afraid he would be forced to stumble blindly in unlit depths, able to see nothing at all, on a par with the blind creatures among whom he moved.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had been afraid he would be forced to stumble blindly in unlit depths, able to see nothing at all, on a par with the blind creatures among whom he moved.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet he and Jim could see in this subterranean labyrinth.
