Chapter VII · Chapter 7

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading Elijah Rasba, running full tilt in the mid Ohio current, looked ahead that afternoon, and he had a full view of the thing to which he had come, seeking the wandering son of Mrs. Drones.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading The gathered waters moved down against the Ohio flood and pressed them back against the Kentucky side.

at or in the front

From this reading Elijah Rasba, running full tilt in the mid Ohio current, looked ahead that afternoon, and he had a full view of the thing to which he had come, seeking the wandering son of Mrs. Drones.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading He arrived at the moment when the Mississippi, having been banked up long enough, began to feel the restraint of the Ohio and resent it.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He arrived at the moment when the Mississippi, having been banked up long enough, began to feel the restraint of the Ohio and resent it.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The gathered waters moved down against the Ohio flood and pressed them back against the Kentucky side.

having a back or backing, usually of a specified type

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

past form of “bank” — tip laterally

From this reading He arrived at the moment when the Mississippi, having been banked up long enough, began to feel the restraint of the Ohio and resent it.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He arrived at the moment when the Mississippi, having been banked up long enough, began to feel the restraint of the Ohio and resent it.

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading He arrived at the moment when the Mississippi, having been banked up long enough, began to feel the restraint of the Ohio and resent it.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

a division of some larger or more complex organization

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Elijah Rasba, running full tilt in the mid Ohio current, looked ahead that afternoon, and he had a full view of the thing to which he had come, seeking the wandering son of Mrs. Drones.

a flow of electricity through a conductor

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

plural of “drone” — stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen

From this reading Elijah Rasba, running full tilt in the mid Ohio current, looked ahead that afternoon, and he had a full view of the thing to which he had come, seeking the wandering son of Mrs. Drones.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Ohio had the Mississippi eddied.

a Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols; he was persecuted for rebuking Ahab and Jezebel (king and queen of Israel); he was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire (circa 9th century BC)

From this reading Elijah Rasba, running full tilt in the mid Ohio current, looked ahead that afternoon, and he had a full view of the thing to which he had come, seeking the wandering son of Mrs. Drones.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading He arrived at the moment when the Mississippi, having been banked up long enough, began to feel the restraint of the Ohio and resent it.

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading He arrived at the moment when the Mississippi, having been banked up long enough, began to feel the restraint of the Ohio and resent it.

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Elijah Rasba, running full tilt in the mid Ohio current, looked ahead that afternoon, and he had a full view of the thing to which he had come, seeking the wandering son of Mrs. Drones.

brought together in one place

From this reading The gathered waters moved down against the Ohio flood and pressed them back against the Kentucky side.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The Ohio had the Mississippi eddied.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading He arrived at the moment when the Mississippi, having been banked up long enough, began to feel the restraint of the Ohio and resent it.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Elijah Rasba, running full tilt in the mid Ohio current, looked ahead that afternoon, and he had a full view of the thing to which he had come, seeking the wandering son of Mrs. Drones.

a midwestern state in north-central United States

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Elijah Rasba, running full tilt in the mid Ohio current, looked ahead that afternoon, and he had a full view of the thing to which he had come, seeking the wandering son of Mrs. Drones.

a state in midwestern United States

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He arrived at the moment when the Mississippi, having been banked up long enough, began to feel the restraint of the Ohio and resent it.

a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

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 He arrived at the moment when the Mississippi, having been banked up long enough, began to feel the restraint of the Ohio and resent it.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Elijah Rasba, running full tilt in the mid Ohio current, looked ahead that afternoon, and he had a full view of the thing to which he had come, seeking the wandering son of Mrs. Drones.

used in combination to denote the middle

From this reading Elijah Rasba, running full tilt in the mid Ohio current, looked ahead that afternoon, and he had a full view of the thing to which he had come, seeking the wandering son of Mrs. Drones.

a major North American river and the chief river of the United States; rises in northern Minnesota and flows southward into the Gulf of Mexico

From this reading The Ohio had the Mississippi eddied.

a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

a particular point in time

From this reading He arrived at the moment when the Mississippi, having been banked up long enough, began to feel the restraint of the Ohio and resent it.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading The gathered waters moved down against the Ohio flood and pressed them back against the Kentucky side.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Elijah Rasba, running full tilt in the mid Ohio current, looked ahead that afternoon, and he had a full view of the thing to which he had come, seeking the wandering son of Mrs. Drones.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading The Ohio had the Mississippi eddied.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

above and across; more than

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

compacted by ironing

From this reading The gathered waters moved down against the Ohio flood and pressed them back against the Kentucky side.

plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Elijah Rasba, running full tilt in the mid Ohio current, looked ahead that afternoon, and he had a full view of the thing to which he had come, seeking the wandering son of Mrs. Drones.

feel bitter or indignant about

From this reading He arrived at the moment when the Mississippi, having been banked up long enough, began to feel the restraint of the Ohio and resent it.

the act of controlling by restraining someone or something

From this reading He arrived at the moment when the Mississippi, having been banked up long enough, began to feel the restraint of the Ohio and resent it.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

the act of searching for something

From this reading Elijah Rasba, running full tilt in the mid Ohio current, looked ahead that afternoon, and he had a full view of the thing to which he had come, seeking the wandering son of Mrs. Drones.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading The gathered waters moved down against the Ohio flood and pressed them back against the Kentucky side.

a male human offspring

From this reading Elijah Rasba, running full tilt in the mid Ohio current, looked ahead that afternoon, and he had a full view of the thing to which he had come, seeking the wandering son of Mrs. Drones.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Ohio had the Mississippi eddied.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The gathered waters moved down against the Ohio flood and pressed them back against the Kentucky side.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

a special situation

From this reading Elijah Rasba, running full tilt in the mid Ohio current, looked ahead that afternoon, and he had a full view of the thing to which he had come, seeking the wandering son of Mrs. Drones.

the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

to incline or bend from a vertical position

From this reading Elijah Rasba, running full tilt in the mid Ohio current, looked ahead that afternoon, and he had a full view of the thing to which he had come, seeking the wandering son of Mrs. Drones.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Elijah Rasba, running full tilt in the mid Ohio current, looked ahead that afternoon, and he had a full view of the thing to which he had come, seeking the wandering son of Mrs. Drones.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

the topmost one of two

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading Elijah Rasba, running full tilt in the mid Ohio current, looked ahead that afternoon, and he had a full view of the thing to which he had come, seeking the wandering son of Mrs. Drones.

migratory

From this reading Elijah Rasba, running full tilt in the mid Ohio current, looked ahead that afternoon, and he had a full view of the thing to which he had come, seeking the wandering son of Mrs. Drones.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

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 rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading The gathered waters moved down against the Ohio flood and pressed them back against the Kentucky side.

at the time that

From this reading He arrived at the moment when the Mississippi, having been banked up long enough, began to feel the restraint of the Ohio and resent it.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Elijah Rasba, running full tilt in the mid Ohio current, looked ahead that afternoon, and he had a full view of the thing to which he had come, seeking the wandering son of Mrs. Drones.

during the time that

From this reading The rains that had fallen over the valleys of Kentucky and southern Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois had brought a tide down the big branch and as there was not much water running out of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi, the flood had backed up the Mississippi for a little while, stopping the current almost dead.