(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading They had progressed so far towards the cliffs above the little bay or cove, where Gilbert was, that now they had but to cross the summit of one more spur and then they would be able to descend to him.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading They had progressed so far towards the cliffs above the little bay or cove, where Gilbert was, that now they had but to cross the summit of one more spur and then they would be able to descend to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Here is my journey's end, here is my butt, And very seamark of my utmost sail."
arrangeverbUS /ərˈeɪndʒ/
put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading To-night, he and I will arrange the signals that may bring some succour to us.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading They had progressed so far towards the cliffs above the little bay or cove, where Gilbert was, that now they had but to cross the summit of one more spur and then they would be able to descend to him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They had progressed so far towards the cliffs above the little bay or cove, where Gilbert was, that now they had but to cross the summit of one more spur and then they would be able to descend to him.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading To-night, he and I will arrange the signals that may bring some succour to us.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had progressed so far towards the cliffs above the little bay or cove, where Gilbert was, that now they had but to cross the summit of one more spur and then they would be able to descend to him.
buttverbUS /bʌt/
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading "Here is my journey's end, here is my butt, And very seamark of my utmost sail."
Charke
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From this reading 'You will see him soon now,' Charke said to the girl, 'very soon.
cliffsnounUS /klɪfs/
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading They had progressed so far towards the cliffs above the little bay or cove, where Gilbert was, that now they had but to cross the summit of one more spur and then they would be able to descend to him.
covenounUS /koʊv/
a small inlet
From this reading They had progressed so far towards the cliffs above the little bay or cove, where Gilbert was, that now they had but to cross the summit of one more spur and then they would be able to descend to him.
travel across or pass over
From this reading They had progressed so far towards the cliffs above the little bay or cove, where Gilbert was, that now they had but to cross the summit of one more spur and then they would be able to descend to him.
descendverbUS /dɪˈsend/
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading They had progressed so far towards the cliffs above the little bay or cove, where Gilbert was, that now they had but to cross the summit of one more spur and then they would be able to descend to him.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "Here is my journey's end, here is my butt, And very seamark of my utmost sail."
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading They had progressed so far towards the cliffs above the little bay or cove, where Gilbert was, that now they had but to cross the summit of one more spur and then they would be able to descend to him.
GilbertnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading They had progressed so far towards the cliffs above the little bay or cove, where Gilbert was, that now they had but to cross the summit of one more spur and then they would be able to descend to him.
a young female
From this reading 'You will see him soon now,' Charke said to the girl, 'very soon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had progressed so far towards the cliffs above the little bay or cove, where Gilbert was, that now they had but to cross the summit of one more spur and then they would be able to descend to him.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Then you will be happy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To-night, he and I will arrange the signals that may bring some succour to us.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here is my journey's end, here is my butt, And very seamark of my utmost sail."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They had progressed so far towards the cliffs above the little bay or cove, where Gilbert was, that now they had but to cross the summit of one more spur and then they would be able to descend to him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To-night, he and I will arrange the signals that may bring some succour to us.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Here is my journey's end, here is my butt, And very seamark of my utmost sail."
journey's
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From this reading "Here is my journey's end, here is my butt, And very seamark of my utmost sail."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They had progressed so far towards the cliffs above the little bay or cove, where Gilbert was, that now they had but to cross the summit of one more spur and then they would be able to descend to him.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading To-night, he and I will arrange the signals that may bring some succour to us.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading They had progressed so far towards the cliffs above the little bay or cove, where Gilbert was, that now they had but to cross the summit of one more spur and then they would be able to descend to him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Here is my journey's end, here is my butt, And very seamark of my utmost sail."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They had progressed so far towards the cliffs above the little bay or cove, where Gilbert was, that now they had but to cross the summit of one more spur and then they would be able to descend to him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Here is my journey's end, here is my butt, And very seamark of my utmost sail."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They had progressed so far towards the cliffs above the little bay or cove, where Gilbert was, that now they had but to cross the summit of one more spur and then they would be able to descend to him.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They had progressed so far towards the cliffs above the little bay or cove, where Gilbert was, that now they had but to cross the summit of one more spur and then they would be able to descend to him.
progressedverbUS /prəˈɡrest/
past form of “progress” — develop in a positive way
From this reading They had progressed so far towards the cliffs above the little bay or cove, where Gilbert was, that now they had but to cross the summit of one more spur and then they would be able to descend to him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'You will see him soon now,' Charke said to the girl, 'very soon.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading "Here is my journey's end, here is my butt, And very seamark of my utmost sail."
seamark
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From this reading "Here is my journey's end, here is my butt, And very seamark of my utmost sail."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading 'You will see him soon now,' Charke said to the girl, 'very soon.
signalsnounUS /ˈsɪɡnəlz/
plural of “signal” — any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading To-night, he and I will arrange the signals that may bring some succour to us.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They had progressed so far towards the cliffs above the little bay or cove, where Gilbert was, that now they had but to cross the summit of one more spur and then they would be able to descend to him.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading To-night, he and I will arrange the signals that may bring some succour to us.
in the near future
From this reading 'You will see him soon now,' Charke said to the girl, 'very soon.
spurnounUS /spɜːr/
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading They had progressed so far towards the cliffs above the little bay or cove, where Gilbert was, that now they had but to cross the summit of one more spur and then they would be able to descend to him.
succournoun
assistance in time of difficulty
From this reading To-night, he and I will arrange the signals that may bring some succour to us.
summitnounUS /ˈsʌmət/
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
From this reading They had progressed so far towards the cliffs above the little bay or cove, where Gilbert was, that now they had but to cross the summit of one more spur and then they would be able to descend to him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had progressed so far towards the cliffs above the little bay or cove, where Gilbert was, that now they had but to cross the summit of one more spur and then they would be able to descend to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They had progressed so far towards the cliffs above the little bay or cove, where Gilbert was, that now they had but to cross the summit of one more spur and then they would be able to descend to him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading They had progressed so far towards the cliffs above the little bay or cove, where Gilbert was, that now they had but to cross the summit of one more spur and then they would be able to descend to him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had progressed so far towards the cliffs above the little bay or cove, where Gilbert was, that now they had but to cross the summit of one more spur and then they would be able to descend to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had progressed so far towards the cliffs above the little bay or cove, where Gilbert was, that now they had but to cross the summit of one more spur and then they would be able to descend to him.
To-night
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From this reading To-night, he and I will arrange the signals that may bring some succour to us.
in the direction of
From this reading They had progressed so far towards the cliffs above the little bay or cove, where Gilbert was, that now they had but to cross the summit of one more spur and then they would be able to descend to him.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To-night, he and I will arrange the signals that may bring some succour to us.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading "Here is my journey's end, here is my butt, And very seamark of my utmost sail."
precisely as stated
From this reading "Here is my journey's end, here is my butt, And very seamark of my utmost sail."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had progressed so far towards the cliffs above the little bay or cove, where Gilbert was, that now they had but to cross the summit of one more spur and then they would be able to descend to him.
in or at the place that
From this reading They had progressed so far towards the cliffs above the little bay or cove, where Gilbert was, that now they had but to cross the summit of one more spur and then they would be able to descend to him.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'You will see him soon now,' Charke said to the girl, 'very soon.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They had progressed so far towards the cliffs above the little bay or cove, where Gilbert was, that now they had but to cross the summit of one more spur and then they would be able to descend to him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You will see him soon now,' Charke said to the girl, 'very soon.
